Also worth noting for FSX - the upcoming Bell 407 by Milviz, with flight dynamics by Fred Naar via a custom implementation of his Helicopter Total Realism program. If you don't know HTR itself, it's a great piece of freeware - you can download it from Hovercontrol, along with custom profiles that help "rescue" a number of FSX helicopters.

How about the aerosoft jayhawk? you guys are forgetting about that one? It is pretty solid!

Not sure what you are considering HD in this case, but there have been plenty of helicopter add-ons with HD textures released. Even my freeware Bell 222A has HD exterior textures. Most, if not all Nemeth add-ons are HD, as well as the Cerasim Bell 222B.

I'll explain..

 

Hd isn't just textures, it is more importantly the model itself. With today's standards you can come with very realitic and detailed models. Carenado's hd series is a good example of what can be done.

 

I don't think there's a properly hd model of a chopper, so hopefully the r66 can be just that. It's also GA rather than another tedius military/rescue chopper.

I'd say the Miviz/ND Huey and S-64E qualify as HD, then. The Models are very high poly.

I've been flying the Dodosim 206 obsessively for about two weeks now.  I'm on a kick.  But now maybe it's time to step up to something a little different, maybe a little more complex, but without losing the accurate flight model or system accuracy.

 

What is out there that is going to fit the bill for me?  I've read some various reviews of the Aerosoft Huey, and am not happy reading about some of the simplified systems.   I've looked at a variety of Milviz and Cerasim copters and also have the same concerns.  Plus, I don't know if I will have to apply the Helicopter Total Realism package to any of them to get their flight model correct, and even if I did, would it bring any of them up to the same level of fidelity as the Dodosim?

 

I'm going to reinstall DCS, the King of helicopter simulators, soon, but for now I just want to use FSX.  Are there other "great" helicopters to explore in FSX, or should I just be content with the Dodosim that I already have?

This is my current ride.

 The Cera 212.

 

Well I was going to share some pictures of my Heli. But once again, I am unable to share them here on this site.

 

What is out there that is going to fit the bill for me?  I've read some various reviews of the Aerosoft Huey, and am not happy reading about some of the simplified systems.   I've looked at a variety of Milviz and Cerasim copters and also have the same concerns.  Plus, I don't know if I will have to apply the Helicopter Total Realism package to any of them to get their flight model correct, and even if I did, would it bring any of them up to the same level of fidelity as the Dodosim?

 

 

nope, that is it for FSX,. HTR makes a difference, but still not up to dodosim level. Personally I can't stand the Aerosoft helis and their flight behavior. I have over 100 hrs in the MilViz Huey just because of the VC visuals, the Aerosoft huey, about 20 hrs and it's in the hanger, probably for good.

Ok lets try this again.

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Its pretty well impossible for any current developer to accurately replicate a complex helicopter on this platform and still have time left over to afford to eat. It also depends on what you are trying to simulate. IFR? VFR? Mission? ...The dodosim is hands down the best overall. What kind of flight controls are you using? Thats a huge part of it as well.

 

Most the helicopter product developers are primarily hung up on making it look pretty on the outside and they care very little about systems or replicating flight dynamics. Much of the flight sim crowd is all about the visuals, not the actual aspect and task saturation of flying.

 

I have yet to fly any of their helicopters that fly remotely near the real thing or systems that even attempt to mimmick their actual counterparts.

 

Its too much work, and I dont blame them. Military professional helicopter simulator designers spend hours with very experienced military pilots covering every detail, and it takes a lot of flying sessions and feedback to get even close.

yup, there are certainly pretty helicopters out there that lack depth.

 

however, as mention above, htr is available to those who want better flight dynamics.  htr may not hit all the perf numbers but it's definitely a level above what's possible in fsx.  

 

the cera uh60 models the start up checklist quite well (ex: apu or xbleed start) and i consider it the best in terms of the visuals, systems, and performance (fps).  couple it with htr, it tops my list of fsx helicopters.   

 

as it's a desktop sim, the controls used and visuals on a flat screen limit realism but fsx helicopters augmented by htr is pretty good.

 

 

the cera uh60 models the start up checklist quite well (ex: apu or xbleed start) and i consider it the best in terms of the visuals, systems, and performance (fps). couple it with htr, it tops my list of fsx helicopters.

Hi,

do you use the UH 60 also in P3D v2.3 or have knowledge if it is compatible?

Thanks

Spirit

People are using uh60 in p3d

 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA9mU2M0rH_KSF5l_b_EGLg

People are using uh60 in p3d

 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA9mU2M0rH_KSF5l_b_EGLg

Thanks for the heads up.

Spirit

Dodosim is now showing the new UH-1 as coming soon on its website:

 

http://www.dodosim.com/UH-1H.html

 

Their official forum has a post stating that the 206 HD upgrade will be available before the end of the year and will have a native P3d installer.

Dodosim is now showing the new UH-1 as coming soon on its website:

 

http://www.dodosim.com/UH-1H.html

 

Their official forum has a post stating that the 206 HD upgrade will be available before the end of the year and will have a native P3d installer.

 

Has their UH-1 page actually changed? Looking at Archive.org, it appears that the site said "Coming soon" all the way back in 2012.

 

I'd love the 206 to come out by the end of the year, but what thread did you see that post in? I haven't found it yet.