Konrad Friedrich

Habe leider keine Möglichkeit für Teamspeak, da ich ein externes Audiointerface benutze. Ansonsten gerne. Virtual Aerobatics ist ein netter Server. Waffeneinsatz verboten. Da gibts auch keinen Frust ;) Würde mich freuen. Ansonsten: bleib bei englisch... sonst versteht uns keiner ;)

It was not intended to go online and dogfight. I think this would be a quite frustrating experience since human players add something that AI can't: unpredictability. But you might want to spend some stick time with a buddy that knows what to do (and what not) to fly the Mustang properly. Flight training - that is what you need ;)

No problem - happy I was able to help :) Ahem... cough, cough... that's the annoying part of this operation... :cry: :D

That's weird... Try the trick with deleting your config folder. Go to c:\user\your name\saved games\DCS\Input Put the P-51 D folder (for backup) on the desktop. It will be created when you restart the sim. Maybe the option is back in place. Give it a try.

You may want to contact 'WildBillKelsoe' - or he may drop in anyway. He does some Tacview files to study that AI - and he is beating it regularly. And he is a very good virtual pilot who has a good idea what he is doing. There must be a thread somewhere about his tacview thing. Don't worry - everybody was heavily challanged by this AI. You really have to learn the Mustang. And then it's getting really exciting and fun ;) Check out the Israeli DCS server - they provide online dogfighting. There is most likely someone around who is willing to help you. Or go to Virtual Aerobatics and ask some of the VH guys - they really know how to handle the bird. And if you go online and find a guy with the callsign 'Duc' - you have found me - and I'd be happy to give you a helping hand :)

The pilot is only flying the plane (just kidding...;)) - the crew chief is the guy who really knows every bit and piece of that thing ;) The crew chief is not a simple technician with a wrench in his hand...

Vidar, in order to access the extra power you need to push the throttle past the gate stop. This is protected by a simple piece of wire (so that the ground crew can see that the pilot used it and the engine needs extra examination). I think it's activated by pressing 'e' (don't know - I've mapped it to my HOTAS). It only works when the throttle is set to max. After that you can access it at any time by pushing throttle to max. Be carefull - it gives a plus of 6 inHg and should be limited to 5 minutes of use. Max output will be 67 inHg. But ... to be honest... I never use it. I'm quite happy with settings around 50 inHg, only pushing to 61 when accelerating.

Hey Josh! Nice to meet you again! Not nice that you still have problems with your hands... But - hey -when you're able to go online - I'm with you! I still remember when you played havoc amongst a big bunch of Fokker DVII and DrI flying an old outdated N17... That was fun to watch! :D :pilotfly: Hope we meet up in the virtual skies here! Maybe we can improve your knowledge in german language and especially german swearing :D See you! P.S.: Viks was the first online opponent I met here at DCS ;) unfortunately I disconnected and was unable to get on that server again :cry: And yes, Xcom is good, really good. Regards Konrad, callsign: 'Duc'

Joshe Echo is here flying the Mustang... ? mothermarryandjoseph... Poor online pilots... :P Thats good news - a fine virtual pilot and a real nice guy. Hope we meet in the virtual sky of DCS. I remember when he blew me out of the skies of RoF. He teached me a lot - and I learned a lot. (And his german is pretty good :smartass:)

Check out the videos I posted in the 'show me your mad dogfight skills' thread. I always meet the energy state of the AI - without overheating. Most of the time my manifold setting will stay below 50 inHg. Higher settings are only useful to catch up with the AI (or to make a run ;)). And don't forget - you are shooting with bullets as thick and long as your index finger. And you are shooting at considerable high speeds maybe even under heavy g-loads. There where several ace pilots in ww2 that regularly depleted their entire ammo for a single aerial victory. It is really hard to hit a moving target like a plane. Especially a plane piloted by a guy that is not willing to get shot down... When I started flying the P-51 I also thought that there is something wrong... There was nothing wrong. It was my lack of ability to handle the Mustang. I gain energy advantage within 2 or three turns - and then I'm on the six of the AI buddy. And it's not very likely that he's shaking me. It takes time and patience to - as Gavagai said - deliver the coup de grace. Meanwhile I'm able to cope with a '4 FW 190 AI vs. 3 P-51 AI' plus 'me' dogfight - and always win - and most likely shoot down at least 2, often 3 of the AI Focke Wulfs. This is not shamless bragging. It's really all in your flying. You really have to learn the P-51 in all of it's aspects. In the beginning I was really surprised which effort it takes to master it.

