July 22, 20232 yr On 7/15/2023 at 9:24 PM, jcomm said: Honestly, based on videos it's really difficult to evaluate how near to RL operations the simulations are... US Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin Rescue Operation on a Cruise Ship @Defxofficials - YouTube No, it's really not difficult. Though this is not an exhaustively researched paper I'm submitting for publication, and the original videos are extemporaneous and not produced for this comparison, they are still entirely suitable since they depict IRL physics . Quote The bellow video shows an AS 350 very stable, IRL, on similar operations. Mmmm, nope. The video is that of an MH-65 - (literally) purpose-designed for blue water, ship borne Search and Rescue operations by the USCG. As such, it's a far more complex aircraft than the AS 350, and has far more in common with xH-60 Jayhawks and Westland Lynxs. To wit: an automated flight control system expressly built for automatic approaches and holds, etc. As such, very little in common with the relatively unsophisticated AS 350, Bell 206, MD 500, et al Quote Then, it's a bit useless to try to point out inaccuracies in the flight dynamics model of: .) a simulator which hasn't been released; .) total lack of information regarding, for instance the weather conditions under which the videos were taken. Not at all. The video shared with us by MS/Asobo was expressly produced for general promotion purposes of the future product. As such, anything appearing therein is fair game for commentary. And indeed, we know for a fact that MS/Asobo are taking on board much of the feedback they've received, so why not contribute...? There is PLENTY of evidence of the weather conditions in the video - one has only to look at the Sea State (as I noted earlier) - it's exactly the same principle upon which a wind sock works. And anyone who's been to sea IRL knows for a fact that even fairly large vessels roll, pitch, and heave in sea conditions such as those depicted. Yet Asobo's is perfectly stable, as though it's a rock jutting out of the water (which is exactly how many of the ships in the sim are constructed - they're static scenery objects rather than vehicles). Edited July 22, 20232 yr by UrgentSiesta grammar
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