Thoughts so far…

[Grievo]

Innocent person: How’s the new Hind module?

 

Me:

[BeastyBaiter]

Flight: She's fast,  climbs well and is very stable in gun and rocket attacks. Hovering attacks are not possible due to how high the nose must be in order to hover. VRS is a concern like with the Mi-8. Agility is good, being slightly worse than the Mi-8 but vastly superior to the UH-1. Overall handling excellent.

 

Weapons: Limited selection at the moment but they work.

 

Stuff: 2 training missions are included, a cold start tutorial and ATGM tutorial. They do what they are supposed to. Quick start guide is bare bones and lacks even a mention of countermeasures and radios.

Graphics and Sound: Both are excellent, though most people (me included) see a significant drop in FPS compared to most other aircraft when in the cockpit.

 

Petro: He's a truly lousy pilot but a satisfactory missile guider. His aim when flying straight at a target is good as long as the aircraft is steady. Angled shots and maneuvering throw him off easily.

[Grievo]

45 minutes ago, BeastyBaiter said:

Flight: She's fast,  climbs well and is very stable in gun and rocket attacks. Hovering attacks are not possible due to how high the nose must be in order to hover. VRS is a concern like with the Mi-8. Agility is good, being slightly worse than the Mi-8 but vastly superior to the UH-1. Overall handling excellent.

 

Weapons: Limited selection at the moment but they work.

 

Stuff: 2 training missions are included, a cold start tutorial and ATGM tutorial. They do what they are supposed to. Quick start guide is bare bones and lacks even a mention of countermeasures and radios.

Graphics and Sound: Both are excellent, though most people (me included) see a significant drop in FPS compared to most other aircraft when in the cockpit.

 

Petro: He's a truly lousy pilot but a satisfactory missile guider. His aim when flying straight at a target is good as long as the aircraft is steady. Angled shots and maneuvering throw him off easily.

pretty much agree with all of that. 
 

I think the FM is fantastic, and for me is very believable for a hind. Very fast and stable, but take liberties or get too jam fisted and she’ll bite you.
 

I haven’t even attempted hovering ATGM attacks, but very impressed with the aircraft as a stable gun and rocket platform. The weapons system is reasonably intuitive, and Petrovich is about perfectly imagined for what I want out of him, which Is a moderately competent AI front seater. 
 

on the stuff side, the two training missions are adequate, but Wags YouTube videos have been a godsend too. Not too concerned about this though as I’m confident ED will fill this out nicely before the module is out of early access. 
 

overall, love the module and think ED has done an amazing job, and it’s not even finished yet! 

[Quadg]

57 minutes ago, BeastyBaiter said:

 Agility is good, being slightly worse than the Mi-8 but vastly superior to the UH-1.

you triggered me with that

 

having a single engine and 1/3 the weight the huey is more agile than either.

the only thing it loses out on is top speed. which has nothing to do with agility.

in fact you usually give up agility to obtain a faster top speed.

mi-24 faster and less agile than an mi-8..

the huey is slower and more agile than an mi-8.

 

 

 

 

 

[Rogue Trooper]

A very fast and smooth performer, with or without APs.

The wings reduce roll rate quite a bit at speed.... which is very nice to see.

Without the Jetseat vibration, I have dropped into VRS twice whilst trying flare stops, it is weird flying a chopper without vibration feedback..

I have not used any weapons yet.

Edited June 18, 2021 by Rogue Trooper

[aledmb]

person: how's the hind?

me: yes.