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I got the Yak-52 a few months ago and flew it the first time last night (PG map)...took a couple minutes to tune axis, adjust buttons to my style and then spent an hour tooling around at street level and doing slow loops up and over tall buildings, over residentials practicing stalls and aerobatics...and finally landed without crashing or losing any tires. Totally had a blast! Lots of fun! I think this’ll be my warm-up plane from now on... Thanks!

They have awesome cushy near-mil-spec-green lawn chair cushions at Lowes (and probably other home remodel “big box” stores). My ACES II plywood replica is adequately comfy now (although I’ll make the next one without the curvy seat bottom+back)

Well, that’s good to hear. I don’t know how any hostiles on the ground in Afghanistan could down a -52 anyway. “Mehr news” is an Iranian source.

https://en.mehrnews.com/amp/143978/ :( “Not yet verified by US.”

Wouldn’t those images technically be of the event horizon? (A black hole doesn’t let light escape, so no light from the BH would be on an image)

RIP

My first thought was “plausible deniability” for Japan. F35 disappears (it’s designed to do that), no communication (pilot under orders to not respond) = quick recon mission over/near North Korea. Hoping for the best for the pilot.

“Competitive” means equalized abilities...which is good in sports, but in actual combat you definitely don’t want, and definitely don’t get. DCS is not a sport sim, it’s a combat sim. Having a “less than capable” fighter means your skills as a pilot must become better than the newest, bestest planes and pilots. That’s part of the fun that is DCS. Learn it, live it, love it!

The limited FOV is what real pilots have to contend with. Switches and levers create muscle memory, which is more immersive than keyboarding. Given these preferences, I’m willing to have a visual echo of the control panel. Others may have different reasons.

Kinda gives new meaning to “the cow jumped over the moon”! Weight: 650 kg Hooves, check Tail movement, check Bell on neck, check Ready for launch......MOOOOoooooo!?!

I don't have the actual FC3, but I have all the aircraft...but this means I don't have the "FC3" folder. I do have each plane's "bin" file though. They all look the same (6 entries) except for the part of .lua titles with the aircraft name in it... How do I get in the cockpit? I can see the model in-flight (it looks great btw) but would like to fly it. TIA

I use Velcro stick-on square patch (find it at a hardware or sewing store). Simply attach it to the earmuff of the headset. FWIW, I have to close the blinds during full daylight to reliably get a lock-on...been thinking about getting brighter IR LEDs and replacing the originals.

I’ve set the F5e3 many times (DCS 2.5xxx, stable version), no problem.

“Russian bias!” —from a popular flight game May I ask what aircraft they fly? Just curious.

Wanted: Pilot body needed. No experience necessary, will train.

There’s gotta be a truck driving school just off your NAS...:D

What dropped? Did a new plane come out or something? ;)

The FAA didn’t mandate training until after the first crash. They approved the design and considered that, from the pilot’s POV, it was fundamentally the same. I don’t know if the two cutoff switches were installed OEM, or after the first crash. There are US pilots reports about wonky/odd control inputs. African aviation is somewhat lacking in current safety standards, imho...but this seems to be a problem with the design.

I recall a video on YouTube comparing the Spitfire against jets (guns only, limited airspace)... The Spit always won, something about “superior turn rate” or somesuch. It would be interesting to see a Final Countdown-inspired fight!

Nope, would not fly on one. The “hidden/undocumented features” scares the sh!t out of me. The pilots MUST know how the controls work, without any magical mystical shenanigans going on. RIP everyone who died.

Quick research... Thus, 2385 gal * 6.84 lbs/gal = 16313.4 lbs > 10,450 lbs (A-4 weight)

Heatblur doesn't have a job which needs a security clearance; such clearance changes everything.

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