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I'd love to see a DCS version of this!

I had the opportunity to attend an airshow at Davis-Monthan AFB in AZ where they had an instructor pilot sitting in an A-10C cockpit answering any questions. I took my daughters up to the cockpit because they were just interested in looking at things but I was the one with a specific agenda. I was amazed at how close his knees were to the control panel, it reminded me of the Henschel Hs-129 from WWII. I've ridden in the passenger seat of a car with my knees at the panel and it made me uncomfortable, much less to fly a plane that way.

Nope, Lockheed Martin has been digitizing the A-10 into the C version since '97. http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/a10.html

Nice find, I have a "." in my name as well. I'll be following this thread with interest.

I'll jump in on the "watching with interest" crew. I didn't realize that the medium textures affected the MFCDs.

1. Unplug your old stick and throttle and start up A-10 and look at the controls to make sure it's gone. exit the game. 2. Plug in the TM Warthog set (it takes 2x USB ports, FYI). Start up DCS A-10 and look at the controls. All the controls will be set. I changed the "silence gear alarm button" to "gear up/down/ so I didn't have to go to the keyboard and one other control I'll discuss later. 3. There is a slider to the right of the throttle that is for "tension" but it's not the mechanical tension, it's a programmable axis (the real tension is at the top of the plate). I use that for my zoom ;) 4. Yup, "over the hump," just like the real thing. 5. Sorry, I came from an X-52 set.

There was a thread with a similar request and I think it's a good idea but not it's own sim. I think a UAS interface in Combined Arms would be appropriate. Basically, you'd be an armed AFAC. The interface is pretty much like Rico mentions, a HUD with a forward looking camera, a moving map display, and a payload video like the TGP in the A-10C. The thrill would be a lot similar to playing JTAC in CA with 2-6 bomb drops or missile shots, to each their own.

We used to jump on the LRSD insertions but I would fly the Blackhawk and my friend would crew my gun via LAN. It greatly appealed to us because he was a former door gunner on Blackhawks and we were both operators in a LRS Detatchment at the time. We also did the pilot/gunner and left/right seat in both the AH-64 and OH-58D. Those were fun times back in '97 :thumbup:

I used Dragon's Training flights (search the missions forum) to practice AAR. Once I got decent at hooking up I would mix in some attack runs. I would check in with a JTAC, drop a bomb, go refuel 1,000lbs and go back to the JTAC and repeat. It's helped break up the monotony a bit as well as help work on my link-ups with the tankers.

I had an X52 and found it easier to take someone else's profile and tweak it to my preferences, so you may want to get in there and make it to how you want to fly. I sat next to my friend who had a TM Warthog and went through the actual HOTAS assignments and did my best to mirror these on the X52. Like I said, make it to your needs if you can.

I've noticed mine not there, also. I thought I was just rusty and remembering wrong. This occurred while hosting Operation Bactria with one other pilot flying as well as hosting Dragon's JTAC training mission flying alone but set as a multi-player. Both instances were from ramp starts.

Here's a snapshot of my settings when I host. The interface IP is the IPv4 that your router will forward that port ( 10308 ) to, not what your friends connect with. Use the link in the previous reply to get your IP address. It's LAN, like Trev said, I was wrong there, too. Again, I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry! IPv4 is WRONG! Go here and that's the address you need. http://whatismyipaddress.com/ That's what I get for trying to do it from memory. I'm sorry.

Trev, can you screenshot your connection page for when you connect to me? Change the IP, though :music_whistling:

You will not be disappointed.

Jumping into this party late but just another +1 from me. I flew fine with the x52 (not pro) and Saitek's standard pedals for about a year of having DCS: A-10C. I recently upgraded to the TM Warthog and I don't regret it, but I had my x52 for 7 years (4 years of use) and it was time for a replacement. If you get the TM Warthog you still have to find a rudder solution; your choices are either keyboard, the throttle slider, or more money for a set of pedals. My recommendation is the Saitek set for your first combination unless you have money to spare.

