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Originally Posted by Xtan In the real world, can the MiG-29 rotate at 70 knots? Test conditions: No wind, No mount, Full feul, Full bullets, Full flaps. I only had this happen when i landed to refuel and forgot to centre the trim as i use quite a lot of back trim for landing,then when i went to take off it started rotating early......

Hmmm so it looks like you gotta actively work it to get the best results gonna try that later thx.....

Something not quite right with the radar i can't pick up shit BVR and its nothing to do with jamming,the SU-27/33 radar was a challenge bit this is insane....you have to wait until visual to engage and lock any target,even at 7km its difficult to get a lock........

Personally i like the FM i find it very easy to handle and totally predictable...yes shes a bit twitchy but with good trimming and a light touch she's yet to get away from me when i get ham fisted......i also find the landing very predictable my approach consists of seat of the pants really and visual cues i always approach slightly high,positive trim,speed around 320 once over the threshold at 100agl i reduce power slowly to idle looking at the end of the RNY maintaining gentle back pressure on the stick and she always touches down smoothly with no bounce...the only problems i find are you gotta be real gentle with your control inputs like super gentle more just slight nudges,almost like a chopper just damping out the natural oscillations not sure if this is how it is in reality.......I think they've done a great job and i really enjoy flying this bird a lot still some bugs but nothing that can't be ironed out in time

:thumbup:lol ok i'll give ya that one......supposed the excitement was op...lol just pleased is all

I fly for real do you guys ? thought not......desktop jockey know it alls.... a man can't post his thanks to the company for a great model without idiots taking the piss...and no i'm not Scottish I'm Irish.....and yes i smoke a lot too...cigars tho not while flying......:cry:

She seems a bit twitchy at low speed not sure if thats my curves not set correct or a problem with the update

lol very serious......no sarcasm required...at least not yet.....

Awesome wee bird thx ED.....what the SU-27/33 should have been......awesome flight model and stall characteristics,massive power to weight ratio, nimble as hell in a dogfight, makes the SU-27 feel like flying an elephant. Put myself up against 3 FA/18'S ...didn't stand a chance....the R-77's took care of the first two and after a long dogfight the second also.......sturdy wee bird too took a load of cannon hits and was still able to win the fight....the SU.27/33 is usually done after a single cannon hit.........can understand why these wee birds were feared back in the day....You really feel in control of her at all times no fancy flight computers just good ole fashioned cables to the flight control surfaces....can't understand the hate in Nato circles of this wee beast...maybe fear who knows lots of articles online about the MIG 29 being a failure ? The SU-27/33 were useless against the F-14 simply outclassed in BVR range i hated going up against them 8 times out of 10 you'd lose....this baby at least evens up the score with the R-77's and imho wayyy better maneuverability and handling than the SU 27/33,harder to stall and easier to control once the shit hits the fan mid fight......still love the SU series but this wee firecracker is something else...... Good job ED most fun i've had in a fighter in ages.....hmmm now for that K model.......

Hi ED can we get an answer please......i cannot find any campaign or mission files for my newly purchased MIG-29 can you confirm if it has a campaign as stated on the product page.....bad enough having to download 100gb of files again to get it to work only to find no campaign

Yes where are the campaign files.....

Young teens and gamers have zero interest in old dinosaurs man they want modern fighters theres a reason the Ace Combat series sells over a million units consistently every release ok i'm not comparing DCS with Ace Combat but it proves a point there is money to be made for sure,why waste resources developing out dated stuff that will only have a small niche customer base......

for sure it's just so frustrating and total overkill man.....i don't mind being outnumbered but to be outnumbered AND outguned is intolerable plus the sheer amount of 120s they carry is insane so your having to dodge and notch like nearly 24 fire and forget missiles then dogfight using the SU 33s main advantage speed and turn rate this of course eats thru fuel....then if you manage that fight another 2 FA/18s then be expected to have enough fuel to fly 100 clicks and land on the carrier in the dark to boot........

