wilbur81

Correct

I watched GS's video on top there as well and was pretty surprised that he actually used the G-Limiter o'ride switch. I know it's only my personal style... but I NEVER, in MP or SP, engage that switch as I see it as a total cheat. I wonder how many people are getting beat in the Viper by Hornet Drivers who are (in my humble opinion) cheating and using the G-Overwide paddle switch?

Good stuff.

Probably a stupid question: But I'm assuming all of these tests are being done without the G limiter o-ride paddle engaged, correct?

Agreed.

Jak525, any offers from ED for you to join their "Bring the Hornet's Software Up to Speed" Department? The features you mention in this thread would make the DCS Hornet SO MUCH more user friendly/lethal in the air to air, situational awareness regime.

Good to hear... and yes, the problem really is that the other jets haven't been brought down to the realistic levels.... hope they will soon: Especially for those Eagle Drivers out there.

^^^This ^^^ Thanks, Bear.

**EDIT** Sorry, Flo... I think you were referring to newer Viper radar compared to older Viper radar. Disregard. The Lot 20 Hornet's radar in DCS is the APG-73, not 65... The Eagle's is the APG-63, not 65. The Tomcat's old AWG-9 system had a greater range than the block 50's radar because the dish was way bigger. Moral of the story: The Tomcat, Eagle, and Hornet radars should all have greater detection ranges than the Viper (though I'd imagine the Hornet's advantage should only be a slight one over the Vipers...whilst the Eagle and Tomcat much more).

Wow... seriously? That sucks.

Wow... Seriously? Good to know... I hope the ED Team is on top of that. It boggles my mind that Hughes/Boeing didn't give the pilot a simple way to narrow the Azimuth and then move it around manually without the 'press-hold-for-1 second- nonsense...

Nice. Once you've entered SPOT can you release the TDC depress and just slew?

Is it slew-able in SPOT, though? And our old (albeit unrealistic, apparently) setup didn't require a press & hold for 1 second either...

It is a bummer that, apparently, the real radar does not have a slew-able azimuth feature. I've loved being able to slew a narrow azimuth around in TWS MAN with a throttle hat without have to TDC press and wait.

For a split second, yes.

Hornet's max FCS G limit is 7.5 and players that are shooting for realism in their sim-ming experience (like myself) never use the paddle-switch G-overide during BFM. And yes, the Hornet's great strength is no practical AoA limit in the FCS.

Indeed... that's not my point. The point is that the current Hornet FM does simulate empty pylon drag. Our current Viper is still more W.I.P. than the Hornet. The Hornet came out first... therefore it is going to get more attention until it is complete. They will get both just right...just takes a lot of time.

Our current Hornet FM does simulate pylon drag... even when empty.

I'm doing your Picard Avatar to you right now.

It's not his opinion. The angle of the throttle doesn't match the real thing. Not everyone will mind this deviation, but it is a fact that the WW throttle doesn't match the angle of the real Hornet throttle.

Wow! Good catch/post. I'd be very interested to see how others will feel about this... on the Orion or Taurus?

Same here.

Good grief!! Do Swiss F/A-18C's have a modified FCS like the Finnish ones? This demo is incredible... the Hornet's performance here looks VICIOUS!

Hey, guys. I received my WinWing T/O panel last week (shipping wait wasn't too bad, really). I'm honestly a little disappointed with it. Firstly, it came missing one of the silver button head screws right on the front, leaving a little hole right by the "Flap" light. After a little gentle wrangling I convinced them to send me a screw free of charge (no confirmation yet that it was sent but I trust they'll get it to me). Secondly, I'm a little concerned about the wiring setup on the gear handle. You can clearly see it exposed when you look in and it gives me flashbacks to my Saitek X-55 (Rhino-owners will know what I mean ). The wires appear to be hot-glued into the lever stem and they move with the lever. Nothing about this is necessarily a problem, but the wiring looks pretty thin so I'm wondering how much the motion is going to break things down in a hurry? Lastly, and this is actually my biggest disappointment: The panel backlighting is pretty uneven. My pictures here aren't great quality, but if you are looking at my panel in person, the "Turn Right" parking brake light looks like something is blocking the light coming through and the "Hook Bypass," "Wing Fold," and "BRK" next to "Park" lights are quite a bit brighter than the other lights which looks kind of cheap. None of these things are necessarily a huge deal, but if this had been an Amazon.com purchase with free returns, I wouldn't hesitate to return this panel in order to get one without the issues mentioned above. Does anyone else have any of the uneven lighting on their panels or the visible wiring in the gear handle? I should note that I have the lighting set at "6" in the SimappPro settings... if you max out the lighting, it becomes a bit more uniform, but is then WAY too bright... particularly for a night flight. Thanks, in advance, for any feedback you may have. Overall, Winwing has done us DCS Hornet simmers a HUGE favor with their really cool products! I love their work...just kind of disappointed in the particular unit I received. First-world-'problems'