MadDridder

I had the same issue, I changed the HUD color to black and it stands out a lot more. You need to change some values in a file, here's the link with all the info: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=68562&page=2

Thank you for the feedback guys! It's true that I still have to shift from "leveling" to "learning", as it is my very first simulator (study or not^^), and I am very pleased and excited to be a part of what seems to be an awesome community! I didn't expect so many answers! I have a lot to work on, but the learning curve doesn't seem so steep with so many people ready to give you a hand ;) As for my landing, I think I know what went wrong: I was way too high during my aproach of the runway, so I dived, hence picking up velocity that my speebrakes couldn't counteract. Next time, I will make another pass instead of rushing for the touchdown :)

Hi all! So I have around 15 hours of playtime with the A10. I spent them doing the tutorials (not all of them) and practicing the first instant mission, the easy one in Georgia. Over and over. And I finally completed it for the second time! With the help of my wingman who took out a triple A, all the targets went down. So, I can use the mavericks, the GBU 12 and GBU 38, and of course the GAU8 with relative efficiency. I don't know much about ILS landing, but managed a touch down by flying by the seat of my pants, my only problem being running out of runway to slow down... So I have to work on my landing, but for 15 hours would you say that I learn slow or fast? Not that it is relevant in the grand scheme of things, but I'd like to know if I really should feel so proud. It certainly feels that I'm making progress in this huge sim :)

Thank you for the bigger HUD font, this is great! Also, and I should have done my research before posting, I managed to display the HUD in black, which stands out so much better against the sky (although I haven't tested it at dawn or dusk, but it works great during the day). Here's the link in case you want to switch colours around :) http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=68562&page=2 EDIT: a black HUD is clearly visible at dawn. So glad I found this :)

Thank you everyone for your answers! Toe brakes work fine now, and I started to pratice the weapon systems. I will wait a bit to jump into multiplayer :) However, I ran into a little issue with my HUD: it is fairly difficult to read sometimes, as the green of the HUD doesn't really stand out against the sky or the green terrain. Is there a way to make it stand out more in the cockpit or does it have to do with the colour settings of my monitor or graphics drivers?

Hello everybody! I wanted to get into flight sims for the longest time, and I have finaly jumped in! I bought myself a TM warthog, rudder pedals and my TrackIR is on the way, so I'm pretty much set on the hardware side of things. However, when it comes to software and configuration, I am a bit confused... Do I really need to download (or create) a profile for my hotas using TARGET? It seems to work fine in "plug and play" in the A-10C but, as I don't really know what I'm doing in the jet yet, maybe I am missing out on key functions. I also bought Black Shark 2 (thank you Steam sale :) ), do I need to create a profile for that? So I am slowly learning the aircraft, reading the manual and going through the tutorials and I wanted to know what would be a good time to jump into multi player. Of course I plan to become more acquainted with the beast first but I just wanted to take the temperature of online games: are they cut-throat competitive? Or are there noob friendly servers with people willing to help beginners? And one final question. I went through the cold start up procedure on the ramp, with the manual on my lap to make sur I didn't forget anything (except weapons, I'm not there yet ^^). However I had trouble with my wheel brakes. I assigned it to toe brakes on my pedals but it seems that they are always on, and I release the brakes when I push on the toe brakes and keep them down. It seems counter-intuitive for me, did I configure something wrong or is it the way it is meant to be? Whelp, that's about it for now :) I hope you guys could shed some light on my questions and digest that first, lengthy, nooby post on this forum! I'm sure I will be back soon with more questions.