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Both, the flight behavior of the F1 with asymmetrical loadouts and the roll trim have been significantly improved after the new update. Many Thanks to Aerges team !

This module is overly sensitive to asymmetric loading. Once used, the roll trim can hardly be trimmed back to neutral. Other comparable aircraft (not FBW, elevators, similar wing configuration) I'm thinking of F-5E, F-86E, Mig-19P, Mig-21, Mig-29 are much more comfortably to fly in DCS. Perhaps Aeges should take a closer look at this quirk.

I'm a big proponent of aircraft from the 1956-80 period and I'm very sympathetic to the ongoing trend in DCS towards Cold War simulation. In view of the upcoming introduction of new modules like Mig-19S, Mig-23MLA, F-4E, F-100D, A-7E but also the Sinai map, a Mirage III/5 would be a great addition to the DCS community. The Mirage III/5 was an extremely successful airplane series. It has served with over 20 air arms around the world. It had a long successful career from 1962 until well into the 90s. In action in major conflicts: Indo-Pak Wars 1963-71, 6-Day War 1967, Yom Kippur/October War 1973, Libya-Sirte 1972, Falkland/Malvinas 1982. Many of these scenarios can be represented with the maps Syria, South Atlantic and the upcoming Sinai.

I respect this attitude and I can also imagine that a group of people like to do this. But BVR means watching at 2-dimensional screens and orienting yourself in a cockpit that has at most a focus distance of 3 feet. This is not exactly breathtaking for VR users. ACM, on the other hand, means searching the airspace, keeping visual contact with the opponent and fighting in a 3-dimensical space. Mudmovers want to put in at low altitude along deep canyons to their targets and combat them. They want to see their weapons effect in 3D and not over a screen. Apart from WW II, early Cold War scenarios can offer this. Whether we like it or not, the future in the sim genre is VR.

From many discussions in forum posts one gets the impression that DCS should be more involved in the direction of the Cold War era. The reasons given are: Increasing difficulties in obtaining information on newer aircraft (because they are classified). Increasing disaffection of many users to constantly have to play BVR scenarios and last but not least a higher immersion when simulating ACM or classic dogfights in low altitude (especially for VR users). And that is exactly what I wish for: maps, planes and assets packs representing the period 1950-1980. Maps: - Korea 1950-1953, Vietnam 1961-1975 - Suez/Sinai, Middle East 1956-1973 - Baltic 1955-1980 Full fidelity planes: - Mig-17F, F-84F, Mystère IVA, Mig-21F-13, Su-7M, Mirage III/5, F-104G - And above all the icon of military aviation the Hawker Hunter AI planes and Assets: - IL-10, F-84E, IL-28, Camberra B.Mk2, Venom Mk.4, Vautour, IL-38, Br.1150 Atlantic, An-2 - IL-14M, An-12, Douglas C-118B, Noratlas, early helis Mi-4, S-58, Alouette III

With the upcoming release of the new Sinai Map, it should be possible to recreate missions from the 1956 Suez War. There are already nice liveries of planes involved in this conflict (e.g. Mig-15, Mustang, Spitfire or Mosquito). With appropriate liveries of the F-86F, it would be possible to simulate the Mystère IVA. It’s believed that the flight characteristics of the Mystère and F-86 were similar. Thanks to various very talented skinners the F-86F liveries are among the finest within DCS. Would one of our skinners be willing to create this French Mystère from EC 3/2 “Alsace”? Here are some pictures from aircraft that have been shown to have taken part in this war.

Here are some links to historical maps of Israel. https://ifamericansknew.org/history/maps.html https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/israel.html https://www.westpoint.edu/academics/academic-departments/history/arab-israeli-wars Finding satellite images or maps of Israeli Air Force Bases from the period 1967-1973 requires more effort. Here pictures of air bases of recent date. You may also find pictures from the period 1967-73 on this website. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/ramat_david.htm https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/tel_nof.htm

An extremely good source of the air bases in the 6-day war is the book: THE JUNE 1967 SIX DAY WAR by Shlomo Aloni IsraDecal Publication 2008, website: www.isradecal.com Here practically all Egyptian airfields on the Sinai Peninsula (El Arish, Jabel Libni, Bir Gafgafa etc.) as well as those on the Egyptian mainland (from Mansura via Inchas, Cairo West to Luxor and Ras Banas etc.) are are documented (their history) and shown with floor plans and often also aerial photographs from 1967. With this publication, working out the air bases would be an easy game. Of course, there are still the cities, roads and waterways that you would have to take from other sources.

I, too, would appreciate it very much if in a future Sinai map variant the road network, cities, ports, airports etc. of the time period 1967-1973 were represented. This would allow us to simulate major conflicts such as the 6 Day War, the War of Attrition, and the Jom Kippur/October War. A simulation of the Suez conflict of 1956 would also be possible.

