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Other jets involved in the conflict: MiG-23, Su-22, Mirage 5 and Sepecat Jaguar (according to ChatGPT)

So I’m guessing by now you’ve all seen the incredible 1980s Mirage low level flying footage filmed in Chad on YouTube: I was thinking this would make an excellent map, with all the Cold War jets in the region during Operation Épervier. I know that it’s another ‘sand map’, but I think the unique landscape would bring a different vibe to the table. I mean just look at those mountains! Anyway, just my thoughts. Be interested to hear others views.

Are there any built in missions/campaigns or are we waiting on @Reflected ? To be honest, I'll probably hold fire on this until I've finished MiG Killers and Red Flag 81-2. At least then I'd be half handy in multiplayer if campaigns weren't forthcoming.

It was a comment on the original manufacturer of the buttons.

Wow, went to the cheapest bidder on those buttons then!

Hi all. What are these wires about, criss-crossing the air combat manoeuvre panel here: null Finally bugged me enough to ask

Did this miss the latest update? Wasn't in the changelog.

Hi HB, I just watched Diesel Thunder's latest Germany video using a cart start and noticed there was no smoke. Is this something you'll be adding to cartridge starts in the future? I read in the manual that pilots would close the canopy so they weren't overcome by fumes. Could be cool to add a hypoxia-like affect if you forgot to close it. Cheers,

Damn, I've just found @Monkman911's thread on the Winwing Orion 2 default deadzone being massive. I thought the default was zero. Thanks @Dragon1-1 and @Monkman911. Hopefully this helps thread the needle!

Congratulations! Any more tips for us mere mortals? I’ve managed to get connected for about five seconds after spending half an hour trying to get lined up. Even the tiniest throttle movements seem to be too much! I’ve taken to splitting the throttles, but still over/under shooting annoyingly. Maybe just more practice…

It would be great if there was a 'spotlight' translation, where only the area you were looking directly at was translated into your native language.

This is great, thank you. I also usually have those kneeboards on a second monitor. You can grab them here.

I was really surprised how tiny and crammed the cockpit actually is in there. The instruments would probably feel quite far forward irl.

Just a couple of things: TAS is only really used for navigation, so not a big deal to plop on the autopilot and zoom in if you need. As for the ASI, even if you can’t see the actual numbers on the knots indicator inside the Mach scale, you should be able to see the bold 50/100 knot markers. So once you’re below 300 knots for landing say, then it’s straightforward to glance down and know how fast you’re going pretty quickly. At least that’s what works for me. When I started flying the F-4, I didn’t even notice the knots indicator inside the Mach scale, so I was having the same issues trying to see the TAS, tucked away as it is.

Those mission texts shown on screen exist as individual kneeboards. I saved them out for my own use a while back. You can grab them from here. there’s a Pureref file in some of the folders as well, to make it easier to switch between boards on a second screen.

It would also be great if the harness could be hidden when you put the helmet on. Always feels a bit weird it just sitting there inflight when the body's hidden.

I mean it's virtually impossible to see them with head tracking software anyway. A separate CB panel popup, something like the bombing table might work nicely.

Getting the same thing after updating today. That janky app really needs a rebuild. Preferably by someone with some UX/UI skills.

I’ll probably give this a miss. The F-35 cockpit has all the visual appeal of a truckstop ATM.

It means there’s an aircraft interception radar in search mode that’s been picked up by the Radar Warning Receiver. there’s a bunch of brevity codes here to get you started: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiservice_tactical_brevity_code

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foi-responses-released-by-mod-week-commencing-13-january-2020 Some quite useful info (especially for noobs like me) on radar, navigation etc in a military context: Volume 1 The Principles of Flight Volume 2 Aircraft Performance Volume 3 Propulsion Volume 4 Aircraft System Volume 5 Flight Instruments Volume 6: Aviation Medicine Volume 7: Avionics Volume 8: Aircraft Operations Volume 9: Navigation Volume 10: Meteorology AP3456Met Volume 11: Radar Volume 12: Helicopter Volume 13: Maths and Physics Volume 14: Electronics

It's a great picture. Love the lighting. @Bazz_Mulder: I made a 4K one for my own use with Topaz AI upscaler, posted below. @Vox Let me know if you're ok with this, if not I'll delete it.

Save your money and don’t bother with TrackIR for head tracking. A cheap webcam with OpenTrack + AI Track software will work perfectly. There’s some good YouTube videos on how to set that up. Pretty straightforward stuff. I can definitely recommend the Winwing Metal Warthog HOTAS. Some second hand Thrustmaster rudders from eBay will save you a bit of money too. Hope you have a lot of fun with DCS! Don’t worry too much about bugs and the like. Would be good to hear how you’re getting on!

Thanks for the workarounds guys, I'll leave it as unsolved at present. Hopefully ED will pick it up and fix it properly.