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You assume that they believed they can make a ton of money on WWII planes and theatres and that if they can the additional work was worth putting off other projects. A giant failed Kickstarter would have been terrible from a publicity standpoint though. I hope they do make money. ED going out of business would be bad for the flight sim community. What would you replace it with? So ya, I'm pretty grateful for them picking it up AND hope they make some decent scratch from the endeavor. It goes both ways...

Yes. I guess I didn't mention that in my video, except to say I was throttling down after I landed. But ya, I also keep power going until I am down.

Out: P-51D Fw 190 D-9 Bf 109 K-4 In Progress: Spitfire P-47D Me.262A1 Map and Ground Units AI-B17 Planes have been coming at a pretty steady pace. Every couple or few months. Bf 109 came maybe a month after the initial guess, but they're on the job. Which we should thank them for, considering RRG dropped the ball.

Yes, I can seem to do it pretty well now. The 1 m/s seems to be really key. Actually getting 1 m/s was really hard until I figured out how I could do it more readily. I made several takes of this just trying not to trip on my words and didn't screw up t he gear once. It is a nice change. I made a video talking out how I figured out to do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmQqzGqfeJ8&feature=youtu.be Basically my 'secret' is excessive nose up trim.

It's the website password, not the forum password. The one you would use to log in to the store, etc.

I agree. The drawings are awesome. I am very happy to be able to run this giveaway. I had my doubts when it started if anyone would participate. Not anymore :D

It is extraordinarily simple to duplicate this. Just put a static object MANPAD on a map and click start. You don't even need a flyable plane. It shouldn't be necessary, but regardless attached are the 'mission' and logs. No track file is generated, as it crashes on mission loading. Test..miz Logs and Dumps.zip

For one: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=134982

Static Object MANPADS on the map ( Stinger or SA-18 ) cause 1.2.12 to crash... if your maps are crashing and you have any of these they'll need removal :/ I had some on a practice range type map.

If you set a Static Object SA-18 or Stinger MANPAD in a mission in the mission editor and try to run it it will crash.

It's still the 3rd on the east coast of the US for 9+ more hours. And there is still all the other time zones before it's not the third anywhere else anymore :-P

The X-55 is a (somewhat) budget competition to the Thrustmaster warthog. You can certainly see the similarities, though it is not 1:1 and I think it has some knobs/dials. I'm not a big fan of Saitek products in general. I had an X-52 Pro and have the Pro Combat Pedals. http://www.amazon.com/Saitek-Flight-Combat-Rudder-Pedals/ The X-52 Pro had a flaky mouse thumb stick that would often drift hard right. Unplugging the stick and plugging it back in anywhere from one to a dozen times would temporarily fix it. If it didn't blue screen windows. Meanwhile the pedal toe brakes at idle had a lot of jitter. I had to set dead zones to cover up the small inputs. They do work ok, but I don't like seeing a product that expensive behave like that. I can't speak about the X-55 quality, but if better pedals weren't prohibitively expensive I'd replace those too and be done with Saitek for good. As it is the Warthog is a bank buster all on its own. You might want to consider Track IR as well, or trying to implement one of the free (as long as you have the needed components) alternatives. It does wonders for situational awareness, especially in Air to Air combat. You don't need it day one though. I'd honestly say, if budget allows, go for a good HOTAS (thrustmaster warthog if you can, if not get t he best you can), then when budget permits pedals, then track ir, etc. One thing to be aware of is that the warthog is not a twist stick. I flew with a Logitech 3D Extreme for many years. Then an X-52 Pro, and then after I had it with that PoS a warthog. I wish I had skipped the X-52 to be honest and just gone for the quality up front, but maybe you will have better luck if you go the Saitek route. On the topic of pedals I flew he Ka-50 with a twist stick and it was OK. I found the Huey and Hip impossible without them and got pedals when the Huey was released.

Have combat pro pedals and they have worked fine. No issues through 1.2.12 open beta.

Weight of the aircraft, max munitions weight, need for take off on improvised or poorly maintained runways, carrier landings, I'm sure I'm missing many others.

Shouldn't have been necessary. I have a 700 I think and it's perfectly fine with two. I think they suggest 650 to 750 for 2. A 750 was fine. Also, yes I misread your resolution, so you stand to get better frame rates than I do, so cool.

If you have the Open Beta installed you can download it in the module manager. I think tomorrow it will be up for the normal install...

