Jayhawk1971

Is all of that possible with the free version, or do you need to pay the monthly subscription for the pro version to get all that? Is the app resource-friendly when running with DCS? In VR, I need every little thing I can get.

Actually, the most positive thing coming out of this thread (so far), is that I found out that the 3 years of French classes I had to take back in school 35+ years ago weren't completely in vain, and that - to my astonishment and amazement - I was able to actually comprehend what had been written in those posts. Well, most of it.

Concur. I don't get labels when I start the missions from the campaign screen, but do get them when loading them individually. At least that was the case the last time I played, before the recent patches.

Aren't legal expenses insurances a thing in Ecuador?

I was expecting Baltic Dragon's "Gamblers" campaign for the Viper? Or will there be another patch in June?

Is that the origin story of "I'm gonna hit the breaks, he'll fly right by"?

Ooops, yeah, unfortunate/ incomplete wording on my part. I forgot to add the important part (use radio menu again). I've edited the post to include that. Sorry.

Under "quick missions", there's one that is a ferry flight from Kadena to Andersen AFB on Guam (Marianas map). It is a simple mission that forces you to fly formation and AAR twice. It's a long mission (2 hours), but I find it's a great practice mission for formation flying, which AAR basically is. It was my first attempt at AAR in the Phantom, and it went very well, with only one disconnect (because I had to sneeze!! ). IMO this mission is the perfect training aid for AAR, because as number 4 in your flight, you have to first fly in formation with the rest of your flight, slide over to the outermost left observation position, then stay there until the other 3 flight members have completed their refueling, until it's your turn. Then fly in your spot on the right side of the tanker. Then do it all over again later in the mission. This will give you a much better feel for trimming and engine management, because you have a reference point other than the VVI. It will hone your muscle-memory for staying straight and level and ease you into the right "mindset" for AAR. IMO. Your mileage may vary. But do give it a try! BTW, in case you haven't read or heard yet, there's currently a bug with AAR in the Phantom after disconnecting; the workaround being to cycle (close and open) the AAR door. I have this bound on my HOTAS for the time being. Edit: and use the radio menu again. Forgot to add that, resulting in bad wording and hence miscommunication on my part. The bug is not the cycling part, but the "tanker not noticing cycling" part!

Late last night I tried Reflected's "Weapon's school 1v1 DACT vs F-5E" quick start mission on the NTTR map. My first time trying ACM/BFM in the Phantom. To my surprise, it went quite well. Opted for nose/tail fight after the merge, then kept my speed up and used the vertical (yo-yo) whenever the AI tightened it's turn. It didn't take long until I got the kill. Probably not that big of an accomplishment, but it felt good, especially for the first time in that module. Subjective, but I believe the Phantom module gives even more feedback than the Tomcat, so I could almost "feel" the respective energy states (hard to describe) I was in.

From what I've gathered, this sets Jester's tolerance threshold for bailing out on you. The lower you set your altitude, the less likely it will be for Jester to eject himself from the aircraft. He seems to think flying low = imminent crash.

Didn't check in S&A yet (Phantom eats up my phree time ), but interactive checklists work vey well in "Zone 5". Quite funny, actually, as with this new procedure the checklist items are rattled off much faster while taxiing, which leads to a very long awkward silent pause after Jester calls "Wings". (until I'm holding short on 03R and extend the wings)

Yes, for those of us who'd rather spend time in the cockpit than of forums reading about the cockpit (), could we please get a TL;DR version of which settings would be recommended? I, for example, use a G940, and whatever I did, the Tomcat right now has FFB to my liking (I did use the Logitech profiler, I believe I kept DCS ffb-settings off?). What would be the recommended FFB-settings for that stick to get "the most" out of the F-4? To quote Lt. Cmdr. Matt T. Sherman (Cary Grant's character from Operation Petticoat): "It's like watching a strip tease. Don't ask how it's done, just enjoy what's coming off."

Yes, "enjoying the goodies", as in: rush to learn and understand enough of the module to be able to make a comprehensive video in a very limited timeframe, work around the bugs still present in those preview-builds, write an exciting and entertaining script, record video and audio (not likely to work with a single take), edit the video, upload to YouTube and do all the SEO work. Sounds like a very relaxed "me" time with the brand new module. (<- sarcasm; I feel I have to add this disclaimer in "current year"). Being a YT creator is not as pedestrian as some people seem to think it is. Although, if you are good at your job, find the right niche, have a personality that your audience likes, it can be quite lucrative. [@Rudel_chw not at dig at you, mate; I'm actually building upon your point]

Do you use head tracking (TrackIR, for example)? If not, I would highly recommend you do. Makes your virtual pilot life a lot easier as it allows you to easily pan around the cockpit.

Thanks Victory, I'm very much looking forward to the Phantom. This tutorial will surely help getting started! I also look forward to Reflected's "TOPGUN" campaign for the Phantom, which will hopefully do for the Phantom what Speed and Angels did for the Tomcat WRT really learning the basics as far as they could be simulated in a consumer level environment. BTW, I was lucky enough back then to be able to find your Tomcat tips, they were really, really helpful!

Switzerland is not in the EU. It is surrounded by the EU, though.

Yes, Flugwerft Schleißheim indeed (about 30 minutes from here ). Definitely go if you find the time.

Thank you for checking. I just mentioned the issue to BigNewy as well in the "Patchnotes discussion" thread. Hopefully they'll give us a quick hotfix with those files.

It seems like some of the campaign updates from the changelog didn't make it into the patch (interactive checklists). Will there be a hotfix next week to include those? Thanks.

I just tried "Killer Instinct" from the Fear the Bones campaign to check out the new interactive checklist function that came with today's patch, but, alas it didn't work for me. I still had the "Press Spacebar" prompt on the top right of the screen instead of the one shown in the announcement video. Jester also only responded to spacebar presses. Before I go into troubleshooting: does this new feature work for the rest of you? If so, please let me know. I do have VAICOM pro installed, so that could somehow be the culprit? I'd just like to make sure that the problem is indeed on my end only, before I start messing with Voice Attack/VAICOM.

I didn't get an answer here, so I checked ORBX discord, where they are also rather vague about it. "More than $50, less than $100" was what I read.

Is there any information regarding the price for the Kola map, both for EA and the finished product, available already?