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CERA Sim BlackHawk released. Sticky 9/21/13

A few issues I'm experiencing.. anyone else having the same issues?

No rotor torque on takeoff. I can literally take off without rudder input. Auto rudder is off.

Aircraft is awfully slick flying through the air.. It's a difficult aircraft to slow down and I cannot get it to hold a hover without sliding around sideways, even facing into the wind.. May be a controller issue.


-Damien
 
Damien said:
A few issues I'm experiencing.. anyone else having the same issues?

No rotor torque on takeoff. I can literally take off without rudder input. Auto rudder is off.

Aircraft is awfully slick flying through the air.. It's a difficult aircraft to slow down and I cannot get it to hold a hover without sliding around sideways, even facing into the wind.. May be a controller issue.


-Damien
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uh60 is equipped with afcs/sas so the automatics allow you to take off without the usual level of antitorque pedal input. stands to reason it shouldn't be twitchy like the b206.

no problem slowing her down, ease up (lever down) on the collective, pull up the nose while keeping vs=0 and it will slow down nicely. no issue hovering, very stable.
 
Damien, that is modeled correctly, you should be able to pick up to a hover with your feet off the pedals. Initially you do have to plan your approaches to a hover as the aircraft does not bleed energy, even with the collective almost bottomed down to <10% TQ (ie quickstops). This one still has a slight tendency to "float" like other FS helos with the collective lowered, not terrible but could be tweaked some.

I'll try to get a full review done after I get some of my small issues fixed, but for the most part it's a must buy for FS helo fans!
 
Thanks for the responses guys. Glad to see it wasn't an error then. Love the Cera line of helicopters.. I'll work on bleeding speed and hovering more.

-Damien
 
I have the Virtavia UH-60----how would you compare this one to the Cera`s?
Must i have the Cera UH-60?
Thank you.
Mike
 
big-mike said:
I have the Virtavia UH-60----how would you compare this one to the Cera`s?
Must i have the Cera UH-60?
Thank you.
Mike
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That is a good question, I would say yes if you spend much time with this model. I have the Virtavia one for FS9 and FSX and have gotten lots of use out of it. I find the Cera model to be easier on the frames first and foremost, with maybe a little more depth in systems, although I just start and fly and I like the airfile better. Graphics wise, they are both good
 
Thanks,Michael.
So far,i`m happy with the Virtavia UH-60.
My hangar is totally overcrowded,so i try only to buy airplanes and helos i would really fly often enough.I`ve stopped buying everything--it makes no sense to spend 30Euros for one or two flights.
Mike
 
I hear ya and I am the same way. I know what works for me and what I need in an aircraft addon and as long as those parameters are met, then it's a go. unfortunately there are many i look at and want, but then I do my research and see if they will give me what I need. For me graphics in the VC that make the immersion possible, easy on the frames and with helis, good, realistic rotor animation are the top of my list. I have my FSX world where it needs to be and as such an aircraft addon has to give me a certain level of fluidity and be easy on the frames or it is hangered because turning down my settings because of too much detailed, poor optimization or just plain bad design is not an option. The CERA bird has been a big surprise in this aspect, especially with the detail on the model so it is a definite keeper.
 
The systems immersion Cera has done is really the selling point, one can use a real world checklist for this model. I have all the other versions of the H-60, and really decided to roll the Virt model into the hangar as I continue to test the Cera. I do hope more models will show in the future (true USAF HH-60G). Worldwide proliferation continues with the new "glass" Mike version, not sure if the coding would drop the frames like the Aerosoft.
 
That paint is outstanding, and I guess I should let "jeansy" know to not bother redoing the helmets, those look great for USN HGU-series.
 
I'm not a Facebooker, so I couldn't see the FB link to repaints.

Since the day I installed it, I've had trouble with the UH-60L in multiplayer. It will lock up and crash the sim if you sit still for too long and the model itself is a packet-overloader.

A friend did some research and found that the effects are the culprit and as a workaround we've removed them. This was sent to Cera a few weeks ago, but they've yet to reply or post a fix.

Is anyone else seeing it in M/P? Single play is fine though.
 
ST0RM said:
I'm not a Facebooker, so I couldn't see the FB link to repaints.
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Just follow the link in kdfw's post. You don't need to be logged in to Facebook to see the links, the Blackhawk paint is at the bottom of the page.
 
Storm, I ran a couple of flights on the club server and had no trouble. Looking forward to this weekend for some flights at Fallon and RR Valley.
 
cajj1 said:
Just follow the link in kdfw's post. You don't need to be logged in to Facebook to see the links, the Blackhawk paint is at the bottom of the page.
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Thanks. The whole page wasn't loading, so I wasn't seeing anything beneath the banner.

-Jeff
 
Let's hope this -60 gets the same repaint attention as the Virtavia model did. I'd like to see some of the 160th SOAR birds done.

-S
 
MCDesigns said:
Are you in the U.S.? If you change the currency to dollars it is $34.50 without VAT.

Didn't you do a bunch of detailed paints for the Nemeth AS350??

I really like this aircraft the more I fly it. Here is me playing with the paintkit for 5 minutes, LOL.

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What is the name the base (scenery) in the background?
 
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