Floyd1212

I would think the ability for the PNVS to allow the pilot to "see through the cockpit" would be an advantage during landing over the NVG.

This was an issue on day one. This might help, though. https://forum.dcs.world/topic/295633-hocas-cursor-gets-stuck-on-edges/

Another thing I have noticed since 2.8 was released, and is likely related, is a delay in some sound files playing. If I spawn into an aircraft and rearm/refuel, I get the text notifications at the top-left of the screen like normal, but with no audio. Then about 3-4 seconds later, all 4 sound files play at once on top of each other.

Doing some deep-cover recon, are you? Maybe your pedals aren't returning to center and the sim is ignoring their input until you do so? Doesn't explain why they all of a sudden respond when you go to extreme left or right. It sounds a lot like a hardware problem.

What kind of pedals are they? Spring or no spring? What trim mode do you have set for pedals in the options?

I have noticed that in MP servers the interior and other textures seem to load in slowly, but when I do a SP Instant Action mission I’m in the cockpit fully rendered. Maybe that is just coincidence, but there are definitely occasions when it’s all pre-loaded, and other occasions when textures come in one at a time. In both cases, I feel the load time while you are watching the progress bars on the loading screen seems longer now.

There appears to be several bugs related to operating the TSD from the front seat at the moment. I just joined a MP server and hopped in the front seat and got the same result as the OP. Select RTE, then DIR, then W01 and it does not set the DIR TO to anything. Then, it looks like in the posted screenshot, W01 was pressed again, displaying the info for that WP.

Pull up the Controls Indicator at the top left of the screen and see if your pedal action when it appears "stuck" is actually moving the white diamond. If it isn't moving then there is an issue with your pedals. If it is moving, and the green line is fighting you, then that is the SCAS trying to keep your heading for you.

Both of these issues have been discussed in other threads. A workaround was recently mentioned for the ghosting in this thread: https://forum.dcs.world/topic/298072-apache-display-export-guide/?do=findComment&comment=5078379 The solution for the difference in gamma on the exported display vs the in-cockpit display is using a UI Mask in ReShade: https://forum.dcs.world/topic/299921-ah-64d-exported-display-images-look-very-dark/?do=findComment&comment=4960584

An analogy might be knowing how to drive a car, and wanting to learn to ride a motorcycle. The Huey is like learning on a Vespa. Simple and forgiving. The Apache is like learning on a sport bike. Same concepts, but more agile and powerful. The Gazelle is like learning on a lighter-weight sports bike, but the throttle and brake are swapped to the opposite sides on the handlebars. The Blackshark is like learning on one of those 3-wheeled Can-Am trikes. It's not a real motorcycle.

I would avoid the Gazelle as your "learning" helo, as it has some unusual flight characteristics compared to the other helos in DCS. One of them being the rotor spins in the opposite direction from the other helos in DCS, so you will learn to apply right pedal when adding torque with the collective, vs needing left pedal on the other helos. It may not be a huge deal, but it is something to consider. It also has a reputation for being quite a handful, with very sensitive controls. Edit: Unless, of course, if your goal is to eventually fly the Gazelle, in which case you should learn on that.

This is what I do, but for someone that may not have VR or head-tracking, this means using cursor keys or mouse to manipulate the camera to track the target out the window, which means your hand is not on the cyclic controlling the aircraft. Easier said than done.

The answer to your first question can be found in this thread: The short answer is neither of those features has been implemented yet.

Interesting. I just flew the Live Fire Range instant action mission on Caucasus with 70% fuel, 70% gun rounds, and 16 Hellfires. I was able to lift to a 5 foot hover very slowly without any pedal input, but the SCAS added some input to keep the heading for me, like you observed. I am normally more aggressive with my lift, and apply the left pedal myself. I was able to cruise at 95 knots at 300 feet level without any oscillations in any axis. I increased my cruising speed to 120 knots and got the bird straight and level at around 300 feet, then performed and aggressive nose-down maneuver like perhaps I was trying to dive down to the ground to avoid a missile lock, and the helo rolled to the left (maybe to about 40 degrees?) before I pulled out of it. I tried it both with nose-to-tail trim, and with aerodynamic trim, and got the same results. To be clear, I can cruise at 120 knots straight and level all day long, it's only when nosing down for the dive that I get the roll to the left. Have you modified any portions of the flight model .lua? I can't really find an explanation for the difference in the aircraft behavior for you while performing these tests. Very strange.

Interesting observations, but most of them are rather subjective, and are hard to quantify as definitive changes. I'll pay closer attention to some of these the next time I fly, but I would say I disagree with a few off the bat. I haven't seen any nose up/down oscillations during forward flight. At what speed were you seeing this? With or without ATT Hold? The amount of left pedal needed during lift-off was reduced when they made the changes in the previous patch, but I wouldn't say it was "virtually no left pedal" in 2.7. This seems about the same to me prior to 2.8. Uncommanded roll to the left is still a thing for me when pushing the nose down at 100+ knots.

It sounds like that is intentional, and for use with a toggle switch on a HOTAS like the Warthog. When the switch is engaged it "holds" the levers in the OFF position, then when you flip the toggle on the HOTAS in the other direction, it "releases" the throttles to the IDLE position where you can then take over with an axis bind. Without this special bind, you would need a toggle switch on the HOTAS with triggers in both directions, which a lot of them don't have.

We seem to be discussing two different things in this thread. 1) In order to slew the TADS around with the controls on the RHG, TADS needs to be the active Sight. 2) I just confirmed that even though you can bind LT Mode Auto, Manual, or Off in the controls page, pressing these bindings on the keyboard does not move the selector on the RHG in the game. However, you can click on the selector with your mouse and the rocker switch does change position. I think the point being made above is that the IAT and LT Mode features are not implemented in the module yet, so perhaps when they are, these bindings will be tied to the switches and they will animate properly.

You're not seeing it under the "UI Layer" controls? This is a global category that isn't tied to any specific module, so you need to select it from the drop-down menu.

After you launch the missile LOAL, and then lase while the missile is in the air, the constraints box goes to a large solid square to indicate there is good laser return to the seeker. Is this indicating the seeker of the missile in the air, or the next missile on the rack?

Even in LOAL DIR mode, there is a little bit of loft to the missile trajectory to get up over the tops of those trees. Try DIR and see if the missile stays lower, and can pick up on your laser energy later in the process.

You don't mention the trajectory mode you are using in your situation. Have you tried LO or DIR to keep the missile lower, and able to spot your laser later in its flight?

This was stated as a WIP at one point, so it sounds like they intend to make them functional.

It used to hover like a (hovering) rock, until they broke the ALT Hold. Looking forward to it returning to its previous form. Maybe in another month…

That would definitely be a welcome option for trimming.

Try "Central Position Trimming" instead of "Instant Trimming" and see how that works for you. You have to let go of the joystick and let it return to center before you can move it around again and control the aircraft.