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- The unique and feature rich Alouette III SA-316B inc startup, flight dynamics, night lighting, external views & water landing
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"SA-316B Alouette III by Taog for Microsoft Flight Simulator. A First Look at this latest model from a relatively small developer with surprising amounts of features and quality! Enjoy!"
Alouette III by Taog (MSFS): flightsim.to/product/sa316b-a...
St Tropez by Aerosoft (MSFS): www.aerosoft.com/en/shop/micr...
📚 CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro and Alouette Exterior
02:16 Alouette Liveries & Manual
03:52 Alouette Interior & Features
07:13 Starting the Alouette
10:14 Alouette Takeoff
12:08 Winching in the Alouette
13:45 Flight Dynamics of the Taog Alouette
15:05 High Rates of Descent
17:12 Alouette by Night
18:14 Flying the Alouette from Outside
19:35 Auto Rotating an Alouette (or trying to!)
20:54 Alouette Floats & Water Landing
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Thank you so much for the video! I'm glad to see you are having fun! I am actively working on a patch for the known issues :)
Cheers!
My pleasure!
This looks great, will you be selling at other stores?
Older helicopters are a need in the sim!! Hopefully this makes it to the Xbox soon. Any planes for future old helos?
@@drumbum353 I'm working on the Lama and the Huey :)
@@taogshangar2323 can’t wait to see them on Xbox someday!
Nice video. I was a Flight Engineer on the ALOIII in the South African Air Force back in the 90's. Got 600 hours flight time and 4 years experience as ground crew and 3 years as flight crew. The trap door you mentioned always gets lowered when we used the winch. 1. for sea rescue because we had a sea bath mounted in the back and 2. moutain rescue for easy access to get the person on the winch inside. We also had other configurations such as gun mounted combat. This came from the border war days back in 80's. Basically a 20mm cannon with open optic site mounted in the rear behind the pilot with the left door open and the barrel sticking out the side. We also did coastal patrol and rescue with the side mounted floats. Mid 90's we converted the engine intake filters to a centrifugal sytem and ditched the old paper filter. Was the best experience of my life.
That’s amazing, thank you for sharing all of that! What an experience! Such a versatile airframe
Awesome to read about your real life experiences! ..thanks for posting
The Rhodesian Airforce used these. Absolutely great chopper. Distinct sound and beautiful to watch flying. But only as good as the pilots that flew them.
You can certainly see where the Gazelle came from when you look at the Alouette. Nice first impressions Chris. I think this will be my favorite MSFS helicopter once the pedal effectiveness is tuned up.
It’s close to very very good! I’m a fan of the gazelle, even in DCS
You can see a where the lama came from too ;)
Looks like a lot of fun scenarios can be created with this. I hope they clean up some of the textures. I believe the trap door makes it easier to recover the hoisted individual.
That would make sense, never seen it on a helo before
Love the sound as well!
Pretty good sounds for the most part 👍🏻
awesome video as always!
Thank you kindly 🙏🏻
This is still on my wishlist for DCS. It would make a great addition to the Cold War theatre... still lucky enough to see some operate on our museum flying days.
Brilliant, I thought there may still be a few out there!
Great review , thank you for your time and explanations !!!
You’re very welcome!
Nice one, Chris!
Thanks 👍🏻
Nice one mate, thanks!
My pleasure 👍🏻
Thanks Chris. Picked this up on release. Promising Heli. Needs some work here and there. Look forward to further refinements by Taog. Cheers.
My pleasure! Lots of potential for sure
Looks like a cool heli 👌
It does, I always enjoy the unusual! And this ticks that box!
I flew a few times in them when I lived in Switzerland. My dad flew many, many times to go work to dams in Valais when roads were closed due to bad weather. A pilot scared him when he showed him what this helicopter could do. My dad told me he hit his head a few times against the ceiling when the pilot was doing crazy maneuvers...
The Alouette III first flight was in ... 1959!
Switzerland HAD TO retire them because of the 2 turbines EU laws, but they were extremely reliable, and the view from the cockpit is fantastic. There have been a few crashes hitting cables, and over confident pilots, like the one who flew my dad a few years later sadly crashed and died...
Sad news but an amazing helicopter! I’ve heard some great stories already in the comments
Lovely that they included the Irish Air Corps. I had a second cousin who flew one of these for the IAC and after a holiday in France I dropped some wine in for him at Casement aerodrome. He arrived back at my house a few seconds after I got home and hovered a few feet over the roof in an Alouette III waving an enthusiastic thanks. The sound at close quarters is immense. Fantastic machine, fantastic guy.
