Talon_300th

Cheers for the replies, guys. I'm using version 1.2 (havn't gotten Flaming Cliffs yet, still waiting for my Debit Card to arrive... banks, eh?) Hitman was right about the cross, I meant the one that guides the pilot to each steerpoint. It seems then, that it's possible that I picked up the Carriers' ILS instead. Interesting. I should have given it a go in the Eagle ;) Any ideas perhaps, how I might over-ride the ILSN and get the airfield I'm looking for? (Just in case it happens again)

Hey guys, Got a quick question :) I set up a custom mission to practice my take-off, Immelmann, cruise and Landing. Just to add some atmosphere while I was on my travels, I threw in an Admiral Kuznetsov with a pair of SU-33's landing on board. I was in an F-15, following my assigned waypoints. About 90km out, on my approach leg, I decided to press 1 again and switch to ILSN mode. When I did it, I noticed the HUD navigator cross was slightly askew from what the heading should have been (300). I followed it for a while, but it was leading me totally away from the runway. Now, I didn't give it long enough, but there's a good chance it could have been leading me to the Carrier, which I based about 30km from the airbase I was flying to. Has this happened to anyone else? Is it a bug, or am I just making some heinous error? Any input/solutions are greatly appreciated!

That's a good question. I can't answer it, cause I'm quite new to LO:MAC, so I'm guna keep an eye out for the solution.

Although the rest of the guys answered your question... From one newbie to another, Welcome to LO:MAC - you're going to love it! :)

Yeah, to fly at mach 2, with millions of dollars/euro worth of equipment at your fingertips, possibly engaging a few bandits, performing neck-snapping break manoeuvres, risking a black out/red out, and all to come home to a very unflattering salary... Your head needs to be up in the clouds, always! (Although I sure there's a million other reasons to justify it) ;)

And to think I'd have trouble landing even with optimal instrument efficiancy... Good old Dassault... the wings are only there for show :)

Hehe, Just in case you were wondering, NONE of my posts were in relation to you, dude. You're a good person from what I've seen! Once again, I nearly hang myself by not explaining my standpoint! :(

That's exactly the way I see it too. I just want to be around aviators most of the time, cause they talk about the one thing in life I love so much, that I'm actually going to try and make a living out of it. The last thing I want to do is annoy people, by acting like a spoiled, frustrated child. This really is one of the nicest communities I've found on the internet. Pilots, eh? Too nice for their own damn good! :)

Heh, phew. ;)

Absolutely. I know a Ryanair 737 pilot (who lives nextdoor) who still uses MSFS to simulate a few situations (severe crosswind landings etc). He wouldn't call it "practice" per se rather than a "challenge". But it's a decent program for learning pilots. Like I said, though. LO:MAC owns me at the moment! :pilotfly:

I hope nobody misinterpreted what I was saying about post counts. I know it's always going to be quality over quantity, just like a book. Perhaps nobody agrees, but when you see a person with a bunch of posts, and the community still reacts kindly to his presence, it's saying something about that particular person. I wouldn't dare claim that anyone without a huge number of posts is "unreliable" or anything, because it's simply not the case. But when you start out in a forum, I think it's important to latch onto the most obviously experienced person there. I've made a fool out of myself before, by simply not explaining my standpoint. I don't want that to happen here! :)

I've pretty much come to accept that MSFS is lacking on some levels. The first time I actually flew a Cessna 182RG in real life, I discovered how different it was. But at least the cockpit was the right way around, and I could even take off from the exact airport where I did my first lessons. I probably didn't explain myself clearly enough to begin with. I would only use MSFS for a civil or commercial prop/jet. I've never used a military jet addon, so it's difficult for me to compare flight models. I use it mainly to brush up on navigation and ILS etc.

Without barging in and decorating my opinion all over the forum, I think anyone with over 1K posts, who isn't completely detested and despised by the community, has probably been doing a good job so far. ;) I noticed Brit Radar Dude on the Ubi forums and his post count caught my eye. Then I came over here and saw him again. He seems to have a well respected position within the community, so I watch out for his posts, because he looks like someone I can trust. To me, that's maturity. Same goes for a few other posters. They just make the community a better place!

