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This sounds interesting and seems to be a significant step in the direction of mission planning in multiplayer.

Good idea actually. I like the Cold War old tech, don't want any modern displays in my Cold War modules to Frankenstein them, so if ED ever picked up the OP's wish (very slim chance), then I hope ED would make it as a selectable option, not as the new default.

So the super-huge blobs for (some) VR users are gone?

Just noticed that Devrim's English cockpit livery also doesn't work anymore, just like OP described... dang it, I liked that mod.

What would be a realistic power setting for a VHF radio of a GCI radar station for fighter guidance an NDB beacon for navigation purposes ? I am using 500 watts as a standard, but I have no idea if that would match real-world transmitting power.

It appears to me the weathervaning effect of the MiG-19P is too strong in DCS. The manual says I tested a 7 m/s crosswind and a 14 m/s crosswind with a relative bearing of 80°. In both cases it was very difficult to maintain runway heading and required considerable amount of differential braking, even with full rudder left and aileron into the wind, at 14 m/s I had to maintain full brake left until lift-off. What struck me most was the ineffectiveness of the rudder well beyond 200 km/h. Considering that the usual nose wheel lift-off speed is around 250 km/h, that appears to be odd. All of this contradicts what the manual describes. Similar results happen when taxiing the MiG-19P in DCS. It takes A LOT of braking away from the wind, and after one longer test flight with a longer taxi distance to the parking position I managed to use up all my air pressure. I only came across this issue after all these years because I tend to play on multiplayer servers that do not include any kind of weather unfortunately. MiG-19P_crosswind_takeoff_7ms.trk MiG-19P_crosswind_takeoff_7ms_002.trk MiG-19P_crosswind_takeoff_14ms.trk MiG-19P_crosswind_takeoff_14ms_002.trk

This. And one thing is certain: There will not be a current, modern Russian or Chinese fighter in DCS. It has been said by ED and others time and time again. End of story. Which is why we need a focus on Cold War modules to allow for more RedFor from that era. There, people still can fly the era's superfighter from both sides to be leader of the scoreboard, and history buffs have time-period correct scenarios with realistic modules.

Also, you have to judge every aircraft/module in its historical context. For the mid-eighties to mid-nineties the MiG-29 9.12 is a quite capable aircraft.

From dusk till dawn - JE78

Nice find, thx! If I put these files into the respective folders, will it pass integrity check for multiplayer?

HB Discord news are that HB is developing the F-16A for MSFS in conjunction with IndiaFoxtEcho. Will it be developed for DCS eventually?

Pre-adjustment I (non-VR user) was able to see contacts satisfyingly and more realistically after years of frustration - at the price of many VR users reporting seeing dots as huge blobs, which had a huge negative impact on multiplayer. Now, post-adjustment, everything seems to be back to the status that I experienced in all those years before. Dots are harder to see again and enemy aircraft very easy to lose visually in a dogfight. I only checked twice in SP, but my first impression is that this new dot spotting thing is a step backwards.

The Mi-8 crew announces SAM launches??? When was that introduced to DCS? Or is that a scripted thing of some missions? I've never seen that before.

At this point I really hope that ED will go down the path of their Marianas map and release a second 1980s version of the Afghanistan map. Having the fully-built 2000s US and coalition airbases in the current Afghanistan map is not a good basis for authentic 1980s era Soviet scenarios (which I personally currently find more interesting than the WOGT scenario).

I hope there will be news about the planned Draken. @Cobra847 mentioned years ago that HB had the intention to create an AI Draken as asset for the Viggen, but that they also have a full-module Draken on their agenda.

1./JG71 F-4E fam flight - VFR cross-country nach Laughlin für ein paar touch-'n-goes und zurück nach Nellis.

For the PAH it's simple: Up to six HOT missiles. No flares or chaff dispensers btw! For the VBH: None.

Sorry, I just can provide what Google gives me, hope it helps you in any way. Maybe @MiGCap1 has some good shots of Cold War Sheppard birds?

Fantastic, highly anticipated! Hoping for 1970s to 1980s Sheppard AFB skins to come with it:

Yes, no show-stopping Bugs atm. The radar should update faster, but other than that the module is working as it should. There are some minor bugs that only show when you dig really deep into the procedures. Question remains how long that will be the case with the ongoing struggle between ED and RB.

Daily MiG-29 pic East German AF

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