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No not per se... Quite a few in Sochi I am led to believe. I think he is more using them as a prop for his imagination in a fictional Vietnam scenario? Adding a little flavour to an admittedly superbly made module, however in itself, a very out of place one in the Black Sea.

Oh my... that brings back some memories.

Thanks. Good advice.

So that would make it a better choice then an Ivybridge? (speccing a new high end system at the moment).

Good for you! Honestly you are going to be a very happy chappie when it arrives and you feel the quality. Also... flipping the APU switch for the first time is quite satisfying. Also if it doesn't work out, you can always put it on ebay. But I seriously doubt it won't work out. :-) Enjoy.

I thought the point of this chip is that it is much more efficient, giving it more overhead to take an over-clock and yield higher performance on the -k variants. Is that the case or have I misunderstood something?

Yes, but you really wouldn't want to. You will get pixel splitting and your images will look like blurry soft fuzz. Flat panels are really only ever designed to run at their native resolution.

You can spend £80,000 on a 911 or buy a Toyota... You can pay the money and get a sports car... or you can not, and get a normal run of the mill so-so family car. Depends what you want out of life and if you can afford it. It's not a waste of money. Just a different priority.

I upgraded from the x52-Pro to the WH I never looked back, precision, build quality, control, all entirely superior. So much more precise. The only thing I miss are the axis dials that the x52 had on the throttle. But being able to control left and right engines separately is much handier. With all the hat switches, toggles and selectors on it I have never struggled to find a home for anything I want custom mapped. Also the big paddle on the front makes for a very good shift switch if you want to add even more functions. It's not ideally suited to the Huey though as the stick is quite heavy with a reasonably stiff spring in it and it can get a bit tiring with the constant corrections required to keep the Huey flying. You can lock the throttles together and it makes a very effective collective control. However, if you are wanting to spend most of your time in the A-10, It's then only choice in my opinion. I kept my x52 pro thinking I'd use it for other things, but to be honest since I got the WH at launch... the x52 hasn't even come out the box. You're mileage may vary though. If you can afford it, buy it. If you can't, save your pennies and be very nice to your girlfriend.

Hi there, unfortunately this has been discussed before. I think the situation is still the same, but the TGP uses a post process of some kind for the IR view rather then actual heat maps. It's just textures, thermal transfer isn't modelled. I am quite prepared to be wrong on that though should someone with a better understanding care to comment. But as far as I'm aware that is still the case. If you do a search you should come a cross some threads talking about it. If it helps, I find B-HOT and playing with the contrast gives me the best results. Good luck.

Video Producer and Media Communications Specialist Used to be an Editor and Motion Graphics artist, but I got sick of never getting any sleep so I decided to cause all the grief rather then take it :-) *evil laugh*

Can I have North Wales, Mach Loop and the Scottish Highlands for training and flying the Hawk/Harrier/Tonka when they come out?

Flanker... No wait... what was the question?... Sorry memory isn't what it used to be. How did I get here? Where's nurse?! Is it time for my nap?

I think this really needs a "Both" option. There is room in the market to support casual and hardcore alike. I think we may be guilty of a little elitism when it comes to flight simming. "This isn't arcady trash like H.A.W.X" It been thrown around here a few times, but what people forget is a game like HAWX is a gateway drug ;-). If it gets some gamer into aviation they are going to want more. It serves it's purpose, and that is to feed gamers into casual flight sims like FC, which lets be fair, in some respect isn't that casual. Without, FC you wouldn't have DCS and without those arcade shooters like HAWX and Strike Commander (for those of a certain age) you wouldn't have FC. So lets not be too myopic. Arcade shooters may not be your thing, FC shallow learning curve may also not be your thing. But if you want to feed people into this hobby and allow it to continue and grow to the point where it is economically viable to produce high fidelity home simulation in excess of DCS standards, then we have to have them. It's wonderful that we have the skill and time to dedicate to a DCS title... but not everyone does. Some people need a little hand holding in order to graduate to the "big boys" stuff. Lets not shut people out of the hobby because our egos can't take ED producing lower fidelity products. Don't like them? Simple. Don't use them. This is what brought me into flight simming... (ignore the awful music lol) Now if that can start me on a 27 year flight sim career... imagine what FC style products can do. So make both! It's all good in the end.

I think the reason I liked the Huey so much is that it has taught me some basic fundamentals that I just simply didn't understand before. It is such a raw, unfiltered flying experience. No computers in the way deciding how to control aircraft. But for me those fundamentals have translated across to the Shark, meaning I can now pilot it with ease thanks to all the control augmentation. Where as before... I couldn't fly it for toffee. If anything it's a glowing testament to Belsimtek's flight model.

Apologies, I have not got to this sooner. I don't have the track in front of me so I am typing from memory. I watched your track and can pretty much see that what you are experiencing is being caused by your controls not being returned to centre. You were in a very dynamic manoeuvre at the time with your rudders moving at the time that it occurred. Also you used a very quick single click trim command while still moving the controls. I recommend you follow my advice about checking calibration of your controls and adding a deadzone. The problem will go away. I had the exact same issues with an old X-52. Also, as an aside. Unless your stick is force feedback, the method for trimming that a lot of people (including myself) have adopted is to press and hold the trim button while performing the manoeuvre, and then release the button, then centre your controls. If you do a search of the forum you will find a lot of advice on this. Again, please check your control calibration that windows is recognising that your joystick and rudders are registering as returned to centre and add deadzones to your axis in DCS:W. Good luck.

Sorry, I have been with family all day. I will have a look at this tomorrow for you.

Anyone else noticed this...? I used to pretty much wobble about the sky in the KA-50, uncoordinated and messy. I could just about bring my weapons to bear on something and then go and belly flop on a FARP. However, now since I've been learning to fly the Huey, which I can barely keep in check and flying the way I want it. When I jumped back into the shark, I can fly it like a pro. Laser accurate, deadly, where I want it all times and looking good while I do it too. Even the once idiotic autopilot now makes sense and actually helps me fly, rather then try and fight the Shark into a hillside. So the question... is the Huey that much of a handful to keep up? Or is it that somewhere along the way the Huey has taught me some fundamentals about helicopter control? Also, if you are still having bother... this video from Furia40 gave me the biggest advance in technique. Anyone else noticed this...? I used to pretty much wobble about the sky in the KA-50, uncoordinated and messy. I could just about bring my weapons to bear on something and then go and belly flop on a FARP. However, now since I've been learning to fly the Huey, which I can barely keep in check and flying the way I want it. When I jumped back into the shark, I can fly it like a pro. Laser accurate, deadly, where I want it all times and looking good while I do it too. Even the once idiotic autopilot now makes sense and actually helps me fly, rather then try and fight the Shark into a hillside. So the question... is the Huey that much of a handful to keep up? Or is it that somewhere along the way the Huey has taught me some fundamentals about helicopter control? Also, if you are still having bother... this video from Furia40 gave me the biggest advance in technique.

Just re-reading Chickenhawk for some flavour while I learn to fly the UH-1. Very vivd... Makes me want a South East Asia terrain and Fortunate Son on the stereo.

This thread may be one to watch. http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=107003&page=2

Porky... please read my last post very carefully. Particularly the section concerning the joystick being physically centered, but not interpreted by the software as such. Perform the suggestions I have made and then come back.

Porky_pig... What is most likely happening here is that your stick is not returning to centre properly. It may physically be returning to centre but sometimes if the pots are dirty or if the calibration has drifted the software reads it as slightly off centre putting it outside the zone that DCS World accepts as being centred. There are a couple of ways to fix this... 1) Recalibrate your stick using the windows calibration software in the game controllers section of your system settings. This will also give you a handy little graphic to check that you are are getting a proper return to centre. 2) Set a small deadzone for all your axis in DCS world. That can help smooth out a slightly cranky stick. 3) You can increase the size that DCS:W accepts as being centred. I can't remember off the top of my head how to. But a forum search will reveal it I'm sure. You should also check that if you have rudder pedals attached that you aren't resting your foot heavier on one side causing an input that throws the centre position off. Also in controls setting unbind all axis that you aren't using so that you don't get inputs from things that also may throw it off. I have had this exact problem with an old x52 that was a bit sloppy around the centre position and would refuse to properly return to centre. I fixed it with a combination of method 2 and method 3. But just to be clear... this is not a bug. The central position mode will lock the controls solid until it detects ALL control axis are at the central position. If DCS:W never detects a valid centring of the axis due to bad calibration, centre slop, or insufficient deadzone it will do exactly as you have described. Go and try the things I have suggested. Or uncheck central position mode, which will still trim the helo as it pauses control input momentarily to allow you to manually centre your controls yourself. I can 100% guarantee you, following the above advice and the advice of others in this thread will resolve your issue. Good luck.

Guys... I think he is confusing terms due to language. He is not wanting to zoom-out, but rather only move his head further back in the cockpit. He wants the same FOV but with the camera further back... I think. Which I'm pretty sure will clip into the chair. Metalicalypse, the second picture you posted is a much more real picture. The problem is you are lacking peripheral vision because you're monitor is like looking at the world through a small window. You can help by using more monitors, or by getting a Track IR that will let you easily move your head around. If you can't afford or don't want to spend the money on a Track IR, there are cheaper/free solutions out there too like http://facetracknoir.sourceforge.net/home/default.htm. Good luck.

And that loses you any entitlement to any reasonable argument going forward. Seriously, go and have a think about how you could have put your points across in the manner of a professional aviator and someone responsible for the defence of their nation - rather then that of a childish internet troll. Further to that, I would encourage you to have your unit TO explain to you (probably for the umpteenth time) the benefits of CRM, or even the basics from the sounds of it. If nothing, for the sake of your crew at least. Someone came here and decided to give knowledge they thought would benefit the community. Wether it did or not, is not up for debate as you cannot comment on that at all, as you did not take part. Neither did I, so I am prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt and applaud him in his effort of benefiting the community. You are the one who is not "getting it". You have offered no input, no betterment and no adding of knowledge. You have the knowledge but not the time, that is fair enough, but it does not give you the right to call into question the motives or manner in which other people do choose to give knowledge. That is reserved for people who have actually chosen to contribute, not stand at the side and criticise. You are embarrassing yourself with several logical fallacies and embarrassing your rank, uniform and service with your attitude. What's more... you are actively p*ssing on this community by discouraging people from adding to our collective knowledge. And I for one, do not like being covered in p*ss.

This is quite possible one of the most inexplicable threads I have ever witnessed on these boards. Robert... If you are a military aviator, then I am going to assume that you are an officer, and as such you have a duty of leadership, humility, respect and setting an example. Your job is to inspire and encourage, not just be a seat stick interface. Right now you are doing your uniform and rank a disservice.