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Hey dude, that was you huh. cool, great job. I'll get there. Last night i really felt like i crossed a threshold with my flying, im making major improvements. I even figured out that I can side slip out of a vortex ring state very easily as opposed to dropping the nose which is a good option for me. anyway great job on the demo! Dont worry, I will watch your demo countless times over the course of the next few years.

oops im a dumb ass, i meant auto hover. I use auto throttle alot in lock on. :) sorry for the confusion.

yeah well if you ask me, "the funnel" looks like the best way to get the most out of your rockets.? Oh yeah, theres also a part in that video where the pilot appears to intentionally go into a vortex ring state, and he spins the chopper into the spin to get out of it. Am i seeing that right? I cant see the instruments, so he may be desending at less than 3m per second, but it looks like hes dropping fast. Is that an effective emergency technique for vortex ring states at low altitudes. he spins down toward the ground, and just as hes about to hit, he bounces up and pops flares. Is he in a vortex ring? Thanks.

first thing you need to do to go into a hover is get your speed down slow enough (nose up) then make sure your altitude is stabilized ( you are neither sinking nor ascending ) trim it up, and you should be good, if shes giving you hard time engage auto throttle. practice makes perfect.

I know, thats what im talking about, the pilot in the second airshow track is awesome, I want to fly like that guy. Whats the maneuver called when you are like circling around your target (circle strafing), anyway yeah that demo track rocks, excellent demonstration. now how do i do that?lol. Oh yeah I just wanted to add, I love this Sim!!

I understand, and I didnt want to come across like I dont appreciate them, I just saw the thread, and figured id throw in two cents, maybe it will help make improvements in the future, maybe not. One thing, I wish there was a training track that went deeper into advanced flight maneuvers. but again, theres not so oh well, no biggy. however maybe when you guys get a little free time maybe you might consider a producers note that covers some of the advanced flight maneuvers?:pilotfly:

yeah, the way the cursor always lags way behind what he's saying can cause confusion. Ive found that the best way to retain info from the training tracks, is TAKE NOTES. but at the same time, there are some tracks that dont even show you what he is clicking (datalink training) does not show the overhead panel on screen, so you dont see what he is pushing up there,(at least not the top row on the datalink). oh well though........What can you do.

you must use the force. I am your father.

I wuz floating ahlong at 5 krooshnik'as per second ven i rrealized my gnoxhnerk was flagilating.

yeah, nothin like a mouth full of gobble dee goo. :)

Hey man im no expert, but it sounds like registration. I think it prompted me for registration when i tried to start my first mission. dont really remember though. Anyway im sure someone will answer your question soon.

Hey one more thing i didnt see mentioned, is if you have "turn on target mode" turned on, the helicopter will make small adjustments to move the nose of the aircraft toward the whatever the shkval is looking at. sometimes i notice it more than others, but yeah before i knew what it was it was kind of freaky. If that's the case just relax and let it do its thing, and once it has finished the adjustment, then trim it in how you want it.

Thanks mvsgas, I see it, and it works, I still have to try it at night though. And as far as Atgm's, i get it now. Thanks again everybody. now it appears i need to work on accuracy with the rockets.

ive found that you dont really need f12 for wing man commands. that is the menu exit key, and you can either f11 back out of it or just hit escape.

lol you guys are great, thanks for all the responses. you guys know exactly what im talking about and that is great! yeah, i think i keep on screwing up the pipper. (the larger double circle). shkval stays locked on target, but my pipper goes away or something. This is 100% user error. I like to keep shkval linked to hms and scan the area for a while before selecting a target, then i lock the target, shkval indicates a lock, but what do i need to do to set the pipper? thats the part im having trouble with i think. I havent had a chance to play yet today, but ill be able get on in an hour or so, either way im going to figure this out today. Thank you for all the responses. oh yeah, i got another quick one for you guys too. does anyone know how to turn on the spotlight? I mapped the spotlight to work with the mini mouse on the throttle, and i am dying to see if it works. only problem is i dont know how to turn the spotlight on. I checked the key commands list, but i was pretty tired, i may have over looked it. I think it would be cool to have some night missions where we are looking for smugglers or something in the dark using spotlights. I know its kind of goofy, but i think it might be fun.

Hello, I cant get launch authorization for atgm's. I can launch rockets and employ cannon just fine. heres what im doing. 1.master arm on. 2.external pilon selected. 3.hms on. 4.moving target mode on. 5."turn on" target mode on. 6.laser on. 7. oh yeah shkval is on too. I can lock target, adjust gate size, and shkval window size, and I understand how to link HMS and shkval for fast target aquisition, I just never get a launch authorization. Any ideas on what im doing wrong? Sorry to ask, but i have to leave for a few hours, and I was hoping to get a quick answer when i get home. This issue was haunting me in my sleep last night. I know i can check the manual, and I will check it, but like i said i was just kind of hoping for a shortcut here. I dont want you guys to think im being lazy though.:music_whistling: BTW great job on the game, I am really enjoying it. I like the chopper, close air support feels alot closer now.

yeah i was messin with the flight director too. Which FAQ are you talking about?

this sim is hard as heck!! i cant even maintain straight level flight most of the time. mind you i was not flying with any commands profiled or anything, but damn! I figured i could just stick and rudder my way around and get acquainted but........ shes rockin and rollin and beggin me to stop! lol so im guessing that once i have the trim button mapped to the cyclic, i will achieve a more stable performance? im guessing by what i have read, that the trim button is pretty much like an automated trimming function? kind of like a go to button when things get shifty? maybe i am misunderstanding though. anyway i guess theres not much point to the thread, I just wanted to share.

awesome, thanks. its almost done!

do i need to unrar the data1.cab file, or does setup.exe do it automatically?

thanks

stupid question, do i download both the setup.exe, and the data1.cab?

ok can someone help me understand this: An activation will be required if the hardware/software changes exceed 12 points as rated below: CPU ID: 13 Windows PID: 3 Computer Name: 3 Hard drive volume serial number: 3 MAC address: 6 RAM amount: 6 so does that mean i can change my hard drive 3 times? I have no idea what thats trying to tell me. If thats the case, then i should be ok.

Thanks Esac. However im still not quite sure what that means. so provided you "deactivate" (whatever that means) prior to uninstalling, you can reactivate the same activation upon reinstall. While i dont know how to do all that (because i have never purchased a game through download) I understand the theory. There still seems to be some confusion as to what happens with reformatting and adding new hardware. ?? I dont understand why you would only get 3 activations though. EDIT: Thanks to all the other responses too, i didnt see them when i wrote this.

If i buy downloadable english version direct from ED, do i get unlimited activations or whatever? I have never purchased a game through download, so I dont really know how it works. I know this has been discussed before, but it seemed it was still kind of hazy as to how it would actually work. Im hesitant to buy the download if i can only reinstall a handful of times. I have had lockon:fc since august, and i have probably had to reinstall that like 3 times already. (my own fault but still). Also its kind of weird how it says you are purchasing a license to use the product, and you are in no way actually purchasing the product. ( i know its kind of weird legal talk, but it comes across as inferior to buying the hard copy to me). (keep in mind i am highly ignorant on these matters). I am just looking for concrete answers. I REALLY want to DL it, but the likelyhood of me reformatting or even replacing my hard drive is fairly high. Basically I just want to know if its a viable option for me individualy. I would assume that since i am buying direct from ED i would get unlimited installs, or activations, or whatever you want to call them. ok time for me to shut up and wait for answers. Thank you.