Flamin_Squirrel

Sorry but that's simply not true. Landing config does not decouple vertical flight path from the stick as you're describing; it's perfectly possible to flare with nothing but aft stick.

Why? Source?

Total speculation; you have no idea, and your suggestion makes no sense anyway. The planes you can fly for free are extremely limited, but it gives potential customers a taste of what they can expect. If they like it and want more they'll have to buy a module for $50+ anyway. Demanding $50 from existing customers makes even less sense.

Sure I do. I'm aware that the history in question is 10 years ago, not 50 :)

So they can tell the time when they're not in the jet.

If you mean how can you use external fuel first, that happens automatically. If you mean selecting which external tanks feed first, use the EXT TANKS panel behind the throttle to stop the flow of fuel as you desire. (Note: ignore ORIDE; it's used in certain failure modes, none of which I suspect are modelled).

Most of the occasions of the community going 'full retard' I've seen have been due to a lack of information, not an excess.

Possible simple solution: make sure rudder assistance is turned off.

Are you thinking V1 as in an airliner? If so, some info that might help: Airliners normally operate with reduced thrust on takeoff, based on a 'balanced field'. In this case, V1 is calculated so that upon reaching said speed, the runway remaining is sufficient to stop on the runway should you abort, but also the same distance to continue to accelerate and get airborne following an engine failure. V1 is therefore a single figure. The viper is of course single engine, and doesn't takeoff on with reduced thrust. The additional acceleration means for a given speed, there's much more runway available to stop on than an airliner. This means it can be going much faster and still be able to stop, hence the higher abort speed. I think :book:

Surely you realise ED aren't going to model the Viper's stopping distance directly?

Transferring the board into the FSSB is only required if you want the stick to be recognised as a TM WH (e.g. for maintaining button mapping, or if you want to use TARGET software). The base has its own USB port if you don't need this facility.

As per title. The flashlight won't come on until you've got the plane up and running, which defeats the purpose of having it!

Thanks guys. I've ordered a couple of different weights of RC car oil. Hopefully one of them will do the trick!

I'm in the process of building a custom bracket for my joystick, and am using some RC car shock absorbers to provide some damping. The general principle is working well, but I'd like to add a thicker damping fluid to make them more effective. Bit of a long shot, but does anyone have any idea what oil I could get that would help me achieve the desired result? Might be a challenge as I'm not sure what the damper comes with.... https://www.dropbox.com/s/djksvqohimaytle/20191126_213012.jpg https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07M9NNV7L

No idea. Certainly doesn't fly like an airliner though.

I've been around for a while too and agree in principle, but it's not reasonable to expect new players to. Put yourself in their shoes: pay AAA price for a single module, then realise it won't be complete for years, with no information on when it'll be done. Not a good way to retain new customers, and that's not good for DCS longevity.

I get what you're saying, but I've not really seen much of "I want it now" rather more "I've fed up of not knowing when we're getting it". Largely because in the last 20 years, we've not waited years to get a completed module before either.

I think ED are doing the best they can to keep the lights on so I'm quite sympathetic with their situation; however I also think their coms are lacking, with no real timescales. I think at this point they'd be better off sharing some of their targets for when they're going to release new features. They'll might not meet many of them and that'll attract some flak, but at least we'd get an idea of what to expect and when, which I think would be better than being kept in the dark.

Good list, to which I'd also add: personal preference.

Your setup is wrong, or you're flying it wrong. Either that, or you've gotten used to the nose pointing authority of the Hornet and expect the Viper to do the same?

There's a 'mode' switch on the right hand panel with the other internal light switches that has NVG/NITE/DAY positions. It's white in the day position, green in the other two, IIRC.

Are you trying in multiplayer?

Make the roll out gentle, and anticipate by reducing throttle before the nose rises.

Just something else to add: your bank angle affects your rate of descent. This effect is most noticeable when rolling into/out of turns (e.g. nose drop when rolling into a turn), but it also means that when in a turn, you should aim to hold a steady bank angle to make managing your descent rate easier.

:thumbup: It often seems hard to tell if these threads are going to be of any use until they've played out. While the content might be a bit hit and miss, as long as ED have taken the message on-board that's the main thing; even if they decide not to act on it.