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Watch the producers note for datalink there you see how it is done =)

yeah well first off zorrin that has been posted a few times already how communicating with ground crew works =) but seems not everyone got it yet so good post. there are 2 ways to talk to the ground crew, first and maybe better way is to use the intercom to talk to those rats =) second way is ENGINES OFF, open door and directly speak to them... well at the startup it wouldnt really matter much since the door is open anyhow at startup so you could order your payload before starting up the heli... The big difference in this 2 ways is if you are coming from a flight just landing to rearm, refuel... you wouldnt wanna turn everything off just to talk to the ground rats, so in that case you would better use your intercoms

Just keep the collective brake pressed until you are at the desired altiude and then release it. Just like you would with the trim.

what worked for me (before i got my Track IR working) is just to hit esc and go back in and mouselook was on

heya frosties if you want to we can go on my server in a bit and i can teach you all that if you want, just pm me

well i guess that would be done by a patch for older modules and those newer DCS modules would incorporate that patch already.

Hmm i see your rotorheads' point of view, because i think as soon as multirole/fighter jets will hit dcs there will be almost no heli action anymore. But on the other hand i gotta say, yes there are a lot jet sims out, but none in a detail even close to DCS. So sorry rotorheads but bring on the real aircraft =)

LoneWolf as far as I read so far there will be several modules and they will all be mixable, the only restrictions are if you only have dcs Black Shark you will only be able to fly the shark, but you will also be able to join servers that are running dcs black shark and dcs hog for example you are just not able to fly the hog. That's how i understood it.

hmm sly hard to say since i only know my thrustmaster hotas cougar (yes santa was nice to me once too ) , but form what i heard so far the saitek x52 like recommended above tends to break pretty easily. ( as i said i heard that please dont flame me now) The cheapest solution would probably be to check out ebay for a used saitek x45 (the older model). Or you might even get a cheap deal on a hotas cougar on ebay (which is kinda the top of the line joystick) Anyhow what should be important is that you get a HOTAS, if you are really interested in flight-sims. problem is that i dont know where you are from or i would look more precisely into the prices for you... just drop me a pm and i will search some stuff for you, if you want

well it wouldnt have to be fully 3d but to zoom in, see the textures and see at least the actual vehicle from the top in the actual size, that would be a great improvement already

actually you can talk to the ground crew if you move the radio communicator select switch (left panel close to the engine selector) into the right position (HON or something like that , no cyrillic here) Also think the intercom needs to be switched on, on the right panel where the radio switches are (left of ejection seat arming)

Well but he is right with what he is saying a 3d preview in the mission editor would be a nice addition. just to be able to zoom in and see textures and models of vehicles without having to load up the whole mission all the time

Well Sly you are totally right about mouse and keyboard not sufficient for a Flight-sim! (it is not a game it's a sim :music_whistling:) total minimum is a joystick of some sort, even tho i would recommend a Hotas, Pedals and Track IR. ( in that row) In your situation i would prolly save up the money and not buy the russian version, but get the hardware first. ( And dont forget to write a nice letter to santa, he might bring you a cougar, ch pedals and track ir 4 ) lol

=) was running it less as a benchmark than to check the track out... for the above mentioned method i would need FRAPS now anyhow (i used in game fps before) . Anyhow as i said very nice track there and maybe ill get me fraps later and do a benchmark with it =)

hmm you could use the abris in info mode to create a point you wanna fly to and manually put it into your pvi as a waypoint, then it would work with your route mode. If it is just for a short distance, you could use your shkval, datalink and ingress =) But just by moving the heading bug on the HSI it wont work.

Really nice track you got there, i just watched it and i had like minimum 4 fps and maximum 15 when the helicopter was facing towards the battle =) and around 27-35 fps when the helicopter was turning away from battle ( i had the camera on external view F2 and i always moved my cam to be behind that helicopter) My specs are: core 2 duo E4400 @ 2 ghz Radeon x1950 Pro 2x 1gb G.E.I.L Dimm DDR2-800 Windows XP SP3

Same here!

Read the GUI manual page 56 for that... PREPARE MISSION. The PREPARE MISSION mode is used for integrating navigation and environment data into the saved mission file.

Errors in the GUI Manual: Page 52: However, when you select tools such as ADD HELICOTERS, ADD ZONE, etc., the selected mode will be indicated here. Possible modes include... Should be Helicopters ADD HELIC Should be either Heli or Helicopter Pgae 56: ADD AIRPLANE, ADD HELICOTPER, ADD SHIP, ADD VEHICLE, ADD STATIC, ADD TEMPLATE, and REMOVE. Helicopter again =) The Flight menu allows you start a loaded mission and enter the simulationor convert a recorded (track) mission into an AVI video file. Space missing so it should be simulation or

F-14 Tomcat F/A-18 F-16

Page 282 (chapter 6-2): Engage the ejection system switches by first raising their safe cover (yellow-black zebra) , either i am color blind or it is red-black zebra Page 307 (chapter 6-27): SPECIAL HARDWERE CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONTROLLING A HELICOPTER Should be Hardware i suppose Page 317 (chapter 7-9): When receiving target data, the Voice Messaging Unit (VMU) will announce «Принять ЦУ» (received target data). At the same time, the Data Link Panel will have lighted buttons according to target type or ingress point received, and sender‟s flight number. Actually in game the VMU tells you "Watch Ekran" and Ekran will state something like "DL target Received" Page 334 (chapter 7-27): FIRING ROCKET OR CANNONS WITHOUT AUTO-TRACKING This is a minor thing but it should be called ROCKETS, since the following headlines are firing rockets and cannons too Page 336 (chapter 7-28 ): Employing Rockets or Cannon with the Standby Reticle Another minor thing, but either the above headlines should be changed to rockets and cannon or this one to rockets and cannons

bucic come down from planet bucic... it is a possible fix but not a perfect one either!

It was stated somewhere already that if you skip a module for example the a10, you can still fly online with other people, you just wont be able to fly the a-10 yourself. So a really great thing since you are not forced to buy every module just to keep playing online with your friends. Thanks ED

1st off trees and bushes arent the best thing in ARMA either! 1st off AI can see through them too (except you got durgs vegetation fix) 2nd and probably most important Do not compare ARMA with a real simulation, arma has nice eyecandy yes... but no vehicles are really as detailed as any in DCS, Terrain is way smaller. (in my eyes arma is no combat simulation but a tactic shooter GAME) why should they be working on a fix for trees if they are working on a new engine already your fix of the trees issue is not the best either, by just by putting a "box" over tree areas you would hear people screaming like "i was 1 meter away from the tree, still my rotor broke" or something like that.

well a good hotas profile helps a lot ... i can still do all the actions i need with only my pinky finger pulling the trimmer =) And it is easier / faster to just pull that than engaging and disengaging the flight director =) but thats i guess a question of personal likes and dislikes