I'm a huge fan of MSFS, and the latest installment is a great addition to the aviation world. But LO:MAC has my heart at the moment. I just love it to bits. You can see there was a huge amount of passion driving ED when they created this game. It just seems obvious to me. Not saying Microsoft don't give a crap about their sim, but I think they're beginning to feel somewhat compelled to keep releasing new flight simulators. Lock On is definitely something special, though, I noticed that the moment I took a quick flight in an F-15 for the first time. I've only been playing for a little while, so my opinion will naturally pail in comparison to some of the LO:MAC Veterans. But from a new-comers point of view, it's a seriously great sim.

I didn't know about the IFF MP scenario. I fly the F-15 (it was a natural decision, can't explain why), so it's good to know. I've engaged in combat and I'm getting to grips with combat modes (boresight, TWS modes etc). I won't even think about MP until I can cruise (keep my heading, and altitude and watch my airspeed properly) and then land with no hitches. Now, I can do this in MSFS X, cause I'm not going mach 1 or 2, but it's a different ballgame here. I honestly can't wait to fly with some of you guys. I'm sure it's going to be a pain in the ass learning all the ropes of MP life in LO:MAC, like with any online sim, but when I get over the newbie speed bumps I'm sure there'll be countless hours of fun to be had. I've only had LO:MAC for about two weeks, and already I'm having seriously good fun. As always, a major thanks to the community, you guys have made my transition in Lock On like slipping into a warm bath! Thanks again!

Hehe, congratulations ;) I'm slowly getting used to all the systems now. I haven't even touched combat just yet, I'm still trying to get to grips with differents weights, thrust vectoring and spin recovery. And the best part is: I'm actually loving every moment of this learning curve! I can't wait to sink my teeth into combat! I'll need to buy an X52 soon, though. I think I'll invest in hardware bit by bit. Track IR looks Deeelicious too! I'm still a student, so I'll have to pace myself :)

Yeah, it turns out I had to create my own missions from scratch to use the record function. I made an entire campaign with a back story and everything (took me the guts of about 3 days) and because I had it saved etc, I wasn't able to record it. It seems to act the same way as the quick fly mission. I'm not too annoyed, the campaign was really just a test to make sure I'm water tight, before making some actual campaigns. I figured out the recording after a while, it's a cool little idea! Thanks again for all the help!

Instead of making a completely new thread for it, I have another brief question. I went to use the built in track recorder to document my landings (such a great feature, I love this sim!), but for some reason it just won't work. Now, I followed Ironhand's "Make your own tutorial" text, but for some reason it just won't work. Suppose I was to select the quick fly (F-15C) mode from the main menu, should I theoretically be able to record everything I do from the moment I press "Ctrl+R"? Or do I need to create a mission and fly that? It's probably some tiny little factor I'm overlooking, which is preventing me from recording a track properly. As always, any help is totally appreciated! Edit: It's all good now! I figured it out. Thanks for reading, though ;)

I think everybody just wants to feel like they're closer to the 'real thing' than everyone else. A friend of mine (not a pilot or anything, my flying just rubs off him a bit) was quite proud after taking off, completing a mission and landing in F-22 Lightning III. I smugly replied "If you can even fire-up the engines in Lock-On, I'l actually salute you". He wasn't hurt or anything, we just had a laugh about it, but I realised after what a stupid thing it was to say. Although F-22 is a completely different ball game, he's not a student pilot, so he was particularly proud of his achievement. Just like we are... and just like they are. Nobody wants to admit they're using the 'dumbed down' version or 'not quite the real thing'. Even though the differences appear to be debatable.

Much appreciated! I completely forgot about Ironhand's site. Thanks again!

Hey everyone! I'm new to this particular LO:MAC forum, so I'll start by just letting you all know I'm fairly new to the world of Combat Sims. I'm a student pilot in real life, so I thought I'd see what life in the cockpit is like at Mach 1! I seem to be flying the F-15C more than anything at the moment, and as with every combat sim newbie, I have a few unanswered questions with regards to landing in a fighter jet. So instead of bothering anyone into writing a blog about the ILS and weight : speed ratios, I'd like to know if there's a fairly decent landing tutorial around? Any help is much appreciated!