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I'm a big fan of the REX clouds they are great eye candy but I really have no problem with DCS clouds. They feel very real IMHO. I have actually experienced "the leans" or disorientation on an ILS visial transitio before. Sometimes the clouds in fsx can be a a little wonky when punchin holes through em. They do look great though, especially the vertical developed ones

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Adjust the axis curves. There is a pretty good thread around here with a good set up for making small adjustments such as close formation or a2ar. I'm not near my comp or I would post mine. Dont chase the boom around either just fly formation with the tanker and use the boom for reference. That's just one step to make things a little easier. There is no magic trick, only practice makes perfection

This. U are not zooming in on the chart. You are looking at a completely different chart that covers less area by using a smaller scale, thus more detailed. So the missing area would be look like looking off the edge of a paper chart. See http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeronautical_chart

here ya go.

Exactly, I'm sure the CFI was making sure he didn't dance the rudder pedal or over rotate on takeoff, didn't overspeed the flaps, kept his speed up on base to final and didn't break the nose gear on landing. The rest is a peice of cake :)

I'm sure most serious armchair pilots could fly a pattern. I was a sim pilot long before I got my ppl. For me the two things that had the biggest learning curve were getting the "feel" of how an airplane reacted to moving the flight controls. You can tell he was tentative to add full power on takeoff roll and didn't put in enough rudder to counter p-factor. The second was how easy it is to get overwhelmed by the work load in the actual airplane. Both get easier over time. As far as preciedures go, they are identical IMO and sims were very helpful on both my IR and commercial ratings

that cockpit looks like a home built GA panel. I have seen most of these avionics before, being a aspiring builder myself. That being said, i have seen Vans RVs that have panels twice as blinged out as this. Reading the yahoo comments on this story are hilarious. If this has a serious purpose (other then propaganda) i can maybe see it as a manned aircraft to test radar cross sections or something. It definatly does not have a radar, much less employ any type of weapon system. I hope it has a fancy FCS . You couldn't pay me to fly this thing

goood ole vapor bug! Like stated above it has more to with the high alpha of those maneuvers and not many do alpha like the bug also the higher the moisture in the air the lower the dew point much like the formation of clouds in the sky.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/51274840/F18-ABCD-000 herya go. there will be a test at the end

hmm gonna have to hold out for the Honda jet myself:smilewink:. BOT. looking foward to the new patch

The only thing that seems odd to me is many of these a/c have never been mentioned by ED or 3rd party. It would seem that skimming through a list of future development stuff without the "official announcement" that are always so fun around here seems to steal some of the 3rd party's thunder. Not that, that stuff matters to me. I'm just excited that my hobbie has a bright future.

For now. Good enough for me. Thank you

I'm pretty sure by now anyone involved with ED knows that even using the word hornet around these parts will bring this place down. :)

Ha! Even though I already own all of the recent ED products related to DCS world, this video make me want to buy them all over again. Great job! You guys have a paying customer for life.

I too would like a Linkey for this info, that is really exciting indeed

So my cousin is finishing his training as a marine helo pilot and invited me to come out for a tour of the facilities and aircraft. In one of the restrooms I came across one of these magazines sitting on the counter. It is an aviation safety magazine with firsthand accounts of situations that could have possiblely gone terribly wrong. Each issues seems to have a theme such as icing, equipment failures and hypoxia. It was interesting to read how the best in the business handle each situation. I've burned though a few issues now and it's also interesting to read of at least four pilots experiances of hypoxia in the hornet so far. The single engine traps are also a good read. As I look for anything to kill time between DCS plane, check it out in the public navy site. http://www.public.navy.mil/navsafecen/Pages/media/approach/approach.aspx PS. In one account a hornet pilot writes worrying about blowing a tire after having to divert to near by airfield because of the added pressure in the tires during and carrier ops and he was also concerned about how well the brakes would work having not been used during a long deployment at sea. IF the DCS next is a carrier based A/C, I wonder how this could be implemented.

I also have xp10. I do think is gives a satisfying representation of flying. For that reason I used it as a tool to help with my IR. The main thing the keeps my from making it my main civi sim is the whole cloud and smoke business, the clouds look good overall but the draw distance makes it feel you're being fallowed by a rain cloud or something and the smoke "puffs" when landing are a little silly. It's hard to beat going vertical in the superbug and break out of REX produced layer. Obviously these are addons but it is what it is. Still sometimes FSX feel like I'm playing in front of a fancy facade if that makes sense. I don't feel like I'm part of the world. That what DCS does for me.

Yup. 50 bucks will get you a pretty good representation of the garmin complete with LPV approaches and terrain warnings with realityxp. Was pricless while trying to master my FBOs 430

From a military strategic standpoint, the destroyed aircraft are more valuable then a few personel. What is sad is that the Taliban has no problem sending its own people to their certain death just to destroy a few planes, bearly a setback as far as our over all military strategy goes.

looks like the CO of VMA-211 was one of the marines KIA. Very tragic compounded by the fact that these air frames were destroyed sitting idle on a ramp. http://www.fox43.com/news/wpmt-pennsylvania-marine-killed-in-afghanistan-air-base-attack-20120917,0,4404198.story?track=rss

Pave penny pod http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pave_Penny

ok well this too. no advantage to imputing them manually that i know of. Remember to switch between light and dark contrast when searching for targets, also check out the mission planner screen and compare landmarks around your target area. I know easier said then done. Even for the guys that do this for a living, target ID is still tough with the MK1 eyeball.

What really helped me was becoming very familiar with the HOTAS and all of its functions. I used to spend alot of time trying to fly with my left hand and mousing with my right. A/P is your friend! Once you get the location from JTAC orbit in a safe area while you input on CDU. Take your time. No bonus for rushing in guns blazing. Thrustmaster MFDs also helped eliminate alot of switchology SNAFUs while flying. I found the patience part really lowered my death total. Now i take the time to research the threats and avoid them all together. I have spent an hour over the battle field searching for targets, even topping off at the tanker once. Accually very rewarding to return home after an hour or so in the air.

Private pilot about 350 hours all civilian. Work with C-17, KC-10 and C-5 everyday as a structural mechanic. gotten a few rides on all three