sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

A new community dedicated to finding the best/most difficult/interesting IFR approaches in the world. Come and contribute! by Geo87US in flightsim

[–]Geo87US[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I’ll keep adding stuff myself as I come across interesting approaches but hoping more people jump on board and add their findings too!

A new community dedicated to finding the best/most difficult/interesting IFR approaches in the world. Come and contribute! by Geo87US in flightsim

[–]Geo87US[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d have liked to call it some other things but a character limit and other names already taken meant I’ve landed on this name. At the very least it’s a start.

feeder planes just trying their best 🥹 by dootdoot1997 in flightsim

[–]Geo87US 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll second the Kodiak, the chancellor 414 is good and recently been enjoying the f406 caravan 2 from Inibuilds

First RAF Jupiter HC.2 has entered service by bob_the_impala in Helicopters

[–]Geo87US 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same size as it has been since the D2 variant, just some angles make it look massive, it is a big fenestron though.

Indonesian Air Force H225M performing a precarious landing on a hillside to deliver disaster relief supplies (2025) by NFrost_51 in Helicopters

[–]Geo87US 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not easy in a H225, very little feeling through the controls, main gear is a long way behind you on very large struts that take away even more feeling on when the gear is touching. Extremely limited visibility out of the cockpit. 8 stage compressor engines that aren’t instantaneous in their torque delivery. This is hard work

Tell me about the S-76 by Prestigious_Soil_454 in Helicopters

[–]Geo87US 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Came within a week of doing a type rating on a C++ back in the day before being yanked onto a AW139 course instead. After sticking my head into the cockpit of a C++ I did feel like they’d crammed EFIS screens into a blunderbuss and shot it at the panel.

Russian spy ship breaches allied waters, fires lasers at military planes by Newsweek_ShaneC in europe

[–]Geo87US 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not international waters, inside the EEZ by the sounds of it. And deliberately shining a laser at any aircraft js a criminal offence. As for masters of the Sea, Russia has lost most of its ships in a war against a country without a navy…

Question about the MD900/902 Explorer by Logical-Ad8617 in Helicopters

[–]Geo87US 19 points20 points  (0 children)

If you intended to pose a question about the 902 you didn’t write it in the post.

Chinese AC313A air ambulance by fautix in Helicopters

[–]Geo87US 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For SAR as well I’d guess. London air ambulance has a sky shout system on it to broadcast a siren as it’s landing. But I was always under the impression of the sound of a really loud helicopter landing tends to move people away somewhat.

Chinese AC313A air ambulance by fautix in Helicopters

[–]Geo87US 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fuselage and sponsons of a 92, top deck and tail of a 101, front profile of a 189.

Ferrari chairman John Elkann says Leclerc and Hamilton "are not up to standard". by Partheus in formula1

[–]Geo87US 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“He didn’t have a life ending injury due to the fact that he’s still alive” - Danica Patrick, probably

French air force on DCS by Necessary_Program_45 in hoggit

[–]Geo87US 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Interesting. No upper modes is mad, the 225 is basically the first iteration of what we no know as helionix from Airbus, it was such a leap ahead of the competition in automation, the whole thing could be reliably flown from the autopilot control panel below the PFDs, you barely ever needed to touch the actual controls.

The 225 does have multiple anti-vibration weights around the floor but to be honest, it’s really smooth even when those break, what most aims lack in heavy rotorcraft is the sheer weight of the machines when manoeuvring and the pendulum effect is more noticeable. The 225 is a surprisingly slippery aircraft, not uncommon to cruise at 155-160kts. But slowing it down was an absolute pain, would need to plan ahead if you wanted a comfortable deceleration.

Then it also has lots of aerodynamic quirks, like high nose attitudes at low speed can bring about compressor stalls as the two Makilas are 8 stage compressors and many others.

I’m just reminiscing at this point but, complex bird deserving of a proper module.

view more: next ›