Scarecrow84

We need solid and reasonable time frames for the Gaz update and the Kiowa release. These endless years of being strung along are F-ing ridiculous.

I made a video of some Gaz-L combat in Normandy...You guys like heavy music, right?

The update mentioned that the Mi24 would be the "next helicopter" to come to DCS. Does this mean it will be released before the Kiowa? That would be surprising - the Kiowa is already being demo'd on livestreams and we haven't seen an exterior model for the Hind...

Hello I was wondering if anyone has any experience with Virpil's re stocking day. Tomorrow they are supposed to re stock at 11 am my time, and I'm wondering how close to that time I actually will need to order. I don't want to miss out, but also don't want to take the little break off work if they aren't very punctual about it... I'm torn between the Warbird grip and Mongoose, and planning on getting the Warbird base and desk mounts. Hope to replace my x52 throttle and pedals eventually, too. Thanks

Polychop has admitted that the FM needs a major overhaul. Appeals to experts are fraught with all kinds of biases and ingroup/outgroup signaling, politics, etc. No one who claims the FM is good will address the basic issues with the cyclic dynamics, on-rails tracking, etc. If it wasn't for the fanboys and people with really low standards being so vocal, we might have a decent one by now, who knows.

Thanks David. Im thinking of going to a small shop I know and seeing what they can put together. I'd rather not do business with BB, really.

Hi Quigon, I'm pretty sure I tried doing fuel+flare request at once and separately. I can experiment with that later. Does having the engine running/doors open affect this? I had side doors open. Thanks for your help Scarecrow

Ok, so I actually got them to work in single player. I'm really not sure what happened, maybe they weren't loaded in the editor before. In multiplayer (aerobatics online) I couldn't get them to load this morning at Beslan. I tried while the Huey was running and shut down. I could refuel. I got a "cannot comply" message from ground crew when trying for flares...It seems like what would happen when trying to load weapons in a non combat server, maybe? I have seen plenty of people use flares in the Huey on that server. Someone today mentioned they have had trouble with it as well. Thank you ed: the multiplayer track file is 16 mb, too big to attach... Scarecrow

Wait...David, I didn't notice the one you posted has 16GB ram. I thought going to 32GB was an important part of getting the best performance...? Would the one you posted be upgradeable? What about this one: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/cyberpowerpc-gaming-desktop-intel-core-i7-9700k-32gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-2060-super-1tb-solid-state-drive-black/6360117.p?skuId=6360117

Ok, I will look up how to do that and get back with you guys. Thanks

Yes, they will. I can adjust fuel, change skin, everything else. Thanks

Yes, it is. Helicopter aerodynamics are insanely complicated. For one thing, the machine isn't grounded or "on rails" in any way like you could (sort of, minus wind, etc.) say about a fixed wing craft moving at high speed. I've even heard that due to some gyroscopic effect I don't understand, the rotor head wants to fly something like 45degrees off heading, so this effect has to be compensated for in the hub design. It's amazing to me that they can model autorotation...just look up a flight training manual on that subject. Until we can have flight models based on fluid dynamics (i.e. just model the aircraft body surfaces and mass distribution as in real life, and let it fly based on calculated interactions with modeled air particles, gravity constants, inertia calcs, etc.), the Huey flight model is as good as we can expect in my opinion. I think its fun as hell myself. Don't forget to look up Dunning Krueger...It explains a great deal of the modern world.

You mean my f8>f1 menu? It is set to full (60) flares. I've tried in multiplayer and single player, no luck. They don't show up on the tail. I set the radio to "INT" as well...Also tried repairing DCS. I could almost swear this has been the case since I started flying the Huey in 2014. I have no idea how this is possible...I will double check. Thanks Bignewy Scarecrow

I was going to make a thread about this...the UH1 miniguns are near useless. Just compare to the Gazelle cannon. I hope this gets addressed...thanks.

Wow, don't know how I missed that. Much better - thanks...

I can't get my Huey to dispense flares. They show up on my f8 menu as loaded, and I have them armed. I try my mapped button and the default left ctrl +c, and nothing. I cant get them to show up on the tail at all. I could almost swear this has been the case for years and would explain why I never learned to use flares in the huey after trying years ago. Thanks for any help.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/cyberpowerpc-gamer-supreme-liquid-cooled-desktop-intel-core-i7-7700k-32gb-memory-amd-radeon-rx-480-3tb-hard-drive-480gb-ssd-black-red/5456000.p?skuId=5456000#tabbed-customerreviews i7-7700 32GB DDR4 AMD RX480 480 GB SSD For the time being, I want to run fairly high settings at 1080p, no VR. I would like to be able to upgrade GPU eventually. From what I have read, its a good time to wait on that for next gen hardware. Your thoughts, please?

You guys are doing a great job. I'm sure you can rise to the occasion for whatever challenges you choose to heroically embrace. Still, have an energy drink for good measure:

Giant, brightly colored canisters of smoke occluding my field of view. You would think, given how we are literally years past the "fool me once" stage, these guys would be more forthcoming and open about wtf is going on.

I would love to have the monitor removed from the L. The visibility in the minigun version is amazing. Looks like the rivet counters wont have it though /eyeroll. Just kidding, guys. But obviously, at this point a well done FM is as much as we should be hoping for. I just hope the FM updates are in no way contingent on them getting a go ahead on the Kiowa, which has been a pretty quiet front since the intro video and interview...

DCS: Feral Hog Hunt

Wow...it looks amazing, guys. Can't wait to fly this thing.

I will definitely be purchasing if the Kiowa and Gazelle updates live up to these promises. Agile, light helicopters for these awesome new maps to me is just a no-brainer... I was one of the biggest critics back when the first gaz FM debates were raging. What happened to the guys who refused to admit something is way off about the cyclic, fly-by-wire dynamics, etc....? Maybe next time we can drop the knee jerk dev defending and thereby encourage a more timely development schedule? Just a thought, guys. I have actually had lots of fun with the module recently in the Minigun version (best cockpit visibility in DCS) and the L version for combat. I love sneaking around buildings and making hit and run dive attacks. Some of the most fun I've had in a sim, honestly. The "fraternity sim" server is great for this, btw. In case DCS is reading this, if the Kiowa comes out at a high level of all-around quality, I also plan to buy probably $200 worth of other maps and aircraft with it. This might be something to consider...Some helo guys might be holding back on other purchases while waiting for our modules and updates. Just sayin. Also just wanted to point out that, according to helisimmer.com, MSFS 2020 is not going to ship with any helos. So Polychop could not only be the only name in the game as far as quality helicopter simulation (in terms of environment graphics, multiplayer, etc.) you could potentially be looking at a huge influx of new sim customers in the near future. They will have no where else to go for light helicopters. Sounds like a good opportunity to me.

Ok, so for the record, do we have any real reason to believe Polychop still intends to re-work the flight model? The last message I saw from them walked back from admitting it even needed work. What happened to the French pilot who came on here and was going to work with them? I've had fun with the Gaz recently, but all this still stands... https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=181563