I think it was important that they went back and updated the Gazelle. By proving they can fix the Gazelle and make it enjoyable it will make it much easier to market the Kiowa in the future as there will not be a cloud over Polychop's head. I look forward to checking it out. Cheers!
@dontclap1 Жыл бұрын
They said that they would and now they are and have and thats great if you ask me, The legacy version was a bit basic and dodgey but my god it did some stupid awesome stuff like a rolling backflip over a bridge that I managed once and the occasional humiliating Mistral to the Fighter pilots face, happy its updating now though, shine some new light of this little beast.
@generic_luke Жыл бұрын
Honestly when I trialled the Gazelle a while back, I didnt hate it, but it was enough for me to be dissapointed to hear that it was polychop developing the Kiowa. Seeing how they havent just abandoned the Gazelle has really given me a lot of respect for them.
@PhantomMark Жыл бұрын
here here
@Flyboy_Gospel Жыл бұрын
I really like the Gaz. Love the cockpit layout and visibility. Stoked for the flight model improvements.
@c.g.262 Жыл бұрын
Don't forget that RWR... so important when trying to survive.
@cherrygirlw Жыл бұрын
I also love the fact that the engine sound is really really sticking to reality, maybe a little improvement would make it perfect but it's not that far from exact feeling of what it sounds
@ThatOldGrey Жыл бұрын
Same, I'm one of the dummies that had a ton of fun with the Gazelle - I had no idea I was supposed to have spent that time on the forums trashing it instead!
@Pricklyhedgehog72 Жыл бұрын
Very exciting move from Polychop, I'm curious to see how it runs now, and we're all looking forward to the Kiowa.
@ryanw1433 Жыл бұрын
I binge-watched the Blue Thunder movie way too many times when I was growing up - the engine sounds in the module are my siren song! Now that it's been updated and has received the Casmo seal of approval, the module is on my short list :)
@Elysian_Angel_ Жыл бұрын
Yes I love the engine sound as well :)
@forlornfoe Жыл бұрын
I was resigned for Gazelle to be that one "functioning, but weightless" helicopter of DCS that eventually gets overshadowed by everything else, so hearing that Polychop has not forsaken it is amazing news. Definitely flying more Gazelle in the future.
@Qnnrad Жыл бұрын
I love flying Gaz and I'm so happy to see more love being put to it
@RKW1138 Жыл бұрын
Every time I hear the Gazelle it takes me back to being a kid watching Blue Thunder.
@nickgrey4136 Жыл бұрын
Dear Sir, many thanks indeed for your excellent and very objective report. Kind regards, Nick
@gimbaldcs Жыл бұрын
Gazelle has always been my go-to. I knew the FM was borked before, but the mission was so much fun. Now that the FM is fixed, it's going to be firmly at No.1 in my hangar, even through I love to fly the Mi-8 and 24 around. Until the Apache's FM is fixed and stops being so goddammed twitchy... looking forward to the OH-58D too. A great time to be in DCS, even with the other issues with AI and what not... Thank you, Casmo, for highlighting these up coming changes to the community.
@jwg72 Жыл бұрын
Note: You can download mods that add English labels/reskins to cockpit instruments. It doesn't give one the exact layout of an English version (especially for aircraft that never had one) - but it might give you what you are looking for. Most modules even have an option in the menu which allows you to select a different cockpit skin (once it is installed).
@LabiaLicker Жыл бұрын
The Br*tish used these helis. Why wouldn't they have an english version?
@McKronenberg Жыл бұрын
Ive always loved the gazelle and now ill love it even more. Would be cool to do some attack/reconaissance missions with it.
@Lanky2392 Жыл бұрын
Great review. Was unsure about this update but really looking forward to it now! Can never have too many helicopters for the DCS.
@Dasspapirfly Жыл бұрын
This sounds very promising, I've never really done much with the Gazelle as I'm more of a fixed wing over a whirly deviant but I might try this out. I've always had a soft spot for small, big window helis like the little bird and this is the closest we have in DCS.
