Hornetjock

DCS hasn't updated for me since march....currently 2.8.3.37556. How do you run Updater please? And why has it stopped Auto Update?

In case anyone's following - I had a D'Oh! moment. I had somehow added a Liveries sub-folder into the path for adding skins. Once I transferred all the skins from it to the main folder and deleted the extra one, they worked fine. Loving flying the RCAF skins. Thanks all...

Ha ha...well I got 'em loaded everywhere including Saved Games with zero results so far. I will talk to someone who knows more about paths than me... Thanks for your help.

I have tried that and loaded them there too. Just tried the bazar path, which reflects your location exactly. Put a Spit folder in there and loaded it. Nothing works.

Looking at your folders on the left, they appear to be called Bazar folder in my list - not liveries. I am wondering if I place a Spitfire folder in there....worth a try.

Nope...nothing doing. Tried refuel-Rearm in the mission as well as ME. The skins don't show up, although they are downloaded, unzipped and placed as you suggest. Sorry, but any other suggestions?

Thanks...will try. I think my file name for the Spit is wrong when I look at yours.

Having trouble finding the correct location and path for loading skins for the Spitfire. I guess you have to unzip them first...then where to place them please?

Really good! Keep it up! Great music choice, and that P 47 that got a face full of 20 mm at the waterfront was epic!

Getting back on topic, to not have an example in the Normandy map is a huge oversight - however difficult its engine sound, performance and flight dynamics would be to replicate. Not impossible, surely?

I would start with getting your pitch trim right. I literally couldn't hit anything until I put 10 units of "Dead Zone" into pitch axis tune. It helps keep your pipper steady. Zone out the sensitivity on the elevators also helps a lot.

Now THATS cool!

Brit cockpits suffered from CCD syndrome. Cramped, Complicated and Dark. Now, don't get me started on taxying...

I heard a guy say that pickle just as the target goes out of view on the pull out. Then the only variable would be the height at which you drop - that is pure judgement. I haven't got it yet...

Roger that! Will give it a go, but not planning anything without an horizon just now...she's hard enough to keep level as it is.

Wow, you have the Mossie sorted. And the camera angles as well!

Man...that was epic! That course reversal was superb. Watch those high tension towers. Well done, and also getting the squadron codes right. That adds a lot to authenticity. Could have been Holland or Belgium...

Good advice from rayray. I see some have recommended the FW 190 A8. Yes, easy to fly and a great strafer but lacks in dogfight mode. It's a beast to land...long, flat approach and as he says, touchdown and stall are a bee's dick apart. If you get her, watch those safety latches on the gear. Had me flummoxed for a bit...The P 51 is a gem. Simple, honest and has loooong legs.

It seems to me the most important gauge is the VSI. How the hell do you fly at night or in cloud without a horizon in the Mossie? I got into cloud and needed a chiropractor by the time I got out!

I was looking forward to getting the Anton, but have been so disappointed that I rarely (like never) fly her nowadays. I found her next to impossible to land with that stiff, bouncy gear, which is doubly bad in fragility. I love to take off, fly and land em...I'm not so much of a dogfighter, which the Anton is not. Now the Mossie - well, there is an aeroplane you can love!

Good work. I found this through trial and error, and you're right - she is actually very stable and can even be 'hands off' briefly. I have come to this forum often and solved many of my woes! Most lately with the Mossie...

All that "popping and banging" at idle sounds like an invading army and NOT a healthy engine.

During landing yes - mixture, throttle and prop rpm changes blowing out unburned fuel, but not at start up and idle.

I guess authenticity means it has to stay there. A bit like the brakes on British aircraft...a holdover from the biplane days. CCD syndrome - Cluttered, Complicated and Dark. The ease and simplicity of the Mustang and Thunderbolt layouts make them almost laughable.

That's why the pesky safety catches on the gear and flap handles are a nuisance. As soon as you go "heads in", she pitches up or down. I put the catches onto the keyboard with one key for each. Much easier.