That second landing was impressive! This helicopter have motivated me to learn flying helicopters in msfs. It's been a lot of fun so far. It's so powerful and maneuverable! Perfect for sightseeing. The ambition is to be able to consistently land safely much like I do with GA and airliners.
Great video. Looks and flies really well and competitively priced. Definitely shows some of the quality we have come to expect from the Blackbird brand.
Had the milviz 530 in fsx and p3d, will be getting it for msfs aswell. Cool review Chris. You can adjust the control sensitivity for the cowan ones, but it means another controler profile
Wonderful video! Really happy to see more helicopters coming to MSFS. Don't know if I will get this one yet, as I already have the Cowansim 500E and like that one a lot. Kind of understandable that Cowansim brought alle their helicopters to MSFS as quickly as possible. Now I am looking forward to the Huey with the full Milviz treatment. But Taog's Hangar is working an a Huey as well ... Ah forget it, I will probably get them all, just like with this 530F :D
@@cgaviator my friend I was flying with last night found the same this morning. The weirdest thing is that I did a whole stream and flight without touching the governor and it ran fine. Seems some bugs are going on
@@WWXspartan058 I also thought perhaps it may have been due to slewing before start or having the gun pods on. Who knows, well above my knowledge level.
Hello chris! Love the videos! I was wondering if you could do a video on intercepting/formation flying in Fast Jets (typhoon, f-35 etc). All the best mate, keep em coming!
Please, please tell me you are going to do some content with the Just Flight Avro Vulkan that just launched. Miss your content on these military aircraft.
Thanks for the message, I’m hoping to soon but I’m still without a PC! Aiming for something pre Christmas. Certainly going to get involved with the Tornado when it’s released.
Just discovered your channel, love your videos. QUESTION? I see you have a QHD monitor for a main and two HD monitors on the sides. I use three HD monitors. My question is how do your 3 work together at different resolutions?
Thanks! And good question. I don’t use all 3 for the flight sim window, the sides are just for references and recording. So they just display that at their resolution while I enjoy 2K loveliness on the main monitor 👍🏻
Annoys me always Microsoft has to flex like nobody wants armament in any model. Like seriously? Whats the point of being realistic then?… ugh. Great video!!!
Hi Chris, Another Chris here, I'll try to keep it brief. I'm in my 40's, I grew up in Snowdonia (so I'm familiar with RAF Valley and the various squadrons to come and go since the 80's), and I flew a bit in my youth. Mostly gliders, about 30 powered flights (Bulldog, Cessna, Piper) amounting to maybe 10 hours. And two brief air experience flights in Wessex & Sea King (I was an Air Cadet, and a pretty fortunate one too). My 1'st question is; would you consider doing a more thorough video course on flying the Hawk, maybe even with a preliminary course in a suitable turboprop. And secondly, would you like someone to play the role of the Student, I have MSFS and my VR headset arrives in a few days. Cheers Chris
Hey, really sorry for the late reply… I’ve been on sabbatical! 😅 I’ll be back in the Hawk and maybe the Blackbird T6 when that releases. I’ll cover some of the usual teachings as part of that! Need to relearn the hawk a little as I’ve been flying lots of other things!
Hello, Chris you have taught me so much and I can’t thank you enough! I was wondering if you could recommend me your top 3 low level routes on England apart from the mach loop?
Hi mate, hope you’re well. A Tucano has been released in marketplace, albeit a embraer rather than shorts. Does come with a nice RAF livery It’s a decent offering Tbf, any chance of some insight on engine operating parameters etc? Thanks in advance
Is that the one that was on flightsim.to first? I tried it and it was a completely different beast to what I’m used to. I’m presuming the engine will be a lot different so it would be like learning a new aeroplane! 😅
Thanks for a nice video. I nearly bought the Cowan 500 at my friends place yesterday after trying that one (and the 206L3) on his rig. And like you say that Cowan one is very twitchy, like flying an RC helo almost. Good fun mind you, very easy to whip around, but getting back into the DCS Hind or even the MFS 406 is quite a contrast. But realy fun to hoon around an airport or practice fugure 8's. One thing you didn't show so i gues isn't there are the visible passengers and addons. I believe all Cowan helos have various stuff you can bolt on or remove, something i find quite immersive. Does this one have any of that, or does it only have the guns? This one sure seems to fly more composed and more power/yaw restricted. Did you do any hover climb test per chance? Did that in the Cowan and that capped out at 24.000ft, probaly double or even tripple to what it should do in a hover. Would really like a good 500 as it is a lot more exiting than the 206 and stock 406. Wish MFS had a trail system like DCS but that is obviously not going to happen.
