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I’m not sure where but this is the mod most people use: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3330338/ Very much like the option of reducing font size in the options though.

Thanks to this thread I'm now using joytokey to do this. You need a spare key to bind it to, but button press snaps the curser to the centre of your view. Joytokey uses nearly no resources which is great.

Since trying to use the radios more realistically, I’ve realised unless an asset has had their radio freqs entered in the briefing, it’s impossible to find out what they are. Currently playing a campaign which has all radio stations on a kneeboard page, and each tuned to a preset. It would be amazing if a similar kneeboard page could be automatically generated. I used to use some of the kneeboard pages from Kneeboard Builder, which would generate all assets tacan and radio freqs, but I just can't seem to get this to work anymore - but it shows that the ability is there. Edited to add - just played the F16 QuickStart Marianas mission (guns only) and once completed @Wags suggests landing - but there’s no way to contact any airfield. Obviously not a massive problem but just another example of how lost you can be without freq info.

Hi Flappie, F16 would be amazing if possible! Been flying it a lot recently, and with easy comms turned off I'm really struggling to find freqs without spending ages making custom kneeboards. Thanks!

I just finished M3, and whilst I think I hit my targets (haven’t checked Tacview yet) we’d run out of weapons when the 5 min call came in so I chose to abort the mission and RTB. Still scored 85. Would’ve been nice to let the strike happen, but these things happen IRL so feel happy to move on to the next mission. @ChillNG - thanks for doing such a great job. The ATC/ground comms are outstanding. Wish DCS had this by default.

Not sure if this is considered a bug, but every weapon I launch seems to have a weird default view of looking up from underneath at the weapon. Is this the same for everyone, or is there a way to change the default view to something else? Would also love to amend the F3 flyby to make the aircraft fly over the camera rather than under it. Looks much cooler flying over the top.

I might be wrong, but if you have an AMRAAM selected, then I think this is correct behaviour. It overrides the XMIT switch.

I was wrong about them being empty, but by the time I'd taken off the transfer had completed so doesn't take long. It's a workaround at least.

This would be a nice feature, although what’s the difference to just reducing the total fuel down to 7k lbs? Don’t you end up in the same position as having empty external tanks, or am I missing something? Edited to add - just reduced fuel down to 7k, and it appears all external tanks are empty.

Good thinking. Attached a couple of tacview files too. One with 1 loop, the other with 2. It almost is doing a reverse split S when more than 1 loop is programmed. For the miz file - I later added a load of AI to practise using the radar, but the F16 is still there doing its thing. PS - Ignore the name skewed loop for the AI jet. The mission is taken from one found in user files which I modified. Tacview-20250529-134900-DCS.zip.acmi Tacview-20250529-135912-DCS.zip.acmi Aerobatics Test All w-variants2.miz

After watching the Thunderbirds doc on Netflix, I couldn’t help but setup some AI manoeuvres in F16s that I could follow along with. For some reason, a simple loop cannot be performed by the AI. At the 9 o’clock (inverted) position, the AI will roll over and perform a negative G dive, then go off in another direction. (BTW, the initial pull up by the AI is quite crazy (c9G), and near impossible to keep up with) Tried it at different speeds, altitudes etc. with same results. Not got a track file yet, as half expecting others to say this is a known issue. If not, I’ll go sort one!

Been mapping a load of switches I haven’t been able to do previously. Very very useful!

Omg thank you! Had no idea you could do that!

Has it always been an open, close or toggle option only? Every other jet I fly has an open if not close option, so I can bind it to a warthog throttle switch. Only realised today that toggling my usual switch wasn’t actually closing the door, and I’m now a bit confused how I never noticed this!

Of course, here you go. My brakes are always inverted for some reason, so not sure if this would be back to front for others.

Great work on the jet chaps, it's fantastic. First time flying it properly and there's one thing which I'm confused about - the discrepancy between the AoA Indicator gauge and AoA Indexer. All other jets have the on-speed AoA at the centre of the white indicator marker, whereas the indexer only shows the yellow donut when it's at the very end of the white band. Slow is past it. The actual AoA (via DCS info bar) is about 12.8 degrees for the green donut and almost 13.5 for slow. The centre of the white band is 12 degrees. The indicator needle does appear to be a bit erratic too. Is this correct? Cheers Just to add - the brake input seem to go from 0-50% instantly, then 50-100% is gradual. Fixed by setting a massive curve and can now modulate below 50%.

I know that’s the case for the DCS Hornet. I can’t remember the name of the show, but that Royal Canadian Air Force series with trainees flying the 2 seater Hornets would regularly end up out of service due to not landing straight. Some sort of strut would bend and need replacing. Perhaps they have more delicate undercarriage than Navy hornets?

Thanks @Zabuzard, I watched back the track before your response and I did notice the slats continuously moving, although I’d been flying perfectly level whilst all internal tanks filled up, and only then the porpoising started. The tanker speed would have not changed, only the weight of the jet. Perhaps it was just the wrong speed for the current loadout. The track replay actually showed the jet vibrating violently (like 10hz) after tanking, which obviously didn’t happen live, but most likely some hiccup with the track.

I've experienced this twice today when refuelling. All's good, then I get into what feels like PIO, but isn't. I can fly with pretty much no stick input and it still oscillates. I noticed that the Wheels light was flickering every so often whilst this was happening, but nothing I could do could fix the problem. I then flew again just now and experienced the same thing. After a couple of minutes of fuelling the oscillating starts, then the wheel light flashes. This time though the right hydraulic gauge was falling to zero and up again. I also got the check hydraulic pressure warning light. For what it's worth I saved the track file this time. PORPOISE.trk

I’m not sure I fully understand (I need to read it a few more times!) but would this have anything to do with the stick having no feeling when taking off? I have to fully rely on the visual of the front wheel lifting off before pushing the stick forward to catch the correct pitch angle. I get zero feeling through the stick. Always wondered if this is accurate?

Have a watch of this video. It will teach how to do that.

Thanks for explaining. The more I play around in the WSO seat the more I’m getting interested in it.

@Tarres I think it was DL. Basically any of the ones which allow you to enter distance from IP and gives you time of flight. Go to back seat and enter this time in seconds on the Bombing Timer Release panel. Not sure if anything else is required, but notice that the flight director gives funny directions whilst the weapons release button is held. Be useful to have it continue guiding you to the next waypoint, but I’m possibly missing something due to lack of WSO knowledge!

Out of interest, are all delivery modes going to be added too? Only asking because was trying Timed Level release and realised there’s no option for it. Found the correct release time on another delivery mode, and added the time from the WSO seat which worked fine, but would be easier if it was automated.

I don’t actually but just had a look, and it’s very cool. I actually trained up ChatGPT on military ATC to work as a tower controller so I could practise my circuit comms. It’s obviously not linked to DCS but it kind of works quite well for it. Having something like that incorporated into DCS would be amazing.