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Hello. So, i created a simple mission with AI Tomcats only, on the Supercarrier, to spawn a full deck of F-14B. All seems ok, except for 2 Tomcats that collide during taxi to the catapults. The 7th and 8th. The 7th airplane hits the 8th and both get damage until removing themselves from the mission: I also attached a trackfile. The rest of the airplanes all taxi and launch, and land again, and some even get the elevator to the lower deck after parking, with no problems. I spawned 4 airplanes in the catapults, and the rest "In parking hot" with their placement entirely made by DCS Supercarrier. One other thing. The Supercarrier Guide says there is only one parking spot per elevator with the Tomcats, due to their size. But in the game they spawn two per elevator, like the Hornets. Although it seems like it's not a problem. Or is this in the guide only meant for airplanes that are coming back to ramp instead of spawn? null 20 AI Tomcats_Supercarrier bug.trk

Use F4 view and move around using A W D X and Q E if i'm not mistaken...

Just saw that as well lol. I ddin't check all the parking spots, but number 46 has trees like that

Yes, now it seems correct in terms of limits I could only reach the values in the image with a clean jet (MiG-31K) and running out of fuel, but that was the max i got Also, the weird noise in the afterburner sound seems to be gone

Cool stuff !! The filght model needs some more tweaking i suppose: Mach 5 while climbing to 100k ft, and Mach 6 going back down Also, when taxiing very slow, the airplane turns immediately if you use a bit more pedals, but seems rather ok when taxi speed increases to a more normal speed I still hear a white noise "blip" in the afterburner sound, now and then...

Nice stuff man ! It really pays off to go high and fast at launch, the missile retains a lot of energy ! Yes, i only seem to get that in a boresight shot. One could get lucky and get a target in front of the missile, but it's an unlikely situation. At any rate, here is my follow-up video:

Here are my tests so far:

Ok, i was able to reach Mach 4.25, launching it from 67 800 ft, with no target, in boresight mode

The Encyclopedia in DCS says Mach 4.5, but the best i've got is Mach 3.99. I've tried all the AIM-54 variants in different profiles. I'l try some more, but i doubt i'll get past Mach 4

Thanks for your advice, i think i sort of do that, but... What was the best mach speed you got out of them in the current DCS version?

Well, since i don't really want to open a new thread on the related subject. I would like to ask this: In the current DCS version (2.9.19.13478) What is the AIM-54 top speed (in mach) and what would the ideal conditions be to achieve it? (I assume it may vary for each Phoenix model, of course)

Holy smokes... 100+ thousand feet, sustained. Just tested real quick the 31K variant, nice work! Steering on the ground is a bit wonky. There is some small white noise during the afterbuner sound, sometimes. Other than that seems pretty cool

Cool! Do you need to first get into a Su-25T cockpit before getting into the MiG-31K ?

You can also practice the training mission for Case I recovery that comes with the Tomcat module. It has a simple diagram in the briefing screen, but with some nice info. And the mission itself even has those green squares to aid in doing the proper circuit. Sadly there is no Case III training one, only Instant Action missions

I assume Jester did not go to P-STT, i got the lock at around 60nm or so, the target was an il-78 tanker, the lock remained steady and accurate several minutes after it landed.