Latitude Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 'The Other Side' Hi, I'm working my way through the early campaign missions with reasonable results (until now). My problem is with the mission titled 'The Other Side'. This is where you lead a flight over the mountains into Georgia. Flying over the last ridge is where I get into trouble. I just don't seem to have the power to get over this ridge. Eventually I get an 'Engine over speed' warning and the engine/s shuts down (and I crash). Tried it three times at different altitudes and speed. I'm probably doing something silly but I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
159th_Viper Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Tried it three times at different altitudes and speed. I'm probably doing something silly but I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks. Optimal Climb speed is about 130km/h. Attempt to maintain a conservative ascent rate, say 5m/s, and take your time. Also, if you're having difficulty, climb in lazy circles until you reach your desired altitude and then carry on. Thing is with Mountains - you gotta start planning the ascent from Miles away, otherwise you're going to get yourself into trouble. Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latitude Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Optimal Climb speed is about 130km/h. Attempt to maintain a conservative ascent rate, say 5m/s, and take your time. Also, if you're having difficulty, climb in lazy circles until you reach your desired altitude and then carry on. Thing is with Mountains - you gotta start planning the ascent from Miles away, otherwise you're going to get yourself into trouble. Thanks 159th Viper I'll give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echonomix Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Hello all. I bought the game a few weeks ago and after some rough flights, am starting to get the hang of this chopper. The producer's notes are very helpful at getting up to speed with this sim. (been a falcon 4.0 pilot for a long time, so that also helped) One thing I can't find any information on though is track playback commands/options. Is there a way to fastforward/seek? I could see rewinding not being possible, but how about slow-motion? I did try searching the forums and could not find anything. asus p7p55d deluxe | intel i5-750 @ stock | g.skill ripjaw 4gb | asus geforce gtx 470 @ stock | trackir 4 | thrustmaster hotas warthog | win7 home premium 64bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
159th_Viper Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 One thing I can't find any information on though is track playback commands/options. Is there a way to fastforward/seek? I could see rewinding not being possible, but how about slow-motion? I did try searching the forums and could not find anything. Time Accelerate = [Z] [LCtrl] Time Decelerate = [Z] [LAlt] Time Normal = [Z] [LShift] Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echonomix Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Thanks Viper. I found them in the keybind list after i read your post. They weren't named like what I thought they would be named. asus p7p55d deluxe | intel i5-750 @ stock | g.skill ripjaw 4gb | asus geforce gtx 470 @ stock | trackir 4 | thrustmaster hotas warthog | win7 home premium 64bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrifterMan Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Ok this is somewhat embarrassing but thats how you learn. I uploaded a track of a straffing run I tried on the shooting range. hope you guys will take a look and give me some advice. haivng problems lining up targets. and smoothing out my flying. http://www.2shared.com/file/7485111/1dae93ac/Straferun_test.html any advice would be appricated. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemises Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Accuracy with Rockets is extremely hard (well...for me it is)... Guns and ATGM are fine to do from a stable hover, as you know, but on the move, it can be very difficult to get the piper over the target consistantly.. My advise to you.... -Start from 10+ KM's out -Line up and TRIM for a path that takes you through the target zone (though you must never overfly it...you will break left or right after deploying rockets) - Once trimed on course and speed, turn on Flight Director mode ... this will temprarily disable the heading and roll a/p channels, which will make minor adjustments to pointing the nose much more intuitive - Rockets are "area effect" weapons, which means they are not necesarily meant to be pinpoint accurate ... set your launch mode to "Medium" or "long" , and start launching at mac "C" range...hopefully the dispersion and frag damage will do the job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrifterMan Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 ok thanks for the info I hadnt really figured out what the flight director was ment for. so thats helpful. let me give that a try and see what results I get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
169th_Maverick Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Hey I have a noob question for you all...Is there a button that will do the same thing as clicking the mouse in the cockpit? Its kinda hard to take my hand off my HOTAS and grab the mouse ya know? Any ideas? IDK if its possible to program something in, but I am using a CH products HOTAS... Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achoice Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 How to break (in air :)) ? Hi, I often find myself in a situation where I need to break from 200+ AIS to a hover. My current tactic is to do these roughly simultaneously: - Pull cyclic back so nose points up - gaining altitude - loosing speed. - "Reduce" Collective - hence loosing altitude/lift and also speed. This kinda works. If I apply collective first - I gain allot of altitude - and risk getting seen by enemy. So I usually quickly start with the collective and the use cyclic to "cancel out" loss of altitude due to almost no collective. While doing this i monitor the Vertical Velocity Indicator - trying to keep it at 0. This kind of works. But in a stressful situation I fail and gain alot of altitude. Also finding this hard to do if I'm in a turn/course change. Any comments or suggestions? How do you "break"? Perhaps I should plan breaking in advance... regards, David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
