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You weren't in a steady manual hover before switching autohover. Probably due wind, IAS airspeed (shkval&cockpit indicator) is indicated to be around 0km/h but airspeed relative to the ground (hud) was really like 60-70km/h forward, and that is what matters for auto-hover afaik. BTW, I run the track at constant 45-50fps in a slow computer, intel e5200 (2 core, 2.5Ghz overclocked at 3Ghz, from 2008 ), nvidia 9600 stock clock, 4 GB ddr2 and W7 (more fps than XP). My graphics settings are high-medium, AA@4, AF@8 and texture quality high.

If I remember correctly, Missions\Campaigns\bs\en folder is only in 1.0.2 patch. It should be there if you installed the patch. If it's not there probably means you haven't installed the patch or you installed it in the wrong folder or the patch/installation was corrupted. For older versions 1.0.0 or 1.0.1 is just \Missions\Campaigns\

For the record, don't kill the process, it works that way. It's so long that windows thinks it's nor responding, but given time it finishes properly. And, well, congrats :)

Chrome, you switched from easy to real flight mode today. You are doing something wrong and you still have a long time to learn how to fly the ka-50. BTW, russian army pilots helped with the sim, and use it afaik. Check this out: Post a track if you want some help.

Wait a minute wait a minute... Looking at the screenshot you've provided, two last lines say C:\Eagle Dynamics\Patch\bin\x86... ¿"patch"? I think you installed the patch in the wrong folder or something went wrong with the patch installation.

Check md5, perhaps the download was somewhat corrupted? 1.0.2 english patch md5 is fe95f4deb4cc7da10e2ce623192acb7a (google "md5 check" or something like that, gazilion apps for that)

Yes you need. It won't "downgrade" directx11, you'll have both, so no worries.

First, thanks for the new FAQ! http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=56699 Now, about this: Q: Will DCS: A-10C Warthog be online-compatible with DCS: Black Shark and Flaming Cliffs 2? A: We hope to be able to release a compatibilty patch for DCS: Black Shark after release. Compatibility with FC2 is unlikely. I understand the language is a bit vague because in the end any combination could happen. Even the unlikeness of FC2 and DCS:A-10 being compatible. Btw, "unlikely" means not planned or "will try at least one time"? Another question: If DCS:Ka-50 and DCS:A-10c are compatible through a patch, will this patched DCS:Ka-50 maintain compatibility with FC2? (I guess we can always create another installation with old patch tho not happy about it because it won't have updated graphics, etc.) I think, meanwhile DCS series have no fighters (pure or multirole, and both american and russian), FC2 will be the real core of your community.

Install both the sim and the patch as an administrator (right click both installers and run as an administrator) BTW, don't install 1.0.1, go from 1.0.0 to 1.0.2 directly.

Wish I had that too! pitty money is very tight atm :bored:

Now it's ok, but: -you messed to much with auto-hover. You have to switch it on at less than 20km/h or it won't be able to hold position. Don't trim with the autohover switched on. First trim, get an steady position (manual hover) then, and only then, switch the auto-hover. The more steady the manual hover is, the less drift you'll notice with auto-hover. -Also you messed with the collective brake and r-alt/baro switch, sometimes it was in neutral position. The alt-autopilot was in fact trying to maintain altitude but you messed to much with auto-hover and collective brake. Anyway you'r doing well! remember part of the endgame of this simulator is to master the heli, not to destroy a "boss" XD

definitelly install as an administrator. Weird stuff usually happens because of this. BTW, nvidia driver date is 11/8/2007 o_O Go to acer website and update all drivers for your acer 5920g, not only nvidia drivers. (nvidia driver is from 12/2008 so it's old also, but try it. You might want to also try 2010 driver from nvidia website http://www.nvidia.com/object/notebook-win7-winvista-258.96-whql-driver.html)

I think I had not shoot any bullet in my first week of blackshark XD (seriously, one week). Everybody uses this to learn basic combat: http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2626185/Tutorial_How_to_take_off_and_b.html#Post2626185 Also, teamspeak is the ultimate school :)

Flight manual is just that, a flight manual. For UI things, like mission editor, you have the gui manual at /doc folder.

The "Basic Flight Procedures" http1 was corrupted, but I don't think it is anymore. Anyway, http2 works fine.

Source res is 1024x768 4:3, youtube somewhat also likes that to make a 720p encode. Mind some 1.0.0 tracks explain wrong things that have changed in 1.0.2 (trim for example), but I think it could be nice to have also those because they explain more things (autorotation for example).

Hi, I didn't record tracks, but simply reencoded and uploaded new official training videos for 1.0.2 patch from the website (http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/index.php?end_pos=133&scr=products&lang=en), that you can download and install inside the game (those are .exe in fact). Videos are at 1024x768, originals and the ones I've recorded for youtube. I also use widescreen monitor so watching them in-game is a bit weird because it gets artificially enlarged, so it's best from youtube, even in fullscreen (it puts black bands instead of enlarging them). I've reencoded them using ffmpeg because youtube didn't like ogv videos, but I've already deleted those.

ahh I see, I think you're using easy flight mode. Go to options -> gameplay and switch off "game flight mode" and "game avionics mode", then switch on "use these options for all missions". And try again with "f" (collective brake) and "d" (descent mode). Mind from now on you'll have to setup controls for "ka-50 real" in the first drop-down menu of options -> controls.

Post a track.

To understand why one loads faster than the other you need to understand that single player are two executables/two phases, one for the new UI (launcher.exe) and one when you enter the cockpit (simulator.exe). In multiplayer you only load one executable (simulator.exe), the one to enter the cockpit that also loads a very basic multiplayer UI. Defraging the hard drive and installing the simulator outside /program files helps. Also helps adding an exception to the antivirus for the simulator folder and subfolders.

It uses radar alt if you have the selector for it. And don't expect to climb a step hill. First because it has only 20% of collective authority and second because the radar looks just down. But for a trip with some minor elevations and some depressions, it works; you press collective brake at, for example, 100-200m altitude, activate the route autopilot and you can more or less forget about it.

Check you have alt autopilot engaged (one of the blue squared buttons). Press&release "f" (collective brake) to set the actual altitude for the autopilot to try to maintain (mind, it has only like 20% authority over collective). You'll see in the hud a bar about this and you'll see the rotor pitch indicator moving to try to maintain altitude.

For the crashes follow this: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=52089 And check you: -Installed the simulator as an administrator (setup.exe -> right click and run as an administrator). -Installed outside /program files folder. For the controls: -Use the gameplay option "use these options for all missions"

Yes, I asked about this some days ago but it passed almost unnoticed http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=56246 I really want ping sorting by default. Also, ping itself seem a bit bugged, it's different than what you get doing a ping in cmd or when being in the server (seems like loading the list induces more latency to the counter)

Will there be any briefing/messate texts translated to english? I usually enter the server (good ping for europeans) but I don't really know what to do.