Taog's Hangar SA315B Lama Helicopter Review Flight over Lofoten, Norway - Microsoft Flight Simulator

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In this video I take the beautiful Taog's Hangar Aérospatiale SA315B Lama for my first flight and start the process of getting to know it and how to fly it. We do this in the beautiful scenic Lofoten Archipelago in Norway. A great helicopter, fantastic scenery. What a pleasure!
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[@Dreamsofwings]

Great case of confirmation bias here! Note I completely miss the popped breakers for pos lights and gyro because I didn’t think any would be out because it was brand new. I’m looking…..but not seeing….and as I was looking out rather than instrument flying I didn’t notice gyro out. Thanks to @stuthemoose for flagging up!

[@taogshangar2323]

Lovely video and lovely scenery, glad you enjoy the bird :) Cheers!

[@Dreamsofwings]

Hey many thanks and congrats on creating such a wonderful helicopter! Just about to take it up again lol

[@baardk2]

Yes. North Norway is beautiful. I like to fly a lot there in the sim. Great video.

[@StuTheMoose]

Wondaful heli, been flying this one non stop since release. Cant get enough of the sounds! If you noticed, you had no position lights because you didn't push in the breaker in. Same with the Gyro breaker and the Landing lights breaker (the only way to turn on/off the landing light) All three are always popped out by default on loading in.

[@Dreamsofwings]

Ah thanks, and there was me following the checklist thinking I was doing the right thing! Looking back at the video I can see them out but at the time when I checked circuit breakers I didn’t see them, I guess because I am so used to not seeing circuit breakers popped out that I wasn’t looking properly. Lesson learned!

[@murdock074]

beautiful scenery, beautiful helicopter, beautiful video, once again

[@Dreamsofwings]

Thank you mate 🍻

[@ujd2930]

Awesome video , awesome graphics!

[@Dreamsofwings]

Much appreciated!

[@ToBCreations]

Gorgeous flight! 😊👌

[@Dreamsofwings]

Many thanks!

[@QBziZ]

This helicopter is a magical bird. It completely changed the sim for me.

[@Dreamsofwings]

Wonderful isn’t it

[@QBziZ]

It is. Best to pre trim a bit of cyclic to the right and a touch aft ( two clicks and one click respectively for me ) before take-off. Trimming this thing is essential for flying and especially, hovering.

[@Dreamsofwings]

@@QBziZ ah didn't realise it had cyclic trim. Will have to check that out. I also find I tend to have to put some right cyclic in so left trim might make mine worse?

[@QBziZ]

@@Dreamsofwings Not IRL but in the sim fortunately yes. Getting a steady hover without an almost neutral trim is a fool’s errand. You can’t really feel that neutral position with a spring centered joystick.

[@QBziZ]

Just to be clear, you need to map it in the controls options, there is no Hype-like custom stuff.

[@user-wz7pw7sp7r]

😂😂 "Hold on ladies and gentlemen, I am just going to see if I can land this." Haha. Gold. But another awesome video mate! Thank you!

[@Dreamsofwings]

Many thanks !

[@indritdedia1691]

Really nice

[@alexs6885]

Just when we learned to fly 1.0, Taog uploaded 1.1 😂. Well, now it's a lot easier to fly and leaing into the bubble with head tracking to see where you place the sling cargo is something I couldn't do with any other helicopter before 💪🏼❤️‍🔥 (But to be honest, none of my other choppers had bubble doors and sling cargo😅) It's also fun flying it into the mountains and then rip it around trees like on a race course 😁 Great video 👌🏼

[@Dreamsofwings]

Many thanks! Yes it’s a lovely helicopter to fly, great fun. I’m not skilled enough yet to do sling loads lol.

[@alexs6885]

@@Dreamsofwings yeah Taog did a good job on that, you really feel the weight and of cause have to watch out to not get it to swing on the sling 😁 Flying the palette is anyhow a bit easier than flying the fully filled bambi bucket 📦🪣🤔

[@marculix]

The power of the turbines is clearly ADCD in your ears!

[@DS-bj9br]

Yhanks for introducing me to another helicopter

[@Dreamsofwings]

Many thanks!

[@alheeley]

The helicopters have come on leaps and bounds in MSFS over the last year, big thanks to people like Taog for pushing the envelope, cant wait for his HUey to release - and yes the Lama is fantastic in VR :)

[@Dreamsofwings]

They certainly have.

[@danmorand3658]

Smitten by the Lama - I know the feeling lol. Just picked it up on Friday. Re: the terrain distractions at 21:08, it's one of the things that distracts me too on any helo flight. It's very immersive to start doing approach planning and landings on those high-altitude ridges and next to mountain lakes, especially with real weather. You should give those a try when you have time, excellent fun and builds great skills too. Thumbs up on Lofoten. The recent Nordics update is impressive.

