Rhrich

VSI below 500 +/- ?

Do the mission work now? I’ve tried it a few times, but nothing ever happens. I’ve tried to just strafe and bomb the bad guys, but to no effect

With all respect: You’re not ready for landing. You’re not the first that’s impatient, we was that in my time long before any PC, so no shame in it. But you need to practice your airmanship first. Set unlimited fuel, load 4000, empty bags and 2-2-2. Then dirty up and fly at 15 aoa. Do that for 20 minutes. When that becomes ok, then start going down 200 feet, then up again. After that, practice transitioning back and forth from clean to dirty and then back again. While maintaining altitude. Then do straight in touch and gos. when you’ve done they for four hours, then you’re ready to try landing. good luck! I: It looks cool (seriously, that is a factor), but most importantly it bleeds energy, oh it also makes it easier to trim and get configured. 2: Whaf you should do? Practice.

The previous poster is correct. All you want to do is to deny the bomber a chance to strike. And, look at it from the other side. The hostile would have to assume it’s been fired upon if it has any indication of 14s. That’s what took out so many Iraqis in their war with Iran. That’s what made the Tomcat so special in the 70s and 80s. It could shoot before others even would see them on their radar (or rwr, the soviet tech wasn’t what it is ingame). Also, don’t assume soviet awacs nearby. They never had many, and they would likely not be used against a CVBG in a full scale war.

You wrote give me, so I assumed you got 12k and started with 4. But you’re saying the fuel totaliser stopped at 12? How much fuel did the tanker have?

There’s a -all- or -fus - setting on the probe. Could you have set it to fus(elage)?

It started with the B(U). Then someone said that the D had what the OP asked about, then another asked if that would have any use.

This is correct They would cooperate. Remember they also had the IRST, and it could be used seperatly. That’s also true of the lantirn. Never flown a two seater, but it does not require much imagination to think of many operational advantages

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this discussion. It’s been very interesting. question: What about the F-5 and the F-16?

Im sorry, but reasons discussed elsewhere I do not share any personal information. However I believe that number should correspond to the distance between your pupils. I got an optometrist to measure me. Perhaps you could do the same if you’re uncertain. Thanks again.

Just thought I would express my gratitude and say thanks Im not saying it looks perfect, but the IPD thing definitely did make it a lot better. Both attitude perception and overall look. I also checked force ipd, do you think that is correct? don’t understand why this wasn’t enabled by default, but I can wholeheartedly recommend mr. Draconius suggestion Altitude, not attitude.

Thank you. I’ve never messed with the IPD, I just assumed it was the same as the «set how far it is between your eyes» thing. Could it be beneficial to change that in DCS as well? A few comments: It’s altitude I think seems off. Distance seems somewhat better (although this is highly subjective). However I believe it’s considerably easier to spot stuff than in real life. Especially from distance and front facing in some planes with smaller front cross section, like 16, 21, etc

Hi all, How do you find the height perception in DCS? I have a Facebook Q3 headset, and I really feel I don’t get enough sense of the altitude. It’s decades since I was last in the cockpit of something decent, and my eyes aren’t what they used to be, but I’ve always thought that you don’t get sufficient impression of altitude and the enormity of one’s surroundings in DCS. But, as said, I’m old so I figured it just could be that. However, just a few days ago I was passenger on a civilian flight in a place covered by DCS. It was scattered clouds as well and I knew that altitude. So, I thought id recreate what I saw out of the window in dcs. And now I’m certain that there’s something off in altitude perception or perspective in DCs. anyone else noticed this? And is there settings I can change to rectify this? (It would not ve surprising if I’m to blame…)

Snort quoted Grumman employees who said it was a 13 g airplane and claimed that he had done 13G. The are plenty of claims of over 11g without any structural damage. In fact so many that I would say it’s verified. Before they had a g-meter that the pilots couldn’t reset it was apparently common to treat the Tomcat as a 9G airplane. Back in the old days we treated those limits more as advisory. In any case, it’s clear that both the 6,5 and the claimed design of 7,5 was more about longevity and an effort to reduce maintenance than concern about structural failure. That does not mean I don’t think a pilot in a stateside LFE pulling 9Gs isn’t a douche, but I would recommend and commend him for doing so to evade a missile over soviet backed <profanity>whole countries.

Its no wonder. Most who might want a grip has got it. And while it might be great in the real tomcat (though I would prefer a different layout), I guess its not that suited to a sim environment where you would want more buttons to compensate for lack of cockpit. the real reason I write here though, is an encouragement to those who own it: Make sure to take good care of yours. The item is quite unique and it’s probable that no one will produce anything similar again for a long time. you might therefore own something more hidden and sought after than MH17s black boxes: A piece of PC equipment that might retain and even increase in value.