Strut

Ok Aussie, im on to it, i have most of those things and i will start to get them all together, i will also mod an A10 skin with an Australian description, i have the two flags, gongs (British ones, but they will do for now) Strips and some squadron Emblems, i also have to beat a hasty retreat as the beer is not getting any colder, so il start work tomorrow building up a folder for it.

you gunna let us in on the secret ? haha

I have the attached pics so far

Just had a look in-game, no joy. Also i want the mod to be able to be accessed via the LogBook Menu at the DCS Start UP screen, so when u look in there you will see an Australian selection. I spose i will just need to locate all the folders and pathways for it to happen, shouldnt be difficult really.

Gday Aussie, thx for your reply, im actually working on Australian medals and decorations, ive done up an Australia flag and the British rank bars could be used for RAAF rank , I have also played around with a LUA file that points to all the elements, but i would also add some Army rank as well, im just waiting for the latest path to finish DL and il see if i have done it, il post again shortly. I have also made up some Aust RAAF Squadron Insignia, i will work on 5 Av soon.

I hear what some people are saying, but i believe the fella's from DCS are doing their best, and im very prepared to cut them some slack and accept patch's and updates at anytime. Thanks to DCS for the continual improvement, its something a lot of other companies couldn't be bothered with. So full points to DCS.:thumbup:

Just posting to see if any Aussies have made up an Australian Logbook Mod, ive been playing around with it, but so far no success, hopefully some one has done it. Best regards:pilotfly::thumbup:

strange thread.............:music_whistling:

Well done on this Hegykc, il certainly be interested in your products. Keep up the good work, and its great to see your enthusiasm, dont let the "nay sayers" get you down, keep moving ahead.

He might be dead, but thats no excuse........:D:pilotfly:

This is my Starboard Door gunner asleep at the job, must of had a late night out with the boys, il make sure he stays awake next time, otherwise il 'Tea bag" him next flight over a lake.

In the 60's, 70's, 80's and to a certain extent still in certain military aviation units, especially, troop helicopter transport and fire support units, they basically used "Map to ground" navigation with aids like smoke grenades marking LZ's, using signal mirrors, torches, strobe lights, marking LZ's with burning hexamine tablets etc etc, marker panels, a soldier on the ground talking him in using the radio ie - Fly N/E/S/W you are closing, you are moving away. Also soldiers usually use maps that use the military grid reference system and depending on the scale it was easy or hard as well. Getting the 'knack" to the art of navigation was a prime skill for all pilots, soldiers and their support units. And still is, in my army, things like GPS, and electronic aids are considered aids to navigation , the primary means and skill still is the "Mark 1 Eyeball", Map and compass, Navigation skill and an understanding of the geography of the earth. IE, knowing what a spur line or ridge line looks like on a map and interpreting that to the ground your on or above and visa versa. In those early days, especially working in places in SE Asia where there is a tropical/sub-tropical climate, where the bush and jungles are thick and mostly provides a thick "jungle roof" canopy the accuracy of a units position would sometimes be a little out geographically for obvious reasons, GPS wasnt even heard of and VHF radio hardly worked well at all, so a lot of the methods i described above were used. The pilot going into these area's relied on his knowledge of map reading and navigation whilst he was flying and that was how it was. And most good army aviation units in the world today still take this approach, even though the advances in navigational equipment are great, there will always come a time you will revert to your own knowledge to get you from A to B. This is Fact.

FORT WOLTERS, TEXAS File No. 1-403-2 STUDENT HANDOUT HELICOPTER ACCIDENT PREVENTION "HOW TO CRASH A HELICOPTER" That looks like an essay written by a "naughty" pilot in training......^^:smilewink:

Well done Chelco, love the vid, love Hendrix too

Wouldn't that be what the settings are for ?

