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Just don't get frustrated when it's not working, now you know it's possible. The best have trouble with it from time to time!

Just said yesterday, in Tomcat the Bitchin Betty is the Human RIO nagging constantly to stop messing up. :)

Yeah I am having big trouble with the AoA indexer left of the HUD (the one too fast/slow/on speed). Especially when light is already bad, but also on normal daylight. I have always turned on all cockpit lights to maxx.

Told Jester in full confidence "Abort start up!" thinking i could fiddle around with alignment myself! He was angry with me after, and didn't want to restart the start up... :P

Nope. It's coming. https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3836292&postcount=6

Pics or didn't happen. v(!)CVWs-myth :D

Could people clarify what is possible IRL that could be compared to fast/pre alignment? If there is no such thing in the real thing, I guess it's up to the mission builders to find a compromise and see what the community accepts. If there is only option between full alignment & hot start, server owners will select the appropriate method for their intended scenario. I could even see work arounds via scripts (timer on hot starts before you are able to take off for example). Maybe let's first discuss the facts before we get into deeper things like how people play the sim? :)

Thanks Bullet! <3

Hey request for Op Able Archer: Please add Hornets with A2G waypoints. :)

OvGME or JSGME Modmanger, like for all mods. ;) edit: BTW, this mod does break IC. I was able to connect initially to server, but later on the server browser shield changed to red + named this mod for IC failure.

That should work normally. What also should work is the 'Fly' button on the briefing page. (LeftAlt+B to open briefing by default or via ESC options)

Everytime it's a punch in the gut. I may not know any of you personally, but this hobby is such a big part of our lifes, that I can't help but think, no matter how or where we meet on the world, we would all be fast friends. My condolences to the family.

Not been able to fly that much in the last few weeks and I have this weird experience, that my skills are degrading instead of improving everytime I fly! :3

Yes, totally! https://forums.eagle.ru/profile.php?do=ignorelist edit: to clarify, you can hide them, but still see "Post by UserXY, content hidden" and click on show content. A bit like spoiler tags in other forums. Also plx link UFO thread. :)

@Yurgon, have seen a bunch of topics about this over the years, there is a graphic floating around (that I can't find right now) that explains this very good. It has really only to do with the angle of the bomb, the seeker, line of sight etc. As I understand it, the bomb can either 'fly over the laser' before it turns it seeker towards the ground, missing the target or spotting it too early and forcing the bomb too early on its final flight path and reducing it's actual reach. @All: Anyone know what I got in mind and has a link? Will bookmark this time, promise! <3 @Topic, with laze times I usually go with 50% of the time it takes for my bomb from my plane to the ground. (I prefer manual laze + Latch option in TGP over auto laze to be flexible with altitudes) This has so far always worked out for me, but I usually only drop from 6k ft+ and if I am that low, most of the time I will just drop it in CCIP. edit: Misunderstood the point. xD /disregard

KingApo F-18 reserve, looking for wingman also.^^ Is there documentation about the carrier tower procedure?

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=230895 Duplicate thread, same issue, maybe merge? (And delete my post^^)

I am only missing the Tomcat... And I know myself, this will quickly escalate into the 'absolute need' for a new graphics card...

Do you have to enter & turn on TCN first? That is how I understand Wags. When I enter course line before and enter&activate TCN after, I get this. Once I adjust course line again, it shows as expected. Normally I would think even after putting in course before activating Tacan, it should alteast show once I activate it.

This please! Boat life!

Yeah all those cheap guys using their bloody outdated TM Warthog ;) How dare they!

