Gambit21 Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 Where the bloody $%^& is the nosewheel steering on the F-14? I see no bind for it, or NWS, or anything similar in the controls setup. (open beta) What is the default key?
AndyJWest Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 (edited) The keybind should be there somewhere (I don't have the Tomcat installed currently). The button on the real thing (on the joystick) doubles up as 'autopilot reference' with weight off wheels, and the DCS version does the same thing. See the online manual. http://www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/cockpit.html?highlight=nosewheel Edited May 1, 2021 by AndyJWest
Dauntless Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Gambit21 said: Where the bloody $%^& is the nosewheel steering on the F-14? I see no bind for it, or NWS, or anything similar in the controls setup. (open beta) What is the default key? n as default Edited May 1, 2021 by Dauntless
Gambit21 Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 29 minutes ago, AndyJWest said: The keybind should be there somewhere (I don't have the Tomcat installed currently). The button on the real thing (on the joystick) doubles up as 'autopilot reference' with weight off wheels, and the DCS version does the same thing. See the online manual. http://www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/cockpit.html?highlight=nosewheel Yep, trying to bind my pinkie button...but no bind showing up. Whereas when I switch to say the F-15, "nosewheel steering" is where it should be in the list. 16 minutes ago, Dauntless said: n as default Thanks!
Gambit21 Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 On another note, began messing with the editor. Going to be a long road. I couldn’t get the mission to end/exit (hitting ESC) even though the key was bound correctly. I didn’t have that problem last night with a generated mission. I haven’t been in the air yet - still working out bindings, making a diagram for my stick. Learning the startup etc.
Gambit21 Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 Still, getting the Tomcat’s engines just spooled up was about the most fun I’ve had in a flight sim in I don’t know how long. 3 1
scram77 Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Gambit21 said: Still, getting the Tomcat’s engines just spooled up was about the most fun I’ve had in a flight sim in I don’t know how long. There is certainly something about the Tomcat that just “Feels” right. I’m trying to learn all the systems in the hornet but I just keep coming back to fly the F14 as it’s so much fun. 1
Bremspropeller Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, Gambit21 said: I couldn’t get the mission to end/exit (hitting ESC) even though the key was bound correctly. I didn’t have that problem last night with a generated mission. A gaming buddy has the same issues (his time is spent about 50-50 between actually playing the game and ranting about some random crashes, hangups, etc.). He can only end the mission by ending the game via task manager. On a brighter note: I finally figured out HAS mode in the Viper for HARMS. There isn't - by accident - another mode for pure self-defense, is there? You know, like point and shoot? I had been fuxxored by my habit of using SA-15s and SA-19s for rebel-SAMs. They'll just light you up one or two seconds before launching - and that's when you're almost on top of them. No time to fiddle with the HAS... And then there's the missing data-cartridge. I kind of hate to play with the ICP, while my engine is up and burning gas on the ground. The Jeff has the nice option to configure the data-cartridge in the game-option section, which is great. Edited May 1, 2021 by Bremspropeller
dburne Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 4 hours ago, scram77 said: There is certainly something about the Tomcat that just “Feels” right. I’m trying to learn all the systems in the hornet but I just keep coming back to fly the F14 as it’s so much fun. I have been learning the Hornet for the last good while, getting there and having fun flying campaigns now. Still much fun and I love that jet and flying carrier ops off the Super Carrier with it. I have both the Tomcat and the Viper, will tackle one of them next but I want to get a little more under my belt with the Hornet first.
