DCS World: OH6A Cayuse Showcase

A first look at the OH6A Cayuse, a new light observation helicopter mod for DCS World. Just in case the Google search algorithm needs some support, this helicopter is also known as the Little Bird or the Loach as is the Helicopter flown also by Hugh L. Mills in the book Low Level Hell. That's enough Google, real people are here.

[@ItsJustSteve]

I love how challenging this bird is to fly! I can very ungracefully manage forward flight and gentle turns, but any remotely aggressive banking turns and I seem to lose all lift haha. I would LOVE if DCS managed to incorporate more of an airborne reconnaissance role and AFAC role for helicopters and the slower moving light-attack/observation aircraft (like the OV-10.) I think it was Sidekick who managed to make a mission with the OV10 where you could mark enemy positions with smoke rockets and some fast movers would come in and attack that location, though I imagine he had to use all scripting for that. It'd be cool if they made features like that more easily accessible in the mission editor. Thanks for posting!

[@suecobandito8954]

Reducing the fuel on board helps performance-it gets good mileage.

[@theblitz8798]

Shafs in our team runs it on 30% with no issues on flight duration. Learned that after shooting this video.

[@stiffstarch]

What are your curve settings?