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No because I can't find it again. But it was a link to a post on reddit.com, so if you google: "reddit su-33 pfm manual", then you should find it quickly.

You can assign all sorts of functions to AI controlled aircraft and IIRC also some to flyable aircraft using the SFM, but not to entries using an existing AFM/PFM.

Its mutual :)

Understood :) All the photos on the left side of the pages are, but the ones to right are not. Yes but the rest of the instrumentation is all Su-27. I remembered seeing a photo of an Su-27UB in test markings refuelling an Su-33 at one point, so I searched for it again and found it at Zvezda's website(attached)......so the cockpit in question might actually be from that very aircraft :) Yes but there is not enough room for it on, what I call the "console bi-panel" in the Su-33 cockpit - partly because it is occupied by all sorts of other equipment and partly because it is narrower than on the Su-27. On the Su-33 the consoles are not sloping inwards like on the su-27, but are straight, which in turn means that the "bi-panel" has to be narrower(see attached images).

^^ Precisely! Good catch on the Su-27UB rear cockpit Fox One - I didn't pick up on that since I am not too fond of two-seater variants and therefore don't know what the rear position looks like :D .

Either that or the gauge for some reason shows(or can show) the fuel quantity in liters instead of kilograms - note the absence of the "x 1000 кг" caption that is usually printed on the bottom part of the gauge(see attached image). The total internal fuel capacity of the Su-33 is around 12100 liters or ~ 9500 kg. The second fuel gauge(mounted on top of the IPV) has a full range scale of 10000 kg, which if you apply the relation between liters/kilograms, corresponds almost exactly to ~ 12500 liters...which appears to be the full scale of the other fuel gauge(value on top drum indicator). But I don't know what the deal is - just a possible explanation :)

What? There are two different cockpits in the picture. The one to the left is an Su-33 cockpit - or Su-27K rather as it appears to be one of the 7 test aircraft with the "tanker panel"(its not the T10K-5 though since it has the standard Su-33 pressure altimeter), but the one to the right isn't - look at the lower part of the front instrumentation panel and the instrumentation(Pressure altimeter, VVI, fuel gauge and the entire RH console). Even the early pre-production test aircraft(T10K-3 to T10K-9) looked nothing like that. My guess is that if the cockpit to the right has any relation to the Su-33, it would either be the very first prototype or, more likely, an Su-27(UB) used for testing some equipment - maybe the UPAZ. The same goes for your second picture - the cockpit to the left is from an Su-27K/Su-33(tanker panel and other panels on the left console), while I have no idea what the one to the right is - it looks like some sort of experimental Su-27, but certainly not an Su-33.

Yes roughly. 760 mmHg(millimeters of mercury) corresponds to 1013.25 hPa(hectopascal) and 29.92 inHg(inches of mercury).

Correction to the above(lol). The Su-33 altimeter uses hectopascal as the unit - I should have picked up on the "гПа" caption. Conversion mm Hg to hPa: https://www.convertunits.com/from/mm+Hg/to/hPa So when your Su-27 altimeter shows 76 mm Hg, it corresponds to 101.34 hPa in the Su-33 altimeter. I think I got it right this time :)

Agreed - compared with other gameplay omissions, the airbrake indicator is a minor detail.

Yes it does :) Very much agree - other instruments are also different; ADI, VVI, mech systems, fuel gauge. The pressure altimeter in the Su-33 shows values in kPa, for which 101,325 corresponds to 760 mmHg. You can use this for conversion: https://www.convertunits.com/from/mm%20Hg/to/kPa So in your screenshot, the required QFE value(760.13) transmitted to you corresponds perfectly to the kPa value(101.34) the altimeter shows :) .

Ok. Good thinking :) . Good to hear that you managed to solve the problem - sounds like a good solution.

AFAIK the refuelling point is determined by a dummy object(point connector) - could it be a compatibility problem with that in relation to the new 3D system or/and a conflict with the animation?. At any rate, I think I would re-make the animation and connector - sometimes these things get corrupted for no apparent reason.

The real Su-33 also only have 10 working pylons and no SPO-15 RWR. Do you want those things removed as well? :) .

T10M skins: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/2905564/?sphrase_id=8105891 T10M-11 (B/N 711): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/2905592/?sphrase_id=8105891 T10K-6 (B/N 79): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/2905572/?sphrase_id=8105891

We are talking about two different features: - To force deactivation of FOD system prior to take-off - press LALT+I. - To enter the emergency thrust mode - engage afterburner and then press LSHIFT+E.

Very nice work on the T10K-6 skin(s) Texac! :)

Ah - well I found a link to a new Su-33 manual on the russian side of the forum. But I don't know if its an unauthorized leak. Nor do I know whether the manual is complete or still WIP....I kind of hope its the latter, because many aspects of it quite frankly leave something to be desired :)

Me? - screens or videos of what?

I saw the key combination mentioned briefly on page 135 just above the description of the emergency thrust mode.

In addition to the Emergency thrust mode, there is another way of increasing the engine thrust prior to take-off. As most people are aware, the Su-33(and Su-27) have a FOD protection system consisting of a mesh panel inside each engine inlet duct, which is automatically raised when the landing gear is extended. These restrict the airflow to the engines somewhat and reduce the available power output by some 10-12%. On the real aircraft there is a switch on the left console(see attached image) by which you can force the FOD grills to open state while on the ground - apparently this is represented in the sim via the key combination (left)ALT+I. I haven't seen this mentioned on the English section of the forum yet, so thought I would bring it up in case someone isn't aware of this feature.

No :)

No it doesn't make much sense, but apparently ED got the information about the missing airbrake indication on the real aircraft from credible sources. However, if I understood this post by KAKTyC correctly: https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3251391&postcount=436 ...the airbrake indication will be reinstated in the next update.

I cannot comment on the more specific aspects of what you are trying to do/expect to be able to do. But as far as I can see both your videos concern maneuvers performed by the Su-37...which has a more sophisticated flight control system and engines with TVC. :) .

Nice! :)