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Yeah maybe the most important light in the cockpit lol Please fix!

A does just fine

Yes please

I watched a documentary on the F-35 a while ago and for the life of me can't find it. But one of the Navy reps mentioned that the F-35C is also rated/limited to 7.5 Just like the (Bug and Cat) they asked him why not 9 like the A model and he said if they had wanted that, it was possible in the JSF program but the added weight to the airframe was, in their minds, not worth it. Sustatined High AOA control at slow speed and solid acceleration is good enough as far as they're concerned. Obviously take that with a grain of salt but it was interesting to me. High G loading has definite merit in gun fights where radius is king but in the world of HOBS I don't think it's as important as it once was in regards to BFM. ITR is the bigger question now, when the missile employment envelope pretty much negates any sort of sustatined situation. And 7.5 is more then enough for that kind of quick energy dump for a high aspect shot opportunity.

That's the real question. Maybe Victory can chime in, because the problem is most "sources" ONLY talk about instances of over G and NOT day to day flight operations or ACM practice with regard to the limits. I would be surprised if Routine means more then 1/10 flights for any given aircraft but I have no idea TBH.

Or you know Jam your flaps, and pull your pants down for next bandit cause you can't sweep your wings anymore and die anyway. ;)

Go Bug, or go home. Seriously thou, you can land on boats.

Lots of the 3D assets are in desperate need of updating. SH-60, S-3 to name a few others that are sort of needed to properly populate the SC. I would happily pay for an asset pack to get them updated to post 90s standards.

Very impressive work.

You absolutely can use full flap in BFM now but unlike before if your exceeding their envelope then they break. I don't see what the issue is. Don't over speed the flaps, problem solved.

That's the correct behavior, MavF has priority of the FOV button over FLIR page regardless of TDC priority assignment.

AFAIK BRU-33 is always required for rocket pods on the hornet. Don’t know if they can load them on either side of the rack for singles on both Wings to make it symmetrical. That’s probably not a used load out though If you wanted two pods they would just go on the same rack to save work for the ordies.

FWIW I'm seeing the same inconsistences as well, some days mission is buttery smooth, sometimes same mission is a slide show. I have a very similar set up to the OP. I can't pin point the problem, tried the meta/fxo delete tried repairing. All my other aircraft are rock steady AFAIK haven't tried the F-14B though

Key word is intentional. I don't believe that flagrant violations of safety standards go unpunished no. So is it standard practice to exceed those limitations? Absolutely not, we're they exceeded at times? Sure.

Straight up do not believe that. If an instructor saw you knowingly deviate from acceptable safety limitations there is no measure to the amount of force the book would be thrown in your face. If that did happen, it certainly was not shared with the fleet, nor considered normal by any stretch of the imagination. Let alone the implications of breaking aircraft in actual combat situations. Someone mentioned the paddle switch in the hornet, pulling it would likewise result in a quick trip to the COs office and a review of your qualifications and future flying the jet. I guarantee any intentional breaches of NATOPS or any other fleet guidelines we're treated with the same professionalism in the tomcat community.

Yeah if you have to break the jet every time to win, your really not a good pilot period. Because they're plenty of turkey lovers out there that can both win and stay within the aircraft's limitations.

Toxicity levels rising...Rose colored glasses activated

Sounds like my comment stung a little...sorry didn't mean bug ya'll I'll buzz off. :D

They flash for me, you need to have anti-collision off for them to work though. Can't do both at the same time.

Yep the ONLY fight the tomcat can win ;P

Confirmed seeing the same thing in SP for me too

I just think they look cool, that's why I want them lol

Are you supposed to shut the left engine down first? Or does it not matter?

Can we get an ETA on the untextured sidewinder rails being finished? They're a huge eyesore for me.

That’s another old bug too that’s back. :(