S-92/SL Feaures

SECTION 7. SL FEATURES

1 MAIN MENU

Menus are only available to the owner and registered or guest pilots of the aircraft. In general button options beginning with an "@" are sub-menus, and options beginning with "( )" or "(*)" are options that can be toggled. The buttons on the main menu are:

Button	Description
Park/Unpark	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.
Safe Unsit	Slide avatar outside aircraft before unseating them. Useful when aircraft is physical.
@Options	Control various flight option settings.
@Get	Get various things include HUD and manual/help notecards
HUD Connect	- while already seated.
@Admin (owner only)	Access owner-only options
@Cheat	Displays the "Cheat" menu with options to bypass various procedures. See "CHEATS" below for more details.
@Realism	Enable or disable "realism" features of the aircraft flight characteristics.
@REGISTER	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)

2 ADMIN MENU

The admin menu contains options only available to the aircraft owner. Buttons/Options are:

Button	Description
Recal. W&B	If you make any changes to the linkset, you should use this option to recalibrate the weight & balance for the scripts.
(?) Pilot	Set pilot seat to guest (G) or restricted (M)
(?) Crew	Set copilot seat to guest (G) or restricted (M)
(?) Passenger	Set passenger seats to guest (G) or restricted (M)
Add Crew	Add an authorized crew member. A maximum of 12 crew members can be registered. The crew member to be added should stand within 10m of aircraft to be recognized by the system.
Remove Crew	Remove a crew member from the authorized crew member list.
List Crew	List the authorized crew members.
@REGISTER	Assign or changer your aircraft's registration. See "N-NUMBER ASSIGNMENT" in Section 1 for more details. (aircraft must be parked/non-physical)
@Paint	Change the color/markings of your aircraft. See "PAINTKIT SYSTEM" below for more details. (aircraft must be parked/non-physical)

3 PAINTKIT SYSTEM

The paintkit system allows you to change the appearance of your helicopter. It is accessed through the @Paint sub-menu found on the @Admin menu. On this menu there are several built-in colors, and a "Custom" button to load a paint set from a separate "paintkit" prim. For custom designs you can either use a paintkit from a 3rd party vendor, or load your own texture set into the paint kit that came with your helicopter. To apply a paintkit, simply rez the paintkit near your helicopter and select "*Custom" from the @Paint menu. The helicopter will search for nearby paintkits and allow you to choose which you want to apply. Instructions on how to create your own custom paintkits can be found in the paintkit object.

4 OPTIONS MENU

The options menu is accessed from the @Options button on the main menu and is available to any registered pilot.

Button	Description
Alerts	If enabled, alert messages about collisions or other unsafe conditions will be given. If disabled, no alert messages will be issued.
Dust	If enabled, dust effects are produced when the aircraft is near the ground, water, or over a prim.
Fragile	If enabled, a crash will cause helicopter to burst into flames and become non-responsive. Resets after a set time (or until ELT is turned off).
(n) Controls	Select a control scheme. Control schemes are discussed in the CONTROLS section near the beginning of this document.
Copilot	Enable or disabled copilot controls

5 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.

Button	Description
Charge Bat.	Charge the battery to full.
Fast Start/Stop	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.
@Fuel	Accesses a sub-menu that lets you set the fuel level to a specific level.

6 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:

Button	Description
Battery	If disabled, the battery will not run out.
Density	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.
ETL	Enables ETL (Effective Translational Lift) effects. If enabled, additional lift/performance is gained when forward airspeed goes above about 20 mph due to the main rotors constantly moving into clean air. When disabled, the additional performance is always available.
Low RPM	When enabled, pulling excessive collective can result in decay of main rotor RPM. Decay can occur when the MP gauge is above red line. If this effect is disabled, rotor RPM will not decay when pulling collective beyond the red line on the MP gauge.
Torque	When enabled, torque effects from the main rotor will be experienced. Torque increases as collective is pulled and manifests as a right turning tendency. As a result, left pedal will need to be increased and maintained as collective is increased.
Vortex	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 mph 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.
Translate	If enabled, the effects and compensation for translating tendency will be active. The net effect is that the left skid will hang slightly low in a hover. See the SL Helicopter Flying Handbook for more detail on this effect.