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Firehawk
- Thread starter jagl04
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Victory103
SOH-CM-2026
Well forget my bambi bucket sling request, that is very cool!
Seahawk72s
SOH-CM-2023
Daveroo
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yes thats right,but when used for fire fighting,well the new Cal Fire fire hawks ,should have crew seats as they carry a crew of groundpounders to build line .called a "Helitack " crew.i dont know if LA county or San Diego counties have helitack crews,but cal fire will (or do currently) and the contract for the 11 new ones call for crew capabilities.
jagl04
Charter Member
The design of a new interior, with specific crew, is not in my plans, at this moment. By the moment, I will go on with the Seahawk mods. There is a lot of work with this project, and many bugs to correct
Seahawk72s
SOH-CM-2023
pilot seats..?
I was just hoping for pilot seats...hard to hold the cyclic on your knees....
I was just hoping for pilot seats...hard to hold the cyclic on your knees....
jagl04
Charter Member
I have tried to upload a fix here at SOH, but the server says the file is too large (?). So, here is the link for the fix.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1IPPVFgccDZ3ErCmN3j86S9e8FeHGBZAg
Seahawk72s
SOH-CM-2023
Thank you..!
Seahawk72s
SOH-CM-2023
Daveroo
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Seahawk72s
SOH-CM-2023
What if a water control system really worked....
What if a good gauge developer could make a water control gauge with associated logic.
The screen shot shows a derivation of the CL415 V3 water bomber control which is not made for helicopters
and gives confused operations. (The two animations do happen)
-Make each animation separate.
-Make the hose extension and water pumping/dumping separate.
-What if the water hose intake could not pump water unless the intake was in the water..? (radio altimeter data?)
-To fill tanks would take a certain amount of time and levels would be shown
-You can't dump water unless you have something in the tank.
-Length of dump would be based on water quantity in tank.
I know there are fire missions out there but am clueless.
What if a good gauge developer could make a water control gauge with associated logic.
The screen shot shows a derivation of the CL415 V3 water bomber control which is not made for helicopters
and gives confused operations. (The two animations do happen)
-Make each animation separate.
-Make the hose extension and water pumping/dumping separate.
-What if the water hose intake could not pump water unless the intake was in the water..? (radio altimeter data?)
-To fill tanks would take a certain amount of time and levels would be shown
-You can't dump water unless you have something in the tank.
-Length of dump would be based on water quantity in tank.
I know there are fire missions out there but am clueless.
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Seahawk72s
SOH-CM-2023
Certainly the level of realism is high, but I did not see the interaction for where the pilot needs to perform certain action to get water.
I did watch the bambi bucket video, but did not see the pilot controlling the drop.
I would think the Firehawk and Erickson Aircrane might benefit from such a gauge.
Kekelekou
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You have to fly below a certain radar altitude for long enough to have the tanks filled. The scooping height and duration are both settable.
The object release button (Shift D by default) is used to drop the load.
For land-based tankers, you have to roll close enough to a filling station, and cut/reduce power to start the refilling process.
More details in the manual available here : http://www.lorby-si.com/uploads/6/0/8/2/60827113/firefighterx_documentation.pdf
FFX website : https://firefighterx.weebly.com/
The object release button (Shift D by default) is used to drop the load.
For land-based tankers, you have to roll close enough to a filling station, and cut/reduce power to start the refilling process.
More details in the manual available here : http://www.lorby-si.com/uploads/6/0/8/2/60827113/firefighterx_documentation.pdf
FFX website : https://firefighterx.weebly.com/
jagl04
Charter Member
Great idea. Added to the model for future versions
Seahawk72s
SOH-CM-2023
michaelvader
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Fire drop system gauge for choppers
Hallo Friends,
the original S-64 Erickson Skycrane done by Jordan Moore (for FS2004) contains
the well known hovercontroll gauge and also a gauge that allows to drop and to
pump again water into the tanks. these system gauge are also incorporated in the specific
panel I did for this bird.
The two different snorkels for sea skoping and for land refill are operated via the door controls.
All works ver well in FS2004.
For FSX I do not know as I do not have it nore the cerasim choppers.
Yours
Papi
Hallo Friends,
the original S-64 Erickson Skycrane done by Jordan Moore (for FS2004) contains
the well known hovercontroll gauge and also a gauge that allows to drop and to
pump again water into the tanks. these system gauge are also incorporated in the specific
panel I did for this bird.
The two different snorkels for sea skoping and for land refill are operated via the door controls.
All works ver well in FS2004.
For FSX I do not know as I do not have it nore the cerasim choppers.
Yours
Papi