DCS Mi-8MTV2 First Flight - Start Up and unexpected auto-rotation landing

[redfish]

Hey Guys,

 

Just getting the AEF server upgraded to the newest and latest release DCS 1.2.6 and for those that have been living under a rock, the release of DCS 1.2.6 coincides with [fanfare]Belsimtek unveiling DCS Mi-8MTV2 for purchase.[/fanfare].

 

Logged into AEF webpage, read threads about DCS 1.2.6 has been out for the last six hours..... Logged into ED, Purchased, Credit carded, updated DCS, installed Mi-8, Single player DCS World options menu and assigning key bindings. Saving options. Start training mission – Mi-8 StartUp sequence. Serial keyed, Fraps recording, Start up for first half of video. Auto rotation for second half.

 

Chapters

01:00 Start Up Procedure

07:30 Take Off

10:00 Flyby

14:09 Landing

16:50 Flyby

19:00 Auto-rotation

20:10 Bounce, bounce, bounce

 

Redfish

 

[NRG-Vampire]

:thumbup: nice landing without tail :megalol:

[redfish]

:thumbup: nice landing without tail :megalol:

 

Couldn't believe it myself. Lose a tail rotor in the huey and crash. Lose a tail in the Ka-50 and crash. Lose one in the Mi-8 and with a lot of lady luck and you could walk away....

[leafer]

Thanks for the vid. What is that black info bar on top right?

[redfish]

Thanks for the vid. What is that black info bar on top right?

 

Don't know, haven't read the manual :)

[NRG-Vampire]

Couldn't believe it myself. Lose a tail rotor in the huey and crash. Lose a tail in the Ka-50 and crash. Lose one in the Mi-8 and with a lot of lady luck and you could walk away....

 

Ka-50 wont crash without tail but will be nose heavy ;)

yeah, what's that black bar in the upper right corner ? forces/loads/pressure on tail rotor etc ?

 

Don't know, haven't read the manual :)

edit: we got nothing yet about that bar in the manual, neither in russian manual :(

Edited September 5, 2013 by NRG-Vampire

[Necroscope]

Thanks for the vid. What is that black info bar on top right?

 

Autopilot state.

[NRG-Vampire]

Autopilot state.

 

oh, thanks, but i saw moving things on that bar - i guess that was pedals/tail rotor - but i think he did not use the autopilot in his video :dunno:

even move those sticks on the bar ?

[redfish]

oh, thanks, but i saw moving things on that bar - i guess that was pedals/tail rotor - but i think he did not use the autopilot in his video :dunno:

even move those sticks on the bar ?

 

Yup no autopilot. (this thing has an autopilot?? kewl)

[Namenlos Ein]

IRL

 

[redfish]

Did they walk away?

[Namenlos Ein]

All three crew members on board were injured.

 

http://www.skycentre.net/index.php?showtopic=669&st=100

Edited September 5, 2013 by Namenlos Ein

[Luzifer]

Couldn't believe it myself. Lose a tail rotor in the huey and crash. Lose a tail in the Ka-50 and crash. Lose one in the Mi-8 and with a lot of lady luck and you could walk away....

 

A couple of days ago on the Virtual Aerobatics server, I watched someone break off the tail of their Huey, fly up, and land a minute later. Without even ripping off their rotor blades.

[Skulleader]

WOW,

 

The Russian engineers know to create the very resistant helicopters, after one chute like that the Mi-8 is almost intact...

The crew members are very lucky, incredible this chute...

[AlphaOneSix]

Those bars show the autopilot's inputs into the hydraulic flight control actuators. If they are not moving, the autopilot is probably off or malfunctioning.