My previous issues with connecting were the port forwarding. If it is all set up as above, then all I have to go back on are the obvious password setting and Right: LAN (previously wrong: internet as Falcon pointed out above. The IP address you see as the host will be a 196.168.0.xxx and that's okay. The xxx matches the static IP you set in the port forwarding procedure. Sorry I have no other insight to offer. :(

Make sure your router is set up to forward the port. The router won't let just anyone connect to your computer, so most ports are shut off. This is probably your issue. Only the host needs to do this. Go to this site and it will walk you through it all, step by step: http://portforward.com/ This is your start point: http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm Oh! and make sure you get your correct IP... anything that goes 196.168.0.xxx is within your house. You need to get the IP address to your router. RIGHT: Go to http://whatismyipaddress.com/ and get your IP address. (previously WRONG:I'm not sure if the guide above shows you this but you can get it by going to the Start Menu>Search "CMD" then type "ipconfig" (without quotes on both) into the black box and look at the IPv4 address.) Give that address to your friends to connect to you.

I learned a lot from YouTube tutorials. Gerry Abbott's were especially helpful: http://www.youtube.com/user/gerryabbott

This might be a better location, though the profile seems specific to the A-10C so I don't have any heartburn that it's here. http://forums.eagle.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=189 I just got a TM Warthog yesterday and I think I may look into your profile, for certain. I especially like the original use of the throttle pinkie switch and your LED assignments. Thank you for sharing it!:joystick:

I think I equipped it one day and had good success; I do like your suggestion so I believe I'll change my loadout. Perhaps I'll use RagnarDa's suggestion with the smoke marker pod on one wing: @Dr_Arrow: I understand my loadouts of 103% max ramp weight are unrealistic. You should see what I load the A-10C down with. When I fly the sim offline in a single mission (the majority of my flights), I see it more like a rifle range where I am maximizing my number of shots in different environments versus a realistic approach at a mission. When I fly in a campaign or Co-Op/Online, I carry whatever is necessary for mission accomplishment with a higher regard for survival.

I too have fallen in love with the T-Toad after initially learning the A-10C. My favorite loadout (from memory) is: 2x ECM pods on the wings to increase the survivability. Only activate when painted, though. 2x R73s 2x S25L (I believe, it's the one that leaves behind the cylinder when you fire it) 16x 9A4172 Vikhrs 2x Kh-29T for fire and forget targets at maximum range 1x Mercury pod -Good for all weather. I generally leave the Mercury pod at home during daytime flights. I stand off behind friendly lines and use the Shkval to locate targets to the best of my ability. When I locate a few I'll make a pass with a Kh-29T following with a S25L or two Vikhrs as I get closer then break off and reset to repeat. I try to use the S25Ls early in order to jettison the canisters and reduce their drag. After that then the Vikhrs should be the only A2G ordnance on my aircraft. If I find myself in a dogfight then I can jettison those if I deem necessary. The Su-25T drops the A2G pylons first from outside-in, then the A2A. For SEAD I replace the Murcury pod with the Phantasmigoria (sp) pod as well as the 2x Kh-25MPU and 2x Kh-58U. This leaves me with the Vikhrs to clean up some of the armor. It's hard for me to turn down the 16 missiles instead of 2. If i'm going up for nothing but SEAD then I would leave the bulky pods but normally I'm flying offline missions and maximize my "fun."

Glad it helped.

This is the Linda Blair effect from the A-10C. It can be fixed using the corresponding entry for the Su-25T as listed below. Found in the View.lua file. Should be an entry like the following: Line ??? CameraAngleRestriction [su-25T] = {1,120,0.5} (Derived from this thread which I used to fix the A-10C's exact same problem: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=72409&highlight=linda+blair )

I would jump on any Su-25 variant in DCS quality. TM (Su-39) for sure, SM or KM would be just as fun and modern.