Can the passengers and copilot be turned off/hidden?

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Yes you can adjust what appears in the weights and balance section ie remove the weight from the specific seat and the model dissapears

@jeffreyc2074

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings Thanks for the reply. Very sad the only way to remove the models is to not use realistic weight :(

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffreyc2074 no thats not how it works. You are removing the models by removing the passenger weight. That IS realistic. Ie no passengers…..no weight of passengers on board

@jeffreyc2074

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings No, being forced to have a bad looking model is not "realistic". That's just bad and lazy programming. They should have included an option to disable the models not force them on users. Heard from Cowan Simulation on this and it CAN be disabled relativity easily so users are in fact NOT forced to have the models if they don't want them. This is GREAT news! " If you want to change it then it's as simple as editing the passenger visibility at the bottom of the interior model XML in the model folder and the med model folder. Just change the "100" to anything you want. "

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffreyc2074 sorry I am not understanding what you mean? You aren’t being forced to use them. If you don’t want passengers you take the weight out. Or are you saying you want the weight of the passengers but not the models?

What a great tour. Thanks for sharing.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

Great Video as usual, love flying this 222B.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir! Yes I can see this getting some good use for me too! Great fun.

Airwolf was a amazing series, keep up the great work.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! It certainly was.

Nice video, thank you ! Mark is pumping out great helicopters so fast that I'm having to choose which ones to get and which ones to pass on, this certainly looks like a 'get it'.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! Yes this is probably my favourite of his helicopters now.

@CplKitfox

Жыл бұрын

You mean Joshua?

Nice addition to the sim, I've always felt this copter is the poshest of the jet setters, and it has a wonderful appearance that makes it look like it can just gracefully swim thru the atmosphere. Thanks for sharing the video, I will get it, when it appears for the Xbox, and this developer always releases to both platforms it seems.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

many thanks and what a great description! I have always thought it has a shark like look about it.

Nice flight! I was hoping for a shutdown sequence, but it was really great! I love how far sims have come!

@Dreamsofwings

10 ай бұрын

Many thanks and noted regarding the shutdown sequence 👍🏻

This looks like an awesome heli from Cowansim. I too remember Airwolf (I have the whole series on DVD) and I also remember when the Met Police had a few Bell 222's in the 80's and 90's. They had a huge Marconi Heli-Tele ball turret camera mounted on the starboard side, the same camera used by the BBC until the mid 80's. I think the design of this helicopter was way ahead of it's time. It still looks modern, even by today's standards. I recently discovered your channel while looking for tips on the Hype H145. Great video, and you have another sub!

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely fell in love with this design because of Airwold. It is very shark like though I guess Airshark doesn’t sound as good lol! Great that you have it on DVD too! You are right, it looks very modern indeed! Many thanks and great to have you on board!

Absolutely Loved This! I too am a one of the 'Airwolf Generation' All those Hours on the Huey and apache in DCS should pay dividends as I've never flown rotary on MSFS! Keep up the great work!

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!!

It was a pleasure to watch this video. Nice one brother! Time to move the 222B to my cart!

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks sir! Much appreciated 🍻

Hi, just found your channel, very good first flight. The 222U (medevac) was the last helicopter I was flying when I retired so it was fun listening to the sound track, it made me want to get some of my videos out, cheers.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Ah many thanks! I have absolute respect for anyone who flies rotary, and especially doing the role you did! The 222 is a beautiful design!

This looks so fantastic and real that the liveliness of the scenery starts to stand out.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! That manual cache definitely helped. It is incredible how goos this sim can look.

Awesome!!!! I have been waiting for this one (Airwolf Fan).😁

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Me too! Great go finally have it!

My neighbour is a HEMS pilot and popped over for a go on MSFS flying the H145, he said the sim is really good but found it easier flying the real thing !! I've only got Thrustmaster stick and throttle and logitech pedals so a better set up may have made for a more impressive experience. Great vid, cheers.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Funnily enough I’ve heard that sort of comment before. Always really interesting to hear what real pilots think. Thanks for sharing!

Very nice. I used to work on that actual helicopter, G-NOIR, in the 1990’s as an engineer. Brings back memories.

@Dreamsofwings

6 ай бұрын

Ah that must have been fantastic, she’s a beauty. Very nice livery indeed.

Looks good. Airwolf theme humming in my mind

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Ah always! It’s essential!

