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Just in case anybody else is puzzled by this in the future... Thanks to Ice41 for spotting the jetwash.
This mission starts with a line of F16s and F15s ready to take off. Approximately 35secs after each one passes in front of the player's F16, there's a dose of jetwash that's strong enough to disrupt INS alignment. That's despite the runway being 200m away.I've tried holding steady using both chocks and the parking brake together, but they're not sufficient.
The only solution I found is to wait until all other planes have taken off, then start INS alignment.
Thanks for all the helpful suggestions!
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1 minute ago, SpaceMonkey037 said:
Don't bother with paring brake, put on chocks before you do anything else. Really stupid that DCS doesn't spawn the F-16 with chocks as this is common practice IRL.
Yes, that 's a good idea too, thanks.
This is what I like about the DCS community - so helpful.
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3 minutes ago, ice41 said:
Something is moving your plane after the canopy closed, like really strong gusts of wind. I think that's affecting the alignment.
Ah, that could be it - there are planes taking off nearby, maybe I'm somewhat in their jetwash.
I'll give it a go tomorrow and set the parking brakes earlier, thanks - I appreciate you taking the time to give me the great suggestion!
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Hi. I'm not putting this post in the "bug" section because just it's me doing something stupid. Can somebody please point out my error? It's INS alignment in the F16.
I think I'm following the same cold start process in the two attached tracks...
"day startup.trk" is a cold-startup in a mission I created. The INS alignment proceeds as normal. I stop recording before completion of alignment, because there's no need to sit through minutes of it. It works fine though.
"night startup.trk" is me applying the same startup process, in the mission that comes with the F-16, "The Night Life". I again set the INS alignment mode to "normal", and confirm the initial position/alt in the same way. INS alignment freezes and does not proceed.
(Flying the F16 in DCS Openbeta 2.7.0.4625)
Thanks.
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Thanks all - interesting answers, and they make sense.
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How frequent is it (in the real world) to separate the halves of a split throttle and have them at different levels? Is it only done in the case of an unusual problem with an engine? I'd guess that for minor asymmetric thrust problems, maybe trimming would be a simpler way to even things out.
The question came to mind because looking at some throttles, there are hats and buttons across both halves of the split throttle, which I imagine might be awkward to use if the halves aren't together.
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We're speculating on revenue models, when we don't have visibility of the ED's figures. I don't know what models would or wouldn't work for ED, but I do have my own priorities:
I want to "own" the thing. Legally I don't think we can own software, but we can "own" the perpetual license to run it. It's not the same, but it's as close as we can get. I think the "simulations" software category ages pretty well. I still use a certain combat aircraft sim from the late 90s, a certain WW2 submarine sim from 2007... I "own" them and can install them regardless of what happens to the companies that developed them. Whatever ED decides to do in the future, I'd like to be able to return to DCS in 20 years time and complete some of those more difficult campaigns. There may be fancier sims by then, but quite possibly no other way to fly a MiG-19 or Viggen.
Price is important to me, but somewhat less so. I own almost all of the modules, although there are some I rarely load, and a few I haven't loaded yet. If they were more expensive, I'd be more choosy and only buy those that really interest me. So ED would not earn any more revenue from me, and possibly less.
I'd guess though that ED is well capable of evaluating their own situation and is following the course that best suits their ambitions.
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Aw Jeez, look at the size of those release notes. Am I supposed to read them all? By myself? Stupid ED giving me all this work.
( Good work guys, looks like a great release :) )
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There's a guy called Phil who has a DCS WW2 Youtube channel, and he
.The outcome seems to be that the spotting in DCS (at least air-air) is accurate, but requires the zoom level to be correct in relation to your distance from the screen - which leaves you very zoomed in with a narrow field of view on a typical screen
If you zoom out to see more of the cockpit and surroundings, the spotting is far more difficult.
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I'm quite happy with the less frequent releases. When I was a developer, I can remember the constant pressure of very tight release cycles.
There's probably a lot of fixed overhead involved in issuing a release and probably difficult to automate testing. Less frequent releases may mean more improvements/fixes.
Also means less stress on my F5 key waiting to see if there's a new release every Friday/Wednesday :)
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I don't know enough about the Eurofighter to have strong feelings either way, but it's one of those mods I'll have to buy. I'd imagine it'll feel a bit different to the F/14, F/15 and F/16. The Viggen is an interesting mod for the same reason.
I remember a Eurofighter sim from the mid-90s (not sure if I'm allowed to name it here) that was fun but played electro-music while flying. I'm glad that trend hasn't continued to DCS today!