Boogdud Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Bremspropeller said: There isn't - by accident - another mode for pure self-defense, is there? You know, like point and shoot? Unfortunately, not yet. HAS is the only option right now, and the HAS on the viper is much more cumbersome (ED says 'realistic) than the Hornet. What really sucks is, they said a few months back that they're going to revert the hornet to the viper method of HAS in the future. I'm not sure when we'll get SP mode for harms, but it can't come soon enough. As far as data cartridge, I agree, every module should come with it. Right now the only other ones that I think use it are the Harrier and the Mirage. 1
Bremspropeller Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 Finally getting to fiddle around with the Jug. And with the Herc mod. Quite a lot of additional mission-capability with this one! That includes AC-130 and dropping stuff (including bombs!). Formation flying with the big girl is easy (especially coming from the twitchy warbirds). Kind of reminds me of the opening-scene of 'Air America' - randomly dropping stuff onto people... Three Cargo-Zones can be loaded. Including paratroopers. Flying home through the valleys. Looks like olive-oil is big here... Beach Bums. All things considered, it's a great mod! 1 1
DBFlyguy Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 Been meaning to try out the Herk mod! We really need to see some more transport and bomber type modules in both DCS and IL-2 1
AndyJWest Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, DBFlyguy said: Been meaning to try out the Herk mod! Me too. Downloading it now. ? 1
Gambit21 Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 Can you even imagine? Circular BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPP!!!! 1
AndyJWest Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 Just now, Gambit21 said: Can you even imagine? Circular BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPP!!!! It's possible to do that in a helicopter with forward-firing guns, apparently. Basically, you fly in a banked circle around the target, only with the helicopter facing inwards, moving sideways. Not that I've tried it, since the degree of coordination required is likely to be way out of my league.
Gambit21 Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 Doubt I’ll ever purchase or fly a helo unless a Vietnam map eventually comes.
DD_fruitbat Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 Ahh, Helos are fun, I'm really looking forward to to Kiowa. Flying Helos in DCS is a vast journey into discovering all sorts of new ways to die in a combat flight sim, that you've never realised existed coming from fixed wing.? Anyway, after messing around on Thursday night with Harpoons and not knowing what I was doing having never used them before, my interest was piqued, so I actually did a bit of classroom (couple of vids) before trying again! Anyway, used in conjunction with the ground radar they're pretty good fun to deploy, although slightly erratic! An almost perfect volley of 4, 2 1
Bremspropeller Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 JUGS! Taking off in Manston for a local training mission. Going to get rid of some bombs past the expiry-date. Taking her around, heading west. After getting rid of the bombs on some airfield...range I found, I'm heading south to the beach. Some beach west of Dover. Taking a short-cut back to Manston. After a touch and go back at Manston, I decide to climb to 30000ft and play a little with the high altitude features (turbosupercharger). Unfortunately, my oil temperature gauge bought it just after take-off, so I couldn't quite keep track of my oil temp. And ouf course, I busted my engine... I switched everything off and only energised the battery to get my props coarse. Not before long, I spotted an airfield I could dead-stick into. At the high key, I re-energised the batt, dropped the gear and the flaps and flattened the prop (all while cross-controlling for a giant-azz sideslip). I made the field and the airplane can even be used again! Well, safe for the canopy, which I precautionally dropped into some grandma's rose-garden... 3 1
AndyJWest Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 My first attempt at taking off with the Herc didn't go too well. It won't rotate with the ramp down. 3 1
Lusekofte Posted May 2, 2021 Posted May 2, 2021 12 hours ago, AndyJWest said: My first attempt at taking off with the Herc didn't go too well. It won't rotate with the ramp down. I will not be able to fly in any sim for a month, so I be happy for any info on this plane and video you can provide in this period
AndyJWest Posted May 2, 2021 Posted May 2, 2021 4 hours ago, LuseKofte said: I will not be able to fly in any sim for a month, so I be happy for any info on this plane and video you can provide in this period There are a few instructional videos linked in the DCS forum C-130 thread, though they may not be that up to date. As a first impression, once you get it in the air it seems to perform at least plausibly. I've had trouble taking off though, as it seems directionally unstable on the ground - possibly I've missed something obvious. It has basic autopilot and autothrottle functionality. I've not really figured out navigation - there seems to be some sort of error with magnetic declination, at least on the Syria map. I don't think the radios work at all. The sideways-firing guns seem to fire, but how you are supposed to aim them I have no idea. I've not tried dropping anything yet. Graphically, the cockpit is a mixed bag. Some parts look very good (e.g. the head down displays), but there is also a fair bit of low-resolution texturing, and there seem to be standby instruments missing. A work in progress, and apparently a single-person effort, so it's probably unrealistic to expect it to reach the standards of the A-4E and T-45 mods. Something different for DCS though.
