OH-6A - Flying the Loach Mod in DCS

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Ай бұрын

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@WALTERBROADDUS Ай бұрын

Somehow I don't think Magnum and Higgins are going to catch ride with Mover.... 😤🚁

@TheNorwayDude995 Ай бұрын

At the start of your first takeoff you sound like that hornet test pilot who found out that rolling the F18 will depart the flight

@SkyDawg91 Ай бұрын

Been hoping this would happen! Your comments are as I expected them to be, and I don't say/mean that as a bad thing. Once I applied heavy curves on all axis and turned the Y saturation down just a bit on the cyclic, I was able to really feel how great the flight model for this thing has been done and you can really move the stick through it's IRL counterparts range of motion. Give that a try! If you spend a little bit of time on your axis tuning it really does reward you with a great experience. Case in point, my rookie ass has been doing auto rotations from 1200ft for hours on end each time I log on lately.

@euchreairgaming 28 күн бұрын

Sounds like copium for a mediocre flight model. Probably want the old gazelle fm back.

@SkyDawg91 28 күн бұрын

@@euchreairgaming Sounds like a skill issue for ya bud

@euchreairgaming 28 күн бұрын

@@SkyDawg91 wym. I've never heard of this mod until now and never flown it. And unless it significantly improves, I never will. I'm just pointing out subpar modules.

@hook86 14 күн бұрын

@@euchreairgaming you're toxic AF and a perfect example of why the DCS community is trash. It's a free mod that had a ton of work put into it. If you don't like it, go away and STFU.

@baaamakingbaaaa Ай бұрын

If anyone is looking for a fun place to fly this thing there is a search and rescue mission in a server called Ky's Palace of Pleasure. It's Wolf Pack US server 11. I fly it every night and there's rarely anyone in there.

@JBSmoke1 Ай бұрын

Looks pretty squirrelly, Mover.

@RANDALLBRIGGS 28 күн бұрын

I've never flown anything in DCS, but in real life I've flown about 800 hours in OH-58s. I only had one flight in a National Guard OH-6, but I found it much less twitchy than the OH-58A or C. I attributed that to the difference between the OH-58's semi-rigid rotor system compared to the OH-6's fully articulated system. The AH-64 Apache has the same type of rotor system as the OH-6, and it is very stable. Not surprising since it was designed by Hughes Helicopters, just like the OH-6. The difference in the OH-6A and B is 103 shp (317 vs. 420).

@saffakanera Ай бұрын

"How do I egress?" That's the neat part, you don't!

@johnhermann7498 27 күн бұрын

The original Hughes 500 and OH-6A are essentially the same aircraft. the 500E is the pointy nose one (which evolved into the 530). iirc the "Bravo" model has the more powerful engine along with the "T" tail boom.

@schoolio64D Ай бұрын

I have zero Loach time, so I was wondering how it compares. I found it very twitchy but manageable after a little practice. Good stuff.

@knottyroomproductionsstudi7350 25 күн бұрын

Once you add some control curves to it, it is a dream to fly… It flies exactly how any helicopter would without stability enhancements or hydraulic assistance… like a European sports car, what you feel is what you get… it is definitely a finesse/fingertip flyer and I love it… you all remember the Apache was a bitch to fly too until you got the hang of it

@NorthernGrim 17 күн бұрын

Try reducing saturation but leave the curves at zero! Helps me a lot in DCS making yhe stick movements much less sensitive as there isnt an extender on my stick. Helps me fly the Hind perfectly with saturation down to 60

@Grumpylove Ай бұрын

I have the older Puma and the OH-6 in dcs, hates it at slow speeds. You think you have it balanced and behaving for a bit, then the gremlins wake up and you’re suddenly a bull rider! I’ll stick to the gazelle. Very much enjoying the UH-60L

@MichaelMoellerTRLInc Ай бұрын

Apparently the difference between the A and the B is just a re-engine. The A had the Allision T-63-A5A (317 SHP), the B had the Allison T-63 (420 SHP).

