I have not had time to purchase and fly this helo in the sim yet, but I have been earnestly looking forward to it. Now, I am no real-world pilot. But, across my 28 year career as a Light Infantryman and Recon Sniper, mostly in the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division, I have thousands of hours as a passenger in Blackhawk (and Chinook) helicopters. I have conducted a myriad of missions from the back of Blackhawk, to include paratrooper ops, rappelling, sling loading, SPIES and FRIES ops, aerial sniper ops, hundreds of real-world combat mission insertions and extractions, night and NVG ops, and thousands of training missions. Basically, for a large part of my career I lived in the back of a Blackhawk. They are awesome, capable birds. Across all those missions, in my experience, we lived 80% of the time at NOE altitude, and rarely broke 1000'. As a military passenger, I cannot remember one standard style approach into an airport. Granted, I was almost always flying into the middle of nowhere in it, but still I was a passenger on a few ferry flights in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

At any rate, can't wait to get my hands on this baby and give her a spin. Soon as my schedule slows down in a week or so, I'll be skimming the virtual trees and coming in "hot" into some simulated LZ 😊😁

6 hours ago, Dusk said:

Thanks for that, did not know of him. Have subscribed.

At least he admits the video is screwed up and we can look forward to a better review.

Yeah, his stuff is usually better. 

but it’s always pretty much off the cuff - content rather than choreography 😁

6 hours ago, Dusk said:

 

Edited August 4, 2025Aug 4 by UrgentSiesta

6 hours ago, Dusk said:

 

Edited August 4, 2025Aug 4 by UrgentSiesta

On 8/2/2025 at 4:58 PM, Miltechsimulations said:

Trim is more of an assist for users with limited hardware or experience (eg. want to avoid configuring a trim release keybind). For many experienced users, TRIM OFF is probably the recommended way to go.

@Miltechsimulations

This statement is confusing to me and I'd like to understand it better: on the documentation hub, the only trim option that has TRIM set to OFF is the last one, 'Force Trim System OFF', and that section begins with the statement: 

"Recommended for advanced users with noncentering controls only"

But above you're saying that turning trim off completely would also be possibly applicable to "many experienced users". What is it about being an 'experienced user' that would motivate someone to turn trim off completely, unless they had a non-centering stick? Is it that an 'experienced user' would intuitively feel that continually returning the stick to center felt artificial, and they would be comfortable with holding it in whatever position was required to maintain their current attitude? 

Edited August 5, 2025Aug 5 by GregP

This has had two updates since release for those who aren't in the Discord:

 

