David OC

That pitch up is interesting still... I've been watching how these guy's quickly deal with it with touch and go's / bolter etc. It's doesn't look like there is any forward stick / down elevator at all after getting up to pattern height. Just drop the wing.

You need more practice out of the pattern Larkis Watch the control indicator in this video and see how little stick control input is needed. Just fly around on speed and learn how and why it's built to do it this way for the navy. Once on speed you don't control the pitch with the stick, you stay on speed and go up and down using the throttle. Why? Wing coefficient, you will gain height quicker with more throttle. You will slow down quicker and stall pitching up (Aero braking), as the wing is at the optimum AOA angle for lift when on speed. Take a look at this thread and watch the first video by a real former F/A18 pilot. This is the best way to SEE this. Watch how much pitching when these guy's are landing, it's all in the throttle. The LSO's look at the canopy level with the vertical stabilizers /rudders for movement in pitch. Why no change in pitch? It's slower flying on speed, to make it easier to land on the carrier. And The hook to deck angle DOES not change, so you always have a good chance to hook a wire. The on speed angle is the most optimal angle to be at when landing. That's also why there is no flare (Angle change) when landing. .

Quick answer Low density causes low drag and the aircraft flies much faster at high altitude.;) As for engines, well.....You can read these, as I'm not an engineer.:) For the F/A-18, this chart below out of the A1-F18AC-NFM-200, shows you how to get the most from "this aircraft design" what weight and height.

As you land you go full throttle, after you have stopped by a cable, bring the throttle to idle. You will be then pulled back a little by the cable retracting. Once you get pulled back, then put the hook into the up position. You can then drive away. Important not to use the brakes after landing, until the cable pulls you back a bit.

If you go with a standard Samsung 860 EVO, you are going to need a sata cable and power lead from your pc power supply. You may already have one? Then you will need to also install the drive. The easiest way for you possibly, is to use just a standard M.2 Sata drive and pop it in, also seeing your motherboard is not nvme. I would get at least a 500GB size. This video below is not the drive I recommended above, it will still install into the motherboard the same way. Download your MB manual https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/PRIME-H310-PLUS/HelpDesk_Manual/

Learn all about how the hornet lands using on speed AOA in this thread here Be sure to watch the first video in that thread by a former F-18 pilot that will explain how the navy lands aircraft using on speed AOA. The O donut (angle of attack indicator) to the left is the same thing as the hud E bracket. In other words. You are on speed in that pic and it's also to help you trim the aircraft correctly for on speed.

Double check if it's the same as these guy's have here. Some seem to have the ATI Radeon RX 580 or GTX 1060 3gb ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME H310-PLUS

The only car I know that can do this is the Tesla "steer by wire", sort of the same as an aircraft. Like how the FCS can limit the controls for G's to protect the airframe and even more so when stores are added. Plus way way more stuff:cry: Flamin_Squirrel Answered the question about what a pilot feels from the FBW

I have the CH fighter stick now and would like to upgrade, it is still very similar to your stick and my curves are only 15. I do also have the CH Throttle tho! Think you problem is controlling the throttle, if use the one on the Logitech? You don't pitch very much, if at all once on speed. Are you controlling the throttle with the Logitech? If so, this would be very difficult with the hornet. Here is a quick video I shot for someone recently. Try to practice this out of the pattern first, get a good feel for her. Watch how there is very little pitching in the stick once on speed. You control your height with only the throttle. If you need help understanding more about the navy on speed flying, check this thread. Watch the first video in that thread by a former F-18 pilot. It's how the navy flies, there are no aircraft in the game that lands like this. All navy aircraft land like this for carrier operations. Do you look like this video below when flying? It's all just throttle coming down to land flying the ball and bank for alignment.

It can happen IRL;)

Yep, Same with missile performance and logic. Just wait till the F-16 is released.:cry: Oh man, the forum will be fun then....

