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So there I am, kicking it old school w/ my Reverb G2, just sittin there, cold start Tomcat, three beers in, reppin' a Felix the Cat livery of the VFA-31, and I bring up the Kneeboard with my trusty VoiceCommand prompt to, you know, "go through the checklist". Very cool. From there it seems to be completely arbitrary: Sometimes I get the small white dot cursor which allows me to grab, move, or re-size the Kneeboard; other times I get the standard mouse pointer icon and I can't move the Kneeboard at all, however many curse words I unleash, and I begin grow weary of DCS world and contemplate the simple joys of retiring to the un-wound afterworld of back porch margaritas and re-dedicating myself to the months-long project of finishing Thucydides. Is there some simple command I'm missing which will allow me obtain the elusive "small white dot" and thereby to grab and move the damn kneeboard, or am I forever resigned to the whims of this strange, modern variant of medieval obscurantism, revealing itself in esoteric devilry of hidden cfg files and 'polling rates' and 'windowed' modes and other similar nonsense? Please help a brotha out.

The Mk81, while used extensively in Vietnam, was no longer produced afterwards. The USN gray ablative coating didn't come about until 2002, during which Mk81s were no longer in service nor produced. Furthermore, the three yellow stripes are only used on the BLU-110 (Mk83) and BLU-111 (Mk82). No BLU- designation exists for the Mk81 at all. If any ablative coating is to be applied at all, it would be the green color with two yellow stripes indicative of the 1980s-2002 period between Vietnam and the introduction of the gray color, though I cannot find any photographic evidence of a Mk81 with ablative coatings at all.

Thanks for the update and the Currenthill assets I also might start flying Afghanistan again. However no fix again for the CH47 CDU issues, this is the second patch that has not included a fix for this annoying bug

I used VoiceAttack to create an F10 map toggle mapped to a single button on my throttle. It just alternates between button presses of F1 and F10 on each press. Sometimes I have to press it twice when I first start a mission but otherwise it works mostly perfect. I added some state switches in case I press the actual F1 or F10 keys to change view instead of the HOTAS button at any point. The only flaw is if you use F1 or F10 to activate a radio or command menu option it doesn't know it wasn't a view command so the toggle gets out of sync. Pressing it twice resolves it. So three commands in all to make it work. I love it! VoiceAttack is awesome by the way!

With the MP needle spastically bouncing around up to 5" on the gauage how do we know precisely where we need WEP?

Run a Trace Route to cdn.digitalcombatsimulator.com and post it. We can see where it stalls.

On my machine it takes about 60 seconds to start. Try clearing out your shader cache in Saved Games\DCS\fxo and \metashaders2. That first run after clearing your shader will take a little longer but it should be good after that. Let me know if it's still a problem.

