Chinook CH-47/SL Features - Revision history

Kelly: /* Options Menu */

2022-09-30T03:31:05Z

‎Options Menu

Tsukino.firethorn: /* HUDS */

2022-09-14T16:42:12Z

‎HUDS

Tsukino.firethorn: /* Main HUD */

2022-09-14T16:41:56Z

‎Main HUD

Kelly: /* Realism Menu */

2021-06-20T21:54:04Z

‎Realism Menu

Kelly: /* Cheats Menu */

2021-06-20T21:53:18Z

‎Cheats Menu

Kelly: /* Options Menu */

2021-06-20T21:52:13Z

‎Options Menu

Kelly: /* Paintkit System */

2021-06-20T21:51:48Z

‎Paintkit System

Kelly: /* Admin Menu */

2021-06-20T21:51:37Z

‎Admin Menu

Kelly: /* Main Menu */

2021-06-20T21:51:05Z

‎Main Menu

Kelly: /* Menus */

2021-06-20T21:48:02Z

‎Menus

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 |-
 |<span>(?) Controls</span>	||Select a control scheme. Control schemes are discussed in the CONTROLS section near the beginning of this document.
 |-
 |<span>(?) Failures</span>	||Enabled/disable the random failure system.

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	On the left is a popout set of the following six instruments: Percent Torque, Airspeed, Radar Altimeter, Rotor RPM, Vertical Speed Indicator, and Altimeter. On the right is a popout for the fuel gauges. Click on the tabs on the sides of the HUD core to pop out or retract the instrument clusters.		On the left is a popout set of the following six instruments: Percent Torque, Airspeed, Radar Altimeter, Rotor RPM, Vertical Speed Indicator, and Altimeter. On the right is a popout for the fuel gauges. Click on the tabs on the sides of the HUD core to pop out or retract the instrument clusters.

−	~~==== Mini-HUD ====~~
−	~~In addition to the standard HUD, there is also an alternative "Mini HUD". The mini HUD is essentially the same as the lower portion of the main HUD.~~

	==== Advanced HUD ====		==== Advanced HUD ====

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 ==== Main HUD ====
-When you first wear the HUD it will be dark and "disconnected" will be displayed to indicate the HUD has not connected to an aircraft. When you sit in either the pilot (right) or co-pilot (left) seat, the HUD will connect and light up. The top part of the HUD includes a subset of the flight instruments. The bottom half of HUD includes the following:
+The main HUD attaches in the lower right corner by default.  When not sitting in an aircraft, the HUD will be dark with the word "Disconnected" showing on it.  You can connect to a helicopter by sitting in it in the pilot or co-pilot seat.  If the HUD fails to connect, or becomes disconnected for some reason, you can click on the aircraft window and choose "HUD Connect" from the main menu.  The HUD consists of a core part with the flight controls, and two pop-out instrument sets.
-*Sim Crossing Status - Small light in upper left corner that shows the sim crossing state. A green light indicates normal connectivity, while a yellow or red light indicates no connectivity. It is normal to see a yellow or red indication for one or two seconds during a sim crossing.
+The core of the HUD includes the following elements:
-*Aircraft ID - Shows the tail number of the aircraft the HUD is connected to. "--" will be displayed when disconnected.
+* Thrust Control - Analogous to the collective in a single rotor helilcopter, this lever controls the total thrust the helicopter is producing. Drag the red dot with the mouse to move the thrust control.
-*HOBBS meter - Shows total time on your aircraft in hours and tenths of hours. Accumulates time only while engine is running.
+* Cyclic - Red dot shows the current position of the cyclic which moves in 2-dimensions.
-*Thrust Control - Analogous to the collective in a single rotor helilcopter, this lever controls the total thrust the helicopter is producing. Drag the red dot with the mouse to move the thrust control. You can also use the Up/Down arrow keys in HUD mode or PgUp/Down keys in Keyboard mode. The red dot will show current collective position regardless of which method you use to manipulate it.
+* Directional Pedals - The pedals are used to control the yaw of the helicopter. Use the mouse in the horizontal bar to set pedal position, or use the Left/Right arrow keys to control them. The pedals should be used for turns during hovering flight, and for trim using the inclinometer while in cruise flight.
-*Cyclic - Cyclic controls the direction that thrust is directed. Drag the red dot with the mouse to move the cyclic. In cruise flight, turns should be performed primarily with cyclic, with the pedals used for trim.
+* Crossing Status - Indicator dot in upper left corner shows green when the HUD is active, and yellow when inactive for a region crossing.
-*Directional Pedals - The pedals are used to control the yaw of the helicopter. Use the mouse in the horizontal bar to set pedal position, or use the Left/Right arrow keys to control them. The pedals should be used for turns during hovering flight, and for trim using the inclinometer while in cruise flight.
+* Tail Number - The tail number of the aircraft the HUD is connected to.
 ==== Mini-HUD ====

