It looks like its got some pretty wicked features and it includes high skids, low skids, floats and utility model.
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We have replaced the default fsX hover and flight behaviour with our own dynamics, engine and systems management, complete with optional damage, repair and maintenance features.
All this realism isn't easy to master for a novice pilot so we have introduced several modes including auto-start and tutorial mode. The helicopter can speed through the start up and shut down sequences on its own or the pilot can follow on-screen prompts through the start up/shut down sequences as the helicopter highlights each function on the 2D panels as they are required.
Aircraft systems will fail according to misuse. This may take several flights to occur as wear information is accrued and recorded. The pilot is able to clear persistent wear and damage using a virtual “Service Workshop†or switch off wear and damage completely.
Your aircraft can be equipped with low skids, high skids or floats and there is also a high skid utility version with a working cargo hook. Each version can be selected with or without doors too but remember that this will significantly affect the aircraft's performance.
Our flight handling brings subtle hover feel and whole list of aerodynamic effects like inflow roll
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The package includes 2 different fuel management systems. The accurate startup procedures are not simple click sequences but dynamic systems affected by temperature altitude and most importantly, pilot error!
Training Modes include start-up/shut-down guidance with on-screen prompts or your copilot can complete the start for you while you plan your flight.
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Experienced pilots will of course stay well clear of damaging the aircraft and will appreciate the more subtle attributes such as the blade slap and transmission whine associated with certain manoeuvres and flight regimes. If you are a student pilot and want to keep a record of how your ability is improving there is an option for wear and damage that persists for the life of each aircraft or until servicing and repairs are carried out; minor damage accrues over time but major damage will have dramatic effects.
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All this realism isn't easy to master for a novice pilot so we have introduced several modes including auto-start and tutorial mode. The helicopter can speed through the start up and shut down sequences on its own or the pilot can follow on-screen prompts through the start up/shut down sequences as the helicopter highlights each function on the 2D panels as they are required.
Aircraft systems will fail according to misuse. This may take several flights to occur as wear information is accrued and recorded. The pilot is able to clear persistent wear and damage using a virtual “Service Workshop†or switch off wear and damage completely.
Your aircraft can be equipped with low skids, high skids or floats and there is also a high skid utility version with a working cargo hook. Each version can be selected with or without doors too but remember that this will significantly affect the aircraft's performance.
Our flight handling brings subtle hover feel and whole list of aerodynamic effects like inflow roll
read more
The package includes 2 different fuel management systems. The accurate startup procedures are not simple click sequences but dynamic systems affected by temperature altitude and most importantly, pilot error!
Training Modes include start-up/shut-down guidance with on-screen prompts or your copilot can complete the start for you while you plan your flight.
read more
Experienced pilots will of course stay well clear of damaging the aircraft and will appreciate the more subtle attributes such as the blade slap and transmission whine associated with certain manoeuvres and flight regimes. If you are a student pilot and want to keep a record of how your ability is improving there is an option for wear and damage that persists for the life of each aircraft or until servicing and repairs are carried out; minor damage accrues over time but major damage will have dramatic effects.
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All this realism isn't easy to master for a novice pilot so we have introduced several modes including auto-start and tutorial mode. The helicopter can speed through the start up and shut down sequences on its own or the pilot can follow on-screen prompts through the start up/shut down sequences as the helicopter highlights each function on the 2D panels as they are required.
More authentic handling:
The helicopter exhibits a pendulum tendency at low airspeeds due to the interaction of the fuselage and rotor system and a slight instability in the hover means that the pilot must constantly work with the controls to hold a steady position.
Torque-Induced Yaw:
The pilot must counter the tendency of the transmission to turn the aircraft in opposition to the rotors at low airspeeds using the anti-torque, (rudder), pedals.
Transverse Flow Effect:
The pilot must counter the tendency of the helicopter to pitch up and to the right as it accelerates from the hover into forward, (or any directional), flight.
Flap Back: :
the pilot must counter the tendency of the nose to try and pitch up as forward airspeed increases.
Translating Tendency:
The pilot needs to oppose the helicopter’s tendency to try and slide right in the hover with a left cyclic input.
Dissymmetry of Lift::
The pilot must counter the greater lift generated by the advancing blade in forward flight with right cyclic, (stick), control.
Induced Flow Rotor RPM modulation:
The pilot must use collective pitch and helicopter attitude to manage the rotor RPM, which can rise or fall depending on the angle and strength of the airflow through it.
