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Whether or not it is better than the 500e is pretty subjective to personal opinion and I've not flown the 500e much since it had it;s big update a while back. They're fairly even in terms of quality, which is surprising as they're made by the same people. If I were to choose which between the two which one I wanted to fly I'd probably pick the R66 over the 500e, but I'm sure there are many others who'd choose the 500e.

@@flightsoficarus thanks!

Yes, I gathered this from flying the DCS version. However, with this version, the elevator doesn't move regardless of air speed. It is still in development though, so hopefully this will be addressed in due course.

I recorded the inside shot in VR while flying with OBS studio and at the same time recorded the flight with SkyDolly. I then replayed the flight in 2D with from the SkyDolly recording in external view and recorded that again with OBS studio. Then it's just a case of finding key points I can use to sync the 2 up.

@@flightsoficarus I was thinking you did something like that but I was hoping it would be something else like old FSX when you could have an outside View; maybe upcoming mfss 24 will have the old outside of view available in cockpit view thanks for the quick reply

Great question. I confess it's been a while since I did any VOR navigation, I mostly fly VFR or using GPS but I just had a go and yes you can. However, from my initial look around the cockpit it appears that you use the traditional avionics, you can only set up NAV1. If you want to use NAV1 & NAV2 you'll need to switch to modern avionics on the tablet by the copilots seat. But it might be a useful thing to do a tutorial video.

@@flightsoficarus I THINK A VOR NAVIGATION FLIGHT IS VERY EXCITING, AND I ALWAYS WONDER IF THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERS A GPS BREAKDOWN OR A SHOT IN THAT ELECTRONICS PART, HOW WE WILL DRIVE IT. FLYING BY GPS IS EASY AND WITHOUT CHALLENGES. IF YOU MADE A TUTORIAL, I THANK YOU BECAUSE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW TO DO IT.google translate

VOR relies on the radio so suseptable to the same kinds of failures as GPS but it's it's a valuable skill that's definetly worth learning. Your ultimate fallback navigation is going to be VFR. If you plan your flight and work out bearings, estimated flight times and landmarks you can navigate quite effectively but you need to be paying attention. If you fly the bush trips, this is generally all setup for you, although there are no helicopter bush trips in the base game that I'm aware of 😔. You can just turn off the GPS and follow the flight log. It does take some practice though.

There's click spots on the handles, although they are quite small.

shocking revelation. makes the helicopter completely unplayable

I also wonder why does it start right into the nominal rotor RPM. Didn't see when he rolled in the throttle.

​@@BruceArtwickHe likely had the throttle on the collective at 100. If you start it with it on 25, like it do, it'll idle until you turn it up to 100.

That really was just trying to flex your knowlege wasn't it......?😅

Well, another one on mediocre standards :(

Thanks 😃

Thanks, my HOTAS is fairly basic. It's an old Thrustmaster HOTAS X but I recently invested in a Virpil Collective, which does make a big difference.

Thanks. My understanding based on all the updates I've seen is that all addons should transfer over without having to be repurchased.

The Blackbird version does look good. I'm always up for a study level model but I'm not so enthused by the guns and rockets. The Shrike 530F was developed by a branch of Blackbird and although the weapons made noises and had flashing light effects, the nature of MSFS makes them a little lack luster. MSFS just isn't built for it. But I'm more interested in the aircraft than the ordinance and if it's as good as the previews suggest then it should be a good module.

And the Blackhawk. Check their T-6 it's an awesome module.

Thanks. Airspeed read as zero but it can't hurt ot do more experimenting... other than potentially crashing but that only hurt virutally 😆. Thanks for the tip.

@@flightsoficarus airspeed will still show zero if you’re moving sideways or backwards ;) a sidestep is proper recovery. In real helis, you can’t trust the indicator below 15knts anyway. Keep making great videos!

That's a good point, they go sideways and backwards as well don't they 😆. That seems entirely possible. Thanks again for the tips.

Thanks for the positive feedback. While the MSFS heli flight model has it's shortcomings, some developers are really starting to figure out how to get the best out of it and this is definitely a great example of what can be achieved. Honestly I was so busy keeping an eye out for the Blackbird version I almost glanced right over this one but I think they're going ot have to deliver something pretty special now. Mind you, I've seen some good stuff from their updates so we'll see.

Well, it’s going to have working guns and rockets for one.

@@johnwicks4936 Yeah but outside of a milsim they're just cosmetics. I thill havent used the h145 weaponry and ive had it since the release.

@@gflo2781 It’s immersion thing. If I’m going to fly a Huey around Nam listening to 69’s rock, I want some guns hanging off the side. Otherwise, why even make a military version.

Thanks. I've been enjoying the H125 lately. There's been some significant updates since this video was made and it flies really nicely now but with MSFS2024 getting closer I can see the sense in waiting.

I'm currently using an old Thrustmaster Hotas X and the basic Saitek rudder pedals. I'm hoping to upgrade at some point but what I've got works for now.

Thank you! Do you use any assists?

@@anonymoushuman3575 No, I like to keep as much realism as I can.

The FI 206 and B-47 are both great helis. They are a little sensitive on the controls and some simmers are quite critical about it. But if you relax and make small gentle adjustments to the controls they fly very nicely.

Yup -- 10.75 GBP !

FS 2024 looks promising for heli development. Since Asobo gave us a basic helicopter flight model, they don't seem to have done much with it. But helis are becoming more popular so hopefully they'll get some more focus from the developers.

I've not tried it with a games controller but I'd imagine it's pretty awkward. Having a proper HOTAS definitely helps.

The Hype helos are nice modules. They've done some great work on the autopilot, making flying them pretty stress free. Helos without autopilot, or ones where the developer hasn't been able to implement it, can be a bit more of a handful but once you get used to the flight dynamics it becomes second nature. I've only encountered 2 helo modules in MSFS, which I consider unflyable or flyable but not worth the effort.

Good luck 🤞

It's on the front of the collective, under the governor switch like it is on the Cabri G2.

@@flightsoficarus Ok, thank you

Thanks. There don't currently seem to be many options for auto gyros currently but I wouldn't be surprised if we start to see more now developers seem to be venturing outside of fixed wind more and more.

Great stuff! I keep hoping with the growing popularity of Helicopters in Flight Sims that we'll start seeing some affordable dedicated helicopter controllers. There are some specialist ones but I think I'd have to sell a kidney to get them so am working on building my own.

@@flightsoficarus absolutely! i can do with entry level stick and adapt a throttle quadrant to act like a collective, but then any pedal i see cost as much as the stick and throttle together! plus i have one more pc component to upgrade for max results which is a $400 cpu. when i'm done all that i will want to upgrade my VR goggles.. and it goes on an on until i'm sitting in a fully enclosed motion simulator in my living room and my wife lives in a different house!

@@walley2637a big upgrade would be anti torque pedals if you really enjoy helos. I’ve been flying with them in DCS since I bought my Winwing pedals and just got the idea of checking them out MSFS

I realise this is not how they are intended to be used in reality but previous Cowansim modules with this feature have also had a means of retracting them after they've been deployed.

Both these helicopters have had major updates since this video was made and they both more stable than they were. The H125's visibility is an issue but also feel weird sitting on the left of the 500E. I still enjoy both though.

Don't do it! The mscenery stuff is garbage. I believe they are planning to bring this the marketplace eventually. Unfortunately getting stuff into the marketplace always takes it's time, unless of course it's mscenery where they seem to be able to put out any old junk they like.

It's included in module with the Chinook from Miltech.

Cool! Hope there weren't any actual fires.

Thanks 😃

He just sent Camilla onto the balcony to give me a one fingered salute 😆