Repeated error reports during upgrade, Location: China 00000.000 === Log opened UTC 2025-07-30 04:20:20 00000.072 INFO : DCS_Updater/2.17.3.11 (Windows NT 10.0.19045; Win64; zh-CN) 00000.072 INFO : src-id: 9b8ee0590e8fa6db99ff8a8f75512059145d26e1, lib-id: b88ea51ae2210987a3865f77cc1802548216d7a8 00000.073 INFO : cmdline: "F:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS_updater.exe" apply 40a6ed6c-2081-4904-9aa8-3eb8145f70ac 23568 00000.134 STATUS: Initializing... 00000.197 INFO : basedir: F:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\ 00000.201 INFO : Command: repair 00000.212 INFO : DCS/2.9.18.12899 (x86_64; CN; WORLD,F-5E,MIG-21BIS,CA,L-39,NEVADA_terrain,A-10A,SU-25A,F-15C,MIG-29,SU-27,SU-33,FA-18C,YAK-52,PERSIANGULF_terrain,HEATBLUR_F-14,P-51D,F-16C,BF-109K4,NORMANDY_terrain,RAZBAM_M-2000C,OCTOPUSG_I-16,FW-190A8,UH-1H,SPITFIRE-MKIX,FW-190D9,WWII-ARMOUR,SUPERCARRIER,P47D30,MARIANAISLANDS_terrain,THECHANNEL_terrain,SYRIA_terrain,CAUCASUS_terrain,HEATBLUR_F-4E,MIG-15BIS,F-86F,F-5E_2024,MOSQUITO-FBMKVI) 00000.212 INFO : branch: openbeta 00000.215 STATUS: Downloading version info... 00008.298 INFO : Showing the repair mode dialog 00032.270 INFO : Cancelled by user. 00032.277 === Log closed. 00000.000 === Log opened UTC 2025-08-14 00:40:00 00000.063 INFO : DCS_Updater/2.17.3.11 (Windows NT 10.0.19045; Win64; zh-CN) 00000.063 INFO : src-id: 9b8ee0590e8fa6db99ff8a8f75512059145d26e1, lib-id: b88ea51ae2210987a3865f77cc1802548216d7a8 00000.064 INFO : cmdline: "F:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS_updater.exe" apply e4281f1c-5b17-4c70-aefd-7388a45ee7ab 18276 00000.121 STATUS: Initializing... 00000.181 INFO : basedir: F:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\ 00000.184 INFO : Command: update 2.9.19.13478 00000.194 INFO : DCS/2.9.18.12899 (x86_64; CN; WORLD,F-5E,MIG-21BIS,CA,L-39,NEVADA_terrain,A-10A,SU-25A,F-15C,MIG-29,SU-27,SU-33,FA-18C,YAK-52,PERSIANGULF_terrain,HEATBLUR_F-14,P-51D,F-16C,BF-109K4,NORMANDY_terrain,RAZBAM_M-2000C,OCTOPUSG_I-16,FW-190A8,UH-1H,SPITFIRE-MKIX,FW-190D9,WWII-ARMOUR,SUPERCARRIER,P47D30,MARIANAISLANDS_terrain,THECHANNEL_terrain,SYRIA_terrain,CAUCASUS_terrain,HEATBLUR_F-4E,MIG-15BIS,F-86F,F-5E_2024,MOSQUITO-FBMKVI) 00000.194 INFO : branch: openbeta 00000.197 STATUS: Downloading version info... 00030.213 ERROR: Conection to server 'cdn.digitalcombatsimulator.com' failed: Timeout was reached 00030.215 STATUS: Servers are unable to complete your request. Please, try again later. 00044.364 === Log closed. 00000.000 === Log opened UTC 2025-08-14 00:41:17 00000.069 INFO : DCS_Updater/2.17.3.11 (Windows NT 10.0.19045; Win64; zh-CN) 00000.069 INFO : src-id: 9b8ee0590e8fa6db99ff8a8f75512059145d26e1, lib-id: b88ea51ae2210987a3865f77cc1802548216d7a8 00000.069 INFO : cmdline: "F:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS_updater.exe" apply 777023f1-919b-477c-a5dc-3a9d0a1339ba 3620 00000.128 STATUS: Initializing... 00000.186 INFO : basedir: F:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\ 00000.189 INFO : Command: update 2.9.19.13478 00000.189 INFO : DCS/2.9.18.12899 (x86_64; CN; WORLD,F-5E,MIG-21BIS,CA,L-39,NEVADA_terrain,A-10A,SU-25A,F-15C,MIG-29,SU-27,SU-33,FA-18C,YAK-52,PERSIANGULF_terrain,HEATBLUR_F-14,P-51D,F-16C,BF-109K4,NORMANDY_terrain,RAZBAM_M-2000C,OCTOPUSG_I-16,FW-190A8,UH-1H,SPITFIRE-MKIX,FW-190D9,WWII-ARMOUR,SUPERCARRIER,P47D30,MARIANAISLANDS_terrain,THECHANNEL_terrain,SYRIA_terrain,CAUCASUS_terrain,HEATBLUR_F-4E,MIG-15BIS,F-86F,F-5E_2024,MOSQUITO-FBMKVI) 00000.190 INFO : branch: openbeta 00000.192 STATUS: Downloading version info... 00030.386 ERROR: Conection to server 'cdn.digitalcombatsimulator.com' failed: Timeout was reached 00030.388 STATUS: Servers are unable to complete your request. Please, try again later. 