Radar Altimeter - Page 2

Gyberg · 2007-06-09, 00:47

yeah, which means that LB pilots would be able to lean out and see the ground. Other pilots would be stuck with the windows...

El_Vikingo · 2007-06-09, 00:53

Well, that's why we have the Left/Right Mouse Click buttons.

DarkTalon · 2007-06-09, 01:44

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Originally Posted by El_Vikingo

Well, that's why we have the Left/Right Mouse Click buttons.

really, i tried this with an A-10, it didn't work. did i do something wrong?

eddie · 2007-06-09, 01:52

As a helicopter pilot you should be observing the LZ and its surroundings on the approach. If there's a vehicle, you wait for it to move (although you should land in a flat, clear spot). It's a little too late to look out of the chin bubble on landing if you're using the correct approach, touch&go.

77SiCaRiO77 · 2007-06-09, 01:55

this mean that chinisee and MECas pilots cant move their heads without losing control of their choopers?

eddie · 2007-06-09, 01:58

Or the US and GB, as he's suggesting looking at the chin bubble which can only be done with free look.

77SiCaRiO77 · 2007-06-09, 02:01

when you click/right click the mouse , the yanki head moves to the left/right of the screen , without losing the control of the chooper , why the MEC and chines cant do that with their choopers?

ZanderArch · 2007-06-09, 16:38

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Originally Posted by eddie

Or the US and GB, as he's suggesting looking at the chin bubble which can only be done with free look.

Free look is still from the fixed "Full Body cast - only head rotation - Pilot" position and you can't see anything but a square foot of land through the thing. A pilot could easily lean forward a little and look down to see through the thing, but there is no option to.

And sure, doing a fly by to observe the LZ is ideal, but that's from 40 or 50 'altitude units', for all you know that little bit of grass could step off into a bottomless pit. And still, there's always that one guy rushing to get to (de choppa) the helicopter; being able to watch out for him would be nice, especially if he is the only one you're landing to pick up.

El_Vikingo · 2007-06-09, 16:42

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Originally Posted by DarkTalon

really, i tried this with an A-10, it didn't work. did i do something wrong?

We're talking about helicopters!

A really funny thing to try is to switch to the bombs and right click when taxiing!

2007-06-09, 00:47	#11
Gyberg Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 709	yeah, which means that LB pilots would be able to lean out and see the ground. Other pilots would be stuck with the windows...
Gyberg Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 709

2007-06-09, 00:53	#12
El_Vikingo Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,876 Location: Inside the "Search Function".	Well, that's why we have the Left/Right Mouse Click buttons.

2007-06-09, 01:52	#14
eddie The [R-MOD]s' Poodle Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 5,494 United Kingdom Location: In Hell with you.	As a helicopter pilot you should be observing the LZ and its surroundings on the approach. If there's a vehicle, you wait for it to move (although you should land in a flat, clear spot). It's a little too late to look out of the chin bubble on landing if you're using the correct approach, touch&go.

2007-06-09, 01:55	#15
77SiCaRiO77 Retired PR Developer Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,982 Spain	this mean that chinisee and MECas pilots cant move their heads without losing control of their choopers?

2007-06-09, 01:58	#16
eddie The [R-MOD]s' Poodle Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 5,494 United Kingdom Location: In Hell with you.	Or the US and GB, as he's suggesting looking at the chin bubble which can only be done with free look.

2007-06-09, 02:01	#17
77SiCaRiO77 Retired PR Developer Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,982 Spain	when you click/right click the mouse , the yanki head moves to the left/right of the screen , without losing the control of the chooper , why the MEC and chines cant do that with their choopers?