UH-60L Black Hawk Mod ("Official" Thread)

[Recluse]

8 hours ago, DD_Friar said:

@Eisprinzessin - Not via standard DCS troop embarking / disembarking. It does not see the helicopter.

You can do it however with something like the DML Tool box.

With this you can pick troops up and drop them anywhere and also pick them up again. All you do is just use the required modules, no script knowledge required.

When you drop them they will also head off in the direction of the nearest enemy, no waypoints from you required.

As you know I am also a big Proponent of DML, but I have gotten the standard DCS troop embarking/disembarking working with the UH-60L with no problem (other than the usual problems getting everything setup right!) (At least I think so!  Have to go fly that mission and double check)

OOPS, no.. see below

Edited September 4, 2024 by Recluse

[DD_Friar]

Hi @Recluse When I last tried I could not get the standard DCS troop embark and disembark to work, but I am happy to stand corrected. I too will now give it a go to check. Although I have to say I have parked the UH60L a bit lately now I have the 'Hook!

[Recluse]

2 hours ago, DD_Friar said:

Hi @Recluse When I last tried I could not get the standard DCS troop embark and disembark to work, but I am happy to stand corrected. I too will now give it a go to check. Although I have to say I have parked the UH60L a bit lately now I have the 'Hook!

LOL... I just tried it, but jumped in for a quick 2D instead of VR.  I crashed the UH-60L short of the troop pickup!!  It is quite possible I abandoned the mission when they wouldn't get picked up, but I have a recollection of flying it in the UH-60L. The mission will be much better with a DML re-write!!

Troops In Contact is flown in a Player APACHE and the AI UH-60A does the troop transport.

Troops in Contact_UH60L was meant to be a Mulitplayer mission where humans flew the APACHE and the UH-60L for troop transport.  PRETTY sure I tested the UH-60L troop transport in Single Player, but maybe it never worked and I dropped it. Also happy to stand corrected on this! 

Both versions probably need some polishing...

EDIT: JUST TRIED IT... I AM WRONG, YOU ARE RIGHT.. UH-60L DOESN'T SEEM TO BE RECOGNIZED. I landed really close and no Embarkation and no Menu Item for it either. Now that I look at the missions, I could not get the UH-60L to pick up the troops, so I created the little TEST pickup, which, ultimately failed.  Rewriting now with DML to allow UH-60L to do the CASEVAC...

 

 

Edited September 4, 2024 by Recluse

[AvgWhiteGuy]

I cannot get any pilot/co-pilot to show up in the UH-60L...with any 'paint scheme'. I know I had a USCG scheme 2 years ago with both correctly uniformed pilots.

Additionally, both UH-60L Navy Chargers & Tridents aircraft have no textures

I just finally got both the UH-60L & R models installed again after a hiatus from rotary aircraft but this is driving me nutz.

[AvgWhiteGuy]

So you've spent time setting up all your Options - Controls for the UH-60L (Throttle, Control Stick, Pedals, keyboard(s),etc) and you're satisfied and comfortable with your assignments. Your base UH-60 is complete.

Now you go thru the tasks of adding the UH-60R mods but your Options - Controls aren't correct, or the same as your L model. Sh#t, here we go again...?

Is there an easy way to copy all those setting from the L model to the R model? They're there probably going to be about 90%+ identical, depending whether you're flying for the Army, Navy, Airforce, Coast Guard, or Big Bob's Canyon Tours, etc.

*****

Edit: 12hrs later.... I'm retracting this comment above after going thru the arduous tasks of recreating those key & control mappings for the R model to mirror the L model. It took a whopping 2 minutes with the provided methods of 'saving profiles' on each piece of hardware (as opposed to saving the entire profile). I see the Dev's logic and applaud them, please accept my apologies.

Edited September 9, 2024 by AvgWhiteGuy
Retraction

[RotoDan]

I downloaded and installed this in DCS, It works with some bugs. I noted the HF radio is mostly inop, that I can tell you about.

Mainly used for HFDL when out of range of VHF/UHF comms. 2 modes are AM and USB. HF ACARS, VOLMET. You need frequencies found in MWARA.

Back to bugs, The control overlay does not show. I really could use this with my stick setup.

I can taxi fine, but IGE is quite unstable. AFCS must be on OGE or crash n burn. Trim release and very hard to maintain attitude.

[ST0RM]

Search engine came up empty. 
Any Afghanistan missions available? 
Thanks

[TKhaos]

1 hour ago, ST0RM said:

Search engine came up empty. 
Any Afghanistan missions available? 
Thanks

If you go on this site you can create your own in a few minutes, it's lists the UH-60L and all the maps. Excellent site for creating missions and campaigns especially if you're not too familiar with Mission Editor.

You can pick maps off Context & Environment and choose aircraft from Flight Groups then fill in the rest as required.

https://dcs-briefingroom.com/

It's doesn't list weapons loadouts for the UH-60L, just default mod loadouts but you can create the mission then just open it in Mission Editor in game and change the loadout if you got the weapons mod installed.

