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oh no! I'll see if I can find the file for the interior glass. So crazy!

Sweet! Looks great! Question though, is it opaque from the pilots view?

AM cable is working fine for me. Think I paid about $20 on Amazon

You sure can paint the glass. It's in the 'mi_8glass.dds' file. Using my template you'd want to paint on areas 6 and 7, and remove those sections from the Alpha mask as well.

thank you very much! Don't know how I missed that tiny link on the wall of text!

Is the latest and most up-to-date version of the manual the one that is downloaded with the module, or is a better version availab.e somewhere else?

I joined one of the 4YA servers yesterday which has the planes hot-started on the ground. As soon as I was in the cockpit (and maybe before) the plane started accelerating like the throttle was pushed all the way forward, even though the physical (TM.16000) throttle was pulled back completely. This happened several times, and maybe on other servers, I can't remember exactly. Sometimes I was able to hit the parking brake and quickly move the throttle forward and back to idle, but other times, especially on slow-loading Syria maps) the plane had already flown into something before I was able to try and stop it. Has anyone else noticed this? I do have "sync cockpit controls with HOTAS controls at mision start" enabled, and I've not experienced this behavior with any other modules.

could you use another button on your joystick or throttle as a modifier? Button 1 = trigger; Button 1 + Modifier = weapon release?

Is it possible to move or toggle the text that shows up at the top right corner of the screen, mostly during multiplayer games and training missions? It appears right on top of the communication menu, making it hard to interact with those functions. Chris

So, was that an Mi-8 with the wall behind the pilots removed? Or was it a different helicopter?

Is this still the only way to get the correct names from ATC? I jumped from Syria to Normandy and ATC still used Caucasus' names in Normandy.

I'd love to see a description of the mission when selecting an Instant Action mission/experience. Also, I wish that there was a launch or fly button to start the mission instead of starting when a selection is made. A little less "instant", but better than starting a flight on accident

do you have a link to the known issues list?

Yep, that did the trick!

Your cyclic position in the controls indicator leads me to think you have the "control helper" enabled in the Special menu. Try turning that off, as well as the rudder trimmer. For the Trimmer Mode, set it to default. I found the Hind much easier to fly with these settings. It's not going to let you push a button and walk away, though. You'll still need to give it a bit of left/right and up/down trim every so often.

Is there a way in the Hind to drop smoke or some other kind of marker on targets to direct other pilots to that location? I've seen the flares panel but have no luck in firing one off, so I don't know what exactly it would do.

Yes, I feel like I have to look down the end of my nose to aim

I tried adding a substantial amount of deadzone and it had no affect on this problem. Same issue with mouse, joystick, mini-stick. I disabled any of the controllers I wasn't using to eliminate any "cross-talk". So I'm calling it a bug until someone convinces me otherwise.

@clanitho I did all of that, trying one option at a time. The drift still happens; sometimes it moves rapidly and other times very slowly, but it never completely stops moving.

When I try to role play as Petrovich and guide the ATGMs, the sight drifts in the direction that I've moved it, it never comes to rest. Is this normal behavior? I've tried aiming with the joystick, the small joystick on my M.16000 throttle, and the mouse. To get the target "locked" (I know it doesn't really lock) I'll wait until the target is under the aiming dot and then quickly hit LAlt+A. Then, if I hit it again the sight will have stopped moving and be where it was previously. Feature or bug? Chris

And for the Huey as well

Hey, that did it! Thanks for the help! -Chris

This issue is consistent with all of my modules, not just the F-16. I deleted that specific folder and ran the repair. Still having the same issue with the initial page on the kneepad being empty/clear/transparent. If I use the '[' key to go to the previous kneeboard page I can see the Laser Code page like you show above. I don't know why this has stopped working. I previously had DCS installed on my "D:" drive and the kneeboard worked fine. I uninstalled it and reinstalled on "C:" hoping to fix issues with crashes (that didn't help, but the recent patches have reduced crashes immensely).

At the risk of jinxing myself, I haven't had a crash in days. Besides the ones involving putting planes into the ground at high-speeds... Good job DCS!

Hey @Flappie, I don't even have a kneeboard folder in Saved Games.