Freeware EC-135 Released

[SeanTK]

http://www.flightport.de/index.php?id=427

The site is in German but it should be pretty obvious how to download it. It's a very nice quality freeware Eurocopter EC-135.
The team that made it I believe is called H&S Design.

[Dain Arns]

Or if you don't want to deal with downloading 3 .rar files, Hovercontrol has now hosted it as a single .zip file available here:

http://www.hovercontrol.com/cgi-bin/ifolio/imageFolio.cgi?action=view&link=FSX_Helicopter_Downloads&image=HS_Design_EC135_X.zip&img=&tt=zip


EDIT: Just to add, this package comes with all 5 skid variants, and glass and analogue cockpits.
Rescue, Police and VIP versions which are all configurable via a couple 2d popup gauges.
So you can loadout how you want it.
If I remember reading right, 50+ possible variants in all.
Paint Kit, and Manuals in German and English are included in a MISC folder as well.

Defintely recommend **** in this case. :icon_lol:

[Daube]

After a quick first glance in the sim, I can easilly recognize that this addon is clearly one of the most IMPRESSIVE piece of freeware I have ever seen.
Moderators, I believe this topic should be sticky. This is without a doubt a MAJOR announcement. :applause:

[heywooood]

based on these remarks I am downloading it now...thanks for the HU


thank you Dain, Daube, and SeanTK - three better evaluators you couldn't ask for...makes it an easy decision here!

[Dain Arns]

Here....

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[Cirrus N210MS]

cool thank you for sharing

[ryanbatc]

Yikes.... Can't start the thing lol... (****)

The FDE feels like an airplane... not that I've got EC35 time hehe. Maybe it's really easy in real life...

Anyway I've made some progress, but I've got flashing yellow bars and idle.... anyone know how to get rid of those?


http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r43/ryanbatc/idle.jpg

[strikehawk]

Great find, just took my first hop in it and found it works as advertised. Now to find time to fly all the possible configs.

[SeanTK]

Yikes.... Can't start the thing lol... (****)

The FDE feels like an airplane... not that I've got EC35 time hehe. Maybe it's really easy in real life...

Anyway I've made some progress, but I've got flashing yellow bars and idle.... anyone know how to get rid of those?

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r43/ryanbatc/idle.jpg

Ryan,

This addon does seem to have a pretty "user friendly" flight model. I have real world flight experience in a larger Eurocopter model (Dauphin) and that thing is as sensitive as can be, so I imagine that they decided to keep fairly tame for this release. Makes sense too, since you don't have all of the peripheral and just "feeling" clues while flying in the sim compared to real world helicopter operations, unless you have a multi-thousand dollar cockpit setup.

This EC-135 (at least the variations I've tried so far, not sure if the cockpit configuration changes) has a FADEC system, which basically means that you just have to flip a few electrical switches, followed by the starting switches on the main panel from off, to idle, then to flight, in order to fly. Not sure what the yellow bars could be specifically, but make sure that your inverters are on, avionic switches on, generators on, etc. Just a matter of flipping the right switches. Again, the FADEC engine switches have three modes, off, idle, and flight, so make sure that when you are ready to fly, you're in the right setting! :)


EDIT: I hope a mod stickies this. It's a very high quality freeware release that, despite being a "dreaded" helicopter, deserves recognition.

EDIT 2: Just had the idle issue myself. When starting up as usual and ready to fly, put the engines in flight mode, then re-cycle them to idle briefly, then go back to flight. That cleared it for me and everything seems fine.

[Roger]

Let's see more screenies please.

[Daube]

Let's see more screenies please.

I made a few screens yesterday, to show the effects of the configuration manager popups, as well as the VC and the exterior model :)

http://sapdaube.free.fr/fsx/daube_image1854.jpg

http://sapdaube.free.fr/fsx/daube_image1855.jpg

http://sapdaube.free.fr/fsx/daube_image1856.jpg

http://sapdaube.free.fr/fsx/daube_image1857.jpg

http://sapdaube.free.fr/fsx/daube_image1858.jpg

http://sapdaube.free.fr/fsx/daube_image1859.jpg

http://sapdaube.free.fr/fsx/daube_image1860.jpg

http://sapdaube.free.fr/fsx/daube_image1861.jpg

http://sapdaube.free.fr/fsx/daube_image1862.jpg

Trully an excellent addon. I had the yellow flashing MFD too, but I have not installed the patch yet.

