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Wow that was awesome. Thanks for explaining the process.

Can't we all just get along...wait thats right we did not join the rest of the world in the metric system. I agree with DTWD I am going to leave everything metric. I found a great conversion application for my phone. In my MiG I kept all of the original instruments other than airspeed and altimeter. Both changes were actually an FAA requirment for certification. I could deal with vertical speed being in m/s but what was really hard was flying IFR with the upside down attitude indicator!

Awesome that totally fixed the centering problem. THANKS!

I love the Helmet Mounted Sight (HMS) but when I zoom in the HMS does not stay centered in my field of view. Is this something I have not configured correctly or is it a bug in the sim?

I was RTFM (thank God work has a color printer) and found that I could configure the ABRIS for english values. What about the HUD?

Okay first off thanks for all of the help. I went home and re-installed the sim. I looked at my CH Products profile and found I had not put HOLD in the key command for the trimmer. The trim now works as advertised. The issue with having to reset the trim before I could move the stick I think comes from having the autopilot engaged to follow the route. I have to review the autopilot nav system procedures (RTFM as I tell my girlfriend) I just don't know about the hover mode. I engaged it using several parameters: 100 kph 200m - brought it to a hover just fine <5 kph 200m - brought it to a hover just fine <5kph <10m - light on but it started moving forward 80 kph 100m in a big flare - brought it to a hover just fine Now that I have the trim issue squared away the aircraft is very stable in a hover. I will continue to try and figure out the hover mode but just hovering it works fine also. Jeez it a wonder that the poor Russian pilots don't just ask for a "time out" in the middle of a battle to get their stuff squared away.

That might be the problem I have been having with the auto hover. I flew it right down to the weeds behind a tree or terrain and the try and auto hover. Additionally I do not remember the speed being shown on the HUD, I was looking at the AS indicator. I probably screwed up the INS by "knob screwing" the Nav system.

There is a joke with new pilots concerning logging flight time... If you see it log it, if you fly it double it.:D I was very fortunate. I started when I was 19 flying off of a Mexican tuna boat in Central America. I'm 46 now and after 2 engine failures and a tail rotor drive shaft failure I enjoy my nice safe emergency medical helicopter job.

The announcers for all of the US Airforce demo teams are pilots that are on the team.

Great job!

400 knots at 20 feet off the ground in front of 100,000 people AND the FAA. Almost worth the price of jet fuel!

This is the aircraft I miss the most...

It is always interesting when you google yourself... Someone made a FS model of my Su-26 (it's the tigerstriped one-hard to miss) http://www.fsplanet.com/07072003.htm

Thanks for the responses. I will check the ForceFeedbackEnabled = false; I am back to my CH products after trying a G940 (I'm afraid to reset the new firmware update that is included in the latest software version) maybe the FF=true. I have a TrackIR 3, and a 4. I have not upgraded to a 5 because the 4 works great. I did not check to see if the INS is aligned. Will check all of this out after shift tonight. I currently fly a B-407 EMS helicopter. I will read the FAQ for instructions on posting pics and post a pic of my Su-26 and MiG-17. When gas prices got stupid I sold the MiG (thank God) and bought a 20 meter Lak glider. Now I really enjoy racing sailboats. (slower and cheaper!)

RL experience - 10,000+ total time helicopters/fixed wing 1,000+ hours in Russian equipment (Su-26, Yak-55, Yak-52, Yak-50, L-39) Type rated in MiG-15/17 (flew a -17 in airshows) 100 hours in Mi-2 helicopter I have 2 issues... Okay so I get the trim. I used to fly a B-205 on forest fires and on long legs I would fly with the forced trim on. (push the trim button to release the brake, move the stick to where you want it, release the trim button) The problem I am having is I will make a trim adjustment (move stick, hit T, release stick) and then try and roll or pitch the aircraft it does not respond until I hit the release trim key. Massive pitch-up...elbows and asshole to try and get it under control again. From suggestions found using the search engine I have discovered that with FD on the aircraft flys very nicely BUT I can't trim it so I always have some kind of stick input in (not centered) Suggestions? Second issue. I will fly the aircraft to a hover behind a hill or tree to set up an attack. I hit the hover key and the aircraft starts pitching forward and gains speed.??? What the heck am I doing wrong here. I really need that hover mode before I go heads down to use the sensors. I have had this sim since it came out but never had the time to devote to learning the systems. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I know this thread has been beaten to death but... I used to fly a MiG-17 in airshows. Every switch and label was converted to English before the FAA would certify it.

WOW!

I think that this is a good example of what the Russian Air Force thought of the Su-25's "value". I used to export aircraft from Russian in the early to mid 1990s. I could buy almost any aircraft available at very reasonable prices except for Su-25s and Mi-24. MiG-27s (both versions) and Su-17 were offered for a few thousand dollars ($5-25,000) while the Su-25s and Hinds were in the millions. OT-For me personally I did pick up the sexiest version of a Mig-21, the MiG-21F-13 from the Czech Republic. I found that it was REALLY expensive to operate so in the end I flew a MiG-17 (Lim-6R) from Poland in airshows for a few years.

Awesome!

Flanker You are missing out. Mizzy has a new weathered MiG-25 skin that looks awesome! http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p2/Highwayman-Ed/Wallpaper-1-1.jpg