Sorry for the delayed reply, I’ve been on a break. Great story though, must have been quite a sight!
@@cgaviator It was. R22s notwithstanding, helicopters at very close quarters are hugely impressive. Especially when they pretty much land on your chimney. Though I do have a better story. Summer, a good few years ago now, family vacation, Dordogne valley (France), one of my 3 sisters and a local tennis bum who she took a fancy to. She was caught smooching him in a field next to some hay bales one evening and for the next few days we teased her mercilessly about Giant Haystacks as the tennis guy was now christened. Keen to get me onside and knowing how much I love aircraft, she told me that Haystacks was joining the Armee de L’Air and that he had a brother who was already a fast jet pilot. I called total BS on all of that. She told Haystacks as much and he took umbrage. As, it seems, did his brother. The day after I called nonsense on all of the Armee de L’Air stuff, I was in the pool at the house we were renting, trying to get out of the heat and was chatting with one of my other sisters when her mouth dropped wide open and she pointed behind me. I turned to see a pair of Jaguars at about 250 feet, less than quarter of a mile away, on a run directly at our house. The lead pulled up very slightly before passing overhead, but his wing man dropped to considerably less than 100 feet and thundered directly over the pool I was in…so low that he had to tip a wing to squeeze his aircraft between our house and our neighbour’s. This all happened in a couple of seconds. It also sounds a bit exaggerated, but I swear that it isn’t. That lunatic legend shook a couple of tiles loose and I’m almost certain he cut it closer than he meant to. He pulled up to join his lead and the two of them zoomed off in close formation down the valley in a lovely haze of heat and noise. I was massively impressed and it was an incredible moment to see a beautiful machine like that so incredibly close and loud. I got strafed - minus all the expensive and pointy ordinance. Anyway. Fantastic to see you back, CG. Hope you have a lovely Christmas and I hope to see some more content from you soon. 🤗
Edit: It goes without saying that I know of your own fast jet experience on the more enviable side of the canopy. But for us civilians, the rare close encounters are incredible. I’ve also has RAF Tornadoes in the North of Scotland buzz my car - that was also magic. GT3, very early, I wasn’t hanging around and the roads were empty - I guess they fancied a look at the only other fast mover for miles.
I love it !!
Glad to hear it! 😁
Fantastic! The used them in Southern Africa. I saw a demo (real life 1983ish) and it was flying stunts litteraly
That would have been great to see! They don’t make em like they used to!
Glad you made it out alive!
Nice chopper. Wish I'd bought this instead of the CS H125.
I think you’d have use for both! 😉😂
Spent many hours flying on the AIII IRL. Loved it.
Is that right!? Where, with who? Must have been quite the experience!
@@cgaviator Irish Air Corps. I was in a photo recce Sqn . I mainly flew on fixed wing maritime patrols but we used helicopters regularly for recce for the army and SOF. Sad day when they retired in 2007 after 44 years service and many lives saved in the SAR role. Very stable platform for photo work. The sound of the Artouste engine was very distinctive and will stay with me for life as not only did I hear it everyday in work but I grew up near the courts where they would provide top cover during the troubles when terrorists were being tried. Actually the first aircraft I ever seen as a toddler and I ended up flying in the very same ones many years later.
@@Machlooper you never forget those distinctive noises! They were still going in 2007? Impressive!
Wonderfull helicopter ❤
Agreed! 😁
Love the model, outstanding stuff! A Dutch Grasshopper skin would be nice. (Grasshopper team 1974 - 1995, demo team of 4 Alouettes)
A demo team, brilliant! I remember watching an Indian helo team of four, scary stuff being so close!
I'm new to helis in flightsims and got this as it looks great. It's a lovely helicopter but I do find it quite tricky to fly, I definitely need more practise!
I like them precisely because they are tricky to fly smooth
Hi, in South Africa, the military use to use these choppers in the late 60's, 70's up to the 80's. They were coloured in a camouflage. South Africa was at the time in border warfare with so called terrorist who wanted to overthrow the country. I'm not much with the history, as i was much younger at the time, saw a few of these choppers flying over my home when they landed at the local government hospital dropping of patients that were at the time subdued by military R1 rounds. This was when the country itself was under civil political unrest, but anyway enjoyed the flight and keep it coming. Thanks
Thanks for the background, interesting to hear everyone’s real world experience with these aircraft.
