The Gryphon

Thanks so much for sharing! I bought the C-130J today and this gives me time to study before I jump into cockpit (im traveling this weekend so not at home):)

In my experience it is all down to VR settings. Im running stable 60 FPS in VR with F4 Phantom and CH-47F playing on Cold War Germany map. And I have a budget PC i5 RTX 3080 32G Ram. The amount of performence you can get with graphical adjustments is pure magic to be honest.

If you are flying warbirds having the auto-rudder checked in options menu makes flying really easy. The P-47 and P-51 is very easy to take-off in this mode.

This is great news! Balkans have beautiful landscapes can't wait to explore it from the sky!

I only play on 4Y4 PVE Servers when I want to chill and relax Have you tried PVE (Player Versus Environment) servers?

I enjoy playing on public MP servers. I find it relaxing playing on 4YA servers, dropping bombs while drinking a beer. The Contention servers are really awesome since they are like a strategy game or a game of chess. For me the question is should i join a squadron / dedicated guild? I think I might do it in the future when I have some more dedicated spare time.

Do not buy the OH-58, it has no developer support. In other words the OH-58 will be broken as time passes with no fixes. The OH-58 Kiowa should be removed from the store.

Thank you @zerO_crash for a very well written post! Probably one of the best I have seen on this forum lately! I am starting to think the MIG-29A is best utilised as it was designed: a point defence aircraft with ground radar support. If the ground radar officer is doing a good job then using interceptor tactics at high altitude might be the best (since you have more powerfull radar [ ground radar] compared with F-16, F-F18 etc). You have the radar advantage. However if the MIG 29A would be missing ground radar (lets say the western jets managed to bomb the ground radar to pure dust) the MIG-29A best tactics would still be point defence but in this case using belly tactics, attack from low and below, pulling 90 degree straight up in the RWR shadow of the enemy aircraft and shot missiles. I think in both scenarios the MIG-29A will always be a defence aircraft. Mostly because the lack of situational awerness in the cockpit it is to risky attacking a defended enemy. That being said I don't think that makes the MIG-29A less fun to fly. It still can deploy a wide range of tactics within the defence role. It is a different mindset to explore and develop. And as a MIG-29A pilot you are still one of the best knifefighters in DCS and that never gets booring.

I second this, it would be much helpfull if we could please get the manual early, thanks for all your great work with the C-130!

You are welcome buddy ! I understand your situation without DCS I would be crying big time! Luckily there are so many helpfull and very knowledgeable members here so that can basically help us with anything especially VR! Let me know how it is going!

Notching is a great idea. Im thinking having my radar off, using AWACs or Ground Control Radar, boogey doop calls to move below him, when I am 90 degree below him (he is at high altitude say 30 000 feet) I go full afterburner straight up and turn on my radar. I lock him from below at perhaps 20 000 feet at fire two missiles. This should make him defensive. If he fires back I go defensive but hopefully I can notch and ground mask. The aim would be to get him below 15 000 feet.

Any idea how to fight the F-16 from BVR, must be some tactic that can be used? Spam missiles, make him defensive?

Yes that is a great idea! I am thinking sneaking low under him, to avoid his radar, then as I pass under him, I go full afterburner straight up to high altitude and attack from his 6. Many pilots BVR from high altitude, a serious drawback is that you are clearly painted against a big blue sky.

Hi guys, I was watching this excellent video how sneak up on enemy aircraft But what if the enemy aircraft is really up high, perhaps at 20 000 - 30 000 feet, how do I force them down below 15 000 feet? Or how can I sneak up on a enemy aircraft operating at high altitude without being detected on his radar?

Ok thanks for sharing I will keep that in mind while testing it out