SmirkingGerbil

What throttle and propeller, boost, settings are you using? Remember the prop pitch, combined with boost at certain altitudes is going to dictate how much bite that giant Curtis paddle is going to take out of the air.

Which past? 2.44 GHZ is slower, but has better penetration through structures, and generally a stronger signal. 5 GHZ is very weak by comparison, very lossy, but does have greater bandwidth. Routinely build out 500K+ square foot warehouses, and pretty much put any kind of roaming clients on 2.44 Ghz, as 5 Ghz is worthless for anything except mobile phones (for games, FB etc). As far as server traffic, VoIP (handsets), etc. Always, always CAT 6 cable minimum. Wireless won't even cut it. For all of our dual load balanced backbone connections from South America, through North America into Western Europe, and central Russia . . . copper or fiber all the way. Wireless for encrypted Internet connections is a no go due to packet loss, doesn't even exist on our MPLS backbone due to the QinQ speeds we obtain on L2 switched backbones. Wireless is icing on a cake, but when it absolutely has to work, every time, copper or fiber is your only choice. But that is just my humble opinion of building carrier grade networks for the last 20 years FWIW.

Not to mention what happened to the mighty Hood, when one Ship Gun round penetrated through a weak superstructure area and hit the magazine. Plenty of other instances of bombs or artillery (ship) rounds dropping in through upper decks and creating havoc. I have been going after the Molinya with my A-10C in a mission I setup, and if I get a good deck hit with a GBU-12, she usually sinks first hit every time, or becomes severely damaged as to become dead in the water or extremely slow with some systems knocked out.

So stupid question, if you "j link" your maps to different folders, then run a command line update (I never do gui), does the "j link" keep track of that or will you have to download the entire map to the actual directory then move it again?

Bwaaaa ha ha ha ha ha . . . agreed!

Been flying since 2011. My join date here is when I started flying non-Steam version. I started with the KA-50, and have added many many modules since, WWII assets, all the maps, and a kickstarter to boot with the WWII birds. I have seen nothing but consistent progress for 9 years.

So I got to the part (after listening to 4 minutes about his office) where he mentioned he reviewed, noted the issues. Same things that have been noted in the release notes. Then he states "3 days later they released it . . . " and he goes on. Not once as far as I listened did he mention BETA. I stopped listening. He was just going to have his session to complain, that's all the diatribe was. Maybe he mentioned it later, but 7 mins in, you get nothing about BETA. Flying my P-47, and having a blast. Keeping track of known issues in the Bug list, factoring all that in, and still enjoying my BETA P-47 I also installed and am playing the Channel map that same day. I run both Stable and OB, both are working fine, logging in is working fine. Account profile is fine. I am making missions with Triggers for my P-47 working fine. WWII assets are tracking and using roads fine. Maybe he jacked something up rearranging his office???

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You mean, that does work. I have flown several times with no prop, no cowling, and maintained speed, and smooth flight! :megalol::megalol::megalol: Listed in the bug section.

Thanks for the input ShadowFrost. I fly the Anton regularly, the P-51 and the Spit every now and again. The damage with the P-47 (to me) is quite the outlier, but you are right with how it will be handled. Just a bit of an adjustment to lose your entire cowling, and prop, then wait to figure out if you REALLY lost your cowling and your prop, or if it is still there and functioning, but magically transparent. :lol::lol:

Great to hear you messaged Nineline - you commented on my bug report as well, so we should have visibility.

Thanks much! Was hoping it was reproducible and it wasn't just me. I really love the new DM, enjoying watching the prop take damage, and all the cowling effects . . . but flying around with no prop, cowling, and the engine is purring like nothing is wrong was giving me serious "hmmmm, that doesn't seem right" moments! To be fair, I have had that damage, and lose power, but just as many times, catastrophic damage as in your pic, and can cruise along maintain all readings nominal and have a nice flight.

