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I spent the morning putting together a new cabinet 😁

@vbazillio Well Vincent, stunning work on KSEE. I have downloaded and spent around 40 minutes exploring and hovering in a heli all over and you have done a cracking update on this one! Great stuff!

@JYW Hmmm, that sounds very frustrating, and I usually don't have a problem with MP purchases. That said, it is not my preferred way to purchase addons for MSFS but I will use it when it is the only option. I was ready to go ahead and get this, but your experience is giving me pause.

I have been following this aircraft development for a few weeks now and am very interested. I plan on getting it, maybe later today if I get around to it. If I do get it soon, and get some time to fly it, I will post my thoughts here.

Exciting @vbazillio Vincent, great stuff as always. I applaud your efforts! Will be downloading later today and checking it out via helicopter 😊😉

Hmmm, interesting. Will look forward to hear some feedback from some of the adopters.

Lol...there are some liveries where the cockpit has English labels. Trust me, that does help 😁 But yes, she is something else to fly. But the more you do, the easier it will become. Now, when I fly the Mi-2 it feels normal to me. Just keep at it, although I don't know if learning it at Rotorland is the best idea.

Good looking work!

Indeed it does! Had no idea they were developing something like this.

I'm curious as what that could be, because without question the Taog Huey (non Stranger Things) flies so well for me.

Those elevated small landing pads are difficult to say the least. I was practicing my landings (crashes?) on them yesterday in 23 mph winds. It was next to impossible...lol. I tried in several helicopters to include the HH-65, Mi-2, Bo-105 and even the CH-47, which is much easier to control. I did not have much success. And I was using the descending down on them at an angle method like you mentioned and still struggled. I had much better luck when I changed the weather to 4 mph winds 😁 The better Huey is the Taog Huey that came out before the Stranger Things version. It generally flies better and has more features, even though it is not a native 2024 product. It is still compatible without any issues with 2024 though, just does not have the 2024 features for walk arounds etc.

This is looking amazing!

The Hoplite is coming along. The cockpit detail is amazing and just has character. Overall, the graphics are really good. But, the real magic is the flight dynamics. She looks and flies like fat pig, especially compared to more modern choppers. But that is part of the allure...to tame that fat pig and learn how to control it. Once that starts to happen, it is fun to fly, and you start to "get it". It lacks all the modern amenities (no GPS of any kind, no autopilot or SAS...not even the ability to tune in a VOR). The startup process though is very immersive, and I actually look forward to going through it. In its current state, it is great for VFR flying. The developers are planning to add a basic GPS of some kind and also a custom EFB, but we do not yet know what that exactly will look like. It does now have the default Asobo EFB mounted in the cockpit and also the pilot and passengers can be seen and added. Oh, and the bird can now be configured without the two side fuel tanks, just one of them or both. So, it's getting there. Bottom line is, every time I fire up MSFS I want to take it out for a spin, even when I have planned to fly something else. That should tell you something.

Lol....and here I am flying both the Taog's HH-65 Dolphin and switching back and forth with the Digital Aeronautics Mi-2 Hoplite. You would be hard pressed to find two more different helos. But, they are both such fun in the sim and I am enjoying getting better at both of these more complex simmed helicopters. The likes of the Huey, Bo-105 and OH-6 are easier for me now as I have been flying helicopters in the sim for a few years now. But the Dolphin and Mi-2 are another kettle of fish, albeit a fun and challenging kettle. 😊

I have been using this helo training download for about the last 6 months now, and it sure does help increase your heli simming flying skills. For me, it has helped with my patience when flying a helicopter in the sim and also helping me using my cyclic and collective in more small moves easy and carefully. Great place to practice and train in the sim!

Nope, not running HDR. I am running on a 4k display and have tried both TAA and DLSS and both have the same issue for me. Some more info for this issue here: POI Lights Excessively Bright - [MSFS 2024] Bug Reports / Airport & Sceneries - MSFS DevSupport

The reason it bothers me so much is because when my aircraft is close to said blooming, my cockpit is very washed out from the excessive lighting. For me, it makes it hard to discern the readings on some of the instruments. May not be as bad for everyone, but for me, it causes problems. That's all I can say. 😊😉

Yeah, the out-of-control light bloom at night of major lit buildings and POI's is super annoying and should be a priority hotfix. MSFS2024 has some really nice night lighting effects when this light bloom issue isn't a thing. But, as it stands right now, I cannot conduct a night flight due to this annoying bug.

I have noticed this but did not have it narrowed down to UTC or time zones. In my experience, it has been a thing since the beginning of MSFS2024, long before SU6. I just thought it was a "feature" since no one else was reporting about it. It bothers me too, but I just have come to terms with it as a curious design decision by Asobo. I don't know if it is a bug or a feature, but it has always been there for me. EDIT: I should add that as far I could tell, it was just random. But I did not do a deep investigation like you have @Christopher Low

That is a smart idea! May have to borrow that one from you 😉

This sounds like one incredible update @vbazillio Vincent! I'll have to download check it out later when I have some more time 😊

Love me some Page! Bring it on Vincent 😁 @vbazillio

If you fly helicopters around in MSFS2024, you will see fauna. Probably due to lower altitudes and slower speeds, but they are there and fairly common to encounter in a helo. Of course, they usually take off running from the rotor blade slap 😁 I am NOT in the beta, just fyi.

I can attest to very smooth FPS and no stutters with the BS Commander 114. That said, I always have very good performance from all Black Square aircraft, and my system specs are a bit robust as well. But yes, smooth flying and operation with this plane.

@ryanbatc Ryan, dude, you can look past people's opinions that you don't like or agree with. Just let it go. Be the better person. At the end of the day, it has no effect on you personally (unless maybe you were the developer). Do you know how often I hear comments like "oh, that wouldn't happen in combat" or that isn't right because it's not in CoD or some other wargame or first-person shooter. I just laugh. If I let that kind of stuff bother me, I would never be on the internet again or even socialize anymore...lol. It's all good man, it's all good. 😊😊😊