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	=== Realism Menu ===		=== Realism Menu ===
		+	The realism menu lets you enable or disable some of the RL helicopter flight characteristics. The features that can be enabled/disabled are:
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable sa-buttontable"
		+	!Button
		+	!Description
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>Battery</span> \|\|If disabled, the battery will not run out.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>Fluids</span> \|\|If disabled, fluids (oil, etc.) will not be consumed as helicopter runs.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>Density</span> \|\|If enabled, density altitude will have an effect on aircraft performance. This comes in play when operating at high altitudes. At high altitudes hover height and climb rate will be reduced from their values at lower altitudes.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>ETL</span> \|\|If enabled, additional lift/performance is gained when forward airspeed goes above about 20 knots due to the main rotors constantly moving into clean air. When disabled, the additional performance is always available.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>Low RPM</span> \|\|When enabled, pulling excessive collective can result in decay of main rotor RPM.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>Vortex</span> \|\|When enabled, the helicopter can be subject to "vortex ring state" also known as "settling with power". This can occur when the helicopter is in a vertical descent of more than 300 feet/min with a forward speed of less than 30 knots while collective is at more than 50%. When vortex ring state occurs, the helicopter will experience a loss of lift and begin descending rapidly, even if additional collective is pulled.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>Translate</span> \|\|If enabled, the effects and compensation for translating tendency are disabled.
		+	\|}

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	=== Cheats Menu ===		=== Cheats Menu ===
		+	The cheats menu accessed from the @Cheat button on the main menu allows you to access functions to bypass several of the normal procedures.
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable sa-buttontable"
		+	!Button
		+	!Description
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>Charge Bat.</span> \|\|Charge the battery to full.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>Fill Fluids</span> \|\|Sets all non-fuel fluids to full.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>Fast Start/Stop</span> \|\|Use this button to start or stop your helicopter without going through the full procedure. You will still need to wait for the rotors to come to full speed when using Fast Start.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>Repair</span> \|\|Repairs all accumulated damage and failures.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>Ramp Up</span> \|\|Forces ramp to up position.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>Ramp Down</span> \|\|Forces ramp to down position.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>@Fuel</span> \|\|Accesses a sub-menu that lets you set the fuel level to a specific level.
		+	\|}
		+
	=== Realism Menu ===		=== Realism Menu ===

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 === Options Menu ===
 === Cheats Menu ===
 === Realism Menu ===

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	The buttons on the main menu are:		The buttons on the main menu are:
		+	{\| class="wikitable sa-buttontable"
		+	!Button
		+	!Description
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>Park/Unpark</span> \|\|Make the aircraft non-physical/physical. Normally this occurs automatically when you sit in the aircraft, but this option can be used to control this manually.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>Eject</span> \|\|Select an occupant to eject
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>Safe Unsit</span> \|\|Slide avatar outside aircraft before unseating them. Useful when aircraft is physical.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>@Options</span> \|\|Control various flight option settings.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>@Get</span> \|\|Get various things include HUD and manual/help notecards
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>HUD Connect</span> \|\|Reestablish connectivity between helicopter and HUD if it becomes disconnected, or if you wear HUD while already seated.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>@Admin</span> \|\|Access owner-only options
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>@Cheat</span> \|\|Displays the "Cheat" menu with options to bypass various procedures. See "CHEATS" below for more details.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>@Realism</span> \|\|Enable or disable "realism" features of the aircraft flight characteristics.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<span>@REGISTER</span> \|\|Access the aircraft registration menu. This button will only appear on the main menu if an N number had not yet been assigned. (aircraft must be parked/non-physical)
		+	\|}

	=== Admin Menu ===		=== Admin Menu ===

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 === Menus ===
 === Admin Menu ===
 === Paintkit System ===