Michael Taylor

I have not been on DCS for that long (6 months), so I am open to input. I specifically joined to fly WW2 planes as I find these so much more interesting & had previously been flying IL2 sim for years. The first plane I invested in was the P47-D which has been great. When I looked at the overall experience based on this plane I was has blown away and hooked. The other investments not so much. My first question is: 1. Is the WW2 genre a secondary focus? Just asking. Would love to see a Yorktown class carrier with appropriate craft and maybe some more WW2 maps. The object of a flight simulator is to try to model the real-world experience as much as possible. I have a real problem with the Mosquito. There is no way that it could be this hard to handle on the ground or we would have lost every second crew that took off on a mission. I'm sure that there is some magic formula that can be concocted, given the moons position and the alignment of the stars, but this is not the way it's supposed to be. Difficult yes, but also logical. I believe that there is something wrong in the basic modelling of the Mosquito. Q2. Do we see patch updates for specific models such as the Mosquito to fix issues such as the ground control we see (I think the Spitfire has the same modelling, but you get to take off before the problem hits). Now I'm sure there are going to be a lot of people who have mastered this plane that will be saying "suck it up and go through the pain I went through", but like I said before, this should not be a magic formula, it should be a method. From the replies I have received, there have been ways individuals have worked around the problem, but it does not appear to be much of a consistent method/procedure. Like I said, I'm new and am open to any input which will help me understand more about how this whole DCS world works. Cheers

Hey, thanks for the input. When you say "Nil Stores" I'm not sure what you're referring to. Bomb load?

Is there any way to set the cockpit up once and save. It becomes almost essential if I want to start my mission in the air. Seems like a pretty basic sort of capability for a flight sim.

Thanks to your reply. I've addressed your query's inline below. Please feel free to keep the suggestions flowing. There must be something I'm missing if others have mastered it. Settings for wind etc, are set to minimal Trim settings are all good. I've got a split throttle and have tried controlling movement with this method as well, but I get the same result as when I'm using break & rudder control. I haven't given this a lot of time, so will try to master this a little more. I've tried every method for the same result. Starting slow and building up to starting at full power. Same result. The smallest adjustment has an exponentially greater effect as the speed increases. I've set the mission to have a hot start from the runway, so assuming the tail wheel is straight. I will check. But this shouldn't matter as I should be able to correct this without killing myself. I'll keep plugging away until I break this beast!

I've been flying the P47-D successfully for about 4 months and have got the basic concepts ironed out. Getting the Axis tuning & trim settings right was the key to this. I've been flying the Spitfire as well without much problem, though I get the feeling that it has the same basic modelling for takeoff as the mosquito. It's just that you get into the air quicker before the lack of control kicks in. It doesn't matter how much or little I apply the break (or rudder when available), the plane is simply out of control. I've got the break set on the right Thrustmaster toe pedal. I've set the AXIS tuning to a curve ff 25 & dead zone of 5, but it still doesn't solve the issue. I might try to extend this more as suggested in one if the other posts. Thanks for the tips! I'm not sure what you mean by getting into a formation. For takeoff? I already have a Curve of 25, but I will extend out further. My dead zone is set to 5 so I will try some more on this as well. Cheers.

I've tried everything suggested in this thread to consistently take off in the Mosquito. I'm successful about 1 in every 20 attempts (and that's a fluke when I get the 1). As soon as you gain some speed and get a little off line it starts sliding and you lose control. Is there something wrong with the modelling of this simulation? I'm using the Thrustmaster joystick, throttle & foot pedals. Is there some trick that I'm missing. I'm really disappointed as the Mosquito was the main reason I invested in DCS.