[jeansy]

awesome news, its about time we had a decent 135

thanks

[Roger]

Merci beaucoup, Daube.:ernae:

[Warrant]

That seems to be a piece of art freebee! A very warm and big thank you to HS Design! :salute::applause:

[skulleader]

Hello :salute:

In first a great congratulation at H&S Design for your incredible work, your EC-135 is awesome :medals:

If I write this message it's because I meet a problem with on model of your pack: ADAC DHBLN / Rundi / Norm.
With the ADAC DHBLN the 2 data of my CPDS are too down, as it's not easy to explain I join you one screenshot:

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With my other EC-135 everything is OK but with the same serie of the ADAC DHBLN / Rundi / Norm I meet this problem...

EDIT: I've installed your patch "H&S_Design_EC135_X_Patch_1" and the problem is still here...

Please can you tell me if this bug with your ADAC DHBLN you meet the same problem like me or not ?

PS: I'm very sorry for my poor English...

A great thanks in advance for your help, best regards. Skulleader

[Dain Arns]

Skulleader,
All support issues really need to go through their website.:
www.mijo-berlin.de

[skulleader]

Hello,

I would like to thank you for your assistance, there's few minutes I've created one account to the official forum of www.mijo-berlin.de and now I wait that my account is activated by the administrator.

Best regards, Olivier.

[Dain Arns]

Hello,

I would like to thank you for your assistance, there's few minutes I've created one account to the official forum of www.mijo-berlin.de (http://www.mijo-berlin.de) and now I wait that my account is activated by the administrator.

Best regards, Olivier.

You're welcome.
You could also try this thread over at Hovercontrol, as well.
I noticed the developers have been responding to questions lately.

http://www.hovercontrol.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=1;t=20990

[skulleader]

Hello Dain,

I would like to thank you for your answer and your link.
On http://www.hovercontrol.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=1;t=20990;st=80;r=1;&#entry165659 I've ask one question concerning few gauges not very ease to read...

Have a good day, best regards. Olivier

[Dain Arns]

Just an FYI.
A major update, which brings this helicopter addon to version 1.4, is now available for download from AVSim by H&S Design.
If you don't have this, you will still need the original version 1.0 files, links to which are available were posted earlier in this thread, if you are interested in trying it.
All previous version updates are included in this file from AVSim, posted by H&S Design.

This update includes new and improved models, new and improved FADEC module, and improvements to the crew figure textures, etc.


(BTW, I am NOT associated with this freeware project, just passing this info along for a very nice freeware helicopter.) :salute:

[ryanbatc]

Thanks ill check it out again

[Daube]

Thanks for that notification, Dain !

[FSX68]

Just an FYI.
A major update, which brings this helicopter addon to version 1.4, is now available for download from AVSim by H&S Design.
If you don't have this, you will still need the original version 1.0 files, links to which are available were posted earlier in this thread, if you are interested in trying it.
All previous version updates are included in this file from AVSim, posted by H&S Design.

This update includes new and improved models, new and improved FADEC module, and improvements to the crew figure textures, etc.


(BTW, I am NOT associated with this freeware project, just passing this info along for a very nice freeware helicopter.) :salute:

Thanks for the HU, BTW I was unable to find this version 1.4 (no mas 1.4) that you mentioned at AVSIM
using their search. Do you have a link on that por favor?

Mucho Gracias......:icon_lol:

[Dain Arns]

NOTE:
An addition to this is that the EC-135 now comes with the Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) system and associated gauges.
The IBF in real life filters the air so clean air gets to the engine, and needs to be maintained frequently.
So now if you fly this the filter will eventually clog, and the engine may shut down, just like the real world. :icon_eek:
Gauges on the panel shows the level of air flow.
Eventually you will need to change the filter, using a tool included in the H&S Design folder in the main FSX directory.
Also, you will need to **** included in the same folder to do this properly. :icon_lol:

Interesting addition to a freeware project.

[Dain Arns]

Thanks for the HU, BTW I was unable to find this version 1.4 (no mas 1.4) that you mentioned at AVSIM
using their search. Do you have a link on that por favor?

Mucho Gracias......:icon_lol:

Since it's new, it would appear in the "What's New" section. Hmm? ;)

But since I'll be nice, just for today...
http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?CatID=fsxheli&DLID=177963

[FSX68]

Since it's new, it would appear in the "What's New" section. Hmm? ;)

Wonder how long new is to them before they transfer it to the OLD section....
You'd think they would of populated the new stuff with stuff that's been there for awhile. Hmm? :icon_lol:

But since I'll be nice, just for today...
http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?CatID=fsxheli&DLID=177963

What a guy!!! You are a paragon of virtue to say the least. :icon_lol:

And that's no hyperbole!!! 89317

[Eoraptor1]

Thanks Sean, for the heads up, and thanks as well to Dain. I haven't mastered rotorcraft so a "user-friendly" flight model is right on the money.

JAMES