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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?

I confirm that all volume knobs were ramped up to max, but ATC still very soft. Ground comm was fine though. When hot-start from runway, all volumes are okay.

Through the UFC, is there a way to cycle through ALL Steer Points AND ALL Mark Points back and forth using an assigned joystick button? Having to input manually 3A, M1, 4A, M2, etc., into the UFC while doing hard maneuvering around (single pilot) is quite an acrobatic feat.

When hot-start from runway, all volume is good. But when cold-start, ATC sounded very very soft, even though all volume knobs had been tuned to max. Ground controller volume came through just fine though.

Just discovered that if TPOD is set to PTRAK ON at a target, it would stay solid track without any movement at all. So it could be that when Untracked or Area track, the pod has difficulty trying to track onto something, whereas in PTRK, it has something to latch on.

I find pulling away 6 to 7 nm before turning around for attack seems to help minimize the Tgp drifting away. Also, reduce the G and also throttle back some when nearing the aim point seem to help too, especially when turning around from less than 5 nm.

No I don't have a track, but I recall clearly that all other vehicles could be clearly seen but just not that particular one. Will see if that could be repeated.

I agree the radar is excellent for building an initial relative positional SA, but I'm not sure if from 30 miles it could pick up something as small as a mobile target. Will have to try that out.

I like the one in the A10C too, but the one in the eagle I feel isn't too bad, just kind of look different with that greenish tint all over. The one the A10C uses is great, allowing for instant switching between IR polarity as well as TV mode.

In this day and age of precision satellites and GPS, is the ground radar still any good to have? Most known fixed targets would have their coordinates available, while locating tiny mobile targets with the radar is almost like looking for a needle in a hay stack. The TPOD is much better, though range is certainly more limited. Would be nice to know how it could still be a good asset to use. Two other questions :- 1) When doing PTRK on a moving target, it seems to capture track only when about 7 nm away. But at full zoom, even at 10 nm away the moving image was already very clear and distinct, but somehow still not trackable. Is this right? 2) For tanks, etc., moving at 11 knots, they don't show up in GMT. Is there a minimum speed whereby GMT needs to pick up?