Be aware that you dont have infinity battery, so if you try to start both engine at the same time, or mess around for to long, you wont be able to start without connection Ground Power connected

(Overhead Panel)
-> Stanby Battery
-> Main Battery
-> Avionics (under/between the MFDs)
-> Anti Collision Light
-> Navigation Light
-> Fuel Pump 1 and 2
-> Left and Right Engine Fuel
-> Normal RPM
-> Start Left engine (Engine 1) and press CONT
-> Click start at the MFD to get to access the menu. Tips: choose Engine and electrics or fuel for startup.
-> When starting indicator left engine (1) is out, wait 10-20 sec then start Right (Engine 2) and press CONT.
(CONTinuous ignition refers to automatic ignition system in circumstances other than during the start cycle)
-> Cockpit Heat and Cabin Heat
-> You can now set Autopilot if you want to use it
-> When you see 43 or above at the engine page, you can lift off. This is Rotor RPS.

Features: [/h1]
-If you fall from the helicopter and cant reach it. Dont panic! If a player is not detected in the helicopter within 10 sec, the winch will lower so you can get back up!! Can be disabled.
-Radar -Overlay for map/navigation view. Turn On/Off. Turn off will erase detected targets. (Detected objects in Green Square with Blue text for the Angle. -X = under A/C and +X = over)
-Modern Glass Cockpit with MFD with following modes: FLIR, Winch Camera, Navigation, Electric systems, Fuel systems and Engine systems. (The PFD is created by my friend Sindre)
-Screens and panel light can be dimmed for Night OPS.
-Advanced Autopilot with following modes: (Might be one of the most advanced autopilots)
-Autopilot modes is displayed at the left screen, center panel.
-WP Info is displayed at the right screen, center panel.
-Two large winches with control from cockpit and an advanced operation station
-Endurance ca 90 min, Range ca 200 km
-FLIR that can hold direction and pitch. Also Laser and IR/Norm spotlight. Operated with Gimbal buttons.
-Automatic Landing Gear (Extend/Retract automatically. Can be manual controlled)
-Can switch/Invert controls between WASD and Arrows (Button Right Overhead panel)
-Laser Detector 360*

Nice to know:[/h1]
When Pressing Cockpit Light you change between low,med,high,off illumination of the cockpit. When pressed and hold for a second, you change between Green light, Blue, Red and White.

Ground hook will use magnet to hold on to a surface. Intended use: Rough Surfaces and Ships. (Main Battery must be on)

How to use Autopilot: [/h1]
(Click until you see and can confirm the right AP mode is set. Might need to click more than once.)
-Left Screen (Pedestal) shows the Autopilot Modes and Selected Altitude.
-Right Screen (Pedestal) shows the Navigation Database Info
*Right screen: "A" is the current target to fly towards. "T" is the total set targets.
-To use LNAV (follow GPS WP) and Hold Position, you must hold Altitude
-Hold Alt and Increase and Decrease Altitude on the Right side of the pedestal.
-Hold GPS Position holds the Set and selected GPS Target
-When pressing Hold GPS Position you need to be within 100 meters form the ACTIVE WP.
-Hold Current position will do so. Might need to click twice
-Follow Winch GPS will make the helicopter drift with the connected thing the winch is connected to. This means that if the boat you are hovering above is moving, (slow speed is preferable) and you connect the Winch 1 to the boat, the helicopter will follow the boat. Must be connected to the boat.
-When ALT Hold is activated and A mode of Hold Position, you can go to the Winch Operator seat and Flip on "Enable Control". From here you can ajust the helicopters position Forward,Backward,Left and Right and Up/Down. Needs to be reset after use, button at wall, "Reset". You can also see the X and Y offset and the Total Error (distance from the position you are hovering above)
-To set the Waypoints:
*Select witch WP you want to set. Use Incr/Decr WP Select to choose WP. At the right screen the blinking number left down corner is the WP to set.
*Use the Keyboard to set GPS position.
*Press Set "Set Cordinates to Waypoint". The WP to set will increase by one when you set WP.
*To edit WP select the WP to edit and set new cordinates. The MFD in Navigation mode will show and update the track. Purple is the current Track to fly. The MFD will also display "D" Distance to current WP and "T" total distance.
*Press and hold Reset Nav Database to reset all WP.

Radar warning receiver (RWR) systems detect the radio emissions of radar systems. Their primary purpose is to issue a warning when a radar signal that might be a threat is detected ---Wikipedia

Laser Detection System (LDS) is my stormworks version of RWR. Its purpose is not necessarily to detect hazards, but to find designated targets via Laser, or Beacon Light.
Is is made up of 4 sensors. Facing Forward, Left, Right and Behind. The Laser Point Sensor gives information of a detected laser/beacon in its FOV(120°) in form of X-1,1 and Y-1,1. It has no range function.




