hansangb Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 Thanks for the update EvilBivol. More toys for us, can't wait. On an aside regarding the radar Altimeter I am busy reading To the Limit by Tom Johnson, his account of time in the air Cav in Vietnam. On one mission at night flying low level one Huey crashed at 60-80kts into the dam they were overflying. For these types of flights it seems one of the tactics was the Huey commander gave the collective to the other pilot with strick instructions of what Alt to hold at all times while the AC controlled the rest. Long story short, (get the book its great), in the dead of night trying to rescue the crashed victims the AC actually had the crew chief and gunner take their boots off, and dangle their feet out each side of the Huey. (this in effect became their zero vis/low level altimeter) When their feet touched water they had to yell, and the pilot would respond with collective. TRhere was so much spray in the cockpit the instruments became unreadable. Even the guys with their feet out the Huey could not see the actual water surface it was so dark. They did not have radar altimeters in their ships at this time, all barometric with to much margin of error. Anyway, it was white knuckle stuff. The author did 3 trips that night, each with about 2 hours of low level hovering in pitch dark night over the crash site, using the protruding tailboom of the crashed Huey as his only visible hover reference point. I was sweating just reading this account. Incredible airman-ship. Hmm, That seems a little far fetched to me. Every once in while, we used to rappel out of Hueys instead of Blackhawks. And I used to laugh at the practice session of soldiers who've never done it out of Hueys before. In a UH60, there are no skids to rappel off of. On the ground the Huey skids are reachable because the weight of the Huey is flattening the skids. But in the air, it's much harder to even reach the skids. So people used to freak out trying to reach the skids. So if I'm sitting barefoot, the skids should touch the water before the feet. I'm wondering why the Pilot wouldn't be able to feel the skids touch the water. Not being a pilot, maybe they can't feel the skids touching the water? Anyway, I can "sorta/kinda" buy it, but there is a part of me that makes me say "hmmmm...." Would love to hear some feed back from Huey drivers as to whether the skids hitting the water can't be felt (or not). interesting. hsb HW Spec in Spoiler --- i7-10700K Direct-To-Die/OC'ed to 5.1GHz, MSI Z490 MB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, NVMe+SSD, Win 10 x64 Pro, MFG, Warthog, TM MFDs, Komodo Huey set, Rverbe G1
leafer Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 It's true. I was there fishing that night. I could feel his toes on my hair and it scared the bejesus outta him as much as me then our eyes met and we fell in love. ED have been taking my money since 1995. :P
RglsPhoto Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 Thanks for the communication, good to have something looking forward to. Most curious concerning multiplayer option / crew too. IMHO this (multiple players in one huey) would make the Huey the best module of DCS so far. Agree with you. The multi-crews is one of the best features listed in the brief page http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/ Any news about it? I7-6700K OC 4.9G, 896G SSD, 32G RAM @ 2400MHz, NH-D15 cooling system,TM Hotas Warthog,Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals,TrackIr 5, BOSE M2
geloxo Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 Dont forget rain drops for wippers. Other games use them since years ago and produce a real cool immersive effect specially now that they are fully operational in our cockpits
Hueyman Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 List of features we are working on and hope to implement for the final release version (subject to change...): - Further improvements to the rotor and engine models I hope EB-1 you mean here you will definitely make the rotor disc tilting forward at neutral cyclic, make blades a bit less " round dropped " and also reduce if ever possible the huge coarse pitch visual we have now. Other than that, your list get around pretty much all " drawbacks " now, will make it the ultimate perfect Huey simulation, thanks for everything ! Hueyman [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] CPL(A)IR ME/SEP/MEP/SET - CPL(H)
Vlerkies Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 Hmm, That seems a little far fetched to me. Every once in while, we used to rappel out of Hueys instead of Blackhawks. And I used to laugh at the practice session of soldiers who've never done it out of Hueys before. In a UH60, there are no skids to rappel off of. On the ground the Huey skids are reachable because the weight of the Huey is flattening the skids. But in the air, it's much harder to even reach the skids. So people used to freak out trying to reach the skids. So if I'm sitting barefoot, the skids should touch the water before the feet. I'm wondering why the Pilot wouldn't be able to feel the skids touch the water. Not being a pilot, maybe they can't feel the skids touching the water? Anyway, I can "sorta/kinda" buy it, but there is a part of me that makes me say "hmmmm...." Would love to hear some feed back from Huey drivers as to whether the skids hitting the water can't be felt (or not). interesting. Book: To the Limit Chapter 13 'The Death of James Arthur Johansen, pg 191 http://www.amazon.com/To-The-Limit-Pilot-Vietnam/dp/0451222180 The chapter is an account of the mission the crash and the subsequent rescue of those that survived. Thermaltake View 91, Z390 Gigabyte Aorus Ultra, i9 9900K, Corsair H150i Pro, 32Gb Trident Z 3200, Gigabyte Aorus Extreme 2080ti, Corsair AX1200i, Warthog A-10 Hotas, MFG Crosswind pedals, TiR5 Pro, HP Reverb Pro
WolfK33 Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 So if I'm sitting barefoot, the skids should touch the water before the feet. As described in the book, they weren´t sitting in the chopper with feet dangling out but sitting on the skids.
