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Thanks. They skipped the "Advise the rest of the crew that only you can eject from this point on" bit for some reason on the Russian forum. Good work. DPS.

Thanks. That's about what I'll have on 1st Sept, so I've made a note in my diary to put it up to DPSflight.com then. DPS.

Thanks. Lots of good info here. The AlphaSim model is great, but their tutorial video is just a very short clip of one touching-down. I reckon I could do a better one - perhaps. DPS.

I'm writing a landing tutorial for the AlphaSim Tu-22 which will have a Russian voiceover version. Here's the text. If you can spot any errors please let me know so I can correct them :thumbup: Tupolev Tu-22 Landing Tutorial Туполев ТУ-22. Пособие по Посадке. In this exercise we will land at Minsk-2 airport. В данном упражнении мы преземлимся в аэропорту Минск-2. We are flying straight in to Runway 31. Мы направляемся на посадочную полосу 31. The airport is 209 metres above sea level. Аэропорт находится на высоте 209 метров над уровнем моря. 35 Km from landing the speed is 550 Kmph. До места посадки 35 километров. Скорость 550 км/ч. The engine thrust is set at 82% rpm. Обороты двигателя установлены на 82 (оборотов в минуту). The Angle of Attack is 4 degrees. Угол атаки 4 градуса. We are 1,000 metre above the airport elevation. Мы находимся в 1 000 метрах над аэропортом. (Мы находимся на высоте 1 000 метров над уровнем аэропорта). We will plan to start the descend at 25 Km. Мы начнем снижение в 25 км от места посадки. At 30 Km check that the speed is less than 555 Kmph. За 30 км до места посадки. Проверьте скорость. Она не должна превышать 555 км/ч. Start to lower the flaps in stages to 20 degrees. Начинайте снижать закрылки в позицию 20 градусов (?) Do not change the engine thrust. Не изменяйте обороты двигателя. The speed will start to decrease. Скорость начнет уменьшаться. At 25 Km commence a 4 m/sec rate of descent. За 25 км вертикальная скорость 4 м/с. At 463 Kmph lower the undercarriage. На скорости 463 км/ч опускайте шасси. And then set the flaps to 45 degrees. Установите закрылки в положение 45 градусов. Our landing weight is 64,000 Kg. Наша посадочная маса составляет 64 000 кг. Aim to fly the approach at 340 Kmph. Стремитесь выйти на посадку на скорости 340 км/ч. Set about 85% rpm. Установите обороты двигателя на 85%. We still can’t see the runway so use the Instrument Landing System as a guide. Мы не видим посадочную полосу. Воспользуемся Системой Посадки по Приборам. The Angle of Attack will now be 8 degrees. Угол атаки будет составлять 8 градусов. Maintain 340 Kmph. Сохраняйте скорость на уровне 340 км/ч. If necessary increase the engine thrust to maintain the speed. Если необходимо, увеличьте обороты двигателя, чтобы сохранить скорость. At 15 Km our altitude should be 760 metres. 15 км до места посадки. Высота должна составлять 760 метров. There’s the runway. Посадочная полоса. NEVER EVER reduce the engine thrust below 80% rpm. Никогда не уменьшайте обороты двигателя ниже 80% (оборотов в минуту). At 10 Km our altitude should be 590 metres. 10 км. Высота 590 метров Advise the rest of the crew that only you can eject from this point on. Altitude 400 metres. Высота 400 метров. Maintain the approach path. Сохраняйте курс на посадку. Altitude 250 metres. Высота 250 метров. Speed back to 320. Снижайте скорость до 320. 10 degrees nose up. Нос вверх 10 градусов. (задирать нос?) Thrust back to idle. Снижайте обороты до предела. Touch-down and lower the nose wheel onto the runway. Приземляйтесь и опускайте носовое колесо на посадочную полосу. (?) Apply maximum braking as the drogue chute isn’t fitted. Приложите максимальное торможение, поскольку тормозной парашют не установлен. DPS.

I'll check how much bandwidth is left on my own site for this month (probably not much) and put it up there for a while. YouTube is great for free hosting, etc, but I guess some of the instrument flight lessons need better resolution. DPS.

I'm writing a tutorial which will have a Russian voiceover version. How do you say: "Advise the rest of the crew that only you can eject from this point on." In Russian. DPS.

Helicopter flight dynamics have always been a bit tricky in FS - or maybe it's just me and they way I (try to) fly them. All that nonsense about cyclics and collectives just makes me think it's all about people on bikes in a kibbutz. DPS.

Which text to speech system do you use? = A big, braw lassie fae Dundee. DPS.

Here are my three most recent videos. Hopefully, they will educate and entertain the viewer. The first one shows you how to use the F-15s Flight Path Marker to achieve better landings: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y4AgKOpUco The second one is a landing/touch-down tutorial. Warning: it contains scenes of cruelty on an Su-25T: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GO7AezdQLPM The third one is a promo for a F4AF tutorial, but it amused quite a few folk on the main flight sim fan forums. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6MQOJmAG7tA DPS.

For those of you who fancy a pre-Black Shark helicopter warm up, and who don't mind flying something where there's no shooting, take a look at what AlphaSim have just released: http://www.alphasim3.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=216 I can barely manage the FS9 default choppers, so I'll probably give this one a miss. DPS.

Nice. Makes the FS9 PA-28 I built yesterday (with old AI graphics and a bit of .cfg and .air file editing) look a bit naff. Anyway, Torwak, good work. DPS.

Yes, the Su-25T is easy to brake. Does anyone know the best engines-out gliding speed for the Su-25T? DPS.

This one is aimed more at newbies – if there are any left on this forum – but hopefully it will entertain some of the old hands. It’s about the ancient art of landing. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GO7AezdQLPM DPS.

Ha ha ha. I've seen this before. Good one though.

And to show that the community spirit is still alive and well on the air combat forums here's a version for all you francphones out there: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BQvHEd9UitY A splendid chap called Dusty over a CheckSix provided an mp3 voiceover so that the French speaking world could understand it :thumbup: Jolly good show. DPS.

Oh la la. C'est bien ca. (Et 'ubman, merci mille fois pours les sous-titres) DPS,

Talking about markings, how about some British Army ones on the AH-64 - and a couple of squadies riding on the stub wings.

Good point, Pilotasso. Lock On, IL2 and F4AF all have their strong points. No offence taken by the booze reference. Although, I'll have you know there's nothing stronger than tea in my house :P DPS.

It would be nice to see more movies from GA. Pitty he can't knock out one a fortnight - I could chuck my TV in the bin and save 11 quid a month on the licence fee. Now I'm wondering how I'm going to work the Ka-50 with my trusty old Force Feedback 2 - and no rudder pedals. DPS.

I though these vids might amuse a few of you :) ФрогФут vbmenu_register("postmenu_360998", true); I get my inspiration through a balanced diet of chips, chips and more chips. DPS.

Here are a couple of movies I made over the weekend: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6MQOJmAG7tA http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt3cSNMk418 They are really aimed at the Falcon 4 crowd, but it speaks volumes that most of the graphics are from Lock On. The first one is a tongue in cheek girlie trailer - with a strong warning about the wrath likely to be incurred by anyone using illegally obtained software. The second one is a tutorial on how to drop cluster bombs. In F4AF it required eyes in the cockpit and 23 button presses. For those who demand clickable panels I say stick to Lock On: click click click and bombs away :thumbup: DPS.

A big dam, and we've already got a 617 Squadron livery for the Tornado. If only we could make those bombs bounce across the water like in IL2. Also noticed that the right MFD in the Ka-50 was doing a BIOS airborne. What was happening here? DPS.

Well spotted, Disso. There are three RAF Tornado squadrons based less than ten aways from here. You'd be amazed at what drops off these aircraft now and again - and even more surprised at what we find hidden in our flower beds!!

Almost forgot, a couple of months ago, two Tu-142s (I think) visited Scottish airspace. Here's a pic: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/6641999.stm DPS.

That Flash Dance is such a big tease: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VHvtZv56K04 I tried to grab the game off her, but she just knocked my glasses off and kicked me in the :censored:. Then she called me a whimp and stole my Snickers bar :( DPS.