00031.754 === Log closed. 00000.000 === Log opened UTC 2025-08-14 00:42:54 00000.073 INFO : DCS_Updater/2.17.3.11 (Windows NT 10.0.19045; Win64; zh-CN) 00000.073 INFO : src-id: 9b8ee0590e8fa6db99ff8a8f75512059145d26e1, lib-id: b88ea51ae2210987a3865f77cc1802548216d7a8 00000.074 INFO : cmdline: "F:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS_updater.exe" apply 3f557695-9a02-40b9-a22b-2fb4417bc80a 23124 00000.138 STATUS: Initializing... 00000.199 INFO : basedir: F:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\ 00000.202 INFO : Command: update 2.9.19.13478 00000.202 INFO : DCS/2.9.18.12899 (x86_64; CN; WORLD,F-5E,MIG-21BIS,CA,L-39,NEVADA_terrain,A-10A,SU-25A,F-15C,MIG-29,SU-27,SU-33,FA-18C,YAK-52,PERSIANGULF_terrain,HEATBLUR_F-14,P-51D,F-16C,BF-109K4,NORMANDY_terrain,RAZBAM_M-2000C,OCTOPUSG_I-16,FW-190A8,UH-1H,SPITFIRE-MKIX,FW-190D9,WWII-ARMOUR,SUPERCARRIER,P47D30,MARIANAISLANDS_terrain,THECHANNEL_terrain,SYRIA_terrain,CAUCASUS_terrain,HEATBLUR_F-4E,MIG-15BIS,F-86F,F-5E_2024,MOSQUITO-FBMKVI) 00000.202 INFO : branch: openbeta 00000.205 STATUS: Downloading version info... 00030.388 ERROR: Conection to server 'cdn.digitalcombatsimulator.com' failed: Timeout was reached 00030.389 STATUS: Servers are unable to complete your request. Please, try again later. 00041.020 === Log closed. 00000.000 === Log opened UTC 2025-08-14 00:44:39 00000.068 INFO : DCS_Updater/2.17.3.11 (Windows NT 10.0.19045; Win64; zh-CN) 00000.068 INFO : src-id: 9b8ee0590e8fa6db99ff8a8f75512059145d26e1, lib-id: b88ea51ae2210987a3865f77cc1802548216d7a8 00000.069 INFO : cmdline: "F:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS_updater.exe" apply a09b02f5-12c9-49b6-aecd-fd1cbfdf7424 22788 00000.128 STATUS: Initializing... 00000.186 INFO : basedir: F:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World 00000.188 INFO : Command: update 2.9.19.13478 00000.189 INFO : DCS/2.9.18.12899 (x86_64; CN; WORLD,F-5E,MIG-21BIS,CA,L-39,NEVADA_terrain,A-10A,SU-25A,F-15C,MIG-29,SU-27,SU-33,FA-18C,YAK-52,PERSIANGULF_terrain,HEATBLUR_F-14,P-51D,F-16C,BF-109K4,NORMANDY_terrain,RAZBAM_M-2000C,OCTOPUSG_I-16,FW-190A8,UH-1H,SPITFIRE-MKIX,FW-190D9,WWII-ARMOUR,SUPERCARRIER,P47D30,MARIANAISLANDS_terrain,THECHANNEL_terrain,SYRIA_terrain,CAUCASUS_terrain,HEATBLUR_F-4E,MIG-15BIS,F-86F,F-5E_2024,MOSQUITO-FBMKVI) 00000.189 INFO : branch: openbeta 00000.192 STATUS: Downloading version info... 00030.226 ERROR: Conection to server 'cdn.digitalcombatsimulator.com' failed: Timeout was reached 00030.226 STATUS: Servers are unable to complete your request. Please, try again later. 00032.939 === Log closed. 00000.000 === Log opened UTC 2025-08-14 00:46:04 00000.071 INFO : DCS_Updater/2.17.3.11 (Windows NT 10.0.19045; Win64; zh-CN) 00000.071 INFO : src-id: 9b8ee0590e8fa6db99ff8a8f75512059145d26e1, lib-id: b88ea51ae2210987a3865f77cc1802548216d7a8 00000.072 INFO : cmdline: "F:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS_updater.exe" apply e2dae8ee-ad9d-41f8-b6b6-3895416d6214 9388 00000.133 STATUS: Initializing... 