Evil.Bonsai

TACAN is just directional/distance beacon TO the runway. It will point you towards the airport but not down the runway. That's what the ILS is for.

Yeah, ILS can be tricky. Not all runways have ILS and those that do, not all have it in both directions. The Mission Editor map shows them when they do. Also, some have landing beacons and some don't (they will beep at you when you have ILS set to runway and are at a set distance from the runway threshold; don't remember exact distance. I believe Gerry Abbot has a few videos on youtube showing how to navigate and use ILS. Very good videos. I practiced doing ILS landings, crashing a lot, but that first time I ALMOST hit the runway (about a wing length too far right) in full fog was an awesome feeling. :) my first IFR landing (w/o crashing): (note: I flew the landing as normal, then went back in during review and moved the camera to catch my landing; I used only analog and ILS as you can see the HUD is off) Gerry's vid:

Well, I dunno about all that. It's really nice to just hold that trigger down when you've failed for the hundredth time to connect.

I think it's fine. There are a few missions available. I've made a few of my own. Even when you KNOW where everything is (because you put it there), it can still be fun and challenging not to get shanked by that APC or a group of RPG soldiers if you don't spot 'em first.

One of my favorite missions, though not SEAD, was a night run with a couple mavs and a couple TERs of mk82s. Use the mav to find and designate, then, hopefully, drop a couple of -82s on 'em. When the irons are gone, use the mavs. It's fun, even if I had the targets mostly apc or truck types.

767's gun isn't as big. Also, LGBs are hard to push out the boarding door. And when you do get it out the door, you have to stand there with a laser pointer. Kinda sucks.

Can't be a BAN, does this to me when I try to make a new server at home. Had error message to delete a setting in network.cfg, which allowed me to start a new game locally, but I still get 'connection interrupted' (1.2.7.23803)

They're also moving a LOT faster. A-10s are not really suited to toss bombing.

Really intelligent design. I've found that multiple systems will ALWAYS track the highest priority threat. I've had 2 patriots set up, with bombers inbound from different directions. Both patriots locked up the same contact and ignored the 2nd UNTIL the first was destroyed.

Never saw this one before now. http://youtu.be/jEvA9ATxCUc

Or my desk at work...

I'll tell, 'cause I took off with it like that :) Heard a 'bang' and looked around trying to figure out what it was. Didn't see anything wrong and kept climbing. This was on multi, and sure enough, someone saw it and told me that my canopy just flew off. My co-worker sitting next me worked crew during GW1. Per their BDA rules, if necessary, fly w/o the canopy.

It's a heli thing. Used to play Longbow/Longbow 2 a LOT. FARP is basically your start point for most heli ops.

1. I believe so. It's easy to toggle between the two, and if it goes off when you release, switch to the other mode, if needed 2. On your HUD and in the TGP view, you will have a flashing 'L" 3. Using LSS is correct. He points his plane in the direction of target, activates LSS, and when the laser is found, his tgp will move to it. He can then set as SOI/SPI as he would any other time he's looking at something 4. You're looking at in tgp, he's looking at it in tgp? If you lased and he searched and locked, it's 'targeted' Might want to use some type of comms when playing together, but you could always use the chat bar.

I hate the floodlight period. It's the first thing I turn off, if it's on. The panel/instrument/console lights work well enough w/o the floodlight. If it's that dark and I'm starting from a cold pit, I just use the nvgs until everything's lit up.

Well now that I know that... tried again and it did move between tanks a bit. I was pretty low so didn't have much time to test. Next time I'll start at 40K, drop throttle and flaps, open brakes all the way and point nose down.

Yeah, just tried it and no change to levels. Hopefully I'll remember that when I lose an engine.

I'm almost wanting to try filling tanks partway, activating the tank gate switch, then rolling to one side for a bit, disable the switch, then see if level flight is affected.

Yeah, tried it in 127. Unless I'm missing something, the AI huey door gunners don't work (AI hueys as I don't have the module). They fly to what looks like an attack point then hover. Side doors remain closed, the M60 door guns remain pointed down with gunners inside the doors. I'm guess with the module, a pilot can open/close the doors, allowing the door gunners to access their weapons. I just don't see how to do this with AI Hueys.

I can't seem to get the door gunners to do anything. Short mission made, and Huey's fly up to where they would attack, if they had miniguns, but with just the door guns, they stop and hover. Edit: I'm thinking since it's AI (I don't have module), the side doors don't open and the gunners can't access their guns. Mini-guns and rockets are fine, but the M60s stay quiet.

I must be playing wrong. I've only committed fratricide maybe 3 times in the three years or so I've been playing. 1. Stay away from any AI planes, friend or foe. They will kill you. 2. Never land at a base you didn't take off from and park on the ramp. It could be a spawn point for AI 3. Never land at your own base and park on ramp. Unless you know very specifically which parking spot you spawned at. Even then, I wouldn't risk it. Just land, pull over to a taxi way, hit esc and quit.

Do you have Combined Arms? If so, you need to command them to move using F10 map. If you don't have CA, then you need to use the radio to tell them to move.

Sounds more like there's other software running that is causing conflict. I'm using an AMD Phenom 955 BE, 8GB ram, Radeon 5770HD@ 1920x1080 and I have yet to have a crash. FPS isn't always awesome, but it's ok.

Very interesting. Will attempt to spend some time reading over this stuff. I have an idea I'd like to try out.

Are you sure your setup is functioning correctly? Have you tested it with foxys analyzer? My Cougar works just fine, other than a couple button issues. I've used Viper's profile since day 1 and it works very well for me.