Tom Kazansky

I'm looking forward to reading your review. Any chance you can use it with the left hand so you don't have to get off the stick and don't have the mentioned problems? A video that shows how this thing works with DCS-MFD-buttons would be very appreciated.

I know ED already puts some effort in CA VR support. I just want to give this wish a thread for all of us that can't wait to use CA VR vehicles in DCS in a more complete way. The lack of small details in the recent maps is especially in VR a minor problem. So it might be a good argument to delay non VR CA development but I for one don't care about that in VR. It is the atmosphere experiencing those maps on the ground and inside a virtual world that I usually fly over in high speeds, that I find very appealing. So plz ED don't wait for 100 GB maps and make VR a smooth transition from aircraft (which are great already in DCS VR) to tanks and other vehicles in CA VR.

+1

Very well done ED! It's looking awesome!

thank you for checking.

another one with even flatter terrain. what strikes me, is the exact moment when AP disengages. It is not when the climb rates, descent rates or the G-forces are at max. It is after those changes. @19s after reaching a climb (for a brief moment). @33s after the change to a descent. If those terrains are already outside of any NATOPS limits for this AP-mode, it is ok for me. but I still don't see a reason, why R-ALT mode stays engaged while 3G+ pulls and disengages after that when coming back to 1 G. FA-18C 2.7.11 AP R-ALT disengages Caucasus 04.trk

Here is an example of two AP disengagements in one track. the first at mission time +18s occurs over a much lower hill. the one at +49s comes very unexpected. I will see if I get more of those surprising ones on flatter tarrain. FA-18C 2.7.11 AP R-ALT disengages Caucasus 02.trk

Thanks for looking into this. I could live with that answer if it not only occured on pushes of the nose. It seems obvious that such a AP mode can't avoid a wall-like mountain but it only occurs when the AP tries to get back to level flight. Imho, it could do this within whatever limits it is able to put the nose back down. I don't see a reason, that a push after climb should be executed by AP so hard that it breaks the limits. I will try to find another terrain, thas is close to flat. And in addition: the R-ALT mode worked in those conditions like in my track before, some months ago. I'll be back...

I did a very fast barrel roll at 900 ft on my first flight just by switching from CP/G back to pilot which got the Apache almost out of control. My pants and me survived unharmed but close. That inspired me to try a loop. And it worked on first try. So the DCS Apache is definitely capable of doing those maneuvers shown in OP's video.

DCS 2.7.11.22211 (stable) Hornet's autopilot in radar altitude mode disengages istself when AP tries to push the nose down to level after climbs. Makes it useless, imho. I encountered this in low level flights and found it not too unexpected. It is obviously not a terrain following radar, but at over 4000 ft it should not happen. This very short track shows the issue several times within a very short period of time. I turn the R-ALT mode on several times but it disengages as AP tries to push the nose down after climbing. Hint: this is not a joystick-deadzone or input issue. It even happens when I set my deadzones to 100 (=dead stick). It happens not only in Caucasus. 1.) Is this a known issue? 2.) Are there no audio warnings in the real Hornet when AP disengages (or enters ctrl-steering mode)? FA-18C 2.7.11 AP R-ALT disengages Caucasus 01.trk

And let's not forget, 2 of those 3 ACL modes are flown manually, what could be a good training for understanding and mastering a non ACL case III recovery imho.

What's your QNH in this mission. You can check it in the "weather" page of the mission editor (left side, 5th icon, little sun and cloud, then on the right side under the cloud window.) And what's the pressure setting on your Hornet's altimeter?

Air pressure is not a constant value. Are you sure you set the right one on the altimeter?

Q: What variants will the Heatblur F-4 Phantom include? A: The first release will be DCS: F-4E, the iconic land based variant of the Phantom. We will be launching two variants of the -E; a “classic era” F-4E (blocks 36-45 with updates retrofitted in 1974 and before, including new slats, DSCG and AGM-65) as well as an upgraded (DMAS) version of the aircraft in one package.

Wake me up when this thread brings up something new.

+1 funny fact, the wishlist thread also starts with a wish for a wishlist thread (guess subform is meant) April 21

"fixed internally"

you may be right. well, for the time till they fix it I just found out that I don't see the cursor in VR when I put it in the right upper corner. so no problem for me. AND: I'm sittin' in my Apache for the first time while I'm typing this and my face does look like: (with VR headset on). WOW ED... what a feeling to be an Apache dirver thanks a lot. back to topic... no, back to cockpit. I love it.

Right now I'm downloading stable version... I very much hope ED does fix this in stable (and OB) before updating the OB only, which would mean that we stable users suffer from this bug for weeks or months.

What kind of laser is used by th Apache and does the NVS use filters? RL filter with 2 different lasers (not an Apache obviously):

Hope this moves upwards on the to do list

as many said before: FOV Take your YT example and try to focus on the center of the Apache's line of sight (e.g. by masking the rest, left and right with your hands) and you will see: the relative high speed impression is... gone.

Just an example how it looks from the outside IRL.

Maybe it comes from that 8500 bonus miles you still get for the standalone version.