Charly_Owl

These things take time to create. Patience! ;) Your best bet is most likely XXJohnXX's video tutorial series.

I finally found my mistake: On step 6: It should be flip the cover switch DOWN, not UP Incorrect: 6 - Flip up Weapons Safety Cover switch on stick (“Weapon Fire Button Safety” control) Correct: 6 - Flip DOWN Weapons Safety Cover switch on stick (“Weapon Fire Button Safety” control)

Hi guys, I'm trying to fire the Gs-23 cannon but I can't seem to do it for some reason, even when within firing parameters. I was just wondering if the method I'm using is wrong or not: PROCEDURE – GS-23L CANNON 1 - Set MASTER ARM (ARMS) switch ON (UP) on electrical CB panel 2 - Set CANNON GS switch ON (FWD) on missile panel 3 - Set ASP-FPK switch ON (UP) to turn on gunsight on armament panel 4 - Set LAUNCH switch ON (UP) on armament panel 5 - Press the “EXPLOSIVE CHARGE GS” button on front dash to reload the gun 6 - Flip up Weapons Safety Cover switch on stick (“Weapon Fire Button Safety” control) 7 - Fire Gun (“Weapon Fire Button” control) when within firing parameters Firing the gun is possible in the following conditions: The front landing gear is retracted Speed is no less than 400 km/h The angle of attack does not exceed 6 degrees The positive G is no more than 6 The negative G is no more than -2. No matter what I do, I still can't fire the darn guns. What am I forgetting?

Minor thing... but it should say "Default", not "Defaulte".

@Ratcatcher: Yeah I wasn't sure if I was the only noticing the stuttery movement of his head... must be a beta thing.

Woah, that was quick! Thumbs up!

Hahaha well mate, you're gonna have to give me a couple of weeks before I can finish my research first ;) Once the L-39ZA guide is out of the oven, I'll start having a bite at the Gazelle.

Usually, in every DCS plane there is a command to hide labels (LeftShift+F10). I see it is missing in the Gazelle commands in control options.

Excellent work, mate! Thanks a lot!

I decided to stop updating the guide until all Mirage features are properly implemented by RAZBAM. At the moment, features are still changing with almost every new patch so writing about those is kind of a useless exercice. Plus: A couple of NAV systems are not implemented yet, including the UNI (INS).

Next guide will be on... the L-39! Gazelle/F-5 (and Mirage 2000 update) will come after depending on what is released or completed first.

DCS Hawk T.1A Guide now available in first post https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-uSpZROuEd3WWpzTGJ2VHRSeFE/view?usp=sharing

It's on my to-do list somewhere (which has lots and lots of items :) )

Timestamps added as requested.

I haven't got to write the section on Navigation yet since the UNI (INS) system is only partially implemented.

Personal reasons.

Could you please remove my name from the poll options? Thanks!

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Amazing! I love the quality of the camera work. A big thumbs up from me!

This might be of some help

Q: Will the Gazelle module have an engine damage model featuring the effects of excessive torque, engine TGT or oil temperature?

Okay, here's a little update for you folks. *** My inbox is exploding with questions, comments and requests, so I'll try to do a short Q&A to explain the current match plan. Q: Will there be a guide on the F-5? A: Yes, I have acquired a great pilot manual on the F-5 and I am studying it little by little. Q: Will the Mirage Guide be updated to reflect the new features implemented by Razbam? If yes, when? A: Yes, I will do a complete rewrite of many sections, adding a couple more as well in the process. This means that I need to go through everything that I wrote already, make sure it's still of actuality (or fix it if it's not) and this takes a good amount of time. I rewrote a couple of sections already but I am not quite satisfied with the result. So, I intend to wait for Larry, Ron and CptSmiley to finish the UNI (INS) before I submit a final version. It's much more difficult than I thought to write on features that are basically WIP and can or could change with every patch... it requires a lot of backtracking and crosschecking. About the when: probably at the mid-summer once things cool off with university projects and I can start sleeping regular nights. Q: Will there be a guide on the Gazelle? A: Definitely yes. I have started to read a lot on it, but haven't started to write anything down yet since the reference material I found was for other variants of the SA342 and Polychop has not released its beautiful helicopter yet. Q: Will there be a timestamp to help know if we have the latest version? A: Yes, I will add it for every guide in the near future (End of April or Early May). Some guides are in the process of being completely overhauled/rewritten so I don't want to put timestamps on guides that are still WIP and not complete enough to be submitted to the community. Q: Will there be a guide on the L-39C/ZA? A: Yes, it's already in an advanced state. Q: What's taking so long with the new stuff? You were pumping out these guides much faster before! A: In the days where the MiG-21, A-10C and Ka-50 guides were written, I had much more free time and a more flexible schedule. However, working full time with school thrown in the mix (and some other flight sim-related side-projects) has made it increasingly difficult to keep a healthy balance between everything. With summer coming up, things should speed back up. Q: Will there be a guide on the Hawk? A: Yes, it's in an advanced state and is very likely to be the next one I release after the EFM is fully implemented, tested and released in DCS. Q: Why do guides for trainers? Barely anybody flies any of them! A: The Hawk and L-39 both have air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities and, if flown properly, can very effectively tackle on suitable challenges thrown at them. I believe that every aircraft in DCS is a beast of its own that deserves to be tamed and learned. I distinctly remember the days when I said that helicopters were boring to fly because they were slow and vulnerable. Now I couldn't live without them. I think that the Hawk and L-39 deserve to be given a chance since as I learned to fly them they have slowly grown on me for some inexplicable reason. The goal of these guides is not only to teach people how to fly, but also to give them a glimpse of the capabilities of each aircraft and make them WANT to fly it. Q: Why are you leaving the FC3 modules behind? Do you hate the F-15, MiG-29 and Su-27? A: I don't think any less of FC3 pilots than of other kinds of pilots. While I can fly these planes and know them to a certain degree, I don't think I enjoy remembering keystroke combos to do certain tasks. I just feel like I'm "gaming the game", if that makes any sense. I like to remember the physical position of switches in the pit and have some sort of impression that I know about a plane instead of a game interface... which is simply irrelevant in a non-clickable cockpit. In other words, FC3 is cool, but I don't think I'd enjoy writing about it very much since I prefer to teach about the plane itself instead of the game. Q: The WWII, F-86 and MiG-15 guides have a worse presentation format than the others... will you update them to present a uniform template for all guides? A: I intend to give them all a good facelift eventually, but it'll have to wait for some time during this summer. There are other things of higher priority on my to-do list. So... that's it for now! I hope that clears things up.

My mind is blown!

September 2009 Spitfire: The History by Eric B. Morgan and Edward Shacklady

I nominate CptSmiley for his incredible work on the Mirage 2000 and his constant, tireless, positive energy and openness on the forums.