Have you deleted the video? Very interested since I have a consistent light issue when refueling probe is extended. Edit: You mean the white illumination of the cockpit/mfd? It looks like a big white light is moved across from the buttom of the cockpit to the right mfd when the probe is fully extended. Screen right before & after. Don't want to hijack your thread but sounded very similar to what is annoying me for a while. :)

"At GRND 4 m/s, 180°" ah no that's at 0 alt, shouldn't be a problem up high? Watching track now. Okay I watched first approach and try, first things that caught my eye: ATC (Auto throttle control?) seems to be on. (Might be a track issue IDK), don't use that, haven't fiddled with that, but I think you are not supposed to use that. Second is loadout, try starting with some stores, bombs/missiles & centre line tank. Since you are slower and need to use bigger RPM adjustments for the same result, you will have more 'throttle movement' making it less fine. Basically your window for error should increase. Generally, make way way smaller control inputs. Once you are in that '3 kt window' (for example 270kts +/- 1) every increase and decrease will mess with your pitch a bit. On the other hand the same is true, pitch or rather climb changes will mess with your airspeed. This can quickly spiral into a problem. Your bank issue: you are mostly over correcting. This can be observed maybe better on a banking aircraft/tanker I am pretty tired and hopefully my explanation won't be too bad, somebody jump in anytime! xD When you try to line up and start to bank in one direction (heading on the compass, the basket behind the tanker) your nose starts to move in that direction. Once you simply level out, your aircraft will continue in that 'course' you put it on, most likely moving past the point you wished your aircraft to be at, making you overract and the same thing happen just in the other direction. You will want to make a small counter movement before you pass the point you want to be at. On your track you see that you are always a moment to late, making you pass the boom left and right. This is one part of what we mean with chasing the basket. Take you time to properly line up with him, think the boom has a imaginary line behind him you need to line up with. (The course the tanker is flying on) When you are trying to move behind him and just look at the basket, moving straight in a line for it, you will have the issue moving to the side guaranteed. Have you tried (maybe in different aircraft) any kind of ILS/course flying? Same problem just much slower. edit2: I made a quick mission with no wind and all 3 different tankers. You have some stores and can teamkill the tanker if it gets too much.^^ CAUCASUS-F18C A2A REFUELING.miz

Are you sure you are moving not the tanker? Can you post a track/video? Is there wind? Hornet really shouldn't move all that much at a constant airspeed. What is your loadout?

One thing I see not stressed enough and might help you is the airspeed. Before you try to trim out and line up make sure you know the airspeed window. Once you have the exact airspeed down your throttle will not stop moving, there is most often no loadout/RPM setting that can hold that. (On that point, try a moderate to heavy loadout first, you will be more draggy and slower, making your throttle changes less noticeable) Personally I don't try to stay in actual formation with the carrier (I am too wobbly for that myself too), but move in a small window that won't disconnect me forward and backward. In the best case this looks like formation flying but is just me fighting tooth and nail trying to stay connected. xD Once the airspeed moves up or downards your pitch will change aswell a tiny bit, this is really important, do net get caught off guard by it and has to do with my first point. You will probably never have that 'sweet trim' setting that you are hoping to get. The hornet is imho the most forgiving plane in this. (My xp is mostly with A10C and a bit older) The Hornets engine needs very long to spool up or down, often you will use exaggerated throttle movement only to spool back up or down again a little bit in the other direction. 'Throttle never stops' Been a while since I watched Mav's video, but I think he covers bank also. Do under no circumstances try learning A2A refueling with either wind or a banking tanker. Get to that later. Staying with a banking tanker is way more difficult. In the Harrier Mav's different tips (I think from his Harrier vids) for visual line up with fixed points on the tanker & your cockpit helped me a lot, might help here aswell. Also everything Yurgon said, I disctinctly remember my frustration when first trying A2A refueling with A-10C years ago. At one point it just 'clicked' and suddenly I was trying circling tankers at night in thunderstorms. Take breaks, if in SP use the pause buttons, relax your shoulders/arms etc., do not get frustrated we have all been there! It might be worth to have a look at your hardware & configuration aswell. For example with my very old T-Flightstick X(not HOTAS) back in the day, A2A refueling was terribly difficult because of the airspeed/RPM settings. The throttle just was not fine enough to ever get the needed tiny adjustments. I used airbrakes to help with this but at clean loadouts/low fuel this was still a big problem.