Just do a normal SAR/CSAR heli already…

[Mikep821]

The DCS list of transport helicopters is just sad  

why not aw-101, why not bell-412, uh-60 or better sh-60, nh-90, Lynx ? Why not at least upgrade mi-17 while it with ch-47 is only two usable for SAR? 

 

[Beirut]

2 minutes ago, Mikep821 said:

The DCS list of transport helicopters is just sad  

 

For a combat sim, it's not bad at all. Most rotor heads are into the Apache and Kiowa side of things I would imagine, and a smaller amount lean towards the Mi-8 and Chinook. But the C-130 is about to come out, so the transport side of the side of the sim is about to get a huge bump. The Chinook is bound to get more attention, and if the Mi-8 gets some love, I'll be very happy.

 

The issue, as with all things DCS, is time and money. Pretty much guaranteed we'll see more transport choppers, just a question of when. Also, they have to be interesting enough to sell in order to be profitable enough to make. I'm not sure how many transport helicopters will hold enough attention to be worth making.

 

For the time being, I definitely see the glass as half-full.

[Silver_Dragon]

1 hour ago, Mikep821 said:

The DCS list of transport helicopters is just sad  

why not aw-101, why not bell-412, uh-60 or better sh-60, nh-90, Lynx ? Why not at least upgrade mi-17 while it with ch-47 is only two usable for SAR? 

 

A UH-60 module was talked by Wags on the January Q&A (17:39). But by now, the Helicopter teams has centred on the AH-64F,  CH-47F and a third helo (no revealed). If they start to work on a Blackhawk module, has many info to build a UH-60L version. 

[Kang]

2 hours ago, Mikep821 said:

The DCS list of transport helicopters is just sad  

 

I disagree with that. With the Mi-8 and the UH-1H we actually have two of the most prominent SAR helicopters in the world. What we need in that regard is not more airframes but a better system for CSAR missions in DCS.

[Insert my usual wish for a certain asset here]

[Northstar98]

I mean, at the moment SAR/CSAR is unexplored even without adding new helicopters.

• Winch capability for the Hip (it already has one) - basically similar to what we already have with slingloading, just a variable rope length and for the winched object to despawn when the winch is fully retracted and get added to internal cargo (the latter being something DCS already somewhat supports).
• A winch-able/slingload-able survivor/survivor in a lift-raft. (The latter would be useful as-is for over-water bail-outs/ejections).
• "Set frequency" and "transmit frequency" commands available for naval units and that survivor/life-raft in the previous point.
• A way of having naval units list (though even this isn't essential).

1 hour ago, Silver_Dragon said:

has many info to build a UH-60L version

Unfortunately ED have only expressed interest in doing an M for reasons - an L would definitely be my preferred version.

Edited 4 hours ago by Northstar98

[Czar66]

UH-1H and Mi-8MTV be like:

[Czar66]

As other mentioned and by the rumors of a new heli coming up. I'd be surprised if it is not a UH-60 helicopter by how popular that is on other sims. That would fit right into SAR/CSAR missions.

[upyr1]

I am not saying no to a new helicopter i am however suggesting we add sar with existing modules first