Little Bird, OH-6 because the bird is the word

I agree wholeheartedly that OH-6A mod was on par with the best official modules regarding the flight model.

I don’t have any real world piloting experience, but OH-6A just felt so natural and the feedback is so immediate. It quickly became my favorite module to the tune that I donated to the development.

Current drama just makes me sad, because we will eventually lose the mod when DCS makes breaking changes. UNLESS there’s a paid OH-6A in the making.

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I think if he had been offered a contract to make a paid module, @EightBall would have been informed. A paid module would be great and for sure I would buy. But in the current DCS “world” it would be very limited. Much like the Huey but without the lift. Until we get DCS Vietnam that is.

Answering @TeTeT below. Not at all OT. That was pretty informative. Like nearly everything in life, the truth is dependably more complex than what one appreciates.

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Somewhat Off-Topic: In the Unsung mod for arma 3 we had also former team members that asked to remove their content from the mod. Naturally this is quite a headache for a mod team, who’s usually short on resources. Hence Eggbeast, back then head of the mod, asked for a contributor agreement that basically states that any work for the mod stays in the mod, no matter what you want to do in the future.

For Vietnam War Vessels we use a Creative Commons license, so once the assets are in the mod, they can be freely redistributed. For the source models however the license is often not clear cut. Most paid models come with a somewhat restrictive license, limiting the assets proliferation in its open and unprotected form.

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Answer D: none of the above

I want to make it very clear. There is no THEY in this story. He acted alone, completely out of the blue and without even as much as a heads up.

I received a message from him last weekend saying “I signed a contract, was great working with you. Best wishes!”

Then he blocked me on Discord and nuked everything.

Then he monitored the forums for the community response and 2 days later, once someone called him out for his behaviour he used that as an opportunity to portray himself as a victim and withold any statement.

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What a gut punch fir all of you who contributed. All this talk made me want to take her out for a spin after a long hiatus. Such a lovely model.

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It really didn’t have to end this way, it’s a shame indeed.

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Really sorry to hear that man. No two ways around it, you got shafted.

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So just to get this straight… Those who have the mod installed cannot copy it to others?

season 1 episode 3 GIF by SpongeBob SquarePants

I’m guessing the answer is ‘that depends’… on whether or not your real name is Robert Altman?

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Uh, I think I’m missing the reference?

I don’t see any reason (legal or moral) that would prohibit copying and using the freely released mod. Continuing the development of the mod is another thing.

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Doh’ stoopid brain, I watched M.A.S.H (the movie) the other day :roll_eyes:

I meant Sam Altman

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Ooooooh! NOW it makes sense! :rofl::joy:

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Thanks!
You see that’s sadly how part of my brain works. I wasn’t interested in this mod before, but now that guy has gone rogue in the most stupidest way… Well now I want to use it and paste it around to whoever asks.

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@EightBall
Man, i am so sorry you got treated like that.
I thought The Team signed a contract. He cut you. Thats some Steve Jobs that man pulled on you. I sincerely hope you realize that there are still good people in the world. You are a good person and life will go on. Take some time reflect. Some time to get yourself together, then move on. I am so mad thinking about this cruelty. Stay strong, seek out good friends. Youll really know who they are now.

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So, who could be able to share this with me now, in the face of what happened? :grin:

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Little Bird to the rescue. We need to figure out how to load two of them in the Herc. Below is unsubstantiated, but the photo evidence seems to support it.

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Just a couple of tips to those of you still flying the LB. If you get a buddy lase or use one of the many self-lasing scripts to fire APKWS rocket, through testing, it was determined that the LAU-131 launchers don’t allow the rockets to guide. Which may be as designed, since checking the Arnold Defense web site, see that the 131/A and 131 A/A launcher were designed for the US Air Force.

Better, chose the M260 launcher in the ME or on the Rearm/Refuel screen for shooting APKWS rockets. They were designed for the US Army and are money with laser guided rockets.

Also, there is a bug that has the LB self destruct on shutdown, not a good thing, since you need to do this when rearming/refueling. To not have your killer egg beat itself to death on the pad, this is what works for me every time. I don’t believe that you need to do this on the OH-6A.

  • Lower the throttle to idle and wait for N2 to reach 65% or lower.
  • Set throttle to off.
  • With feet off of the pedals, when the rotor RPM (NR) gets below 30%, engage the rotor brake.
  • Once the rotor stops, you can disable the rotor brake and rearm/refuel.

NSDQ

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Paging Eightball.

A small question for you.

Who did the DCS sound integration for the Little Bird?