Tiger-II

Great!

It would be great if we could equip external fuel tanks. Seems strange we can equip other helicopters with tanks, but not the Mi-8. null null null null null

I don't use trim for takeoff/landing. Make sure it is set to zero before you takeoff/land. Why do I say this? The way real helicopters are flown is by memorizing stick offsets, and stick positions for various phases of flight. The rotor system is highly dynamic, and as such the stick moves around as conditions across the rotor change (differences in lift across the disc). In a stable hover, the stick position (cyclic) is right and aft of center, with right pedal, with the aircraft rolled to the right slightly to counter-act the thrust produced by the tail rotor. As you decelerate through and below translational lift speed (about 50 kph), you will need to increase collective ("pull pitch"), simultaneously add right pedal due to the power and pitch change of the main rotor, and roll to the right to counter-act the tail rotor thrust that becomes significant at low speed, especially below ETL speed. By knowing where the cyclic should be in this regime, it makes it much easier to translate from foward flight to a hover (and vice-versa). Try practicing picking up and setting down the helicopter to a hover at 5 m, then transition to forward flight, and back to a hover. You will soon understand what control inputs need to be made and when in order to bring the aircraft to forward flight and back to a hover without losing or increasing altitude. It will also help you to better understand the changes in rotor behavior across different speeds and regimes. Try this exercise with an empty config and light fuel load, and a max gross weight. The difference in handling is quite pronounced. It should really be centered, but you seemed to do a great job lining up with the line!

Hi, I noticed this evening that sling loads can only be moved once. Once they've been placed somewhere else and released (not damaged), it is impossible to pick them up again. Is this a bug, or by design?

Where can I get this livery?

It's a buggy mess, and only half-implemented at that (it is WIP, after all). A TP is purely for the nav system to allow the aircraft to fly a turn to then track direct to the selected waypoint. It is a special waypoint that should always be FROM point, not selectable, and deleted any time any other waypoint action is performed (e.g., overflying the next waypoint triggering the next waypoint to be sequenced). If you ever flew a decent Boeing in MSFS for example, it should operate the exact same way in this regard.

Why didn't you state it was modded earlier? Mods are known to break DCS in very weird ways, as you have discovered!

Fantastic!!

This is fantastic! I'll have a look this weekend!

Talking generally, some doors do have operational limits, both on operation, and even how far. Some aircraft in the real world would need to be re-positioned before certain doors could be opened. These doors are relatively large in area, and relatively light (160 lbs/door).

No issues here. Check dust protectors, icing, and that you didn't take damage or over-torque them, either.

It is a fallacy to suggest physical proximity results in faster transfer. The internet just doesn't work that way. I'm geographically closer to Europe but it is always faster for me to access US servers because of how it is connected to the USA vs. Europe. Europe also always under-estimates the infrastructure required, and doesn't invest in the backbone or sheer number of servers required for fast access.

Mi-8 or Ka-50. Apache is great (I have all the rotorcraft) but I started out with Ka-50 back when it was the stand-alone Blackshark 1 and you can't beat co-axial rotors. The Mi-8 is the best handling conventional helicopter of them all. Several RW Mi-8/Mi-17 drivers say it has all the quirks of the real thing, as well as accurate behaviors and handling. The sounds are next-level. It brings firepower, cargo, and sling loading. In order, my faves are: 1a) Mi-8 1b) Ka-50 2) Apache 3) Huey 4) Mi-24P (still issues with this one that are preventing me buying it - some panels are not as functional as they should be, and the audio is severely lacking compared to Mi-8 despite them having the same engines, APU, and gearbox). I can't recommend Polychop. I have the Gazelle, and I'm still waiting for them to update the flight model. I'm currently debating the CH-47F. This is what Mi-24 should sound like:

Wait...you need to consciously move the pedals back to center? Why do you need trim at all?

People need to learn to think a bit more. A vertical autorotation may not be the best thing, but it can be done. It says nothing of the crash, only the result while falling! In autorotation VRS is not a thing because the motion of the air drives the blades. VRS only happens under power with pitch, because the net thrust is higher, forcing a cusion of air out in front of the rotor system with a negative velocity. Like a ship encountering bubbles in water, this downwards accelerated air increases sink rate. Autorotation can't do this. Helicopters reach a point of equilibrium, and settle in a stable sink rate during autorotation, regardless of forward speed.