Newbie got some Problem

[159th_Viper]

......How to activate the outer Tanks?

 

External Tanks?

 

If So,

 

 

 

..Could it be something related to weather? I got no EKRAN Warning Message at all. Even when i get down....

 

Lightning-Bolt.....Bug Strike.......An Irate Womble................:D

 

 

OK - seriously: We could attempt to guess as to what is causing your Sudden Departure from Flight........That said, I would not even know where to start.

 

Fire up a Mission and attempt to reproduce your crash. Immediately after exiting the mission, save the Track when prompted and post it. We will then be able to tell you with certainty what went wrong and hopefully proffer advice on how to prevent said behaviour from recurring.

 

Until then.....

[Taki1980]

Thx for the Reply. I tought i postet the Track File. Okay then i do it now.

 

Another Problem occured. I took over Control on the Training Tutorials and everything was Fine for me. Now i got the Feeling thast thoses Missions wherent on Full Real Sim because i got the Hell of Crashes when i start trying to Land.

 

Last Time i tryed i was landing beside the UAZ. But too far away. I started again and was 50m over the Gronud closer to the Heli. Then gently tryed to get down again and the Heli was going down like an Elevator. Gave full speed but it kept going down. Result was a Breaklanding with destroyed Rotors. :doh:

 

My Fault, but what did i wrong.

 

Here is the File from the Mistyerious Inflight Breakdown. Named "Takis death" and the One with the Elevator Stunt on Landing named "durchgesackt"

 

Greetz from Germany. Still enjoying the Flight!

 

How to solve the Mission with the UAZ? How close do u have to land? You have to open the Cockpit Door?

Taki is dead.trk

[Taki1980]

And here is the other File:

 

 

http://www.2shared.com/file/7997727/f09aeb0d/durchgesackt.html

[AlphaOneSix]

Just a technicality, but don't forget that the RPM gauges are all in %, not in thousands. That is, "20" on the gauge is 20%, not 2000.

[159th_Viper]

Then gently tryed to get down again and the Heli was going down like an Elevator. Gave full speed but it kept going down. Result was a Breaklanding with destroyed Rotors. :doh:

 

My Fault, but what did i wrong......

 

You 'stalled' the Helicopter. Referred to as the Vortex Ring State, or Settling with Power.

 

 

 

How to solve the Mission with the UAZ? How close do u have to land? You have to open the Cockpit Door?

 

Land in Front of the UAZ - Close :)

[Taki1980]

You 'stalled' the Helicopter. Referred to as the Vortex Ring State, or Settling with Power.

 

 

So how did i get in there? What to Hover normally?

 

And how to get out?

Push Cycling forward to get back some Airspeed?

[VMFA117_Poko]

So how did i get in there? What to Hover normally?

 

And how to get out?

Push Cycling forward to get back some Airspeed?

You were descending faster than 5 m/s under airspeed less than 50 km/h. To get out you will need some altitude for operation you described at the end but that is how to do it.

[Taki1980]

Thx for your Help m8

 

I start to understand the KA50 more and more and got a Feel of Homecomming when i get into the Cockpit ;)

 

Last Time i tryed the MIssion i flew to the UAZ and landed half way on the Road 10m infront of it. Trough my HUD i could look the Soldier in the Eyes ;)

I cut off engine and pu the Rotorbreaks on. Nothing happend. After 5 Minutes i flew away to the Ship. Man i was proud to make it that far! ;-)

 

I had 15minutes left when i got Vis to the Ships. Then i got Fast around 300 and had Problems with my Stick. in one Second i had tooo much Upward Nose and my Rotors breaked. :joystick:

 

Pushed Ejection but got the Message Pilot dead. :hmm: Falled into the Black Ocean 500m away from the Ships.

 

Anyway. I couldnt even land on them. Only way i can land so far is hovering in Autohovermode. Landing with Vertical Speed and Vortex Ring is far beyond my Flyingskills. :D Not to thing about landing on a Moving Ship in the Black Sea.

[Taki1980]

So i got better and better in this. Actually i try some Missions. Just trying the Same thing over and over again dont give a boost on my Motivation.

 

So im actually trying the Convoy Hunt Mission. It works Fine when i got into a STABLE Position.

 

I start from Airbase and can fly some way and get the Shakval on Target. Its all a Bit Tricky and takes time but it works. I can Fire some VIKHR to destroy the Vulcan and the Avanger and go in Close to kill the Rest of the Convoy but it all dont look like a Real Pilot flying a Fast Mission to destroy an Enemy Convoi. You know what i mean?

 

Problems are:

 

1. Getting from a Vertical Flight Mode into some Kind of Stable or Slow Hover Mode with Nose Pointed Downward (better for Accuiring Targets for the Shakval). When i get some Kind of Speed and trying get back in Stable Hover MOde without moving to Much my Heli Slings,Rolls,Banks to all Directions and i have est. 2 Minutes to get back into some stable Position. I got the 3 Blue Swithces on but no FD or Autohover.

 

2. How to Use the Rocket Pods? Where is the Pipper that Show me the right Impact Point? Do i have to Lock and Track Gronudtargets with Laser?

 

3. I Fly Full Real. How do you get a clue where AntiAir Missle Pads and ZU-23 are? Convoi is "easy" to find. But those other Antiairassets are Horror. Only way i found around is the Wingman to attack those Targets wich he does Fine. But does anyone without TrackIR and HMS Tracking Mode have the Ability to turn and attack any AA-Assets? If so, how do you do?

