Ornithopter

I'm relatively new to aerial refueling, but no way is this "the worst throttle in the game". No way. It just takes practice, like everything else. I can't advise you on your view problems, because I've never fueled from an S3 in the Tomcat. I think Track IR would help, not hinder, but I guess that is your call. Here is some advice that was passed on to me. Sweep your wings into Bomb Mode. The real recommendation is for 40 degrees manual sweep, but control of the aircraft is even easier when the wings are swept past 50. Back that far, the automatic operation of the slats and manuever flaps is inhibited, and your trim will be more constant. And since your wings are well aft of where the wings would be if in Auto mode, there isn't going to be any automated movement of them, either.

First off, I would like to say, I haven't had as much fun with a DCS module in a long time! In fact, this might be the best, ever. Absolutely superb. However, I've gotten used to doing things a certain way when it comes to controls, and I really wish to see a more complete set of keybindings available. I've probably missed a few, but these are the ones that I would like to be able to map to home cockpit controls or keyboard commands, especially the first 5: HSD CRS +/- HSD HDG +/- Baro Alt +/- Radar Alt +/- Speed Bug +/- Spoiler overrides Generator switches Air Condition/Air Source Switches Inlet Ramp Controls Engine Mode Select Air Start Hud Trim Hud Brightness VDI Trim Would All of those are just in the front seat, and I haven't spent too much time in the back seat, but I think it would be nice if we could have a complete set of control keybindings there too. I know that you've been adding controls with each update. Keep up the good work, Heatblur!

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I don't know what Kindergarten you went to, but in my Kindergarten they said "Don't talk to strangers" :)

Unable to switch to Cold Mic or Hot Mic via keybinding. Functions are mappable but do not work.

+1 on hoping that Heatblur adds a bunch more keybinds. There are a couple of modules in DCS (Hornet, for instance) that have keybinds for -everything- and I'd like to see this for F-14 as well.

I guess if that works for you, then it works, but it shouldn't be necessary. I use central position trimmer mode, and trim it with a click, just like I would with a UH-1. You don't have to hold the trim down to temporarily disable the autopilot on the Mi-8 because use of the trim isn't "programming" the autopilot in the same way as it is with Ka-50. The Flight Engineers knobs are what accomplishes that. For about a month now, following the practices of a more experienced pilot, I started flying the Ka-50 with Flight Director ON. For me, this makes the Ka-50 fly more like the Mi-8, specifically in that I don't have to hold the trimmer down while manuevering. The only catch is that when I want to autohover, I click FD mode Off right before hitting the Autohover button, since if the FD is On, you wouldn't be able to Autoturn to target or stuff like that. And then of course, I turn FD back on again when I want to move on. As with anything, Your Mileage May Vary.

I'm loving this plane from the start, but as I'm starting the task of mapping the controls, I notice there are a lot of things that cannot be bound to keys or buttons. For example, I definitely want to see keybindings for Increase/Decrease of things like Altimeter Baro, Heading bugs, Course needles, etc. There are a lot of other things too, with engines, and electrics that simply don't have the ability to bind. I haven't gotten to the back seat yet. Basically, I hope that eventually we can have it be like most of the in-house ED planes, where everything that can be clicked or rotated with the mouse, can also be mapped to a controller or keypress. (I know this is still Open Beta)

I think you're essentially right about this, but I will say it's a little bit overwhelming at first. I recently got on SRS for one of the servers, and it's pretty formal, like real ATC. I'm impressed with that level of immersion, but at the same time, I certainly didn't feel like I could start establishing any type of rapport with anyone, much less ask any questions. It looks like I might have a lot more exploring to do to of the various servers, squads, and comms options available then I originally wanted to, to be able to find a situation that provides the appropriate 'in' to really start learning the multiplayer environment.

I've just recently set up SRS, and the only thing that I cannot get working are the presets. I've put a text file in the Simple Radio root directory (in this case, called 'r828.txt' and filled it with a couple of frequencies for use with the Su-25. I've tried other radios, on other airplanes as well. However, I've not been able to get SRS to read these files to populate the presets. What could I be doing wrong?