Rutty Po Po

Dear StevanJ, I think I am too new to understand the politics around the various YouTube channels, but I think keeping an open mind as well as looking at the number of subscribers is a good indication which ones to follow...... In regards to the type of aircraft have looked at the obvious "Big 3" of the Viper/Hornet/Jeffy and the Jeffy looks like my cup of tea, with nice big cockpit screens (eyes are not to good at 50!) but allowing a both fighter and ground attack role. The thought of doing carrier missions I think would be just too much at the outset. I agree that the fun factor should come before the manual trawl, although I think to get the full immersion the manual has to be used at some point to get the maximum benefit. Thanks for the advice, fly safe! Rutty Po Po

Mike, many thanks for taking the time to reply so comprehensively! The advice is greatly appreciated.

Greetings all, the Saitek X52 has been gathering dust for years after playing my Flanker 2.0 stand alone game and then DCS pops up on Steam! Want to ask a few basics before hitting that buy button to make sure I'm on track so far and if there any juicy bits of advice to consider.... HOTUS - taken care of with the X52 - I believe the recommendation when looking for set profiles for aircraft is don't? Helps to make your own, get into a routine and do the hard work to create a profile that works for you? VR - Well worth it for the immersion side of things, however from my viewpoint £300 a bit steep this early in the game, so maybe if the bug really bites will I consider as a 50 year birthday gift! What to fly? - I think the FC3 download is a good option at £40? It gives quite a few models to see if air-air or air-ground flying is my thing. I'm guessing the models in this pack are not the full fidelity all singing and dancing clicky cockpit version you get for the £64? Have found Chucks Guides as well a few good You Tube channels to help out - this being the grim reapers Channel - any other obvious channel choices for a Noob? And finally multiplayer......I think that's a long way off at the moment as I need to get some log book hours in so I don't make a total tit of myself, and will research at a later date? Any other info appreciated NewBoy Rutty Po Po