IvanK

Using the U to position the SU33 for the take off position results in the SU33 blowing up.

LE Flap lights should illuminate with LEF activation

"in BFM/ACM there is no contest " .... Rofl .... Be happy to merge with any Yak 52 ... in good hearty competition. I guess the Yaks negative G and roll advantage is important ......... for the guns jinks they feel the need to perform so often when confronted with a PF Chang :)

Having had a share in a 52 and sampled the Chang I went with the Chang. In my case I removed the 285Hp Housai and replaced with 400hp M14PF (A common mod in the US and Aus) Chang doesn't have an inverted Oil/Fuel system like the 52. That coupled with fully retractable main gear and fully flushed riveted skin makes the Chang a whole lot faster, way better ROC and way better sustained turn performance. I get 180Kts IAS on the deck at max power. 52 Roll rate is better but thats about it. Chang handling is imo significantly better wrt Control Harmony and Max lift "on the buffet' type flying. The depth of the Buzz and buffet in the Chang is great in comparison to the Knife edge buffet handling in the 52. The extra 40 litres internal fuel in the Chang makes X country quite reasonable. Cockpit is way nicer in the Chang with a stick that sits comfortably at knee height rather than at Chin height as it does in the Yak. Also equipped with "Shinning Dragon MK I" Light strike fighter site specially developed for the Multi Role Chinese Aircraft (MRCA) to swat pesky Yaks ... Outer ring subtends Yak at 500Feet range :)

Nice formation Ivan, you in that one? When are you upgrading to the YAK:) Now DCS is getting the Christian Eagle II I am torn as I am looking for a YAK52 but all confused with the CE - what to do, what to do! :) Had a share in a YUK so the upgrade to a Chang was an Epiphany ..... Yep in the front of this gorilla :) Some more Chang goodness with some YUK goodness thrown in :) https://www.russianroolettes.com/ Nice Vid acrochimp... need to visit you guys I get to LA pretty regularly. P.S. How do you embed a Youtube directly nowadays in a forum post ?

Nanchangs in the front YAK52's in the rear:

The Nanchang CJ6 has its roots in the YAK18 but is a Chinese design. This one with M14PF engine in (gets 180 Knots IAS) on the deck.

But of course you really want a Chang rather than a YUK :)

As I said in my original post .... no deck landings for us, no requirement for accurate precise hook to deck angles etc etc etc .... hell we even had the audacity to flare the aircraft :) .... and just like every aircraft in our inventory we flew it the same way in terms of control down final. The guys landing on the boat have a very special technique for a very special circumstance.... and a very special skill set that aviators everywhere respect and admire.

Its 35 years since I flew and instructed in the Hornet (only on runways though :) but in the RAAF the methodology taught and used was Pitch controls Flight path power controls AOA. So use the stick to put the velocity vector on the aimpoint and power to center the AOA bracket. Worked just fine. The USN exchange officers who had been indoctrinated in the reverse method used either one..... of course in reality its a blend of both. Also with Flaps full and gear down there was no auto trim. You manually trimmed to On Speed AOA. (FA18A/B)

be nice to see an option to have Knots on the ASI and Feet on the altimeter as many in the west are equipped thus.

Having the same issue for around the last month. Actually got a response out of someone in CH... in short they basically said you dont need CH manager just run them as DX units and key assign in game !!!! They also implied that CH manager is not supported by them. The original coder for CH manager is Bob Church I have PM'd him on the CH forums hoping for a respons.

It is !

Ta .... shouldn't have to force an update to get it though.

Is all that is required to have the revised SU33 installed (have DCS and FC3) just to update the Open Beta ? or do you need to install the new SU33 via module manager ?

Were does the new SU33 Documentation live ... I couldnt find it

the RAAF FA18A and the Canadian CF18 came with civilian ILS and VOR DME. The USN ILS control box was still present on the left hand sill panel but inoperative. The HI had ILS and VOR options which are "boxed" to select steering. The UFC was used to tune the desired ILS or VOR freq. The Navy and civilian ILS systems are totally incompatible.

Not 100% correct ..... the Early model Lightnings supplied to the RAF (from a French contract) did not have counter rotating props or turbo superchargers for that matter.

This is known as the Midnight Express roll in :)

the Change log says the Open Beta is now the stable version. So does that mean we should delete the previous stable version ? Leaves us with: 1.5 Open Beta .... Stable Version. 2.xx Open Alpha. Will the open beta be renamed ??

In that instant in time when the cable snaps it is the pilot and ONLY the pilot that saves the day ! Only he pushes the power up then with consummate skill milks the wing to get everything out of it as the aeroplane in that unnerving settling comes off the deck..... He is in that moment of time on his own doing his thing that he has trained for countless times.

So I go into the registry and delete the Leatherneck entries as indicated in the PDF. All good reboot the PC then start the Open Beta. It requires me to activate my MIG21 module. Ok re activate. Then I can fly the Open Beta MIG21 all good. Jump into the DCS World 2 Open Alpha ... during loading I get the integrity error message .... exactly as before. Jump into the current release version of DCS same thing during loading I get the integrity error message for he MIG21 again. So I can now run the MIG21 in the updated Open Beta but not in Open Alpha or the release version. I cannot deactivate it in the Open Alpha or Release version either. Shambles Leatherneck what to do so I can fly the MIG21 in all 3 versions of the Sim ?

Same for me Updated Open Beta 1.5 then get presented with a dialog referring to an integrity issue with the activation key for the MIG21. Attempted retry and get presented with a second dialog box with my MIG21 activation key. Attempt to activate and I am returned to the original dialog box. So then find the link above that talks about Deactivation. Attempted to deactivate wouldn't let me do it ... since it says I can only deactivate a valid activation key !!! .... since I guess I performed the update before deactivating the module ? Next will try and do the offline deactivation. .... groan might be easier just to delete the module and be done with it. This has occurred before with updates and the MIG21 module. Having to be aware of this issue BEFORE doing an update is not really acceptable. Asking for registry edits is not acceptable for an end user either.

The subject of FAST erect buttons in the RAF on AH's was contentious at the time. This very subject is discussed in Jeffery Wellums book "First Light". In short the RAF point of view was that people could (and did) get themselves in to trouble if the AH was caged when not wings level etc as that could result in a false horizon etc. In time the RAF saw the light.

Cyrano II radar performance. Having operated it for 10 or so years I offer this. Head on look up against another Mirage III 130HCA typical pick up range was 13- to a max of 15 nm. Against F15/F111 in similar set up typically 20nm pick up. Against Canberra in same set up typical pick up range 17nm. Lo level Look down in the stern target at 500ft over the ocean fighter at 3000ft against Mirage absolute best pick up 4nm. Versus F111 best pick up 5nm. This was very demanding work requiring a lot of pilot input to both manual gain controls and lots of work moving the antenna elevation to move the main lobe. Pickups being achieved in the side lobes. Technique was to position the ground line (using tilt) to about 0.5nm further than GCI called range. Target would then appear in a clutter free side lobe. Ergonomics of the radar hand controller where however exceptionally good. in this regard it was way superior to any Mig 21 installation including the later model Bis versions. Lo level look down over land unless very very flat was virtually useless.