Cowansim MD500! Flying Helicopters in MSFS 2024 VR Pt 2

[@NickyNiclas]

Someone needs to 3D scan Lester so we can have him as copilot in the sim 🤣

[@andresilvasophisma]

With the Sheriff helmet, that would be a mod for the ages.

[@TheWatson83]

at very very least the T-shirts mover made so we can have them on our avatars, the 3 g toppa Tees ones :p

[@JonathanStCloud-yo5oq]

I lived in a hangar with an MD529N for ten year. Flew that bird almost every day. Ended up with over 2100 hours in that bird.

[@_Dibbler_]

Aaaand did you try it in FS2024 yet, to give us feedback? 😇

[@JetlinerX]

Its such a relief to see an actual heli pilot flying in this game finally. Since day 1 I was super disappointed in the wacky ground effect these helicopters have and since day 1 the super fans told me I was just a hater.

[@calypsodawson9368]

This is a bug for GE, on elevated landing areas. It’s a shame it’s back as this was fixed after the longest time in 2020.

[@JetlinerX]

@@calypsodawson9368 Yeah its definitely worse on elevated surfaces but even the standard ground effect feels like an ocean where the air is just moving and shifting underneath you in really awkward and unnatural ways.

[@missesmew]

My favourite machine, rode in one that did a few tricks, hammerheads and a couple loops. Absolutely amazing birds. Of course it was a Hughes model flown by a cattle musterer with mega hours of experience. Coolest thing I’ve ever done. Ever since I was incredibly disappointed when in a jet ranger or god forbid a pathetic robson. Nothing beats TC’s CIA bird. Fantastic chopper!👌🏾

[@richieismyhero]

Thanks for this Mover. As Strngfellow Hawke once said, "flying is flying and games are games"😂

[@georgenebitt124]

Cue the Magnum PI music

[@paulweatherford5544]

I was thinking the same thing. I was an adult who lived that show!

[@John.Diaz76]

Is that Magnum next to you TC? 🤣

[@Bell429Turbo]

Nice to see these helicopter streams. Do you prefer doing them in VR or 4k.

[@CWLemoine]

VR

[@glennwatson]

I'm glad I'm not the only one struggling with the overly squirrelly ground effect.

[@Belatu42]

Do you have dynamic FPS turned on? It will turn down your settings to keep framerate up. You might need it to maintain performance for VR, but it's probably why the photogrammetry looks terrible...

[@CWLemoine]

I have a 4090 and a 7950X3D with 64GB DDR5 and a 1gbps wired internet connection. Shouldn't need to turn anything down.

[@Belatu42]

@@CWLemoine in 2D for sure. VR might still be turning down LODs though. I have a slightly slower but similar setup. i9 12900k, 4080 Super and 64GB DDR5. I have the dynamic FPS set to 45 for VR but off in 2D. The dust effect is nice but kills frames on my machine too

[@AngryBassist66623]

Yeah I have the same specs as Mover, but with a 4080 super instead. A lot of modern videogames are just not optimized the best. I keep atmosphere filtering turned down to keep frames up.

[@markusnachname1619]

My little MSFS world looks like zombiland aswell... I guess it's a VR thing. Never got better... waiting for the 5090... but not much hope here. Still, VR is my choise and ever will be until there is something even better.

[@krazyeye5147]

@@CWLemoine There has been alot of graphical bugs and stuff that affects any level of hardware. Hopefully they will fix it soon. Also there is a known bug that occurs when transitioning into or out of ground effect.

[@bobr8766]

MSFS 2024-legged Luna wanted to go with you…(Psst…don’t tell the real Luna!)😊

[@markusnachname1619]

I just flew around over Manila Bay in the Philippins with the CowanSim Jet Ranger. Bought the add on in MSFS2020... awesome!!! So many landing sites ❤❤❤ But now Back to Christmas! Merry Christmas to you and Luna! 💫🎄🎁

[@MagnusThornberg]

Has CowanSim released an update for the MD500? There are no scratches on the glass. Do you usually fly it with such a zoomed-in view? You can’t see the instruments.

[@SkidsUpAviation]

I’m a helicopter CFI and a K-9 Deputy in Indiana mover, I need to come down and meet you!

[@b0bl00i]

My helos in the sim behaves similar on landing. What I found was that something was dynamically modifying the throttle as I lift and lower the collective. Unable to resolve it.

[@ralgith]

I'd like to see a video explaining Lester's little mantra. My hearing isn't the best these days, and I've never fully understood it. Plus, I'd like to know what it means.

