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Official launch of SU-57 (T-50)

I moved to Oculus Rift lately and I must say it totally transforms the game. I played some of my small custom missions, first in my beloved Mustang, then in the Viggen and some FC3 planes as F-15C, SU-27 and SU-25. It is tuly amazing: the cockpits really ciome to life, it is a totally different flight experience. Instead of fcussing on weapons and avionics as I mostly do I discovered I forgot all about the mission and took my Mustang for a breathtaking sightseeing tour! In the F-15C it is not easy to get the right collimation for the HUD, but the SU's are simply magic! But what strikes me most is that the quality of simulation improves: I can now better land, fly and fight with the plane as my situational awareness has dramatically improved. In particular for landing. You just "feel" your distance to the ground much, much better. It becomes much more easy. I didn't address the A-10C yet, as I fear the cumbersome switchology will be more difficult to manage in VR. We'll see! Anyway kudos ED for having developed all this!

Many thanks indeed!

Is there a parameter to start DCS exe in non-VR mode when an Oculus Rift is installed?

Don't touch my P-51D ! I'm having incredible fun against ground targets, for which the current convergence is perfect!

Catalina at Ursel Avia 2017 Belgium

Fieseler Storch at Ursel Avia 2017, Belgium

RAF Tucano at Ursel Avia 2017, Belgium

Gripen E first flight!

It is a very strange event. The merchant ship changed course before the incident with a U-turn. (Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40310563 ).

Many thanks!

In the video below you see an ASU unit used to airstart an engine on an Airbus A330, with the two smaller airtubes going in the plane's belly. However, there is another unit after it driving two much larger airtubes. Does anyone know what that is for? I see this once in a while at the airport but I do not know what they are doing. Are they cycling cabin air?

^^Truly great stuff! Reminds me of the "Easy Radar" in the first Lockon versions! Hardcore simmers did away with it as "unrealistic arcade game", now this is used to train real Air Combat :D

Yes 2.1 is a real winner for me! Amazing visuals and on my rig - rather a medium end machine - I do not even notice a relevant performance drop, it is is still totally playable! Great work!

Is there not also a problem of to little explosive effect of the .50 cal rounds in game? I usually hit gound targets, it takes me often 12-15 direct hits before I can set a truck on fire. If you take into account you can disable a truck with one shot out of a M109 Barret rifle, I find the 6*.50 cal of the DCS P-51D absolutely underpowered.

The Viggen is awesome, a joy to fly! Thanks indeed!

F-35 + Aegis intercept cruise missile This is what F-35 is all about:

But the lock problem is still real. Very difficult to get the locking tone, seems like the missile doesn't uncage really and has very narrow field of view.

I must say I get good results with the P5 (in single player that is). I never try to shoot it head-on but try to get into the bandits six and find the good angle. That's the whole fun of it. I guess it's way more difficult in multiplayer.

For me, what I like in the fast jets (F-5E, M-2000C and Viggen) is the speed! I love the speed! I'm also a big rockets / heaters fan. I like the AIM-9P as you have to get in the bogey's six and try to get the right fire angle. But as the pure joy of flying is concerned, nothing but then really nothing can beat the Warbirds for me. They are the ultimate planes ever made imho.

Today I flew (as a passenger) for the first time with a brand new Sukhoi SSJ-100 from SN Brussels Cityline. Great aircraft! Much better than the olkd Avro RJ100 it is replacing.I found it more spacious than eg Embraer 175. It has single aisle, 5 abreast layout.

Great! US Marines want more F-5's: They must have played F-5E3 in DCS, can't blame them!!!

More to read in Aviation week: http://aviationweek.com/defense/can-usaf-afford-retire-f-15-cd-eagle

You might check e.g. this: http://www.ausairpower.net/TE-Sidewinder-94.html AIM-9P-5 and AIM-9L/M perform WAY better than the stats you mention, which relate mostly to AIM-9B and other early versions.

This explains a lot to me, I was already thinking why don't they just go to lower altitude and put of the mask? Didn't know the aviators wear the mask always. Tom Cruise didn't for sure :D