Thanks for the video. I got the Lama for xplane recently so it was fun seeing the differences in the Lama vs the Alouette III. Does look pretty good though (the Taog model of the Alouette), might get it some time. Hopefully Asobo will model VRS and sort the yaw issues soon.
Think the yaw issues are already sorted 👍🏻
@@cgaviator Good to know, thanks.
Heyo @cgaviator! regarding your question if this is still operational... yes it is, the Austrian Armed Forces still use it, but it's only got about a year to go sadly
With Austria!? Wow! No one has mentioned them so far. Great tribute to a well built helo!
sensacional
Thanks
Which graphic card are you using? Stunning video ! 😮
Thank you! Specs are at a link in the description. RTX3070
Keen for a helicopter that can land on water 💧 🖤
Fingers crossed he can fix the interaction issues
above 30 kts weather cocking helps keep your nose straight, not much rudder required, not sure how much required in this. Secondly trap door is used to help the winch operator and recovery easier
The rudder definitely needs adjusting, but I’ve heard some great info about the trapdoor. Pinned for others to read 👍🏻
I have avoided the new helicopters with Asobo's heli implementation since its clearly not close to be done but just flying this thing feels pretty good, and I could not resist this, its such a cool helicopters, I have not gotten the cowansim heli's yet for this very reason... I feel like I should have waited, but could not resist this thing...
To me there is only 2 helicopters in MSFS that I'd recommend,, maybe 3... they are use a custom FM. Asobo will be awesome but it will need a few more updates, by end of year I hope it will be amazing.
Agreed, there’s a lot more functionality that needs to be added with throttles, governors and the rest of it.
I wish it wasn't exclusive to the one store, but taog if you're reading this, cgaviator sent me!
I sent who, what, lol!?! 😂
@@cgaviator You convinced me to buy it even though I really wanted to get it from simmarket or orbx or somewhere I shop more often😆
Please make a video over the basics in Antarctica after WU13.
What basics do you mean? And you’re right, I’m yet to explore the new world updates.
I just completed my first flight in the Alouette III, bought it after the first few minutes of your video. Flies nicely, sounds great, lots of things to like. Could this be the first helicopter with wheels in MSFS? Taxiing takes a bit of prcatice, but works quite nicely.
I believe it is the first wheeled helo. I submitted the ground taxi as a bug, my nosewheel just wouldn’t shift! Glad you’re enjoying 👍🏻
@@cgaviator I was wondering what was going on with the nosewheel on mine, thought I was missing a nosewheel lock somewhere! Good to hear thats been added to 'the list'! Still, despite the bugs I've been having fun!
@@cgaviator Sometimes I have to move the parking brakes several times before the wheel start to move. So a bit weird, but going in the right direction. I am surprised how much I am enjoying the ugly litte beast :D
@@volkerjansen3901 ugly ones try harder! 😂
From wikipedia in relation to castles: "A murder hole or meurtrière is a hole in the ceiling of a gateway or passageway in a fortification through which the defenders could shoot, throw or pour harmful substances... down on attackers". I think it's pretty obvious that's what the trapdoor is for ;D
Or sweets. You could throw handfuls of sweets instead.
😂 Shoot arrows or sweets… got it! 😂
Can you show the sensitivities settings for the throttle and the cyclic plus collective in MSFS?
I can… all default 👍🏻
@@cgaviator okay that’s great!! Many thanks!!
Looks like the trap doors helps to ease the entry and exit of the operator, what type of set up you use for flying helicopters Capitan? Yolk? Stick? Pedals?
Setup details in the link in description
It’s so
- that the winch operator can see the HEC (human external cargo)
- the winch cable doesnt touch the fuselage
- the HEC can get easier in and out of the cabin
@@TimToussaint makes sense. HEC 😂 I guess newer helos can move the hoist further away from door
What do you use for head tracking? It feels like you're actually sitting in there, due to the movements.... :)
It’s clever for sure, TrackIR is what I use
@@cgaviator Looks very good. Thanks!
Using reshade? Sim is looking amazing!
Thanks! I’m using nvidia filters which may be the reason my fields are popping a little. Always found the default colour a little red
@@cgaviator Thanks!
To me it appears that the trapdoor is for,
fascinating in and egressing the aircraft.