It seemed like passengers were an option but they didn’t display for me. Otherwise I showed all the extra bolt ons. No hover climb check, I would go hypoxic! 😅
Lol, I will get the wrath of Cowansim again when he reads this, he'll come out with some condescending comments, yes Cowansim way too twitchy, still buggy, not much fun. Bought this a few days ago, love it. I'm glad they brought this out, because no way would I buy anything from a certain company now 😊 Think they need to work on the Bell 206 😊
@@XCougar85X I absolutely hated it, I've actually uninstalled it now. Probably not helped by me being a DODOSIM flyer... Glad it's working out for you though 🙂Shrikes 530F is fun, landing happily on the Needles lighthouse, must set some stormy weather 😀
@@MrIanspeed a bit buggy, yes. A lot of the smaller developers tend to release when ‘good enough’ but they seem to be ok at following up with updates. The Cowan 222B appears pretty solid straight off, much smoother to fly. And I have to admit, I kinda enjoy the faster responses of the 500E but that’s because I have a reasonable cyclic setup 👍🏻
Great to see you back. That helicopter looks really excellent. I hate twitchy simulated models as flying through PC controls, with less peripheral vision and no seat-of-pants feeling is already harder than flying a real aircraft. Twitchiness on top of this is the opposite to the icing on the cake (sh*t on cornflakes?). I'm considering picking this up ...
Im on xbox and mine will not start, im doing what you show but it just doesnt start, once the starter button is released i lose noise from engine and rotors slow down.
Yes, I had that issue a few times. I believe it’s something to do with the governor but I can’t be certain. Try enabling engine start related items before hitting the start button.
@@cgaviator so it turns out it was that idle release catch, i left it open the whole time. but I had to open it, start engine, then after a few seconds twist the throttle until it closed then the rpm would climb. I couldnt tell well what u were doing in that part so i left it open and tried just closing it manually but that left it in idle cutoff
I can tell you why your engine keeps cutting out, its because you're going overboard with your torque. If you're in the yellow range, you're very limited in how long you can keep it there. If you're beyond the yellow, you have maybe a few seconds to fiddle in that area AND ONLY if you are overloaded and taking off or landing. Going overboard with the torque overloads the engine and you'll start overcooking it.
For reference, in other helicopters you will have TOT gauges (turbine outlet temp), EGT (exhaust gas temperatures, same as TOT), torque and oil pressure. Torque is reliant on the oil pressure, its what is used to move the swash plate. In order to increase torque, you have to increase fuel consumption, which increases engine governor speed, which increases exhaust gas temperatures. 3 gauges you need to read at all times and its the TOT, Torque and Oil Pressure. Any of those go in the yellow, you should decrease unless you cant for the moment. Also you really need to read your rotor RPM speed as this will overspeed the engine as well and overcook it.
My helicopters just spin uncontrollably it is crazy no matter how much trim i put in or rudder it just goes all over the place cannot figure it out did not used to have the issue but all helicopters in the sim are horrible on my end and i dont know why
Have you got separate rudder pedals connected ? Do you use a joystick with twist action rudder ? I've had similar issues but managed to solve the spinning issue. Switch off all assists, if you've got separate rudder pedals and use those, try deleting the joystick rudder function, I found the joystick rudder can be accidentally engaged even if you don't willingly operate it and are using your rudder pedals. Also disconnect from usb any other controllers that are plugged in. Gentle inputs on the cyclic and collective too. My neighbour is a real world HEMS pilot and he's had a go on my MSFS 2020 helis, he said believe it or not it's easier flying the real thing ! Hope this helps.
