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Thanks foir the tip, Nazgul :)

Will all future addon aircraft/helos have the AFM? Is that the plan?

4.0 patch is out--with new AFM. It's much better--hat's off to Oleg. However, it pales in comparison to the AFM for the Su-25 in LOMAC--ED did an outstanding job, IMHO. It's seems leaps and bounds ahead of the new AFM in IL2. Of course, they are two completely different sims--IL2 has to have a lot more planes in the air, etc.--hopefully with BoB, they will improve it even further. In comparing the two--LOMAC just seems to have a better sense of flight, to me. I've never flown a real a/c--though I've flown a real sim at Jet Blue (landed on first try, hehe). The russians dominate the sim market--thank god for the Russians!! (not to mention the market on classic literature, my other favorite hobby!) I am looking forward to F4AF, but I predict I'll be right back to LOMAC and IL2, after having been spoiled with the flight models.

no change in overcast for me

I've had mine since it came out as well--and have had to clean the pots once--no other problems.

Thanks Zoomboy--that oughta give me enough info to properly load out my a/c for my missions.

I'm starting to build my own missions--and need to know roughly how far a certain amount of fuel will get you in the Su-25T. Is there some kind of table or spreadsheet available? I know that things like arms load and weather make a difference--I just don't know where to start.

It seems to me that the Su-25's skin/gfx model is superior to other a/c in the sim--or am I just that enamored with it? :D If it's different--why don't they make all of the skins, at least for the flyables, that good? Not a complaint--just interested in whether the Su-25' s model is higher quality.

If it's the Su-25 you are flying--read the manual carefully. There is no "reset trim" function on the Su-25--so whenever you engage an autopilot mode--it trims the a/c to achieve it's goal--when you take it off the auto pilot mode--the trim from the autopilot is still there--and you have to manually get it back to normal. However--I've found the easiest way is to use the Alt-1 autopilot mode after getting my nose where I want it--it will trim the a/c to that exact position--then you can cancel the autopilot with Alt-9--and you should be good to go. This is basically how I fly the aircraft--as I havent' ventured too far into the other autopilot modes. Beware of using the "A" autopilot mode--and disengaging it while it's turning--as stated above. Ironhand has created a first-rate training mission about the Su-25, introducing you to many of the autopilot modes available to the Frogfoot, among other things. Check it out here: http://flankertraining.com/lomac/missions/Su-25T_Orientation-Ironhand.zip

Yup, I've heard WEZ, too. I learned from a Navy Controller--so perhaps "FBR" is more from a controller's perspective, vectoring flights into fights, out of fights, etc., having to know the enemy a/c in order to make prudent decisions on tactics, etc.

Very cool Glowing Amraam--thanks for the teaser!

FBR = Factor Bandit Range This is the range that an enemy aircraft can "reach out and touch you" with his weapons. If you know that a certain aircraft can only employ weapons on you within 10 nm, you know to stay out of that range, and employ your weapons so he can't ever get a missile on you. Knowing the enemy a/c's FBR can allow you to use certain tactics (pincer, etc.) to your advantage, while exploiting their weaknesses. FBR would be just one advantage falling under the "know thy enemy" axiom--in addition to knowing their radar type, as Ironhand so pointedly showed us with his track.

I was afraid that would be the answer ;) Knowing your adversary is of the utmost importance--among other things, knowing FBR, or Factor Bandit Range, is vital as well.

Ironhand--is there any resource within the program (or documentation) that gives us this important information? I looked in the encyclopedia--and it doesn't say what kind of radar the different a/c possess.

Excellent info on the Weta! I'll be sure to check out your cameo in LOTR--I watch those films entirely too much :)

Make sure you don't have cockpit reflections on when flying the Su-25

Weta--do you work for Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop? What is a weta?

Have you tried Zoomboy's excellent campaigns? http://www.geocities.com/jzoomiethomas/flightsims.html

works for me!

nice video--excellent camera work!

I recall in "Vipers in the Storm" that F-16's made multiple passes on targets--but perhaps that was a unique situation--with no Iraqui airforce, etc.

thanks guys--I'll try to incorporate all of the above :)

Just flew zoom's first mission in the mountains--and after making a few passes on the first target--had to RTB because of fuel. Ends up--I didn't make it--by a hair, and tried to land on a road--that is to say, I crashed. the "T" version has longer legs--would hate to fly the original! how can I calculate how much range I have left/need?

a bit off topic but... I thought my trackIR was going nuts, twitching all over the place--until I realised high speeds in the su-25 causes a bit of a shake :D

Just completed the training mission--another awesome, perfectly thorough session from Ironhand! Looking forward to any more coming down the pike :)