The new Blackhawk Add-on is a complete overhaul and makes it a most versitile heli platform for X-Plane.

The makers include a fully functional system with every module working, from moving map to radar warning, functional Machine Guns and crash modelling. Khamsin's carrier is being stretched out to a functional sea based platform with military A.I. traffic, floating in formation with a whole battle group. The land based variants receive a fully modeled air base. Also included is a heli-specific XPRealistic Plug-in.

One of the attempts of the team that modifies the original BFDG blackhawk model is bringing the proportions and angles of the cockpit to its right position. Panel size, shape and tilt are now going with the official measurements taken from a real life scan. So are the crews being scanned initially, and their animations added in a sequential step. This will bring in action crew representation rather than those stiff still seating passenger-like soldiers which we know and hate from previous versions.

List of Updates

• New Product Branding by global meaning of the product (30 nations)

• Cockpit Panel, Doors, Interior Cabin and Equipment completely overhauled

• Every equipment, every detail re-modelled, many items added.

• now with real 4K Textures, all with PBR materials

• U.S. and international model A and L-variants now, representing 2500 active real life operated models

• New Control Menu, for model variant config, view cam sets, crew chief operating, unit patches, mission planner, ground ops, etc.

• Interior variants re-modelled in all details (Seahawk Equipment varies completely from Pavehawk)

• Door Animations and Equipment changes now happen with direct touch instead of using menu clicks

• Additional Equipment (Sensors, Self-Defense, Utilities) added on the outer fuselage

• Weight & Balance now directly affects power management, with configuration changes over the internal Control Menu

• Integrated Helicopter-specific Controller Setup Menu: Sensitivity of Pedals, Stick and Collective, hardware profile adjustment, assignable exclusively to the blackhawk (will add own x-plane class of settings)

• all levers, knobs and switches now rotate, clack and ping correctly. Start-up procedure now with correct lever handling and animation.

• rotor blades now coning, flexible from parked lose hanging to high speed rotation shape

• side windows now bowed and reflecting

• front and tail gear suspension work now

• recovery procedure (upper panel levers) now implemented

• flights now start fully configured with pre-chosen equipment and payload, ground staff and crew chief in default exterior position. Configurations changes no longer done by Menu Tab

• additional systems (middle lower console) now functional: specs here soon.

• Dynamic Crew sets with variety of uniform designs, patches and gatches, modeled in detail

• Animated Crew

• First Person Pilot model on/off function (hands and feet are moving with flight controls)

• New FMOD 3D-Surround Sound Set and XPRv2-Flight Dynamics Response Profile:

improved sounds for the current 2.5version (not surround) can already be downloaded here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Zlao9fhaGj1fjqaT4Y9vV5Eyp320xtLY?usp=sharing

• advanced Indoor lighting system (dome light, panel and instruments illumination, crew compartment)

• Intercom for Co-Pilot Voice Assistance for Checklist and warnings, Crew Talk.

• Missions (fire fight, SEALs ops, border control with moving ground units, carrier ops rescue, marine one, sea pirates defense, airshow)

• Movalbe Ground Equipment and Crew (replaces default ground traffic)

• retractable fuselage parts for maintnance allows access to rotor engine and nose avionics systems

• character switching (become a crew chief, ground crew or machine gunner in first person

• touchable/operable elements (fueling, Tug, GPU, Cargo)

• machine gun controlled by mouse (view switches to gunner position), you still can fly with your flight control hardware or assign autopilot

• unload passengers or cargo to specific place script (activation releases door, starts sounds and moves the objects)

• armed blackhawk: working machine gun, rockets, hellfire, anti-sub torpedo, chaff and flares

• added Jayhawk-variant with external anti-submarine pylons and sensors

• preparing functionalities for UH-60M: FMS, MC, MFDs with Moving Map and FLIR

• paint shop for additional liveries to create

• crash modelling, 10 animated accident scenarios

• seahawk now collapsable/extendable, rotor blades and tail can be folded for carrier or hangar parking

• wingman (up to 2 additional helicopters flying with you)

• particle system: downwash animation for dust and water

• in cockpit manual and mission kneeboard (flippable pages)

• ingame tutorial flights with instructor (pre-recorded replay with instructor's voice)

• preflown aerobatic manoevres as replay study, you sit live on copilot seat and pilot talks!

