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Best freeware helicopter in x-plane.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 10:54 am
by Rift Flyer
For those who like to fly helicopters in x-plane I'm sure the freeware bell 429 global ranger needs no introduction. It is easily the greatest freeware package available but.... there is always a but! It has a couple of small issues when used with flyinsideXP. The window frames of the door windows have a very strange texturing issue when viewed in VR. There is also a couple of plugin windows for options and winch operations which can't be viewed in VR directly. I am uploading a short video to show the texturing problem and hopefully some of the team could take a look and see if it's something that can be easily fixed. The later issue requires the developer to make the plugin interface a separate window so it can be imported into flyinside. I will ask them about doing that directly.

Here is a link to the x-plane 11 version for those who may like to try it. There is also a wheeled version available.

https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/f ... -bell-429/

I'll add the video link shortly. It would be great if we could find a fix.

Re: Best freeware helicopter in x-plane.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:33 am
by Rift Flyer
Here is the link for the weird window frame textures

https://youtu.be/ex-tX9wmi_A

Re: Best freeware helicopter in x-plane.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:36 pm
by Greyman
As someone who hadn't flown a helicopter in XPlane 11 for more than 5 minutes before @Rift Flyer introduced me to this one, i can certainly testify to its quality and if you are in the same position as i was, it is definitely worth a try.

Re: Best freeware helicopter in x-plane.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 1:47 pm
by Tony
Is it the shimmering ? I'll take a look at the paint files and see if it's an easy change over to DDS or if its a bmp. Leave it with me and I'll have a look.

Re: Best freeware helicopter in x-plane.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 3:11 pm
by Rift Flyer
I've discovered the developer is aware of the window issue and is working on it. In the mean time I'd suggest others try some of the liveries which feature a bubble window on the pilot door (Canada coast guard, Air Zermatt etc) or you can edit the livery config.dat file for any other livery and enter the line "curved_window" without quotes to add the bubble window to that livery.

The plugin issue is a default feature of x-plane unfortunately and cannot be made a separate window and imported into flyinside without help from Laminar research.