@billcedarheath387 28 күн бұрын

Spot on with the engine info. Don’t forget Avionics and Equipment The OH-6A was initially equipped with basic avionics and systems suitable for the mission requirements of the 1960s. With the OH-6B you have upgraded avionics and systems, incorporating more modern technology to improve navigation, communication, and mission efficiency.

@FishFisher77 Ай бұрын

The guy on the other end sounds like Cleetus McFarland.

@mdu2112 Ай бұрын

Looks like my first helicopter flight model: an undamped pendulum hanging from a single lift point. 😅

@RedFail1-1 Ай бұрын

That's what it is! I was trying so hard to figure out why it felt so janky and why it was flying so weird with curves from 25 all the way up to 45. What you described is exactly how it flies. Like it has a single point of lift and is hanging from it by a string.

@seanquigley3605 Ай бұрын

Maybe see if any Vietnam Loach Pilots from the unit your OH-6 served with are on DCS and set up some kind of Patreon to have them teach tactics in DCS or even let UH-1 DCS pilots run a pink team mission with them? He spots and they hit? Say 50 bucks per mission and the money goes to restoration?

@WALTERBROADDUS Ай бұрын

Why don't we have an Airwolf mod? 🤔

@DavidGreen-hp5yq Ай бұрын

Helicopters, like motorcycles, never seem to translate to computer play.

@JesterMax24 29 күн бұрын

Well, now that the hype is wearing off, I'm not so sure about the fm any more. Hard to argue with a guy who's actually flown it. I've had fun with it so far, and it definitely didn't have any gazelle 1.0 obvious cyclic weirdness. Gets weird in quickstops for sure. Strange things happen with pitching up at speed. Not sure about this "pendulum" talk...one of the critiques of the gaz was that it had no "pendulum" effect. Kind of inclined to prefer the AH-6j fm, as incomplete as it was. Too bad it doesn't work with the new downwash effects, which I thought were a big step forward.

@DeathBlossom867 29 күн бұрын

Yeah I was withholding judgment until I heard from someone with OH-6/MD 500 experience and now we have it. Not spending any time on this until some adults have fixed it.

@JesterMax24 29 күн бұрын

@@DeathBlossom867 have you flown the mod?

@DeathBlossom867 28 күн бұрын

@@JesterMax24 I have not, but I am in several Discords with experienced (IRL) rotary wing guys who are reporting a lot of the same things

@JesterMax24 28 күн бұрын

@DeathBlossom867 the things i mentioned in my first comment? I hope Mover gives some more thoughts about the fm. What specifically is off about it, etc.

@baaamakingbaaaa Ай бұрын

Looks like that could be the V1 version and not the 1.1. The latest version is super stable with some negative curves on the cyclic.

@CWLemoine Ай бұрын

It was 1.1

@baaamakingbaaaa Ай бұрын

@@CWLemoine It's the curves then. With a floor mount I have I think about -20

@G4M3RV1DS 29 күн бұрын

Gonna need my white pants for this one...

@CitizenIosef Ай бұрын

There is a OH-6A 1.1 update. Not sure if you're using that one or not.

@CWLemoine Ай бұрын

Yes, we were using the most current one as of 6 days ago.

@0BuLLeT01 Ай бұрын

Still very twitchy. Using curves at 20 and it's almost controllable.

@M4tr00s Ай бұрын

I find that the previous build handles much. Better than the lates one

@CitizenIosef Ай бұрын

@@M4tr00s my experience was the opposite! The OH-6A seems to deliver very different experiences depending on some independent variable. Might be equipment, experience, or mindset - hard to say.

@M4tr00s Ай бұрын

@@CitizenIosef good point, i just know in 1.0 i was much more stable in flight and landing than in 1.1, might have to do a proper test to see

@behindthen0thing525 Ай бұрын

How are you liking that pimax

@CWLemoine Ай бұрын

So far so good! Performance is great. My only real complaints are the weight (fixed by an aftermarket comfort strap for the most part) and the stupid battery. Even with the power supply, it's wonky.

@behindthen0thing525 Ай бұрын

@CWLemoine I bought a quest 3 the other day because they are easy to find, anyway, I don't care for the resolution on it. Probably gonna return it to the Bx and go for a pimax