John Venema Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Someone sent a video response to our YHBA video on OrbxTube. I thought I would share it with you all here, since it looks remarkably like a certain airport scenery we all know and love Helicopter Landing in Hervey Bay It would be interesting to see a split screen comparison between this and a Bell doing the same landing in FTX eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzer Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Cool. So who will be first with their FSX reconstruction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Mason Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 I could probably do the reconstruction flight, I just dont have a clue how to put 2 videos side by side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Very Nice Video and Landing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumsonly2002 Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 This is far better that watching TV. The next epasode will be the side by side. Talk about virtual reality! Excellent post, very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-MRW Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 I could probably do the reconstruction flight, I just dont have a clue how to put 2 videos side by side. Heard you can do it with sony vegas...except if you dont have it, im not so sure about anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzer Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Heard you can do it with sony vegas...except if you dont have it, im not so sure about anything else. Hmmm, I have Sony Vegas, so I may give it a try at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HercFan Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 I wonder what is frame rates are like? And is bufferpools setting? ;D Well, someone HAD to post something like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeronauta Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Not the best but the first... after many tries here it is , I would need the original movie file to make an overlay and a film to show... but that would be messy... YHBA ps: this is my first video ever!!! enjoy Jorge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Well done Jorge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumsonly2002 Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Nice job. Goes to show the quality of the Orbx scenery. Was that helo a Dodo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Mason Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Sure is Drums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Very Nice Job George.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Amazing how you handle that chopper George. Is the Dodosim easier to fly than the FSX default Bell? With that aircraft I get a lot of damage everytime I touch the controls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumsonly2002 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 One thing I noticed was the rotor slap appears to mirror the real helo. Hopefully I will be up there flying a Dodo as soon as I get PNW myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeronauta Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Hi Rimshot, no it is not, you have to be practicing a lot to do it, it is simple once you grasp it as it is responsive and predictable. I cannot fly the default now it seems slggish and not true... you will love it... @drumsonly2002 everything is like real, blade slap disymetry of lift, exceeded VNE at altitude and low temp, everything...fantastic regards Jorge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Thanks Jorge. And sorry to call you George before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzer Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Hi Rimshot, no it is not, you have to be practicing a lot to do it, it is simple once you grasp it as it is responsive and predictable. I cannot fly the default now it seems slggish and not true... I totally agree with this. Once you start getting the hang of the Dodo you really start to gel with it and learn how it will react and therefore what to do or not to do to keep it flying. Be key point is to try and stay relaxed and focused, all too easy to over-fly the Dodo and make a meal of flying it, treat it right and it's an extremely satisfying add-on aircraft to fly. I also agree with the statement about going back to the default helo's they really do fell odd and un-natural after you get used to flying the Dodo. A few quick tips for flying/learning to fly the Dodo... Relax - Take you time. If you start to get frustrated with the Dodo you simply won't enjoy it because you'll start chasing control and using larger controller inputs than you need. Basics - Get the start-up sequence learned by heart so you don't damage or burn the engine on start-up/shut-down. Difficulty level - It is my opinion that sticking with the lower difficulty levels too long is counter productive. Personally I would say pretty much start at level 3 and then progress to level 4/5 fairly quickly. Keep it simple - initially just practise taking off and landing, this will help you start to learn the subtle control inputs required to fly the Dodo. It's a Sim - You're not likely to die from crashing the Dodo (weak heart aside etc!). Once you are able to get the Dodo in the air and start to feel comfortable start to experiment with control inputs, i.e. abuse them a bit you'll soon learn what to do by learning what not to do. You may want to climb to around 3,000-4,000 before you do this so you have time to try and recover. Flying Fast - The Dodo is relatively easy to fly once you have a bit of forward speed going on so this is another good opportunity to see what you can or cannot get away with control wise. Flying slow - It's harder to fly the Dodo accurately when you are flying slowly. When you get within a few feet of the ground you will find yourself in "ground effect" that is a nice stable cushion of air that makes it easier to fly low and slow/hover. My suggestion for improving your low/slow flying skills is to follow AI aircraft taxiing at airports. Multi-player - A great way to learn is from other fellow Dodo fliers, if you can try and join a few online sessions to practise your flying skills and pick up tips from other Dodo pilots. This is by no means an expert guide to flying the Dodo, but just some things to consider if you are new to the Dodo and want to progess and enjoy it more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Thanks for the extensive advice Paul. I'm seriously considering the Dodo Bell to explore all the helipads on the PNW scenery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Scharnowski Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I'm seriously considering the Dodo Bell to explore all the helipads on the PNW scenery We are the Dodo. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. We will add your aviational distinctiveness to our own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzer Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Thanks for the extensive advice Paul. I'm seriously considering the Dodo Bell to explore all the helipads on the PNW scenery Well best I don't go on about it here, I've rather taken this thread off topic sorry about that - perhaps this thread could be split with the helo flying stuff moved to the egg-beater forum please? TBH, I'm a fussy sod at the best of times so it's quite rare for me to really rave about any product and I'll always find something that I think could be better. Orbx scenery and the Dodo are two products that impress me considerably and I whole heartily recommend (and yes I can find things that could be better from my POV!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swraymac Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 great work! (the chopper in the "real" video is a R44 from MI Helicopters which their sign and building with hangar is immaculately modelled in the Orbx YBHA scenery. another piece of trivia is if you all look closely you'll see a piper cherokee, 35 yrs old, at the fuel bowser. the owner of that aircraft and the open hangar is a mate of mine whom i believe purchased all the ftx products and a bigger computer to run fsx immediately i told him about ORBX and that YHBA had recently been released. i believe it's him holding the camera and taxied his aircraft out to be in the shot!) 8) Sean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Mason Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Sean, Thats definately a Bell 206 in the real video mate, the R44 looks totally different inside than a jetranger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swraymac Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 fair enough. i'll find out where it came from. the only choppers that use that spot immediately in front of that hangar is MI. it's private. everyone else uses the main area in front of that beyond the lawned area. the only choppers based in hervey bay are 2 R44s' owned by MI. maybe they recently bought a 206? watch this space! ??? Sean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Mason Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 MI actually do have one now mate, my mate Dan O'Dwyer is the pilot in that vid, the one they have is mostly used for subcontract power line stuff at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swraymac Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 ur in the USA and i live here....u must have spies everywhere! ;D perhaps it was u that let MI know they were on FTX? it'll save me a couple of phone calls......(how long they had the bell?) Sean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Mason Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Well my mate is a contract pilot and he has been with them over 6 months, thats all I could tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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