I loved Airwolf too!

Looks awesome

Your London really looks good

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Manual cache + the Orbx Landmarks really help

Well done you for first time landing in new heli. I will be trying this later today as I have purchased this heli. Thanks for the insight to having a good flight.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hope you enjoy!

@LesLewis150945

Жыл бұрын

I have just flown the bell222b and didn't do as well as you. Over torqued the engine and had to come down in an emergency landing. Can I ask you how to switch on the avionics suite. Regards

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

@@LesLewis150945 good emergency practice though! The GPS’ came on when I turned on the battery. I’ve not touched the radios yet. Have you got live GPS but radios off?

@LesLewis150945

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings Thanks for coming back. I went through the startup batteries on but no GPS or radio. Perhaps I have missed something. There does not seem to be anything in the manual to let us know how to switch on the avionics. I thought that you may have seen it as I saw that your GPS was on in your video. Regards

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

@@LesLewis150945 yeah mine started up straight away. Are both your generators and inverters on?

Thank you! This video is amazing. I almost felt like I was taking a real ride in the helicopter. Wonderful video!!!

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed the trip!

MOAR videos with this helicopter, pretty please?! This is the best looking helicopter to date. :D

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

with pleasure!

Airwolf!!! Amazing. :). Season 4 was filmed where I grew up….

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Ah how fantastic!

Nice 👍 and beautiful helicopter simulator 👍❤️

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

Been waiting for a "large" helicopter, and I'm glad its this one (at least until the Blackhawk😎) I have not yet been disappointed in a Cowan product and I'm certainly looking forward to what he comes up with next.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Yes I like that this is a bigger one too!

Awesome stuff! I think this would be easierin VR, where you have more of a sense of where you are in relation to everything else. I'm pretty sure there will be a mod to turn this into a proper airwolf :)

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! Yes flying helicopters in VR is much much easier

Airwolf is my favourite of the 80's 'super vehicle' shows. It's nice that they added the livery but, not knocking this copter, I'd really want the exterior modelled to look like Airwolf too. I know one is being worked on by someone, so maybe I'll get to fly my dream then. Even so, it still seems like a great addition and I love that Cowan supply the UV maps for custom painting.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Yes there is a repaint in the pack but do you mean airwolf with everything they added for the tv show?

@Elwaves2925

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings Some of what they added for the TV show, which is mainly the jets on the side and a few smaller bits. The interiors can stay as stock and I'm not bothered by weapons as they're useless in MSFS. 🙂

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

@@Elwaves2925 sounds great!

Everyone looking for the same button when you switched to cockpit view. Tune started in their heads when you pressed it too I bet. 🙂

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Damn right! 🤣

Super chopper, excellent complement to 500E ! Guess what, I invested in Tobii Eye Tracker 5, now it's even better ! I'm not a VR guy, so this was a great solution for me. In a helicopter you need a good view, specially at landing I struggled earlier when I wasn't aware of the surroundings. Need to weak the Tobii settings, too sensitive at the moment. Also need to configure different profiles. ON/OFF tracking and Reset already configured to key binding, works great.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Ah great stuff! Yes I can’t imagine trying to fly choppers without some kind of eye/head tracking going on!

Just the passing thumbnail scrolling by, and I heard the music immediately in my head. Little nerdy kid me use a cassette recorder to record it off the TV speaker so I could listen to it as much as I liked....and I did. It is simply amazing to me that that kid found a woman to marry lol

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

I often think the same when I describe the flight I have just had to my wife lol

great vid, mate, I enjoyed watching it! btw when you are looking at your co-pilot, your POV is at the level of her shoulder or so. I think you can adjust your position a bit higher. that might help the visibility. just an idea.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Will have a look. That’s just the standard position but will adjust it. Many thanks!

@lpcox

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings I found it out myself that the default positions are not always accurate. but maybe that lady is like 2 meters high, who knows 😃

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

@@lpcox it might explain a few things with restricted views i get sometimes. Will look onto it. Thanks for the suggestion!

I've got about 1100 hours in Blackhawks and everyone always wants to see the LZ. Think about it like parking your car...you don't look at where you're gonna park on the pavement, you look at all the things nearby, in this case the buildings and such. As you get closer fine tune out your chin bubble. Also, if you look out at a 45 degree angle vs straight ahead you will get cues for lateral drift and closure rate. When all else fails, put her outta trim and get that panel outta your way!

