Zychon

I didn't want to make a separate thread just for this, but it's entirely possible that it's pilot error involved here and not a bug. I'm trying my hand at the "Heavy Sky" Campaign. Mission 2 is an easy task to bait SAM sites and RTB. So I'm touching down at Sochi, and my plane explodes in a ball of fire. I had just done the CQ for the Su-33 repeatedly and figured I was auguring because I learned some bad habits from the Kuznetsov. I repeated the mission and detonated on the runway again. ...and again. ...and yet again. VSI and glide slope looked good. I figured I was flaring too much and striking that rear radome on the runway. So I came in on a slightly faster low attitude approach and... whoa, success! ...then I rolled about 100m down the runway only to miraculously explode again. So I slapped together a mission in the editor and landed at Sochi in my Su-33 without issue. I watched the air speed and VSI like a hawk, then duplicated it in the campaign mission. ...and promptly detonated on the runway. "Fiasco!" the mission text exclaims. You've got that right, pal. Aside from night carrier stuff, landing the jets has become pretty routine for me. I land the Sukhoi and Migs all the time. I land them at Sochi all the time. Sometimes after an engine fire or other severe damage. But in this campaign mission, I get 100% explosion -instantly- without any systems failure or anything. Once, even when I was already 3 wheels planted firmly and just decelerating. This is not a brand spanking new mission, and I did not see anything on the forums about it, so is it possible it's something that has popped up in 1.7-1.8? Of course, I can be doing something horribly wrong. If so, any advice? Runway is 06 and I think wind is reported at 3 m/s @ 235. I'd post tracks, but if I understand correctly, that kind of fine detail is not preserved. Maybe I will fraps it.

Hello, I've been away from flight sims for a long time, especially combat flight sims. I missed the Falcon 4 era, and the IL-2 era, and have "recently" gotten back to them since the release of Rise of Flight. I have since gotten into DCS:A-10C when that was released, and I'm broadening out from there with the rest of the DCS line, but I have not played a "modern" flight sim using a BVR system since Jane's US Navy Fighters back in '94-'95. ...to get to the point: My sensor management sucks. :thumbsup: It seems the Mig-29 and the Su-27 and -33 are heavily dependent on AWACS. I have watched the F-15 tutorial vid for BVR, but I have not tried the F-15, so I can't really comment on any deficit. Detection seemed better in the F-15 video, though. The one thing I'm certain of is my lack of skill with radar in general. I have trouble detecting contacts. I also lose contacts and cannot regain them, and lose them when going back to "return to search" from TWS or from lock. I am familiar with all of the controls of the radar system and the HUD indications, but I am unclear as to the best way to employ them. For instance: Do you prefer to vertically slew the search unit angle manually, or input expected range and altitude? How forgiving is the range-altitude method? I suspect it depends on how far out your expected range is set and how far off the mark that is. In other words: Allowable error is a matter of azimuth and not distance. Still, with a target 50-60km out, if I have relative altitude set at 2km below me, will it pick up a contact co-altitude with me? In a flight of two or more, is it a good practice to use different PRF settings? Say -one on High for hot aspect targets and wingman on MED or interleaved for flanking aspect targets? How much time should I give the system to scan for contacts before I try a different range, alt, or PRF setting? If there is a contact, will it show almost immediately, or is there a long delay while the search unit sweeps? I started angling the search unit in the direction or my turns. For example, if I banked into a gradual left turn, I would angle my radar left to "look into" the turn. But then I suspected that I was angling the radar down into the ground because of the bank angle. Is this true? ...and other woes. Are there any "best practices" for radar management? Someone suggested here that a good read was the Falcon manual which I plan to tackle next. Are there any other good sources? I realize that Russian combat systems employment is not something that is generally shared, but are there any generic documents that would help? Thanks!

Thanks very much. I did read quite a few things on the subject before I posted, but did not find this specific solution. Sorry if it was already answered!

Sorry another dumb question: I own DCS World Modules through the ED Store: P-51D, A10C, Blackshark2. I just purchased the Huey, the Su-25, and Combined Arms through Steam. I understand that I can migrate those Steam keys to my existing DCS install (when the keys are showing). But I cannot--and will not be able to--move my ED prchased games into Steam DCS world. Is that correct? I don't mind, I'm just curious. I'd like everything on Steam. Thanks!

Confirmed. Same thing happened to me. Turns out I simply wans't maintaining the proper heading. Thanks for following up, Gannet! Saved me some grief.