I feel the same way as many others, we have had enough of BVR engagements. We’re fed up with fighting massive Fox-3 waves. Although sometimes interesting and challenging, but we are getting tired of wasting allot of our cockpit time operating radar and other avionics equipment. I'd much rather do actual dogfights instead, where you have to maintain visual contact with your opponent, make the most of your own plane's flight envelope and use accepted dogfighting tactics. I am aware that this kind of simulation poses a great challenge for ED, because FM and AI would have to be brought to a much better level than they are today. Realistically, you'd have to turn back the time-wheel and go to the Cold War era to simulate that kind of combat. Because dogfights after these periods of time are mainly characterized by BVR tactics. I would like maps and planes representing the period 1950-1985: Maps: - Korea 1950-1953, Vietnam 1961-1975 - Suez/Sinai, Middle East 1956-1973 - Baltic 1955-1980 Full fidelity planes: - Yak-9, Mig-17F, F-84F, Hunter FR.Mk9, Mystere IVA, Mi-21F-13, Su-7M, Mirage III/5, Su-15, F-104G AI planes, Assets: - IL-10, F-84E, IL-28, Camberra B.Mk2, Venom Mk.4, Vautour, IL-38, Br.1150 Atlantic, An-2, IL-14M, An-12, Douglas C-118B, Noratlas, early helis Mi-4, S-58, Alouette III. - Corresponding Assets Packs for these periods. My apologies to anyone who may find this view nostalgic.

Source: Farzard Bishop & Tom Cooper, Iran-Iraq War in the Air 1980-1988, Page 266 Primary source: Interviews with IRIAF F-4E pilots from Nojeh AB. They claimed to have used for this mission Israeli-supplied AN/ALQ-119(V) -17 jammer pods.

I meant the first war in the Gulf region known as the Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988. I apologize for this terminological confusion. The Iraqis did use the Mig-29s in the final stages of that war, but with only modest success. For example, on April 7, 1988, Mig-29s attempted to intercept IRIAF F-4Es but the Irani ECM tactics (jamming and using the weaknesses of the Mig-29 radar N019) were very successful. It clearly demonstrated that the LD/SD capability of this by the Soviet Union delivered Mig-29 radar was extremely vulnerable to ECM. The contribution of the Mig-29 in this conflict was very small. The Iraqi Air Force used Mig-21, 23, Su-22 and Mirage F-1EQs with much greater success.

Yes, of course you are right. But the introduction of the Mig-29 in the Soviet Air Force is not relevant to the so-called Cold War conflicts or proxy wars (e.g. Vietnam, Indo-Pak, Middle East, 1st Gulf War). A large part of DCS users want to simulate scenarios that are as realistic as possible and there the protagonists were the Mig-17/19/21/23, F-4, F-100-series, Mirages, Hunters etc.

The Mig-29 (9.12) was indeed developed during the Cold War but its troop deployment was after this era. As user requests and trends confirm, the future of DCS World lies in these Cold War scenarios. Players are getting fed up with BVR battles with countless of fox-3 launches. They want to experience dogfights where you can look your opponent in the eye, feel the performance envelope of your plane and see the beauty of the terrain. Currently ED does a poor job of covering the early days of the Cold War. We need the Mig-17F, Mig-21F-13, Su-7BM, F-104G, Mirage III, and importantly, the Hawker Hunter. New maps like Sinai, Kola and following must of course cover this period (1950-1980).

It's long overdue for the Hunter to enter the DCS world. In view of the very strong trend towards Cold War scenarios in DCS and the introduction of the new Sinai map, this aircraft would be a great addition to the DCS community. Some attributes of this plane: - Extremely capable airplane - Remembered by its pilots as a sheer delight to fly - A total of 1985 were build - Many claim it is the most beautiful fighter plane ever built - It has served with 19 air arms around the world - A long successful career from 1953 until well into the 90s (more than 40 years!) - In action in major conflicts: Sinai-Suez War 1956, Yemen 1962-70, Borneo 1962-66, Indo-Pak Wars 1963-71, Rhodesia 1965-80, 6-Day War 1967, Yom Kippur / October War 1973, 1st Gulf Was 1980. - Many of these scenarios can be represented with the maps Gulf, Syria and the upcoming Sinai. All these facts promise good business for the module developers. Does it need more arguments to make this icon of military aviation?

Hats off to Truegrit. They join forces with the crème-de-la-crème in the FlightSim scene. And congratulations to Heatblur. They are the real professionals in this field who know how success is forged. This is a decision that underpins the professionalism of both companies. My respect.

If remember correct, I read from you that you cannot reproduce these crashes. But now you have crashes too? What now? Incidentally, the 2nd load crashes occur with many modules, F-14, F-16, F-18, F-5, Mig-29, Mirage ect. All the well-meant work arounds are just dead losses. This is a serious bug that affects a lot of users. ED should finally move forward and fix this malfunction soon.

In my case, the 2nd mission load crashes are more frequent now. Since my last Windows update 19043.985 (Windows 10, Version 21H1), the crashes have come up much more frequently than before. While before the Windows update there was a crash with every second or third 2nd mission load, it is now after every 2nd mission load. Unfortunately, crashes in the ME occur now when loading a missions for the first time, not always but often.

Since my last Windows update 19043.985 (Windows 10, Version 21H1), the crashes have come up much more frequently than before. While before the Windows update there was a crash with every second or third 2nd mission load, it is now after every 2nd mission load. Unfortunately, crashes in the ME occur now when loading a missions for the first time, not always but often. I see the situation is getting worse, not just for me.

Since the 2.7 update I have been experiencing this error regularly. I sent probably over 30 crash reports to ED. Of the four OpenBeta users I know, three of them regularly have the second mission load crash. So it seems to be a widespread problem. I would like to politely ask the ED developers to take this matter seriously and to find a solution quickly. This issue has become a nuisance for many of us.