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Thanks for your reply. Very kind of you to say you will test. I get no surface rolling force feedback effect at all with my FF joystick :(( Perhaps the developers have not made the Mig 15 compatible with older force feedback joysticks. That would be a great shame, because there are no decent new force feedback sticks available on the market that I am aware of and lots of PC pilots are using old, or purchasing second hand, force feedback sticks. I am holding onto a number of second hand FF joystick for dear life at the moment. I hope the developers are aware that lots of pilots want force feedback and use older joysticks, like the Saitek Cyborg evo FF stick. Force feedback adds so much value to flight simulation IMHO. I have a FF joystick, FF headset and the FF Gametrix KW-908 JetSeat with SimShaker :)) Consequently, my rig feels more like a simulator, rather than just a PC and a dead stick that might just as well be a gaming mouse. Without FF I find flight sim aircraft somewhat "dead" rather than "alive" with FF. Happy landings, Talisman

Yes, I believe the feet/legs being raised up to a higher level towards the level of the pilots backside helps slow down, lessen, the flow of blood away from the brain under positive G-force. I believe that the important thing to remember about g-forces in flight is that it is the "rate of onset" that can be a critical factor. If high g-forces come on gradually, then there is more chance to mitigate against it and stay in control of the aircraft, but very high rates of onset send the pilot to sleep very quickly; this is when the instant effect of the anti-G-suit comes into its own. Happy landings, Talisman

Please read again. I said fair for the Seafire not Spitfire, LOL. Surely you agree for the Seafire, yes? I did not say fair for the Spitfire, just Seafire. Edit: OK, I now see you re read my post and re posted. Thanks. Talisman

Do we have force feedback enabled by the developers with the Mig 15 bis that is compatible with force feedback joysticks? I am not getting force feedback, no stick shake at all, with the Mig. Any one else getting FF? My FF joystick is a Saitek Cyborg evo Force. Happy landings, Talisman

Thanks Andrey :)

What is the difference between the bold black tick in the box and the faint grey tick in the box?

From reading the extract below, from this link, It would appear to be fair to model the G-suit for the Seafire. This G-suit apparently increased resistance up to plus 3g over what could normally be sustained. http://aerosociety.com/Assets/Docs/Publications/The%20Journal%20of%20Aeronautical%20History/2014-01_Rood_Aircrew_clothing.pdf In mid-1940 the RAF agreed to supply a Spitfire to Canada for further flight trials and in early 1941 Franks came to Britain to demonstrate and develop his suit. Considerable development took place and once experimental flight reports had been completed, two operational squadrons carried out preliminary service trials. These demonstrated the raising of black-out thresholds by up to 3g and reduction of the fatigue from high-g manoeuvres. After some further refinements, the Franks Mk III suit was produced, issued for trial to the Fleet Air Arm, and was successfully used in 1942 by Seafire pilots of 807 Sqn at Oran in French North Africa. Later in the war, on D-day+1, Seafire pilots were still using the g-suits and Mike Crosley, flying the Seafire in combat against FW190s and Me109s notes: "Thanks to my g-suit I remained conscious in the steep pull-out and regained altitude astern of their ar**-end Charlie after all ….." (Delve, 2007). The suit was little used by the RAF, partly because of worry that with such g-protection pilots might exceed the structural limitations of the aircraft, and the security limitation that aircrew were forbidden to use this secret system over enemy territory, largely because there was no evidence of g suits in shot-down German aircraft. Happy landings, Talisman

I thought the Spitfire rudder pedal design had a second set of higher bars above the standard bars for the feet. This raised the legs more when in combat to give better tolerance to G-forces. Talisman

The 2 I have. Waiting to see if DCS can deliver WWII before getting any more. Although, I might try the Spit on release, but that will be it pending Normandy map and better WWII environment. If all goes well with WWII project, then more modules will be in my collection. I only get modules that I intend to be proficient at. Pointless otherwise. Happy landings, Talisman

Great news Chimango. Many thanks in anticipation. Happy landings, Talisman

Many WWII flight sim aviation enthusiast are waiting eagerly to see if a good joined-up WWII experience can eventually be delivered via DCS at some point in the near future. A hole host of serous and well organised squads currently flying CloD or BoS, with some members dipping there toe into DCS, are hoping to fly immersive, historically based WWII scenarios with DCS at some point before they are in their box, LOL. Adjustable convergence, away from more historically common settings, would not be a show stopper for me personally and would not be something I would lobby for at the moment. Mainly because I feel that there are so many other priorities to come first. P.S. When I say historically common convergence settings, I don't mean factory settings, I mean the most historically common. That may be factory settings or it may not. In short, I don't want to find I am having to use convergence settings that are way off the most historically common used. Happy landings, Talisman

Great stuff! Nice to meet up with Rock and Kestrel at Duxford yesterday. Many thanks for your time. Happy landings, Talisman

Yes, that would be at the very top of my list!

Heck! Mine is due delivery soon and I did not know about import duty :(( How are you expected to pay if not at sorting office? Happy landings, Talisman

Very pleased the Mig-15 wins it :)) I missed the poll, but the Mig-15 would have been my vote! Happy landings, Talisman

Please, no, no, no! I designate my own keys and buttons, etc, as is best for me. No way do I want to see buttons and keys dictated to me for my flight rig. Different people will have different preferences. Also, remember that not all customers will be fully able bodied and not all people are right handed. Strongly suggest that all customers be allowed to customise keys and buttons, etc, to meet their own needs and preferences. I cannot believe that DCS would ever entertain the idea suggested by the OP.

I second that!

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Nice link Friedrich-4/B. Also, interesting to see the information saying "and on the majority of aircraft the wing tips are clipped." So clipped wing variant would be in keeping as planned. Happy landings, Talisman

Hi Masna, Good luck for your first race. My first race was last month and it did not go well, LOL. I hope you have a better first race than I did. Happy landings, Talisman

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Thanks Shahdoh. Talisman

Is the competitor list closed, or can pilots still register to try their hand at qualifying for the last 2 races? Happy landings, Talisman

To be fair, I think LuSi_6 has a point. Lets face it, the WWII plane set and theatre of operations is not very 'joined up' in its delivery at the moment. However, I understand there are reasons for that and we just have to wait for the WWII project to come together and be thankful that DCS at least do have a WWII project in hand, even if not under ideal conditions. I am still waiting to see if DCS can actually deliver on Edge and create the conditions for good WWII combat simulation, particularly in MP for squads and community team action. Top of my wish list is that Edge is a success, particularly air-to-air visibility, WWII maps and a Hawker Tempest MkV. Happy landings, 56RAF_Talisman