Fleur79

Thunderchief and Phantom haven´t been aerobatic-specialists and yet they were used for it. Amazing, ain´t it? The module will have flaws like all simulated things. She hopefully will be polished to the maximum possible. I only purchased her today and it´s awesome! Very immersive, straightforward and unlike other simulated airframes she doesn´t tolerate just everything. Now I have to learn plenty of new stuff with my shiny bird :).

Very cool. I haven´t had this idea but will give it a try soon.

Oh dear! It´s finally nice to sit in the cockpit of the F-5. Thanks a lot Bummer.

Being really bad in flying helicopters, having the C 101 which is way to swift for this task, I lately use my beautiful Yak 52 to discover the maps in a very slow pace. There´s so much detail to explore and discover that I´d never have noticed balzing along with Mig 21 or Viggen, which is certainly great and entertaining as well. Creating a mission with a makeshift airstrip on a suitable plain field east of Haifa and off we go towards the rising sun. For me a whole new lovely experience of DCS.

My father brought me to all the airplane-stuff. Bitburg and Spangdahlem just around the corner, he often spoke about events there long before I set foot on earth. No surprise then when finally getting the Amiga 500 to replace the C 64, we both stared amazed on the perfect images of bad-ass "Fighter Bomber". As someone mentioned above ... how far we have come.

Not a must have but nice to have.

I own the A10 C for a couple of years now without using her at all. But yesterday I gave it a firts serious try. Jesus! What great a simulation this Warthog is. Even lighting the beast up in hangar felt great. Needless to say that I do not master any of her systems yet. But using some very basic rockets, bombs and the gun was pure joy. As long-term afficionado of the Fishbed I fear there´s a second favourite airframe now for me :). Oh dear oh dear.

I´d suggest you rather get a real MiG21bis then.

Far from being a master on this bird I´d promote her any day nonetheless. The systems are very intuitive and easy to use and most important for me, the behaviour in flight and on the ground feels kinda right. Excessive inputs on the controls cause excessive ractions of the airplane, unlike in different sims or models nothing is "on rails" here. She prefers a gentle hand. Even if things might appear a bit weird when reaching her limits, e.g. at very low or stall speed, it still feels kind of correct. And in all earnest: That is already a lot of an achievement for a flight-sim! Conclusion: until a real MiG21 pilot proves that the flight-model is utter garbage - as some people in the forum tend to write - this airplane will be my joy in DCS.

Ok then :). My first brief résumé of the 8 as a helicopter-beginner is simply great fun. My take-offs look like a drunkard holds the stick, landings usually break something important. But I dearly love it already! Is there an english cockpit for version 2.7 already?

For my beloved jets - Mig21, Viggen and C101 - i managed well without pedals. Now I finally ordered pedals and the warthog-hotas and I am really looking forward to the Mi8 I purchased some years ago. It´ll be a challenge being an almost complete helicopter-noob and most likely the community will be bombed with rookie questions but that thing... I fell in love with it at once.

50 years of sevice :). speed and climbing records, many air forces around the globe, damned sexy beast... so i ask "apart from the aqueduct, what have the romans ever done for us?" answer enough?

very nice! for navigation equipment i have to learn more, but i totally agree on her fighting capabilities. it takes a bit of practice to get the bombs on target though. yesterday i tried the illumination rockets for the first time. taking off at 4 AM in beirut heading for a camp in the mountains. i either shot a bit too far or dumb in the ground :). but it looks really good. is there any good mission where reconnaissance and target marking plays a role? or, is it possible to setup interesting missions, where you don´t know the kind of targets and their position. i´d have a lot of fun in that.

personally i love the little older models most, like the mig21 and saab viggen. the suggestion made above to purchse the aircraft you´re appealed by most is perfect. you´ll train her and master her with pleasure. objectively, a true gem of the modern era is the c101 aviojet. i discovered that very late though. the light attack-aircraft and trainer teaches "good" flying and is outstandingly well modelled in physics and avionics. but as everything, it´s a matter of taste too

it´s just good old flight school mate. the amount of braking until the rudder gets effect is tiny tiny. also on the c101. i wouldn´t call it bad engineering. on the photo you see the plane i started flying with after beeing a glider pilot for a longer time. and of course the front wheel steers in with the moevement of the aircraft and does not point always straight ahead! it works outstandingly good and turns super tight on the ground. you also develope a good feeling for brakes and throttle. just perfect in my eyes.

taxiing she turns on a dime indeed! after using the c101 finally more and more these days, even though i purchased her a couple of years ago, i must admit that she´s one of the finest models in dcs. everything feels correct, the cockpit is a pleasure in functionality and optics. simply a very great module!!

Would love to get hands on a F 105! She was also stationed here in the Eifel in Spangdahlem back in the day.

oops, i made an embarassing mistake here (took the pressure ratio as an indicator for fuel flow). everything works fine

thx for the reply. she consumes fuel but the flow doesn´t change when going full afterburner. anyway i´ll check later again

hey pilots, yesterday i experienced that the fuel flow gauge on my beloved viggen does not change at all between AB 1-III. i´m pretty sure there has been a huge difference as it should be. anyone else having that issue? also when rearming - i think it´s been mentioned already - the external tank does not get filled again. deleting and refitting it solves the minor issue as a little work-around.

the very competitive multiplayers can/want to also pull 9g+ all the time ;). the very best thing of DCS is caring for realism! i do not own the f16 yet, but i´m sure she´s quite a capable little fighter. if the chosen model cannot fire 4 HARMs, why even make a poll for it? my viggen cannot fire single unguided rockets but only all at one time. and it´s good that way, because it´s just correct. and that makes the appeal of a realistic simulation. live with the "limitations" and do your best. best wishes, fleur

She was loved by many experienced pilots. By those pilots who learned flying pre-war. Above all the earlier versions e.g. E and F. Then she became heavier and heavier in engine and armament. The pilot-education less and worse. Take a look at her long and farg-going evolution. Apart from minor adjustments the frame stayed the same. A K4 must´ve been spectecular in stats and sounds - - but definetely far less enjoyable in handling than her early predecessors. Dont´know if the module-developers ever contacted Walter Eichhorn, most likely the one alive who knows flight characteristics of a 109 best.

Hello Pilots! New to the forum but a fan of DCS for a couple of years now I´ll send you my best wishes from Germany. As the user JetJake76 mentioned further up I made my digital flights first on a C64 too :). Gloriuous to experience my favourite simulator in the splendid quality we have now! Real life flying for me was a couple of hundred hours in gliders mostly but also in single engine moran-saulniers. Life later drove me to simulator "only" :). My most beloved and used planes are the Mig21 and the Viggen. Aviojet, P47 and I16 are close up. Kind regards, Fleur79