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TobiasA

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  1. It'll be my first aircraft to really hook me after the Viper, I think. And the one helicopter that I will fly most.
  2. Google HAF F-16 supplemental manual. It is not allowed to be shared here, but unclassified afaik.
  3. But at which altitude? Is it mentioned somewhere? I could only see 5000ft at the end of the video.
  4. Optimum speed is the one with the slowest total drag in that case. A high drag index shifts the optimum speed to the slower. It might be possible with Mach 0.8 though. Just not with 0.95 or 0.5. Need to dig up the charts. I can calculate it some time at the weekend, just now I am flying Ah wait I don't have a drag index for the HTS and ALQ-131... Might add a drag index display to the wishlist
  5. It looks pretty much like what one would assume looking at the chart.
  6. But it was worse before, we can at least use auto gain control now.
  7. It's better than before. BHOT and WHOT are swapped. We are slowly getting there though, and I appreciate the update even if there is still room for further improvement.
  8. Just tested it, the limit with 2 HARM, 2 bags 3 AIM-120, 1 9X plus ECM plus TGP plus HTS is 30k on Mach 0,7. In MIL.
  9. Yes, but you were way above Vne? I am just curious if this is something that happens within normal flight envelope or outside of the limits. Outside is difficult to say, may be right, may be wrong.
  10. Which altitude do you have? Vne is Mach 1.2 at sea level, going up to Mach 2 at 30k. You would need to be at 22k to fly Mach 1.7and that doesn't look that way according to publicly available charts. At 10k it is Mach 1.5. Can't check though, I am on the phone in my lunch break. But the limit for speedbrakes is Mach 1.4 otherwise oscillating might occur so this looks not weird to me. It looks like you are way above Vne.
  11. Support the turn rates, speeds, fuel flows and sustainable MIL power speeds which depends directly on AOA and lift. If there are numbers proving otherwise, I would be interested as well. I cruise with that loadout quite regularly, even with a TGP and HTS. You need to maintain a speed of about Mach 0.7 to Mach 0.8 to minimize the sum of induced drag and parasite drag. This is also the most fuel efficient area at altitude. If you get slower, the induced drag of the high AOA will be a large factor, slowing you down until you fall out of the sky.
  12. Please supply unclassified data proving otherwise. There is a manual out there, but it supports the current flight model.
  13. They usually have the english manual up to date, and update the regional versions when the translation is ready.
  14. Dang, why can't the Apache have a bubble canopy and the ease-of-use as the Viper..? The Apache is complicated af, but awesome. To be honest, you see that it is the same manufacturer as the hornet. Tons of menus, lots of stuff to adjust and modes and submodes and... oh boy. But... You need all that stuff when working together with ground troops. It is necessary for the CAS role. That's why most attack helicopters are two-seaters. The Viper was designed as a light weight fighter, became a fighter-bomber and then multirole but kept its simplicity. The Apache was designed for the CAS role, and for surviving in that dangerous environment- and for working together with JTAC, infantry, and even airplanes. It is a two-seater for a good reason. I can't help myself but I need to admire the genius design of the F-16. It keeps the workload off the pilot, simple workflows. Point at it, pickle, kill it.
  15. When you go strafe, your SPI will be the impact point of the bullets and the TGP will be slaved on it. You need to go back to other modes. I don't think there is any other possibility. The radar is used for ranging in that case AFAIK. I think NWS / missile step will allow you to toggle between modes in most cases.
  16. Google HAF F-16 supplement manual. It has drag indexes and EM charts for the 229 and 129 engine, but it is not allowed to post links to the manual here. It also has max AB accelerations. There are plenty of sources, just google a bit. It ain't classified afaik. The readings I got are quite accurate. Also, the landings speeds are now according to the manual. That and the now matching turn rates (didn't test that part really, but there were plenty of tests and tacview and stuff) do indicate that we do have a flight model that is probably as real as it gets in a simulated environment. The one thing I didn't check yet is fuel flow, but... I mean I can literally use that chart in DCS and it'll be ON POINT. Like exactly. You don't even need DCS charts, just use that from the real thing. Even the mach numbers for a given drag index seem to fit. Feel free to test everyone.
  17. Logs won't help much, I fear... But here they are.DCS-SRS-InGameRadio.log dcs.log DCS-SRS-GameGUI.log And the dxdiag. DxDiag.txt
  18. Are you in a hover? Update: You are awesome man. When your hover is alright, George is actually hitting something!
  19. I can't save a track because DCS freezes. But here are the exact steps to reproduce it 100% (at least on my system): 1. Enter the mission I attached to this post 2. Bring up the george interface 3. Select the rocket interface 4. Press George left long (no function behind it, pressed it by accident) 5. Freeze If you can tell me how to save a track with a DCS freeze, I am more than willing to help. Dear community: If someone could test if it happens on their system as well that would help as well. AH64D_George.miz This is the condition when it freezes:
  20. Not at all. I have the Huey and the Ka-50. - The Huey is still fun to fly, but I never took it to combat missions anyway. Flying airlift or supply, or just a nice trip around the field in it is really nice. - The Ka-50 is mature, everything works, it is an awesome machine even though the lack of a CMWS really hurts. You don't need a George, it's just you, the machine, tons of missiles and a main rotor that is completely torque-free yet fragile as a Huey. But that's the only fragile thing in it, it can take a lot of damage and still come home. I will probably fly the Apache a lot besides of the Viper that I have flown for decades in various sims. But that doesn't mean that I would regret buying other helicopters. They are all fun.
  21. Ah, that makes sense. Beware of the considerably higher drag though, so be sure to retract those as soon as possible.
  22. You can trim to zero. Check the special options. I have a curve of 8 on a warthog in both pitch and roll. Two things that even gave me a rage quit on the first evening: - Figure out how the trim works. I went for the default trim option which requires you to recenter the stick and rudder after releasing the trim. IF you go for the second option, be sure to recenter stick and rudder as soon as you trim or you might mess up trim so bad that the chopper goes full deflection to any given direction. - Don't go wild on the collective. If you are smooth on the collective, it won't require so much rudder input. With great power comes great responsibility. This is IMO the most powerful helicopter in DCS so if you add power, do it smooth.
  23. The flaps are automatic..?
  24. I can't save the track because DCS freezes and never comes back ("not responding"). Any chance to save something in that case?
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