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The 50% reduced travel does feel rather strange in the DCS F-16. When I wrote a new FM for the P3D F-16, cutting the flight control travel in half, the effect was much less dramatic. I have the impression that the aircraft response to control inputs at low speed is presently too low in the DCS F-16. If you remember flight 0 of the F-16, the pilot experienced serious PIOs due to the high roll rate, even at the very low airspeed. Flying the DCS F-16 with the gear up < 150kts definitely doesn't exactly provoke PIOs due to the high roll rate and responsiveness. ;) Unfortunately I'm not at home to be able to do more tests within the next few days but I'll do that ASAP.

Don't know any jet where the nose gear can be 'locked' and it wouldn't make any sense. It can't be locked on the F-15 either. Normal range is 15deg, and the maneuvering range is 45deg. On the F/A-18 it's 16deg and 75deg and you don't disengage the NWS during the take off run!

Why should it be always amber? Nevertheless it is correct that the AoA indexer is always on during flight.

Now that makes sense :)

How high is the bank angle when the att hold mode can't maintain the pitch attitude? Up to 30deg it's no problem. Btw. since the F-16 always usually maintains the bank angle even without AP, I don't think that the basic roll att hold function is being used in normal ops. As mentioned before, pitch & roll att hold is usually the basic AP function with no other modes engaged. Since the F-16 doesn't have a dedicated AP on/off switch, engaging the AP (pitch att hold) automatically engages roll att hold.

ED fixed the DCS replay function? Where did they post this info? @DerekSpeare; yes

The problem is that it's apparently working for most of us, but not for you. Difficult to check/troubleshoot...

Nothing new, it's been that way since ages! :(

Do you have a timestamp for the parts with the departures?

No mods, no open refueling door.

I'm experiencing the pitch problem only above 600kts and the refueling door is definitely closed. Talking about take off and landing gain.....Hope the correct the FLCS gain trigger soon. Presently the changeover happens only at the end position of the gear, which means that you can't perform any airshow like pitch up or rapid roll into a turn immediately after unstick.

Only with a DI of 250 or higher you are stuck below M1.0, but you don't come even close to this value with the OPs loadout.

Same here, but since it took only a few seconds of acceleration after showing the severe pitch oscillations (starting above 600kias) I simply kept max pwr to show the yaw/roll 'problem'.

Don't know about the F-16, but VMO/MMO on most jets is at least 10% lower than VDF.

Here's a short track showing the pitch oscillations <800kias and the (new?) yaw/roll oscillations >800kias. f16_pitch_yaw_oscillations.trk

Interestingly the RPM changes significantly even at low altitude in the F16. 100% <300ktias, 102% from 400 to 500kias and 97% at 900kias. On the F-5 the RPM doesn't change with speed at low alt.

Again, there's a very noticable high frequency pitch oscillation between 650-800kias. But the pitch oscilliation has been there already in the previous release. This has nothing to do with the severe roll/yaw excursions at higher speeds.

Yes. No need to turn. Accelerating in level flight causes slight pitch oscillations between 650 and 800kias. (maximum between 700-750) Above 870kias I'm experiencing the same phenomenon like you do.

How do you do that? If the FPM is already at the bottom of the AoA bracket, how do you get it back into the middle, especially when you are reducing thrust over the threshold?

To avoid any confusion, it's the other way round. Half = take off Full = landing

Looks like it's only you. But what have axes to do with trim?

Just re-checked. All pitch trim commands are correct. trim button nose down = nose down pitch trim wheel nose dn = nose down

In this case (LLZ backcourse) there would be no GS.

Pitch trim works perfectly fine for me when it's needed, during the approach at low speed with the gear down.

Assuming you are using the hat switch for trimming you pull the trim in direction nose up and push to get the nose down. Works the same way in all DCS aircraft.