DCS

[Bremspropeller]

TOMCATS!

 

 

 

And JUGS!

 

 

And VIPERS and stuff...

 

 

[Gambit21]

2 hours ago, No_85_Gramps said:

I guessing this is the viper...

 

Yep

 

Looking over my shoulder and seeing those vapes, and those wings flex...about the coolest thing ever.

 

Love the start up, the visibility...the power. Always loved the F-16, but haven’t flown it since Falcon 4.0 was released. This is going to be fun.

 

Edited May 22, 2021 by Gambit21

[Boogdud]

17 hours ago, Gambit21 said:

 

Yep

 

 

Ok, don't tell your wife that you completely whiffed on Gramps' joke about you being  "smitten", and confirming you were talking about the viper, and not your wife.  WAVE OFF! WAVE OFF!!!

[DBFlyguy]

Recently posted on Leatherneck Simulations Facebook page

 

[Bremspropeller]

 

It's amazing how DCS manages to disorient you when looking outside and trying to bite your leader's wing inside a cloud when he's starting a turn.

 

We later on even figured out how to use the yardstick on TACAN.

[Lusekofte]

2 hours ago, DBFlyguy said:

Recently posted on Leatherneck Simulations Facebook page

 

I gonna buy it just because we probably will wait 20 years for another 

Edited May 24, 2021 by LuseKofte

[BladeMeister]

9 hours ago, LuseKofte said:

I gonna buy it just because we probably will wait 20 years for another 

Yes, Must have the Corsair at all costs! Even though it will be a fish out of water with no place to play.

 

S!Blade<><

[Lusekofte]

?I have to get a traveling kit for sim flying, wonder if I can put that on the company? I counted, I will not be able to fly anything until christmas, the way things are going.

Anyway, timescedule has been tight this past year, If I get the urge to fly jet, I choose the Tomcat every time. It simply is so atmospheric and well made.

I do nothing else than scare Jester to bail out, but still having a blast offline. I simply cannot choose any other jet

I hope I at least can set the flight controls and fly the upcomming Hind, a little

[Blooddawn1942]

 

[Bremspropeller]

I built a Carrier Qualification map with a couple of different carriers and Ramat David pretending to be NAS Miramar, with Haifa standing in for San Diego.

 

 

Melbourne Shuffle...

 

Landing on the Melbourne is relatively easy in the Goshawk - despite the small deck and landing area.

 

The cat-stroke isn't all that long, though.

 

Fortunately, the wing-span isn't much greater than the Skyhawk's, so the wing tip won't go much across the foul-line.

 

Anxiety rises...

 

And the cat effed up my landing-gear. I reproduced this once and had the same result.

I had to bingo into NAS San Diego.

 

Well, any landing you can walk away from...

 

Testing the map some more, I couldn't raise the landing gear on several different Goshawks on several different tries. Seems like the banged up gear was carried over in the game. I decided to make things exciting and eject right over the runway - the airplane accelerated away vertically without the weight of the instructor and myself and our ejection seats. Not that the seat going through the canopy is modelled. The jet continued to fly errantly and kept things exciting for the neighbours for quite some time!

Only restarting the game finally allowed me to get the gear up into the well...

 

A TOPGUN F-16N on a test ride. She would go to Mach 1.75 in that configuration before I had to turn back towards the shore.

 

Approaching downwind into Miramar.

 

I did a couple of closed circuits before shutting her down. Three to the left...

 

And one to the right - generally trying to avoid real estate developments, being a good neighbour.

 

Speaking of good neighbours - has anybody seen that pilotless T-45?

Edited May 26, 2021 by Bremspropeller

[Gambit21]

21 hours ago, BladeMeister said:

Yes, Must have the Corsair at all costs! Even though it will be a fish out of water with no place to play.

 

S!Blade<><

 

At this juncture, I'd rather fly a Corsair around the North Pole, with nothing to shoot but polar bears then spend another second in any other non-PTO WWII aircraft, on any map - the end. 

 

35 minutes ago, Bremspropeller said:

I built a Carrier Qualification map with a couple of different carriers and Ramat David pretending to be NAS Miramar, with Haifa standing in for San Diego.

 

 

Melbourne Shuffle...

