You have to use the cut tool the copy and paste new weapons onto the pylons

how do i change out weaponry

You should keep building a helicopter! You do it best of all! Personally, this heli is my favorite among all! A complex systems, housed in a small helicopter, deserves special praise!

The autocannon connector is recessed into the assembly

how do you connect the machine gun? it doesn't have a connection point and if you just delete the connection point and paste it there it falls off

Yes it is fully compatible with newquay weapons/hardpoint attachments. You will have to do your own routing for the fuel but that wouldn’t be too hard.

Is there any way i can use the drop tanks from the newquay weapons pack with this

@yeetus please let me know what you think of the aircraft!

Nvm I figured it out

I mean, I can get it to copy paste, etc. But I can't get it to actually attach onto the hard point

How do you attach the gun pod? I've been trying for an hour now and it won't connect.

@luckytiger the radios have been fixed, thanks!

@luckytiger I will look into that thank you

i dont know if this is a feature but the copilot seat cant communicate with other vehicles on fm radio

let me know if you have any further questions

I recommend that you read the instructions on the Target Management System discussion page. As long as you have a set of coordinates set as the Target Coordinate, the GPS missiles will be sent that target automatically.

I cant figure out the gps guided missiles, where or rathher how do you set the target coordinates for them?

@everest the winch cannot be controlled at this point. It just extends to 10 meters regardless whenever a rope is connected.

Whoops thanks for catching that!

The laser sensor is not merged with the missile

how do i raise the winch

glad you like it! let me know if you have any comments or critiques!

But at least we can have cool helicopters like yours

Ah I see. Yah I wish small scale drones were more feasible

No it's the UAV RQ7B V2. It was a joked because we got some Kiowa guys in our MOS and they don't like that the UAV replaced the Kiowa. The Grey Eagle is the bigger armed UAV that is more exciting, the Shadow is just a flying camera lol.

which helicopter is that? does it have a military designation?

Amazing Kiowa, now make the Shadow which put the Kiowa out of business ;)

You have to use the selector tool in the workbench and cut the current weapons and then copy and paste in the ones you want. Otherwise, you could use some sort of weapon handling vehicle with magalls if you wanted to do it in game

How do you change the loadout? The weapons are too heavy to lift to the connector points

If you have tried it, I am always open to ideas for improvement as well!

It can be flown with WASD/Arrows or HOTAS if you wish. I have no problems using the weapons. Especially the LaseR and GPS guided missiles since these only need to be fired in the general direction of the target. It also does banking turns while in forward flight which makes lining up unguided weapons easier. You can see the weapons in action in some of my screenshots. I suggest you try it before totally discounting it.

How are you supposed to fly this? With WASD and arrows? If thats all then this is just like every other helicopter...not possible to use the weaponry since the controls are very bad.

yep

is it working for you now?

alright, thanks!

ok i just pushed an update that should resolve the issue. let me know if you still experience problems

yah i just discovered that. something to do with the system getting the munition type is messed up. im working on fixing it. make sure you have the hud overlay turned on. the target point should be visible

sorry, i should have bee more descriptive:
the error seems to also be affecting other systems because i can't fire anything even with both master arm and the pylons selected, and the circle projection doesn't appear on the HUD

the error is 33: bad argument #1 to 'len' (string expected, got nil)

additionally, the coordinates don't appear on the hud, its just a circle projection marking the location.

@birb what error are you getting? Can you describe whats happening?

also, the selected coordinates don't seem to appear on the HUD even if they are set as the target

the map seems to have a script problem

Thank you! Let me know if you have any issues

nice helicopter

I don’t think they are. If you have them set to the same frequency they will pick up each others transmissions. I recommend setting them to different frequencies using the keypad and the “set frequency”buttons.

also, i think the FM radio and datalink signal strength could be mixed up

i love this!

nice

Okay, thanks

P is the jet engine pressure gauge, R is the rotor speed, and T is the throttle that the engine governor is outputting. If the throttle reaches 1 the power is maxed out and you should probably slow down or increase your rotor speed.

P will flash when the engine pressure is low, R will flash when the rotor speed is below the target speed, and T will flash when the throttle gets maxed out.