About the module
[hr]This is recreation of BELL's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior, a light-weight scout/reconaissanse helicopter with characteristic Mast Mounted Sight above the main rotor allowing for spotting whilist being behind a cover.
Commisioned by USA Army whom was intending to aquire own Light Observation Helicopter (LOH) during Vietnam War. It is basically a dieted UH-1 Huey, Bell's famous cargo helicopter.
Early version (OH-58A) had flown in Vietnam War and version OH-58D had served during Gulf War, Afghanistan and Iraq, finally retiring in early 2010s, although it still is being used by allies.
Controls
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Pilot
Highly recommended to use HOTAS or joystick, your Co-pilot will thank you for stable hover. [list]
[*] W/S - PITCH
[*] A/D - ROLL
[*] Up/Down - Colective
[*] Left/Right - Yaw
[*] Hotkey 6 - Chaff
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Co-Pilot
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[*] W/S - MMS Slew Vertical
[*] A/D - MMS Slew Horizontal
[*] Up/Down - Zoom
[*] Hotkey 1 - IR vision
[*] Hotkey 2 - Tracking mode
[*] Space - Toggle laser
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Cold start
Full procedure from turned-off (cold) machine to flight ready:[list]
[*] Turn on [b]Battery 1[/b]
[*] Turn in [b]ignition key[/b]
[*] Check for engine warning (slow low-pitched beeping)
[*] Turn on [b]fuel boost[/b]
[*] Advance [b]throttle[/b] to 30% (Idle position)
[*] Check for low RPS warning (higher-pitched beeping)
[*] If on joystick, check collective to be at 0%
[*] Advance [b]throttle[/b] to 100%
[*] Turn on lights
[*] Check for RPS in VSD to be green
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Helicopter is on!
Features
[hr]This helicopter is still in progress.[b][u] It is ready for non-tactical use[/u][/b], such as scouting and observation. Currently, it has: [list]
[*] MFDs:
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[*] Primary MFDs
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[*] Artifical horizon - VSD
[*] Colored map with location
[*] Map overlayed with VSD
[*] Armament page
[*] MMS Camera page
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[*] Vertical Scale Indicators
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[*] Engine rotations per second
[*] Engine temperature
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[*] L&RWR display
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[*] Radar pinging detection
[*] Radar lock warning
[*] Directionalized laser lock detection
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[*] Fuel Display
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[*] Tanks capacity illustrated
[*] Numerical capacity, usage and distance
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[*] Radio Communications
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[*] Switchable radio channels
[*] PTT with priority for CPG
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[*] Mast Mounted Sight (MMS)
[*] Two pylons, each (in future) housing:
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[*] 2x Hellfire laser-guided missile
[*] Hydra unguided rockets pod
[*] Gun pod
[*] Flare launcher pod [i](mainly for non-DLC players)[/i]
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[*] Navigation & Collision lights
[*] Various audible warnings:
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[*] Engine out
[*] Low RPS
[*] Low Altitude
[*] Radar ping
[*] Radar lock
[*] Laser lock
[*] Bingo fuel
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[i]Engine and stabilisation have been done by Stickman, the map I have implemented is modified version of [url=https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2083403805]Catmandoe's work[/url].[/i]