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Good advice thanks!

The cruise ship is perfectly legit. The PLA put in a pier in a year or so ago, on the port side of the channel to accommodate cruise ships. Just off of Greenwich Ferry Terminal.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Amazing to see such a big ship that far up the river. Thanks for confirming

Those engines sound so great takes me back to airwolf as well shame you couldn’t use the airwolf theme music 👍✔️👏 definitely going to buy this one not a bad price either

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Yes the music was only in my head unfortunately 🤣. Engine sounds are fantastic, and the blade sound effects too.

@snikwadtrebor

Жыл бұрын

How do you do a manual cache for your scenery as I have the same problem your help would be much appreciated 👍🤠

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

You need to go into the data tab of the general setting, then scroll down to the manual cache. Select that and then you just select the area you want to cache on the satellite map and then click to download. Just bear in mind that to get the highest detail you need to zoom in until the high detail square is highlighted. Will make more sense when you see it :)

@snikwadtrebor

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings thanks for your help

@arclight4625

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings I had no idea you can do this, thanks.

Did I detect a huge sigh of relief on that landing? Well done. 👍 yellow 'circle' btw. 😀

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Quite shocked you watched this one Ron 😉. I feel honoured. Yellow circle? Did I say something else?

@ronattwood3916

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings Square. My middle name's Pedant

@ronattwood3916

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings I watch ALL of them. Even the boring ones. 😄

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

@@ronattwood3916 blimey there is no end to your talents sir! Fair do’s though, it’s a poor show when you call a circle a square! That goes to show how much of my brain was being used for speech trying to do a nice landing lol.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

@@ronattwood3916 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Give that man a medal! You’ve earned it!

The cruise ship isn’t an anomaly. I used to live on the Isle of Dogs and you’d regularly get cruise ships parked there. They’d be turned round by Canary Wharf and guided to Deptford by tug. As long as it could fit through the Thames Barrier you’d get huge ships come in.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for clearing that up! I had no idea!

@ukar69

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings it’s not the sort of place you’d expect them to moor. Had HMS Ocean moor there during the Olympics and you’d have Lynx helicopters patrol the Thames twice a day and they’d come back at low level, which was awesome. kzread.info/dash/bejne/e2eqpayHj5SYeps.html

Airwolf calls!

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I know what you mean!

Airwolf. 😎

Great review, great channel. great content. thanks from newbie MSFS Heli Sim Fan! I purchased this after watching your review although I was too impatient for the start-up procedure as I wanted to get 'AIRWOLF' and fly immediately (Nevada was good location with classic Airwolf music playing too). Question: how do you create the 'radio mic effect' when creating these clips?

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Hey many thanks! You HAVE to go full Airwolf once in a while right? Radio mic effect is all done in sound processing afterwards. Not live unfortunately.

nice video

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Al

"they're not talking to each other..." i burst out laughing to this.

Great video on the Cowan!! I remember the show Air Wolf. And though I didn't watch it a lot I still enjoyed it. What gear are you using when flying this? Are you using Rudder Pedals as well?

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! Yes using a thrustmaster warthog grip on a Virpil WarBrd base, bravo throttle quadrant lever for collective and Thrustmaster TPR pedals.

@LokiDWolf

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings Good to know! I didn't know Airwolf was shown across the pond. I love that! ❤️

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

@@LokiDWolf yes was very popular here! They don’t make ‘em like they used to lol

Great overview. I’ll be getting this as someone who grew up with ‘The Lady’. I regularly walk around the takeoff and landing areas and have seen cruise ships and large warships down in the vicinity of The Cutty Sark. Thanks for the caching tip, didn’t know you could do that. I’m on a 400 up and down connection and it still looks like the apocalypse for me too. Would you say the Orbx London scenery is worth it? Thanks.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Ah many thanks! I honestly can’t remember what it is like without it but it certainly seems to add some nice detail to it.

Airwolf mod needed 😉

Looks great ! I looked at 222B yesterday, decided to wait for your review before buying :) Compared to 500E ?

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Ronnie, it's a beautiful helicopter!

Many elements of the geometry of the model look very rough and angular. Also some of the textures are of low quality. Why is the developer in such a hurry to release and release a frankly unfinished model?

