Bob the Autopilot!

[Mike Busutil]

It's a game changer once you realize the CH-47 has an autopilot available that will maintain altitude, speed and heading. 

("Bob" in the controls setup)

Now I was able to setup a night mission in cold IFR conditions and focus on route planning and cargo delivery. 

Awesome work ED!

[CaptJodan]

I didn't know about Bob.  Now I like Bob.  

[Migparts]

Will try Bob. Meanwhile I just want to transition from hover to fast forward but I can’t get it to advance more than about 50 kn. 

[sirrah]

On holiday, so not able to try for myself atm.

Can you have Bob fly (in orbit) while you man one of the gunner positions?

[Hotdognz]

I tried Bob on/off and it didnt do anything ??

[Migparts]

Bob takes over and does level flight at about 50kn. Is there a way to direct Bob to do stuff like in the Apache where George changes heading altitude speed etc?

[Fakum]

Nice,,, learn sumthin new every 5 minutes :}

[LuseKofte]

Well Bob needs to take over. And then I can fly another chopper I actually can operate. In my hands this chopper is all over the place in normal flight. Getting it in hoover and hook on external load is no problem. 

[sasquatch98]

12 hours ago, Migparts said:

Bob takes over and does level flight at about 50kn. Is there a way to direct Bob to do stuff like in the Apache where George changes heading altitude speed etc?

I think that’s supposed to come later in early access.

[jonsky7]

7 minutes ago, sasquatch98 said:

I think that’s supposed to come later in early access.

It works now,

1. Enable Bob

2. Use your cyclic Stick
Pushing stick forward - tells Bob to increase speed
Pushing stick back - tells Bob to slow down
Stick left - Tells bob to turn left
Stick right - Tells Bob to turn right

Collective
Centre position - Tells bob to maintain Alt
Collective up above centre- Tells Bob to increase alt
Collective down below centre - Tells Bob to decrease Alt

Now Bob won't fly above 160kts
And if you give full collective up, the speed might come back as Bob won't exceed 100% torque

[Jethro11]

Thanks so much Jonsky

[RePhil]

and this isn't even April

 

[Rifter]

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[av8orDave]

Ok, so complaint #1,472,356 about DCS; I downloaded the early access manual on the official ED website yesterday; the post from @BIGNEWY in this very forum links to it. Not a single instruction about how to use "Bob" in that manual. I see @jonsky7 post above showing a screenshot of the Bob instructions and believe, legitimately for about 10 min, that I'm losing my mind. I search the early access guide I downloaded for it. Nothing.

I finally realize I need to go in to the folder in the "mods" section of the program directory, and find an updated manual. Ugh.

The nice part: Bob does, indeed, work really well right now. I'd love to see the same approach to controlling the AI in the Apache and the Kiowa.

Edited August 11, 2024 by davidrbarnette

[Lumbergh]

Hi BOB!

[BeforeBroadband]

Word of warning: Bob will not attempt to dodge trees.  Very nice to have a 'co-pilot' (even a very basic one) at launch, though. Should be mandatory for all aircraft with more than one cockpit seat. Well done, ED.

[Typhonus2]

We're all getting this, right?

[doedkoett]

That’s not Bob, that’s Otto!

[Fakum]

And dont call him Shirley,,,,,

 

[grim_reaper68]

You also make a smooth landing with BOB 

[Yo-Yo]

On 8/12/2024 at 12:40 AM, Typhonus2 said:

We're all getting this, right?

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[Slippa]

 

Settle down Bob, those aren’t start buttons.

[grim_reaper68]

9 hours ago, Slippa said:

 

Settle down Bob, those aren’t start buttons.

That's not Bob, that's  BOOBS