@@coffeeguy6673 I finally got it figured out I had do all off my controls from scratch for new throttle and stick took awhile but getting it detailed out finally
As an Armed MD530 mechanic I'd say this looks accurate but the loadouts are not. The gun pods alone cause over torques. Add minis and you aren't taking off with full fuel.
That last landing... like a boss :)
Lol, thanks 😎
Nice to see you back with a new heli video 👍
Thanks, I couldn’t resist!
That second landing was impressive! This helicopter have motivated me to learn flying helicopters in msfs. It's been a lot of fun so far. It's so powerful and maneuverable! Perfect for sightseeing. The ambition is to be able to consistently land safely much like I do with GA and airliners.
Thanks! This is a good helo for practicing with 👍🏻
Hello, do you know who’s Kelinteastwood? Known as kelint or kelinty?
@@cgaviator Long time no video?
@@boydw1 very long time! Life stuff and house moves 👍🏻
Great video. Looks and flies really well and competitively priced. Definitely shows some of the quality we have come to expect from the Blackbird brand.
Absolutely! If this means they can get some more product out, I’m all for the Shrike brand
Great stuff - good to see you back.
Thanks! It would seem only temporary as my PC has properly died. Figures! Still, it would be boring if everything was simple! 😅
Hello, do you know who is kelinteastwood? Known as kelint or kelinty
@@clrrealestate4449 ? No, sorry
Its ok, thank you :)
Had the milviz 530 in fsx and p3d, will be getting it for msfs aswell. Cool review Chris. You can adjust the control sensitivity for the cowan ones, but it means another controler profile
True, though I quite enjoy the more responsive controls 😁
Congratulations - you just sold a helicopter! Great video
Lol, if only I got commission! 😂 But thanks 👍🏻
Wonderful video! Really happy to see more helicopters coming to MSFS. Don't know if I will get this one yet, as I already have the Cowansim 500E and like that one a lot. Kind of understandable that Cowansim brought alle their helicopters to MSFS as quickly as possible. Now I am looking forward to the Huey with the full Milviz treatment. But Taog's Hangar is working an a Huey as well ... Ah forget it, I will probably get them all, just like with this 530F :D
😂 There’s room for them all!
Glad it wasn't just me with the startup lol thought I was going crazy chasing the issue down
Same. Did you find the same solution? Shame they couldn’t default it to on.
@@cgaviator my friend I was flying with last night found the same this morning. The weirdest thing is that I did a whole stream and flight without touching the governor and it ran fine. Seems some bugs are going on
@@WWXspartan058 I also thought perhaps it may have been due to slewing before start or having the gun pods on. Who knows, well above my knowledge level.
Hello chris! Love the videos! I was wondering if you could do a video on intercepting/formation flying in Fast Jets (typhoon, f-35 etc). All the best mate, keep em coming!
Having some time off but intercepting, formation is on my list 👍🏻
@@cgaviator Take your time mate! Loving these videos and hope you enjoy your break
Please, please tell me you are going to do some content with the Just Flight Avro Vulkan that just launched. Miss your content on these military aircraft.
Thanks for the message, I’m hoping to soon but I’m still without a PC! Aiming for something pre Christmas. Certainly going to get involved with the Tornado when it’s released.
Just discovered your channel, love your videos. QUESTION? I see you have a QHD monitor for a main and two HD monitors on the sides. I use three HD monitors. My question is how do your 3 work together at different resolutions?
Thanks! And good question. I don’t use all 3 for the flight sim window, the sides are just for references and recording. So they just display that at their resolution while I enjoy 2K loveliness on the main monitor 👍🏻
Annoys me always Microsoft has to flex like nobody wants armament in any model. Like seriously? Whats the point of being realistic then?… ugh. Great video!!!
lol, and thanks
Hi Chris,
Another Chris here,
I'll try to keep it brief. I'm in my 40's, I grew up in Snowdonia (so I'm familiar with RAF Valley and the various squadrons to come and go since the 80's), and I flew a bit in my youth. Mostly gliders, about 30 powered flights (Bulldog, Cessna, Piper) amounting to maybe 10 hours. And two brief air experience flights in Wessex & Sea King (I was an Air Cadet, and a pretty fortunate one too).
