Evoman

This request has come up several times over the years and for good reason. The first time I ejected over water I was socked that the pilot drowned instantly just like it used to happen in the older versions of GTA from 20 years ago. I definitely would like to see at a minimum an automatic inflatable life saver and green dye just like when Maverick and Goose ejected in their infamous flat spin incident.

In case your unaware the CH-47F in currently in development by ED and it has a glass cockpit. And since the C-130 is also in development that will introduce the cargo transport mechanics.

As mentioned by cfrag this mechanic would not not be worth implementing with DCS's current state. I myself have ejected many times flying over battle fields in other first person shooters. Except in those games the distances were not that big because the maps were of medium size where it was not too bad to hike it to the nearest ground vehicle to get a ride back to base.

I can understand the resentment. But at least now you can look forward to a FF MiG-29A that will continue to be updated and refined just like the rest of the FF modules. So you will defiantly get your moneys worth for years to come.

You should had gotten your answer as to just how unfeasible simulating the EX would be from one of those videos when they stated that "The F-15EX has one of the most ADVANCED warfare suites ever installed in a fighter"

ED has mentioned in the past that they do have plans to be able to do walk arounds and then climb in.

I was actually thinking of this the other day. I already have a few fighter jet t-shirts, but would like something that shows that I am a DCS pilot that specializes in a particular favorite aircraft.

I think the future will get better for REDFORE vs BLUFOR battles with the addition of the Mig-17, Mig-23 and Mig-29. In my opinion the Vietnam era could be one of the most ideal eras to have a good balanced forces once the Vietnam map comes.

I hope that someone creates a flyable mod of the S-3 using that AI variant. Then for it to eventually be develop into a full fidelity module.

I agree that it would be more ideal to start with a medium bomber first, that will eventually evolve to large bombers. In my opinion the B-25 would be an ideal candidate to expand into multi crew medium bombers.

I will now hopefully close this thread with the previous post that was perfectly fitting.

The F-20 has come up on this forum multiple times. Unfortunately it has little chances of making it to DCS as a FF modules by the current developers simply because it never served with any military. There fore little data is is known about it outside of Northrop engineers and the test pilots evolved with that project. However it could be a possibility if a capable developer decides to take it on as a passion project and has luck getting a data and a license from NorthropGruman to do it.

I have also thought that it would be a good idea to add earlier variants of those aircraft so that they could fit better into the cold war ear that is a more fleshed out than BVR. This is not the first or second time this topic has come up. Below is one of the most recent discussions about it that you will find interesting.

This is not the first time this request has come up. Check out the below thread for some interesting info on the topic. And in reference to the F-35 you have to take into consideration that those aircraft have a ton of classified data as is while its in service. Plus another 20-30 years after its retired for that data to possibly be declassified. Then on top of that Lockheed Martin happens to own the majority of the data rights to the F-35. Which has caused a monopoly on who can service certain system on it. Which is another reason why the Air Force has already been looking for a replacement. See the below article for the full story. So its going to be a very long wait before the F-35 becomes feasible to simulate for DCS. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/avoiding-f-35-acquisition-malpractice-aim-of-next-gen-air-dominance-fighter

That is why I said "early" variants like the EA-6A not the more advanced EA-6B since most of the 6A's were retired in the 1970's.

Not sure why you would want FC3 level model of the F-3 since those older aircraft already have simple systems to learn. Plus the majority of the customer base for something like this is going to want it as a full fidelity module that flies just like the real thing did.

Unfortunately anything that is related to electronic warfare is going to have classified systems. The only way around it is going to be when those technologies become obsolete enough to be declassified. So your best bet for electronic warfare aircraft is going to be the older aircraft like the F3D Skyknight or early variants of the EA-6 Prowler.

That is partially true. The head gasket problems were limited to the none turbo 2.5L EJ models because the gaskets used in those particular engines had a graphite coating that would break down over time causing the leaks. But the turbo models used a multi layer metal gaskets instead that did not have the same issues. If a turbo model does develop a head gasket leak it was because it was modified with out a proper tune or because of poor maintenance. Old coolant can became corrosive that will start to eat away at the metal head gaskets. Below is a picture of a failed gasket where you can see that the graphite coating came off.

Its kinda ironic how the F-4EJ variant name will be easy to remember for me since it reminds me of a different Japanese made product. The EJ series of Subaru engines found in the early WRX and STIs. lol

That is an excellent idea and concept that few have though of until this thread came up.Why not combine what is currently available like AI as the instructor, a basic F-5 as the trainer and and a flight training curriculum in military aviation all rolled up into a starter pack aimed at newbies that are genuinely interested in a military aviation.

"Since DCS is a combat game I don’t know that most players come here with the intent of fully training at it like a real world pilot would. They come here to make stuff go boom and the realistic flying and operation things come later if that piques their interest. " There are several other arcade style flight combat games out there that far better attract those that just want to jump in and have fun and making stuff go boom. Most people that are attracted to DCS are a little more serious about military aviation than those of big AAA arcade war games. "There are third parties who make AI flying school add-ons for the civy sims. Maybe they could be interested in adapting those to DCS but my guess is that there wouldn’t be enough interest in this player base." For once you have a good idea and suggestion. Someone defiantly needs to develop something like a starter pack that comes with an AI flying school with a military training path in mind add-on and a trainer aircraft of some sort. I am sure that a starter pack module would be far more attractive than the current Flamming Cliffs 3 for those with little experience that are seriously interested in military aviation. "I hate to plug other games but one of those civy sims has a free demo and flight school stuff which if you want to simply learn that without the temptation to shoot things it’s worth a go. To broaden your horizons and such." Although a good suggestion this would just turn off some if they have to spend money on something that isn't quite what they are looking for. In a way DCS is losing interest and future potential costumers by not offering an in house training program.

Something like the KC10 would attract a lot of new people to DCS like airline sim players as well as real airline pilots that would be interested to see how it is to fly a DC-10 based tanker with a good flight model and actual missions other then just point to point travel.

Not sure if your aware but the La-7 is currently in development by OctupusG. https://forum.dcs.world/forum/1087-dcs-la-7/

The main issue with the F-16C is that it can't be used in Cold War era scenarios. The Cold War era is currently the most fleshed out with a far better selection of redfore opponents than BVR. So in a way the F-16A would be far more useful in older scenarios. Check out the below video for more details as to why the Cold war makes more sense for DCS.