borchi_2b Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 (edited) Hi guys, I really have to thank the guys(pilots) who helped us getting her done right. It is a blast to ride her at 3m altitude cross country and buzzing cars at streets. My first impression was that a helicopter can not be that agile but eventually she is. I had a little conversation with a team member and she flys like the real deal if you do not alternate the curve in the axis. So well I got back into the cockpit. Replayed a couple of times the start up mission. Ok , now I had been confident to fire her up. I have to state here that I had hands on her the first time 4 days ago. So I think my experience will be similar to any other person who flys her the first time now a days. So there we go. First the startup. Mission was set to dawn to gain some nice screenshots. The sounds were already nice. All lights were set. Strobe was working fine. Engine rpms looked good. Well, rotorbreak up and throttle up. Trim, gyro, pitot heat and a few other systes activated. ADI adjusted in one of the final steps. Ok. Cheking sounds again. Well time to lift her for the first time. Rudders to the right a bit and lift I had to remind myself to go easy on the inputs, cause she is a light scout and I was lucky doing so as I figured later on. Ok, well I thought fly her first and get her stable to get a feeling for rollrate and pitch. First I cruised for 5 min at 300+ m and checked rollrate. I figured why one of the pilots who gave us input on the flightmodel said, "never use full stick movement!" I nearly spinned out of control. Recovered her after 100m alt loss. Ok Sven, you just experianced that this helo is a complete different deal than the ka50. Well it weighs only 1/8 of it. Ok stay easy on the stick and all will be fine. Next pitch. Also impressive but you have to keep constant pressure on the blades as i figured. Nick was well similar to roll and i went into a spin. From which i could not recover. . Ok, now this lady got me by my balls. She will not master me, I will master her ! So again I gave it a try. All the same like before. Now i flew a few turns at higher alts. As soon i felt comfortible with the input sensitivity i decided to go low and buzz a street. Well at the beginning 230km/h seemed super fast do to the fact that this huge window gives you a good front view. Ok. It took not long and I started to buzz cars and saw altitudes of 3m average on the clock. After the highways cut short i hammered into krymsk and passed buildings just a few meters of my rotoredge. Sometimes the ground effect and the pitch in combination nearly got me killed but well, you can get used to it fast. As soon you know what you have to take care of and pay attention to you can really start to enjoy the agility of this little beauty. So well next was a landing. Total different deal. Do to the fact that she is so sensitive you have to be super carefull on hover or slow flights. Now it was done. All stages of first flight were tested. I was enjoying so much and forgot the past four hours. They went by within no time. Ohh what is also a super nice effect, the blades do flap and bang on pressure so in corners you habe some nice fesling of pressure immersion. I hope we can all share this beauty soon and enjoy her in multiplayer all together. From my point of view, she really is a funbird. I wish you all a happy halloween and soon I will probably read your first impressions. Cheers Sven Edited October 31, 2015 by borchi_2b 1 http://www.polychop-sims.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook47 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 This is awesome! I'm assuming your one of the testers then? Forgive my ignorance if your part of the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultra Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Sounds super fun, I can't wait! It'll add a new aspect to DCS having a modern-ish light scout helicopter. :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borchi_2b Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 Not just a tester ;) Lead 3d artist fits the specs a bit closer. http://www.polychop-sims.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sryan Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 (edited) I wish you all a happy halloween and soon I will probably read your first impressions. Cheers Sven you will read OUR impressions??? :shocking: does this mean we soon get to :joystick:? nice work btw guys :) Edited October 31, 2015 by Sryan Check my F-15C guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLion213 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 This sounds awesome! You're not kidding about the Gazelle being a lightweight machine. It's empty weight is less than that of a Mazda Miata...but with 590 shp! Thank you for your impressions. :) -Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Sounds great :thumbup: Sorry if I missed that, but who made the flight model? It sounds pretty good :) Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey45 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I've only been in the back of one at tree top level.. The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borchi_2b Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 We Polychop Simulations (pat01) programmed it with direct responce of real helo pilots of any kind and at least 4 real frensh gazelle pilots. The names have to be kept secret. That was the agreement we had with them. http://www.polychop-sims.