F18mech

Found this in the Natops manual but still blank on the picture... still looking " 2.11 WING FOLD SYSTEM Each outer wing panel is folded upward to a vertical position by a wing fold mechanical/electrical drive. A wing fold unlock flag in the upper surface wing fold area provides a visual indication of the wing lock pins in the unlocked position.

I looked online but saw nothing clear. I'll look in old pubs or cruisebooks maybe...

I was in 323 for about 6 weeks then got sent to 531 because they were getting ready to deploy WestPAC in the late 80s... I know 323 and 314 went on boats later but dont know when. I wasnt around when they did. Went to the east coast and got into the F18D two seater fighters...

No Chief Here.. Just a floating Jarhead...

Rearick. Last I heard from him he was working on t-34 airframes at whiting field florida...we served together several times..

I notice this evening while flying on the boat for the first time and folding the wings. On top of the wingfold transmission there is a red barrel, 1.5 inch circumference and sticks up approx 1 inch. It is a visual aid used to signify to the troubleshooter or pilot that your wingfold tranmission is not down completely and locked. These are not on the computer sim aircraft...observations from a picky airframer whose can't fly...lol

Can the camera record single player mode for review of practice sessions from the LSOs perspective after a few landings? Or is it a multi-player function only..

No issues. The Export scripts all execute with no alert msgs in the dcs logs. The only thing I have left to do is reload tacview...

Yes Calvin. Fav of mine ..I read his comic constantly while in the military..the strip was in the stars and stripes newspaper..I even have a tattoo on my lower leg of Hobbs looking up at a harley davidson bar and shield. He says wow! On the tatt...

I actually found error in the folders that the Export lua was attempting to execute. There was an s after exportscript which stopped the execution. This caused the streamdeck to never see the module in the DCS Export folder.. I found this by going through the DCS log file.

Thanks for the time... I actually found error in the folders that the Export lua was attempting to execute. There was an s after exportscript which stopped the execution. This caused the streamdeck to never see the module in the DCS Export folder.. I found this by going through the DCS log file.

Anyone experience conflict with streamdeck xl and voice attack plug-ins? I'm trying both on f18 module... streamdeck does not execute profiles properly, but can perform keyboard hotkey commands.

Anyone experience conflict with streamdeck xl and voice attack plug-ins? I'm trying both on f18 module...streamdeck will execute keyboard hotkeys but will not utilize profiles properly...

I have a virpil t50 cm throttle I bought used. It is a great piece of equipment. On the hornet rigging what is preferred a Linear setting or do you set a user curve to get better response times from the engines. If you prefer a user curve would you share your setting, either negative or positive curve... Thanks. I am just getting started in this sim world.

CBstu, There are a few I know that worked on them, however that was over 20 years ago. I am happy to entertain any questions, as it would be a challenge to recall and research information. I was a structures/ hydraulics mech that was engine run/ Turnqualed as CDQAR. I have a friend that worked in avionics and we just connected after 25, or so, years and started this journey of experiencing dcs and its features with about the same level of excitement. Between the two of us we could probably come up with some decent answers, or believable lies....whichever the opinion...

Have constellation stick and t-50 throttle. No pedals. Rudder control/ NWS off of twist on stick. Want to assign wheel brake to button on t-50. Any one done this or have any suggestions as to which one. I have speed brake already assigned on throttle grip.

Thank you for the information. It is a great start with what is needed to learn at least to get primary flight and navigation.

I will look at later. I'm at friends doin football....thanks for the info...

No rush. Thanks hulkbust...

I am new to DCS and the F18C module. I was a mechanic on F18s in the Marine Corps. I recall no matter what we were learning there was a training syllabus to guide your progress. Has anyone ever developed one?

has Anyone heard from the folks at this company. Preordered back in Sept and still no word. they do not answer inquires into status...

Cheers for sure...

Posted on June 29 2017 and helped to solve issues of getting DCS to display full screen on new samsung 49 in monitor. Thanks for the INFO...Search and find was easy and the resolution was quick. Go to C:\Users\[your user profile]\Saved Games\DCS.Openalpha\Config and delete options.lua file. That will revert all settings (apart from controller ones) to default. Remember two things: a) this Saved Games\DCS[...] location stores all your personal data and settings for DCS; b) installing/uninstalling/repairing the game does not touch that folder at all, so it anything's messed up over there, it's going to stay messed up until you go there and delete that folder manually yourself.

I bought a used T-50Cm Throttle set and after several attempts to reflash firmware on this set and calibrate only the throttle Axis and the flap lever operates, No rotary switches or Push buttons operate on the Base or the grips. The LEDs are stuck on a Green light and will not take any input from the Config software to change or cancel their operation. Any thoughts on fixing this. or where to look at if I open this base up to check connections. I fixed similar problem from the warbird base to the Alpha grip connection while installing that piece of gear. Thanks for any input. JR

New to Dcs and just setting up gear. If you have two monitors side by side do they project the same picture as a larger screen? And if so would the borders of each monitor become a hindrance on some functions within the operations of the cockpit? I have a samsung 27 inch odyssey curved monitor and considering adding an additional vice the 49 inch upgrade. Thoughts and opinions are welcome...