Rotor Droop:
The pilot must make smooth and careful collective pitch changes to avoid overloading the engine output and loosing rotor RPM.
Vortex Ring State:
The pilot must ensure that descents are performed that do not allow the helicopter to recycle its own down-wash and accelerate its descent uncontrollably.
Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness:
The pilot must manage low speed turns carefully in windy conditions where the vortices from the main rotor or wind strength alone can reduce the ability of the tail rotor to maintain the heading or perform a turn. Extra care is needed to prevent violent “weather-vaning†in a strong tail wind.
Retreating Blade Stall:
Exceeding maximum speed, (dependent on gross weight and altitude), will cause the helicopter to pitch and roll as lift is lost from the retreating blade.
Tail wind effect on Horizontal Stabiliser:
tail winds at very low speeds or hover may lift the tail’s horizontal stabiliser, requiring forward cyclic input to compensate.[/quote]
More authentic handling:
The helicopter exhibits a pendulum tendency at low airspeeds due to the interaction of the fuselage and rotor system and a slight instability in the hover means that the pilot must constantly work with the controls to hold a steady position.
Torque-Induced Yaw:
The pilot must counter the tendency of the transmission to turn the aircraft in opposition to the rotors at low airspeeds using the anti-torque, (rudder), pedals.
Transverse Flow Effect:
The pilot must counter the tendency of the helicopter to pitch up and to the right as it accelerates from the hover into forward, (or any directional), flight.
Flap Back: :
the pilot must counter the tendency of the nose to try and pitch up as forward airspeed increases.
Translating Tendency:
The pilot needs to oppose the helicopter’s tendency to try and slide right in the hover with a left cyclic input.
Dissymmetry of Lift::
The pilot must counter the greater lift generated by the advancing blade in forward flight with right cyclic, (stick), control.
Induced Flow Rotor RPM modulation:
The pilot must use collective pitch and helicopter attitude to manage the rotor RPM, which can rise or fall depending on the angle and strength of the airflow through it.
Rotor Droop:
The pilot must make smooth and careful collective pitch changes to avoid overloading the engine output and loosing rotor RPM.
Vortex Ring State:
The pilot must ensure that descents are performed that do not allow the helicopter to recycle its own down-wash and accelerate its descent uncontrollably.
Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness:
The pilot must manage low speed turns carefully in windy conditions where the vortices from the main rotor or wind strength alone can reduce the ability of the tail rotor to maintain the heading or perform a turn. Extra care is needed to prevent violent “weather-vaning†in a strong tail wind.
Retreating Blade Stall:
Exceeding maximum speed, (dependent on gross weight and altitude), will cause the helicopter to pitch and roll as lift is lost from the retreating blade.
Tail wind effect on Horizontal Stabiliser:
tail winds at very low speeds or hover may lift the tail’s horizontal stabiliser, requiring forward cyclic input to compensate.[/quote]
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MODES AND CONFIGURATION
The Dodosim for fsX has a several realism and training modes and can be configured in a number of ways. There is optional persistent wear and damage, including costing for inspection, maintenance and repair and fuel.
Configurability: Comprehensive settings: Menu-selected dialog panels enable the user to tailor the configuration and options.
Scalable difficulty: Five levels of difficulty enable the user to adapt according to their own pace and ability.
Training Modes:
Cued start-up/shut-down: Follow on-screen prompts through the start up/shut down sequences as the helicopter highlights each function on the 2D panels, as they are required.
Force trim: Due to popular demand rather than simulation accuracy, the DodoSim 206 FSX has been fitted with a cyclic “Force Trim†system to relieve pilot workload during flight when using spring-centred PC joysticks.
Automatic start up/shut down: The helicopter can speed through the start up and shut down sequences on its own.
Persistent wear and damage: A history is maintained for each default, or user assigned, aircraft according to tail number, recording cumulative wear and damage over consecutive flights.
Servicing: The pilot is able to clear persistent wear and damage using a virtual “Service Workshop†dialog.
Costings: Servicing and fuelling costs are maintained, informing the pilot as to the simulated cost per hour aircraft operating efficiency. Statistics: Detailed statistics are maintained, recording hours accumulated and costs accrued.
Failures:
Damage/failure hints: The pilot can be presented with warning messages when the helicopter is accruing damage due to misuse or a system has failed according to cumulative wear or a user timer.
