THUG024 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 Hello ED team and community, I’ve been working on a mission in which helicopters need to taxi to a designated takeoff point (such as a runway, taxiway, or departure area) from their parking spots. Issue: AI helicopters without wheels (OH-58D, UH-1H, AH-64, Mi-24, etc.) do not hover taxi to a takeoff position like real helicopters would in an operational environment. Instead, they either: Take off straight up, then slowly move toward their waypoint (sometimes bobbing up and down first). Stay stuck in place if told to move at a low altitude. What Works: Wheeled helicopters like the Blackhawk, Chinook, and Apache can ground taxi normally to a takeoff position. What I’m Trying to Achieve: I’d like non-wheeled helicopters to move realistically from their parking spots to a departure point (ramp, runway, or a designated takeoff pad) before taking off. (Ideal behavior: lift off, 3’-5’, slow hover taxi just as if they had wheels to runway, or be able to give hover taxi command to a departure point - “H” pad or taxiway departure) Questions: Is this a limitation of the AI flight model, or is there a way to force AI to hover taxi properly? Are there any planned updates or improvements to AI helicopter ground behavior in future DCS versions? Is there a known workaround (besides scripting AI to spawn in the air or use delayed takeoff)? Thanks for any insights!
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