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaboom Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Sounds Amazing!!! Will be Day One Purchase for me when Available. Thank You for update:thumbup: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangi Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Great read, thanks borchi. Looking forward to having a go myself. PC: 6600K @ 4.5 GHz, 12GB RAM, GTX 970, 32" 2K monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvanhoog Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Very nice things coming our way, thanks for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 We Polychop Simulations (pat01) programmed it with direct responce of real helo pilots of any kind and at least 4 real frensh gazelle pilots. The names have to be kept secret. That was the agreement we had with them. :thumbup: Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Great post, looking forward to getting in that choppa ! Regards DL available skins here: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/?CREATED_BY=Strut Pictures of my Skins here: https://imgur.com/a/bOQyQqW [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Win10 64bit, Intel® Core i7-5820K CPU OC @ 4.50GHz x6, X99A GAMING PRO CARBON, MSI RTX 2080 TI GAMING X TRIO 11Gb, 32GB DDR4 RAM, SSD 960 EVO250GB, SSD 850 EVO 500GB, JetSeat, MFG Crosswind Pedals, VPC Mongoose T-50, TMWH, DSD ButtonBox, Pimax 5k XR/BE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacks Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Sounds like she will be fun to fly and well done on the awesome pilot textures sven! System Specs: i7 8700k @ 5.0GHz (not delidded), ASRock Extreme4 Z370 MOBO, EVGA GTX 1080 SC 8GB, 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200MHz DDR4 RAM, Samsung Evo 240GB SSD, Samsung Evo 500GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Noctura NH-D15S Heat Sink, Acer VE278H 27" 1080p Monitor, Ocukus Rift CV1. Controllers: TrackIR 5, Thrustmaster HOTAS X, Saitek Throttle Quadrant (with DIY removable collective mod), Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals. Just trying to keep my number of takeoffs and landings equal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Hrothgar Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 The Gazelle maybe one of the ugliest helicopters ever made, but gimme gimme. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cykyrios Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I might have to buy a new joystick for this one... current one is dying and losing precision around the center, just where you need it for the Gazelle. Time to go for an HES joystick! By the way, will we be able to fly a civilian version, like we can with the Huey? I think just flying around will be a lot of fun, and I don't need hardpoints and/or exhaust covers for that, so I'm curious about that particular point. Awesome job to the team, can't wait to try it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duko Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Not just a tester ;) Lead 3d artist fits the specs a bit closer. U guys need a signature and avatar titles :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yurgon Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Sounds awesome, can't wait! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzicato Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Time to go for an HES joystick! What an HES joystick? I tried Googling it and just got a load of porn. :D i7-7700K @ 4.9Ghz | 16Gb DDR4 @ 3200Mhz | MSI Z270 Gaming M7 | MSI GeForce GTX 1080ti Gaming X | Win 10 Home | Thrustmaster Warthog | MFG Crosswind pedals | Oculus Rift S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justificus Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Great stuff! Thanks for sharing it with us. Can't wait to throw some money at you guys!!! Justificus System Specs:i7 4970K @ 4.8, GTX 1080 SC, 32GB G.Skill DDR 2133,Thermaltake Level 10 Full Tower Case, Noctua NH-D15 6 Cooler, Win 10 Pro, Warthog, CH Pro Pedals, CH Throttle Quadrant, Oculus, 1 32" & 2 19" Monitors Modules Owned: A-10C I+II, Ka-50, FC3, F-86, Mig-15, Mig21, UH-1H, Mi-8, CA, P-51D, BF-109K-4, FW-190 D-9, Hawk, NTTR, M-2000C, SA342, F-5E, Spit Mk. IX, AJS-37, Normandy, WWII A.P., AV-8B, F/A-18C, L-39, Persian Gulf, Mig-19P, I-16, Super Carrier, F-16, Channel, Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Hrothgar Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 What an HES joystick? I tried Googling it and just got a load of porn. :D lol, me too. Google decided I meant "his joystick"... you can imagine the results.:megalol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannibal Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 (edited) is this a test of the DCS gazelle FM? so none of the axis curves are altered, but what kind of controller are your testers using? are they using a retail product like an X52 or TM Warthog, or a long shaft cyclic? just curious... Edited November 1, 2015 by hannibal find me on steam! username: Hannibal_A101A http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197969447179 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvus Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 What an HES joystick? I tried Googling it and just got a load of porn. :D I would say he meant Hall Effect Sensor, but I could be wrong. My YT channel https://www.youtube.com/user/corvuscorp81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cykyrios Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Yup, I meant Hall Effect Sensor^^ Potentiometers are only good for a while, and they lack the resolution most Hall Effect sensors can offer. As I love simply flying around in the Huey, I should probably get a joystick that offers high precision around the center, and this is going to be even more difficult with the Gazelle, from what I understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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