Changelog V1.0.1

•    FIXED: APR-39 Panels removed from Romeo.
•    FIXED: Tail Rotor not folding [FS24]
•    FIXED: 425 MH60R Tail Rotor texture wrong.
•    FIXED: After hiding EFB with power button, not possible to restore [FS24]
•    FIXED: Left Wheel not tuning [FS24]
•    FIXED: Mirrors not hiding when doors are removed [FS24]
•    FIXED: Collective animation moving slower than axis.
•    FIXED: Israeli Squadron livery is incorrect, wrong squadron
•    FIXED: Armada Livery
•    FIXED: Various issues with Crew Chief calls stuck on
•    FIXED: Toebrake animations issues
•    FIXED: Fuel boost pumps no longer necessary for startup. Engines and APU can start on negative pressure.
•    FIXED: Manual Stabilator is now operational.
•    FIXED: Comm Radios have no volume
•    FIXED: Zoomed out aircraft selection [FS24]
•    FIXED: JSDF Numbers incorrect.
•    FIXED: Standby Altimeter needle is incorrectly indicating altitude.
•    FIXED: Standby Altimeter needle flags are now functioning correctly.
•    FIXED: Cyclic Trigger Cover and Button floating after hiding.
•    FIXED: AWSO Station Display INOP [FS24]
•    FIXED: HSU No longer clickable.
•    FIXED: Floating Rear light cover.
•    FIXED: LOW RPM warning should be yellow, not red.
•    FIXED: Sonodipper not displaying [FS24]
•    FIXED: RAAF Incorrect Serial.
•    FIXED: Landing Lights not extending/retracting with switch. [FS24]
•    FIXED: GPU is no longer showing connected to the aircraft across multiplayer.
•    FIXED: Tango texture/livery improvements and corrections.
•    FIXED: Romeos / Tangos Engine Cowling texture corrections. 
•    FIXED: Romeo/Tango Fuel Quantity on internal tanks is now correct (295Gal Each).
•    FIXED: Quickview Cameras are broken.
•    FIXED: Flares are now functioning correctly after a second reload. 
•    FIXED: Rain on side windows are moving in opposite direction to movement.
•    FIXED: APU Inconsitent startup fixed.
•    FIXED: HDG Bug is now directly connected to Avar (AUTOPILOT HEADING LOCK DIR) and can be set using corresponding keybinds.
•    FIXED: Rotor Head lights no longer listed as landing lights on WCA.
•    FIXED: Wind direction indicator on HSI is now corrected, 180deg off before.
•    FIXED: Search Lights no longer listed as landing lights on WCA, along with their respective message.
•    FIXED: Sonobuoy Keybind not working [FS24]
•    FIXED: Pitot Sock colours have been changed to red for better visibility.
•    FIXED: Increased visibility of AFCS Hover Knob indicators (triangles are now white for better visibility)
•    FIXED: On AFCS + ALT modes (BARO, RDR), pedal is no longer required to change heading. Any input of cyclic or pedal resulting in a heading change will now be followed by heading hold.
•    FIXED: Reduced VRAM Usage by resizing non-important textures (approx. 1GB Improvement)
•    IMPROVED: Significant improvements to Hover Mode. Altitude changes are now smoother, and following vertical speeds as per NATOPS. Forward speed is now controlled more effectively.
•    IMPROVED: Winch up/down speed. 
•    IMPROVED: Torque induced yaw with SAS OFF no longer conflicts with pedals.
•    IMPROVED: Reduced bloom/opacity of landing and search lights.[FS24]
•    IMPROVED: Rotor animations [FS24]
•    IMPROVED: Rotor Coning animations.
•    IMPROVED: Manual Force Trim has been improved.
•    IMPROVED: Loss of control authority on the cyclic when collective is 0%
•    IMPROVED: Reduced time for Nr to get to 100%, as well as increased friction on shutdown.
•    IMPROVED: Increased maneuverability at all speeds. Pitch, roll and yaw are now more responsive. Adjusted moments of inertia.
•    IMPROVED: At high speeds, coordinated bank-only turns are improved. Little pedal required to do coordinated turns at speed.
•    IMPROVED: Logic for "Increase altitude to 50FT" and "Decrease altitude to 50FT" now considers the position of the hoist and speed.
•    IMPROVED: The crew chief "20 FEET", "10 FEET", "5 FEET" calls are now limited to VERTREP only, as per NATOPS.
•    IMPROVED: Drawing distance of hoist [FS24]
•    IMPROVED: Rotor Textures [FS24]
•    IMPROVED: Cyclic and collective modeling and texturing improved for quality and accuracy.
•    IMPROVED: Anti-collision lights switch day/night operation improved.
•    IMPROVED: Rotor modeling and texturing detail.
•    IMPROVED: Rotor Coning animations. Blades are now animated with over 18 bones each to flex more smoothly.
•    IMPROVED: Rotor animations are now more realistic. Coning + Collective animations are now supported. Flexible pipes are now skinned.
•    ADDED: 0824, 337 Sqn, RoNAF Livery
•    ADDED: Rotor Brake clickable in cockpit, non-invasive method.
•    ADDED: Clickable Search Light controller in the collective.
•    ADDED: Option to deactivate GPWS
•    ADDED: Fail-safe for rotor overRPM
•    ADDED: Keybind added for Formation Lights (TOGGLE LOGO LIGHTS)
•    ADDED: Keybind added for Search Lights (TOGGLE RECOGNITION LIGHTS)
•    ADDED: Keybind added for Hover ALT Increase/Decrease (INCREASE AUTOPILOT REFERENCE ALTITUDE) (DECREASE AUTOPILOT REFERENCE ALTITUDE)
•    ADDED: Keybind added for Longitudinal Hover Speed Increase/Decrease (INCREASE AP PITCH HOLD REFERENCE) (DECREASE AP PITCH HOLD REFERENCE)
•    ADDED: Keybind added for Lateral Hover Speed Increase/Decrease (INCREASE AUTOPILOT MAX BANK) (DECREASE AUTOPILOT MAX BANK)
•    ADDED: Keybind added for Parking Brake (TOGGLE PARKING BRAKE)
•    ADDED: Keybind added for Master Caution (ACKNOWLEDGE MASTER CAUTION)
•    ADDED: Keybind added for "Locked" (Toggle) Rotor Brake (TOGGLE ROTOR BRAKE)
•    ADDED: Keybind added for RESCUE HOIST POWER (FLAPS 1)
•    ADDED: Dynamic Dirt/mud/insect impact generation on fuselage and windows [FS24]
•    ADDED: Keybind for Temporary Autopilot Disconnect (SET AUTOPILOT DISENGAGE)
•    ADDED: Keybind for TRIM Button on AFCS Console (TOGGLE SPOILERS)
•    ADDED: Dynamic registration in cockpit.
•    ADDED: Hover Mode will now automatically disconnect on violent cyclic inputs.

