Flamin_Squirrel

JHMCS alignment is to ensure the helmet is aligned with the sensors, it had nothing to do with moving the imagery on the helmet display.

Sorry but that's nonsense. Youtubers don't have early access, they've got a 'press copy', if you will, that doesn't have all the features our early access will.

It's on the RWR control panel in front of the stick, a buttons few to the left of the RWR power button.

Iceman does! That's HB's standin pilot when you're in the back seat. I don't think we've had any details; I'm expecting it to basically be a simple heading/altitude hold, which will probably be perfectly suitable while we're playing with the radar.

Are you using the 'offset' RWR button? That'll space out the returns to allow you to pick them out.

Agreed. If you've been simming for any length of time it's easy to forget how much you've learnt along the way. Some noobs might be lazy, but others can't RTFM if they're not sure what they're even supposed to look for. This reminds me of an anecdote I heard about someone asking for IT (programming) help. Whenever they asked for advice on how to do something, they were insulted for being stupid/lazy. They realised the only way to get answers was to troll: they'd post saying things like "ha, I bet you idiots don't know how to do this!", and lo and behold they'd get loads of help very quickly :) I see far more noobs who don't know where to start than those being lazy, so I'd hope the more seasoned around here would give anyone asking for help the benefit of the doubt (and generally I think they do). And if you know the answer to a question when you really don't think the person asking deserves an answer, just don't respond!

JHMCS aligment and trackir alignment are mutually exclusive things. Deezle had the answer to this in post 12.

Perhaps, but realism is what DCS aims for. Any shortfalls should be due to sim limitations rather than concessions because someone wanted something that never existed.

The Virpil and VKB offerings are yet another step up from the Warthog. You pay for it though, of course.

You're still not really making sense. What exactly is it you're expecting?

I thought this was worth a bit of consideration (not directed at you in particular Mr Mule!) regarding priorities in general. While minor things like this certainly shouldn't be at the top of the to-do list, it's IMO not a good idea to immediately put them all the way to the bottom either. If you do, eventually there will be a monumental list of 'minor' issues that when combined really start to impact on the user experience. One example of a 'minor' issue that's been around forever and has never been fixed that drives me mad is the inconsistency of wind direction (ME, ATC, briefing and actual wind direction don't all match, with some being out by 180 degrees).

I don't think so - I think they had to disconnect a mechanical linkage to carry out that test.

I believe it varies with latitude so that might be why there's nothing specific.

At the risk of perpetuating British stereotypes, it's mostly grey and miserable here!

A pre-order period isn't mandatory, so there's still some hope!

You've waded in half way through a discussion, totally missed the point and insulted people who's posts you've made no effort to read properly. Take a look at yourself before accusing people of making useless posts.

I should have referenced this post for anyone who'd missed it: https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3735501&postcount=177 It was posted in Jan and says about the Mig19 "this month". With this Wednesday being the last Wednesday of this month, unless something's gone wrong... :joystick:

I used to have the Warthog. It has a huge number of buttons/axis and while they might not be in the right place for every plane there are enough to make do for most. Thrustmaster market the Warthog as a high end product - it is not. It looks like it on the surface but is cheap underneath. That doesn't necessarily make it bad, but something to consider when choosing what to buy. I have not owned a Saitek/Logitech X55/56 - hopefully someone who has can compare to the Warthog and which offers the best value for money.

My view is that there are shortcomings of the sim that don't represent the real thing, but perhaps not in the way the OP thinks. You can't compare the bare minimum number of steps required to get the jet moving with the number of steps in the NATOPS checklist and assume because of the huge difference the sim isn't right. Many of the steps are to do things such as: Ensure that switches are in a safe position on cockpit entry. They already are in a cold start so no worries there. System checks. In reality very important, but why bother in your flawless virtual jet (and if you have failures enabled who cares anyway?!) Operational setup. Radios, transponder, altimeter settings, waypoints etc etc etc a long list of things you have to consider in reality but don't in a sim. I also suspect that there's plenty of damange you can do to a real jet - we just don't care because it doesn't result in a master caution - that would get you in trouble if it were the real thing. Hmm. Can't see I have that problem. Only time I see it is forgetting to set trim before takeoff.

I can't comment on the T-Flight setup, but having had a variety of controllers over the years, it's my view that you definately get what you pay for. I would recommend you spend as much on your setup as you feel comfortable with. More expensive controllers generally speaking have more buttons/axis, better sensors, last longer, and are mechanically smoother - sometimes with adjustability. Particularly if you're into helos or WW2 planes, consider rudder pedals also.

Release this Wednesday maybe? :unsure:

I believe so, so I think it's probably the longitudinal acceleration of cat shots/traps that's the issue.

Wrong. But since you didn't read my post properly it's not surprising.

I think the point was that many aircraft get a pitch up moment from lowering flaps. A C172 being high wing is probably not the best example as I don't remember it being a particular issue (it's been a several years since I've flown one).

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