About SharkBite:
Remember, this not your usual “dlc”, its a full blown simulator of the Kamov. Before BS2 got integrated into the DCS World it was in fact a stand alone simulator. Black Shark is not an easy helicopter to master, and you will have to read through the manual to become a good pilot. But once you get good at it you will be a real death incarnate. Russian Kamov can deliver powerful strike with guided/unguided rockets, bombs and on board gun. It is equipped with helmet targeting system so it’s best to fly with trackir for quick target designation. Helicopter comes with usual DCS standard features like ultra realistic flight model, full working click-able cockpit, and detailed pdf book manual. I spent months in BS1 and BS2 (off steam user) and I must say its the best combat helicopter simulator at the moment. Recommended only for serious flight simmers. And yes – its worth the full price. Don’t know about you but I was on the fence about buying this one for a while, and combined with the reviews with the price I was undecided and left it on my wishlist to collect dust. Then ED put it on sale and I decided F**k it, and bought it, expecting a long and lengthy learning curve, as it would be my first helicopter. So I set up a simple training mission, as one does, slapped some targets on a road, slapped the helo on some base, and after some basic control mapping, jumped into the cockpit expecting a 2 hour practice session of just taking off, based on what other people said. Yeah not at all. Gently took off, got a hold of the trimmer button really quickly, and let the helo fly itself on over to the targets. Slowed down gently, put it in hover, uncaged the targeting… thing. Shkav? shlakv? Whatever that thing is. Started popping targets on the ground with the missiles. Vhikr? Vikhr? You know the ones. Decided to try some rocket runs, which was the worst part, but still managed to get a few on target without flying into the ground or accidentally flipping upside down.
