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No lock in vertical scan mode, no issue with lock in boresight mode And the title says it all. I cannot lock on a target in VS mode. In foresight mode no issues. Also as I mentioned ina DCS2.5.6 weapons bug report as I did not know where else, I can empty my gun load onto an enemy or hit them with 2-3 missiles, the damage models show missing wings (main wing), the enemy is still flying.

Just updated. Flying the F16C. Enemies are virtually immortal. Hit one Mig 25 with Aim120C, one with Aim120C and with Aim9X. When I go to enemy view I can see the planes still flying WITHOUT wings! Flying against Mig 29, 3 hits with Aim9x, the plane is still flying. Same when against a Su 27, one hit with Aim120C, one with Aim9X, indestructible. Sprayed with rounds, emptied my cannon on them, still flying. Please review and fix, this is crazy.

Name checked, thanks goes to "The Highwayman".

Fixed O.K. saw the reply from to run DCS_updater with the repair option. It did some stuff and updated to the same old version. However when I started DCS then anew it actually updated to the current version and voila the falcon was there! And now while I'm writing this it is installing. So holding thumbs :). Forgot the user name but thanks for that tip for running the updater with the repair option!

Falcon not Found Hi guys, same problem. I have DCS open beta 2.5.5.35461. No Falcon to be found to download. Also tried to update but DCS thinks I am at the current version i.e. it won't update even though I'm running the DCS updater. Very frustrating experience. Please advise what to do.

@EtherealN - O.K. but that does not explain the thrust gauges.

Hi, thanks for the AFM in the f-15C! However, since I'm not a real F15-c pilot I noticed something with the thrust and TT gauges when engaging/disengaging afterburners (AB) and I'm wondering if this is a feature or a bug (aka you're holding your phone wrong). The thrust needle is stuck at 96/97 % i.e. max dry-thrust. When I engage AB it won't budge a bit. This is also true for the decimal display of the gauge, it stays at 97. Same problem with the turbine temperature (TT) gauges below. They are stuck at max dry thrust setting and engaging AB does not change anything. So, the only way I can tell from within the cockpit that I have AB engaged is FF (fuel flow). Is this real? I can hardly believe that the real F-15C does that and I certainly did not have that issue with 1.2.7. Have others noticed this too? If it's not real please see that the next update or patch includes a fix for this. Thanks!

Version 1.2.8 F15C related bugs: O.K. I've read a couple of posts on how the F15-C flight model has improved for version 1.2.8. Since I'm not a pilot I'll take it as true and commend the team. But, there are some new bug that certainly were not there for the F15C and the scenery/AI-aircraft: 1) The thrust/engine temp needles/displays stay at 96-97 percent regardless of having AB on or off i.e. turning AB on can only be noticed by the change in the fuel flow. 2) Trees float in the air (o.k. maybe 100 ft above ground only but still. I was flying low level when I saw something close to a mountain top. Zoomed in ad hey ... a flying/hovering tree!!! Not there in 1.2.7. 3) The targeting pods for F-16 AI are floating in front of the aircraft. I mean that really looks bad. For the quality I'm used to in FC, this is just ridiculous.

That was quick. In the "//SavedGames/DCS/config" directory there is a subdirectory "view" with a .LUA file called "SnapViews". Remove that "View" directory and everything works just fine. And dang it was the first file I scanned yesterday night, but it looked O.K. (the .LUA file). Anyway, everything is there.

Thanks for the note. This gave me an idea. I just renamed the old DCS folder in the "SavedGames" directory to DSC-Old and allowed DCS to create a new one upon restart. Voila, problem fixed. So some file in the "//SavedGames/DSC" directory is screwed-up and I'll find out which (file compare :-)). Again thanks!

Problems with HUD (F15C, A10A and Su27). HUD display too big for HUD bracket. I have the same problem. O played an old FC2 mission "Lightning Action" or so (supplied with FC3 mind you) and since then my F15C, A10A and Su27 HUDs are totally screwed up. For the F15C and A10A (worst cases) I can only see 1/4 of the HUD (the bottom quarter). I mean everything seems there, but the HUD seems to be totally rescaled and does not show ALT, SPD, Compass. For the Su-27, spead, ALT and compass tape are outside of the HUD brackets. Also, my cockpit view is off, as if I'm standing in the cockpit. When I use the gun, since the center of the HUD and the piper are not visible it shoots somewhere above my head. Any fixes/ideas? Thanks for helping!

F15C BVR no lok possible - resolved I found it I found it (the solution that is). You can not use BVR mode reliably i.e. on the F15C at all on other planes reliably if you have the Game avionics mode on. Deselect taht and it all works fine. Thought of it to be a nice graphical gimmic, but coming from Lockon that was not avaialble in the first place so I don;t need it. Thanks for all the replies. Aleks

I have the same problem in FC2, something with the F15 in BVR mode seesm odd. Can not get a lock no matter what. Same thing it locks and then isntantly unlocks. That should not be happening. Auto acquisition mode works, but if you have to get within 10nm of a Su27 or M29S loaded with R7 or 27ERs just to be able to play, you're likely to loose.

Hi, yesterday I submitted a htread on the inability to lock a target in BVR mode with the F15C. This is a persisting problem. It just jumps around for a split moment. However, I mentioned that it worked all fine with the MiG29S. Well I played a bit more around with the 29S and it's not that clear. In BVR mode I have on-bore and a off-bore contact (bars on the HUD). I TD over the bore-line contact and lock, but persistently the off-bore contact gets locked. Also sometimes I have a contact I TD and lock and guess what, some target up to 210degrees of bore gets locked. Is this somethign real aircraft do? Thanks, Aleks

Hi, it's me again with my rusty Lockon expereince. I can not get a lock in BVR mode with the F15C ("2"+"I"), I can not lock regardless whether I'm in STT or TWS mode. I slew the TD over the contact (the "bars" in STT or aircraft symbols in TWS) and when I press "enter" I get the caret for a split moment and then it dissapears. And this happens in all missions or quick start at all scan distances. I get valid radar contacts and I can not get a lock, never, not a single time. No problem with the auto acquisition modes (VS, Bore). The BVR mode works perfectly fine with the MiG29S (have not tested with other aircraft). Press "2"+"I" get a contact on the HUD, slew TD over it, press "enter" and voila it works. So my probelm is as it seems limited to the F15C. What is going on there, why can't I BVR lock any contact with the F15C? Thanks a lot for your help! Aleks

Thanks a lot guys. SO the difference was in holding the button for 1-2s and not just tapping it (which works fine in the original Lockon). I appreciate your help!

I know this is probably a stupid and trivial question, but ... how do I release a missile in FC2? I jumped to FC2 from Lockon (no FC). Programmed the stick for both MiG/Su and F-15C and yeah I can fire the cannon, but I can not launch a single missile, neither for the MiG29/Su27 nor for the F-15c. Is there a cage-uncage/master arm button I need to activate first? Thanks, Aleks