8 hours ago, V1ROTA7E said:

Pardon my ignorance, but why do some choppers have wheels? Do they taxi? It seems superfluous...like legs on a snake.

Large helicopters have wheels mainly for taxing purposes. This is due to the amount of down wash caused when landing can be hazardous to surrounding objects / aircraft. Wheels allow the helicopter to land in a safe place and taxi to the hanger or parking spot.

13 hours ago, lupedelupe said:

know of the rumour of the MD500, but that's about it). 

 

But first B206 B3 by Cowan 

 

https://www.helisimmer.com/news/cowan-simulation-screenshots-bell-206b3-msfs

5 hours ago, polosim said:

But first B206 B3 by Cowan

While this is great to see, I noticed that it is a port-over. The legacy is quiet obvious in the number of polygons. I do hope he will update the mesh too.

2 hours ago, bvdboomen said:

While this is great to see, I noticed that it is a port-over. The legacy is quiet obvious in the number of polygons. I do hope he will update the mesh too.

Port over from X-Plane though (not an ancient FSX model). While the Cowan models are perhaps not the most detailed (or best textured) out there, he works fast and delivers believable flight models (i.e. difficult). Having flown a few of his X-Plane helicopters I'm definitely looking forward to anything he cares to bring to MSFS. 

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please not another Nemeth effort

Considering the high quality of the Cabri, I was truly surprised at how unfinished and inaccurate Nemeth's 407 is. I'm sticking to the Cabri until either the 407 is patched/modded or something at the Cabri's level is available.

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I'm a little surprised the H125, H134, H145 hasn't been updated to make the most of the heli dynamics (or does it take so much more time to adapt?).

Yes. Next question?

On 12/9/2022 at 9:21 PM, bvdboomen said:

While this is great to see, I noticed that it is a port-over. The legacy is quiet obvious in the number of polygons. I do hope he will update the mesh too.

If YOU prefer Carendado "quality", by all means go ahead.

I'll take a Good model with good systems and accurate flight model over "polygons" any day.

On 12/9/2022 at 1:06 PM, MOD71 said:

Large helicopters have wheels mainly for taxing purposes. This is due to the amount of down wash caused when landing can be hazardous to surrounding objects / aircraft. Wheels allow the helicopter to land in a safe place and taxi to the hanger or parking spot.

Nope.

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On 12/9/2022 at 4:14 AM, Matchstick said:

Cowan are planning to bring their MD500E over from X-Plane but I think they are still looking to recruit people to work on that so it'll be some way off.

I think I just read that it may release this month 🙂

Cowan Sim's other helos are also coming to MSFS: MD 500, Long Ranger, Bell 222, AS 350.

Personally, I'm glad he's starting with the 206, and equally happy the 500 is next 🙂

a LOT are coming - even Airwolf! 

https://www.helisimmer.com/tag/microsoft-flight-simulator

https://www.google.com/search?q=msfs+2020+helicopters+in+development&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjBndTzl_H7AhV8jo4IHS56AT0Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=msfs+2020+helicopters+in+development&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECCMQJ1CoC1jgH2C0KGgAcAB4AIABxAGIAcIHkgEDMC42mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=FpqVY8G6K_ycuvQPrvSF6AM&bih=679&biw=1200&rlz=1CAOTWH_enUS796US796

On 12/9/2022 at 4:51 AM, V1ROTA7E said:

Pardon my ignorance, but why do some choppers have wheels? Do they taxi? It seems superfluous...like legs on a snake.

It's about safer and/or heavier take-offs and landings for the helo itself.

Simplified, but having forward motion increases lift and decreases turbulence. This allows a heavy helo, operating in hot weather, at high altitude (any or all) to safely get on and off the ground when they wouldn't otherwise have the power to do so.

It is also safer for all aircraft if a helo moves around the airfield in a manner similar to fixed wings, rather than hover taxi-ing around where a drift or gust accident can easily happen.

FlyInside aren't far away from releasing their new Heli as well. (according to one of their devs in a post  from Nov 9th)

No mention of what it is yet though, but going by their Bell 47G it'll no doubt be a must buy!

Any chance someone's working on a Chinook? That'd be cool

2 hours ago, The Moose said:

FlyInside aren't far away from releasing their new Heli as well. (according to one of their devs in a post  from Nov 9th)

No mention of what it is yet though, but going by their Bell 47G it'll no doubt be a must buy!

I have just seen their model here: Twitch and now my eyes can't stop bleeding.

6 hours ago, UrgentSiesta said:

Simplified, but having forward motion increases lift and decreases turbulence. This allows a heavy helo, operating in hot weather, at high altitude (any or all) to safely get on and off the ground when they wouldn't otherwise have the power to do so.

Yo can do that with skids too, you don't need wheels for that. Usually are the lightweight helicopters the ones with skids or fixed wheels due to weight and to have less moving parts. With retractable landing gear you are more aerodynamic too so you can go faster and burn less fuel.