@WhiteHawk77

Жыл бұрын

Because they are rushing for the cash porting over the model and textures as quickly as possible to get the sales started. I got their 500E and the flight model was not good, a number of issues and just as it is here and with the other releases the model is low poly with low res textures, so they are not getting any more of my money till they sort stuff out. The Got Friends mini 500 was of a much better quality and that was their first helicopter, at least for MSFS.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

must admit, as you can probably tell from the video, I hadn't noticed that so much!

an AirWolf!

Nice Chopper, I hadn't heard of or seen this game/sim before. The scenery looks great too, are you using any mods ? or is this all original in the game ?. Nice flying. Cheers.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! Only using the mods I mention in the video so Orbx London City V2, Orbx London Landmarks and Rex Accuseason

Needs the 'engine howl' option!!!

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

yes I agree!!

Hey! I really loved the video. The scenery looks great. I'm gearing up to get into MSFS myself and was wondering - is this stock London scenery or is there any add-on or extras involved here please? Thanks in advance.

@Dreamsofwings

5 ай бұрын

Many thanks! This includes the Orbx London City airport and also their London landmarks

@mikemcgibney

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! It looks wonderful. I'll add it to my list!

Just found your channel and I really want to fly this helicopter in MSFS. Time to leave the A310 for a while I think..

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Ah glad you found the channel! Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy!

Do your helicopter handle better than the ones you get with msfs 2020 as I have difficulty flying ms ones. Oh great vid love you talking through this.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! I’ve only had a quick go on the Cabri and it certainly feels better than that. The helicopters are definitely a challenge to fly though!

I've been waiting for this one. Flew it a bunch in XPlane...good to see it here in MSFS! What do you use for replays?

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

I use SkyDolly

@rigger41

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings Excellent I'll give er a go

Cue the airwolf music.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

In my head the whole time 🤣

Did I miss the bit where you mentioned the London scenery pack your using? Also cruise ships have been on the Thames more often than you'd think.

@Dreamsofwings

11 ай бұрын

Yes that was right at the beginning. This is Orbx LCA v2 and London Landmarks

Nice vid! how do you change your mic audio just like in a cockpit voice?

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! Just some audio editing in Audacity afterwards.

She's gorgeous ! Coming back for 2nd look at this video, mainly to learning cold & dark startup. Can you choose to sit on the left ? There might be checklist in the cockpit, mean somewhere to click to bring it up ? I've got the PDF of course, can read from a separate screen.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

I haven’t tried the seat switch to be honest. You normally ‘command’ the cockpit in a helo on the right so I guess that is why. I think there is a drop down checklist in the MSFS checklist menu

@yams900

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings Excellent mate ! There's a glider group flight in an hour, but I'll be a naughty boy and go playing with 222B instead :) BTW, can you tow a glider with a chopper ?

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Lol I doubt it mate! I would hate to be the glider pilot!

they brought airwolf back from the 80s

Great video! Are you using a VR or trackIr? Any thoughts on which one the best? thx

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! This was made using Grass Monkey King Puck head tracking. I also fly in VR which is MUCH easier than using a monitor, even with head tracking lol.

@davidguindon3341

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings Have you compare the Grass Monkey vs TrackIr? I intend to have the 4070 graphic card, i suppose VR wont slow my framerates that much? So you would go all in for VR, interesting. It doesnt seem that obvious for most of the crowd who tested both. Good and Bad on both VR and Tracking. Thx for your fast answer!

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

@@davidguindon3341 No problem! I actually came to Grass Monkey from about 16+ years of TrackIR. It’s cheaper, has better precision and is cordless (comparing my old pro clip, I never used the hat clip reflector piece). If you want a bit more info I made a video about it when I bought it kzread.info/dash/bejne/ep2c2qmGkarWoKQ.html

Another great helicopter video and hoping for an airwolf livery in the future 😂. Are there any other mods or london packages used in this (city airport etc)?

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many Thanks! Yes I am sure Airwolf will make an appearance! You must have skipped some of the video though 😉. Explained at the start that this is V2 of London City Airport by London City then also mentioned it uses their London Landmarks pack.

@caribousim7361

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings sorry was watching on silent whilst my little one slept. Thanks for the reply.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Ah don’t blame you! You were saved from my waffling! 😀

@caribousim7361

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings 😂 not at all. Usually I play your videos whilst hes awake and he watches them as intently as I do.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

@@caribousim7361 ah bless him! Something I could never get my own kids to do lol

Thankfully Jorg gave away a couple months ago that they're currently working on brand new London photogrammetry from a much better source.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

That is really very good news!