@Chef_PC Жыл бұрын
It shows that there is some real love for the Gazelle with the devs. I got this alongside the UH-1 because it was the closest to the Little Bird in DCS at the time (still).
@teggy689 Жыл бұрын
I love the Gazelle because it fills a really important niche in the Enigma server. It will never be as deadly and as useful as the Hind, but at least you can carry recon troops and take out those HVTs to make it easier on the ground pounders.
@sterlingarcher4989 Жыл бұрын
Casmo - FYI there are English cockpit versions of many of the 'Foreign' aircraft in the downloads files on ED, including the Gazelle. Loving the channel.
@JamesP33R Жыл бұрын
Yea, I believe that the Kiowa project has given them some insights based on the old Gaz critical reviews. I'm thinking they are possibly able to port a lot of their Kiowa work into the Gaz. I would need to look at some numbers to see how close the two are in weight and performance. Good job PolyChop! Thanks CasmoTV for the review.
@guyfrunknown Жыл бұрын
Now you're making me want to fly the gazelle again.
@vargonbowman2973 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Casmo for giving the gazelle some love i have learnt to fly this module knowing i will never have the money to learn to fly one in real life but the fun factor is wow, Now with this update you have descibed in your upload as an older gentleman i can settle back sippling a nice glass of wine and giggle to myself when i make a mistake thank for your vids:)...
@rampantcoyote3136 Жыл бұрын
I liked the Gazelle as a "fun" aircraft to fly in DCS (like the Christen Eagle) but I didn't spend any serious time with it. With this update, hopefully I will. Thanks for your feedback!
@redtailpilot Жыл бұрын
Same here. My exact experience with it
@cgaviator Жыл бұрын
Good vid, totally agree with everything you said! Particularly the ‘to the day I die’ and the ‘blah blah blah!’ 😂 I enjoy the Gazelle, relatively simple, good vis, and now much improved 👍🏻
@AvengerBB1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for covering this Casmo. Gazelle was one I was thinking about getting when it came out, but some of the FM debate made me pause. I checked it out for a bit on trial and it just felt wrong. I'm not a real helo pilot, but have flow a decent number of Sim helos. Even choppers from ArmA 2 felt like they had more weight to them. Now that they're working hard on the FM, I might just have to giver her another try after the update drops. She may just end up in my helo fleet after all.
@sgtdavscuba Жыл бұрын
And apparently the multi-crew has been fixed too, which is really awesome as it was really difficult to use it with all the multicrew issues (sync issues on controls were really bad). We do intend to play it together again as I quite like sometimes just being the gunner/spotter in this. Very much thankful they have gone back and sorted it as I can't wait until the Kiowa comes out.
@mornejoubert84167 ай бұрын
Having worked on the Gazelle, this was my first purchased model in DCS and still enjoyed the simplicity of it despite the hate it received. While I recently grew very interested in the Kiowa, I noticed the improvements to the Gazelle and eager to try the module again. Thumbs up to Polychop and looking forward to fly the Kiowa!
@ErikScott128 Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to giving it another look.
@aledmb Жыл бұрын
nice to see those guys are looking into this!
@kaz5707 Жыл бұрын
Other than the flight model the targeting system really got me with the old flight model. It would jump around in flight where you couldn't use it on the move. Getting within 4km from dcs ai and being stationary is suicidal. Not being able stay on the move and getting one tapped by MBTs with godlike vision made the gazelle really limited in what you could expect to do with it. I'm definitely looking forward to the update the old one had a lot of rough edges
@standish92k Жыл бұрын
That was relatively easy to beat by disabling collective autopilot so you could pop up and down. Can mask/unmask, but also dodge MBT shots.
@1underground747 Жыл бұрын
heck yea look forward to trying it out that's why i quit flying it over the huey but awesome cas thanks for the update on it sir
@jaromirandel543 Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to this update. I was always trying to perform the no engine autorotation with Gazelle in DCS:W and it was like with no other helicopter. Very challenging. BTW I was practicing autorotation with other helis in DCS:W quite a lot and I have quite mastered them. But Gazelle was very special one.
