Manhorne

I know they said that they felt like they needed to say something when they announced they were working on it. But I kinda wish they would have said nothing at all since there almost ZERO information on it and where it stands...Since they announced it my interest in any of the modules I own has basically died. I have not jumped in the cockpit of any and fired up DCS in a few months because really the F-4 was ever the only aircraft I was interested in the last 10 years I have had it. Since we know that it is being made and that cat is out of the bag I think if there is a major delay it should be made public and exactly how far from a estimated release should be said. That is just how I feel about it. which holds about as much water as a screen door.

I had to replace one of the throttle sensors last year and I found that the ribbon cable that goes up into the right throttle had a wire loose in the connector that connects to the logic board. I tried several times to contact them to see about ordering that cable and I could never get a response. So I ended up making my own fix for the loose wire. But the cable needs replacing.I am suspecting there maybe a problem with the ribbon cable that goes from the board that the AUTO Pilot push button connects to the main control board because when I was troubleshooting and I moved that cable even slightly the LED lights on that part of the throttle would go out . I will post some pics when I get a chance and open it back up.

I know its not the button because I have tested it and its good .. It could be a problem with one of the boards or the ribbon cable that goes to the main board. I have had issues with another ribbon cable in the throttle and had to fix it. I tried getting a replacement from Thrustmaster but their customer service is terrible and I could never get a response back from them on their customer support page.

They seem very tight lip on this module more than any other I have seen...I find that very interesting and what surprises it may hold....

It has nothing to do with any kind of software or program being used . As you can see in this screen shot the #26 button which is the autopilot button remains in the lit "engaged" state no mater what. Pressing the button does nothing to change that state. It should be OFF until the button is pushed. it is shorted somewhere but have not found where.

The auto pilot button on my throttle stopped working. When I look at it in game controller properties it shows that it is always ON . I thought it was a bad button so I replaced it but the issue remains. Any ideas?

I would like to see livery for the 56th Tactical Fighter Wing from MacDill AFB . The squadrons did have F-4E's along with the C and D's they had.

Like I said I have the seat manuals and will get that info for you. I am sure anything you would need to know about the seat is there...

I have all the manuals for them and I am sure they are in there and will get them for you. If there is any info you need at all about the seat I can provide it. I also do have one panel for the F-4 that is complete. Its the Panel with the Jettison button and Land gear indicators on it...

You are correct and I believe that is a major part of the problem. I think even the F-105G Wild Weasel info is not available on how it worked. Or at least I have not come across any of it . when it comes to radars and the abilities they have and the weaknesses to defeat them those are highly guarded secrets...

Given the level of detail that is required and demanded for DCS and what it would take computing and software wise to run a detailed Vietnam map currently would be over taxing on most systems people have that are currently running DCS. That said it is not an impossible task given the future of gaming software and design. Just as it stands now its just unrealistic . And there is no point in making something that is not up to standards for DCS. I have the gut feeling that we will see something some day. It may even not be as far off as it seems.(hopefully before I am 70) . I am sure that there are many who have their gears turning and will some how make it happen when it is possible to do it. As has been stated it would be a money maker as the demand would be high and would make for some epic air battle campaigns on par with the WW2 but with jets.......

I have a F-4 ejection seat and got it for under $2500.00 almost 100% complete,,,, I have not seen any instrument panels for sale lately that were not wildly expensive if they are complete. I have seen stripped one from time to time come up for sale at a reasonable price but the instruments to fit it out the prices has gone insane. I am sure if you spend the time digging things can be found at a good price but it will take a great deal of time to complete one .

That is the one part I am missing. They are out there but hard to find. I almost had a rocket pack for it a few weeks ago but missed out on it. I will find one eventually . I will just have to wait for one to show up for sale.

I lucked into getting the seat at an affordable price. Just good timing. It was 95% complete as seen in that pic. It is about 98% complete now. A lot of the parts are hard to get these days as ARMAC stopped releasing surplus parts from them . They are all shredded now days. I hope to have it 100% complete one day. Just have to find the remaining few parts I need.

Well now I can dream of building a F-4 Sim-pit around my Martin Baker H-7 Ejection Seat from Phantom 69-0297....

There was a few squadrons I have seen that used it..

You guys are the BEST!!!!! I had hoped it would be you all that would finally bring the Phantom to life here and you made it come try...

I have the menus hidden but I do not have the TX1 or TX2 mapped in DCS. Initially when I installed the A-4E 2.0 I had some issues but I shut down DCS and Voice attack and restarted them and everything has worked fine for me since. I have had no problems with the comms.

I have had no issues with it not working with Viacom. It has worked fine for me .

Well if my input had any weight (which it does not ) I would much rather have a Naval Phantom than any other except maybe for a F-4G Wild Weasel being a close second. I do not see why there is no reason we cannot get both a Naval and a land based Phantom. and I suspect that at least one of the future Forestall class carries will be setup in an earlier Phantom era configuration to make the "purest" happy... In the end we will have to see what is going to be revealed and hopefully that will be sooner than later...

I did not know that..THANKS!!!!!

I finally downloaded this mod and have been learning it. It is a great Mod and excellently done. Good Work to the team on this. I have found it very difficult to learn to land. im getting better but it wants to hit hard on touchdown. Not sure in I need to adjust the setting on my throttle or not . I thought maybe my current settings maybe adjusting the power too much. It does seem to me that the trim control is way to much. It seems to adjust a lot when it is used. Just my observations on it.

I would like to see more 1980's and 90's US and NATO Trucks , jeeps , transports and such in the sim. Vehicles seem very lacking on the US side in general . Everything is either WW2 or more modern 2000's stuff. No cold war and post cold war.

The Corsair looks excellent...

The USS Forrestal carried Phantoms and we have that and if they actually ever did the USS Nimitz it too carried Phantoms.