hansangb Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 As described in the book, they weren´t sitting in the chopper with feet dangling out but sitting on the skids. Ah...I get it. Thanks for that. I'll have to check out the book. Regardless of this skid/sitting thing, it sounds like a good book. I'm reading "Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat" and it's pretty good so far. For a fixed wing book anyway.... LOL :) hsb HW Spec in Spoiler --- i7-10700K Direct-To-Die/OC'ed to 5.1GHz, MSI Z490 MB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, NVMe+SSD, Win 10 x64 Pro, MFG, Warthog, TM MFDs, Komodo Huey set, Rverbe G1
Grim_Smiles Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 Glad to hear there will be chaff/flare launchers. Looks like a great list. Were RWRs installed on these hueys? "Hurled headlong flaming from the ethereal sky; With hideous ruin and combustion down; To bottomless perdition, there to dwell; In adamantine chains and penal fire" (RIG info is outdated, will update at some point) i5 @3.7GHz (OC to 4.1), 16GB DDR3, Nvidia GTX 970 4GB, TrackIR 5 & TrackClip Pro, TM Warthog HOTAS, VKB T-Rudder Mk.IV, Razer Blackshark Headset, Obutto Ozone
TimeKilla Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) Any more updates from the Dev's, I've got a feeling this is really close to beta!! I am not sure why I am sure.. I just am. :helpsmilie: Edited July 2, 2013 by TimeKilla X :joystick: YouTube :pilotfly: TimeKilla on Flight Sims over at YouTube.
J7G Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 There's a handy little blank square shaped instrument panel on the main panel that would be handy for RWR I would think.
Grim_Smiles Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 Just wondering EvilBivol, is there any chance you guys are considering making a twin huey in the future? UH-1Y would be great, but I'm guessing information for a UH-1N would be easier to come by than the super huey. "Hurled headlong flaming from the ethereal sky; With hideous ruin and combustion down; To bottomless perdition, there to dwell; In adamantine chains and penal fire" (RIG info is outdated, will update at some point) i5 @3.7GHz (OC to 4.1), 16GB DDR3, Nvidia GTX 970 4GB, TrackIR 5 & TrackClip Pro, TM Warthog HOTAS, VKB T-Rudder Mk.IV, Razer Blackshark Headset, Obutto Ozone
TimeKilla Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 I can't see them making another Huey never happened before and now there on to another aircraft just does not fit to me. Unless you know something everyone else doesn't. :joystick: YouTube :pilotfly: TimeKilla on Flight Sims over at YouTube.
Skulleader Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 Hello, WOW great news, I'm so excited... Unarmed "slick" variant = I want this version... It's hard to wait because this module is awesome... Skull. [sIGPIC]http://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic93192_6.gif[/sIGPIC] My Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006748814655 My P-51D's Mod: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=142739 One of my few skins : https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/1452845/
UH1Fan Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 Thanks for the update EvilBivol. More toys for us, can't wait. On an aside regarding the radar Altimeter I am busy reading To the Limit by Tom Johnson, his account of time in the air Cav in Vietnam. On one mission at night flying low level one Huey crashed at 60-80kts into the dam they were overflying. For these types of flights it seems one of the tactics was the Huey commander gave the collective to the other pilot with strick instructions of what Alt to hold at all times while the AC controlled the rest. Long story short, (get the book its great), in the dead of night trying to rescue the crashed victims the AC actually had the crew chief and gunner take their boots off, and dangle their feet out each side of the Huey. (this in effect became their zero vis/low level altimeter) When their feet touched water they had to yell, and the pilot would respond with collective. TRhere was so much spray in the cockpit the instruments became unreadable. Even the guys with their feet out the Huey could not see the actual water surface it was so dark. They did not have radar altimeters in their ships at this time, all barometric with to much margin of error. Anyway, it was white knuckle stuff. The author did 3 trips that night, each with about 2 hours of low level hovering in pitch dark night over the crash site, using the protruding tailboom of the crashed Huey as his only visible hover reference point. I was sweating just reading this account. Incredible airman-ship. I was so impressed by that book I ordered an autographed copy to add to my collection. See Tom's site for more info if you are interested. http://www.bandit88.com/
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