@ysiadpir1423 Жыл бұрын
Feels like a new module. Finally had a chance to try it last night. Looking forward to future patches and FM tweeks.
@DeanMurphyCDM Жыл бұрын
So pleased to hear this news. The Gazelle is the only DCS module I regretted purchasing.
@ComdrStew Жыл бұрын
I like flying it. When you set the curves and saturation to what real Gazelle pilots set, it actually flew really good. The biggest thing was the desync when flying with others.
@gazgazgaz2 Жыл бұрын
Good job Polychop. but there are many new bugs around. Mistral aiming sounds keep running even after folding sight
@ricardobornman1698 Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to you doing some combat mission in the new Gazelle.
@jerrodcorey25 Жыл бұрын
5:52 Thats how I felt after I bought and flew the Gazelle years ago.
@AdastraRecordings Жыл бұрын
I tried the new model of the Gazelle with the Sinai release update, it's so much fun once you get the hang of it and it's a great trainer for every other helichopper. There's an English cockpit mod on DCS user files as well.
@charlesc7723 Жыл бұрын
Casmo, thanks for looking at this and giving your feedback. I may consider picking it up once it has been updated. It's the only helo not in my stable. I'm not a real copter pilot, though I have spent plenty time in them, so I'm no expert. However, I agree with the point that it has to feel convincing to the sim pilot, not like a X-Wing fighter.
@belgeode Жыл бұрын
Sounds good enough to me. I never really had a problem with the Gazelle, but good to hear that they have improved it.
@CakePrincessCelestia Жыл бұрын
As someone with a Sidewinder FFB2 stick, I always had issues with it. They basically have - somehow - a hard coded deadzone in the cyclic that you can only switch off by disabling FFB system wide for DCS. With the extreme sensitivity and a hard coded deadzone in effect, you're literally WASDing the thing, which - to be blatantly honest - just sucks and has nothing even remotely in common with the term "simulation" these days. And since Polychop stated they'd be working on a new overhauled FM, so they' wouldn't waste time and fix it in the old, I've been eagerly awaiting this addition ever since and now really glad it apparently comes before they' drop the 58D. They always said the Gazelle FM rework would come after that... :)
@bohica76 Жыл бұрын
@@CakePrincessCelestia new gaz has FFB support as well , so that old problem may be gone
@CakePrincessCelestia Жыл бұрын
@@bohica76 This only makes it even better! Looking forward to trying it out then :)
@vz6235 Жыл бұрын
Can't wait for this update, the Gazelle is an awesome little bird
@dwrabauke Жыл бұрын
"The Gazelle just wasn't something that appealed to me" - A real life Apache pilot. Who would have thought. ;) *chuckles* Liked the vid, alwas liked the Gazelle's design anyway since I was a kid, so that was really interesting for me. Thanks!
@jubuttib Жыл бұрын
I would have thought the Gazelle would be more up your alley, being a small, light helicopter with a big camera on the roof, and a bit of weaponry included. I mean it's not the Kiowa, but still. =) Great to hear you're finding the updates worthy!
@vitorarbex Жыл бұрын
This is amazing news, I have several modules, but the Gazelle is Just só straight foward that i love It. So good to know polychop finaly gave It the final polish It deserved. Thx a Lot for the Review, Just made my day a Lot better.
@hexpulatwork Жыл бұрын
A free update with improvements how can anybody complain! Good work Polychop!
@c98studio9 Жыл бұрын
A exzellent moment to test the Combat Order - Falkland Campaign! 😁
@monkman911 Жыл бұрын
You are the only reason I am still flying helos in DCS. You helped me get to the point in the Apache that I feel confident enough to now fly on MP servers. My focus is now on the Gazelle and learning the helo front and back. Is it natural to use full right pedal when lifting off? Also the tilt to the right is so bad on take off that I found that I have to add 33% left cyclic trim before even thinkin about going airborne. Thank you and keep the excellent videos coming!
@CasmoTV Жыл бұрын
Full right; not likely.
@Prifly70 Жыл бұрын
I love Gazelle. Looking forward to see what this feels like.