 

Landing on the Melbourne is relatively easy in the Goshawk - despite the small deck and landing area.

 

The cat-stroke isn't all that long, though.

 

Fortunately, the wing-span isn't much greater than the Skyhawk's, so the wing tip won't go much across the foul-line.

 

Anxiety rises...

 

And the cat effed up my landing-gear. I reproduced this once and had the same result.

I had to bingo into NAS San Diego.

 

Well, any landing you can walk away from...

 

Testing the map some more, I couldn't raise the landing gear on several different Goshawks on several different tries. Seems like the banged up gear was carried over in the game. I decided to make things exciting and eject right over the runway - the airplane accelerated away vertically without the weight of the instructor and myself and our ejection seats. Not that the seat going through the canopy is modelled. The jet continued to fly errantly and kept things exciting for the neighbours for quite some time!

Only restarting the game finally allowed me to get the gear up into the well...

 

A TOPGUN F-16N on a test ride. She would go to Mach 1.75 in that configuration before I had to turn back towards the shore.

 

Approaching downwind into Miramar.

 

I did a couple of closed circuits before shutting her down. Three to the left...

 

And one to the right - generally trying to avoid real estate developments, being a good neighbour.

 

Speaking of good neighbours - has anybody seen that pilotless T-45?

 

Love the F-16N.

I didn't realize that you could configure without the pylons...tried the other night but obviously I missed something.

I'm going to try and get my 2nd Viper session in tomorrow.

 

I've only had 4-5 flights total so far, last one in the Viper at Nellis.

Hard to look at Nellis/Nevada down low after Syria...hope they improve it.

 

 

Edited May 26, 2021 by Gambit21

[Bremspropeller]

There is an option in the armament-menu. One takes off the ordnance, the one below takes off the pylon and shows he station X-ed out.

It also works on other airplanes - like the Hornet or the F-14.

[Gambit21]

Cool...I'll have to get my "Viper demo" on tomorrow in Vegas.

[DBFlyguy]

That 13:00 minute mark ?

 

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tLzk2MDY1ZWNhLTlkNGYtNDU5Zi05NTIxLWE1OGQyM2IxMTg5Ng/episode/OTMxOTdhMGMtY2Y0Yy00NjM3LWJmOGEtN2JjMWQ3M2Y0NDFj?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjAkZ2EyNfvAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQEg

 

[Lusekofte]

11 hours ago, Gambit21 said:

 

At this juncture, I'd rather fly a Corsair around the North Pole, with nothing to shoot but polar bears then spend another second in any other non-PTO WWII aircraft, on any map - the end. 

Wish I could expressing myself so excellent.

Get the same opinion myself

Edited May 26, 2021 by LuseKofte

[Boogdud]

11 hours ago, DBFlyguy said:

That 13:00 minute mark ?

 

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tLzk2MDY1ZWNhLTlkNGYtNDU5Zi05NTIxLWE1OGQyM2IxMTg5Ng/episode/OTMxOTdhMGMtY2Y0Yy00NjM3LWJmOGEtN2JjMWQ3M2Y0NDFj?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjAkZ2EyNfvAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQEg

 

 

I had to report this post, for excessive teasing. 

 

Hellcat would just be a dream come true for me.

[DBFlyguy]

4 minutes ago, Boogdud said:

I had to report this post, for excessive teasing. 

 

Hellcat would just be a dream come true for me.

Hopefully your dream isn't too much further in the distant future ?

[scram77]

53 minutes ago, Boogdud said:

I had to report this post, for excessive teasing. 

 

Hellcat would just be a dream come true for me.

Same here.  I would prefer IL-2 go to the pacific, however if DCS gets the Hellcat going first then it's a day one purchase for me - whatever the opposition it will have is.

[DD_fruitbat]

I listened to the podcast mentioned here a while back, i think i even posted in this thread about the Hellcat, lol.

 

We know we're getting the ww2 Marianas map, supposed to be a lexington class carrier with the corsair (already a vid of it landing on it floating around) and i have read somewhere of an ai zero. Add the Hellcat, and i can do a lot without having to suspend belief.....

[Gambit21]

32 minutes ago, DD_fruitbat said:

I listened to the podcast mentioned here a while back, i think i even posted in this thread about the Hellcat, lol.