00000.193 INFO : basedir: F:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World 00000.195 INFO : Command: update 2.9.19.13478 00000.196 INFO : DCS/2.9.18.12899 (x86_64; CN; WORLD,F-5E,MIG-21BIS,CA,L-39,NEVADA_terrain,A-10A,SU-25A,F-15C,MIG-29,SU-27,SU-33,FA-18C,YAK-52,PERSIANGULF_terrain,HEATBLUR_F-14,P-51D,F-16C,BF-109K4,NORMANDY_terrain,RAZBAM_M-2000C,OCTOPUSG_I-16,FW-190A8,UH-1H,SPITFIRE-MKIX,FW-190D9,WWII-ARMOUR,SUPERCARRIER,P47D30,MARIANAISLANDS_terrain,THECHANNEL_terrain,SYRIA_terrain,CAUCASUS_terrain,HEATBLUR_F-4E,MIG-15BIS,F-86F,F-5E_2024,MOSQUITO-FBMKVI) 00000.196 INFO : branch: openbeta 00000.198 STATUS: Downloading version info... 00030.385 ERROR: Conection to server 'cdn.digitalcombatsimulator.com' failed: Timeout was reached 00030.386 STATUS: Servers are unable to complete your request. Please, try again later. 00037.696 === Log closed. 00000.000 === Log opened UTC 2025-08-14 00:47:07 00000.071 INFO : DCS_Updater/2.17.3.11 (Windows NT 10.0.19045; Win64; zh-CN) 00000.071 INFO : src-id: 9b8ee0590e8fa6db99ff8a8f75512059145d26e1, lib-id: b88ea51ae2210987a3865f77cc1802548216d7a8 00000.072 INFO : cmdline: "F:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS_updater.exe" apply 74906620-c7dd-4a2e-ae14-207120469534 12220 00000.133 STATUS: Initializing... 00000.193 INFO : basedir: F:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World 00000.197 INFO : Command: repair 00000.198 INFO : DCS/2.9.18.12899 (x86_64; CN; WORLD,F-5E,MIG-21BIS,CA,L-39,NEVADA_terrain,A-10A,SU-25A,F-15C,MIG-29,SU-27,SU-33,FA-18C,YAK-52,PERSIANGULF_terrain,HEATBLUR_F-14,P-51D,F-16C,BF-109K4,NORMANDY_terrain,RAZBAM_M-2000C,OCTOPUSG_I-16,FW-190A8,UH-1H,SPITFIRE-MKIX,FW-190D9,WWII-ARMOUR,SUPERCARRIER,P47D30,MARIANAISLANDS_terrain,THECHANNEL_terrain,SYRIA_terrain,CAUCASUS_terrain,HEATBLUR_F-4E,MIG-15BIS,F-86F,F-5E_2024,MOSQUITO-FBMKVI) 00000.198 INFO : branch: openbeta 00000.201 STATUS: Downloading version info... 00030.390 ERROR: Conection to server 'cdn.digitalcombatsimulator.com' failed: Timeout was reached 00030.392 STATUS: Servers are unable to complete your request. Please, try again later. 00037.981 === Log closed. 00000.000 === Log opened UTC 2025-08-14 00:53:15 00000.075 INFO : DCS_Updater/2.17.3.11 (Windows NT 10.0.19045; Win64; zh-CN) 00000.076 INFO : src-id: 9b8ee0590e8fa6db99ff8a8f75512059145d26e1, lib-id: b88ea51ae2210987a3865f77cc1802548216d7a8 00000.076 INFO : cmdline: "F:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS_updater.exe" apply 0ea17f17-c2f1-4366-8c4b-78ba9a110ee9 10156 00000.134 STATUS: Initializing... 00000.193 INFO : basedir: F:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\ 00000.196 INFO : Command: update 2.9.19.13478 00000.197 INFO : DCS/2.9.18.12899 (x86_64; CN; WORLD,F-5E,MIG-21BIS,CA,L-39,NEVADA_terrain,A-10A,SU-25A,F-15C,MIG-29,SU-27,SU-33,FA-18C,YAK-52,PERSIANGULF_terrain,HEATBLUR_F-14,P-51D,F-16C,BF-109K4,NORMANDY_terrain,RAZBAM_M-2000C,OCTOPUSG_I-16,FW-190A8,UH-1H,SPITFIRE-MKIX,FW-190D9,WWII-ARMOUR,SUPERCARRIER,P47D30,MARIANAISLANDS_terrain,THECHANNEL_terrain,SYRIA_terrain,CAUCASUS_terrain,HEATBLUR_F-4E,MIG-15BIS,F-86F,F-5E_2024,MOSQUITO-FBMKVI) 00000.197 INFO : branch: openbeta 00000.201 STATUS: Downloading version info... 00030.243 ERROR: Conection to server 'cdn.digitalcombatsimulator.com' failed: Timeout was reached 00030.244 STATUS: Servers are unable to complete your request. 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So how does this work with the master switch now? Especially considering the Corsair didn't HAVE a master switch and it was all done through throttle position.