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Have you the F-16, or plan on getting it? If so, the Hornet will have a similar capability, whereas the Harrier is quite different.
(obviously there are differences between the F-16 and Hornet, but I find them more similar than most other jets while actually flying)
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On a practical level, I'd agree. It would make it possible to decide whether or not I have time for "one more mission".
However, just to be devil's advocate... for me the main strength of a scripted campaign (versus a dynamic campaign) is the story-telling. When I watch a movie, I can sometimes tell that although the story appears to be ending, there's a twist coming - we're not yet near 1:30. Telling me the expected duration of a mission may also prepare me for an upcoming twist.
An element of uncertainty might sometimes be best...?
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I use the little "Canopy Jett" lever. Works a treat!
:D
(I agree though, I would prefer the canopy to have no reflections. I'm slightly less concerned with reflections on instruments)
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Yep, my download speed is pretty bad too. Funny enough, my upload speed is far more healthy :/
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I use the software to bind everything. Saves me the trouble of re-binding my coontrols everytime ED decides to wipe our settings.
Never re-bind any keys in DCS.
Yeah, there are plusses and minuses to whatever way we do things. I used to do it the way you describe, but I wasn't happy that:
(a) Changing planes in the middle of a DCS session meant I had to go back to the desktop and select a new Saitek (/Logitech) profile. Or do you standardise keypresses between all DCS modules so there's only one Saitek (/Logitech) DCS profile?
(b) Shifted keys. I might press two HOTAS buttons at once. One of those buttons might map to <shift>W and the other might map to R. Mightn't DCS think <shift>R is being pressed? Do you avoid creating any Shift/Ctrl/Alt keypresses in your DCS Keyboard mapping?
I'm happier letting DCS manage all HOTAS functions and having a single simple Saitek DCS profile. But you've a good point, there was one time I needed to remap *everything* for all modules I own. That was not a good weekend.
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I wonder if there'll be any change to how planes behave when landing and they clip the edge of the deck? I've done it a number of times, and the plane explodes. I can't help thinking that in real life, the plane's momentum would carry it onto the deck. Even if there may be a little bit of a mess to be swept up afterwards. :P
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My memory could be playing tricks on me, but I think ATC responds to "Inbound" with a distance indication, but "Request Azimuth" doesn't indicate distance.
For this reason, I sometimes call an "abort approach", and then call "Inbound" again, to find out how far I have to travel.
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Looks like it'll be a great Christmas update, thanks for all the effort!
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Negative. We have a U.S. f-16. Gold in canopy goes back to the 60’s for anti radiation among other things. We still have gold canopies. Look at pics of US f-22’s and f-35’s, gold canopies. What other countries do is of no concern as our viper is a US model.
I wonder then is it lighting conditions that make these U.S. canopies appear clear and tinted.
Or maybe the gold tinting varies in hue for different batches, or by age.
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I think I remember reading that an F-16 could have gold, blue or clear glass, depending on coatings. Here's an image showing gold and clear together on a single aircraft:
http://www.f-16.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12283
So I suppose it's less a question of realism, and more a personal preference.
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I'm probably in a minority of 1 on this but since we're only dreaming...
I'd like to see a high-fidelity, clickey-cockpit Su-25T. I find it hard to get enthusiastic about FC3 aircraft, but I'd like to fly this. And maybe it would be a shorter/easier development than a completely new airframe?
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You sure you don't mean button ID #29 for Mode 2? DCS says the thumb crosshair button under the molly-guard is button #2, but nothing I press shows up as button 29 in DCS.
Yeah, I think you're right - looks like a type from me. I've just corrected it, thanks.
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Make Sense?
Yep, some very interesting answers. Thanks all!
Stealth aircraft - safety?
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How do stealth aircraft operate during times of peace?
I assume a stealthy aircraft is (almost) invisible to all radar, both military and civilian. Flying unseen must be a risk, especially but not only in civilian airspace. I know there are transponders - while those broadcast an identity, I don't know if they provide a location. Then there's the datalink-type stuff, but that's only useful to whoever has matching equipment. Certainly not civilian operators, and I imagine a small minority of military operators.
Separately, I assume a military wouldn't want civilian air traffic control personnel becoming accustomed to exactly how stealthy these aircraft are, and the situations/ranges in which they start being detected.
So are stealth aircraft somehow configured to be less stealthy at peace time? Perhaps having stuff mounted under the wings even when it's not needed? Or is safety managed in another way, with this type of information being less secret than I imagine?