Bremspropeller Posted May 2, 2021 Posted May 2, 2021 Does anybody know how to load the guns on the MiG-15? The switches on the right-hand console are forward and I've pressed the "load guns" buttons on the left dashboard. Did I miss anything?
Bremspropeller Posted May 2, 2021 Posted May 2, 2021 Nevermind, I figured it out - some safety cover got in the way ? Secret photographs of mozambiquian MiG-15s in pilot-training within the USSR... 1
Gambit21 Posted May 2, 2021 Posted May 2, 2021 How silly of me not to look for the "nosewheel steering" bind under "Autopilot" Grrr...sorted. 2 hours ago, Bremspropeller said: Nevermind, I figured it out - some safety cover got in the way ? Secret photographs of mozambiquian MiG-15s in pilot-training within the USSR... I'll spending some time with that MiG at some point...it's always been one of my favorite AC. 1
Bremspropeller Posted May 2, 2021 Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) Yeah, not really a fan of the combat-capabilities, but if a friendly dictator asked me whether I'd like to part-time fly one of his MiGs (you know, parade-formation practise in the morning, having a cold one on the beach on afternoons), I wouldn't think twice. What DCS needs is another MiG-21. Best would be a MiG-21F-13 (or the chinese copy) or a MiG-21PF/ PFM. You know, the sporty models... Looks like somebody is working on a MiG-17F - supposedly a mod, but maybe later on a fully blown module... https://redstarsimulations.com/ Edited May 2, 2021 by Bremspropeller 1
Bremspropeller Posted May 3, 2021 Posted May 3, 2021 Not really. It has been postponed due to changes in the code that came with 2.7. No new due date has been announced.
Gambit21 Posted May 3, 2021 Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) I need that Syria map expansion. (Cypress) Edited May 3, 2021 by Gambit21
Art-J Posted May 3, 2021 Posted May 3, 2021 On 5/2/2021 at 12:11 AM, Bremspropeller said: Unfortunately, my oil temperature gauge bought it just after take-off, so I couldn't quite keep track of my oil temp. And ouf course, I busted my engine... Maybe just popped a relevant circuit breaker? Apparently it tends to do that when you try to use cockpit lights (more likely a bug rather than a feature). Check the breakers panel next time you find yourself in such a situation again. 1
Bremspropeller Posted May 3, 2021 Posted May 3, 2021 Congo-Brazzaville is bombing you from space! Flying with Fruitbat and Fenrir: Flying the Reforger Campaign that's coming with the airplane. Stacked 2000ft above the Dawgs. Flying wing on Fenrir. Right hand turns gives me the opportunity of savng gas. We decided to stay a little farther out over the water, keeping us from expending all the chaff on those aggressive SA-11s on the shore. Sadly, nobody came out to play, so we returned to the boat, trying to look cool... 3 1
Gambit21 Posted May 4, 2021 Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) Can't wait to fly with you guys eventually. I got the Cat up for the first time just a bit ago - wow. No pics, getting airborne was a bit of a scrape, the rest of the flight was a bit embarrassing. The local controlling agencies around the greater Las Vegas area, while withholding comment on my full-burner turns low over the Strip, were seemingly not impressed that I didn't know how to navigate back to the airport that I originated at. That I didn't know what was called didn’t score me points either. Further, with all eyes on me at this juncture I got so nervous at the prospect of landing that my aircraft reportedly "blinked out of the sky" with no explanation or warning. I have to put some editor time in now...then I'll need to study up an few things before my next hop. An hour later... Damn. Already created a simple mission on the ramp with a triggered cheerleader flyby (another F-14 in burner) In the editor, bing-bang-boom...hit a button and fly/test... hit another button - back in the editor...seconds. I like being able to see in 3D in the IL2 editor though...but I don't think I'll miss much else. I can already see the power of this thing just futzing around/scratching the surface in a very short time. Edited May 4, 2021 by Gambit21 3 3
Gambit21 Posted May 4, 2021 Posted May 4, 2021 I can't get mouse panning/zooming of the external camera's to work...maybe I'm not using the correct camera.
