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Agreed, I'd like that very much!

Usually new modules aren't released during a sale. Beside that, IFE always said that they don't want to release in EA, but a full product from the start, so I don't think there will be a preorder. So, my forecast (hope?) is that the 339 will be released with the OB May update, likely in the last week of May, right after the end of the sale, without any preorder options, and it'll be likely announced on Friday 20th newsletter.

@actually_fred thank you for your inputs, they're very welcome! Unfortunately, I had already pushed the "buy" button, so I'm now waiting for my tablet to arrive. In the end, I went with a Huion H430P, mostly because of its dimensions: from what I read around on the Internet, it's basically a smaller and cheaper Intuos S. Since I'm guessing no one else in here has it, I'll let you know how it works.

ZITTI E PRENDETE I MIEI SOLDI!!! (which in Italian means: "Shut up and take my money!!!)

Thank you, edmuss, I'll think about it... 25 cm could be a bit long for my thigh, but it might just do it; in any case, better longer than wider.

Thanks for your input guys. I'm looking for a tablet that's small enough to be used on my tigh, just as I do with my Android tablet when I fly for real. It should be about 12 to 14 cm wide and 20 to 22 cm long. The One by Wacom seemed a good enough match, but I'm beginning to think I'd rather have physical buttons on the device. How about Huion tablets? Do they have all the same software? The H430P it's even smaller than the measurements I gave above and have 4 buttons. If anyone has another suggestion that matches more closely my ideal measurements, please do tell. And, talking about software, are Wacom and Huion private data hungry? Do you have to give them a lot of personal info?

That would be the ideal solutions; I'm wondering if the producer's software already allows to do it?

Hey Brainfreeze, I'm getting a bit deeper into Open Kneeboard workings, the One doesn't have buttons, how do you switch tabs and pages with it?

Got it, thank you guys! I'll try it ASAP.

Hey guys! Has anyone tried this app with a One by Wacom tablet? https://www.wacom.com/en-en/products/one-by-wacom

Hey guys, in Wags' last F-16 video you can take another peek at the map.

Ok, thank you BIGNEWY.

Ehi @BIGNEWY, could you ask the team to take a look at it? The IFEI lighting, I mean, even at lowest brightness, at night, it's still too bright. It's the only light left in the Hornet cockpit that can't be set properly, there's almost no variation from maximum to minimum brightness.

Thank you BuzyBee!

Hey guys, an easy (I hope) question: can I have both stable and beta Tacview installed on the same machine? Will they work without interference?

Don't forget the Kitty Hawks! I want my America!

Thank you, RecceLow, I was just wondering about any good book about Skyhawk pilots experiences, I glanced at the ones in your list, they seem pretty good!

@plusnine maybe you guys could code into the module an F-10 option to call for the ground crew and put the nosewheel straight? That would save historical accuracy for the module and help people who's having trouble in taxiing the airplane, especially on the carrier. EDIT: doesn't have to make a plane captain appear out of thin air and steer the wheel, of course, it just has to be a message exchange, after which the nosewheel is automagically reset straight.

Hi SomethingAncient. As Calabrone pointed out, on the ship US Navy pilots had the deck crew using a tiller bar to steer the nosewheel, if they ever got stuck. From what the manual says, wind on the deck could make taxiing harder, especially with the E model. «While taxiing with appreciable wind over the deck, pilots should avoid attempst to turn large angles to the relative wind or to the jet blast of another aircraft. [...] Under high wind conditions, directional control is sometimes difficult». I don't know if this is simulated in DCS, but usually mission designers put the carrier in a headwind, to help take off and landing operations, as in real life. So, this might render taxiing harder on the ship. As for tapping the brakes, I took that from the manual, too: «if the nosewheel cocks, add throttle to 70 to 80 percent and use rapid intermittent brake to bounce the nose strut, while moving slowly forward. This should decrease the weight on the nosewheel long enough for it to swivel in the desired direction». I'm using rudder pedals with brake axes, just like Calabrone, I'm guessing that it makes the whole procedure easier, but, honestly, if I were you, I'd think about buying them, you're not gonna use them for the Skyhawk only, but for everything, they'll make your flying more realistic and better (especially if you have WWII modules or helicopters). You don't really need anything fancy, I'm using TM rudder pedals, they're not that expensive (around a hundred bucks), and I think you can use even racing pedals, they might not be ideal, but the simulator doesn't really know they're car pedals and not aircraft pedals!

Thank you for the update, Duke! Bummer that the AM prevents you from using the units' insignia... Oh, well, that's Italy for you, I guess that won't stop skinners!

Thank you Teo, that's good to hear, let's hope it drops soon. As I said, I don't care if they say "it'll be another six months", I just wanna know, so that I can manage my expectations (and I guess a lot of you folks are just asking for the same).

It'd be nice to have any kind of feedback, even just a "we're not ready yet" would be appreciated...

Got it, thank you very much, BuzyBee!

Woot!!!! If only having modules were that easy! Thank you Toan!

Hi, If you replay the TRK file in DCS World, Tacview will record an ACMI file for it. There is no faster way. Hey BuzyBee, thank you for your answer. Reading again my question, though, I'm afraid it wasn't very clear: what I wanted to know is if there's any function in Tacview that allow me to convert .txt.acmi files into .zip.acmi files, not DCS tracks.