 

We know we're getting the ww2 Marianas map, supposed to be a lexington class carrier with the corsair (already a vid of it landing on it floating around) and i have read somewhere of an ai zero. Add the Hellcat, and i can do a lot without having to suspend belief.....

 

Given my way I’d rather a flyable Zero and AI Corsair...but I’ll take what I can get. I do love the Corsair don’t get me wrong, but the Zero is my jam.

 

[Lusekofte]

4 hours ago, scram77 said:

Same here.  I would prefer IL-2 go to the pacific, however if DCS gets the Hellcat going first then it's a day one purchase for me - whatever the opposition it will have is.

Somehow I forgave Jason and the team the second I purchased the C 47 . That is dedication to their customers 

4 hours ago, scram77 said:

Same here.  I would prefer IL-2 go to the pacific, however if DCS gets the Hellcat going first then it's a day one purchase for me - whatever the opposition it will have is.

 

2 hours ago, Gambit21 said:

 

Given my way I’d rather a flyable Zero and AI Corsair...but I’ll take what I can get. I do love the Corsair don’t get me wrong, but the Zero is my jam.

 

Well Corsair was not my first choice if 'I had one, would have had a Kate, Devastator Dauntless or a Avenger . That is my kind of fetish 

Edited May 26, 2021 by LuseKofte

[scram77]

1 hour ago, LuseKofte said:

Somehow I forgave Jason and the team the second I purchased the C 47 . That is dedication to their customers 

 

Well Corsair was not my first choice if 'I had one, would have had a Kate, Devastator Dauntless or a Avenger . That is my kind of fetish 

Now we are talking.  The finest aircraft to take to the skies - and I'll fight anyone who thinks otherwise...

[Bremspropeller]

DD Bluebear in the groove.

 

Did quite well on his first Goshawk approaches!

 

Me going for a Mach run - went to M2.25. There might be a little performance to find here an there, though. Maybe trying it slightly lower and at a a lower OAT.

 

 

TOPHATS!

Errrr...TOMCATS!

[Gambit21]

A bit of editor work and testing. Wrapping my head completely around this editor is going to take some time, but making progress. Tonight success in keeping the AI flight lead sitting tight until the player gives the (ready to taxi) space bar input. 

 

1st mission, patrol/familiarization flight out of Iincirlik.

A few U.S. Navy cruisers are arriving on station this morning ahead of the air group, and a proper greeting is on the agenda.

Meanwhile hostilities are ramping up between Lebanon and Israel, and Iranian and Syrian units are on the move east of Golan...not to mention rumors

of increased Russian activity in Syria...things could get interesting soon.

 

 

[Lusekofte]

On 5/28/2021 at 3:55 AM, Gambit21 said:

A bit of editor work and testing. Wrapping my head completely around this editor is going to take some time, but making progress. Tonight success in keeping the AI flight lead sitting tight until the player gives the (ready to taxi) space bar input. 

 

1st mission, patrol/familiarization flight out of Iincirlik.

A few U.S. Navy cruisers are arriving on station this morning ahead of the air group, and a proper greeting is on the agenda.

Meanwhile hostilities are ramping up between Lebanon and Israel, and Iranian and Syrian units are on the move east of Golan...not to mention rumors

of increased Russian activity in Syria...things could get interesting soon.

 

 

Not bad, being entertained away from home by fellow simmers. 

The story is essential for me getting in mood for flying

[Robli]

So, Mi-24 is nearing early access. Anyone here has bought it or is considering it?

I also wonder, if Mi-24 can be used for sling load transport. Using google, there is one reference that claims Mi-24 can carry external cargo, but no pics or anything like that. There are actually lots of pics of Mi-24 carried as cargo by another helicopter, but no pics of Mi-24 with sling cargo.

[scram77]

4 hours ago, Robli said:

So, Mi-24 is nearing early access. Anyone here has bought it or is considering it?

I also wonder, if Mi-24 can be used for sling load transport. Using google, there is one reference that claims Mi-24 can carry external cargo, but no pics or anything like that. There are actually lots of pics of Mi-24 carried as cargo by another helicopter, but no pics of Mi-24 with sling cargo.

I've not purchased it yet, but know I will and I don't know why I'm stalling on it.  I've always loved the hind, so can't wait to just fly about in it.

