MadTommy

Do i need to download this to get the latest training files? I purchased & downloaded the Huey module today.

That sounds about right, makes sense. I was very surprised at the feel of speed off it. I've not got my head around the instrument panel yet, having not even opened the manual. At one point i was close to a hover and i NOTICED THE KNOTS DIAL SEEMED TO BE SHOWING ME DOING 100+ knots.. weird. (caps lock, opps)

That is what i had assumed.. it must be just the feel. It feels a lot faster to me.

I'm seeing them for £90 on fleebay (new). Not cheap, but nothing flight sim related is cheap, bit of a niche market.

Just flew the Huey for the 1st time.. I found it a lot of fun, and not frustrating like i expected. Must be the years in the ka-50 that helped a lot. One thing i noticed it seemed very fast.. felt a lot faster than the ka-50. Is it? It was a blast , in several ways!

Just flew the Huey for the 1st time... i own all the other modules and this is the 1st time i'm seriously considering pedals. Certainly possible to fly without them, i just had a hoot doing slalom around building across a city.. but pedals will help more in this airframe than any other i've flown.. and the list is long. Are these the suggested best ones? Saitek USB Pro Flight Rudder Pedals PZ35 Cheers

It helps if you are born into a royal family, but alas that is not possible for most of us, so the other option is to have everything you desire immediately given to your by your doting parents and it's a distinct advantage to be an only child. Or alternatively you might just have the nesessary genes that suite this personality trait! :P

'sound off' is slang for 'complain' in the UK, so I was pleasantly surprised to see the content of this thread! :)

He might well be right, but I'm pretty damn sure testers are NOT privy to the commercial decisions regarding the future releases. Testers are only beta testers, they are not ED employees and have nothing to do with product marketing. (and even if they were they are unable to clarify any info they might be privy to due to their NDA)

Can you point me to where this has been announced please? Otherwise it is just hearsay. Thanks.

Hmmmm sale... I've had no time to sim recently, not flown in months, do i buy the Huey for a good price and not fly it for months or not... I love these tough 1st world problems/decisions.

'Friday updates' are a waste of time IMO. I'd actually prefer news when there is something significant and decided to be announced, irreverent of time frame. Once a month or once a year. I understand it from a 'raise our profile' point of view, but i think it detracts from the rest of the forum that can be a great source for sharing and building knowledge. The community wastes it's energy 'discussing' the 'news'. I'm all for the DEVs sharing their thoughts and plans.. but not in a structure every Friday way. Just my 2 cents.

'Groove is always right' ™.. if you don't know that by now you haven't ever disagreeable with him :P Hence this thread is all wrong :) But in all seriousness you can never expect everyone to like news, its always the people who dislike it that make the most noise, everyone should know this. If there was no disgruntled customers you likely have no customers!

Personally I'm very happy with FC3 level of fidelity modules, as i simply don't have the time to dedicate to another study sim, got a business to run and kids to be a lackey to. What i am disappointed about is it just sounds like Flaming Cliffs content being distributed for another xx amount of dollars. I'd be happy if they had announced a NEW plane or 2 at FC3 fidelity, but i have already bought the these airframes 4 times already.. a 5th time is too many. If the AFM gets added to existing FC3 owners, brilliant, if not well as a customer i feel like every penny has been rung out of me for for these airframes.

If that is the case that would be great. I was certainly left with the impression from the news update that the AFM would be exclusive to these new modules. It doesn't make much sense otherwise....Is ED expecting a decent number of sales if they give the AFM to FC3 as an update? I won't be holding my breath... wishing but expecting to be disappointed.

Ok thanks. So it is an increase in the complexity of the modelling of the forces acting upon the 3d model. Hopefully ED will spell out how what the changes are. Rather than just saying 'it has a AFM.'

AFM seems to get banded around this forum a lot. And i can't see a definition or explanation to what is actually means. With news that LockOn/Flaming Cliffs/2/3 airframes will be sold later this year as separate modules seemingly identical to FC3 versions but with AFM added, it would be great if we could get an explanation of what this meant. What is AFM and how will it affect my experience as an end user? Thanks.

Care to tell me what this AFM actually is or means please? And no.. i regret buying FC3, it was a waste of money, and purely bought to support ED, especially considering this news. Not something i'll do again.

I happy enough ED are releasing FC3 fidelity level planes.. but the same planes we have been using for a years on the same map.. planes most of us have bought 3 times already... that is disappointing and not gonna get my wallet out of my pocket for.

Can anyone point to what AFM actually is. I know it stands for 'advanced flight model', but in itself that means nothing to me. What is the actual meat of the matter? Thanks. I can't say I'm enamored with being sold Flaming Cliff content for the 4th time. I'm not surprised its their most successful product.. they keep on repackaging it and reselling it.

+1 But i do like his... errr.. ok... errr... never mind ;)

There is little consideration given to custom setups in regards to updates and documented changes. Its a shame, but the way it is. TBH its a significant part of why I don't sim much atm,.. i like my custom setup but don't have the time to keep up with update effects.. more my issue than ED's but it is a pain.

Seems ok here, UK. I've only got a 350KB/s connection and am getting 200-250 Kb/s Perfect for me to be left with just enough bandwidth to get on with work :D

Yeah i was surprised at the price for this 3rd party addon for a pre purchase beta. I'm not simming enough to justify another addon at this price.

My condolences to his family & friends. In the few dealings i had with him he came across as a kind and straight forward follow, a pleasure to work with. Rest in peace.