18a. NEW H145 Tutorial MSFS 2020: The Great Tablet Tutorial; Missions, Scenario Editor, Event Tester

This is an extensive tutorial. Although you may wish to view the video from start to end, I have included timestamps to make it easier for you to focus on any individual key areas:
To date, this is most comprehensive tutorial on the tablet that Hype Performance Group includes in its MSFS 2020 H145 Airbus Helicopter. I fully illustrate from the basics and take you to what is now the cutting edge of what is possible. Key and new points include how to install new missions and update the tablet so that these will display as options, how to use the Scenario Editor for firefighing (both of these require the H145 Action Pack add-on), and a groundbreaking 'Event Tester' app, which allows you to operate almost any botton or switch in the aircraft from the tablet. The timestamps are as follows:
0:00 Introduction. H145 Tablet Deep Dive
2:00 Finding the Tablet(!) - and example of customised wallpaper.
3:00 Update on where to find info on the Autopilot
3:51 Doors, Autopilot, Lights
5:20 Switch on the Aircraft lights, what they mean, and how to interpret the position of an aircraft from its lights. Includes the HISL (High Intensity Searchlights)
9:30 Aircraft Settings - Crew. Let's open the doors midflight.
12:00 Aircraft Settings - Equipment.
18:45 Aircraft Settings - Options - weights, measures and a huge number of customisable options.
23:00 Aircraft Settings - Setup - using a gamepad, and varying sensitivities of your equipment etc. Starting from cold and dark and shutting down from flight to cold and dark. Helpful if you wish to start anywhere in the sim that is not on a runway.
25:00 The Metar App - and how to interpret the weather - a quick guide to get you started.
27:30 The Web App - access Flight Tracker duing your flight.
28:00 EFB Connect App - download from the non-action pack vairant. Allows you to view the internet and videos on the tablet whilst flying. Example of a wire-strike being replayed on KZbin within the sim.
30:30 The Map App. You might be surprised at just how many options there are on the Map - for example it will highlight railway lines for you to follow.
32:00 Show Navmap on the tablet. Switch on Sim Connect.
33:00 Use Navigraph on the tablet (but also an example of how the GTN750 offers more versaility)
34:10 Alarms - set a timer or an alarm for a specific time of day.
34:50 Missions, including how to load new missions into the tablet - worked through.
37:30 Helimed mission, including some of the pitfalls.
47:30 Scenario Editor program - linking this with the tablet, to create your own missions. I set fire to a runway and put one of the fires out.
57:00 News on the Direction Finder.
58:20 The fabulous event tester - which allows you to click on any button or switch (granted, maybe not them all), in the cockpit. A great addition to the aircraft designed originally for testing whether key commands are mapped correctly, and a shout out to the folk on the discord app who were so helpful and quick to come back with support.

[@HypePerformanceGroup]

Awesome video, love the level of detail you go into for your viewers.

[@theflyingdoctor]

Much appreciated. The support via Discord was really helpful indeed. I like the way that Hype has released a project that is beta and still in development - and welcoming people's comments. There is something in this that fits the ethos of simming, in that we are all trying things new/testing/seeing how we can push the boundaries. I am going to look at doing alternative approaches to ILS next, so I may well pop a couple of comments on Discord again when the queries surface. Thanks HPG.

[@antebellum45]

Thanks, great, extensive explanations!!👍🏻

[@theflyingdoctor]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Feintgames]

Nice video. Thanks.

[@ChokDK-bryllupsmusik-duo]

Niiice full review! What a lot of option.. Ooh and did you actually notice the "parked" plane making a biiig burner at 21:47 btw? :D :D

[@helicopterovirtual-msfs6254]

Perfeito.

[@glars37]

It would be good to see a tablet tutorial that only requires the Base Pack and not having bought the optional Action Pack as things are different (or missing) in the Base Pack

[@theflyingdoctor]

Mark - I will do this. I am mid-way though a separate project looking at landing approaches in general - but I will go back and do a non AP variant guide. Take care.

[@edgarkarinrosebrock6199]

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[@tomtomairline5409]

Good work , do you know how to use the rocket on military thnks

[@theflyingdoctor]

Lifted from the Key Bindings section of the manual - set your key or joystick button slection to this in MSFS: TOGGLE YAW DAMPER Fire (Primary) Only on military variant SET YAW DAMPER Fire (Secondary Only on military variant Sorry for the delay. I am not really a shoot things up type of guy, and I have been working on instrument approaches recently. Take care

[@MrSunlander]

Thoradan's mod no longer works. Each time I try to run the scenario editor, the server is off no matter how often I try to hit it.

[@theflyingdoctor]

Thanks for updatingus MrSundlander. Take care.

[@havocmwf]

Is there a key binding you can use to dump the water? I already use "Engine Anti Ice 3" to activate the GTC button in the AP. Maybe there is a similarly weird action that can be used for the bucket?

[@theflyingdoctor]

Hi havowf. I am away from my desk right now but if you go into the H145 folder you will.find a configuration file. Double click on it and you will find a set of commands and key bindings- with all those bizarre actions that the h145 would use but can be bound to other actions. You can add new ones hut Imdont known if there is one for emptying the bucket. Check the manual, and do.join the discord chat as everyone is really supportive and you can put a question like that up - and if it is not being worked on the team might look at it. Take care. Thanks for subscribing. Fdoc.

[@havocmwf]

Thanks for that. I found the binding in the H145 manual. It's the "Toggle Yaw Damper" action to use the bucket. I now have that bound to one of the buttons on my controller. Thanks again

[@SEPK09]

@@havocmwf I have been looking for a dump water feature for the CL 515 aircraft, according to the modder use the seat belt or no smoking key binding BUT there isnt one ??? any ideas

[@havocmwf]

@@SEPK09 I don't know. I would have to check the key bind options in MSFS

[@havocmwf]

@@SEPK09 For dropping water you need to load water first with landing or gliding on water and then click on the right instrument to drop water, please watch video fully to see it in action, there is a video on KZbin

[@Bilbo1968]

what folder do you put the wallpaper in please and do you need to do it for every livery? thanks in advance

[@theflyingdoctor]

Its in the manual - with the dimensions. Setting Tablet Wallpaper Include a wallpaper.jpg file in your package: html_ui\Livery\\wallpaper.jpg. You can measure the dimensions of this image if you open it in any editor, and replace it with whatever you want. Take care.

[@theflyingdoctor]

p.116 - but I am sure there is an earlier entry.

[@Bilbo1968]

@@theflyingdoctor I saw that in the manual but I didn't realise that its separate in each livery folder so I would have to do it for every livery - I was looking in the main HPG145 folder duh!!! - thank you for your assistance - I just opened one of the livery wallpapers and edited that and then saved a copy so I made sure the dimensions were correct

[@lecobra7639]

why my tablet is not the same ?

[@theflyingdoctor]

Hi Le Cobra. This is the tablet, as it appears, for the Action Pack additions so it has some other features. If you are talking about the general look with the wallpaper, I outline how this can be changed from stock by designing a new one and replacing it. Is that what you mean. I will offer a tutorial shortly for the non Action Pack varient. (Athough there is nothing 'new' here - there are just less options). Take care.

[@lecobra7639]

@@theflyingdoctor ok thanks