@ripstop5122 Жыл бұрын
Always been my favourite module, probably as i worked with it a lot in the British Army so great to see it get some more love 😊
@annezwart5083 Жыл бұрын
Awesome! I respect Polychop for the attention they're giving to this older module. I know that, to some extend, they HAD to do this in order to improve their reputation for the upcoming Kiowa but I nevertheless genuinely apreciate it. Looking forward to what they'll bring us in the future!
@Kazon7000 Жыл бұрын
Was able to catch the tail end of your stream of this yesterday. It definitely looks like it has improved significantly. The feel of the helicopter really threw me off when I trialed it maybe 2 years ago (granted, all I had known at that point was the Huey module). Definitely willing to give this another go as I really do like the aesthetics and capabilities of the helicopter.
@tread140 Жыл бұрын
Held off on the gazelle for the exact reasons mentioned in the video. However now I'll likely give it another look.
@MegaMoxica Жыл бұрын
Rocking good news! I really want to fly it more. There are so many things I like about it. This looks promising.
@Swatmat Жыл бұрын
glad to see its finally here
@millenix13 Жыл бұрын
A smart move on their part, I think getting the Gazelle in a great state will build hype for the Kiowa.
@JoseJimeniz Жыл бұрын
4:36 ...did you say "However, comma, in the realm of DCS..."?
@n4d3m4n Жыл бұрын
I loved flying the SA342 when I could figure out how to use it like a scalpel in some missions. The A10 spoiled me with the Airforce of 1 mentality. the Gazelle put me in the mindset of target discrimination and careful planning to eliminate the most important target while flying NOE and avoiding all other conflict. It's a great helicopter. The cyclic felt like an on/off switch, and there were a lot of limits that I avoided to keep the immersion. I'm glad to see it getting some love.
@chrismaverick9828 Жыл бұрын
@CasmoTV My initial lift last night after updating had a heavy roll to the right as I added collective and countered the yaw. I ended up setting up an initial trim similar to the KA-50 (back and left)to even keep it stable on lift. Was this something you encountered as well?
@CasmoTV Жыл бұрын
Yeah. There is a sweet spot that you have to find but imo it’s a little hard to find and a little unforgiving at the moment.
@timme9206 Жыл бұрын
Hey Casmo, thanks for sharing. I did fly the Gazelle when it was the only real attack helicopter and as you said, I adopted how to fly it. As I'm only an armchair simpilot I surely have no reference how it feels to fly the real thing, however the Huey felt so much more realistic. I'm really looking forward to the new flightmodel and as it was said before by others, I think that the improvement will sell the Kiowa and that is a good thing. 👍🏻 I want the OH 58 in my hangar as well 😊
@imellor711 Жыл бұрын
Like you Caz, I didn't mind the old SA342 helicopter....but .I'm not sure its fixed in the new flight model, especially with that agressive role to the right on take off, even with right yaw, in this new flight model and she seems to ridiculous rock during auto hover ( Q & E button) and smoother attempting a manual hover with Trim? Or is this an actual helicopter thing/ physics?
@hmleao Жыл бұрын
Well, now I can even think of buying the kiowa eventually xD
@Parabueto Жыл бұрын
I'm really looking forwards to try the new Gazelle out. It was my favourite helicopter if only for the amazing visability out of the cockpit. Having a stripped back one with even less stuff obscuring the view out will be really great for sightseeing/rescue stuff. Only issue I have with the Gazelle in DCS really is the godlike situational awareness and aim of AI ground units, which makes flying the Gazelle in recon very dangerous and attacking pretty much anyhting that's armed is practically suicidal, especially because there's no difference if you pop up and nail a rocket within a couple metres of someone with a pintle; they'll nail your forehead from half a mile away through the explosion anyway.
@MrScar88 Жыл бұрын
Well, good to hear. I do not own the Gazelle. Tried to love it as much as I love the rest of DCS helos, but i could not do it (i trialed it, but it just felt off). Seems that now it will end up in my helo collection finally. Thanks Casmo for the update.