@pennywise5095

23 күн бұрын

I am still waiting london is hideous for some deason.

@D25Bev

22 күн бұрын

@@pennywise5095 Yea, didn't think we'd still be waiting at this point. Jorg did say in the latest Dev Q&A that they're now editing London but that could still be for a release at any time this year.

Your video dropped on to my KZread just at the right time!! I recently installed the Bell 429 from jXt, the 222 will be next on the list :) Don't suppose you know if anyone does a decent 505?

@Dreamsofwings

8 ай бұрын

Ah fantastic! Not heard of a 505 but the rotary offering seems to be increasing!

I personally think the photogrammetry makes places look like they've been in some kind of post apocalyptic war !! Dunno if you've done it on purpose, but the audio is fab, sounds like you are commentating with a proper headset on as you fly.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! Yes I do some post procession on the audio to make it sound like a headset plugged into the intercom

@coffeeguy6673

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings Sounds really authentic ! I flew in the left hand seat a great deal during my RAF service with the Chinook and Puma pilots and just reminded me of that. Awesome job, subbed to your great channel, cheers !!

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

@@coffeeguy6673 ah fantastic! That must have been an amazing experience!

@coffeeguy6673

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings Loved it, every opportunity I got to fly I took it ! I was part of a unit called TCW ( Tactical Communications Wing ) supporting fast jet and helicopter squadrons. Most of UKMF supported 7 & 33 Squadron at RAF Odiham, 7 Sqn being the Chinooks and 33 was the Pumas. The other part of TCW, AMF, supported 1 Sqn Harriers from RAF Wittering. Great times, I was early 20s and travelled the world back then and got paid for it ! I'm now a 57 year old self employed coffee machine engineer, not even sure how I got to be doing this haha !! Cheers, Daz.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

@@coffeeguy6673 at least you did it mate! I was an RAF brat who’s dad talked me out of joining up. Always regretted that.

re the visibility past the panel, are you using default viewpoints? It seems to me the head needs to be higher. If you think about the scale, your current view is only about 2ft above the seat, level with your copilot's shoulder. I understand this doesn't help with down forward view near your feet. It would be interesting to hear from a real world pilot how they overcome this panel/view issue. Great landing though.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Yes I agree. I find the same in the B350. I need to have a play with my settings I think

Wow! Very nice. Is this helicopter freeware?

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! No this is the new Payware Cowan Simulations 226B

I love your videos broooo❤❤

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! 🍻

@saminaneen

Жыл бұрын

@FreeThe Cocks,,,She/he/them/those/it grew up watching these movies as a young trans with dad. He/she/them/those/it was a massive fan of the porn movies. It was also your quality time together which he/she/them/those/it loved. This is where your hate of America developed.

Nice bird, but has anyone noticed the fuel burn being really high? I did a flight from LAX to Catalina and with full fuel was at 68% at touchdown. From what I’ve read, fuel burn around 84-88 gal/hr is normal. Full tanks being around 240gal, that’s around 2.5hr of endurance and ~375nm range (assuming 140kts). My burn comes out to be closer to 120nm with full tanks with no reserves.

@richardstoffel6585

4 ай бұрын

Are you flying with full throttle?

@71thewho

4 ай бұрын

I don’t believe so, but I very well could be and not know it. My power settings which yielded the above were 96% rotor rpm and roughly 66-68% torque. From my perspective, that didn’t look to be full power.

Awesome flight!!! Can you ground taxi this ship?

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! Yes you can 😁

Magnífico 👏

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

This is very nice! How much does it cost to get setup with this? There's not many places to autorotate out there if the engine fails.

@Dreamsofwings

8 ай бұрын

It is a money pit! Cheaper than the real thing though. You would need a robust gaming PC and then good controllers. I use a stick, pedals and fixed wing throttle quadrant (throttle 1 for collective) but you can go even further and get more realistic helicopter controls eg non centring sticks and collective levers. From scratch you are looking at a few thousand £s at least

@RC-Heli835

8 ай бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings Ive been into RC sim since 2011 but have just learned of MSFS!

@Dreamsofwings

8 ай бұрын

@@RC-Heli835 ah cool. It’s getting pretty realistic now.

Please make a video of the flight in the dark with the instrument illumination.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Noted :)

hmmmm a good video don't forget to Hit turbo to make Air Wolf oh I mean the 222B :) go faster

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

🤣many thanks Mike! Just gotta find that button!

