Model:
• Accurate and Realistic 3D Representation: Detailed model of both interior and exterior, meticulously crafted for a true-to-life experience
• Individually Removable and Openable Doors: Customise the aircraft’s look with open or closed door configurations
• Customisable load-out: Fill pylons with weapons of choice, accurate to real-world loadouts available for aircraft – Important: weapons serve only visual purpose due to MSFS limitations in that area
• MPLH Skids Variant and IRCM: Optional skid or IRCM configuration and adds variety to aircraft style and function
• 4K PBR Textures: High-resolution textures for incredible visual fidelity
• MSFS Native Rain Effects: Dynamic rain effects on windows respond to in-game weather for added immersion
• Detailed Night Lighting: Optimised lighting for night-time operations
Cockpit:
• Realistic 3D model: Immersive virtual representation of helicopter cockpit, done with high attention to detail of every instrument
• Customisable Cockpit Props: Add authentic items like smoke grenades to enhance realism
• Interactive Multifunction Keyboard (MFK): In-cockpit MFK enables pilots to input custom flight plans and other avionics data directly
• Dashboard Vibration Animation: Vibrations add a tactile, realistic feel to cockpit experience
• Windshield Drawing Option: Draw a cross or custom shapes on the windshield – a playful nod to pilot traditions
• Realistic night lighting: All instruments are correctly backlit and flood light is also available for night time operations
• Painter Tool for Livery Creation: Design custom liveries directly in-game using the Painter Tool
Aircraft Systems:
• Custom Navigation System: Complete with moving map (Rotorcraft Mapping System) for intuitive navigation. All flight planning can be made in-game, either manually via MFK or using Pilot Book with easy to use map to arrange your own flight plan
• Realistic Avionics Suite: Faithfully replicated avionics, including various pages available in either MFD
• All of the instruments are built as components “talking” to each other to provide realistic simulation of aircraft’s computer
• Implemented MFD pages include Virtual Situation Display, Horizontal Situation Display, flight planning subpages, RMS, utility pages and many more
• Integration with in-cockpit keyboard for Data input
• Night and Day operation MFD colour
• Ability to display NAV data in MGRS or Lat Lon standard
• Realistic Start-Up Procedure: Detailed start-up protocol enhances the true-to-life experience
• Flight Dynamics: Realistic flight behaviour, based on available aircraft parameters
• MMS Camera: Fixed forward position camera, made using in-game synthetic vision technology
Pilot Book (serves purpose of EPB):
• Interactive In-Game Pilot Book: Manage aircraft configuration, loadouts, navigation data, checklists, and more directly from the book
• Persistent State for Configurations: Save and recall custom configurations seamlessly, even across flights
58D Painter:
• New MSFS Toolbar Menu: Access the 58D Painter directly from a convenient toolbar in MSFS
• In-Game Livery Creation and Editing: Design and customise liveries specifically for the TacFlight 58D helicopter in real time
• Web-sourced emblems: Use any image from online sources, and put them onto your helicopter to create unique aircraft
• Export Liveries: Share custom liveries easily with other users by exporting directly from the tool as JSON
2024 compatibility:
• The 58D should be fully compatible with MSFS2024 as a legacy aircraft
