AWESOME, Mark!!
Glad you got it going. It may have been that the .NET Redist needed the reboot, or something. I'm not sure, but I am glad it's working right now.
Now, pick that load up from about 40' and cart it out to a carrier, and set it GENTLY on the deck
You can have carriers moving about without using AICarriers. I use a file I found called carriertracks1and2.zip. I THINK it was in FlightSim, but you can Google it and see. It puts a number of carrier formations sailing around Hawaii. Install that, figure out what's where when, and fly out and set a load down. Works great. You can even change what ships it uses, I think. If not, there are still several different formations you can find, and when you get there, you can try setting a load down on one of the escorts. Real challenge! Remember, the formations can turn unexpectedly, which makes placing a load on a destroyer a real challenge. Be ready for unexpected maneuvers, or you can drop the load in the water and thus loose it!
And bear in mind, we call them "sling" loads, but they're actually hoist loads. The sling is fixed. No lowering or raising. You have to hover at just the right altitude, like 10'-20'AGL, hook up, and carry it away. Then reverse the process to set it gently down.
You accelerate too fast, you fly at too high an airspeed, lots of possibilities, boom, load lost. You have to shut down and restart AICarriers to be able to try it again if you loose a load.
Good luck! Have fun. Enjoy the frustration of the learning curve. I know the first time I got a load out to a moving boat I was SO happy!
A really great feeling.
Pat☺
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