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Takk! Worked nice. It does however appear that the 2nd pilot is not aircraft numer two in the flight (i.e, I'm 1-1 and he is 1-2). It seems like he is his own flight. Can I change this?

Great, I'll try this. Is it possible to add a new player to this (or any) mission so that I can fly this online with a friend? How do I do this if it is possible? Great thanks!

I would like to practice SAM avoidance using chaff, flares and jammer. Is there such a training mission available for download somewhere?

I'm interested in practicing aerial refueling. Where can I download this mission you talk about?

Oh! :doh: I thought they where the same! Thank you for taking the time! I won't mess up anything by changing callsign and to a cold and dark cockpit? For example that something won't happen because the mission is looking for a specific callsign, or that something happens too early because I take some more time to start the AC and taxi before departure?

I downloaded the updated campaign, but I'm still unable to change anything. I would like to change to a cold and dark cockpit and preferably also another callsign... Now I've never used the Mission Editor to anything else than changing weapons (that I can do), so there might be something I must change in the settings first? Please see the attached picture:

Is this the exact same campaign that is included with DCS A-10? As stated above, I'm not able to edit any campaign mission... At least not the campaign that is included in A-10...

Hi, I've started on the campaign, but I do not seem to be able to change the start position from the runway with the engines running to a cold and dark situation. The option is greyed out in the Mission Editor... Any ideas?

Thank you for the videos!

Thank you for the quick answers! So they will fix an engine also in 3 minutes?

Is there a list of known bugs in DCS World 1.2? Not long ago I bought DCS A-10 and Combined Arms. I'm still learning to fly the A-10, and noticed that the training missions do not have instructor audio. I've downloaded a fix for this but I've also heard a rumor somewhere that the campaign in A-10 is bugged and does not work correctly? Is this true? When will a patch be available?

Two questions regarding Ground Crew: 1 - After flying a mission and returning to the airport, I reload the aircraft with a load other than default (something else than what I started the mission with). How do I set up the DSMS with the new load? What buttons do I press to get the new load in the DSMS? 2 - What conditions must be met for the ground crew to repair damages? What types of damage will the ground crew repair/not repair? How long will it take to fix various parts of the aircraft?

Exactly like that :)

I fly a Beech 200 Air Ambulance in Northern Norway :)

I know that the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) from time to time do a so called "alpha scramble" when the Russians fly in close vicinity of Norwegian territorial waters (happens several times a year, sometimes several times a week (and the activity has increased in the last few years)). When they do they will start, taxi and depart without calling the tower at all, not telling their intentions. The military will call the tower in advance, only telling that they have an alpha scramble going so that ATC can get all other traffic out of their way. What I find strange in DCS though, is that here we have a sim that seem realistic in every aspect. However the one thing I have some knowledge about does not make sense at all. So then my question could be: What more of the sim is not as good and realistic as we all think it is? Now do not get me wrong. I'm sure ED has put a lot of resources into getting the sim as real as it could be for a desktop simulator, but then why do they settle with a less than half product in the ATC part? As a pilot I just find the ATC communications in DCS silly...

Thank you for your reply Trev. As mentioned in my initial post my unfamiliarity lies with military atc communication. I'm a pilot, flying civilian airplanes (obviously). I would assume that military ATC is about the same as civilian, but as I cannot confirm that I made it clear in the start of the thread that I could be wrong pointing out the (from a civilian pilot point of view) strange behavior of ATC communications in DCS. But as far as I can tell from your example, military and civilian ATC communications is basically the same. When so is true, I find it strange that ED has settled on such poor quality ATC, when the rest of the sim really shines!

Hi, I find the ATC communications in DCS A-10C to be a bit strange and "unprofessional". Now I must admit that I do not have a very good knowledge about military radio communication. But I do have a fair knowledge about civilian communication with ATC and there are several moments that I find strange in DCS... 1 - Generally there are no closed loops. For example you request startup, startup clearance is given, but you do not respond with something like "cleared to start". You are cleared to taxi or takeoff, but do not respond to the clearance, etc, etc. That is a major error in radio communication. All communication loops on the airband should be closed. 2 - When you request taxi, you "request taxi to runway". That does not sound very professional as it will be assumed that you will taxi to the runway. I would ask for "Request taxi" only. Then ATC will tell you "Cleared taxi to runway XX". At least in civilian communication, the word "cleared" shall only be used in clearances to land or take off, not in any other communications between aircraft and ATC, hence the clearance for taxi should be something like "taxi to runway xx" only. 3 - When at the holding you "request takeoff". Once again I do not think (I can't really remember right now) that the word “takeoff” should be used in any communications except in clearances to takeoff from ATC and the pilots response. "Ready for departure" or something similar seem more appropriate to say... 4 - ATC does not hand you over to any other unit after takeoff, nor do they tell you to "go tactical", clears you to leave the frequency etc. 5 - When you are established on final (and talking to something that might be an approach controller) you are instructed to contact the tower. However this is done on the same frequency. Does not seem realistic at all. Why would two controllers be on the same frequency? 6 - Quite often I do not get a landing clearance at all. If I decide to land anyway I get a "taxi to parking" after landing. As mentioned above I'm not too familiar with military ATC communication, so I might be wrong, but it just does not seem right, or "flows naturally" in DCS. Now I do not know if this is a subject not highly researched by the DCS team, but looking at the sim at all other levels, I find it strange that this part holds (as far as I can see) this low standard...

Sounds reasonable. Thank you.

A bit off topic, but why will you not lase any longer?

Thank you!

Is there an IFR enroute chart for the scenery area covered by DCS A-10C available somewhere? Also - the manual describes how to fly a TACAN approach (page 498 in the manual), but no approach plates are included that depicts the actual constructed procedures. Are such charts available? Like this one: Thanks

Thank you :)

Great! I'll try this. But where do you find information about the wind at the various altitudes in a mission and the campaign?

Hi, I'm having trouble using unguided bombs effectively, both in CCIP and CCRP mode. First, to perhaps find out if I do something wrong: In CCIP mode I basically dive onto the target and place the pipper over the target and release the bombs. The bombs will usually hit a good distance from where I placed the pipper and released the bombs... In CCRP mode I use the TGP to define a SPI, and while flying at a couple of thousand feet and above using Mk82 or about 500 ft using Mk82AIR. I align the PBRL with the ASL and as the solution cue goes through the pipper, the bombs are released automatically as I hold down the weapons release button. As far as I know there is no other way to release the bombs in CCRP mode? Hence the bombs are dropped at the optimal place in the air to hit the target? Anyway, the bombs usually hit well away from the target marked as SPI with the TGP, not hurting the target at all. Usually I drop two bombs in pairs. I assume this is perhaps because the A-10 computer does not account for wind? But then the question is: how do I deploy the bombs effectively? On what targets should I consider using an unguided bomb, instead of a guided bomb? Thank you.

Thank you. I found it. I'll learn how to start the plane later. I guess it's not much harder than starting any other aircraft. I've seen the start tutorial videos and it seems straight forward. The hard part is everything else, like weapons systems and targeting etc. That is where my focus lies at the moment.