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This may be a bit unorthodox, but I usually avoid the excessive G forces by starting at around 1500-2000 meters up at around 800km/hr, and gently moving into a shallow dive of about 15-20 degrees. This renders the sight quite innacurate, and it only really works on very large structures, but it allows me to break away by slightly banking left or right away from the blast upon release. It also makes me very vulnerable to air defenses as I am directly flying over the target area at a lower altitude. Still, it's the most effective method I've used to drop bombs on things without shearing them off the aircraft.

I don't think that the bugs and other issues hamper my experience all that much. Sure, they are annoying, but I don't let it ruin my experience.

I only use SAU recovery as a level flight button, and only at an altitude higher than 100m from Sea Level, and going faster than 800km/hr. I've managed to fly as low as 20m with it on, but only hugging the ocean, and i slid into the waves while applying rudder.

Honestly I circumvent this whole endeavor by just screaming through the skies at 850-900km/hr, no need to trim at all at those speeds!

As far as I know, the English cockpit comes standard in Metric. just go to the special settings.

There is no such thing as NVG's in the MiG-21. Squint and raise your Gamma Settings.

Honestly I'm having a blast just ground pounding on Growling Sidewinder's server using my immense energy and egress capabilities to wipe out SAMS before they get me.

1: I just leave it on Taxi all of the time. 2: The mechanical lock is just there so you don't jam the gear lever upward while on the ground. I'd recommend setting the lock upward once you make it to the runway after taxiing, so that when you want to retract the gears, you actually can do so. 3: I would say that's due to just maneuvering. You can tell your engine is beginning to fail when your RPMs shunt back and forth. Putting it in that state is not a good idea for a long time. 4: I have never turned Probe Heat on and off, but your ASP is tied to the Gyro systems, so that fact may help. 5: You don't want to be contacting the runway at no more than 3m/s if you don't want to smash your gears apart. keep your throttle high, and afterburn if you need to to maintain your speed. Hope that helps!

I'm pretty sure the nosecone is moving back and forth since the nosecone automatic controls are based on airspeed.

I have noticed the MiG-21 occasionally shrug off some missile attacks. As far as I remember, most of the ones that don't kill you instantly hit around the spine of the aircraft, which usually knocks out all gryos and cause you to bleed loads of fuel. I've had experience of surviving more than one missile hit both online and in offline practice. It's not like the thing's invincible, it's just that hits to the nose or tail are decidedly more deadly than the spine.

When you have a heavy load, keep pressure on the stick upwards even at 200km/hr, the moment the nose starts lifing, don't lean too much into it or you're going to bounce on the runway, which is no fun. Ease upwards and retract. Usually this works for me. I practice with a loadout of 4 S-24s and an 800L fuel tank. your tires will burst occasionally, but you can really easily do that if you damage them a good deal by going off the taxiway into the dirt

Now we just need mods where we can strap a pair of .50's on it for tiny strafing runs!

I keep hearing how the UPK Gunpods on the MiG-21 are essentially Non-canon for the airframe. Honestly, they make a great addition for daring, "truck popping" raids onto enemy territory, combining your speed with having two of your own cannons strapped to your wings is just great! I had heard that the notion was tested but was not put into practice, but I do see its strengths as a lower-tier CAS aircraft.

Thanks for the info!

I was wondering if anyone had some official Texture templates lying around for the MiG-21. I had seen a link to the other aircraft here, https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/texture_templates/ but I didn't see the 21 in there. I did try the Leatherneck site, but that link 404d.