Derbysieger

I usually make an overhead break to lose speed or use manual prop pitch at 12:00 position because the 109 just doesn't want to slow down. My usual procedure: Initial approach at ~500km/h, 300m, 1.2ATA After about 1/3 of the runway throttle to idle and left hand break Gear down at 350km/h Trim 2-3 nose up Turn final and start descending once the runway threshold appears behind the left wing. Flaps down at 250km/h (just before the turn or during the turn) Glide all the way down, flare, touchdown around 150-160km/h Stick all the way back to put pressure on the tail wheel Keep her straight using rudder and if necessary brakes Edit: if necessary you can add a little bit of power during the final turn to keep the speed at about 200km/h but it's usually not necessary

The Batumi 2013 course is still my favourite. For some reason I'm much faster in the Kurfürst than in the TF-51D but that might have to do with me not having set my controls properly for that aircraft. I'm in the ~2:49min regime in the Kurfürst after 4 runs and 3:00ish for the TF-51D Mustang. I remember flying times around 2:47min in the P-51D Mustang last year so I think it's the controls that keep me from reaching that in the TF-51. Will have to revisit the server tomorrow.

Nice save with the bent undercarriage ;) My attempt: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6u7spwvm8fi1qyu/Bf109K_grass_landing.trk?dl=0

I think it would be best to post a track so we can see what you're doing

Like jcomm, I don't experience anything like this. I flew 800ish kph indicated in a steep dive last night and pulled out no problem with minimal stick movement. I use the standard linear axis profile with the WH HOTAS stick. Try to do a repair of your DCS World installation (standalone) or run the file integrity check (steam).

Very nice Small nitpick: It's Schwarm, not Schwarme. Schwarme is a small village in Lower Saxony ;) Landing in Nalchik:

Thank you for doing this and congratulation to the three winners! Happy Holidays everyone ;)

You will also be a bit slower with the cowl flaps open and use an excessive amount of fuel. If our engine is warmed up properly you won't need manual control at all unless you're putting the engine through extreme stress. I ran some tests a few months back at various power settings up to 3000RPM around 20000-25000ft with the cowl flaps completely open, closed and some settings in between. The difference between completely open and closed was up to 40knots faster (ground speed) when they were closed IIRC. I did not test emergency power (3250RPM) and MW-50 though. There is no way the tests were completely accurate but they did show clear differences. I also had problems keeping the engine warm with the cowl flaps open so that might be another explanation for the differences (keep in mind I was at 6 to 8km ASL). It's good practice to reduce power once your gear and flaps are up. I usually use 2800-3000RPM for the climb and throttle back to 2200-2400RPM at altitude. For dogfights I run between 2800-3000RPM. 3250RPM only if I need additional power (+MW50 to cool the engine and below 6000m even more power).

I want a Hawk

Happy Holidays, Derby

What is always good to remember that the energy you lose by turning that hard is difficult to build up again. There are situations where I pull quite hard (6-7G) but they are far and few between. In all the dogfights I have flown since the hotfix came out I was not able to break my wing! Only when I deliberately pull a lot of Gs and then roll the aircraft my wings will break. I think you will get much better results if you fly aggressive but deliberate instead of pulling this hard and throwing the aircraft around. It's not a modern fighter. You don't need to pull that hard to out-turn the P-51D anyway. Example:

I'm pretty sure that's wrong. Just watch the MW-50 pressure gauge. With the MW-50 switch to the left it won't show any pressure with full throttle, switch it to the right and you will see the needle jump (at full throttle). If you do a ramp start it will be off.

Some fun with the Mk 108:

Awesome! Thanks for sharing shagrat & Yo-Yo ;)

Try creating a new profile on the payload page in the editor

Take Off and landing:

You can also adjust your prop pitch manually to prevent the engine from dying

EDIT: I didn't take the changes to the default.lua into account. Just ignore this... :doh::music_whistling: I wanted to try todays update and noticed that my binding for the TDC Range didn't work so I checked the options and noticed that my assignment disappeared. After rebinding it still doesn't work ingame although it jumps to the binding in the options when I press the button. O and L still work but that isn't usable while flying.

I can't really put my finger on it but it doesn't feel right after a couple of rearms/refuels. I know about the nose cone, so that's not it. Even with a clean aircraft landings especially become increasingly difficult with time. No Idea what that is. Even repair doesn't fix this.

Head On. My first succesful kill on Camera, AI is much much easier to kill than eaven a semi terrible human pilot:

I'd sent them in. My Saitek pedals work absolutely fine.

They will break as you build up speed if you leave them on. Once they're broken they're not fixed after a repair though, so there's a bug ;)

Thank you for this ;)

No curvature or deadzone works fine with the WH HOTAS. With that stick there is no need for it tbh. I fly all my fixed wings without curvature. Dogfighting with curvature can be a huge PITA for example.

I agree with DavidRed here. To me it really isn't more difficult than the Mustang and you don't need a lot of right stick to keep her straight if you didn't overcompensated with your rudder. A few things to consider for those with problems and those who think that something is off: #1: The Dora has more power than the Mustang AND is lighter! #2: Only elevator trim can be adjusted by the pilot, trim tabs for rudder and ailerons are set on the ground for a specific speed and RPM range and cannot be adjusted during flight. #3: The tail wheel is either locked or completely free which means that you need rudder authority asap - so set T/O power before you release brakes. In the Mustang it moves a little bit. Even with the stick pulled back. #4: On the Dora you use take off flaps. If you ever forgot to retract flaps on the Mustang before take off you will notice a heavy left rolling tendency. It's worse than what happens in the Dora because if you forget them they are fully lowered. #5: According to Yo-Yo, Erich Brunotte, a German WWII fighter pilot who flew the Dora, was able to take off and put her through some maneuvers w/o problems and even helped fix a little bug in EDs FM that went unnoticed until then. I'm pretty sure he'd have noticed glaring issues. If there really is a bug it should be fixed but the only thing we have right now is some people who think something is off but no concrete evidence.