[@Dreamsofwings]

Many thanks! 🍻

[@helicopterovirtual-msfs6254]

Excelente.

[@volkerjansen3901]

Wonderful, I was hoping that you would do a video of the Lama. I really enjoy all your helicopter content! Can't wait to get back to my sim rig next weekend to fly it myself for the first time. I assume you did the video with version 1.0?

[@Dreamsofwings]

Hey thanks Volker! Couldn’t resist getting this beauty! This is actually 1.1 with the new flight model. It really is great fun! Hope you have some great flights when you get back to it!

[@cammy9r]

I think those depression in the sides of mountains are called corries, usually have a wee loch in them. Then again it might not be, been a long time since I did any geography/geology.

[@Dreamsofwings]

Yes that’s the Scottish name for them, in Wales it’s a Cwm. It’s the bowl from which a glacier forms and then spills over the side. I think Cirque is the other name. Been a long time for me too!

[@cammy9r]

@@Dreamsofwings Handy to know these things. Yep, I'm Scottish. About to say 'are you sure that's a word Cwm' Then realised I can't pronounce most Scottish Gaelic. But thanks education system for teaching me French because that's been really useful 🤨 😁.

[@calumlittle9828]

Sweet, will steal for sure.

[@Dreamsofwings]

Definitely worth it.

[@calumlittle9828]

@@Dreamsofwings It better be, almost 3gigs me hearty.

[@ceegnz]

Siiiigh ... (changes the number on the "days since I watched Dreamsofwings review a plane I had decided not to get and had it bought and installed by the end of the video" sign to zero ... ) (again ...)

[@Dreamsofwings]

🤣🤣 hope you enjoy it!

[@CCitis]

MSFS+Helis+VR= Perfection.. I am hoping to grab the Puma X flight controls... but they aren't cheap

[@Dreamsofwings]

I REALLY want those but maybe when I win the lottery lol

[@CCitis]

I know... My wifes exact response was "Uh, we could go on vacation for that"@@Dreamsofwings

[@garymclachlan9193]

Good looking helicopter an sound Hope they do a hughes 500 or 530

[@Dreamsofwings]

It is lovely sound isn’t it

[@jinglesbluecat]

Nice video thanks for showing us what it can do. I found it impossible to fly using pedals and a joystick with the collective linked to the throttle. I manage to make it work with the H145. What controls do you use or would recommend ?

[@Dreamsofwings]

Many thanks! I've not got an optimal set up for rotary. In an ideal world I'd have one of those fancy Puma setups lol. I have an old Warthog stick in a Virpil warBRD base, Thrustmaster TPR pedals and using a lever on my Bravo for collective. Very tempted to get another stick and base and take the springs out just for helo's.

[@goochygoochoutdoors.1913]

I purchased the Lama on this vid, I love it. My only gripe is, I can’t open the door on the pilot side, love to fly with doors off, to get the sound and wind effect.

[@Dreamsofwings]

I heard that removable doors are coming in the future I think. Would be great in the Lama! Thanks for watching!

[@rackum44]

I have a hard time controlling the 407 mod when coming into land

[@pablomorchonlucas9380]

Hi guys I have a question. How do you disable the air lines? When I fly any helicopter I can see the flow of wind with green lines. I don't know where I can disable them😢

[@Dreamsofwings]

Go to Assistance options, then select user experience and then deselect aerodynamic visualisation.

[@Skipper441]

Fantastic scenery! I'd like to ask do you use trimmer for flying all these helicopter modules?

[@Dreamsofwings]

Depends on if the helicopter has trimmer and most of the time with the kind of flying I am doing I am not really touching beep trim unless its a long straight and level leg. I’m not even sure if this little Lama has cyclic trim lol

[@Skipper441]

@@Dreamsofwings I have a real Lama flight manual that says that it doesn't have a trimmer. Friction nuts are used to hold cyclic control stick and collective pitch steady in any position.

[@Dreamsofwings]

@Skipper441 ah great, thanks!

[@jobravo1205]

Any idea why it's not available to purchase ? Says coming soon on Flightsim to

[@Dreamsofwings]

Not sure but keep an eye on it. Maybe it’s a temporary glitch.

[@groovystrummer4428]

What sensitivity and extremity dead zone settings are you using?

[@Dreamsofwings]

-9 and extremity dead zone 32% though I have no idea when I changed them to this!

[@groovystrummer4428]

@@Dreamsofwings Thanks, I'm trying to experiment with my setting since I turned all the assistance options off and it's helpful to learn what others are using.

[@Dreamsofwings]

@@groovystrummer4428 no problem!

[@user-xt8uw2bc6h]

What is this simulator? Details please😊

[@Dreamsofwings]

This is Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

[@yakrage]

Fly frm Lukla to Everest Base Camp & all around ..... its Gonna b Amazin ...Lama is gonna work wonders

[@Dreamsofwings]

Must the kind of thing it was made for 💪🏻