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LOL... Man, that was funny!

The clouds are amazing. I can see myself flying around them just for the heck of it! Win8: I've been using it on my Surface Pro tablet since Feb and I just don't understand the negative vibes towards it. IMO it's just a better Win7...

That was actually quite funny :)

Fantastic video with lots of interesting content. I can only hope that ED takes good care of all the loyal people working there. I'll up my pledge just to show my appreciation. Thanks Ilya!

If anything this episode heightens the anticipation even more. I've been 'F5'-ing since 7am :) Love to hear what Yo-Yo has to say regarding flight models and whatnot...

My questions; Is EDGE terrain spherical? ie. Does curvature, Lat.-Long. etc. correspond to the real Earth. Does it allow for dynamic terrain deformation (craters). Are there limits as to how large a map can be and, if so, what would be the limiting factor...? Thanks for taking the time to answer these.

No, it's a late model with upgraded flightdeck. Look it up :D I'd go with S. England as the next stretch goal. I can't see myself playing captain B17 on a bombing run across the channel. If anything the 'Liberator' would be more appropriate for that type of job. Also, Tiffy please :)

Pman, Apparently this one went right over your head. The issue is not marketing. I think we all agree that this Kickstarter project could've been presented a lot better... that's not the point!.

You're missing the point... or I suck at making it... you choose :) Sidescrollers are a dime-a-dozen. Heck you could build a sidescroller with Adobe Flash. Flightsims are niche and we all know that. So, why not support it in every way possible? This is not a cut on sidescroller games. If anything, it's a cut on us because a lot of us are just whining babies...

I've supported both DCS:WWII and BoS simply because I want to keep playing these types of games. If there's no interest from the likes of us, these games will end up being extinct. As simple as that... Just head over to kicktraq.com and look at the top 10 for today. Some idiot Japanese sidescroller game, going by the name of 'Number 9', collected almost $1.000.000 in the first day alone! Is that enough 'reality' for 'you'? For those who fault Ilya's marketing prowess and use that as an argument to not support DCS:WWII... just look at the 'Number 9' kickstarter video... all they're showing is a _drawing_ of the game's character? Quite frankly I find that depressing... So... support DCS:WWII in whatever way you can. If you're so poor that you can't even part with $1, mention this project on Facebook, twitter and other forums. Anything to let people know about this project. Thank you for your support :)

Illya mentioned the different requirements for a commercial simulator v. an entertainment product. To give you an idea... Our commercial -airline- simulator uses the latest and greatest Thales has to offer. However, you won't find fire-extinguishers, tractors, houses (except for the odd high-rise here and there) or even trees in their scenery. Things that make scenery 'alive' and are vital(?) for an entertainment product. Even the mesh of the terrain is roughly on par with ED's _current_ terrain (non-EDGE). Commercial simulators have the advantage as far as visual -cues- are concerned. "Things that pilots look for-" I believe someone said in the kickstarter video which is spot on. I have never, ever, experienced a stutter or a tear in a 'real sim'. It is completely fluid and it never misses a beat... because the rest of the scenery is sparse, almost non-existent. Fog really does look like fog and blowing snow is mesmerizing to look at. That's just the image side of things. Flight modeling is obviously more sophisticated in commercial products as well although I'm amazed at what Yo-Yo and Friends are capable of considering what they have to work with. More than adequate for an entertainment product such as DCS. Simulator developers such as Thales and Lockheed Martin get their data directly from the aircraft manufacturer. This data is vast and extremely expensive to purchase. They're not trying to fit curves found in an aircraft performance manual. Anyway, off on a tangent. Very impressed with the images of EDGE so far. If framerate can keep up I'll be one happy camper for sure!

No it won't. However, if there's nothing to announce other than 'we're making progress on DCS:Fighter', why would they? They might as well write a script and have it posted automatically on the forum every Monday. Is that what you want? Be patient. I'm sure they'll let us know as soon as there's anything worthwhile to share. They've always done it in the past...

Chuck! My hero... I swear, I was born 40 years too late! "See that... to me that's a stupid instrument. It tells you what your angle of attack is... If you don't know, you shouldn't be flying" EPIC! :-)

That's interesting... I'm a regular at AMS but wasn't aware of this. :-) What's the difference and does it even matter?

Yep, they do allow visuals to some extent. Usually arrival on a STAR whereby, at some point, you're taken off it with vectors for an OM lineup and proceed visually once the rwy is in sight. It's often commuter/shorthaul traffic that does this sort of thing but 'heavies' are doing it as well.

Gents, Can we stop referring the FW-190 D9 as "Dora". Call it D9 or whatever... but not Dora. Thank you :-)

Roughly translated... Happened in 2010 when the Germans started deploying UAVs in Afghanistan. Supposedly the operator was rather nervous and accidentally pushed the take-off button. 1 Person with minor injuries.

Correct

I've seen this autothrottle feature mentioned on various forums but it is little understood. To answer your question... (from Boeing 777 FCOM); "When the pitch mode is FLCH or TOGA, or the airplane is below 400 feet above the airport on takeoff, or below 100 feet radio altitude on approach, the autothrottle will not automatically activate. Also, during a descent in VNAV SPD, the autothrottle may activate in HOLD mode and will not support stall protection." To intercept the glideslope from above, 99 out of 100 times, you're going to use FLCH or VNAV SPD mode. I'm sure they (Boeing engineers) have thought long and hard about this... and I'm sure they can defend their reasoning behind it. However, to me (B777 pilot), it doesn't make any sense.

Uhm... yes, you've just crash landed a B777. Are you surprised that the guy didn't sound all coolio on the radio? I'm surprised they were able to get a word in amongst all the idiots behind him calling "go-around"...

It's not as simple as that. There are many cases when automation is a hindrance. They started off high on final. It takes precious time to tell the autopilot/autothrottle what to do in order to fix the situation. The guy might have concluded that using automatics would not give them enough time to be stabilized at the required altitude. A sound decision if you ask me! There's an excellent video on YouTube on how to use autopilot/autothrottle/fms. Do a search for "Children of the magenta" (approx. 25 mins) and get some insight into how one should use (-and refrain from-) automatics in an airliner. That's not what caused the crash... Stall is the result of many things going wrong well before the actual crash. These guys are not idiots you make them out to be...

In VMC it might be acceptable to have idle power from FL380 all the way down to as low as 500'. As long as you're stabilized by 500, you're good to go. That's what most pilots strive for as this is the optimum path. Obviously 999/1000 this doesn't happen as ATC tends to screw up your descent planning... It also increases the risk of ending up hot and high on final...for reasons other than ATC...

He had 43hrs. on-type and was flying under supervision. Both guys had thousands of hours in their logbook. The 'student' had been flying long haul for many years. This is how rumours spread...

Why?