I notice Cowan hasn’t done any recent updates? Are you still flying this? If so after more use how do you feel it compares to the HPG 145? I’ll probably just get the 145 action pack. Thanks.

@Dreamsofwings

9 ай бұрын

Yes I still fly it from time to time. It is a different animal to the H145 and I love the design so am happy to have it but if it was an either or I would go H145 as it is more study level and you have the option to have the Action Pack for missions.

@doifeellucky

9 ай бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings Thanks for the feedback.

Is that stock scenery ...its very detailed 👌

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Also using the Orbx London Landmarks pack

Dude, you could've just showed us the "Airwolf" livery. ☹😄✌🏾

Looks like the suspension on the wheel is just rigged? It should sack down a bit on its wheels when the weight gets on it. Only a minor thing. Nice hairchopper. Nice sounds Great work.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! I’ve not watched a landing from the outside but I noticed on the reply of the take off that their does seem to be suspension working there. I’ll have to have a look later at a landing from the outside just to do a proper test.

One of my xplane favourites, hopefully won’t be let down. CS definitely needs to get the tds 750 integrated into his msfs products as well.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Yes would be great to have the TDS option.

How do u get your camera so u can fly and move it like how u did in this❤🙌

@Dreamsofwings

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! Oh it’s only using the drone view.

Does the Bell 222 have full compatibility with the Virpil Controls collective?

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Sorry I don’t have the Virpil Controls Collective so can’t really comment. Very tempted to get it. I can’t see any reason why it wouldn’t be as presumable it is just an axis?

How do you do a manual cache please and how do you keep it? Thanks for the vid.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Go into general options, Data and scroll down to the Manual Cache button. From that you just click and drag the area of the map that you want to cache. As you zoom in you will see the detail level of the cache increase.

@andyholmes9485

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings Many thanks. Could be big data. I have slow internet too :(

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

@@andyholmes9485 yes I would say use it sparingly due to storage space requirement but definitely helps!

cant get engine rpm or throttle binds to work with this heli? Any ideas

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

I’ve not tried the engine rpm yet (keep meaning to) and I seem to remember someone saying you can’t bind the throttle. I had same issue with the 500E

what heliport scenery are you using?

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

I think it came with the update or possibly the Orbx London pack

Excellent vid! As I'm thinking of reloading msfs2020 onto a new rig, can you or anyone else tell me what heli handling/feel is like on this sim? I've used helis on xplane, quite a handful but I'm sure realistic. So don't want an on rails feel. This heli sounds fantastic here!

@Dreamsofwings

10 күн бұрын

Many thanks! I have heard people who have experience of helicopters in Xplane (I don’t) saying that sim is more realistic however there are plenty of real world helicopters who highly rate MSFS helicopters too.

I have never been a fan of helicopters in reallife if there is malfunction with mechanic of the rotor and it falls off or completely stops you have very few options if any .with a plane you have a second chance of life you can glide to safety.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Lol yes

Is that cutty sark part of the London landmark pack! The in sim one is terrible. Also the cable cars? They are a melted mess on my default scenery. Even with my gigabit internet London is largely awful, the photogrammetry is not the best and most buildings are melty or wobbly on Xbox (and we can’t manually cache) Really looking forward to the 222 coming to marketplace, and I’m glad they have Airwolf in! Compliments the 206 Santini Air livery :)

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Yes I think it must be part of the London pack. Does look really good! ah Santini Air, that takes me back!

@alanharris2799

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings yes, it definitely is, I just bought the Orbx addon pack and it’s fixed so much stuff! Oh, and I also have the same cruise ship so I think that is the Seafront Sims SE pack adding that in. Now I just need the 222, I used the H125 for now and my passengers were ignoring each too 😂

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

@@alanharris2799 ah thanks for confirming! It adds a lot doesn’t it! Those passengers need to cheer up!

Autopilot should come working in the first version already released.....

Can you please do a video on your control setup ? Every chopper I have is like buckaroo, And it's driving me crazy.lol

@Dreamsofwings

7 ай бұрын

It’s not really that exciting to be honest, no fancy tweaks. WarBRD base with a Warthog grip, TPR pedals which are perfect for helos and using a lever on the Bravo for collective.

