AlphaOneSix

Well, I finally found an awesome little PowerPoint plugin that allows me to save animation to new slides, so the PDF will actually make sense instead of being a jumble of text. Anyway, the first request that I saw was for the fuel system, so here it is! There is a big difference that should be noted! In the version modeled in DCS, on the fuel system control panel, the tank pump lights are green and mean the pumps are on. In my PDF, they are amber lights that show when the pumps are off. So in my PDF, when you see the lights labeled "NO FLOW", "LEFT FAIL", and "RIGHT FAIL", those are actually going to read "SERVICE TANK ON", "LEFT ON", and "RIGHT ON", or something to that effect. Also note that in my presentations, I am referring specifically to helicopter version that we operate, so for example when I say Mi-172, I mean the modified versions that we are using, not a plain vanilla Mi-172. Mi-8 Fuel System.pdf

If you just used actual call signs from real units, you'd never run out. Here's a few I talked to recently: Hades, Mugshot, Bearcat, Thunder, Viper, Railer

In my experience the FE rheostats only affect the central console down low, not any of the overhead stuff.

We have two sets of lights, so every instrument has two lights on it. The rheostats each do one set of lights. I don't remember offhand which busses they are on.

Force trim also applies to the pedals in every helicopter I've ever worked on that has a force trim system.

Yes. Large relative size and slow relative velocity are the culprits. Might work better with decent forward airspeed where the rotor downwash is out of the way (which is the case with the wing store mounted grenade launchers.

I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding of how grenade launchers work here. I've carried snipers on our helicopter before, I know their capabilities. I'll just say this, if you think it's fine to just saturate an area with imprecise grenade fire, keeping in mind that the area can only be a few hundred meters away from the helicopter, then you guys are totally right. From an altitude of approximately 300 feet, the max range for a grenade launcher out of the helicopter is about 300 meters. If that seems like an effective strategy to you, then I'll back you there.

Seems legit.

Well it's a really bad picture and the white circles don't help.

RWR does not give range, only direction, as has already been mentioned. Also, RWR does not include launch detection, it can only differentiate between radar frequencies, so it can typically tell if the threat radar is a tracking radar or just a search radar.

Yeah the doppler is removed from all of our aircraft, and we have no documentation on it either.

Yep, I have all of those. :D EDIT: Well, I never actually finished the electrical system, but that's okay because my documentation is for an Mi-17V-5 or Mi-8AMT series, which has a slightly different electrical system.

1: Best of both worlds. FLIR is not the best all the time. In fact, these days one crewmember is required to be on goggles instead of TADS/PNVS (or so I heard). 2. TADS has an image auto tracker that can track targets automatically. The TADS is also ground stabilized so even without a lock it is relatively easy to track moving targets.

Like you said, if the system is working, it will fire off the first bottle automatically. You could fire it off manually if you know there is a fire but for some reason the bottle didn't go off, but the primary use of the 4 main bottle buttons is to test the system. For example, there is a test where you disconnect the squibs from the fire bottles and connect the squibs to a multimeter, then push the buttons and make sure you get voltage to the squibs. I appreciate the confidence, but keep in mind that I did this documentation as part of my real life my job to help train new mechanics. I have no access to to weapon system documentation, and where I work, we only use American radios (ARC-210, Bendix King, etc.) and nav systems (Garmin GPS and Universal FMS).

Well my "real world" callsign is Cupcake, and I've been using this on my door instead of my name. I also bought the shirt, so I guess I'm just a walking advertisement for Johnny Cupcakes...

I was going to write a long post about this, but I already have presentations in PowerPoint that I wrote a few years ago, so I just converted it to a PDF and I'll attach it here. It may be more information than most of you are interested in, but I think that anyone interested in how this system works will find it useful. Note that the presentation was created with the specific aircraft that I work with in mind, but for all practical purposes, the Mi-8MTV-2 in DCS is identical to the Mi-8MTV-1 as mentioned in the PDF (the "-2" is just an armed version of the "-1" after all). Mi-8 Fire Detection and Protection System.pdf

For the air horn? Seems odd, but okay. I haven't tried in-game so I wouldn't know.

I think it's labeled "siren". It's on the left overhead panel, underneath the air pressure gauges.

dabomb has hit the nail on the head, so to speak. Or at least, his source has.

Yes, it is for indicating something to the passengers, as alfredo_laredo says.

Best airspeed for climbing (well, for most available power) is the same for all helicopters, at at least within a very small range. About 70 knots or 130 km/hr. And yes, in real life, if there is no visible moisture, there will be no ice. However, I think that DCS models icing in clear air.

Sure thing, I'll whip those up when I get a chance.

The signal flares have their own, small power switch next to the flare launch buttons.

Make sure the test switch is in the down position. If it's up, the system just sees a completed circuit when the lights come on and fires the primary fire bottle If the governor fails, you should get the EEG OFF light similar to what you see before the engine is running. Other than that, the EEG switches are left in the OPERATE position and you can forget about them unless you want to test the governors.

The engine anti-ice system uses bleed air from the engines. That definitely does impact power available. You should see something like 30-50 degree rise in exhaust gas temperature and around 2-3 percent increase in engine RPM when engine anti-ice is turned on. The left engine has manual anti-ice, not automatic, so you could always leave the anti-ice off for that engine and see if it helps...