@gregpruitt1647 Жыл бұрын
To tame the old flight model, I had to add some wild curves to the stick, rudder, and collective. With this new model, I flattened out the control curves to Zero, and it flies really well. It wants to tip over in a slow lift off. I will have to learn to manage that. All-in-all, I like the new flight model, a lot.
@vz6235 Жыл бұрын
Tried, it somehow flies even worse than before now
@ulvar51 Жыл бұрын
Looks great! Thx for your thoughts
@cowboy10uk Жыл бұрын
Nice review, been flying her on and off since it was released and while it’s never my fav module, I do enjoy it. Once I’ve made the changes you suggested to the curves that is. Looking forward to the new flight model, huge thanks for the review, certainly if it’s managed to get you to consider flying it more, it’s gonna be worth a good look at. I just wished we have a uk variant. But can’t have everything
@Grimdork713 Жыл бұрын
What model received the most hate(and rightfully so)? I would say Hawk. Ye, it was Hawk.
@WhiteEagleTube Жыл бұрын
Pretty much 😂, can't beat the fact that we all lost money and ended up with nothing 😢
@Grimdork713 Жыл бұрын
@@WhiteEagleTube Never jumped into Hawk. Always preffered Albatros over it. MSFS20 has Just Flights Hawk and its supposedly great.
@TrickerDCS Жыл бұрын
My days of being an aerobatic pilot in DCS are becoming limited
@csdigitaldesign Жыл бұрын
Who said it would stop doing rolls and loops? The real gazelle does them too. The issue with the gazelle was it didn't have enough weighted feel to it. I mean nobody has issues with the apache module and it can do rolls and loops.
@TrickerDCS Жыл бұрын
@@csdigitaldesign it was a joke, let’s pump the brakes
@csdigitaldesign Жыл бұрын
@Tricker I wasn't getting bent out of shape or being defensive. It's not possible to convey tone with text. Didn't even realize you were completely joking and didn't even notice it was you... lol. Just didn't want somebody to lose faith that the gazelle will be agile even when flying correctly. No worries anyways! :)
@TrickerDCS Жыл бұрын
@@csdigitaldesign haha no worries, I’m just having fun 🙃
@andreartymiuk Жыл бұрын
Will the pilot sight be adjustable (like in the Huey)? In the existing gazelle it is rather guesswork. For Guns the sight points short, for rockets it points too long. Ideally you would be able to adjust the sight. In fact in your video here you can see the same issue, Guns firing long, Rockets firing short of the sight position.
@c.g.262 Жыл бұрын
I didn't have a problem with the old model if you messed with the curves in the controls alot, you could get it to fly pretty realistically. I'm glad it has gotten a refresh, and look forward to learning all of the new stuff. Thanks, Casmo!
@c.g.262 Жыл бұрын
@@mandellorian790 I don't know. The curves and other messing I did with the controls made it pretty hefty. It definitely made it a lot closer closer to the model we have now.
@radsy5821 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this one mate. Having flown the Squirrel irl, which has a similar rotor system, I never had much problem with the Gazelle in normal use. But it's great as you say that PC revisited it and I think they have probably rescued some day 1 KW sales as a result. Golf claps all round.
@Panthera-v1 Жыл бұрын
The Gazelle was never perfect, but I never gave up on her. Been flying for a few years now. This next update got me very excited though.
@garrettchambers9005 Жыл бұрын
Really glad to see they came back to make this product better; I was exceptionally disappointed just how game-y it felt like before. Put in an English cockpit like the ka-50!
@scrimmybingus8972 Жыл бұрын
The only way i could really describe the way the gazelle felt was like an arma 3 helicopter with the default flight models. Which was fine for me, i suck at DCS but its cool to see that polychop actually went back and tried to do right by their customers.
@Happy-tp4jd Жыл бұрын
Great!, excited to fly it again!
@MK84 Жыл бұрын
I'm just happy they finally let us fly without the doors. Gonna be a hoot in VR.
