Foul Ole Ron

The buffeting and shaking is your warning signal that you're pushing things too hard. The P51 requires a light touch so it may be hard to get this level of control using the keyboard (never tried it myself). Edit: Removed incorrect bit. Sobek is correct - the accelerometer shows the G forces (pg. 71-2 of the manual)

After you finish the flight by plummeting into the ground the next screen says that you can view the track or save the track. A track is essentially a full replay of your last flight. If you post the saved track in here it allows viewers to see what you're doing and they can also jump in and take control as well on their PCs

I don't think it's doing a disservice to the Pony to say that, all other things being equal, it would be slightly outclassed by a FW190-D in a one-on-one dogfight. The Pony did what it was designed to do very well i.e. provide an ultra long range platform that would also be able to capably go head-to-head with the LW during these incursions. It had good speed overall with both cruise and top speed being high. In a turn fight at high speeds it was more than capable. It was relatively easy to fly for the most part and had a decent armament. It was also quick and easy to construct and numbers in a fight mean far more when the performance differences between platforms are not all that great. I don't think the role played by the Pony as a war-winning weapon has been overrated. They carried the bombers to Berlin and back home again and were able to engage with the LW effectively during these missions. There was no other plane in the allied inventory that could have performed this role as well as the Pony did. The actual technical ability of the Pony in a dogfight has been overrated but I think we have to be careful not to downgrade it too much - it was still a good overall dogfighter, just not the very best. In the type of multiplayer match-ups we'd see in DCS you'd have to think the FW190-D would have the edge all other things being equal. Though they never are equal in practice so would still make for some fun match-ups. Going for the FW190-A would probably make for a more balanced match overall but would be a pity to have a plane that's crippled past 20,000ft. The D would also make for better historical missions like bomber intercept with P51s flying escort. Would love to see a Spitfire Mk.XI for an equal head-to-head duel with the FW190-D at some point too.

Runaway propeller is modeled as well. Not sure if it can happen as a system fault with the governor from how you run the engine but I have had it happen to me after taking a hit from AAA that knocked out the governor. It's pretty easy to identify with your engine RPMs going insanely high all of a sudden.

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I get the same thing in my X-52 throttle. There is a tiny jiggle in it along certain points along it - I can see it in the Saitek Control panel but this doesn't seem to translate into an issue with other flight sims that I played previously. The P51 throttle seems quite sensitive to this very minor jiggle though. I found it helped when I changed the throttle in options to slider - it still jiggles a bit in the game but it's not affecting manifold pressure really anymore.

You'll need to either use the Saitek Profile Editor or assign them in the Options editor in game. The slider is the default in the Options editor when you install the game. So you'll probably have to go into Options and delete it - go to Axis Assign in there and remove the existing Throttle entry and change it to Joy Z. You might want to then select "Slider" in the fine tuning options as I found it a bit jumpy otherwise. You probably should delete all the existing X-52 options and then redo from scratch so you get what you want where you want it. After that you can assign other buttons. You can use the Control Panel to figure out the button number, etc. and then assign it in the Options in the game. Personally I prefer to use the Profile Editor myself as it's easier to see what button you're working on. Just cross-reference to the keyboard commands and you're good to go. If you want to avoid the hassle of making your own you could download the ready-made profile that 6S.Duke just posted up today: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=88323 Save that into your Saitek profiles folder and then you can select that anytime you want to play. Just click on the X-52 icon in your tray and select the profile you want to use before you load up the game.

I noticed this too - not sure why it's not been implemented. IL-2 has it also where you have to look left and right if you want to see what's at your back left and right. In A10C the pilot seems to be something from the Exorcist and can spin his head nearly 360 degrees.

And just to add to wtfisgoingon... Which profile are you using too? I think Wags has a profile out there specifically designed for A10C - might make the general movement, etc. more suited for the sim. You can then go into the profiles list and tell TrackIR to apply this custom profile when you play A10C. I use the clip and don't have any issues with centering.

Thanks for this profile. Finding it great to use in practice - saved me hours of work.