Forbidden by whom i wonder ? its a simulation don't understand why they would need permission from anyone.......the systems are never gonna be 100% accurate to real world anyway

heck anything to counter the US jets.......the Russian planes are all FC class also from a monetary point of view a modern jet is gonna sell a lot better than ol bettys from the 50/60/70s if not the aircraft then at least some modern missiles would do nicely.......

We currently have zero modern Russian fighters in DCS done with the SU 33/27 and their crappy radars and weapons your outmatched every time heck and thats just against ai.........how can multiplayer be balanced when using outdated unmatched aircraft...we need a Modern Russian fighter..Mig29K.....SU33M/35 etc.....is there anything like this in development folks ? or at least an upgrade to allow the use of more modern Russian AA missiles...R77

On on to the heavy skies ferry mission to the carrier this time up against 4 F15S with aamrams and 2 FA/18s......Sadly you can't notch or dodge 24 missiles while not even being able to get a shot off its insane.......Shitty radar,shitty missiles you got no chance so frustrating....why did they include the aamram and AIM 54 in a campaign against an inferior aircraft and weapons....seems like theres no skill involved here its just pure luck if you avoid or notch 24 missiles.......time for a new Russian bird pls DCS too much imbalance here and i haven't even got to multiplayer yet i can only imagine the carnage there

"if you are notching how are you supposed to prevent them from pressing and then just bagging you with one of the 4-20 sidewinders they will probably have on their rails?" hmmm guess thats always possible man but usually the goal is to get them to shoot off all the 54s then at least you can engage with the 27ETs which have a longer range than his aim 9s....and usually if you manage to get a ET off he's toast....unlike the crappy R27 ER which i find are useless dont know why they don't model the R77s that would be a game changer or at least level the playing field..........

"Ah yes, the “hey-diddle-diddle, straight up the middle” full frontal attack...doesn’t always work" LOL never works in the SU 33 it would seem lol thanks VZ great video......now to get some practise in......

Been playing the heavy skies su 33 campaign mission 5 is talking the p*ss man.......6 F14s manage to down 4 MIG 29s plus 4 SU 27s plus my wingmen and our 4 su 33s oh and the awacs aircraft too for good measure.......bollocks to that man....either the Aim-54s are wayyyyy op....or all Russian aircraft are all total rubbish......no matter which way you approach the mission the outcome is the same every time..... FULL ON APPROACH full afterburner,3000m,radar on,hi prf....ZAP YOUR TOAST BEFORE YOU CAN RELEASE A MISSILE STEALTH APPROACH full afterburner to just above terrain,IRST only,fly nap of the earth in the mountains pop up close to target,ZAP YOUR TOAST AGAIN......... CHICKEN ASS APPROACH full mil power to 3000m fly around like a pussy,for 10 mins doing circuts over nalchak base let wingmen do the fighting ....ZAP TOAST AGAIN JUST TAKES A LITTLE LONGER..... Gotta be the most imbalanced combat in any campaign i've played in DCS

HI Im running DCS version 2.5.2.18144 the newly purchased ns430 module shows up ok but when i try to download and install i get the following error.........."version 2.5.218144.387 is not available and it crashes ...any ideas folks

Wow just tried a mission using the TPOD and the GBU 12.....holy cow this takes multi tasking to a whole new level.......spot target,adjust heading,fly steady autopilot on......turn on tpod,set laser code,arm bombs,autopilot off,dive towards the target to get a tpod position,back to lvl flight autopilot back on ,slew the tdc over target area,click on the wide/narrow btn,adjust the zoom,try not to crash,re trim aircraft, watch speed,confirm tdc lock is in the correct area,select laser,follow guide line,press pickle,fire laser....and crooss your fingers and avoid hitting the dirt........phew....thats an insane amount of workload man....theres gotta be easier ways to destroy ground targets or is there an easier way to do this ? i watched several utube vids but they all look pre scripted with one target clearly visible and everything set in the cockpit ready or in one vid the guy was even on top of a building stationary haha any wonder......think i need a copilot for these missions

Thx guys some great replies.......gonna pay more attention to fuel planning from now on

Yes thx man,tried flying like that makes a big difference to fuel consumption guess its not all about run and gun lol

Blackhawk for sure