 

Lots of writing here. Hope some of my Questions are getting answered. I need some Motivation to find back Motivation for taht Great Sim. Right at the Moment i feel like i could never handle the Game with my CyborgX and no TrackIR :cry:

 

Greetz

Taki

[159th_Viper]

 

Lots of writing here. Hope some of my Questions are getting answered. I need some Motivation to find back Motivation for that Great Sim. Right at the Moment i feel like i could never handle the Game with my CyborgX and no TrackIR :cry:

 

Greetz

Taki

 

Post a Track. We will then be able to look at what you're doing, and if necessary, offer advice on how to Improve.

 

All it takes is Patience and Practice: Trust Me, you'll get there. No need Rushing things......Slow and Steady Wins the Race :)

[Taki1980]

I can give you a TacView Trackfile.

 

 

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=65c469f35880aa20af924764f9977b1de04e75f6e8ebb871

 

 

Hope that Helps!

 

Greetz

Taki

[Taki1980]

And i got two more "minor" Questions:

 

1. How much RPM do i have to make to get a Levelflight? I got Problems with giving gentle Collective. Is there a Indicator on wich i can Look for Engine RPM or so?

 

2. Forgotten. Will ask later (lol) ahh Remembered.... When i start the Convoy Hunt Mission everything is setup for Startup. And i get RPM Warning and EKRAN Messages per Voice and such things. When i start the Mission "Courier" i have to start all over myself. Am i doing something wrong on Startup?

Edited October 5, 2009 by Taki1980

[EtherealN]

Yes, engine RPM is displayed in percent by two needles on the right side of the forward panel. Note: you should never, ever, control engine RPM directly. You control collective, not engine RPM, and the Electronic Engine Governors will compensate for your collective inputs to ensure that rotor RPM remains stable. (Rotor RPM is on the left side of the forward panel.)

 

A track file would help identifying any errors in the startup procedure, but I would say that if you are unsure of where you would see engine RPM and such you do need to re-do the instrumentation tutorial. This is because a very important part of startup is to verify that engine RPM does build up correctly.

 

My instinctive idea on what you may be doing wrong: have you set throttles to auto? In standard that's PgUp twice. If you have not your turbines are not cranking out enough power to keep the rotors at their nominal RPM.

 

EDIT: TacView doesn't really do for this, an in-game trk file is what would allow an easy analysis.

[159th_Viper]

 

Problems are:

 

1. Getting from a Vertical Flight Mode into some Kind of Stable or Slow Hover Mode with Nose Pointed Downward (better for Accuiring Targets for the Shakval). When i get some Kind of Speed and trying get back in Stable Hover MOde without moving to Much my Heli Slings,Rolls,Banks to all Directions and i have est. 2 Minutes to get back into some stable Position. I got the 3 Blue Swithces on but no FD or Autohover.

 

Upon Ingress to target area, I assume you are Trimmed for Hands-Off level Flight (Or as Close as). Once you have spotted your targets, you ideally want to be at Stand-Off range (Approx 7-8km). So best would be to slow down is to take note of your heading and commence a gentle Left/Right bank (20-30 degrees), all the while Bleeding Airspeed and keeping Altitude, so that when you come around on your original heading you are basically stationary. Trim for Hover.

 

Use your Shkval to Recon/ID Targets. The moment you put your nose down in an attempt to Tally Targets through the HUD you are going to pick up Airspeed and before you know it you'll be well within the Enemy WEZ and a rapidly rising Metal-Air Index - Not Good!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. How to Use the Rocket Pods? Where is the Pipper that Show me the right Impact Point? Do i have to Lock and Track Gronudtargets with Laser?

 

 

 

 

Producer's Notes will help you there. If not, I can post a Track to help you through the basics. Let me know.

 

 

 

3. I Fly Full Real. How do you get a clue where AntiAir Missle Pads and ZU-23 are? Convoi is "easy" to find. But those other Antiairassets are Horror. Only way i found around is the Wingman to attack those Targets wich he does Fine. But does anyone without TrackIR and HMS Tracking Mode have the Ability to turn and attack any AA-Assets? If so, how do you do?

 

 

You do not need HMS Tracking MoDE - Personally I do not use it. Utilize the Auto-Turn to Target feature. Just stabilize the Target Designator and slew to Target. The AP will automatically turn your Helo to Target.

 

 

As said by EtherealN, we preferably need a track to aid further. Cannot see In-Cockpit from a Tacview file.

[Taki1980]

How do you Find in Full Real those ZU-23? Do you engage them?

 

Please let me now how you would fly the Mission.

 

My Approach was:

 

Get onto 800m and out of Range of the Citys approx. 7-8km. Find the Convoys with Shkval and destroy all AA Assets within the Convoy. Vulcan and SAm Jeep down i go closer and strike with the Canon. Problem i have there are the ZU-23 Guns that gave me some Headache.

 

After 20 Approches i got 18KIA, 2 RTBs 1 with serious Dmg other one undmg. and 1 Convoy destroyed!

 

Getting better with it. But dont know how to find that AA Guns on the Ground from Far away.

 

Hell i need awacs!

 

See ya:pilotfly: