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SATAC – Squadron Air-To-Air Championship Lockon has had a lot of great community events. LOCERF, BSS, CI, CWE, OPFOR to name a few. These events aim at having a realistic environment and none of them catch a real competitive feel on a squad-to-squad level as you are involved in large coalition. SATAC is not aimed at being very realistic, all flights will be flown in a very 'clean' environment (no SAM). The focus will be on coordination, pilot skills and, of course, winning. There are 3 stages of the tournament, Group Stage, Semifinals and Finals. Each round must be completed within a specific time period. This means Squads can decided between them and their opponent when they should fly within this time period. Example: Squad A vs Squad B in semifinals. Squad A cannot fly on 1st, so they talk to Squad B and decide to fly on the 3rd at 1234 GMT. For the next match, Squad C and Squad D can both fly on the 1st, so they set up their match on the 1st accordingly. TIME OF EVENT: SATAC will take place over 17 days: POSTPONED 1st-15th: Group Stage 16th: Semifinals 17th: Third-place/Finals If you intend to apply for a slot, you must read through the rulebook (see below). Each team should consist of at least 6 pilots, but preferably 8-10 in order to have reserves (pilots can rotate in the match so everyone gets to fly). One squad can post several teams, but pilots may not jump between teams. TO APPLY: PM me with your Squad's name, how many teams and name of the pilots that will join. (CLOSED) APLICATION DEADLINE: I'll take applications until March 5th OR until 16 teams have been signed up. (CLOSED) Squads: 51st (10 pilots) UVAF Team 1 (12 Pilots) UVAF Team 2 (11 Pilots) RvAF (11 Pilots) NFI (11 Pilots) CNAF*HJ (6 Pilots) CNAF*FC (7 Pilots) CNAF*FB (6 Pilots) =4C= (10 pilots) TAG Alpha (11 Pilots) Rulebook: http://www.51st.org/vault/SATAC/SATAC%20-%20Rulebook_v3.pdf Mission (V2): http://www.51st.org/vault/SATAC/SATAC_v3.rar Teams have been drawn randomly into the two Groups presented below. Teams are encouraged to start organizing their matches. Each team must face all of their opponents in the same group at least once.

It only has been about 3 weeks since we had our last traditional Flaming Cliffs rant... I've been getting withdrawal symptoms... :puke:

Where's my popcorn?

wooo, after days of fiddling, fighting with the heli, getting frustrated, reading/posting in forums etc. i decided to write this post and try to cover most of the things. i think i found a good setup to get started, my flying skills boosted up already (hovering, high speed low altitude, fast stopping without gaining too much height, stabilizing, aiming, fighting, landing on a ship, dive under bridges and cables, ;) ) (sorry for any bad english) in the beginning: 1. unpack your shiny mighty g940 ;) 2. download the current drivers from logitech (version 5.08 at the moment) 3. install them and plug in the monster. TAPE THE SENSOR AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STICK! otherwise the deadman sensor will prevent the ffb-trim working correctly. 4. goto windows settings - gamecontrollers - recheck the calibration from the software setup 5. FORCE FEEDBACK Part1: also check the force feedback settings of the g940 joystick: my personal recommendation: - leave everything on 100% - uncheck the "center-spring" (maybe bad translated) 6. recheck the following files in the blackshark-directory, if you changed something for your former joystick/flightsystem/controller: root\Scripts\Aircrafts\_Common - FMOptions.lua HelicopterTrimmerZonePitch = 0.05; HelicopterTrimmerZoneRoll = 0.05; HelicopterTrimmerZoneRudder = 0.1; HelicopterTrimmerTauInverse = 7.0; root\Config - Producer.cfg ForceFeedbackEnabled = true; !!! 7. HANDLING: startup the Logitech Profiler. choose device -> g940 joystick choose game -> dcs black shark (this is logitechs default profile, didn't like it, deleted it for a new one) on the left side, all axis configurations for the joystick are listed (X, Y, MiniX, MiniY ...): left click - axis properties - HERE YOU SETUP YOUR PREFERED HANDLING OF EVERY AXIS OF THE STICK - NEVER TOUCH THE DEFAULT SETTINGS OF THE AXIS TUNE PANEL IN DCS:BLACK SHARK OPTIONS (like deadzone, curvature, saturation and stuff...) my recommendation: axis sensitivity - 0% (yes!) deadzone - 0% range - 100% for the beginning, apply these settings to every! axis of all devices (throttle and pedals too), the result will be a very precise handling experience. but you can come back later anytime and make your own setting. EVEN DURING FLIGHT YOU CAN ALT-TAB SWITCH TO THE PROFILER AND ADJUST YOUR SETTINGS AND KEYBINDINGS! (thats cool...) recommendation for the right throttle-axis, check -> invert, a helo-collective is pulled in reality... if you are already firm with the keystrokes you want to assign to the joystick buttons - hack them in... examples: - T for trim on the stickbutton S4 - SPACE for firing the cannon on the trigger - RIGHT-ALT + SPACE for missiles/ rockets/ bombs on the red colored fire-button OOOPS! in version 5.08 of the profiler, there maybe a bug with recording the RIGHT-ALT + SPACE combination. somehow a CTRL-key is also recorded, no problem. simply export the current profile to an xml-file. open it with a texteditor (like notepad), search for the command table containing: Name="Keystroke LCTRL + ALT GR + SPACE" (may differ depending on your localization, had to translate this from german) in this table look for: <Event Type="Key" Keyname="LCTRL" Up="false" KeynameUndo="LCTRL" /> delete it, rename the name of the table from Name="Keystroke LCTRL + ALT GR + SPACE" to Name="Keystroke ALT GR + SPACE". save and re-import it to the profiler. 8. START BLACK SHARK: go to options - controls. check if there are any actions configured with the g940 buttons. if so, delete them all, use the logitech-profiler for all bindings to the buttons of the flightsystem. after cleaning all up, there should be only the keyboard-bindings left (i recommend leaving the default keyboard-bindings untouched, furthermore, i deleted everything of the arcade-mode, including keyboard-bindings). next, go to options - controls - AXIS COMMANDS. if there are any settings on the 3 g940 devices, delete them. now add: g940 joystick - cyclic pitch JOY Y - cyclic roll JOY X g940 pedals - rudder JOY RZ - wheel brake JOY Y (also add JOY X if you like) g940 throttle - first: REMOVE THE LINK BETWEEN THE LEFT & RIGHT THROTTLE on the device - then bind collective JOY X (THE RIGHT THROTTLE) after that reconnect them or bind another action to the left throttle if you don't want to use them together. 9. FORCE FEEDBACK Part2 now click on FF TUNE. to start with something, i recommend TRIMMER FORCE = 50, SHAKE seems to have no effect at all (i never felt an impact changing that setting). ok, thats enough for a flight test. (don't forget the trimmer binding in the logi-profiler) 10. start a mission or create an empty scenario for basic flight testing. now take off and check it out. you can always pause and alt-tab to the profiler and adjust the axis settings and button bindings. have fun and good luck! :pilotfly: i hope i didn't forget something... feel free to post your own tips & tricks. ps: thanks a lot to all the forum members who helped me finding these settings. edit 25.october'09: i highly recommend these posts: - for handling, sensitivity, ffb settings... http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=45809 - a basic flight/combat logiprofiler-setup: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=763179&postcount=28 (but for german version of BS and logi-profiler!) - first mod for the throttle LED's: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=45895 made a picture with the working version of morg's g940led tool: i used amber for standby/off/inactive, green for active and red for special (AP Ammo, Landinggear). as you can see the LED's are displaying that i'm hovering, in target tracking mode, landinggear retracted, moving ground target and turn to target activated, using HE cannon rounds. update august 2010: - please use the new logitech 5.09 driver - update the firmware of the G940 - check this post: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=954388&postcount=118

I want to play Stalker now: http://www.themysteryworld.com/2010/12/abandoned-remains-of-russian-space.html

I know Mr. Consts could change your name as well. Contact him :) As far I know Joey is young under thirty? :D Mower... mower... In youth times you had very short hair? Hmm or you often beat people and chicks were impressed? Or they just saw you when you were mowing lawn :D

True. This is why I'm trying to resolve it now. I've been procrastinating and the return policy window is quickly approaching. If I don't hear from them in the next few days, it's going back for replacement. I had not tried calibrating with windows game controller, but I just now tried (thanks for the suggestion), no luck. Same right bias after calibration. This leads me to believe that I may be returning the Warthog for exchange, but I'll wait to hear back from TM. I had always attributed the right bias to asym loading, but since every load config gave me a similar right bias, I became suspicious. After downloading the TARGET sofware (which I really never wanted to do in the first place), the Device Analyzer in the Script Editor confirmed that my stick "centers" with a right bias. It's actually very surprising that the TARGET software doesn't come with calibration tools. Thanks for the help and suggestions. I'll keep this post updated as the saga continues. Oh, also attached is the throttle cal tool TM sent me if anyone else needs it. I'll post one for the stick if they send it to me. Throttle Warthog Calibration (V1_07)_22_07_2010.rar

To admins: Please move this to appropriate section. Hi guys. I have thought long and hard about this over the past few weeks, and I have to come to the conclusion that I must resign from the 104th Phoenix. The main reason is due to the fact that I NEVER get any stick time any more due to the long hours at work and everything else, also to my "faithful" Facebook followers (I wish) you may have noticed that my relationship broke down due to one thing or another and I am now seeing someone else and I have to travel 50 miles to see her which means more time away from the stick. I would like to point out that my decision to resign is nothing to do with any disputes within the squad or anything like that but is purely based on the time I have left to do things. I have spent many a happy year with the squad having been with it since it's creation and it saddens me to have to finally call it a day and hang up my wings. I would like to wish my friends and comrades in arms a very bright and pleasant future and hope the squad continues to flourish and bloom for many a year to come. Sorry guys. Austin (former 104th_Route) Nicholas Cheers

lol, popcorn haha

строку надо добавить второй путь делате кабину более звукопроницаемой... , не тольк одля шума винтов

@ MAD MAX is there any date for COLD WAR ECHO, you said something about it on the 104th forum? because there is some payback needed ;) cheers

Oh, my heart :P

SALITRE formation ANTOFAGASTA, Chile -- Chile, Argentina, Brazil, France and the United States participate in a dissimilar aircraft formation during Exercise SALITRE II hosted by Chile. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Technical Sergeant Travis Burke) SALITRE formation ANTOFAGASTA, Chile -- Chile, Argentina, Brazil, France and the United States participate in a dissimilar aircraft formation during Exercise SALITRE II hosted by Chile. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Technical Sergeant Travis Burke)

Never mind Popcorn........Is there a Doctor in the house? GG's gonna have an absolute belter of a heart-attack when he stumbles on this thread :megalol: :D

Да, именно так. Можно еще ручками отредактировать файл SnapViews.lua Для Акулы секция "9" Мои настройки "Шквал на весь экран": Snap[9][2] = {} Snap[9][2]["y_trans"] = -0.27 Snap[9][2]["x_trans"] = 0 Snap[9][2]["hAngle"] = 0 Snap[9][2]["viewAngle"] = 20 Snap[9][2]["vAngle"] = -21 Snap[9][2]["rollAngle"] = 0 Snap[9][2]["z_trans"] = 0 Затем остается лишь назначить Быстрому виду 2 одну из кнопок джойстика.

I have never heard of th F-15 doing super cruise before. Maybe you are thinking the F-22. In FC2 the F-15 can out turn the MiG-29 with ease. In BVR in FC2 it has a huge advantage. The devs tried their best with better info most of us have. If you think ED are biased towards Russian aircraft why the hell are they currently working on an A-10C release! Search the forums about this topic before posting your opinions please.

yes! 1,000,000 dollars! per KB!

I've read this thread from the start and all I can gather is that Henchman wants a full realism helicopter sim merged into an fps world of crazy gamers bunnyhopping over vikhrs to capture the flag... well while were at it, I want an orgasmatron. Bearing in mind the extent that DCS takes realism and combining it with leet DEagle headshot kills with pretty graphics somehow brings a chill to the spine. Im a big boy now, gaming is fun, simming is serious sh**.

I have been flying flightsims for years. Give me a fixed plane aircraft flightsim (no matter what), i will take off, do a go around and land. I have flown (well...i was able to bank left, right, climb and descent) in a real Cessna (birthday present). I have flown the PMDG 747-400 in FS9 twice around the world (real time and weather) without a single crash. But...BS is another story. I admit i was quit "scary" to buy BS cause i didn't know what expect. Sometimes i flew a chopper in FSX... But his baby...wow man. Even with the excellent trim function and autopilot function its still hard to fly it as smooth a a fixed plane aircraft. And looking at YT vids of people really mastering the BS...respect! I like it as it is a new challenge! DCS BS = :thumbup:

I believe they call that an aircraft "carrier". (sorry, couldn't resist :pilotfly:) Shot in the dark, it could well be RAF Gibraltar. Wouldn't want to try rotating from that strip at MTOW in a Bucc! :D

Krebs, no, I was going to use a 6 pin mini din and pull out the sixth pin. Also, you would be around the right ballpark price wise. It will not be more than $75 though. I expect it to be at least $60 without the cable. So if you were prepared to spend $65 you would probably get it.

Hi guys, Not to bragg about it but I'd like to share with You that Natasha and me got married on December 31st, 2010. We've turned the page on that day literally, and had a wedding ceremony and New Year's party with families and friends at the same time. Here's few pics attached for you to see! So Happy New Year friends! Salut!

I think i will just make my own...Then share for free..Money, a cruel driving force, :megalol:

Chizh когда-то расписал: Процедура переназначения дефолтных видов следующая: 1. Сделать резервную копию файла \Config\View\SnapViews.lua на случай неудачных экспериментов. 2. Открыть файл \Config\View\View.lua, найти строчку 27 UseDefaultSnapViews = true и исправить на UseDefaultSnapViews = false. Сохранить файл и закрыть. 3. Запустить любую миссию с вертолетом. Например быструю миссию. 4. В кабине нажать и отпустить требуемую комбинацию быстрого вида, которую нужно переопределить NumPad 0 - 1...9. 5. Установить камеру в новое требуемое положение и нажать RALT-NumPad0, для сохранения этого положения на выбранный быстрый вид. Пример По дефолту быстрый вид NumPad0-2 показывает экран Шквала и Абриса. Мне нужно сделать так чтобы этот вид показывал крупным планом только экран Шквала. Для этого я делаю следующие шаги. - открываю файл \Config\View\View.luа и меняю значение UseDefaultSnapViews = true на false. - запускаю быструю миссию. - в кабине вертолета ставлю паузу, нажимаю и отпускаю быстрый вид NumPad 0 - 2. - устанавливаю камеру в новое положение, опускаю ее ниже и фокусирую на экран Шквала. - нажимаю клавиатурное сочетание RALT-NumPad0 для сохранения выбранного вида.

The man said to me " I have small bad with landing" . It lolled off the chair when I took a look :D

Wonder if that guy did it himself or if it was effects.

We'll talk. End the post please m8.

I am finally happy with the following: Logitech FFB settings: Default Logitech DCS Profile Setting: Sensitivity X @ 30%, Y @ 30 %, Mini-X and Mini-Y sensitivity at 0 % and range at 70% DCS Joy Settings: FFB trim 100 %, No Curves, deadzones, etc. This allows for smooth hover FD on or off. Autopilot will hold hover evan as you fiddle with joystick buttons. Trim will solidly hold attitude through about 250 KPH. After that, you must very slightly "overtrim" in order to get a solid attitude hole. Overall, a pretty satisfying setup for me.

I know this must sound stupid but where do I do this? Right now I thought that I should make a new command "Trimmer+rudder fix", go inte to alternatives and check to record paus. Then I pressed the key sequence that you stated and assigned the key to a button on the joystick. Then I exported to xml, edited the time to 63. But when I look at your string it has the keys "T" "X" and "Z", not the keys you stated at first "T" "Y" and "X". What do I do wrong?