Akula

No worries. Better to get it right than make people pay for an inferior product and suffer the backlash.

Wags released the exact same video again on his YT channel just a few days ago..... Not sure what kind of hint he's trying to drop but not holding my breath either.

Everyone's been pretty quiet so far

All of it. But I voted for the helmet thing...

You running 2.5 stable or Open Beta?

Compatibility when your noob friends buy it to fly with you lol... That's the only reason I can see for buying it.

I agree 100% I'd definitely buy it if it was an improved version of FC3 but if the campaigns are just as trashy as they are in FC3 then why bother? Just for a few more planes? Fluff if you ask me. I know I'm repeating home fry's question but what would be the difference between THIS and FC3? If it's just more planes then I'll pass, thanks. In all honesty I just want a campaign that works.

It works!! Thanks!!! These are the little things you miss when reading the manual.

OK I'll test that now thanks

Is there any way to toggle Hi gain NWS so you don't have to hold down the "S" key?

Does anyone know how to get the Mode selector knob to act as a modifier? I'm trying to create a profile that does takeoff and landing for mode 1 (green) waypoint navigation and refuelling mode 2 (orange) and ACM mode 3 (red) and even though I set the modes as modifiers it didn't work. I tried binding them in DCS but they bind as modifier in the way that rotating into mode 1 just triggers mode 1 as a modifier but doesn't, for lack of a better description, hold it in place or hold it down like you would hold down ALT as a modifier to the "F" key.... This really sucks because it pretty much renders this mode knob useless. Not interested in using the Saitek or Logitech software to accomplish this because all it does is screw everything up. Been there, tried it and I play other games so not interested in going through the hassle of using it. Trust me I have tried so spare me the "you just don't know how to use it" comments lol.

That's not the way I do it and I really don't care if it's the right or wrong way, for me, it works. I find that the lag in engine response to throttle input makes staying on speed very hard so I compensate by using both stick and throttle. In real life, LSO's don't really care what you do as long as you score well and catch the no. 3 wire. "Do your pilot shit to get the plane on the deck safely." Check out this video @ 2:10 and see how much the pilot uses both Stick and throttle. Take the weather conditions out of the equation and he will still be using both to land although not as vigorously.

Yeah it's there ZoSo. For some reason the forum will not let me post YouTube videos. Could be due to shoddy Forum software. It worked on other Forums :)

Tip: Turn off Ship Labels

You gotta learn to power up as you pitch up... It's a delicate touch but it works for me.... It's all about keeping the Velocity Vector in the middle of the E. Even if you manage to do it at the last second (Which I usually do) it works.

In short, no. The FCS over compensates so the margin of stress on the airframe between what the Fly By Wire system will allow vs what is needed to actually TEAR the plane apart is HUGE. This means that yeah if the pilot overides the FCS then he's more or less on his own but he'll be OK as long as he doesn't overdo it. Most pilots I've talked to say they can feel and hear when the airframe is reaching it's true limits and if they overstress a jet, believe me, they *do* hear about it from their CO and the ground crew.

Corrected, thanks :)

It's not easy because it's not something most players will do every time. You have to understand that this game has risen tremendously in popularity over the past year due in part by the YouTube videos from the community. As a result there are a LOT of people out there who start their missions either on the runway or parked "HOT" YOU, are probably more hardcore and prefer to manually start every jet you have... Good for you. Most are not and thereby will find this list helpful. Hardcore simmers could probably muddle their way to getting any jet started but I'll bet a kidney they can't do every jet by memory and pull of a flawless start procedure. Even REAL pilots use a checklist. You're just bragging.

I don't really know the answer because I just did the training tutorial and wrote the steps down. Basically what you see is what you get. If there's any confusion in the steps let me know and I will tweak them a little. I just had a second look at the steps and the answer is there. Follow the steps and you're good.

True.... Since this is still a game and you get a perfectly working Hornet on start you can fore go the unnecessary formalities. You can also close the canopy from the get go so it's not too loud.

HAHA glad I can help. I found this necessary after entering a server where cold starts were the norm... I was like "SHIT! OK how does this go again???" :megalol:

Hello all, This list is for those that don't often do a manual cold start for the Hornet and often forget how to do it AND, hate going through the mundane lenthy training tutorial in DCS. There are a lot of steps involved and it takes time but it's fairly simple if you know your way around the cockpit. **NOTE: Wags calls them DDI's. Although I'm sure that's what it's called today, they were always known as MFDs (Multi Function Display). Why they changed it is beyond me and moronic and since I'm a grumpy old man I call them MFDs :D I keep this list on my iPhone and the phone between my stick and throttle for easy reference. F-18 COLD START - LOWER RIGHT PANEL: battery ON - Fire test HOLD RIGHT CLICK - Wait 10 seconds - Fire test HOLD LEFT CLICK - APU ON - Crank Right engine on RIGHT CLICK - @20% Press SHIFT HOME - Bleed air NORM TO NORM - Set left and right MFD to DAY, set brightness to MAX - Set Center MFD brightness to MAX - Set HUD brightness to MAX (On the left of the UFC panel ... Where you usually turn on TACAN. Label for knob is hidden) - LEFT MFD Press menu button to SUPPORT - LEFT MFD Press FCS - Reset Master Caution - Set INS to GROUND - Crank Left engine on LEFT CLICK - @20% Press ALT HOME - Reset FCS - SET OBOSS to ON (Far left behind you) - Set radar to OPR - Set flaps to AUTO - RIGHT MFD Press FCS-MC GO - Hold “Y” and Press FCS on RIGHT MFD (BIT TEST) - Once flaps test is done set flaps to HALF - HOLD TAKEOFF TRIM DOWN 10 seconds - ON ATTITUDE INDICATOR rotate knob AFT to stow red flag - Close canopy - Set INS to NAV - Set left MFD to HUD - Set right MFD to FCS for takeoff - Release P-brake - NOT mentioned in training.... ARM YOUR SEAT or Betty will nag you - DONE!

Yeah I've done it too but I like 300 because it affords me the luxury of power vs desperate last minute attempts to correct a stalling jet. More wiggle room is better than less IMHO.

Lower the gear at 300 and set yourself up. 250 is BS and if you wait that long you will have way too much to do while, like you said, the jet is falling out of the sky. Instructions are just that, instructions. Follow the instructions and then apply what you learn vs applying what you have read.

Guess what Jabbers, you just won the tip o' the hat award!!!! Ill admit it's not complete to the point where we know where to click what and when but it's far more helpful and complete than any of the other vids I've seen. LIKED AND SUBSCRIBED!!!! Thanks!! :thumbup: