Charly_Owl

Guide updated on 14/09/2019 to include a new section on ELINT. Bookmarks added as well.

You take that back! :D

See page 76 of the 6/09/2019 version.

Could you please perform this test on the ground as well and let me know if you have the same result?

That looks super cool! Well done! :)

Updated Mirage 2000C guide on 6/09/2019 with the following: Added bookmarks Updated HOTAS Controls to reflect MLO (Mid-Life Overhaul) terminology Re-wrote Air-to-Ground Weapon tutorials with new MLO Weapons System CMD switch logic (previously known as Special Mode switch) Re-wrote takeoff section Re-wrote landing section Added NVG employment slide Updated radar section Updated Magic II tutorial symbology Added BLG-66 Belouga Tutorial Re-wrote ILS Landing tutorial Included clearer UNI images

Updated Mirage 2000C guide on 6/09/2019 with the following: Added bookmarks Updated HOTAS Controls to reflect MLO (Mid-Life Overhaul) terminology Re-wrote Air-to-Ground Weapon tutorials with new MLO Weapons System CMD switch logic (previously known as Special Mode switch) Re-wrote takeoff section Re-wrote landing section Added NVG employment slide Updated radar section Updated Magic II tutorial symbology Added BLG-66 Belouga Tutorial Re-wrote ILS Landing tutorial Included clearer UNI images Please take note that the F-86F Sabre, A-10C Warthog and UH-1H Huey guides also have bookmarks now, alongside the Mirage 2000C, F/A-18C Hornet and F-14B Tomcat.

It is implemented. You just gotta make sure that you use the Magic Slave button on the throttle once radar has locked a contact. However, the triangle has not been implemented for Magic locks without radar; it's still the old circle.

I'd be curious to see how the high-res kneeboard looks, Don!

Excellent.

True, but at the moment the issue has to do with any sort of interaction (mouse clicking, scrolling mousewheel, etc.), not just input bindings. Thank you for looking into it. We appreciate it.

All good now, thanks for the heads up. I haven't changed the rev date due to the change being minor, but the fix is still in. Also: I have now gone through the (quite painful) process of migrating all my DCS guides to a newer, standardized and a slightly more printer-friendly format. Revision dates are unchanged, but you should see the difference right away. Rejoice, the black-bar-of-ink-cartridge-death is now gone!

Is it me or uncaging the standby ADI on the C-101CC is really buggy when using the mouse on the caging knob? I don't remember seeing that before.

Hornet and Tomcat guides now updated with Bookmarks for easier navigation through the pdf. Enjoy! I plan to add more bookmarks for other guides but I'll do it progressively since they need to be entered manually.

In all honesty, the fly-by-wire system will not save you; the same basic principles are applied when it comes to carrier landings. The F/A-18 and F-14 both have great tutorial missions. They both have carrier missions included as well. You can also download some in the DCS User Files section of the DCS website.

Greetings, Steinbauer. You are not the first person to ask, don't worry. First, there is a carrier included in the base game both for the Hornet and the Tomcat; the CVN-74 John C. Stennis. Wing vapor effects are modelled slightly differently in the Tomcat vs the Hornet because the has LEX (Leading Edge Extensions) while the does not have them. However, both aircraft have wingtip vortices as well. In terms of flying better, there is no answer for that. Both aircraft have great flight models but fly differently. The Hornet has Fly-by-Wire (pilot input is interpreted by a controller, which translates these commands directly to the flight controls themselves) while the Tomcat has hydraulically powered flight control surfaces without FBW. This means that the Hornet is easier to fly by design, while the Tomcat can easily get you into unrecoverable spins if you are not careful with how you fly the aircraft. The Tomcat will force you to use your rudder, while the Hornet lets you get away with sloppier flying since the FBW will automatically help you to prevent the aircraft from going into these kind flat-spin-of-death of scenarios. Of course, the FBW cannot do everything for you, so you need to be careful as well. In my opinion, both aircraft are a lot of fun to fly because they both require you to develop different skill sets. Regarding the ease of learn, I would say they are equivalent. The Tomcat has two cockpits, so you can potentially learn two complementary roles in the same aircraft. The F/A-18C, on the other hand, was built for a single pilot with more functionalities available at the tip of your fingers. In practice, the Hornet benefited from technological advances like digital displays while the Tomcat has a more analog cockpit with old school "steam" gauges. The Hornet has more toys to play with but the Tomcat still has a decent ordnance selection available with one of the most powerful radars ever designed. IMHO there is no "better" plane. They are both fighter jets of their time, with the Tomcat being the pinnacle of the age of high-speed Interceptors and the Hornet being one of the most versatile multirole aircraft of its time. LCDR Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka, who was the Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) who flew the last F-14 Demonstration before the Tomcat’s retirement in 2006, once said:

You already have it too. Latest Open Beta has R/BL implemented. However, there's a little subtlety... You can't select R/BL if you have not set up a WPDSG (Waypoint Designate) or a TDC Designate (Depress) via the Targeting Pod. If nothing is designated, pressing the OSB next to MODE will only let you choose BOL.

PART 9 – RADAR & SENSORS PART 10 – OFFENCE: WEAPONS & ARMAMENT PART 12 – DATALINK & IFF

Updaded Hornet guide on 26/08/2019: Updated Sensors Section with LITENING II Targeting Pod Added AGM-65E Maverick, AGM-84D Harpoon (BOL & R/BL), GPS-Guided Ordnance (Targeting Pod) and GBU-12 (Laser-Guided) Tutorials Updated IFF & Datalink Section Added hyperlinks in Table of Contents Fixed Typos

Updaded Hornet guide on 26/08/2019: Updated Sensors Section with LITENING II Targeting Pod Added AGM-65E Maverick, AGM-84D Harpoon (BOL & R/BL), GPS-Guided Ordnance (Targeting Pod) and GBU-12 (Laser-Guided) Tutorials Updated IFF & Datalink Section Added hyperlinks in Table of Contents Fixed Typos

Check this link, page 110, step 10. Make sure you read the August 18 revision. https://www.mudspike.com/chucks-guides-dcs-mirage-2000c/ You likely forgot to set the Special Mode switch FWD after you have selected the bombs on the PCA. This will set the HUD into Air-to-Ground mode.

Then feel free to bind it to your own liking, good sir.

Mirage weapon procedures are now fixed.

Well, page 28 of my guide states "All forward circuit breakers – ON (C100 Nav Lights and C101 UV Lights optional)" I don't see what's technically wrong with it since the battery (Sammler) and generator (Stromer Zeuger) are included in these circuit breakers. Maybe it could be interpreted that "forward CBs" refer to the first vertical row and not the second, but they are all in the same circle? Is that what is confusing people?

First revision (13/08/2019): Changelog: fixed various typos updated minor cockpit description items further elaborated JESTER description updated shore takeoff procedure updated carrier landing procedure re-wrote autopilot section updated TACAN navigation section corrected Pulse Doppler PD Search Mode section updated Datalink section to include Datalink Reply switch corrected GBU-10 description corrected GBU-12 LANTIRN pod example added Acronyms sub-section in Part 17 updated Controls section to include ICS and JESTER mappings updated RIO start-up section to include Liquid Cooling switch and AN/ALE-39 PWR/Mode switch added refueling probe limits