Hoots Posted May 4, 2021 Posted May 4, 2021 I'd missed this update from Heatblur, the first pic in the post is, well, brilliant. Apologies if already posted. https://forums.eagle.ru/topic/270270-heatblur-update-supersize-me-public-roadmap/ 1
Lusekofte Posted May 4, 2021 Posted May 4, 2021 On 5/3/2021 at 12:31 AM, Gambit21 said: I'll spending some time with that MiG at some point...it's always been one of my favorite AC. It is kind of cool. I had no expectatiin or the faintest idea what to do with it. So I got pretty surprised and quite joyful flying it first time. I never gotten to land it, it is that inverted through a hangar kind of plane.
Lusekofte Posted May 5, 2021 Posted May 5, 2021 On 5/1/2021 at 11:13 PM, Gambit21 said: Doubt I’ll ever purchase or fly a helo unless a Vietnam map eventually comes. To me helos is the biggest fun. It is really a treat
unlikely_spider Posted May 5, 2021 Posted May 5, 2021 1 hour ago, LuseKofte said: To me helos is the biggest fun. It is really a treat Too much stress. To me it feels like I do when I'm skiing, where all of my cognitive bandwidth is filled with "DON'T DIE, DON'T DIE" the entire time 2
Gambit21 Posted May 5, 2021 Posted May 5, 2021 1 hour ago, unlikely_spider said: Too much stress. To me it feels like I do when I'm skiing, where all of my cognitive bandwidth is filled with "DON'T DIE, DON'T DIE" the entire time Reminds me of the Seifeld bit about scuba diving where he says the same thing. “the entire point is - don’t die” I need Vietnam plus Huey or Cobra. I had some long-term plans for Syria and the Apache - but that’s way down the road if it happens. Hoping to be too busy with the A-6 by then to bother
unlikely_spider Posted May 5, 2021 Posted May 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, Gambit21 said: Reminds me of the Seifeld bit about scuba diving where he says the same thing. “the entire point is - don’t die” I need Vietnam plus Huey or Cobra. I had some long-term plans for Syria and the Apache - but that’s way down the road if it happens. Hoping to be too busy with the A-6 by then to bother I learned to fly the Huey just because it's so goddamn iconic. And because I had Chickenhawk by Robert Mason on my reading list (and anyone seeing this, close the browser and go read that book immediately if you haven't). Being my first helicopter, it took a LONG time before I could hover in anything resembling stable, and also to learn to slow down and land in a point of my choosing with the spines of my passengers intact. There are some good campaigns for the Huey, and I'm glad I went through that just for the experience. But any time I fire up a rotary wing craft and fly for a bit, then jump into a fixed wing, I'm reminded that flight sims can actually be fun ? Oh, and sling loading - what a complete PITA But really, no offense to rotorheads. Much respect actually. ? 1
Gambit21 Posted May 5, 2021 Posted May 5, 2021 26 minutes ago, unlikely_spider said: I learned to fly the Huey just because it's so goddamn iconic. And because I had Chickenhawk by Robert Mason on my reading list (and anyone seeing this, close the browser and go read that book immediately if you haven't). Being my first helicopter, it took a LONG time before I could hover in anything resembling stable, and also to learn to slow down and land in a point of my choosing with the spines of my passengers intact. There are some good campaigns for the Huey, and I'm glad I went through that just for the experience. But any time I fire up a rotary wing craft and fly for a bit, then jump into a fixed wing, I'm reminded that flight sims can actually be fun ? Oh, and sling loading - what a complete PITA But really, no offense to rotorheads. Much respect actually. ? I read Chickenhawk years and years ago - great book and I still remember some “scenes”, him talking about clearing LZ’s with blades etc. Good stuff.
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