I’m listening to this right now, which although discusses the MH-47, is still very much a catalyst to learn the big best.
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When I’m initially learning or trying to get current in a DCS module, I use notes that I drop in a HOW TO folder that I can access on my PC or iPad. In the sim since I’m usually in VR, I use OpenKneeboard to quickly pull up the HOW TO folder’s contents as a quick review. To that end, I’ve been working on some for the CH-47F and thought that they might save an aspiring Chinook pilots some time. I also include a link to the YouTube video that I used for reference. The module is new and very unfinished, but here are the first three that I’ve done for the CH-47F.
CH-47F QUICK STARTUP.txt (942 Bytes)
CH-47F SLING LOADING.txt (887 Bytes)
CH-47F WEAPONS.txt (678 Bytes)
Please feel free to edit and/or add your own. Still needed: radios and navigation.
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CH-47F RADIOS AND TACAN.txt (879 Bytes)
Discusses using preset frequencies and TACAN (currently DME inop).
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TCN DME used to work. Did it break recently?
This guy mentions it 5 months ago (chapter 5). I didn’t start flying the Chinook much until about a month ago. Anyway, I’m not seeing the DME info either. Maybe I’m missing a button.
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It worked last time I flew in February, I thought. I’ll check again. The tacan setup in the Hook is pretty weird in general.
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Anyone have any suggestions on flying with the slung L118 gun? Keep it under 80 knots etc? I have a heck of a time getting it stable and eventually it decides it’s had enough and breaks free.
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Yes basically you need to go slow. 60-80kn is the maximum I was able to keep it from swinging, a little slower in windy and turbulent conditions
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Agreed. Slow to 55-60 to manoeuvre
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Slowed down to 50-60kts and worked a treat. Thanks!
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I have the module too, and I just need to practice landing it without breaking something. Either the damage model is too sensitive or maybe I just need to practice more and more with it.
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I haven’t flown her in a couple months but landings have always felt off to me. It’s as if there’s no ground effect and I have to pull heaps of collective in the region where I would expect GE to come into play, which is quite different than my experience flying…pretty much all the other helos in DCS.
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Watching some real CH-47 pilots on YT, rear wheels first, and keep the descent rate below 500fpm. @Clutch, I get what you’re saying about GE seeming to be light or non-existent compared to the other helo’s.
I can highly recommend 47Driver’s videos, he’s an actual CH-47 pilot. Unfortunately, he didn’t make a lot of videos, but what he did is well worth watching.
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I personally think it’s too fragile really. Some of the helos in Arma 3 are fragile, but I can land them fine if I watch myself. Other times though with the Chinook it’s like I come in what I think is a reasonable descent, but either blow up or break something. I guess it’s like the Su-25T when you first fly it. At first you’re crashing on landing, and then automatically it works and you’re good to go. I don’t feel very confident with the Chinook, but I just gotta work it and see how it goes more or less.
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Thats interesting @flanker56 because out of all the helis on DCS that I’ve tried (and mostly failed) to fly, I’ve found the chook to be the most forgiving so far. I even had an epic hard landing that made me actually wince and it had no actual damage to it or any ill effects at all, and i basically crashed 
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Could be my stick then as every time I practice landings I either blow up or break something. The UH-60L mod I have no issues, but it could be that I fly a lot of the class in A3 and DCS and MSFS2024, so I’m more “tuned” to that rather than the Chinook perhaps.
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I’d agree with @Victork2 on the Chinook’s robustness. I’ve flown her often and not gently TBH. I don’t remember breaking anything on landing, or at least as long as she was upright and not trailing flames 
The Loach is a different story.
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It could be just noobness with the bird. I mean I don’t fly it much and most of the time I just fly it around, and will practice more with landings in the future.
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I break the hind EVERY time i fly it.
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I didn’t get it, not interested in Russian hardware, though at a time I had the Black Shark and got the Mig-29A FF bird though. Just prefer NATO stuff now, been flying Russian stuff too long though.
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