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Saw it. Managed to do a couple of spiral spins but really have no idea what makes a dive "successful"... It seems that approximately 10 degrees down and 30 degrees bank is the magical configuration to make the instructor happy. I also managed to make one successful eight while another one wasn’t good enough, unclear why. Are you supposed to start by going 10 degrees up until you’re at 90 degrees sideways and then start dropping about 5 degrees down until you’re full circle or are you supposed to go 5 degrees up until you’re at 180 degrees around and start dropping about 5 degrees down until you’re full circle? Does it matter?

When you say "maintain angels 8", what do you mean? Maintain exactly 8000 ft. or maintain minimum 8000 ft. altitude? The instructor usually calls out "Maintain angels 8!" if you come close to the exact value which makes it seem like it's a minimum altitude but I don’t want to go above it either in case that also fails me. Also: a video on spiral dive/lazy eight would be nice.

ED flash sales are extreme. Not much reason not to buy everything.

Agreed.

Any video on how to execute BFT06 and BFT07 correctly? In BFT06 I had troubles with some manoeuvres and in BFT07 I don't think I nailed any. Would be helpful to know what altitudes and speeds you need not to stall completely when doing Immelmanns and all of that. I qualified for BFT06 apparently but not BFT07. I think I’m going to wait with them for a while and continue with the next emergency mission, sounds easier.

I've bought about a hundred items on eBay without any unsettled issues. Contact them, solve the issue, otherwise don't complain. Only because you don't know how the system works or don't utilize the system doesn't mean the system doesn't work. If the site says 400 then 500 is definitely OK. 2GB is maximum for 1080p. 4GB isn't really necessary until you hit UHD from what I've heard unless you're modding Skyrim to no end. The cheapest 770 4GB I can see is $200 more expensive than the cheapest 770 2GB I can see and if he's on 1080p that's money down the drain. The 770 2GB is a beast of a card though and at least MSI have inaudible cards.

A-10C is some years older than DCS World and can be played with or without DCS World but you will want to play it using DCS World because DCS World is still being updated while the stand-alone simulator is not. A-10C has a highest quality aerodynamics model and a highest quality aircraft model with nearly all systems modelled and you can interact with all 400+ switches in the cockpit. A-10A can only be played in DCS World. A-10A only has a medium quality aerodynamics model and a medium quality aircraft model with only essential avionics and you can’t click on anything in the cockpit: only use the keyboard to click some switches. The A-10C is probably the most advanced flight simulator ever while you shouldn't really buy A-10A separately of the nice bundle it is included in along with 7 other aircraft or so.

I always cold start. Currently I'm working on my own quick start-up sequence that's authentic but skips all safety checks and when I actually encounter missions with malfunctions I suppose I'm going to do a start-up with safety checks too. I think 15-20 minutes is an acceptable amount of time to spend on the ground.

Unfortunately using PrtScn to take screenshots causes conflicts with other software for me.

I tried binding the Screenshot command to the Apps button today and it didn't work. Does screenshooting only work if you have the command bound to PrtScn?

I haven't saved any tracks and supposed it was an identifiable issue. I usually come too level and have to dive to hit the section of the runway I'm aiming for (first 1000 ft-ish)... occasionally I bump up in the air again. I never follow the glide path or AOA thing either. Always seems to tell me to go in too steep and slow.

Right engine fire after touch-down three times now, why? While wheel/speed braking. Quite bumpy, very bumpy (left landing gear broke) and can't remember touch-downs... can the engines be damaged by bumpy touch-downs?

Isn't Batumi 119? But it rounds to 13 because god damn it.

Hi, does anyone have Warthog HOTAS keybindings for this thing? I guess it would take a while of experimentation to set it up correctly.

I’ve thought of something you can do if you’re curious about how much content a module you don’t own has! Download and install it and you can check out how many campaigns, missions and so on a module has as well as check out the wallpaper, music and get all the documentation. You can even enter missions though the aircraft will be AI-controlled apparently.

Having a hard time? Settins to minimum... solved. Graphics are important for immersion.

You can uninstall and install DCS again without having to activate... you may have to save your saves during uninstallation. Works with English anyways, not sure about Spanish. It should work though.

Did BFT01 exercise mission three times to try to qualify it for fun and that was an hour wasted unfortunately... 1: U, oxygen off (and maybe TACAN off too... I believe the instruction text says T/R but you never say it) because I didn't want to be wasteful. 2: U, "forgot" to test the flaps says the guy even though I did. 3: U, "forgot" to test the flaps again even though I clearly cycled them all the way down, waited a moment then cycled them all the way up. I'm certain scripting is somehow off on the flaps check. I plan on playing through all the available missions over the coming month so if there are any bugs I'm quite sure I'll spot them. Good luck with Tactical 8-25 progress meanwhile.

Actually I believe you have 10 activations and when they're out you will automatically get a new one every 30 days so no need to contact ED.

What campaign is this? A10A or A10C? I didn't know you could change between runway/cold start.

I tested BFT04 now and the pilot's in the right place.

So does the game work? If so, no big deal. Sometimes the game asks for extra confirmations without hardware changes because of some bug.

Gunfire in video games is often framerate dependent. Check it.

I've been predicting 4K to be more viable in 2016 for a couple of years now. In terms of cost and stability that is.

Some sadomasochists claim an overclock isn't stable unless you can torture for 24 hours straight but if your CPU doesn't even break a sweat during gaming I don't see the point either.