@thorstenh1976 Жыл бұрын
😊 Watched the Twitch flying Yesterday 🎉
@MrGs500f Жыл бұрын
The brittish also had a bunch of gaz' and would have had English pits I'd assume
@CakePrincessCelestia Жыл бұрын
The Gazelle finally gets an actual Flight Model, before they release the KW even? There is no **bleeping** way! Love it! 1:54 BuT wHaT iF i WaNt To HaVe ApPlE vIsIoN pRo InStEaD? 2:05 Oh nice, this almost looks like a VR headset! XD 2:42 So kinda like the Hind... nice! 2:52 That's what I wanted to hear! And it does look like that already judging the footage! 4:16 No simulator can feel like the real thing if it doesn't come with any G forces and actual inertia that you could sense with your butt meter. Though as far as I understand, DCS comes closest to the real things currently. At least for the ones avialable to consumers. 5:46 That sounds promising! 6:12 Absolutely based and I highly appreciate that they did take this step, especially considering the fact they initially were to release the Kiowa first before reworking the Gazelle FM. Now with the Gazelle reworked and probably improved a lot, people who got it already will actually see and feel the improvements and will therefor, probably, be much more willing to open up their wallets again and throw money at their screens as soon as the KW can be ordered.
@haramaschabrasir8662 Жыл бұрын
I really like small helicopters, I played the H 125 in X Plane A LOT. For a long time I wished that the Gazelle handled similar to the H 125, what I imagine a small helo handles in real life.
@Mightymoose02 Жыл бұрын
Finally, I will pick up the Gazelle. With a proper FM it looks like a blast to fly.
@PtrlhdGames Жыл бұрын
Love the Gazelle, enjoy scouting on Enigma's server with it.
@DerVagabundli Жыл бұрын
A actually really like the Gazelle and have since i bought it. Its quirky and tries to kill you a lot, but the fact that you can fly it from the gunner position and actually controll both the missiles and the heli at once is fun as hell.
@slyderace Жыл бұрын
I actually own the Gazelle module but HATED the flight model so much that I never touched it again after trying it out a few times. I will definitely try it again once the new flight model is out :) Thank you for testing it out for us!
@julianmorrisco Жыл бұрын
I’ve always liked the Gazelle, despite it feeling like a UFO that has no idea of what ground effect is. I like it because it’s kinda like a Huey on steroids, faster, carries TOWs and looks just as good in a French way. But now? I’m in heaven. My takeoffs are sketchy as hell, but I’ve only done three. I’ll get better. And now it feels like I imagine a real aircraft would. I’ve never flown a real aircraft but 50 years of real world physics is burned into my brain so my brain is pretty good at recognising something that feels real, even if it can’t tell if it’s totally correct. I’ll leave it to the SMEs like Casmo here to tell me if it’s accurate but my layman’s instincts tell me the Gazelle is much closer to a real world object now. It just acts in a way that feels like it’s a metal box with a spinny thing flying through the air.
@meromayhem3595 Жыл бұрын
I love the Gazelle cause i love the tiny scout and strike Helicopters. Hopfully the Bo105, the Kiowa and the MH-9 arrive soon. I like to be the JATAC for CAS.
@ueehurstonsecurity8887 Жыл бұрын
I can't lift this thing 1 foot off the ground without breaking something no idea why but my stick mappings feel really abrupt compared to any other plane or helo i bought. i suck overall but normally i can get a bird off the ground for a few mins at least
@FeltHat Жыл бұрын
someone forgot hawk :P or f16 release state :D
@thesquire5318 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review. I heard the update was coming and have spent the last couple weeks relearning to fly the gazelle. I'm excited to experience what you have described in the updated module. On a side note...I still think the update to the Apache is nice. I'm actually able to fly it now enough to make my own cheesey videos. Lol.
@CasmoTV Жыл бұрын
Apache Flying yes. On the ground- hot garbage.
@hmleao Жыл бұрын
Did they improve that thing about the huey dropping too quickly when slowing down?
@CasmoTV Жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s better
@hmleao Жыл бұрын
@@CasmoTV Thanks, always great info. Seeing your Strike Eagle's videos to learn.
