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What frustrates me is that Q1 was communicated. Eventually April 15 as a definitive days and the first promotion video was shared. Same day as expected release there is a message somewhere on the forum that there is a problem but as far as I know nothing official after that. At least not anything that is easy to find. What is the status? Will it be released tomorrow, next month or in half a year? I have no clue what so ever.

I don't really have an overview of the different DCS products, what is the usual timeline going from EA to release? All I know is that everything I fly is stuck in EA with little progress or urgency (at least on the surface) towards release state. This is what makes me worried when reading that we might need to wait for EA to end before expect compatibility.

So pretty much never then. Well, can only blame myself for being fooled by the pre order con.

The new FCU looks good Miles. Great work. Regarding development, are you still working on adding buttons to the headset? Any chance it will eventually be possible to purchase only firmware update for that and build the button box ourselves? Mainly to lower lead time and shipping cost.

Basically, ATC for carrier is bugged and broken. Guess we have to wait for super carrier for it to be fixed. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=260775 In My experience, after declaring inbound I usually get a vector to the carrier. When within approx 5 nm Stennis gives BRC and some additional information.

Same thing for me. Quite annoying that the throttle move by its own and at the same time is sticky and has high resistance to moving unless jerked backwards and forward to warm up the lube.

Any known way to trigger the lights? For now it seems like I occasionally get the lights to turn on but mostly not. I have difficulty to lign up properly.

Well, that explains my confusion. Hope it will be fixed before module release, current state makes no sense and I don't expect the new carrier to be released any time soon.

Hi, How do the procedure look in DCS to land on a carrier? I used to be simple, call Stennis with intention to land and then request landing when flying close, I usually did it when flying parallell with hook down. This seem to have changed and I don't understand or have been able to locate any documentation on what I need to do now to trigger more radio calls after approaching. It cant be that difficult as there seem to be limited questions about it. Thanks in advance.

I think it also helps for trim.

Also in VR, or regardless i guess. I constantly go wrong under pressure when trying to keep track of a target, open the menu and press the 30 deg on the left side and then we turn away from the target. It would be wounderfull with 10 deg left/right at 11 and 1 o'clock, 30 deg left/right 10 and 2 o'clock and so on.

I have not seen any difference since first release. Hurry up and move before hitting something nearby, after that start alignment while trying to hit the right buttons in the back seat. Hooking up helps though. As I understand it the f18 was similar when first released.

Pretty much not that usable then as the jester menu pops up centered in the cockpit and you have to look at it, at least in VR.

How do you get the planes to spawn on the elevator? When I created a mission my planes spawn on the flight deck. Someone suggested that they will do that in SP but not in MP but when I loaded the mission in MP everything was the same as in SP.

I can’t wait for this addition. Is there any news other than that it has been indicated it will be available before F14A? Also, more urgent probably but not the responsibility of Heatblur – is there any news from ED about better ATC?

Well, kind of at least. I have no problems with handling most of the radio commands but it would be neat if Jester could help with some minor tasks, like pre contacting the tanker when close and requesting landing when I have already reported that I’m inbound. Especially the tanker part I find very difficult to do when I’m close without loosing control of the plane. Especially in the hand on F14.

Impressive work. I cut my base to pieces to allow it to be center mounted too. I have been thinking about how to make a dual trigger work but I have yet to find a good solution. Any information about how you did it that you can share? By the way, I also have a Logitech extreme 3d pro that I'm thinking about making much smaller to use as radar stick for the Viggen. Dual trigger mod for that one too obviously.

Unfortunately there are no spares available. You have to make do with what you have.

I think it’s a bit lazy to say that that the arrangement of the instrument cluster in the F14 simply reflects that it’s an old aircraft. Obviously the analog nature of it is but I’d say that it also reflects a lack of understanding by the designers of the aircraft. Similar to most US aircrafts little effort is put in to creating a cockpit that supports the pilot. Viggen is a good comparison. I’d say that the layout is far easier for the pilot to use. Especially the hud symbology that gives the pilot a lot or information by use of very simple graphics.

Hi, Has anyone had problems with getting off the boat in MP? My pilot had problems getting off but the other flight managed to shoot. Our planed was lined up perfectly, hooked and I could confirm that the pilot was saluting. It worked for him in SP but not in MP. Fortunately the deck was pretty clear so we got airborne without help to complete the mission.

I just move back. The plane need to be in lever flight. I tried to jump back during a roll but that did not work out well.

For BWR my Jester usually finds the targets when I ask him to look for them. I would appreciate a bit more help from him all around though, like helping me to navigate to a tanker without reverting to the F10 map and ACM lock.

For the most part I don't think it is that bad in VR. My overall impression is that it is more readable than Viggen or the Hornet.

I'm not that great a pilot but I can usually land and have managed to get to the point where the F18 get down more often then not. Still opted for an airfield for the first Tomcat landing but fell from the sky very short of the runway... The carrier will have to wait..

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