I have SLI 970's and a 4k monitor. You can run pretty decent at medium-ish resolutions. Don't expect to crank everything up; at four times the pixels and only twice the horsepower you're deficient compared to someone with 1920x1080 and one 970. My settings are down the left: HIGH HIGH OFF HIGH HIGH ON HIGH 3820x2160 1.7777777777778 1 Screen 512 Every Frame OFF OFF down the right: 0 9000 150000 Disable Aero Interface Full Screen Cockpit Shadows Auto Detect Oculus Rift and Mirrors on in Misc. I get reasonable frame rates most of the time ( as in >30 most of the time) Everything is smooth to my (admittedly terrible) eyes. If you don't have a 4k monitor yet consider Windows 8.1 if you don't have it already. I have heard with Windows 7 you have to play with icon and font sizes, whereas in Windows 8.1 I didn't have to touch any of that; much better scaling, which from reading is something it does a lot better than its predecessors.

Patience. Most updates go through the Open Beta to make sure there are no glaring errors before being 'released'. Maybe tomorrow (3rd, as it was suggested) it will hit the release version (the Bf-109 I expect will be beta for some time though).

Landing parameters seem to be similar to the FW190. come over the runway about 210 with landing gear down and full flaps. Watch the VVI and try to keep touchdown at < 1m/s to avoid bouncing (which seems much less pronounced than the FW190, so that's a plus) Gentle flare for gentle 3 point touchdown. Challenging but not impossible by any means. I have been landing both tonight without doing (entirely) horrible things to them. Nice change for me.

Download it via the Module Manager in the game if you have the Open Beta version installed.

I like it. Landings are still a little iffy for me, Trying to find that sweet spot for touchdown speed, but over all already with just a few attempts it's ending better than my typical FW-190 landing. When I have time I'll look for a tutorial. Silly question. What's the master arm switch at the top of the front dash called in the controls. I looked at weapon master arm, gun master arm, weapon master arm... after scrolling through everything two or three times I still missed it. Other than that all good. Thanks!

Having some fun with AAA. Despite this damage I was able to take out the next wave with the Strela and land once the SAM's spawned by keeping very low on my approach. Yikes.

The DCS: BAE Hawk module, even in the early stages, is outstanding fun. Furthermore VEAO has shown some great customer service over the last few days, including getting everyone access to a pre-Beta build while some issues get worked out, responding to many questions in the forums, and even doing an instruction session. Because of this I have bought a couple extra modules for Christmas. One for a friend and one for a lucky winner here. I am giving away one copy of the DCS: BAE Hawk EFM Module*, preferably to someone who does not already own it. The rules: 1.) You can post ONCE on this thread between now and midnight December 6th EDT (UTC -5:00) to enter. Any additional post will disqualify you. 2.) I looked at past drawings for an idea. I don't even know what was going on in this thread, but I laughed at this post and my idea was born. If you post a drawing you have done of a Hawk it will serve as a second entry. There's no reason to cheat, kwality (yes, with a k) will get you nowhere, just draw to the extent and with the medium that you enjoy and upload it here. ( Remember, a drawing, NOT a picture :) ) 3.) That's it. On Dec. 7th I will use a random number generator to select a post. If your post or drawing number comes up you win.** * The EFM has not been developed yet, but will be released at a later date and this key should allow for free upgrade. ** I will add the number of drawings to the number of posts. As an example, if there are 199 entry posts and 56 drawings I will choose between 2 (this post is 1) and 256. If the number is higher than the maximum post number it will go in order of pictures posted). Good luck! Edit: And in case you want to just post now and add a photo later, that's cool. Just edit your existing post to add the drawing :) Edit: Yes, the drawing should be of a BAE Hawk. No, I do not care if you do it in MS Paint, Photoshop, by hand and scan it in, drawn in the dirt pictured and scanned in, etc. Have fun with it, don't go too crazy, unless you want to. It's just for an extra chance to win the giveaway. Edit: Ells228 has posted saying he and VEAO will graciously provide a second key for the giveaway, meaning that there will now be two winners! Once again proving they're awesome! Thanks guys! :D Edit: And great job on the drawings! These are already pretty great. Just what I was hoping for. I can't wait to see what pops up over the next week. :) Edit: Some of these drawings are awesome! Even some of the black and whites are great! Thanks guys. Totally worth the cost of a license to see all the great art! Edit: And thanks to Rajdary there is a third license in the mix for the giveaway! Thanks for your generosity Rajdary!! 4 more hours guys! Get your drawings in!! Ill post info for the drawing tomorrow. Im going to roll on a TS server around 8PM so if anyone wants to watch they are free to do so :) The drawings are really awesome!!!

Wow 1 m/s. Ok, well thats something to aim for. Certainly slower descent than ive aimed for, ill have to give that some practice.

I was flying the other night and lost my left engine after firing a couple Kh-29T's and some Vikhr's. The bird was heavy now but I was still able to make runs and get my S-25L's and Kh-25ML's off the wings. Sometime after that I sustained another hit and lost half of my right wing. I decided not to tempt fate at this point and dropped my Vikhr's. With no hydaulics, air brakes, or landing gear, I still made it back to base and made a gentle belly landing on the runway. Great plane. I have put the Ka-50 through some incredible torment as well.