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Ok thanks

The original link seems to have missing file. Is that file still around somewhere?

Are there any prescribed altitudes that are best for radar ground mapping at various distances from objectives? I understand there is an optimal "grazing angle" for the radar to best map out the terrain below ahead.

Anyone can help verify on this one yet? Or is this a bug needing to be fixed?

Thanks, I think it is not the active rwy. How may I check which are the active runways for each airport in Sinai? Also, are there any known ILS or Tacans that are buggy awaiting to be fixed?

Was doing ILS to Ben Gurion Rwy 26 but no ILS was captured. Is there a compiled listing somewhere that shows those ILS that are not buggy in the Sinai map? Sure would save much time in knowing in advance which airports rwy have got good ILS for mission planning.

The pitch bobbing is because a normal joystick length just simply cannot replicate the longer stick length of the real eagle. Setting pitch curve of about 20 makes it a real joy to fly, with hardly any pitch bobbing. Try it. Agree on the part about the F16’s FBW. Either I not quite getting used to it or something, I find the eagle trims and flies much more predictably and therefore, very precisely in all sorts of manoeuvres.

I find a steep dive (45 degrees or so) allows for a very accurate bombs on target due to the slower creeping of the bomb release sight over ground, compared to low angle dive. Climbing to higher altitude 5k to 10k also does not take long due to the eagle’s awesome climb and speed.

That’s what I meant - instead of UFC time showing 2 or 3 hours behind the plane’s clock, it shows only just 1 hour (and 3 mins I think) behind the clock. Anyone can help verify this?

Yup agree the eagle's HOTAS workflow could have been better.

Whatever the loading, it seems the max allowable G shown in the HUD is always 9G. Isn't that number supposed to vary according to how much loading the bird is carrying? Especially given that the F15E doesn't auto regulate the allowable G to be pulled, unlike in the F16?

Can't help but ask a little polling, which you love more -- DCS F15E or F16C ? I have both (and some others), but I find the eagle is such a pull much more than the F16C. Maybe I like it better that it has that 2 voluptuous MPD (7" vs smallish 5" in F16). Maybe I just prefer A2G stuff more. Maybe it's the good handling quality, especially taking off and landing (that awesome aero braking to a stop, with perfect brakes modelling compared to others). I like the A10C too. If only that one is fast like the eagle ! But I do like the sound modelling in the F16C, that ever changing wheezing engine sound in cockpit that lets you know how much power you're using. Can't the eagle drivers hear that same changing wheezing sound in the cockpit IRL ? Quite a bit of "white-noise" in the eagle right now.

Interesting to know IRL the 70 is even better than the 68.

Was it just me? It seems the pitch trim has become more sensitive after latest patch, especially during slow speed flight (200+ knots).

Of these two changes in latest patch, only the autopilot TACAN seems to be working :- Added: CRS (Course) Autopilot Steer mode enabled Added: TCN (TACAN) Autopilot Steer mode enabled With the MPD in NAV mode, I could not find how CRS could be selected as blended autopilot mode. Was wanting the AP to fly exactly on nav track to next steerpoint. There is also the GT (ground track) blended mode. Is that AP mode possible yet?

Which is the better radar -- APG-70 or APG-68 ? As in ability to detect ground and air objects, and range.

Okay thanks will try that.

Speaking of brakes in DCS, I have noticed in many other jets I've bought in DCS, all those others' brakes seem to be not only not very effective in slowing down, but actually cause the jets to swivel left and right a lot when doing hard braking. Is there something wrong in those modelling? Not so at all in this F15E. Best braking action that I've encountered so far.

Okay got it, thanks !

Is it correct that just after JFS start, the jet should be powered enough to allow for call to ATC for startup? Can't seem to do that. It is only after starting up one engine that the UFC can be started to allow for making calls to ATC.

My apology ... I mixed up the volume knobs on the left panel and those on the UFC. With that on the UFC turned up, I can hear ATC fine now. But strange that Ground volume still comes through just fine, but not the ATC, when the UFC knob is not turned up. Or Is Ground coming through via the Mic switch to ON ?

What I did was I created a Mark Point (which is a form of steerpoint), but this particular type of steerpoint cannot be used to make an Aim Point, unlike a normal steerpoint. And designating on it just merely created a target of opportunity, which does not allow for creating an Offset Point. For me, my intention was to use an Aim or Offset Point as a final lead-in to the actual target, especially in low visibility or at night.

In the Sinai map, the eagle's clock always read an hour and 5 minutes ahead of that shown on the UFC timing. Anyone else notices this?

Was trying to do exactly like what the OP had done, and I confirm that Offset CANNOT be created for target designation that IS NOT pre-planned. It should have been possible for logical reason, but not sure if the real jet is able to. However, I find I can still fly a "manual offset" by knowing the direction of approach in advance, fly a distance away, then turn back towards the target using the Heading Command bug on top of HUD scale as guide till I line up in the direction needed, then do the pop-up. Needs good SA though.

I found that by using radar to Mark a target, I could use that Mark point as steerpoint and use Mk 82 via CDIP on low clouds day, deliver via a direct pop-up attack. Pop-up starts at 6 nm, full AB 35 degrees climb to about 12,000 ft, invert and dive to target (mark point) at 35 degrees. Almost always guaranteed a perfect hit. However, diving speed even with idle power tends to get fast real quick, bomb release usually somewhere near 3 - 4k feet, needing high-G recovery. There is a MPD setting that says MRA (min recovery altitude) of 15,000 ft. Does this setting mean anything?