Airhunter

Are you sure it's not a toggle? Having to hold it seems counter intuitive.

Wait, so is the probe gonna be fixed? And why put the unfinished cockpit and external textures on hold for that? Seems like a much higher priority. I feel like the untextured missile pylons just stick out a lot at the moment and create an unfinished look.

+1

You can still boresight it and put your nose on the general target area, then look at the TGP page and pin point the location based on what you see. A workaround but it works most the time. However, generally you'd want to stay high and have the TGP slaved to a waypoint or other means.

Unless you have piloted a GE F110 F-16 yourself you have no real reference to base your opinion on. Every jet is different, every jet engine has different characteristics in spool up/down and total flight idle drag. It isn't as simple as Jet X does this so jet Y and Z should do the same as well.

Not being able to sustain more than 8 G's in the Viper is kind of a bummer. Wasn't a rework of the g-force model a high priority by the end of last year? Any news on this?

Almost 2 years after release and we still have a WIP damage model? That's a super basic feature in a combat sim.

Yeah that would be great. The pod does look quite different, espeially the sensor area.

In today's mini-update it was stated that the current LITENING pod will be added to the cheek station. Would it be technically possible/feasable to create a visual ATFLIR model to go on that station instead, which uses the current LITENING pod code and symbology? Would surely allow for a more authentic setup for US NAVY operations once the new Supercarriers come out. Having a LITENING pods on a carrier would seem a bit off.

Draken would be kinda boring, it's a pure interceptor and underperforms compared to the Viggen. EDIT: And for me personally it's either the A-6E or get out of my face!!!

Why would you disable it?

It's not. The stick is always centered.

It is correct as is. They laser-scanned a F-14 cockpit, you know. You can adjust your view position or hide the stick momentarily to look at the HSD. Just look at this video.

I found an e-book you can run on any smartphone. https://www.amazon.com/NAVAIR-01-45HHE-1-NATOPS-Vought-Crusader-ebook/dp/B01FLHOW28 And this https://www.avialogs.com/reader.php?jid=55725#p=1

That is literally what I said. Someone was refering to pilot reports from Nam, fighting in F-8's against 21's.

Did I understand it correctly that the next patch will be 2.5.6 and we will have to wait until "early February" for any fixes, or new features for the Hornet/F16?

It also doesnt specify which F-8 version they were talking about. We are getting the beefy J with the P420 engine and some aero improvements. I heard somewhere the F-8 has a better roll-rate than the 21bis.

Sure, the E was widely used and exportet but given Heatblurs Forrestal class carriers and a huge emphasis on carier based/naval operations a naval Phantom would make way more sense and fit into the general picture a lot better. Just imagine F-8's, Phantoms, F-14's, A-6's on the same deck.

I really think ED should develop a carrier version of the Phantom instead of the Air Force E model once they come back to the Phantom.

When exactly should we expect to see the "finishing" RC2 patch with the new sounds and external overhaul? Q1 or at a later point?

That's actually a screen-grab from a video. I dont know if there are any photos out there specifically showing the engine instruments of the D/B.

I just hope to see some juicy bits for the Hornet, Viper and JF-17. Especially the Hornet...

I just point the view onto the next target and spam CAGE/UNCAGE, that tends to work most the time.

Great stuff! Can we expect the numerous, small visual fixes for the 14 to be shipped fairly soon? (proper-B digital engine instruments, fixes to some spelling errors, the additional LAU-7 racks to be textured finally, ejection arming handle fix in the mirror etc.) Having the Forrestal class carriers and the 14A before summer would sure be a blast!