[Hoots]

5 hours ago, Robli said:

So, Mi-24 is nearing early access. Anyone here has bought it or is considering it?

I also wonder, if Mi-24 can be used for sling load transport. Using google, there is one reference that claims Mi-24 can carry external cargo, but no pics or anything like that. There are actually lots of pics of Mi-24 carried as cargo by another helicopter, but no pics of Mi-24 with sling cargo.

I have. Love the Huey so figured ED would make the hind at least as good. 

[Lusekofte]

If I was to slingload I do it in a MI 8, I use the Hind for other stuff myself. 

[Bremspropeller]

A new version of the Scooter is out...

 

Trying to trap on the Melbourne.

 

The result is looking way better than the approach. I seem to slowly get the hang of it now - being light with the A-4 helps a lot!

 

Back to the field. The TRACOM, RAG and TOPGUN ramps are below.

 

Parking at the TOPGUN ramp, where this nugget thinks he really belongs...

[Bremspropeller]

In a TACAN/ MCL test mission.

 

 

Is there a way to fix-pause the game? Using "active pause" makes the carrier carry on, while I'm in suspended animation...

[DBFlyguy]

Not my cup of tea but figured some here would be interested... here's a new very small teaser of the upcoming G-91

 

 

 

 

Also, Wags just dropped a new Hind tutorial:

 

 

[DD_fruitbat]

2 hours ago, Bremspropeller said:

In a TACAN/ MCL test mission.

 

 

Is there a way to fix-pause the game? Using "active pause" makes the carrier carry on, while I'm in suspended animation...

 

There's a regular pause command as well as active pause. I'm not sure what you mean by fix-pause, I'm tired so probably being dumb!

[Bremspropeller]

1 minute ago, DD_fruitbat said:

I'm not sure what you mean by fix-pause, I'm tired so probably being dumb!

 

Probably what you're meaning by "regular pause" - everybody stops, instead of just me.

[DD_fruitbat]

Its the pause/break key by default, unless you have changed the mappings.?

 

On an aside, I wish the host could active pause online, would be great for teaching purposes, but hey ho! ?

[Gambit21]

What's everyone's average cold start/ready to roll time in the Viper?

I was at 11 minutes 30 in my first test, but I didn't mess with any ground weapons configs etc.

This is for mission/trigger/radio call timing purposes.

 

For some oddball reason in the Viper/Controls I don't have Time Accel mappings, but did with the F-14...that's a bit strange.

 

A bit of testing, AI triggers, timing ATC/Departure calls.

I took off with my lead in a 2 ship, just behind him...overcooked with the burner, overshot, and never found him again...we'll I quite the mission a few

seconds after that...embarrasing.

[Bremspropeller]

Use "Stored Heading" (first detent/ notch of the INS knob). That should give you a flashing "RDY" in the DED within about three minutes.

Not sure if that option needs to be checked in the mission builder, though.

Edited June 3, 2021 by Bremspropeller

[Gambit21]

6 hours ago, Bremspropeller said:

Use "Stored Heading" (first detent/ notch of the INS knob). That should give you a flashing "RDY" in the DED within about three minutes.

Not sure if that option needs to be checked in the mission builder, though.

 

Yeah...I was going to make the player do a "normal" INS calibration...more realistic? Or just more annoying?

Is "stored heading" good to go, no worries with a longer mission etc?

[Bremspropeller]

A normal INS calibration would probably be more ralistic, but then again, you'd be preocupied with BITs, checks and other time-consuming duties in the actual jet, so you'd have the time for the INS to get up and running.

[busdriver]

16 hours ago, Gambit21 said:

 

Yeah...I was going to make the player do a "normal" INS calibration...more realistic? Or just more annoying?

Is "stored heading" good to go, no worries with a longer mission etc?

 

"normal" INS calibration is called a "Full Normal Alignment" [in the C Model] 

 

IRL at the end of a sortie we would go through a couple of quick steps before shutting down in case you had to scramble using stored heading. I used a quick alignment using stored heading ONLY once, on a cross country to Hill having stopped at Bergstrom for gas. I had to do a couple position updates enroute to Hill as the INS kept drifting.

Edited June 4, 2021 by busdriver