How would one ‘fascinate’ in!? 🤣 That tickled me!
@@cgaviator "Facilitate", ingress and egress. but my shirt has 9 buttons, but I can only fasten- eight. "Fascinate".
@@pe1pq 🤣 👌🏻
After seeing this come out it makes me regret buying the vanilla HPG H145. Now I'll have to spend around the same amount of money to get the added features one way or the other. For me I now need Cowan Sim to bring their Bell 222 to MSFS, and that will be the only helicopter I will need from that point forward.
I see that as all having unique tasks, handling characteristics. The H145 is excellent, but I enjoy the old stuff more
@@cgaviator While I don't disagree with you, the Huey is my all time favorite helicopter, when it comes to siming, I am a bit more practical and don't like to have multiple aircraft that do the same thing. I guess one way to do that would be to buy this instead of the Action Pack for the HPG H145, then I would have a vanilla H145 and the older AIII to do the rescue stuff, though admittedly the HPG Action Pack adds a lot of animated features so it really becomes, $35 for the Action Pack or $30 for the AIII?
@@ImpendingJoker to me that would be down to handling preference. The 145 action pack is astonishing and leaps beyond anything else in the sim. Only reason I don’t fly it as much is it’s a dab complex and the flying isn’t as fun. The MilViz huey should be good!
@@cgaviator Oh, I didn't know MilViz was ruining another aircraft. They did a pretty poor job on the Huey for FS9/FSX back in the day. It was in partnership with Nemeth Designs and to say it was a hatchet job would be putting it kindly, but I'll keep an eye out for it and your review just the same. Hey, at least it's not Virtavia or Captain Sim.
I can't tell you what that trap door is for..... we'd all get in trouble..... but lets just say.... watch American Made. That right there is the million dollar door :P
On a serious note, looks pretty nice, I may be considering grabbing it myself.
Lol, I’ll take a peak! 😂 It’s pretty good but needs some polish. Lots of potential though
The trap doors were designed for Pinochet
Pinochet?
Will it come to xbox?
I’m not sure. Worth checking the product page on flightsim .to. I’m not sure he’s setup for it but fingers crossed for the future.
Want to have this alouette 3 in the mauritius police helicopter colour and registration MPH-04 in mauritius island and a video too ❤😍😘😎
Lol, that's very niche! Probably not any time soon lol. Haven't had chance to fly it since, though I know it's had an update already. If you use PC then you may find some more liveries on fs.to
The fireforce k cars in Rhodesia were amazing, wouldn't mind it on xbox.
They flew these? I’m sure the community will get some good liveries going for it
@@cgaviator yeh, one guy flew with his dog lol. They would basically chase the enemy and a Dakota would fly ahead and drop paras.Thanks for the vid 👍
@@cheshirepiper9254 amazing! And my pleasure 👍🏻
Yet they omit the most iconic Bush War liveries for the Alouette.
Here’s hoping the painters will make more available
South African Airforce livery is a must. Bush warfare workhorse on the Angolan South African border. Saved a lot of our troops from the terrs.
@@patjam2 I’m hoping to see lots of custom paints for it!
@@patjam2 Same for the Algerian war, the Yom Kippur and Six-day wars, the Portuguese and Rhodesian bush wars. This chopper saw a lot of action. So to release it with these tame liveries is like putting out a Huey in Costa Rican turtle-counting & conservation livery and forgetting all about the role in Vietnam. I sense an excessively politically correct developer.
The trapdoor is required for winching
I should have figured that lol!
Unfortunately no Dutch air force version, one of the biggest operators…
I’m sure the painters will make on soon enough 👍🏻
Hey. Why not the real deal ??
Real deal?
Pitty it doesn't have a Belgian and Dutch livery.
Maybe online if you have PC?
Why can’t we get a decent Military helo FFS. We’ve already got these little shitty ones.
Maybe DCS would be more to your liking.
The H145 does a good job with rockets and guns but the flying experience is, by real design I think, a little meh! But yes, a proper all out warbird would be nice! Maybe a wildcat? Or we’re you thinking Apache? Trouble with the latter is the guns aren’t allowed on marketplace so it would limit sales. Stupid rule!
Flight dynamics, Flight Modeling of all retail helicopter sims are terrible. This looks no different.
It’s certainly no DCS, but it’s a massive step up from P3D. Hopefully it gets more of the dynamics tweaked in the updates.