[@ralgith]

Also, if the collective is way too sensitive, reduce it?

[@donaldstaubitz230]

She’s a good lookin bird

[@paulweatherford5544]

Recommend the new simulator?

[@Doubleelforbes]

In all honesty, I've been holding back because my 2020 experience was awful, from netcode through to rendering, then eventually unable to update or even download a reinstall (Just like you, hardwired, full-duplex gigabit with a more than modern enough, well maintained device). Even after my upgrade the ground detail and "mashed potato" vehicles are rendering artefacts I saw back then too as well as this dramatically lower frames at lower altitudes. I feel like nothing's changed under the hood. I was eyeballing X Plane 12 last night, or I might just take the plunge on some DCS content over repeating this path. Especially if that DLC manager STILL downloads and extracts one-file-at-a-time like a serial Sam. When this is true, I dread to think how sloppy the in-flight map-pulling netcode is written, not to mention the weather liveATC and other players data.

[@crazypetec-130fe7]

Why didn't you fly it in Hawaii?

[@Major_General_SOUTH_AFRICA]

Md500 best auto rotation

[@andresilvasophisma]

From the air the graphics look nice. If you want to go Full Magnum PI you'll have to fly it in Hawaii. Does the game have the airport where you fly with Lester?

[@wouldntyou_like_to_know]

KNEW Lakefront New Orleans LA

[@Apodalont]

So coming from fixed wing fighters, how was the transition to helicopter flight? Was it unnatural feeling?

[@donaldstaubitz230]

We need a Lester mod!

[@SvenCheddar]

As someone who mainly flies the bell 407 in fs2020 I wonder if the bell is in fs24. I've been watching these videos and people's reviews and think I'm still going to hold off until some of the bugs gets solved. That choppyness is worrisome

[@CWLemoine]

The 407 is in 2024 as well.

[@SvenCheddar]

@CWLemoine that's cool maybe they will add some new ones too

[@CWLemoine]

They added a ton of new ones. R66, H225, Chinook, Skycrane, etc.

[@Luki82]

Is MD500 a mod, or in game content?...It has extremely rudimentary textures.

[@CWLemoine]

Cowansim paid module.

[@tomwilson1006]

I’ve actually been to Memorial Hospital in Gulfport lol

[@D25Bev]

You're one of many real world heli pilots that has a problem with the ground effect. I could tell from the previews that it was off. Hopefully they deal with it sooner than later.

[@JonathanStCloud-yo5oq]

Fire extinguisher should be on left where pilot sits.

[@TheRobSJ]

The crazy ground effect and my dumb ass trying to play with a controller makes helicopters….ummm, interesting to try and land. Try being the key word.

[@trussedcookie2762]

f-16 got an update in DCS....review maybe??

[@rztrzt]

Higgy babe!

[@jameshewitt8828]

It needs a lot of patches as very buggy at present, sure it will get better in time.

[@donaldstaubitz230]

Watch out for drones around CB base

[@tomwilson1006]

Mover, China has a 6th Gen, tail-less, flying Dorito! We all know who they copied on that aircraft, so now the question is…….when is the U.S. gonna unveil their NGAD???

[@thomasmckendry8566]

Osobo went full stunning and brave from my understanding

[@cshamm]

Small correction Mover lol.

[@KaiTakApproach]

I am not paying out one more dollar until frame rates and physics are improved for ground effect rotorcraft. Period. Full stop. MSFS 2020 already has these problems. I don't need to shell out for MSFS 2024 unless they fix it.

[@adamross2256]

There's a "membership fee" on that Pimax headset? Ugh

[@CWLemoine]

What?

[@TC2290-wh5cb]

@@CWLemoine Pimax have started doing a mobile phone style payment option, you pay a % up front then a "membership" fee to pay off the balance.

[@CWLemoine]

Ah. It appears you can still pay in full up front. No membership fee.

[@adamross2256]

@@CWLemoine Ahhh missed that. How's it compare to others you've used? Also that helicopter control rig looks super-slick. So hard to find rotorcraft controls out there.

[@ShreddingFinn]

Why is it that the absolute premier brand of software, the absolute pinnacle of operating system design, innovation, and they cannot make a damned simulator that doesn't require a nuclear power plant to run at acceptable frame rates??

[@TC2290-wh5cb]

Re-read what you just typed, without laughing, and you have the answer.

[@jamesvaughn9512]

If thats fs24 its a total joke.