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try joining a group/squadron/clan etc. Then you will have a group of people that you can get to know and learn with/from. When you join a public multiplayer session it still feels like playing solo since there is little cooperation without TS. There is a list somewhere on these forums of all the squadrons. You can check out flight-sim-fanatics.com though, a very relaxed group that just likes to hang out with each other.

I noticed this too, got a flat on landing after just flying around. Different than being hit and the tire missing. It actually sounded like a flat tire as I coasted down the runway and drifted slightly to the left. When I get shot at and it blows out a tire, you hear screeching and you dramatically veer off to the side.

yesterday me and my buddies were trying out CA and all the updated modules. Every flyable aircraft was available, with about 10 of us joining a 10mb upload server. However only 3 people could stay connected. Everyone else either got "connection interrupted" immediately while trying to join, or 1-2 minutes after being in game. The same person hosted the mission "operation pilot search" and everyone got in to the server just fine (until DCS froze up on everyone... whats new). Could it be an issue with CA and multiple flyable aircraft?

Here is my attempt at takeoff/landing with only the startup tutorial under my belt haha. I probably did everything wrong, but I was just wingin it. I did double check that auto rudder and takeoff assist were off though.

Its probably best to download the full 1.1.1.1 version off the ED website, and use whatever activation key you have to activate it. Easier (and generally better results) than patching. Yes the training missions are in all versions. If you look down in the multiplayer thread, there is a squadron listing for various groups to fly with. Im sure all of them enjoy new people to fly with! I got trackIR a few months ago (upgrade over the free software "FacetracknoIR") and would never fly without it a cockpit is what you sit in when you are flying :)

Am I blind or is the mission link missing?

I can agree that it was the same as default for me as well. Which is odd since so many people rave about his profile on these forums.. maybe I found a bad link

I am 100% happy with my x52 pro. No complaints whatsoever. I use it in DCS A10 and Falcon BMS

you're welcome funkster :) happy landings! and sorry to get a little off topic with the runway headings, its just something that has bothered me for a long time. Ralfidude, which charts are you using? I always feel like Im doing something wrong because no one ever says anything lol. Based on the chart I looked at (and the F10 map in game) every runway heading is off compared to what I get when lined up on the runway. Some are closer than others, but none are what the charts say. Are they supposed to be 6 degrees off? it seems like approach charts would try and give you exact data wouldnt they?

I did not compare them all to real world data, only a select few to see how off they were. I can share the DCS world headings though if you would like.

gotcha thanks, would be cool if they fixed that then

when you say correct heading, do you mean real world? In DCS world I dont think I found a single runway that matched the heading in the available charts

I flew to every airfield and wrote down the actual headings a few weeks ago as I was getting tired of the incorrect headings listed in the available charts. Didnt know it was a bug however..

you actually stowed your bars, meaning you wont see them. Keep them to the left where it says "able". also, if you watch your track again you will see that when you are lined up with the runway you are actually heading 120 (119.5 to be exact). If you tried to line up with 125 you would be way off course. Try doing an ILS landing without using the divert page (which puts the waypoint marker over the runway) and you will see how important those 5 degrees are :)

someone will ask for a track to see exactly what you are/arent doing and then go from there :) also, the heading of the runway is 119.5. the charts that say 125 are wrong

any reason you arent overclocking? you can get up past 4ghz easily with those new i5/i7 CPUs. You would probably see an increase in FPS too

The only problem with a curve setting that high PeterP (at least for me) is when trying to pull a high G turn, it turns into a stalling nightmare. The stick becomes so sensitive on the outer deflection that the difference between a high g turn and stall is incredibly small. It does make refueling easier though, I agree, but probably best to stick to a curve around 15

Try refueling online or in windy conditions. The tanker definitely gets buggy telling you to disconnect for no reason. Or saying transfer complete too early. However, I disagree with op. it is tough but that does not mean make it easier. It means practice more. Took me a long time to be able to refuel, and I still haven't done it in 1 connect.

It may have been a bug, I just replayed the mission and after staying connected and getting ~75% fuel it said transfer complete. But previously when he was constantly saying disconnect I wouldn't receive fuel and I was far from full. Don't know why it worked for the other guy flying though

I am at a point now where if I need to refuel, I can. However, I recently tried a mission with a lot of wind and it went something like this: connect, you're taking fuel, disconnect. Everytime I connected thats what happened. I let my wingman have a go and he filled up on his first connect. So what do I need to do to refuel in wind? I was staying pretty steady behind the tanker and matched his speed well enough I think.

yes, that untitled "shift" key on your stick is what I was talking about. If you open up the options menu of DCS, go to controls, select A10C sim from the drop down menu, then click the modifier button on the bottom left, you can add your "shift" key to the list to allow you to have more buttons on the stick. Also, I was unaware of the mouse look function of that stick. I dont know if its possible, but if you could somehow map that to the slew commands that would be pretty sweet for you. (slew is what you use to move the targeting pod around, along with some other things) Of course, you would need an alternate way to look around, but something to think about. but if you cant then you can use the keyboard defaults , . / and ; (I believe)

yep, just map the essentials to your stick, and learn the keyboard shortcuts for the rest. I think your stick has 12 buttons plus a shift button, essentially giving you 24 buttons? Thats a good number to start working with. you should try and map the DMS, TMS, CMS, coolie, trim, and weapon release buttons to the stick. also, if you get tired of using the numpad keys to look around, look into the free program facetracknoir. I used it for roughly 8 months before getting TrackIR and enjoyed it thoroughly.

the long loading is normal, unless you have a SSD. I would also recommend using the cd key from steam and downloading the newest version (1.1.1.1) from the ED website directly. perhaps a reinstall will help with the stutter. Otherwise, others should be able to offer suggestions

so awesome! what I wouldn't give to be a pilot in the navy! Perhaps flight surgeon will have to do :)

Nate, can I clarify something with you? When you say loading stutters do you mean, for example, you are at busy airfield and getting constant fps. Then, when you look to the left or right which requires scenery and models to be loaded, your computer bogs down and stutters while it loads everything up? That's what I'm currently suffering from (even when in the air, panning around in external views or flying over a city). I thought it was a graphics card issue, but an ssd helped you with that? Or am I mistaking stutters with something else. That would good and bad news hehe.. I would love a ssd, but then I would have to pay for one