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P-47 in DCS is a dream to fly, I actually like it better than the P-51, Mosquito, and the Spitfire. With the digital trim it's easy to go hands off as long as you keep your hands off the throttle. I have one of GVL's trim boxes R/P/Y, with pots that have three full rotations in it, so there is lots of travel. The Mustang and Spit trim wheels turn 1:1 with my controller. The Jug and Mossie do not, I get only 50% of rotation in the plane, so I'm stuck with digital vice analog trim. I'd like to see the P-38 and see if it flies straight with counter rotating props. Hoss

Navy Phantoms had Sea Legs...... beefier landing gear. If you remember McNamara tried to push the F-111 off on the Navy and Marine Corp, like they did with the Phantom. The USN was more interested in the Tomcat, now it's the Lightning II. The F-15 variants "Dash" letter has to do with the country we sell it to...... F-15SA, Saudia Arabia, F-15I, IDF, etc.........

What flight stick? (TM, VKB, Virpil, WW) what software are you running on it? (TARGET, Joystick Gremlin, Joy2key) I've got a TMWH and assigning buttons to the trim function works just fine, some move faster or slower than others (plane specific) In DCS I can use either TARGET GUI, where I assign the keypad equivelent of the movement (Ctl + F UP/and F for down) but you have to make the buttons a "HOLD" function so they stay on while you have it depressed. and Sedenion's Combined 128dx script in TARGET SCRIPT to assign a dx function to the "Flap" function. (don't need "HOLD" function) they all work just fine. However, I also have a GVL R/P/Y trim control box with the three rotation pots on each wheel. It works as advertised on the P-51, but the P-47 and Mossie have problems with full deflection of cockpit wheel and controller wheel. Another thing ED needs to fix among a cornucopia of other Warbird fixes. Sometimes I wonder if people ask themselves "why bother buying the Warbirds if they are that buggy" Hoss

The HOTAS/HOSAS/SIMPIT discord channel has nothing but horror stories about Virpil, VKB, WinWing HOTAS being delivered with horrendous form, fit and function problems. They are either having to contact said mfg. to get replacement parts, or are sending them back, or trading around opinions of how to fix them so they will kind of work. On the Thrustmaster page there is hardly a whimper about stuff not working or breaking. (mostly TARGET problems) Well I'll take that back, there is grief over the F/A-18 grip. It has the same amount of buttons the F-16 grip has, so I don't see a reason to switch myself. I've had my TMWH set up for over ten years, without a problem. If and when I ever have to replace mine it will be with TMWH pieces. My Crosswinds are fantastic as well, had them for a few years and no problems there either. Don't mean to ruffle anyone's feathers, but opinions are opinions, and a dime a dozen. Mine included. Cheers Hoss

I thought that too, I play even less now.

I use Sedenion's Complete 128 dx script, versions 1.5 & 1.6 allow for pitch, yaw trim by default, S3 enabled (pinky switch) and the L/R movement gives me roll trim. Setting your trim up before you take off IAW with what is needed will reduce the workload. Yaw trim is the easiest, center the ball. I hold the stick loosely at center point to get the pitch set. If the ball is still centered and it rolls, adjust roll trim, gently. As a pilot you know any change in speed or torque with props will nullify R/P/Y settings. Watch the controls in the cockpit, some move quickly while others are at a snail pace. I got a R/P/Y trim box from Vitaly (GVL). It works great on the Mustang but I don't get full deflection/movement 1 : 1 with in game wheel and the full three rotations of my controller. It's not the trim box, but the game settings causing the problem (P-47, Mossy). I have no problems with jets at all and don't trim them much. I can trim a warbird with the TMWH stick and fly hands off with no problem. Hoss

I'm using my right toe brake axis, I've played with the curves forever and if you breath on it the tail comes off the ground. I'll try this curve and see what happens. Thanks Hoss

Explain your fix please, the brakes are a colossal pain in the ass..... the Tokyo drift on take off is very annoying too. Once in the air I love it. Hoss

LOL..... If Kissa was in the group, I'd be interested....

At the NAS near me there was a wheel watch guy at the apron in a vehicle watching for just that.

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I was going to Navy Avionics schools in Millington, TN. When Star Wars came out in 77. This is a SIM so it will probably work until a patch comes out and bricks it. Like everything else.... Hoss

Love to see a CVE/CVL done for WWII scearios. Lets start with the USS San Jacinto.

I believe it's an Essex class we are getting for the Corsair... Close, Chiefs wear brown shoes if they are aviation rates, they also wear Aviation Greens too. There are Fireman, Seaman and Airman rates. We all wear black shoes till you make Chief in the aviation community. Fireman, Seaman rates (BM, MM, HM, PN, EM etc) always wear black shoes (E6 and below) no matter the rank, unless you are wearing whites then you wear white shoes (E7 and up)

The USN Aviation aircraft designations have always been geared to the planes function within the airwing. VA, VF, VT..... The A-1, A-4, A-7 were all labeled "Light Attack" aircraft. The A-3, A-6 were "Medium Attack", none of them performed Fighter type duties, the A-7 did carry cheek mounted Sidewinders for self protection. Everything changed when the Hornet arrived, VA "Attack" became VFA "Strike Fighter". As military designations/nomenclature gets changed for no good reason (khaki's) the Lightning II which can carry ordnance is not called the F/A-35, but the F-35. The Navy in its infinite wisdom, has decided for the next decade or so Carrier Air Groups will consist of two Hornet squadrons, and two Lightning II squadrons. Their rolls will switch depending on the mission type. On the taxi overpass at NAS Lemoore when you go under the bridge the big sign says "welcome to Strike Fighter Country. Hoss

With which Island structure?

Air Force F-4 pilots called them their G.I.B. or "guy in back" ........... Call him Gibs, or Mr. Gibs

I have a LG 32" monitor, and it has G-Sync compatibility, paired with an MSI RTX3080Ti. It runs at 61°C while running DCS. Get a 2Tb M.2 SSD. I havea 1Tb with IL2, IL2 Beta, DCS & DCS open Beta on it, there is very little room left on it. Get a 2Tb........

It's VFA-122 for Hornets, and VFA-125 for F-35's at Lemoore. VAQ-129 For Growlers at Whidbey Is. Some Khaki is always trying to re-name something so he can leave his mark, and say he did "this" during his time. I always believed if it's not broken, it doesn't need fixing. AIMD where I worked was Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department, now they call it FRC, Fleet Readiness Center......... for what? at least with AIMD I knew it was Aviation related. Hoss

I could be wrong, I was a WestPac sailor, and I believe the Ranger was the last West Coast carrier with F-4's, the Midway could of still had them too. And that was early 80's. The Forrestall is the perfect boat for Phantoms, Corsair II, Intruder's and Scooters...... A-1D Skyraider would be a nice addition too. Hoss

There is a WRA in the Hornet (almost the same one in the Harrier) called an Interface Blanker. It turns on and off all RF emitting equipment in the aircraft, this determines their Duty Cycle. This keeps RF equipment from transmitting and receiving over each other. The ALQ-126 and the ALR-67 have a circuit card inside that is a memory for a threat library. It gives the DECM system a data base of "known" search, and fire control RADAR systems (surface and airborne), each have a distinct PRF/PW which is it's finger print. The system prioritizes, each for its effective range how lethal it is, and gives it a deception technique to Break lock, on a pulse for pulse basis. It raises the gain of the received pulse. That buries the actual return echo in the enemy RADAR receiver's noise so its not seen and injects the deception pulse in its place. Now the threat library knows NATO "western" radar systems and will not respond to them. But it will put an icon on the RHAW display, so you can tell if your wingie accidentally locks you up. Just because you put the system in Xmit/Repeat, does not mean it's going to transmit, the received signal has to have a signal strength strong enough to overcome the set sensitivity in your receiver to make it start repeating. DCS does not model DECM or ECM correctly in game, so debating on whether or not it's acting the way it should would be a exercise in futility. So being in a F/A-18 going up against a Iranian Tomcat, or Phantom you would need an AN/DLQ-3B to decieve their RADAR. That's not modeled right either....... Cheers Hoss 6641/6645/6639

Sedenion's 128 dx script, search for that.

I'll have to look at Boeing Discount Program, they cover HP products, I got my TMWH from Dell on BDP for $375.00 a few years back.

Could you show us a screen shot of your "Axis Tune" page. I put a hell of a curve on mine too. But it still kicks the tail up when I touch it too hard.

I took it up to 20k and it works like before, was hoping for animation too. Thanks