Zakk

In the mid 90's I was driving an 18 wheeler on a lone stretch of highway in northern Nevada. The ceiling cloud fog cover was about 2-3 thousand feet and out of no where 2 HOGS dropped through, lined up on my truck and did what appeared to be a simulated gun run on me. I just about crapped my pants! I use to be an ordnance mech on the F-18 and I have personally seen what the 20mm gun can do and I don't want any part of that 30. On another occasion, while still in the service, our squadron was deployed to Oceana Virginia NAS. I was out on the flight line watching a USN pilot testing out an F-14 tomcat in the air when I noticed a USAF A-10 taxiing just on the other side of our A/C. I managed to walk over to his parking spot as he pulled in, and set his brake. While standing there just off the left side nose, a big metal door came flying open (ladder to cockpit) and hand painted on the inside of the door was a big pink MISS PIGGY from the muppets staring at me. It kind of spooked me and I think the pilot knew it would as I jumped back about 10 feet.

It's just too bad the TGP doesn't lock the MAV sensor so I can fire the damn thing; anyone else getting a headache over this or am I losing my my mind?

I have 3+ hours and counting setting up my new HOTAS, and under an hour of actual stick time.

B2 JDAM test (inert rounds)

You need to learn how to "mash buttons & throw switches" faster; it takes me less than a minute to start spooling up the left engine. Try this; Battery; inverter; 4 pumps; APU; wait 10 sec; mash down on LAlt+Home and there u have it!

Speak for yourself; this is what happens when I touch down:

I like to mash buttons and throw switches! :joystick:

:huh:Then why does my default mapping show RAlt/RShift + PageUp/Down and Num+ to STEP UP the left/right throttles when the actual keys that step them up/down/idle are RAlt/RCtrl + Home/End? Had to find this out the hard way sitting on the ramp with APU on; I tried a bunch of key combinations out of dire frustration to get my engines to spool up. And yes, you can fiddle with the Throttle Slider all you want during start up, but make sure you set it to zero or your engines will shut down during startup.

Yeah, put your head between your legs and pray like I did--this tank is a bitch to fly.

No, just took her up and then landed at the nearest airport I "ran into".

Did I do okay?

Don't you want your engine throttle mapped to the slider throttle? I still can't get my throttle to move on the RAMP--WTF?

Reinstalled DX9 from the link above and it fixed in-game sound--thanks!

I am in--thank u!

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This is what is stated in my purchased area of A-10 "Please register at forums.eagle.ru to access a closed Beta forum." And the following is from here: http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/index.php?end_pos=1322&scr=shop&lang=en "Pre-purchase of "DCS: A-10C Warthog" also provides access to Beta versions of the game and access to a closed Beta forum. Betas will be updated during development."

Anyone know where this secret highly classified forum is? I cut my left nut off for this game and want to be with the rest of the broke simmers.

LOL--"got BS for Christmas" I down loaded it in Dec of 2008 with talk of the A-10 being released in Sept 2009. I waited 5 years for Dice to release a new BF game for the PC and it looks like I'll be doing the same with DCS. They were hoping to release a new module every 6 months (DVD retail version was released March 2009); so not only should I be flying the A-10 right now, I'd probably be flying a new chopper next month in March 2010. All complaints aside, I'd rather have quality than quantity so the extended wait should be worth it in the end.

It's sitting on my hard drive right now; what does that have to do with the NEW A-10 that is being developed?

When will there be an A-10 forum started for DCS? I am burned out already on this chopper stuff and would like to read, discuss, share, and see any and all the latest information pertaining to the Tank Killer in a new forum area :pilotfly:. Cheers!

Nope, played it for 5 months straight after it was released in Dec 08; it's getting close to a year so how much more can I take? I'll hold my breath for A-10 and PC BF1943.

You would get a better response if you listed this stuff on ebay, and you would MAKE top dollar; I am a flight sim nut, and I have an ebay account. Create an auction and POST the link in this thread and I'll bid on it! You sure are making a smart move in getting rid of your rig because NO ONE makes games exclusive for the PC any longer. Well, maybe a couple, but 99% of the game devs jumped ship and are now chasing the big console money. The games that are made for CONSOLES are all PORTED to the PC which make for a HORRIBLE playing experience.

.....when you see this thread grow longer than it should

You have played too much blackshark when you have bought a new Nvidia graphics card within the last year only to realize that PC gaming is dead never to return.