My 1'st question is; would you consider doing a more thorough video course on flying the Hawk, maybe even with a preliminary course in a suitable turboprop. And secondly, would you like someone to play the role of the Student, I have MSFS and my VR headset arrives in a few days.
Cheers
Chris
Hey, really sorry for the late reply… I’ve been on sabbatical! 😅 I’ll be back in the Hawk and maybe the Blackbird T6 when that releases. I’ll cover some of the usual teachings as part of that! Need to relearn the hawk a little as I’ve been flying lots of other things!
@@cgaviator No worries. We had a similar discussion in a different comments section, just good to see you back. Merry Crimbo.
Hello, Chris you have taught me so much and I can’t thank you enough! I was wondering if you could recommend me your top 3 low level routes on England apart from the mach loop?
Hey, thanks! That means a lot! I would say any of the routes I’ve done in the hawk. Videos for each. The Lake District is a favourite 👍🏻👍🏻
@@cgaviator I just flew ur Lake District Route Today! Very fun!
Hi mate, hope you’re well. A Tucano has been released in marketplace, albeit a embraer rather than shorts. Does come with a nice RAF livery
It’s a decent offering Tbf, any chance of some insight on engine operating parameters etc?
Thanks in advance
Is that the one that was on flightsim.to first? I tried it and it was a completely different beast to what I’m used to. I’m presuming the engine will be a lot different so it would be like learning a new aeroplane! 😅
@@cgaviator that may be the one! It’s by RP simulations
Thanks for a nice video. I nearly bought the Cowan 500 at my friends place yesterday after trying that one (and the 206L3) on his rig. And like you say that Cowan one is very twitchy, like flying an RC helo almost. Good fun mind you, very easy to whip around, but getting back into the DCS Hind or even the MFS 406 is quite a contrast. But realy fun to hoon around an airport or practice fugure 8's.
One thing you didn't show so i gues isn't there are the visible passengers and addons. I believe all Cowan helos have various stuff you can bolt on or remove, something i find quite immersive. Does this one have any of that, or does it only have the guns?
This one sure seems to fly more composed and more power/yaw restricted. Did you do any hover climb test per chance? Did that in the Cowan and that capped out at 24.000ft, probaly double or even tripple to what it should do in a hover.
Would really like a good 500 as it is a lot more exiting than the 206 and stock 406. Wish MFS had a trail system like DCS but that is obviously not going to happen.
It seemed like passengers were an option but they didn’t display for me. Otherwise I showed all the extra bolt ons. No hover climb check, I would go hypoxic! 😅
Lol, I will get the wrath of Cowansim again when he reads this, he'll come out with some condescending comments, yes Cowansim way too twitchy, still buggy, not much fun. Bought this a few days ago, love it. I'm glad they brought this out, because no way would I buy anything from a certain company now 😊 Think they need to work on the Bell 206 😊
@@MrIanspeed lol, i tried the Cowan 206l3 at my friends and tbh that one is really good.
@@XCougar85X I absolutely hated it, I've actually uninstalled it now. Probably not helped by me being a DODOSIM flyer... Glad it's working out for you though 🙂Shrikes 530F is fun, landing happily on the Needles lighthouse, must set some stormy weather 😀
@@MrIanspeed a bit buggy, yes. A lot of the smaller developers tend to release when ‘good enough’ but they seem to be ok at following up with updates. The Cowan 222B appears pretty solid straight off, much smoother to fly. And I have to admit, I kinda enjoy the faster responses of the 500E but that’s because I have a reasonable cyclic setup 👍🏻
Great to see you back. That helicopter looks really excellent. I hate twitchy simulated models as flying through PC controls, with less peripheral vision and no seat-of-pants feeling is already harder than flying a real aircraft. Twitchiness on top of this is the opposite to the icing on the cake (sh*t on cornflakes?). I'm considering picking this up ...
Sh*t on cornflakes! 🤣
Do it, I'm really enjoying it, and to be fair it's not that much money...
Why did they make the mini guns sound like a sonic screwdriver 😭😭😭
It sounds like an aerosol can to me
Where are you, CG? Missing your content… hope all is well.