Sigh, I have been so happy and content with the P-47. Then you just painted this scenario in my mind of the Mossie - so when do we get it?? :D:D:D:lol:

Chasing Anton's is hella fun! :thumbup::thumbup:

One of my favorite scenarios, but yeah, those guys are shooting guided rounds and will rip you to shreds. Whether from on high, or coming in even on tail, you need to be hauling, and I "porpoise" a bit inbound, but make your pass quick and unload for as long as can, no "saving ammo". However, I have noticed with the last couple of updates, you can dish out a whole lot of hurt on them, and they don't really take too much of a performance hit. Best way to deal with them? Fire up your A-10C, switch to A-A mode, switch to gun funnel. You still have to be careful as they will fill your engines full of lead and bring you down; however, the mighty GAU on a good burst will remove a wing, and other sections. That is about the only way to bring a JU down quick!

DCS 2.5.6.50793 Open Beta - 11.06.2020 After latest update, to address "DM insensitivity" I took ground fire, lost 3 of four paddles (prop blade) was able to fly straight and level with no shaking or loss of power at 300+ IAS for several miles. P.S. recreated later, with no prop, and significant damage. Able to fly straight and level with all power readings nominal. Air speed did not decrease, no shaking etc. Able to "fly" like this for several miles. Attached pics Added mission if anyone wants to try and recreate. Simple, just fly at enemy column and shoot targets. About 1 out of 5 times you will take damage like this, with missing prop, and be able to fly as if nothing is wrong. You will need WWII assets. Caucasus used, so map should work for everyone. P47CaucasusStraf.miz

Wooooooooooooooooooo I got nothing.

Getting used to it now. Already have certain rudder trims I "spin" in depending on Prop speed, boost, throttle, as well as roll trim. I have been able to create almost level unattended flight at lower altitudes with little to no boost, prop speed dialed back, throttle back a bit. All metrics in the "blue/green" areas of vacuum, RPM etc. She will just float along nice and level at about 280 knots. Thank you for all your previous insights. Really having fun learning how to fly a bird that needs constant attention. I was just used to the A-10C, and how (by comparison) easy it is to fly.

All from memory right now, but as I started getting into the 29K feet range, I had to pull the boost lever back a bit a few times. Was hitting 20K RPM and holding it for Turbo. I was pulling back on prop speed and keeping it right around 2300 RPM, but could have sworn I was a tad over 60". I will check again later today.

Good, I am not crazy, she was more responsive, and I was burning pretty good speed at altitude. Hit (I think) 31,000 feet ish, and man this thing was burning hard. Had to pull back on boost a couple time to keep from over revving. In some dogfight scenarios, I was either able to chase down (Anton) or not get left in the dust and pursue (BfK) this thing is amazing.

P-47 listed as engine power was modified, but it is listed under the Christen Eagle from today's update notes: DCS Christen Eagle II by Magnitude 3 Fixed bright lights in the cockpit Yaw damping tuned Correction Cx0 P-47 motor power tweak Fixed wrong caption of canopy jettison tooltip Propeller looks incorrect in the runway spotlight

Create a quick mission, plunk down an Anton, or a Ju88. Change altitude, bearing, distance. You can have all kinds of fun. Of course you can add the Dora, or the Bf, or even another Jug!

I have to agree. I am not a pilot, and lots of opinions, including my own about how fun she is to fly, but I also mentioned not "stable" - but I did read the NASA report, and I understand that with that massive engine, and as someone else pointed out, some spinning mass in the tail - well, trim and rudder input are just how it is going to be, and I am absolutely LOVING this bird. Just a long way of me saying, sorry I doubted a bit, all the reports and size of this bird make sense she would need trim and a very hands on flight model. Which makes it so much fun. Waited six years for this bird, and I have to say, after every flight I am either grinning ear to ear, or researching her more, to understand how to fly it better.

Well, that would be me. I have done exactly that. Using lots of Rudder trim, rudder, and roll trim dynamically to offset for different behaviors at different throttle and boost settings. I guess I am used to it, but I did see one review video where the tester talked about how stable and easy the P-47 was a fly. I love this plane, but I wouldn't use the term "stable and easy to fly".

Thanks for this Yo-Yo, great document, fascinating read. Just affirms what we are seeing when flying under different power modes. Much appreciated!