The controller block takes information from the sensors and calculates position relative to the heading of the aircraft.
The screen displays the information. The screen can be toggled on/off via the LDS/RWR button to the left of the screen.




Not every vehicle has a beacon or laser on it. I have yet to play a mission where the vehicle has a Laser Beacon on it. It is not said that you'll never find it useful. Either a custom mission, or in multiplayer a friend can use a laser to share a target with you. As shown on the image below, you can see how I'm able to find a little crate with a Beacon on it with the help of the LDS. To take this a step further, you use the LDS with the radar on Navigation mode MFD. You will probably detect everything of interest (with the exception of submarines).







The screen is basically slip in to 4 sections. 4 Pyramids that meets on the middle. The 4 lines that crosses each pyramid is half scale, meaning that the target is detected on the same plane/altitude as the aircraft.
If a target is detected, if will show F,L,R or B in blue at the lower part of the screen. This is to indicate that the Front, Left,Right or/and Behind sensor has detected a target.
A green Square, 3*3 will indicate the position of the target. Red square means that the target is lost, and last position will fade out with red.
If the target is indicated along the line, it means that the target is on the same plane/altitude as the aircraft. If the target is indicated near the edges of the screen, the target is angled down from the sensor and lower than the sensor. Square near the middle means that the target is higher than the sensor.

As you can see on the image below, a blue R is indicating Right sensor picking up a Laser/Beacon and its location is down/lower than the sensor. It is slightly higher than the the middle of the screen, meaning just left of the sensor, lets say a relative bearing of 80 degrees from the nose of the aircraft.










On the image below you can see Right indicated and a green square marking the target. You can also see a red square to the right top, indicating that the Front sensor has detected a target to the Right and lost the target. You can see it starting to fade out.

The helicopter has 5 radios. 2 for aviation and 3 with maritime preset channels.
The aviation radio sets a limit from 118 000 000 to 136 990 000 which the antenna sets. Use PPT in the pilot seats. COMS can be set from the com panel at the pedestal or at the MFD COMS menu page. If you use the MFD Menu, you can press the _/X icone to unlock the limit and can now set a free xxx xxx xxx freq. Note that when you have set the frequency, wait for 2-3 sec for it to lock in that frequency.


Unlocked. Might seam a bit bugged, but it works.


Maritime Channels: (Wikipedia, Maritime Radio, EU)
ch[0]=160.6--Private, coast guardA

ch[1]=160.65--Public Correspondence (Ship-to-Shore full-duplex), Independent radio networks

ch[2]=160.7--Public Correspondence (Ship-to-Shore full-duplex), Independent radio networks

ch[3]=160.75--Public Correspondence (Ship-to-Shore full-duplex), Independent radio networks,CustomsCoast Guard, search and rescue

ch[4]=160.8--Public Correspondence (Ship-to-Shore full-duplex), Independent radio networks,CustomsCoast Guard, search and rescue

ch[5]=160.85--Public Correspondence (Ship-to-Shore full-duplex), Independent radio networks, authorities responsible

ch[6]=156.3--Ship-to-ship + Ship-to-AirA
ch[7]=160.95--Navy

ch[8]=156.4--AShip-to-ship

ch[9]=156.45--Marina pilots,MarinaOperations, Ship in a marina

ch[10]=156.5--International watersShip-to-ship;CustomsCoast Guard,Navy

ch[11]=156.55--Navy

ch[12]=156.6--Commercial port operations, fishing port operations, pilots, Ship in a fishing port, Ship in a Commercial port

ch[13]=156.65--Port Operations,Coast Guard

ch[14]=156.7--Port Operations,Navy

ch[15]=156.75--beach monitoring

ch[16]=156.8--International distress, safety and calling, All vessels equipped with VHF must maintain watch

ch[17]=156.85--Port Operations,Navy,Maritime Gendarmerie

ch[18]=161.5--Public Correspondence (Ship-to-Shore full-duplex), Independent radio networks

ch[19]=161.55--Public Correspondence (Ship-to-Shore full-duplex), Port Operations

ch[20]=161.6--Port Operations, Public Correspondence (Ship-to-Shore full-duplex)

ch[21]=161.65--Port Operations

ch[22]=161.7--Port Operations, Public Correspondence (Ship-to-Shore full-duplex)

ch[23]=161.75--Port Operations, Public Correspondence (Ship-to-Shore full-duplex)

ch[24]=161.8--Public Correspondence (Ship-to-Shore full-duplex), Independent radio networks

ch[25]=161.85--Public Correspondence (Ship-to-Shore full-duplex), Independent radio networks

ch[26]=161.9--Public Correspondence (Ship-to-Shore full-duplex), Independent radio networks

ch[27]=161.95--Public Correspondence (Ship-to-Shore full-duplex), Independent radio networks

ch[28]=162--Public Correspondence (Ship-to-Shore full-duplex), Independent radio networks