One month later and still no sign. 🫤
Sorry, went covert! 😅 I did post before I left but didn’t switch the answer machine on! 😁 But I’m back, thanks for checking in 👍🏻
Smooth like a real 500 unlike Cowan's 500
Cowan’s is a handful but means it can really shift!
Hi chris i have a question do you use vr or head tracking ?
Trackir 👍🏻
@@cgaviator thankz
Nice, I hope for a Agusta 109 or a S76
That would be excellent!
Im on xbox and mine will not start, im doing what you show but it just doesnt start, once the starter button is released i lose noise from engine and rotors slow down.
Yes, I had that issue a few times. I believe it’s something to do with the governor but I can’t be certain. Try enabling engine start related items before hitting the start button.
@@cgaviator so it turns out it was that idle release catch, i left it open the whole time. but I had to open it, start engine, then after a few seconds twist the throttle until it closed then the rpm would climb. I couldnt tell well what u were doing in that part so i left it open and tried just closing it manually but that left it in idle cutoff
@@MistaIntake nice one, it’s strange, presume it’s kind of a bug. Or maybe I just didn’t read the manual properly! 😅
looks nice!
Certainly is 👍🏻
missing your videos
Me too! 😅
Good vid.
Thanks 👍🏻
I can tell you why your engine keeps cutting out, its because you're going overboard with your torque. If you're in the yellow range, you're very limited in how long you can keep it there. If you're beyond the yellow, you have maybe a few seconds to fiddle in that area AND ONLY if you are overloaded and taking off or landing. Going overboard with the torque overloads the engine and you'll start overcooking it.
Is that from my reference on takeoff? I’m fairly certain that was a bug
@@cgaviator no, i just got to the part where your engine cut off about 8-9 minutes in, believe you were hovering pretty high up.
@@utley aaaaah… gotcha! Thanks
For reference, in other helicopters you will have TOT gauges (turbine outlet temp), EGT (exhaust gas temperatures, same as TOT), torque and oil pressure. Torque is reliant on the oil pressure, its what is used to move the swash plate. In order to increase torque, you have to increase fuel consumption, which increases engine governor speed, which increases exhaust gas temperatures. 3 gauges you need to read at all times and its the TOT, Torque and Oil Pressure. Any of those go in the yellow, you should decrease unless you cant for the moment. Also you really need to read your rotor RPM speed as this will overspeed the engine as well and overcook it.
@@utley thanks, usually I do check, but often with MSFS models I get lazy! Occasionally, it would seem, they bite back! 😂
My helicopters just spin uncontrollably it is crazy no matter how much trim i put in or rudder it just goes all over the place cannot figure it out did not used to have the issue but all helicopters in the sim are horrible on my end and i dont know why
Do you have auto rudder enabled? There must be something strange going on.
@@cgaviator nope
Have you got separate rudder pedals connected ? Do you use a joystick with twist action rudder ? I've had similar issues but managed to solve the spinning issue. Switch off all assists, if you've got separate rudder pedals and use those, try deleting the joystick rudder function, I found the joystick rudder can be accidentally engaged even if you don't willingly operate it and are using your rudder pedals. Also disconnect from usb any other controllers that are plugged in. Gentle inputs on the cyclic and collective too. My neighbour is a real world HEMS pilot and he's had a go on my MSFS 2020 helis, he said believe it or not it's easier flying the real thing ! Hope this helps.
@@coffeeguy6673 thanks, really interesting to hear. Maybe I should get a helicopter qual! 😳
@@coffeeguy6673 I finally got it figured out I had do all off my controls from scratch for new throttle and stick took awhile but getting it detailed out finally
As an Armed MD530 mechanic I'd say this looks accurate but the loadouts are not. The gun pods alone cause over torques. Add minis and you aren't taking off with full fuel.
Kudos to you! And thanks for the info. Sadly can’t separate the load outs but will try and feedback to the developer 👍🏻
@@cgaviator cool man. Love your channel. You have some great content. Keep it coming!
@@BayouCorsair thanks! I’ll try lol 👍🏻
Not a single glossy surface. As if the developers specially covered the whole model with matte paint)))) Even the joystick handle is matte.
I dunno, it looks glossy enough on the outside to me.
Show.
... me the money!? :D
milviz. no thanks.
Shrike! 😅