NavyAce

I haven't been in the forums for a while and have just seen the thread about the F6F Hellcat. This is my favorite plane and would love to see it here and would buy immediately. I have been using the Vertigo Studio's F6 since its release many years ago and while a fine product for its time is now quite dated. The Flying iron (?) Hellcat I am sure would be a great improvement but I don't want to buy and install a whole new platform just for one aircraft. What's the status on the DCS Hellcat? I also saw a thread for an F8F Bearcat. Any word on that or on the F4U Corsair? I'm also looking for a WWII straight deck carrier to practice my takeoffs and landings. Would this carrier have an AI LSO? I would also like to purchase the WWII Marianas Islands terrain but have seen nothing further of it. Would I need to have the modern install first or is the WWII version a standalone. Thanks to all who reply. Navy Ace (Wayne)

How's the release looking for the F4U Corsair?

It's been a couple of months. Any word on the release of the WWII Marianas map?

Hello Again, I just got some more information that I want to share. I have been told that the Warthog joystick comes with extensions of 80mm (app 3.2 inches) 100 mm (app 4 inches) and 120 mm (app 4.8 inches) along with an extension cable. This will create extra length and therefore stick throw. I don't know if multiple extensions can be screwed together to create even more length. Anyway, I'm looking into this as an option.

Hello, I have tried to get answers to this questions in several other places without any luck, so I'm hoping someone here can bail me out. I am a retired American eagle Embraer captain who has had a long time love of 1930s and 40s miolitary aviation. I have gotten many programs for the various libraries of my flight sims (DCS, Il-46, FSX, B-17 the Mighty Eighth among others) to virtually fly the airplanes I will never be able to fly for real. One thing I must hav in this endeavor is realism. That's why I have all of the American and British Pilot's Manuals so I can fly "by the book," which in my opinion is something that DCS does better than anyone. However. in all of these simulations one facet of realism is consistently missing. You cannot fly a real WWII fighter with your wrist and a stick less than a foot tall. I have been fortunate enough to log over 20 hours in an SNJ and I can tell you from experience that this can be real work, especially in aerobatics, where the stick throw is very large (not just a few inches) and has to use arm and shoulder muscles that don't come into play with a standard joystick, and can be quite tiring if done for any length of time. I have heard of joysticks with supposed feedback to make the roll and pitch axes more realistic in control heaviness, but this doesn't address the stick throw aspect. Is there anyplace that sells a realistic stick of 2-2.5 feet in length with a realistic trigger and rubber grip, and can be plugged into a PC with a USB cord? If there is can it be installed with a simple plug in or autoload? And where could I find a product like this? Along the same lines, I find flying my WWII B-17. B-29, B-25, Lancaster, B-26 etc. with a Cessna yoke also not very realistic, especvially with those of the Boeing family being very distinctive in shape and design. Is tere any where I could purchase yokes that are more like those of WWII? Thank you to everyone who responds.

2.5.6

Hi MLGSwagPilot, Thanks for the info on MFS and the F6. I'm seriously considering doing the purchase but one thing bothers me. I have built up a huge library of 68 aircraft addons, both commercial purchases (Vertgo, A2A w/ Accufeel, Aeroplane Heaven, Flying Stations, MAAM, 1st Class Simulations, Virtavia, Aerosoft and Just Flight) and freeware (AW Siskin, XB-15, I-16. D.520, B-18A, A-17, F4B-4, and many others) from sites like Sim Outhouse. If I could somehow port these planes over to a new platform that would be one thing. I would only have to pay for the platform itself. Unfortunately, these old planes would probably not be able to be installed in a new platform like MFS. As a result, I would have to purchase new versions of the 31 commercial products, most of which are not even currently available in the new format. This would be hugely expensive, and in any case the freeware aircraft were developed for a single platform only. Evidently there is no workaround to make FSX planes and scenery work on MFS. Is there a patch or something out there that I could use? I don't want to get MFS with its improved graphics and performance just to run two or three aircraf. This problem also applies to a large host of scenery and airport programs I have purchased and installed in FSX, such as the Mega Airport Boston, Fly Tampa YYZ and YUL, Hi Res Cities Boston, US Cities X (CLE), Manhattan X, MegaScenery Earth Maryland, BWI/DCA, Ohio, Tennessee, and North Carolina, Tropical Simulations DCA, BNA Airport, NYCX, FSDreamTeam's GSX and JFK v 2. All of these would have to be repurchased, if they are even available in the new format. I would then end up having two flight simulation platforms on the same computer, one (MFS) for the Hellcat only and FSX for everything else. Is there a way out of this dilemma or am I stuck having to keep everything split up? This situation is even more complicated because I've also had to keep my old Windows 7 desktop so I can run my primary WWII combat sim (Il-46) and my original B-17 The Mighty Eighth, which will not run on my new Windows 10 gaming desktop computer. I look forward to hearing your thoughts. NavyAce

The computer I'm talking about is running Windows 10

Hi, I'm not sure if I put this in the correct sub forum. Ifnot I apologize and please move. I recently completed my successful update to 2.5.6 and I am hoping this will work with the title mentioned modules. If not I will update further but how do I proceeed from 2.5.6 to the next version? When I try to do this through the updater when I log in it just tells me that 2.5.6 is complete and doesn't bring up the next version. I assume since the newest is v 2.8 it was preceeded by 2.6 and 2.7 and that brings up a question. Do I need to install these two previous versions and in a particular sequence before proceeding to v 2.8 or can I install that directly on top of v 2.6? And if I don't, will I be able to run the three previously mentioned modules in 2.5.6? I am assuming the new versions can be found on the DCS wensite. I have also checked the module manager to see if the three I mentioned are listed there but can't find them so I assume they are not available yet. Do I need to do periodic checks of the website to learn about product release or will this information be provided by emails? I am not very computer savvy so I hope I am not irritating anyone with some tech questions that may seem obvious to someone else. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hello, Glad to see the Hellcat is coming to DCS as this is the place to find the most authentic flight simulations. I have the Vertgo Studios Hellcat on FSX and it is good and excellent for the time of its release but graphics are so much better now. I fly all my WWII aircraft referencing the actual PIlot's Operating Instructions as I am a real life pilot (retired Embraer captain) and always want realism in my simulations so I can ttally immerse myself. Flyingirons Hellcat looks good also but I would need to add MFS to my computer and am not sure I want to do that for one or two planes. Any updates on when the F6 and the Essex class carrier will be available? Landing a Hellcat on a modern angled deck Nimitz class carrier without an LSO would be terribly unrealistic. Now if a Zero could be made available for dogfighting or a Val or Kate for intercept missions that would be great. I'd also like to see an F4F and an SBD some day. I looko forward to any replies and thank you.

Hello, What is the status of the Corsair and the WWI Essex class carrier? Are these available yet and will they work in v 2.5.6 or need somethinhg higher. Thank you.

Hello, Is this map currently available fr download? I haven't updated DCS World for a while and am at 2.5.6.59625.1 and want to know if this map and the Corsair (when available) will work or whether I need to update to something higher. Thanks.

Thanks for the clarification. It would be nice also to get a Navy plane like the Hellcat and a Japanese plane like the Zeke to have some dogfights.

Thanks. So I do need the original map first and then add the free WWII map afterwards. Good to know.

Hi, I am interested in WWII aviation only so to be correct I would need the WWII Marianas map for flights with my WWII aircraft. I understand that after the release of the Marianas map that is currently under construction a WWII version of the map will be offered. Is the WWII version going to be a stand alone map or do I need to purchase and install the original map in order to get the WWII map to work? Thanks. NavyAce