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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.

A radio menu dialog option to ask an AI JTAC to change their laser code would be very helpful for those modules where we cannot change the code of our bombs in the air.

I suspect most recommendations are going to be for a K40. A diode laser will in all likelihood not cut acrylic in any colour other than black.

Can confirm, still seeing the 900-1,000ft AGL frame drop. It doesn't seem to be location dependent. This clip is on a south west track away from Rio Grande. The frame rates were not terribly different. In the 40s above 1,000ft, around 20 under. It's damn pretty though. Second video, note that the first pass is over the more populated part of town at over 1000 and it's very smooth, but the second pass is under 900ft and demonstrates some serious frame pacing issues despite being over a more desolate part of Rio Grande.

It's only automatic after the WSO initiates lock-on. The final paragraph on that page is very specific as to what the WSO must do to achieve lock-on. @Smyth is right on this one.

Page 1-122 is quite explicit in the requirement for a lock-on though, isn't it? It doesn't need to be maintained through the delivery, but it appears to me to be very much a part of the process to insert range information into the WRCS.

I don't think I did a very good job of wording what I said. The ~40 degree limit was really the limit of the Sidewinder seeker. I believe that the actual helmet gimbal limits are closer to 75 degrees in azimuth and elevation.

Thanks for these, @lesthegrngo!

In your opinion. And that's fine, we're all free to have different opinions. For what little it's worth, I think the E was probably the right choice to lead with, and I'm very much looking forward to playing with it on day 1. I'd just personally prefer a J or an S as they're far more interesting to me.

I wouldn't overplay the 'my country flew Es so it's an E I want' card. Plenty of us here who would prefer a Navy variant happen to live in countries that flew the E. Sure, it's a factor. It's not the only one in favour of the E.

It'd be nice to have the correct Sidewinder for Iranian Tomcat skins too.

I'd fly (and spend as much money on as I have on the F-4E) a recce variant quite happily. But I'm also someone who really longs for a study level P-2 Neptune or P-3 Orion, so I might be an outlier.

I don't think it sounds the same, but could be related. To save people the trouble of going to that thread, the behavior is as follows: 1. Server browser ping is 200, for example. Join server. 2. Observe ping is 200 while in the lobby. 3. Join slot and ping is now double, ie 400ms. I would not describe it as a spike, which is where I think this issue is different from the linked issue. The ping doubles upon slot-in and remains double the normal ping for the remainder of the session.

I believe so.

That's great news, BN!

Also doesn't fit the elevators.