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  1. Yes, plenty of basic hovering involved in this. To do the pickup you have to hover at the right altitude and within a specific radius for 5 seconds. I'm still a bit shaky at it, but got it done
  2. Took the Chinook out for another trip today, mostly to try out the external load feature. Delivered a boat from Southampton UK to an adjacent island... Now there's something you cannot do in most other aircraft
  3. Just an additional note: the mod to the Logitech spring includes the option of just removing part of the spring, and not all of it, thus removing the excessive tension but not all of it. The spring is just a heavy piece of coiled wire. If you have a Dremel tool with a cutting wheel you can remove parts of it until you get the tension that you want.
  4. I used to fly helicopters with the Logitech 3D Pro as well, and found the same problem with the spring. If you're a little bit handy, the spring can be removed. Do a Google search on spring mod or similar and you'll find both videos and text tutorials on how to do it. I did it and it's not that hard. Eventually though I decided to upgrade to a better stick. I got the VKB "Gladiator" which comes with several different springs. Or you can do what I ended up doing, and run it with no spring at all but since the friction on the stick is adjustable I've made stick movements sort of stiff so the stick does not flop around.
  5. Right, I figured it was probably me holding the controls wrong. Since helicopter controls don't center it's a bit of a challenge to find just the right spot when power is first applied!
  6. I'm enjoying it so far. One surprise is how fast it is! 150 knots vs about 115 for the JetRanger and about 90 for the Guimbal Cabri. It does fly differently, and being so stable it's actually easier for the most part though I'm still learning to fly it well...having trouble controlling level altitude and making good turns. I'm probably doing it wrong but it seems to want to take off much like a plane...apply power and it rolls forward a little and then lifts off still moving forward. Very different having wheels and being able to ground taxi. I still need to read the manual...I have another project going that's keeping me busy so my flying time has been short the past few days.
  7. Not having seen these Youtube DIY videos myself I cannot say what the builder's goal was. But real aircraft frequently have multiple radios so they were probably just trying to recreate a real aircraft panel. Depending on your simming goals you can probably get away with just one radio panel.
  8. Miltech Simulations just released the CH47D Chinook helicopter for MSFS, so I had to give it a try. I haven't read the manual yet so have not tried any of the interesting options like carrying loads, but did a couple of short flights just to try it out. Amazingly stable with handling noticeably different from other helicopters.
  9. MSFS Solo Around Australia in a Light Aircraft Part 1 By Frank's MS Flight Sim Come join Aussie Owen Zupp, airline pilot and award-winning aviation writer, as he flies solo in a light aircraft around Australia in 2010. Enjoy beautiful Australian scenery, especially the famous remote outback/backcountry, and learn about Aussie aviation history. Part 1 is Bundaberg to Barkly. Hope you enjoy. Cheers. Frank's MS Flight Sim https://www.youtube.com/@FranksMSFlightSimulator About Frank's MS Flight Sim New channel begun in 2021. Visit notable airfields and areas in Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS). Themes so far include: WW2; Bush/Mt./Water/Outback strips; “Golden Oldie” strips; heritage/vintage strips; and aircraft accident investigations. More different themes to come. Expect a new video roughly each week. Provides brief, interesting information, often with history, geography, maps, pictures etc, and great places to fly in MSFS. Focus is on interesting content rather than production values.
  10. When talking to the guys at SOH, you might want to point them to www.trainsim.com as an example of how to do a changeover right. They went with a newer version of vBulletin, transferring the file library pretty much seamlessly, and have since made some rather extensive improvements to it.
  11. A safe place to find FSX add-on planes is right here. Use the search to look through the library...there are thousands of files available.
  12. In one of my other hobbies I run into this a lot. Pots get dirty and stop working but can often be restored with the proper contact cleaner. WD-40 is NOT a contact cleaner. The "WD" stands for "water displacement", which was its original purpose. It does other things as well, but cleaning pots really isn't one of them. Any old contact cleaner may work. If you want the proper thing specifically for pots DeOxit Fader F5 is a good choice and what I always use. Replacement is also a good suggestion. I've also had good luck with the Logitech Extreme 3D Pro. Paid all of $15 for mine (used). Even new I think they are only about $50.
  13. I suggest you use the contact us page on the store to get an answer direct from the store staff: https://store.flightsim.com/crm.asp?action=contactus
  14. New Zealand's 1st Licensed Airline, Air Travel (NZ) By Frank's MS Flight Sim Much loved and respected Bert Mercer started New Zealand's first licensed airline with his De Havilland Fox Moth in 1934 servicing the rugged, west coast of NZ's South Island. His airline, Air Travel (NZ) Ltd, grew in scope and popularity, and provided valuable service during WW2. It ceased operations when subsumed by NZ's nationalization of its airlines in 1947. Mercer himself died tragically as a passenger in one of his own aircraft in 1944. Hope you find it interesting. Cheers. Frank's MS Flight Sim https://www.youtube.com/@FranksMSFlightSimulator About Frank's MS Flight Sim New channel begun in 2021. Visit notable airfields and areas in Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS). Themes so far include: WW2; Bush/Mt./Water/Outback strips; “Golden Oldie” strips; heritage/vintage strips; and aircraft accident investigations. More different themes to come. Expect a new video roughly each week. Provides brief, interesting information, often with history, geography, maps, pictures etc, and great places to fly in MSFS. Focus is on interesting content rather than production values.
  15. Use the search box to find the files you want. Once you have a file that you want, the link to download it should be obvious.
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