Geert Hooghe Posted September 2, 2011 Posted September 2, 2011 My fellow airmen, is it possible to let the AI Heli (whatever the type) take off from and land on the parkingplace it stands at missionstart ? A heli with wheels travels the whole way to the beginning of the runway and than take off. Takes sometimes a lot of time !! The same with incoming birds...they align just like a fixedwing and land neatly on the runway to "wheel" the whole way back to a vacant parkingramp. For the record : i am aware that this is possible with FARP's but it is to my knowledge not the aim to place a FARP near an airbase ! Thanks for your time !
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EtherealN Posted September 2, 2011 Posted September 2, 2011 That is standard procedure. You don't take off from parking. If you are a helo without wheels, you do what's called a "hover-taxi". [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester
Geert Hooghe Posted September 2, 2011 Author Posted September 2, 2011 That is standard procedure. You don't take off from parking. If you are a helo without wheels, you do what's called a "hover-taxi". Ah...you mean in real world...that's OK then...the simulation is correct then...who am i to.... :thumbup:
Geert Hooghe Posted September 2, 2011 Author Posted September 2, 2011 Unfortunately this can't be done currently, Geert. OK...thanks !
VFA41_Lion Posted September 2, 2011 Posted September 2, 2011 You could just place a FARP on the airbase and call it a heliport or something in-game. :p
Geert Hooghe Posted September 2, 2011 Author Posted September 2, 2011 You could just place a FARP on the airbase and call it a heliport or something in-game. :p Yeah...we could place Mikey Mouse in a hangar...but this is not done...I think a FARP has another purpose ! Thanks anyway for your time !
Geert Hooghe Posted September 3, 2011 Author Posted September 3, 2011 Ya sure about that? You confuse me !:)
Jona33 Posted September 13, 2011 Posted September 13, 2011 Here's a tip. Put a truck in front of them. Worked for me my apache took off from parking. It was uncontrolled if that makes a difference. Always remember. I don't have a clue what I'm doing
Geert Hooghe Posted September 16, 2011 Author Posted September 16, 2011 Will try that with a truck or a soldier guarding the heli's...good tip ! Thanks !
Jona33 Posted September 25, 2011 Posted September 25, 2011 That is standard procedure. You don't take off from parking. If you are a helo without wheels, you do what's called a "hover-taxi". Bit late I know but only just noticed this. What if a helicopter needed to be scrambled for a urgent CSAR, would you spend time taxing for a minute or two before takeoff or would you try and get to where you were needed as quick as possible? I'd have thought that every minute counts really. Always remember. I don't have a clue what I'm doing
Guest Fury_007 Posted September 25, 2011 Posted September 25, 2011 That is standard procedure. You don't take off from parking. If you are a helo without wheels, you do what's called a "hover-taxi". Not 100% true. While working on my PPL i've heard and seen the tower give permission to helo's to take off and land at their ramps instead of the runway or hover taxiing. It just depended on traffic and workload. But I do understand it's not the norm.
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