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The gear and flaps both have a neutral position to keep from bleeding out the air source. I've successfully mapped my TM Warthog switches to function as 2-way toggles using RS Mapper, for both gear and flaps. Its free and pretty easy to configure.

Because I have 4000+ hours on the KC-135, smart guy. And maybe Ace Combat might be more your speed. Low...

You're still going to be wrong. The drogue is simply flying along in the slipstream and has no forces to stop or slow the receiver aircraft. The hose is just that, a hose. If you have too much closer speed, you'll cause it to whip and may cause the drogue to snap off or become damaged. The drogue itself isnt reinforced against collisions or hard contacts. The other type of drogue, the Boom Drogue Adapter (BDA) is tougher, but again does not act as a brake.

Thanks. I ended up using Grimes VFC-13 skin and updating it to fix some errors and make it match what we needed. But by all means, please continue with yours as mine were never released.

I think you've answered your own questions about the future of this. Not even acknowledging the bug reports speaks volumes.

Ahh, the elitist moniker when you're out of options. No, I have not read the manual front to back. Chuck's Guides are pretty awesome and provided me what I needed. I have viewed a few video tutorials to help out in areas I'm not understanding and wish to be better at. I don't expect the dev to cater to my inabilities. I spend what time I do have, practicing those tasks. Who wants to suck? Even in a game. And yes, I even help others in our group get better if they're not quite getting it. They put the time in to be better at something and want more than the basics. The flip side is that I can ask them for help as well. So instead of slinging insults, you could have reached out via PM and asked for some help. Or join an organized group where things like this have their own internal knowledge base to help you along. To answer you about my thoughts on MAC. It has it's place to fill the void for the basic players. Maybe it'll have that easy AR or trigger auto-refuel you're wanting.

Let me help you a bit. Skunk Works originated as a division of Lockheed. The A-10 was built by Fairchild. The F-16 by General Dynamics. The F-15, McDonnell-Douglas. So back to the AAR part. The Pharoah nailed it. The maps dont require AAR. So you can bypass it. Two bags of gas for the throttle heavy, a single for the more conservative. Tying up resources and overly simplifying an already simplified task (that isnt a requirement on the small maps) because people dont want to take the time to learn it, is wasteful and selfish. There are more pressing bugs to the basic functionality of the sim that are better suited for the time available. Resource optimization, visibility, netcode stability. "People dont have the time". Thats a cop out. Instead of jumping into your Air Quake server on your limited time, setup a mission (or download one of the several free ones) dedicated to AAR and practice.

Same here. Multiple AIM-9Ps into the MiG, plus 20mm. The jet flew on perfectly minus wings, flames from the stubs and belching smoke.

IMO, its already at an easy level. You dont even have to hit the center of the drogue and you connect. I can spoke the hell out of it and plug right in. No turbulence or movement from the basket being out in the slipstream. Or even the bow wave off your radome, pushing it around as you approach. I get that some find it difficult. Its another part of formation flying and takes practice. How much satisfaction is there when everything is so watered down and made easy, that you dont even have to try?

Quoting this part. Normandy was not brought up to the current 2.5 standards visually. So it looks cartoony and washed out to all of us. Trees/hedge rows are ugh and hard on FPS.

Reading the continual FM complaints and the near silence from the dev on anything Gazelle related, its become clear that it's issues will not be resolved. Creating pay modules, as a hobby leaves the customer in limbo for extended periods that break trust. Might I suggest to start voting with your wallet, IF Polychop ever releases another module.

Nice job on a challenging scheme.

The ones in Ranger79's pack are Hesco Bastion barriers, not the older sandbag walls. Just an FYI

PorcoRosso's Training "USN T-34 Mentor" Yak, flying lead for me in my NAS Lemoore "Mentor"

AI Yak wingmen do not follow in level formation. Instead they yo-yo upward and away from the lead aircraft. No communication is able, so you cannot call them down to return.

FLY NAVY! PorcoRosso's excellent T-34B Mentor skin for the Yak-52

I like it. Captures the soon to be Draken Intl Cheetahs, well.

Same here. Key commands are fine, just wont take to the Warthog HOTAS.

Thanks gents. I'll find the Default LUA I'm after and have a go. And buttons 24 and 25 are the two lower left 2-way toggles on the TM Warthog Throttle.

Love them all. So much, I dusted off the Hippo again and combined it with your field strips mod, have built my own little cabin and home airdrome. Thanks!

Gents, I've watched that YouTube linked video that TonyZ posted, but sadly its out of date. Using a default.lua doesnt work for the Warthog that I'm seeing. I'm specifically trying to create a 2-step function for toggle switches 24 and 25 on the TM Warthog Throttle. I'd like to control my Gear and Hook to free up some buttons. Here is what I'm seeing in the Throttle Lua ["d3002pnilu3002cd6vd1vpnilvu0"] = { ["added"] = { [1] = { ["key"] = "JOY_BTN24", }, }, ["name"] = "Probe Control Switch - EXTEND/RETRACT", ["d3013pnilunilcd5vd1vpnilvunil"] = { ["added"] = { [1] = { ["key"] = "JOY_BTN25", }, }, ["name"] = "Arresting Hook Handle - Cycle", Whats the trick? Thanks!

The 6th SOS at Hurlburt Field used to fly a pair of early Mi-17 Hips, before upgrading to the latest variant of Mi-17 with the duck nose. I'm interested in doing N173RU, but cannot figure out the template. If I remove the camo layer, I'm left with a white helo (which is what I want), but several graph lines. Does anyone have a plain white Hip with the dirt and rivets? Or would want to take on the project? Thanks! Here are some pics http://www.americanspecialops.com/photos/view.php?i=/images/photos/usaf/6th-sos-mi-17-hr.jpg&r=/photos/usaf/mi-17-helicopter.php And N172RU

1.5.6 has broken the Allow Additional Input Devices, so the Samsung Odyssey isnt recognized. Just an FYI

Great job! Even with the hump. ;)

Encountered this yesterday. Target under center dot, in range cue, rounds went high. Tried again to see if my aim was off, but same results. Third pass, I had to use the 12 o'clock tic mark on the pipper to get any hits. Seems to be pretty reproducible if you try.