You need to find your throttle range, you cannot hold a perfect throttle position. You can get close but never perfect. Now I'm not sure the FM is spot on and finish now? Either way don't let a fighter jet do what it wants, it's a fighter, hold some pressure when leveling out from the break if need be. Hold her nose level at 800 and bring the E bracket down to you and be ready to bring in some throttle to catch the on speed around 140. At that point you should have no pitch pressure on the stick. Watch the first video in this thread by a real F/A-18 pilot that shows you how to do this, the big one for me was learning to inject enough power into the aircraft before tuning so she stays quite level. Same when you roll out in the groove, you need to pull power before leveling off (Then catch it) because you have away to much energy in the aircraft when holding a 30 degrees of bank (Less Lift = more power). So when you roll out you gain a lot of wing lift. You can even drop a wing slightly to help drop a little lift if there is still to much energy, instead of pulling the throttle to zero (Not Good). To control this easier you need the throttle between 50% and 90% This keeps the engine nice and responsive (spooled), when you go to low you get lag and start those large throttle oscillations, which are not good. Edit: Quick video showing you holding the nose at the level and at the end I show what happens if you don't add power before banking. Have a play and practice this not in the pattern so it becomes 2nd nature first, then do patterns and touch and go's around the carrier with the hook up. So you can force the aircraft to where you need the aircraft to be, don't let it fly itself. Once on speed, stay on speed and control the height with throttle. Add more throttle "speed" just before entering the downwind bank, then catch the "little drop" with the throttle. (Practice);) Back off the throttle a little just before rolling into the groove, then catch and energize the ball.

There must be an expensive something......motive:D That's one hell of a pc, couldn't have spec that out better myself, must of said top of the line and throu the credit card at them.;) Wasn't your card, was it....;) Better check...

Tick the save users custom snap views in the game menu options.

What? like all the money I spent on orbx to get decent scenery in those other sims? Probably around $500 spent to get the experience I wanted with airports, mesh and areas. Plus, I only have A2A and PMDG aircraft that cost as much and some more than DCS.

With the cheap pedals I have at the moment, I have both brakes on the one pedal. You can bind both from the axis menu.

You might want to hit the quote button when replying to posts, so others know who you are referring to gra1.;)

I waste way more money on beer and what not per year, than worrying about saving 20 bucks, on how many hours of sim time?:) Think about how many how you will get just from the F-18:cry: The cost is meh in the bigger picture.

Just a much bigger market, even I have a their T300 and ferrari alcantara wheel. If the market was there we would already have FFB sticks. I would be happy to pay 1000 for a good FFB stick. I'm was even considering a brunner joystick if the software was ready at €1.249, no date when the software will be, it is in development apparently, going off the sales guy I emailed.

Thanks Jabbers Awesome tutorial and funny as usual.:thumbup:

The FCS is still possibly pulling up to hold 1G flight. Example: To go up the air pushes down on the elevator(s) deflecting the tail down. In this case it's pushing down on only the left elevator causing you to roll to the left.

The word your looking for is vulkan.;) ED Knows...

The amount of detail here in these aircraft and maps are worth every penny I believe. It's not the best ROI in this small niche and there is a lot of extra work creating new tech for the f-18 that will also help with other fighters moving forward. If these were simple apps that would sell 250,000+ copies, sure 10 bucks would be fine. The Thrustmaster T.16000M FCS would have to be the best bang for the buck when getting started, then if you are still very keen upgrade to VKB, Virpil etc. EDIT: ED is bring out "Modern air combat" to lower the costs for entry. Then some will understand what goes into the modules and upgrade only the ones you want to upgrade. You do not need to buy all the module DLC's. Remember most of these are at the IRL . Again, not very ROI friendly on this side of the marketplace.

Use Chuck's guide for the F/A-18C Hornet to also help with learning, helps at times to see things correctly. Put it on a tablet if you have one.

From all these test it's around 25 to 30% better at 4K. Not sure what DCS would be? I'm guessing you should wait to see someone post some results. Then again, how much can you get a 1080ti? It's not that far off at 4K....