@henryferris8249 Жыл бұрын
It is now a lot better and more intuitive to fly now. A huge improvement over how it was before the update. I wonder if Polychop will take it further to a multi crew “instructor / Student” feature where control may be handed back and forth as in the T45, as this the Gazelle now has great potential as a training helicopter…?
@MongooseTacticool Жыл бұрын
Most non-English modules have an English cockpit version in special options 😊
@CasmoTV Жыл бұрын
But not all.
@bobr8766 Жыл бұрын
As always great vid. Looking forward to a tutorial on the new flight module...I don't think Poly Chop has put out a new flight manual...It is going to be another helicopter in DCS to really learn.
@mikedelta792 Жыл бұрын
This sounds a great move from a developer who have morals above money. Happy to see the huge advances of the aircraft. Seeing the extra bits added previously, this update is looking promising. I know no update on multiplayer side of it, let’s hope that is a go on fixing this small but pleasant aircraft.
@CasmoTV Жыл бұрын
Cool story but unless you have proof I’d prefer you keep that kinda chatter to yourself or your own social media.
@jayphi4095 Жыл бұрын
Yes and also let’s turn the voices in a U Boat sim in English also…..in place of German, make a Me109 altimeter in feet in place of meters etc… and you will ruin the immersion. The simulated Gazelle is a French model. I could understand that Cyrillic alphabet is an issue in Russian cockpits but French is not so far from English and I guess an English spoken user is smart enough to make the link between on off and marche arrêt. So let’s keep the original Gazelle cockpit world as it is for now. Possibly, as Gazelle has been widely exported, it must surely exist versions with an English cockpit so let’s wait that modders make the adjustment….After all the Razbam M2000 also has a French labeled cockpit and according me it adds a lot to the immersion and to realism 7:35. English is the language of aviation, nobody deny that, but I’m strongly oriented at keeping models as close to reality as possible. And also let’s be respectful to Gazelle and ALAT that invented the NOE operational flight in helos…. Apache is a wonderful platform but it is a mammouth compared to Gazelle in NOE, particularly in desert environment where it raises so much sand it is burning engines regularly as I noticed in UAE, Gazelle with over rotor sensors have been conceived from the very beginning with NOE in mind. Anyway thank you for your dedicated video about helos😊 not so frequent ….
@CasmoTV Жыл бұрын
A bold statement to make that the gazelle invented NOE. I think a few thousand Vietnam vets would have something to say. I also didn’t say get rid of the French cockpit. I said have an option
@Elysian_Angel_ Жыл бұрын
First of all let me preface this comment by saying that like most people, I'm just an armchair enthusiast. I have sat in a few helicopter cockpits but never actually flew one. I can only compare modules with other modules combined with what I learned over the years about helo flight dynamics. That being said, I always considered the (old) Gazelle to fly like a fixed-wing aircraft that happens to have a rotor. If you fly the thing using say a Pro Flight Trainer Puma, and compare it to say the Huey, the Gazelle feels like a toy instead of a "real" helicopter. I agree with you it's an excellent idea to revisit the Gazelle's FM based on what Polychop learned from developing the Kiowa, and I think especially long-term it's the best thing to do if they care about their company's reputation. It's been tainted so far but only the most stubborn people wouldn't give them and the Kiowa a chance after what they did here with the Gazelle :) Well done, Polychop! :)
@irishpat64 Жыл бұрын
Thx Casmo....not my fav module either buy happy to see/hear of progress ....really looking forward to KW
@ysiadpir1423 Жыл бұрын
25K views nice. Time for a new quick tips video on Gazelle and any differences with Trimmer, Autopilot and Hover?
@CasmoTV Жыл бұрын
I didn’t play it enough in the old model to be able to make any comparisons. Maybe I’ll dig into the gaz in the future but frankly I’m kinda burnt out on helicopters.
@indyjons321 Жыл бұрын
Looks like I know what my first “trial” aircraft is going to be…
@MaxRank Жыл бұрын
I didn’t mind the original FM, the new one rolls on takeoff, requires way to much pedal input and feels heavy as a brick.