Happenes in the hind too. Obviously was designed with the CH-47 in mind with no tail. EZ fix would be make thme start spawning a bit farther back https://discord.com/channels/542985647502393346/1405286484331728997 cross post to a discord thread

Would like to fly this but I get error message need modules Highdigitsams.

We've used the GBU-28 this year as far as I know it worked fine...but I'll check.

Thanks Midway for the reply. Will see if that works. Cheers! Rudel, this is DCS right after an update. Enough said…IYKYK…I’ve been flying this sim for a long time!

Did you ever get any further with lining this up?

hi, does anyone know how to customize or change the ICP button presses. when in VR i cannot hear when i press the buttons with VR hands on. So i would like to create a beep or different tone. i've looked at some of the mods, and can't figure out how or where. any ideas?

AUTO will prioritize keeping the L&S in radar coverage at all times, but will in fact actively work to keep as many track files in the radar as possible with the help of MSI tracks. So 'keeping it centred' is a bit of a mischaracterization. Attached image has the L&S on the far left while AUTO is engaged, keeping as many things in the box as it can (basically all but one)

See this thread: As for cargo loading/unloading, the Chinook already offers to do that, so it stands to reason that ASC doesn't need to reinvent the entire wheel.

Cool tutorial! So, from what I could gather, you used the AI pilot. Did you start as door gunner and the AI did all the flight? I'll see what I can come up with.

They won't function as intended as their code is for AI use. It is far away from ideal.

No taxing improvement after today's update. The Spitfire, the Mustang, the P-47, and even the Mosquito all taxi fine but cannot keep the Corsair under control, especially on an airfield with a crosswind component. On the carrier deck with 30 knots of relative wind there's no problem making small adjustments for a straight launch but on a land airfield it's almost impossible to maneuver like the above mentioned aircraft.

Take Flight Event: Operation Holy **** It's Finally Happening Come fly with us during our next event "Operation Holy **** It's Finally Happening" this Sunday August 17th at 20:30 UTC / 16:30 EST Quick Synopsis Below. More Details and sign-ups are on the Take Flight Discord. https://discord.gg/takeflightdcs Please note that this group is led by a group of flight enthusiasts, and none of us claim to be experts! null Overview: As tensions rise, BLUEFOR reconnaissance have identified an unusual uptick in activity in Beslan Airbase. Recent satellite imagery and intercepted ground chatter confirm the presence of 3 An-26B transports and 4 MiG-23ML interceptors, all parked and prepped for deployment. These aircraft are suspected to be part of a rapid logistical push aimed at reinforcing OPFOR forces. In response to this, a deep strike mission has been authorised on the 21st of June 1983 with the goal of crippling OPFOR capability for rapid deployment in the region by eliminating these assets on the ground, and rendering Beslan Airfield temporarily inoperable. The hope is to send a clear, and controlled signal to OPFOR forces, advising them that we are aware of their movement, and to cease war escalation efforts.

WEP is working. See the engine stop post for details.

@BIGNEWY Any chance we will see a first person capable load master similar to what ASC has done with the C-130J? So we can walk around inside/outside of the CH-47?