ISSUE DESCRIPTION Description of the issue: Helicopter SAR missions sometimes end up with the user finding themselves having to land their helicopter within a dense forest, very steep terrain, too close to water, or other unusable surfaces. With no other option but to land near the target in order…

I am experiencing the same issue for this mission. It requires a sling hoist. Nowhere to land…

My question is, in the Beta3 release, can the missing persons be reached by helicopter? Can we land and pick them up? Has the developer fixed the previous problem?

Just had a mission with the person under the trees, but they were far enough that I was able to land very close so not sure if that is fixed. What is definitely fixed is that they removed the cutscene so you can now do a single skid or toe-in to pick up the person, the helicopter remains under your…

SAID BEST HERE FROM THE OP [image] Search & Rescue | Changes that need to happen Activities, Career & Challenges Besides wanting to compliment you on your username (It sounds like a place where I would be welcome), these suggestions sound meaningful and relati…

[image] ONEMEANPONY: Kill the cutscene that causes aircraft to tilt, slide and crash Killed already in SU3, as I said just above your post.

Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it? • Provide extra information to complete the original description of the issue: • During a search and rescue mission, I was landing on a slope when the automatic cinematic sequence unexpectedly triggered. The issue is that …

Mission: Land close to target Sure boss… [20250701204303_1] +1

I have a winch, but lets insist on landing on a steep dell instead. Why not? [Screenshot 2025-07-18 203708]

ISSUE DESCRIPTION Description of the issue: It is impossible to pick up the missing person, given that the AI places the missing person in the middle of a dense forest covered with trees. There is no suitable landing area near the person. There are trees and bushes around the missing person. Th…

Helicopter SAR missions want you to land in unsuitable locations

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WildeMulqueen July 18, 2025, 7:52pm 139

I have a winch, but lets insist on landing on a steep dell instead. Why not?

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There are more and more helicopters in the MSFS2024 simulator, when will the promised but currently missing helicopter missions (helicopter firefighting, SAR-HOIST missions in land areas) be added?