159th_Viper Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Any comments or suggestions? How do you "break"? Perhaps I should plan breaking in advance... regards, David. Hard Left Bank with Full left Rudder - Watch this track. [ATTACH]30746[/ATTACH] Don't be scared to toss the Whirly-Bird around :) Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j0nx Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Can anyone tell me how to start a game with a cold dark cockpit where enemy helos aren't shooting me? I just bought this game and need to practice cold dark starts and practice flying around the airfield getting the hang of the bird without worrying about getting shot down. In realism mode as well, no game mode for me. Thank you very much! ROTORCRAFT RULE GB Aorus Ultra Z390| 8700K @ 4.9GHz | 32 GB DDR4 3000 | MSI GTX 1080ti | Corsair 1000HX | Silverstone FT02-WRI | Nvidia 3D Vision Surround | Windows 10 Professional X64 Volair Sim Cockpit, Rift S, Saitek X-55 HOTAS, Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals, Microsoft FF2, OE-XAM Bell 206 Collective, C-Tek anti-torque pedals UH-1, SA342, Mi-8, KA50, AV8B, P-51D, A-10C, L39, F86, Yak, NS-430, Nevada, Normandy, Persian Gulf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
159th_Viper Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Can anyone tell me how to start a game with a cold dark cockpit where enemy helos aren't shooting me? I just bought this game and need to practice cold dark starts and practice flying around the airfield getting the hang of the bird without worrying about getting shot down. In realism mode as well, no game mode for me. Thank you very much! Start the SIM. On the main page, hit 'Editor' tab. Mission editor will open. Look on the left of the screen - you will see a small Helicopter Icon. Click on it. Now move your mouse over any Airfield on the map and left-click. An icon should appear over the runway. Look to the right of the screen - you'll find a menu tab with various descriptions: Find the 'Skill' tab and click. A drop-down menu will appear - select 'Player' from the selection. Further down you will see the 'Type' tab - click and select 'Takeoff from Ramp'. Now hit the Blue 'Tic' on the left of the screen. You will be prompted to save the mission. Do so with a name of your choice (default 'new mission') and the Mission will start with you Cold on the Apron. Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 You can also click the mission button in the main menu. This will show you a list of many single missions. There is one that is called "Shooting Range". In that one you can do all that you wanted and, as the name says, there is a shooting range not far from the airbase where you can practise your weapon deployment skills on dummy targets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j0nx Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Ahh bless you guys. This game requires a phd to operate but I am eager to start the process. Thanks! I'm sure I will have about 1000 more questions as the months drag on ;) ROTORCRAFT RULE GB Aorus Ultra Z390| 8700K @ 4.9GHz | 32 GB DDR4 3000 | MSI GTX 1080ti | Corsair 1000HX | Silverstone FT02-WRI | Nvidia 3D Vision Surround | Windows 10 Professional X64 Volair Sim Cockpit, Rift S, Saitek X-55 HOTAS, Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals, Microsoft FF2, OE-XAM Bell 206 Collective, C-Tek anti-torque pedals UH-1, SA342, Mi-8, KA50, AV8B, P-51D, A-10C, L39, F86, Yak, NS-430, Nevada, Normandy, Persian Gulf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achoice Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Nav lights Hi, a simple question: Does NavLights on/off affect AI ability to spot me? When playing coop NavLights ON makes it easier to spot each other. But does it also help enemy to spot us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
159th_Viper Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Hi, a simple question: Does NavLights on/off affect AI ability to spot me? When playing coop NavLights ON makes it easier to spot each other. But does it also help enemy to spot us? Yes. Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobek Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Yes. A lot of people fail to realise this and keep it on, but it should really be turned off. Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
159th_Viper Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 A lot of people fail to realise this and keep it on, but it should really be turned off. Quite So. Pertains specifically to Multiplayer too, especially in a PvP Map. Being hunted, you don't appreciate how successful a 'Christmas-Tree Impersonation' you're pulling off with those Nav lights and Collision Beacon toggled on. Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikbikboo Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Hi well i havetried to search the forums but cant seem to find a fix for my problem.. Just got the game today and am using a ffb2 joystick my problem is this.. i dont seem to have any force feedback whenever i am in game. and if i try to launch a quick battle i dont even have the "control" option so just cannot fly at all. any ideas on how to fix thsi would be great, my system a dell xps laptop 2.5ghz cpu dual 8800gtx vidcards 4 gb ram and microsoft ffb2 joystick.. many thanks in advance and hi all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikbikboo Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Its a pain in the bum cos it just means i have bought a game i cannot play.. i just installed the patch.. will check back here later and hopefully get a fix.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
159th_Viper Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Hi well i havetried to search the forums but cant seem to find a fix for my problem.. Just got the game today and am using a ffb2 joystick my problem is this.. i dont seem to have any force feedback whenever i am in game. and if i try to launch a quick battle i dont even have the "control" option so just cannot fly at all. any ideas on how to fix thsi would be great, my system a dell xps laptop 2.5ghz cpu dual 8800gtx vidcards 4 gb ram and microsoft ffb2 joystick.. many thanks in advance and hi all. I assume your Drivers for the Flightstick are Installed/Up to date? Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikbikboo Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 its a force feedback2 i am just plugging it in.. not aware there are drivers for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikbikboo Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 ok so i found some drivers for it but i have seen soem on here say they just plugged it in.. i cant even get the option t control now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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