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There are also accounts of pilots that loved VTAS. Being able to slew the radar quickly without needing to coordinate with the RIO, being able to pull lead so that you can take a few seconds to ease up on the G for an in-parameters sidewinder launch, etc. Hell, just knowing where your seeker is looking is a big deal. Focusing on the weight of the helmet in a Phantom is going to be silly if we're going to end up fighting MiG-17s that can sustain near infinite 6G turns with no pilot fatigue.

I have the same issue, haven't really found a solution yet.

I ended up using this for my panels. It's not perfect, but it's better than nothing and doesn't look too out of place.

Had this happen last night. I was not able to resolve it and ended up respawning. I'll grab a track next time it happens.

Modelling human factors penalties should be a sim-wide undertaking if it's going to be done at all. Not just helmet weight, but also the weight of control forces and the effect of weight and effort over time. I'd like to see it done, but it's a pretty large can of worms.

I've got a 35 inch 3440x1440 monitor and it's been great. There's another option but it is somewhat less common - 3440x1600. You get more vertical screen space, which would be enormously helpful in DCS.

Hopefully this helps with your other questions.

I'll buy every F-4. No question. If HB releases a new Phantom module, I'm opening my wallet immediately.

Phantom goes through fewer head gaskets though.

I'm assuming @deep is correct and there's a performance issue that cannot be reasonably addressed without switching to synthetic scenery. I voted to switch on the assumption that there's a performance blocker that cannot be addressed without the change.

Thanks @Horns. The only time I've ever seen this alternate seasonal phenomena before was in the lead up to the Tomcat. And yes, it's been a really weird Spring for me too. I'm a few hundred km east of Melbourne and it has been alternating between extreme wintery weather one week and the next it's like the height of summer. The only way I know it's Spring is that my hayfever is probably the worst it's ever been! Anyway, where Phantom?

lmfao Dammit @Zabuzard! To be entirely fair, this project has helped me grasp how exasperating and arduous modelling the Phantom must be for you guys and my hat is off to you.

I'm going to ask what I think is probably a stupid question, but doesn't Northern Hemisphere Winter start on December 1 and finish at midnight on the last day of February? I'm in Australia, our Summer starts on the 1st of December. On March 1st, Autumn begins.

@Raisuli Yeah, that's the smart way to go about it - multi-module flexibility makes it much more usable in general. I'm following more of a 'work with what I've got, in a form factor that I can live with' philosophy, although it's very much intended for the Phantom. My outer panels are squared off, instead of following the cockpit wall in the real thing. A flaps switch that is relatively close to the right spot, but rotated 90 degrees and built into a franken-panel. A sim-functions panel instead of a steps position panel. Small switches instead of correctly sized ones, I'm sure you get the idea. I think it should work for other modules reasonably well too as you've quite rightly pointed out that there is plenty of overlap. But a well sorted multi-module pit is probably nirvana. The F-4 subforum needs a dedicated cockpit building thread, because the one in the Tomcat subforum is really inspirational.

Phantom pit-building right now is really hard. Until we get the DSCG bird in our hangars (or at least have more detailed in-game footage), there's too many variables for many of the front seat panels to be sure I'm modelling the correct version of each panel. The AFCS one is pretty safe and doesn't appear to have changed much aside from getting an extra position on the 'engage' switch for 'CMPT STR', and the one with the rudder trim is also relatively consistent. But everything else seems to have a massive range of variations. That panel to the left of the throttle in @Zabuzard's screenshot is the first time I've seen that particular variation. I've seen APU-related switches there instead of the APS-107/APQ-120 switches, and I'm sure on one I've seen the generator master switches there. The fuel panel seems to have been the most common one, it's identical to the one in the F-4G manual. And then I'm sure the DMAS one is going to be different again!

Ideally a diameter of 30mm or less, with eight positions. I did consider a similar idea but it's quite a tight fit. I'm sure there are ways. At that size I could probably design something using 6mm switches laid out octagonally with a column but I'd prefer to have something that requires less effort. Will do. That first one looks like a winner. That's incredibly helpful. Thank you @Richi!

This is likely the route I'll have to take if I can't find a switch that does what I want. Interesting ideas. I could probably create a jig to bore through a rotary switch for a rod to access a switch underneath. I'll have to think about it. Fair. The application is the missile jettison knob assembly for the F-4. It needs to be highly tactile, but I'm working with some space constraints, so it also needs to be relatively compact. @Sacarino111 and @lesthegrngo have given me an idea if I can't find anything that functions in the way I desire. I know an eight detent rotary encoder would also probably work, but those are quite expensive. I think I could mount a rotary switch to a PCB that is held against the face plate by springs and then have a button either under the PCB or between the switch and the face plate. I might just send Winwing support a message and ask if I can buy their switch and see what turns up.

Exactly, you roll with the rudder in that situation. I think either he's gotten his wires crossed somewhere, or this is the beginning of an epic thread.

Thanks for the effort @Sacarino111, but as @Rapti says I'm specifically after rotary switches with a push button. I would have thought that Winwing would be using something with fairly reasonable availability for their wing fold switch, but perhaps I'm incorrect.

@yogi149 I was looking for a switch rather than an encoder. @Sacarino111 I don't suppose you'd have a link to the switches themselves? I found a few rotary switches there but none of them seem to have a push button.

Has anyone got a suggestion for a rotary switch that includes a push button function that is not outrageously priced? I've got an original Winwing Orion throttle here that has a nice rotary switch with button for the wing fold binding, but I'm not particularly keen on tearing it down to find out where the switch comes from. Thought some of you clever people might have some ideas. Thanks in advance!

I wonder if OP has misunderstood aileron reversal at high AOA where you need to roll with rudder to avoid departing? Otherwise add me to the list of confused posters.

Please add this soon, it really limits the usage of the F1 in more modern MP missions.

I believe you are correct.

At absolutely no time did the USN consider the F-4 a "bomb truck". Yes, it was often loaded with air to ground munitions, yes it was tasked with close air support, ground attack and precision strike, but it's first and foremost role was fleet air defense. Even in 1986. F-4Js were present at the first Gulf of Sidra. Js, Ns and Ss were all on boats at Gonzo station. There were Phantoms on decks in the Med constantly from the early 60s until the early 80s.