MedEvac / CasEvac / Dustoff was usually tried to be effected and achieved within the "Golden Hour", which is proven military doctrine still used today by the US and my country Australia, some other countries do as well im sure, the thinking being is that if you can be evacuated and placed on an operation table in a hospital within that "Golden Hour" your chances of survival were very good. And it proved to be very true. As far as flight ranges in Vietnam it varied, also the level of evacuation was varied as well, with medical stations starting from with-in the operational area to full blown hospitals in the larger bases and some of the provinces. Generally, the average "grunt" was operating inside that hour evac flight time and on occasion especially with the North they might have been a bit further out. Geographically Vietnam isnt really that big, in particular South Vietnam as was the official location of the war. As an aside. the Vietnam war was also unofficially called the " Helicopter War" by some, because Air Assault, CASEVAC, and airborne manoever was so important to be able to operate there. If your interested there is lots of books on the subject, but if you want a good read about Korea and Vietnam, i can suggest a great book called "About Face", written by a truly great warrior and soldier, Colonel David Hackworth. It is a brilliant story of his soldiering experiences. I actually met Hackworth by pulling a rifle with a bayonet attached on him whislt on guard duty when he was roaming our base in Northern Australia. As an old retired Infantryman, i get nostalgia hits re-reading his books.

Good work Tromac, i got halfway thru painting that skin and decided to have a look on the forum, and found you finished this beauty, once again well done. Good to see the Aussie versions.

I just want to say thanks and well done to all concerned to produce this great sim, im flying it with great pride, and enjoyment, (some of us old soldiers called it the "Angry Palm Tree" because of the choppers distinctive growl and the loud "Thwack" it made under certain conditions) in a past life i used to fly in this machine over the jungles of Northern Australia and South East Asia, and remember fondly the sound of incoming flights to pick up us "grunts" from hand cut LZ's, and airfields. I also used to rappel from these robust birds and remember the exhilaration of getting on the skids 2 minutes out from the drop. Love your work, keep it up, and if anybody is interested there is a great book based on the Huey on operations in Vietnam called "ChickenHawk" by Robert Mason. Happy Landings

I Like flying the Batumi instant Mission for take off and landing practice in my Mustang and in between i like flying down the river besides the airfield, of late i have noticed that there is a distinctive gap between the land, river banks, and the height of the water, the effect is that you can see water underneath the river banks. I have attached a track i have just flown, i have tried ti incorporate the effect in the flight . I have also seen roads and railway tracks floating above the ground. I have tried not to drink anything stronger than beer whilst flying so im sure my faculties are ok, however i do dabble in the occasional tipple of a good scotch or two.... Is it my graphic settings causing this? or something else ? Regards Strut Batumi Fly River Run.trk

I got an invite to the Beta, its just like WOT with wings, you get carried away with progression, it proclaims its free to play (FTP) but the passive encouragement makes it a wallet vacuum, which fast tracks progression and AC development, its a great money spinner for the developers and will be patronized by millions of hyper vigilant teenagers and oldies having a mid-life crisis. The single player missions are okay, but as stated in previous posts here the controls are mediocre, the graphics not to bad, but it isn't really a sim. 10/10 for arcade and a great stealthy means to keep ongoing costs coming out of your wallet. Not really for me. The game on-line environment is also inhabited by some real flunkies that you wouldn't even employ to muck out horse stalls in real life. Cheers...

Soz Mustang, thanks for the great fix, i didnt mean to grant kudos to PeterP with your work, as for badger66 my wishful thinking is for a gorgeous 21 yo olive skinned Madonna serving me cold beer on a surf fishing beach in Northern tropical Australia

Aussie only see's ' Flashing White Boxes ' when he goes to " The Cross" in Sydney......lol , i must admit they are very very nice ... ^^

Thx Peter, great Fix, thankyou, but dont expect any "Man Love" from me, i might buy you a beer though,,,wink wink

Just posted up the fix for the correct position of the roundels, download from http://files.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/ thx Hawk 5 for your "critical eye".

Please accept my order for one set of the covers please. regards Strut