Greyman

Have you checked out the forum for the M2000? M-2000 - ED Forums (dcs.world) Maybe try one of these:- User Files (digitalcombatsimulator.com) There appears to be a few profiles that others have created.

You might be right, so it looks like I might have to "get off my backside" and develop one for myself. It'll probably take a while, but let's see if I can create one that will be a "good profile".

I made the mistake of being too keen to get up in the air and didn't spend enough time setting or, perhaps more importantly learning, my controls. It looks like I'm going to have to start again and take my time, hopefully with the aid of someone else's expertly put-together and generously uploaded TM Warthog profile. The Apache definitely looks like it is going to be worth that effort. Many thanks ED

I'm looking forward to a 1-minute, comprehensive Crash Laobi guide to flying and using the Apache.

...it might also pose an interesting challenge or three for navigation systems.

I'm just getting back into using DCS World and Vaicom Pro, after a bit of a break, so I am probably doing something really stupid, but whenever i try to go through the FINISH steps, it looks like only the AIRIO commands are being copied to the clipboard? The reason i am trying to do this, and again i must have forgotten how to do it, but when i press one of the PTT buttons and give a command, "inbound" for example, the VA log appears to suggest that it has been recognised, albeit followed by "(Awaiting additional input)", but there is no sign or sound to suggest that the command has been registered in the cockpit. The PTT display correctly shows that i am flying the A10C (the A10C 2 actually), so there must be some communication going on between DCS and VA/VP, but apparently not yet fully. Edit: Never mind, all's well. I did a Windows uninstall on the 'VAICOM Pro for DCS World' app and reinstalled it again. It seems to now be working just how i remember it. If only my memory were that reliable.

That sounds similar to a problem that an early, maybe beta, version of Quake produced on many networks, back in the day, including the one in my workplace, where some clandestine lunchtime carnage might have gone unnoticed, had it not brought the network to its knees. Apparently, each of the many bullets generated by chain guns caused a network packet to be sent along the peer-to-peer connections, generating a massive amount of network traffic. I don't know exactly how the developers solved the issue, but i suspect that they somehow combined streams of bullets into a far smaller number of packets. Those were the days.

It's when the floor starts shaking and getting warm that you'd need to start worrying. :)

Maybe try the steps identified in the FAQ. I've copy/pasted it for you below. Symptom Blinking menu Cause Faulty lua install Remedy See below Symptom Module name not shown on PTT page Symptom Not functioning after DCS update Cause Faulty lua install due to incorrect or missing DCS path in Windows registry Remedy Set DCS program files path with Custom Path option (Config tab) Remedy Fix DCS install path in Windows registry (use fix reg option on Options tab) Cause Windows account has insuffficient access right Remedy Check Windows UAC / antivirus allows R/W acccess to program files folders

I add all airport names to the MS Speech Recognition dictionary along with my, probably pretty poor, pronunciation of the name. That way, it doesn't really matter how you pronounce it.

Try pressing the button next to the import commands button, the one with 3 lines, and it will combine all of those command rows into 1.

You might want to check the volume level for the Mic, via the Oculus software (via Selecting your HMD in Devices IIRC) However, if the recognition is being inconsistent for particular words, place names for example, you might want to add those to the speech recognition dictionary along with your pronunciation of it. My pronunciation of some of the Georgian towns is something to hear, but as I have added those to the dictionary, they are still recognised. Actually, you could call "Batumi" "Bill" if you wanted to.

good to hear you have it sorted

Post #64 at this page: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=279268&page=7 should answer your question.

Mine just has the final line of your file. The one that starts "local vaicomlfs ="

OK a daft suggestion I know, but I'm going to make it anyway. You are running VA in admin mode aren't you?

With easy comms on, Vaicom will try to tune the radio to the most appropriate recipient, so it appears to think that the recipient you are trying to contact is on 30.00. For example, if there are two tankers in the mission and you say "approaching for refuel", easy comms will tune your radio to the nearest tanker, which may or may not be the one you want to talk to. I tend to leave easy comms off, 'select tunes radio' on and then say something like "Texaco, select", to make sure that's the tanker i will be talking to when i subsequnetly say "approaching for refuel"

Sounds like you are trying to send supercarrier commands to one of the support ships, which share a radio frequency with the carrier, rather than to the carrier itself. Maybe try "carrier, select"/"<carrier name>, select", before saying "marking moms"

Ctrl Alt C will bring up the Vaicom Pro config dialogue and I just tend to click on the VA icon, in the Windows 10 system tray, to get at the VA log screen.

Nice. It sometimes still struggles with my Northern English accent though :)

Not at my sim PC atm, but there is a check box in the DCS options, called something like "Easy Communucations" and all you need to do is check that, Thereafter, you won't need to manually tune radios and will be able to press just one PTT rather than the one appropriate for a specific radio.

I find that having used the "options" command, thereafter the menu does have a tendency to pop up, even when disabled.

That's the backup Jester menu, for when you need it. It should only pop up with "Jester, Options" however, but once you have it, you can either use "Take 1", "Take 2" etc to select the option you want or the Ctrl + number keys, as with the main Jester Radial Menu. The original radial menu is not accessible when using Vaicom, so Hollywood added this backup version.

Could you open the config (ctrl alt c) and check the PTT tab and let us know if the module name is being correctly displayed, along with the displayed PTT assignments. If you have the A10C active, then "A10C" should be displayed. It might also be worth checking that you are running VoiceAttack in Admin mode.

Aircraft tend to measure altitude using the barometric air pressure (BARO), which will give a reading relative to sea level, so if the towers were built on land at sea level, the altitude would be reasonably accurate. However, if the land was say 30m above sea level, then you would need to subtract that from the altitude reading to get a better idea of your height above the ground However, some of the aircraft will also be able to provide an altitude using a radar transceiver, mounted on the underside of the fuselage, and this should provide a fairly accurate reading of your height above the ground.