Edited September 18, 2024 by TKhaos

[minilogoman]

On 9/16/2024 at 5:13 AM, RotoDan said:

I downloaded and installed this in DCS, It works with some bugs. I noted the HF radio is mostly inop, that I can tell you about.

Mainly used for HFDL when out of range of VHF/UHF comms. 2 modes are AM and USB. HF ACARS, VOLMET. You need frequencies found in MWARA.

Back to bugs, The control overlay does not show. I really could use this with my stick setup.

I can taxi fine, but IGE is quite unstable. AFCS must be on OGE or crash n burn. Trim release and very hard to maintain attitude.

There is a separate key bind, show control uh-60l or something like that. Rshift + Enter

[Bazz_Mulder]

I have IC failure because of cockpit textures: "mods/aircraft/uh-60l/textures/cockpit/h60cockpittextures.zip"

1.4ver from github, any idea how to fix it?

[AvgWhiteGuy]

Anybody know how to reset the view on TrackIR, It's zoomed in so far that all I can see is windshield. I had decent views before but can't seem to get them back on any of the MH-60 or the sub Mods. I can't make any significant changes with NumKeys; it like it's almost locked into some zoom. Below is my default view when starting and if I try to make any adjustment it reverts to this within a few seconds.

Is there some file containing those settings for THIS AIRFRAME ONLY; all my other planes/helos are good & stable.

Edited September 27, 2024 by AvgWhiteGuy

[t_hedlund]

Check your keybinds, I use a slider on for my zoom, but I somehow also had it tied to a push button, so it would go to a full zoom, once i entered the cockpit. 

[trev5150]

On 9/26/2024 at 3:16 PM, Bazz_Mulder said:

I have IC failure because of cockpit textures: "mods/aircraft/uh-60l/textures/cockpit/h60cockpittextures.zip"

1.4ver from github, any idea how to fix it?

Try getting rid of the zip file. After you've expanded and installed the mod you don't need it anymore anyway. Leave it in your downloads folder or wherever in case you need the files again.

On 9/27/2024 at 2:24 AM, AvgWhiteGuy said:

Anybody know how to reset the view on TrackIR, It's zoomed in so far that all I can see is windshield. I had decent views before but can't seem to get them back on any of the MH-60 or the sub Mods. I can't make any significant changes with NumKeys; it like it's almost locked into some zoom. Below is my default view when starting and if I try to make any adjustment it reverts to this within a few seconds.

Is there some file containing those settings for THIS AIRFRAME ONLY; all my other planes/helos are good & stable.

 

since it's track ir check around for any external heat/light sources. when i used track ir incoming light from lamps and even the sun coming from around the window shades would wreak havoc on the sensors.

[AvgWhiteGuy]

17 hours ago, trev5150 said:

Try getting rid of the zip file. After you've expanded and installed the mod you don't need it anymore anyway. Leave it in your downloads folder or wherever in case you need the files again.

since it's track ir check around for any external heat/light sources. when i used track ir incoming light from lamps and even the sun coming from around the window shades would wreak havoc on the sensors.

It is ONLY the Black Hawk airframe that does this, no unusual or new 'external heat/light sources', I've removed every keybind from every input device. It almost seems like Warthog Throttle slider is WAY out of calibration but it works fine for every other view, in every other airframe. 

 

[Blackhawk NC]

I am having problems with the integrity check. DCS has identified some texture file that fails the check. Have I done something wrong or is this a valid problem? 

[MAXsenna]

I am having problems with the integrity check. DCS has identified some texture file that fails the check. Have I done something wrong or is this a valid problem? 

Integrity check/repair doesn't touch Saved Games folders.

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[Rudel_chw]

1 hour ago, MAXsenna said:

Integrity check/repair doesn't touch Saved Games folders.

 

The DCS repair tool indeed doesn't touch those folders, however if one of your Mods use the same texture name of a valid DCS object then the IC is affected and flags it.

[MAXsenna]

 
The DCS repair tool indeed doesn't touch those folders, however if one of your Mods use the same texture name of a valid DCS object then the IC is affected and flags it.

Aha! Didn't know that. Thanks!

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[Blackhawk NC]

h60 Cockpit texture zip file is getting flagged in the saved games folder

[Blackhawk NC]

Am I the only one having this problem?

[Esac_mirmidon]

Just make an exception on you AV. Is a false positive

[Blackhawk NC]

it an integrity check failure not a virus problem

[H60MTI]

You get that little pop up in the lower right corner of your screen?

[Blackhawk NC]

I am not sure what you mean.... a little pop up?

[Blackhawk NC]

I would love to fly the UH-60 in multiplayer but i still cant get past the IC. I don't know what other are doing but i have to disable the UH-60 mod to fly in servers that have integrity check enabled. I am usually pretty good at figuring this stuff out but this mod just wont pass the IC for me....... FRUSTRATING! Any help would be appreciated!