EmJay22

Thank you for this update!!!! I am sure there are many complaining about something with this update. But I, for one, am JOYFUL that I can drop bombs on stuff and blow stuff up. Life is good. Thank you thank you thank you.

Ok. I didn’t see that reported bug but can certainly confirm the darn bug!! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

After this last update, the Instant Action "Free Flight" mission for the Syria map (where the Hornet spawns mid-air with Zuni rockets and SnakeEye bombs.. 82YT ) the bombs do not explode. There seems to be a noise but no explosion. There is some dust depending on where they land. And yes, I do ensure that CCIP is set as well as INST for the fuse. There are no other options. And as the plane is airborne, there is no way to change the fuse I do have limited fuel set and unlimited ammo. Yes, that's cheating. However, it is an option and I think if I want to practice bombing stuff, I am going to do it. Are we expected to edit such missions after an update? Continuing with my testing, after landing and re-arming to re-select a fuse, they do explode.. but it seems only the 4 on the plane. When they re-appear due to the unlimited ammo option, they don't seem to work.

I could not agree with this post more!! ED needs to update the PDF "Early Access Guide" .. which has not be updated for almost a year. We are all supposed to be experts? There seems to be an attitude .. "why everyone knows what fuzes you are supposed to use and how to set them"... I'm going back to reading my non-existent F/A -18 C NATOPS....

Thanks for posting this link. Very informative. I just don’t understand why if there is going to be such a significant change, why can’t there be some sort of “default” fuse that works. As soon as I saw those orange triangles while selecting ordinance, my first thought was “What fresh hell is this?” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I am wondering if there is some reference tables that shows which fuses should be used with which bombs. There is one page "Armament's Matrix" in the Chuck's F/A-18 Guide on page 369 but I am not sure if it is correct or shows all the fuses currently available in the latest DCS update.

After the change to the flight model, I had to spend MANY hours just relearning to land straight-in without damaging the rear gear. Learning to focus on the flight path marker and the E bracket. Making sure weight is low enough. Today was the first CASE 1 recovery without damaging the gear. CASE III is easy, by comparison, as it's just straight in. So for me, the new flight model is like getting a completely new plane that just looks like the old Hornet with the same controls.

And just what is the preferred/recommended way to do this in the DCS F/A-18? Increase the AOA a bit? o Pull back on the stick at landing to keep the nose up?

I am afraid to ask what constitutes "flaring"? And does the new DCS F-18C recognize it?

When at least 10 miles from carrier, activate the menu and select F5 for ATC. Then the F# for the carrier and select Inbound. this is helpful (to me_) because they will give you the ship's course (BRC) which you can dial into to your TACAN to help you if you are not close to the ship. With Bankler's you are at 10 miles and have to do all this quickly.

I guess nothing. When viewed as a track, watching from the CTRL F4 (arcade chase) view the moment of touch down, it now looks okay. Viewed "live" (as if there is such a thing in a "SIM"), the plane seems to .. like pull itself down onto the ground the last few feet. I don't think there is anything 'wrong'.. it just looks "interesting". And yes, I should have sprayed fuel all over the place first... Isn't 39,000 lbs the airfield weight limit?

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You and me both. As is there a way to edit a track prior to uploading? I am sure some one will say "THE SINK RATE IS TOO HIGH" My airmanship is sucky enough without opening it up to additional criticism from the "I've never broken the landing gear" or "I can land CASE I on a CV with my eyes closed" crowd.

As I was constantly breaking landing gear with the new FM update, I mapped the "arcade chase" view so I would know immediately if I broke them.. again. If you watch from this view as the plane touches down, it seems to "jump" the last few feet straight down. Looks weird.

Maybe I accidentally marked it so instead of just "liking" that he responded. I will need to play with it some more to try to duplicate it. Double click scroll wheel, then click Mouse button2. Thanks

I have yet to reproduce this to actual understand it so I am not sure why it is marked as "solved".. but ok....

My controls set up shows "Enable visual recon mode" for MOUSE_BTN2 and it is not mapped to anything else. It does not make those red things show up. When I press mouse button two in game, nothing happens. I do have Force cursor to show, toggle which is set to LACT + C also set to a mouse button so I can look around the cockpit when not using TrackIR, such as when trying do a lengthy manual cold start. That does not produce those red things.

After performing a CV cold start and landing at Rota for some gas, I managed to do something and then saw this. I didn't go thru the procedure to align the JHMCS (as I was getting bored!) so suspect it's related.

I do know that there was plenty of fuel. As far as power goes, just what is the procedure to ensure a restart later if the plane is going to be sitting for several hours? Park next to one of those generators and ask the ground crew to connect to power? The one video I watched by ED (chapter 18 or something on shutdown) the plane was just parked by nothing. I certainly don't consider that this is a bug but more a curiosity. Posting an 8 hr track (which is how long I left the shut down plane before) probably won't accomplish anything, especially if if I should have connected to external power first. Thanks

Using the "auto shutdown" mode (yes.... I know it's "cheating" to not do it myself) and then left the SIM running over night. When I came back after several hours, I started the "auto start" ... and it got to some point and didn't start. I contacted The Ground crew and had them hookup external electric power as well as "air"... but no change. Hmmm maybe it was because I wasn't parked at the correct spot at Senaki-Kolkhi? Next to the Tesla charger?

This looks... amazing? awesome ? https://x.com/NavalInstitute/status/1770820208757702864?s=20

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Thank you so much for posting this detailed procedure. I really appreciate it. When I first started over a year ago I kept focusing on that 8.1% value for AOA in the "instructions" and NOT the "donut" and certainly not the E bracket. Just before they released the "new" FM 18 I was trying to just use the donut instead and was having better luck, though still can't land on the ship using a pattern landing. Then the new FM arrived, along wtih the "eggshell" landing gear. Prior to this, I had gotten relatively proficient at an airfield and as long as I didn't hit the nose gear so hard that the NWS was broken, I considered it a victory as I taxied to the "O club". I was even getting good enough to land on the carrier and taxi over for a relaunch. But with the "eggshell" gear I had to re-evaluate landing technique and was focusing solely on the donut and discovered the beautiful E bracket after viewing some helpful YouTube videos. Prior to the new FM, I was also studying the ILS system but never got a chance to try it. I did try it a few days ago before your post and managed to bend both rear gear. So after reading you post I tried again, setting the TACAN crs to the BRC minus 9. First try, LSO demanded I wave off and of course I again bend the gear as I refused to listen to his order. Second try I was getting better on the slope.. got a bit high before realizing that's what the low line meant.. managed to correct and was again waved off. I again ignored him but did managed to catch a wire and this time didn't break the landing gear. Thanks.

They do seem to hold a lot better than they did. But I don't know anything

Oh... I remember reading that somewhere now.. Thanks for that info.