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2.1 MiG-21 Updates +1! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah, this is new as of the latest patch.

One minor note about boost as indicated in the Spit, many assume that it references how much pressure the supercharger is adding to the outside air in real time, this is not the case. 0 boost is only really 0 boost (engine pressure = outside pressure) at sea level. When cruising at, say, 20,000 ft then 0 boost really means you have sea level pressure in the engine, quite a lot more than ambient! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Rotor blades collision causes It shouldn't really have anything to do with attitude, what's happening is you're overloading the rotors. Part of what's happening is that the main rotor of a helicopter cones upward under heavy load (lots of collective) and tilts to one side based on speed. Since the Ka-50 has two rotors on the same axis spinning in opposite directions that means the gap between them gets smaller the faster you go. Next time you fly try getting up to high speed (250 kph+) in level flight and check the external view, you'll see what I'm talking about. As far as avoiding the phenomenon goes, avoid high g maneuvers at high speed. If you start getting the warning beep it's usually time to slow down. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Depends on the degree. "Low revs and high boost / Brings you safely home to roost" used to be a saying among Spit crews.

Trim is really slow for me, too. No VR and the TrackIR is out of commission. Hardware is pretty zippy so no frame rate issues. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I figured that's what happened the first time I tried a high alt top speed run. Felt like the controls reversed and I blacked out, woke up facing a hillside at Mach 1.5 or so (I throttled down before blacking out). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

+1 Would love to see this. I was impressed with the exhaust flames, though. Still have yet to check it out at night...

Yeah, I understand what it's doing in the game, I'm just saying that's not how the real thing works and curious if it will be updated to be more accurate before it leaves beta.

Doing my first few flights in the Spit it looks like the O2 regulator has a simple on/off function like most other aircraft in DCS... This behavior is incorrect for the Spitfire, the windup key in the middle adjusts the altitude setting on the left dial for proper flow and this must be done manually. Annoying but that's how the real deal works. Anyone know if this is a WIP feature or not?

Short answer is that there is no battery switch, it's live all the time. Last post on this thread is from a living encyclopedia of Spitfire knowledge (Killratio). https://www.a2asimulations.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=23558

You don't necessarily need cold weather to freeze it up, at high altitude the ambient temp is well into the negatives and even a short cruise up there will bring the outside of the plane to a similar temp. I think what actually causes the ice is plunging a freezing cold aircraft into more humid low alt air during a dive.

+1 The IAS will stick if the pitot freezes.

Wow, that's quite a change! I thought I was moving it slow when I blew it up but it really is a delicate procedure... Thanks for the heads up.

So I've left the Gazelle on the shelf for a little while since release and just picked it up again last night. Running through the cold start training mission as soon as I move the fuel lever forward the rotor picks up speed and then there's a bang around 250 RPM (rotor) and the engine is dead. This never happened on previous runs of the mission maybe a month ago and I'm certain I'm not missing a step. Anyone have any ideas? This is in the Caucasus, by the way.

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As of the latest patch the bore sight is aligned with the pipper but now the missile will lock on way beyond visual range, at least from rear aspect on a multi-engine target. Is that accurate? While running the missile training mission I could fly the entire intercept off the tone since it was locking onto the Antonov at mission start.

Electric caging is for momentary use when trying to get into a firing position, it's meant to protect the gyros from damage but still be quicker to engage/disengage than the mechanical caging.

No, the radar only provides range and azimuth in search mode (and technically elevation from the antenna tilt). B-Sweep is the type of display: azimuth going left to right and range going up/down. Range scales are mentioned in the training missions and on page 157 of the manual.

I had a chat about this with the pilot who advised on A2A's P-51D for FSX. The real life, modern day recommended startup procedure is this: Once ready to start make sure the fuel cutoff is open (up) and the fuel booster pump is on. Advance the throttle 1" from the stop and hold the primer (the engine does not need to turn for this as you're injecting into the manifold, not the cylinders) for as many seconds as necessary for ambient temp (there's a table for it but I don't have it handy). With magnetos OFF, crank engine for 6 blades. On the 6th blade flip magnetos to both. If properly primed, the engine will start on the primer gas. Once initial start is achieved move mixture from cut off to run and the engine should stabilize (gotta be quick since it will only run on primer for a second or two). If I remember right, the reason for starting on primer alone is for safety, if you over prime the engine you can catch the exhaust stacks on fire and a carb set to run will only help the fire to grow (they call it a wet start or hot start and there are YouTube videos of this phenomenon). Oh, and in exceptionally cold weather you may be out of luck... Oil dilution will thin out the oil so it will crank easier and will also prevent excessive oil pressure that will blow out the lines after startup but the catch is that you have to dilute before shut down of the previous flight for it to really help, not during the start of the next flight. And since DCS does not save vehicle state from session to session there is no way to properly use the dilution system as described. Hope this helps. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Interestingly enough you could do the inverse and slave the AWG9 to the TCS. On the page here (http://www.ausairpower.net/TE-EO-Systems.html) they mention a scenario in which the TCS is the device that maintains lock and the AWG9 is blindly illuminating the target for the launched missiles. This would explain the posted log early in the thread that mentions a missile fired solely with TCS lock. "Consider a penetrating Backfire. Detected by the AWG-9, the F-14 slews the TCS onto the Backfire to identify it. Identified, the F-14 then commences illuminating for a Sparrow launch. The Backfire identifies the radar mode and directs most of its jamming power onto the F-14. The AWG-9 cannot match the power and burn through, it therefore loses lock. Will the Backfire get through? No, as the F-14 slaves the AWG-9 to the TCS LOS and engages the video tracker. Though the AWG-9 can't see what it's illuminating, it is illuminating the target tracked by the TCS system. A Sparrow launch may then proceed."