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It's interesting that you mention the P-51D, cause it does have a take off assist slider and auto rudder option. It is in essence the same thing - a feature for those without the hardware or the agility or the time to master the aircraft in "max realism mode". I don't own the Dora, so I can't say if it has something similar, but the F-86F has the option to automatically rise the seat for better visibility during landing, and the Mi-8 has a control helper option. So it's not uncommon for DCS aircraft to have such features outside of the regular difficulty settings. Frankly I don't get the "set it to max realism or go find another game" attitude. Do we need to be so elitist? I don't think so. Simplified taxiing is already in the game. Resources for its development were already spent. I don't see a reason to throw it out. Let the people who want it have the option to use it. For the rest of us, a realistic option would be great.

If it's the video I'm thinking of, then it's indeed of the SM version. No betty in the vanilla variant I'm afraid, you'll have to learn the cockpit warning lights.

I read it again and now I got it. But since I wasn't the only one confused, it was probably a good idea to add that clarification. Voted yes :thumbup:.

Is it yes I want a realistic behaviour or yes I want a simplified behaviour? The poll question and answers are unclear.

I would also like that option.

So this one, below the scope: http://i.imgur.com/fDcvJrC.jpg 1) I turned the RP-22 off after completing the mission objectives and was on my way back and after some time of the radar being off, the light turned on. Should that happen? 2) Shouldn't it be ВЫКЛ СТ. instead of БИКЛ С.Т? 3) In the manual I believe the active jamming and turn off radar lights are mislabeled.

But that's the thing, it doesn't lie in the mountains. That's why I was testing there. My guess is, at the moment, the aiming computer in the game uses AGL altitude instead of ASL altitude as it should. Anyway, thanks for explaining how it should work IRL :thumbup:.

Did some more tests and I have two conclusions: 1) Turning off the RV19 radio altimeter switch doesn't affect the operation of the ASP - you still get range in the same conditions. 2) I got good range with the radar off and diving at 50 degrees.

Yeah, I tried that too. When I dived towards the peak of the Elbrus I didn't see the range needle move until I was over to summit (and now aiming behind the mountain). I got the same result whether the RP-22 was on or off. So it does look like the ranging data comes from the radar altimeter. But then there's the 20 degrees pitch limit mentioned in the manual? I'm pretty sure I was steeper...

I just did some tests and I noticed the ASP is getting ranging information even when the radar is off (well, on standby, I didn't try fully off). Is this correct? I did my tests high in the mountains - that would exclude the barometric altimeter - with dive angles exceeding the 20 degree limit of the radar altimeter. If I'm correct that would leave the radar as the only possible source of range, but it was off. Can anyone confirm my finding and/or explain what's happening?

USA is already on the list mate, why split it into different services? You'd have to do that to all the countries...

Worked fine for me yesterday...

Do you pull the throttle after or before touchdown? You shouldn't do it until you're firmly on the ground as that'll disable the SPS system and you'll almost instantly lose a lot of lift.

Well, my problems stopped now that I'm paying attention to those switches, so it must have been it. Thanks for your comments.

So here's what happened. I was intercepting a Sabre over the Black Sea. My R-3R missed and the engagement turned into a dogfight. I got in behind him, shot him down and stalled immediately afterwards. I pulled out just above the water, but I was too slow and couldn't recover enough speed to climb... Splash: So... is it a good boat? Not really: I must say, it was probably one of my better landings. Too bad I couldn't walk away from it.

Just wanted to report that I shot down my first Phantom :). Big achievement for a lousy fighter like me. It's definitely easier than fighting a MiG-15bis in the Sabre, though it took me a few tries. I'm not great at energy management and the MiG-21 is more forgiving if you get slow - it stays controllable until you're practically falling out of the sky and the afterburner lets you recover energy quickly. Also, while I found that most of the time it's better not to go vertical with the Phantom, it's not as bad as in the Sabre vs Fagot case. I fired the burst that killed him when he was doing his climb. And if you do have speed that you're willing to trade, you can pull off a turn that the Phantom pilot couldn't dream of executing. Consider these the noob observations of a helo/Frogfoot pilot taking his first baby steps in the world of dogfighting ;).

Google some A-10C tutorial videos and you'll get the idea why you're paying those £30 ;).

Just in case you guys missed it, the MiG-21bis is JTAC compatible out of the box. No fancy lasers or datalinks of course, but the guy on the ground will happily guide you with WP. I just tried it and it makes CAS sooo much easier.

It could be that I suppose. In that case I probably also missed the rest of the switches in that row. Could lack of trim or cone movement explain the nose getting heavier as I accelerate thing? I'll do some investigating after work. Thanks!

Once every couple of flights this strange thing happens to me. I'm not sure if it's a bug or not. The aircraft becomes somewhat nose heavy after take off. It doesn't react to trim - I can see the trimmer button being pressed, but the neutral trim light doesn't go off. At this point, if I accelerate, the aircraft will get even more nose heavy (so the opposite to what you'd normally expect) to the point where I "run out of stick" trying to maintain altitude. The autopilot will recover from this just fine, even if I'm already in a steep dive, but as soon as I turn it off, I lose control again. Am I the only one experiencing this? Am I doing something wrong? I'll try to provide a track once this happens to me again.

Perhaps the DCS mission editor has no way to display crazy Russian pylon numbering schemes. If you think the one on the MiG-21 is bad, consider how it works in the Su-22: 1 - front left fuselage pylon 2 - front right fuselage pylon 3 - left outer wing pylon 4 - right outer wing pylon 5 - left inner wing pylon 6 - right inner wing pylon 7 - rear left fuselage pylon 8 - rear right fuselage pylon 9 - left middle wing pylon 10 - right middle wing pylon Using both the 1 and 7 stations or the 2 and 8 stations by a single weapon system is called 1s and 2s respectively. Also, there are two smaller pylons next to 1 and 2 called 1r and 2r.

Language depends on the country you fly for, not the aircraft you're in. Set the country to Russia or Ukraine and you'll have Russian voices.

In any case, I had 2000 somethings out of the less than 3000 somethings that fit in the tank, and went down to 1000 somethings ;). Seriously though, I'll look it up in the manual.

Also, if you put this thing in reheat, you can almost see the fuel needle move towards empty. At one point I had 2000kg of fuel left after an intercept, so I decided to burn some before landing. I did one biggish circuit in afterburner and I was down almost to 1000kg. And I wasn't even using the emergency reheat mode.

reheat = afterburner