right! ;)

I'd add: >AoA setting of the propeller blades<.

The main problem for most beginners (or even intermediates) is that the AI is really on razors edge all the time. The essential part flying and fighting with the P-51 is the trimming of the plane and engine management. It's not an option - it's all about trim efficiency and controll of the behaviour of the plane. The AI's control of the plane at the very edge of physics is sometimes a bit exaggerated, because it is able to perform these trick repeatedly, at will - and as often as no human would be able. A real human would suffer from g-forces (and you really suffer here) - a human would be getting exhausted, getting physically and mentally tired. But in the end - as a player you're not physically challanged either ;) And believe me - I also really know where the gun pipper of my opponent is pointing all the time. Until I make a mistake I'm pretty much able to fly in a way that my opponent is unable to get a clear shot. I can handle the AI (and most of the human opponents) by flying the Mustang with an engine setting of 2700-3000rpm and manifold pressure of 46-50 inHG. I never overheat the engine. When you start flying against human opponents online you may whish these guys are AI... Why? Well, because additionally they fly unpredictable. When they start to do more or less unrealistic maneuvers like snap rolling all the time (I think only insane real world pilots would have done this ;)) - you are really given a headache how to cope with that - and how to find a solution. Learn to manage energy - trim, smooth controll - and learn some unpredictable tricks, too ;)

Take-off with closed RAM-air is very effective, too. Happend only once to me because I accidently hit the close lever on my HOTAS but several online flyboys confirm the effectivenes of this kind of engine abuse :D

You are getting better - that's all ;) I really enjoy aerial refueling now, and I trim intuitively. Since I use only one throttle at the time to get close and maintain speed it's alomost getting easy... (ok, shamless bragging ;))

You are in >sim mode<? Not that you accidently switched to >game mode< - in game mode the engine output is turned down a fair bit.

You did hit the NWS button after the disconnect? I'll have a try this evening - but I had these >wingman won't refuel< issues before. Then I realised that he only connects when I stay close in formation. Hmm... tanker banks to port... has he arrived at an waypoint that let him change course? Never had that trouble...

Check out DCS Israel. They announced dogfighting sunday evenings.

Wait til you try aerial refueling... :joystick: :smilewink:

That looks really nice, Ali Fish! No complaints from my side :thumbup: But I know: as the artist you'll never really satisfied. Especially if you got this 'perfection-gene'...:smilewink:

and yes, I know. It's not complete. But I like it even in it's early state. At least because it's flying very nice. It looks very close to the real thing. I really like the FW190 AI.

Just a little bit of kidding, SiThSpAwN. Well, I'm worried about that poor AI guy. He never wins... :cry: :D:D:D

Yes, I think they do. They do very good research. But... if they did not know... at least they know it now that we talked about it :D And as all those small details that you pointed out in your posts it's maybe a tiny detail that possibly can be overlooked :smilewink:

Yes, that's the canopy. in the top middle pic it's flying off. ...and the picture in the lower right shows clearly the plane without canopy.

The only guncam footage I've seen where a FW was shot down the successful pilot banked and the camera lost sight of the 190. [EDIT] Sorry, re-checked the video... it was the other way 'round... it was the guncam of a FW190 shooting down an american fighter... My memory fooled me. :cry: Shot that poor AI buddy down for ca. 25 times by now... So I've seen it quite often when he bails out. :smartass: It may be that I noticed this detail, because I'm a native German speaker.