• blackhawk-specific campoints, pre-assigned

• Carrier Elevator can be manually operated

• Ground Crew can move helicopter around

• Aircraft carrier update (by Khamsin Studio). Can now be used as default starting point. 5 Locations available: Hawaii, Philippines, Mediterranian, Golf of Oman, Panama.

• 5 airbases with heli-specific details: San Diego CA. USCG Jayhawk Base and USN North Island and CVN-70 in port SH-70 Base, Nellis AFB NV. UH-60 Desert Weapons & Tactics Test Base, NAS Key West FL. , Tucson AFB Border Patrol Base, Hickham AFB Hi., Kane Ohe MCAS HI.. These come with High Resolution Terrain,which combine well with payware sceneries.

users can direct their wishlist to picaiolo123@gmail.com

test flights here: https://youtu.be/b3vTyWLURmY

v3.0 (will have a new Title) Release expected May 2021

USD 39,00 for v2.5 owners, 69,00 new customers

UH-60M Release expected July 2021, free for v3.0 owners, 69,00 for new customers

New Blackhawk Product comes with Sea Battle Group and Oahu Airbases included for free!

Re-visiting X-Plane11 after playing around with the new FS2020 has brought forgotten features to light, things that actually do work and deserve more of our apprecitation. One of them is the fully operable and default Aircraft Carrier in X-Plane, originally designed by French Developer Khamsin and ported into default XP11. Let's take a tour of this almost forgotten super nugget, cruising some miles off Maui's shore.

1. Appearance

Opening the default map shows that either an aircraft carrier or a frigate being around in nearly every part of the world. You find this fully operable platform not further away than some hundred miles off the world's coasts or much closer, performing its silent lethal presence. it floats at some 30 Knots through the seas and carries a full mix of ondeck and lowerdeck warcraft. Not only that it moves, it performs a balancing act against the sea forces and you can actually get sick just by standing on its deck. Lifts move planes up and down to the lowerdeck and i see a bunch of ground staff.

2. Operability

Approaching the carrier quickly gets recognized by its tower personnel contacting you before you get into defense fire. You better follow their instructions and land by the book. We are checking what can be done on bord, do the landing wires work? the catapult? is there a tower view? can i go to the lower deck? can i start my flight from a carrier? which planes work? any effects like steam or local noise?

3. Making it your departure airport

When chosing the NAVY's Seahawk flight will automatically assign to the Nimitz Class Carrier Group as starting point. Alternatively one of the Hawaiian Airbases when chosing it in combination with any of the included Training Missions.

4. Possibly Connect the Carrier with 3rd Party Airplane or Helicopter Add-on Products

The carrier is considered to become re-featured with the upcoming SH-70 Blackhawk (Update) and could play a major role in combination with that product, t if the developers decide to do so. It will be upgraded to a whole carrier strike group (Nimitz-Class with Air Wing, Ticonderoga-Class Destroyer, Arleigh-Burke-Class Defenders, Los-Angeles-Class Submarines, and a Logistics Tross to a helicopter's home base.

Some of the default features would then be picked up and extended to a wider range of operability. That includes some ATC additions, up to 7 warships in formation of the carrier strike group), Cargo Supply Operations, AI-planes taking off and landing, giving the carrier its full ICAO/TACAN-identity so you can operate it like a default airport, day and night lighting and you can navigate it from its own Tower office, even into San Diego Harbour if you like, worldwide docking positions will be implemented. It is yet undecided wheather weapons should be able to fire or not.The idea of having a living, fully operable carrier and getting into scenery hotspots will X-plane another upgrade.

docking positions are named:

CVN+nearest ICAO

From what we know, the Seahawk will be able to start off at blade retracted stand. The auto-start will manipulate the sequences from parking to ready-to-fly position. It is not clear whethe the lift to lower deck will be part of this.

Khamsin reveives our 5 of 5 stars review award for their Carrier and Frigate works.

We hope X-Plane 12 will allow us to start a flight cold and dark in the lower maintenance hall.