 

CHANGELOG V1.0.2 - This one will be rolling out to stores soon. (It's being uploaded)

• FIXED: Various issues with APU Start (sound looping, fuel starvation, switching on/off)
• FIXED: When starting "Ready to Fly", PCLs are now on DIR, and UTIL PUMP is Off.
• FIXED: Prime Fuel Pump starving the APU from fuel fixed.
• FIXED: Incorrect "Rotor Brake" indication on MD removed.
• FIXED: Tail Fold not working correctly on FS24 fixed.
• FIXED: Weapon Release cover not hiding with cyclic fixed.
• FIXED: AO Shadow on the front panel, Romeo and Tango, fixed.
• FIXED: Regression on the Pitot Cover texture fixed.
• FIXED: Various regressions on textures fixed. 
• IMPROVED: Increased Compression Quality on selected external texture COMP Maps [FS20]
• IMPROVED: Adjusted Compression Quality on selected textures to lower VRAM consumption. Added mipmapping and removed conditions that made textures not scalable with MSFS Sliders [FS24]
• IMPROVED: Various improvements and adjustments to the HOVER Mode PID controller. 
• IMPROVED: Blade rigidity and coning readjusted.

Note: if you previously installed a Low VRAM Patch, please DO NOT install it this time.
Try this update without a patch. VRAM has been significantly reduced and you may not need it anymore. If you still require the patch, there will be one available in a few hours. 
 

On 8/4/2025 at 8:09 AM, sniper31 said:

I have not had time to purchase and fly this helo in the sim yet, but I have been earnestly looking forward to it. Now, I am no real-world pilot. But, across my 28 year career as a Light Infantryman and Recon Sniper, mostly in the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division, I have thousands of hours as a passenger in Blackhawk (and Chinook) helicopters. I have conducted a myriad of missions from the back of Blackhawk, to include paratrooper ops, rappelling, sling loading, SPIES and FRIES ops, aerial sniper ops, hundreds of real-world combat mission insertions and extractions, night and NVG ops, and thousands of training missions. Basically, for a large part of my career I lived in the back of a Blackhawk. They are awesome, capable birds. Across all those missions, in my experience, we lived 80% of the time at NOE altitude, and rarely broke 1000'. As a military passenger, I cannot remember one standard style approach into an airport. Granted, I was almost always flying into the middle of nowhere in it, but still I was a passenger on a few ferry flights in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

At any rate, can't wait to get my hands on this baby and give her a spin. Soon as my schedule slows down in a week or so, I'll be skimming the virtual trees and coming in "hot" into some simulated LZ 😊😁

Wow! The stories you must have. 😳 I wish I could buy you a beer and listen to some. Any famous ops you were engaged in you can share? 

2 minutes ago, Virtual-Chris said:

Wow! The stories you must have. 😳 I wish I could buy you a beer and listen to some. Any famous ops you were engaged in you can share? 

Well, appreciate the beer offer. Should we ever end up at a flight sim con, then I would be more than happy to sit down for some drinks. As for stories, after four year long combat tours (and my overall time in service), I have a TON of stories, most of which I can share, although not here in this thread. Since you live in Canada, I will share that once upon a time I competed in an international sniper competition, and the Canadian sniper teams I competed against were very professional, top notch well trained guys and great human beings to hang with. 😊

3 hours ago, sniper31 said:

Well, appreciate the beer offer. Should we ever end up at a flight sim con, then I would be more than happy to sit down for some drinks. As for stories, after four year long combat tours (and my overall time in service), I have a TON of stories, most of which I can share, although not here in this thread. Since you live in Canada, I will share that once upon a time I competed in an international sniper competition, and the Canadian sniper teams I competed against were very professional, top notch well trained guys and great human beings to hang with. 😊

That’s great to hear. We use to hold a record in that department. 😎

Anyway, back on topic… I’ve never flown in one myself, but looking forward to trying out the Blackhawk in the sim. 

53 minutes ago, Virtual-Chris said:

That’s great to hear. We use to hold a record in that department. 😎

Anyway, back on topic… I’ve never flown in one myself, but looking forward to trying out the Blackhawk in the sim. 

If it's the record I know of, as far as I am aware of, it still stands. At least on the unclassified side of things 😉 But, it was not out of a Blackhawk 😊

IRL UH-60 pilot takes a second look after the 2 updates:

it’s funny when IRL pilots review addons. They don’t tend to sweat the small stuff. 😁

He likes it more, points out some things that still need attention, and still gives it a thumbs up.