Cumulative wear: Aircraft systems will fail according to misuse. This may take several flights as wear slowly increases. Oil temperatures and pressures degrade as wear occurs, warning lights will be triggered if the system has them and eventually the engine, sprag clutch, transmission or gearboxes may fail.
Timed failures: Aircraft systems can fail dependent on a timer set by the user, (as per default FSX failures.) Systems that can fail in this way are:
Engine Main transmission
Tail transmission
Stuck anti-torque (rudder) pedals – pedals will be ineffectual and stick at the last position.
Engine flame-out – engine will stop combusting and require a re-light.
Hydraulics (control boost) – will fail, making control inputs sluggish.
Turbine over-temp light: A light on the Exhaust Gas Temperature gauge illuminates if overheated beyond temperature limitations for defined periods. It remains set until cleared by servicing, (cumulative wear failure mode), or failure reset, (user timer failure mode.)
FSX Mission "Custom Action" Support: All DodoSim 206 FSX specific failures can be triggered using named payload strings in FSX missions. (The difficulty level and ability to receive the "Failure Hints" can also be set by the mission creator.)
“SimPit†configurability: Allows for calibration in the settings dialog for custom collective/throttle hardware utilising mechanical or electrical idle release latches. Switch sounds can be disabled to support hardware switches.
Optional Costings and Persistence: Can be disabled according to user preference.
Cumulative wear / User timer failure mode: Can be switched to user preference.
Optional Failure hints: Can be enabled/disabled according to user preference.[/quote]
The Dodosim for fsX has a several realism and training modes and can be configured in a number of ways. There is optional persistent wear and damage, including costing for inspection, maintenance and repair and fuel.
Configurability: Comprehensive settings: Menu-selected dialog panels enable the user to tailor the configuration and options.
Scalable difficulty: Five levels of difficulty enable the user to adapt according to their own pace and ability.
Training Modes:
Cued start-up/shut-down: Follow on-screen prompts through the start up/shut down sequences as the helicopter highlights each function on the 2D panels, as they are required.
Force trim: Due to popular demand rather than simulation accuracy, the DodoSim 206 FSX has been fitted with a cyclic “Force Trim†system to relieve pilot workload during flight when using spring-centred PC joysticks.
Automatic start up/shut down: The helicopter can speed through the start up and shut down sequences on its own.
Persistent wear and damage: A history is maintained for each default, or user assigned, aircraft according to tail number, recording cumulative wear and damage over consecutive flights.
Servicing: The pilot is able to clear persistent wear and damage using a virtual “Service Workshop†dialog.
Costings: Servicing and fuelling costs are maintained, informing the pilot as to the simulated cost per hour aircraft operating efficiency. Statistics: Detailed statistics are maintained, recording hours accumulated and costs accrued.
Failures:
Damage/failure hints: The pilot can be presented with warning messages when the helicopter is accruing damage due to misuse or a system has failed according to cumulative wear or a user timer.
Cumulative wear: Aircraft systems will fail according to misuse. This may take several flights as wear slowly increases. Oil temperatures and pressures degrade as wear occurs, warning lights will be triggered if the system has them and eventually the engine, sprag clutch, transmission or gearboxes may fail.
Timed failures: Aircraft systems can fail dependent on a timer set by the user, (as per default FSX failures.) Systems that can fail in this way are:
Engine Main transmission
Tail transmission
Stuck anti-torque (rudder) pedals – pedals will be ineffectual and stick at the last position.
Engine flame-out – engine will stop combusting and require a re-light.
Hydraulics (control boost) – will fail, making control inputs sluggish.
Turbine over-temp light: A light on the Exhaust Gas Temperature gauge illuminates if overheated beyond temperature limitations for defined periods. It remains set until cleared by servicing, (cumulative wear failure mode), or failure reset, (user timer failure mode.)
FSX Mission "Custom Action" Support: All DodoSim 206 FSX specific failures can be triggered using named payload strings in FSX missions. (The difficulty level and ability to receive the "Failure Hints" can also be set by the mission creator.)
“SimPit†configurability: Allows for calibration in the settings dialog for custom collective/throttle hardware utilising mechanical or electrical idle release latches. Switch sounds can be disabled to support hardware switches.
Optional Costings and Persistence: Can be disabled according to user preference.
Cumulative wear / User timer failure mode: Can be switched to user preference.
Optional Failure hints: Can be enabled/disabled according to user preference.[/quote]
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