[Mi-2 -- unrealistic?]

First of all, I am not a real Mi-2

1. Start engines with both generators turned OFF;

in sim:

Startup automats just won't engage until I turn on generator on engine being launched.

3. Flight straight and level below 1000m (appr. 3000ft) with speed 180km/h (appr. 100kt) with engine revs at 95%;

in sim: with engines set to 95% RPM, rotor step could not be set high enough to support horizontal flight at that speed without overloading main rotor.

--edit:

Did some searching about multi-engine helis in FS2004, found answers to questions 2&4: there is really only one engine simulated, so all attempts to get more are just a hack, right? Still, generators and power output doesn't seem right.

First of all, have you thought to read the forums before posting?

http://forums.simflight.com/viewtopic.php?t=52287

Not only thought, but actually read and changed my original message accordingly. Still, there is a twin-engine CERA Bell412, which acts persuasively enough for me.

That's a real Mi-2 pilot, noting what you already noted, what we already noted, in fact what everyone already noted since Day One of the release of Flight Sim 2004, all those years ago:- Only a single engine helicopter flight model is supported. No need to tell everyone what they already know!

Suggest you get some flight time as reading manuals is not the same things as flying for real. There are limitations in the sim which no amount of coding can get around. Hopefully FSX will fix at least some of those, but don't hold your breath...

not a single word about generators startup settings or engines cruise power. What about them?

[Mi-2 -- unrealistic?]

First of all, I am not a real Mi-2 pilot, and everything below is based on flight manuals information only.

I've got a real flight manual on a army Mi-2, describing flight procedures very well and clear. According to it, it should be possible to:

1. Start engines with both generators turned OFF;

in sim:

Startup automats just won't engage until I turn on generator on engine being launched.

2. Start any engine first, not only left;

in sim:

if left engine is off, right will not start.

3. Flight straight and level below 1000m (appr. 3000ft) with speed 180km/h (appr. 100kt) with engine revs at 95%;

in sim: with engines set to 95% RPM, rotor step could not be set high enough to support horizontal flight at that speed without overloading main rotor.

4. Flight straight and level below 1000m (appr. 3000ft) with speed 100km/h (appr. 40kt) with one engine inoperative;

in sim: I was not able to shut engines off separately at all.

not to mention separate throttles control, which in sim function like a mere switches.

Am I doing something totally wrong, or is it simulation that is wrong?

--edit:

Did some searching about multi-engine helis in FS2004, found answers to questions 2&4: there is really only one engine simulated, so all attempts to get more are just a hack, right? Still, generators and power output doesn't seem right.

[finding aircraft files]

Looks like i've found it myself.

It seems like acontain.dll has a fixed dw variable at 20662300, which points to some structure, first dw of which points to what seems like an aircraft container :)

so with code like

MOV EAX,20662300

MOV EAX,DWORD PTR DS:[EAX]

MOV EAX,DWORD PTR DS:[EAX+8]

LEA EAX,DWORD PTR DS:[EAX+C]

we get a szpointer in eax to a string like 'aircraft\c172'. Pretty.

[finding aircraft files]

I'm trying to find some info about current aircraft from inside a dll, but I have troubles finding path to .air file -- what is stored at 0x3c00 in FSUIPC. Apparently, that value there is constructed via some calls to sim1.dll, but I just can't figure out the whole process. Would someone help me on this?