@ujd2930

7 ай бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings I have no idea what I'm doing wrong when I set up the controls for the helis in fs

@Dreamsofwings

7 ай бұрын

@ujd2930 they require such tiny inputs might be worth playing with your sensitivities on the cyclic axis….maybe try -25 sensitivity on each and see if that helps. Be patient with yourself also, hovering in these things is almost like meditation lol. Needs that focus.

@ujd2930

7 ай бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings I'll give it a shot and see what happens , I've been trying for a while but no matter what I do with settings the helis have a mind of there own .lol... Thanks for your help by the way !!

@Dreamsofwings

7 ай бұрын

@ujd2930 you’ll get there! 💪🏻

20:47 😂😂😂

I used to use H135, but it became boring due to the roll angle limit being set and automatic crash, and the roll angle and rudder pedal effectiveness being limited, so I moved to R44. did. In the R44, even if a settling stall occurred, it could be resolved quickly and was enjoyed with a high degree of freedom, but the low output was a source of concern. I don't want freedom that completely ignores physics, but I don't like restrictions that make it feel like I'm always running in front of the traffic police. Does this device have any such limitations? I enjoyed flying like this over the river at an altitude of several 10 feet. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y22suLeypayweLA.htmlsi=aDHEhtJ9O9az-EiL&t=122

@Dreamsofwings

7 ай бұрын

It’s a bigger heavier helicopter than the R44 so not as nimble.

@ffffula5549

7 ай бұрын

thank you. For example, if the rudder is operated to the maximum while flying in a straight line at maximum speed, will there be a limit on the rotation of the aircraft's axis? At high speeds, there is inertia, so changing the direction of travel is not easy. The R44 doesn't suddenly change its direction, but the aircraft rotates steadily, similar to the drift of a car. I like this because I like trying out different behaviors. Since a certain point, H135's rotation has been automatically limited to about 30 degrees. I don't know if this is the case with the actual machine, but this was a very disappointing change for me. Are all aircraft other than R44 currently like this? I remember that this behavior was also possible with the OH-6, which was no longer able to fly after the MSFS update.@@Dreamsofwings

its dfently remind me of airwolf but u need to get the livier on it

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Like I said I very nearly did but thought people might get sick of seeing it everywhere so was trying to do something different lol

@amgsmithy-cq5pi

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings u have to do a short vid with the liveries on

London for be away looks terrible i have fast broadband, though im on xbox series x , but tokyo looks great and many other cites, just problems with london and paris great videos by the way

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!! The manual cache def improved London for me. Interesting you mention Paris, that looks awful for me too!

@I_Evo

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it really needs a re-visit, perhaps in one of the Cities Updates, suppose it's a downside of the UK and London being in one of the earlier World Updates.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

@@I_Evo ah thats a good point!

Hi, there are also fighter jets in this simulator. And multiplayer

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Yes you can fly fighter jets and there is also multiplayer

@galikter2988

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings uu thank you you perfect pilot 🤙

Hmm, as much as I love the Bell 222, the lack of low rotor RPM warning sound at startup, is kind of disheartening. Also the main rotor hub texturing leaves a little to be desired. The Bell 222 that came out for FSX had much better texturing.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Ah I didn’t really notice poor texturing. Rotor head perhaps seemed a little ‘dull’ but not an expert on the real thing. I thought the sounds were great to be honest.

@ImpendingJoker

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings It was the lack of low rotor RPM warning aural alert that made me say that. I didn't word it right the first time.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Ah I understand

Is me or the front fuselage shape is not 100% right?

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Looks ok to me but I am no expert on the 222B

very sad that the developer refused to use WASM for autopilot.

Where is the Autopilot?

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think there is one implemented at the moment

"slow and easy boys, slow and easy... like kiss a sister on a ckeek)))))...." pinguins of a Madagaskar)))) hahahaha

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes!!!

London has a lot of UFOs. They are all artifacts of the less than ideal photogrammetry, which is lacking a lot of clean up and optimization work. That's why it looks so rough and has hard time loading. Too much rogue data to juggle.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Ah makes a lot of sense! Thanks

Autopilot??

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Sorry don’t understand your question?

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreamsofwings Is Autopilot working?

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

@ doesn't look like there is one implemented at the moment

Graphic of the Rotorhead is terrible. looks like a game 20 years ago. Overall a very nice heli.

@Dreamsofwings

Жыл бұрын

Yes I wonder if that is something that might be improved in a future update.