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Do you have ordinance as the selected weapon in the front seat? With the HUD in A/G mode you should see "ORD" at the bottom.

Thrustmaster TPR! I had mine delivered about three weeks ago as an upgrade from the Saiteks. Total game changer. My only regret is I didn't order them at release. They're $500 on Amazon Prime and I have no issues using them in any module (including the F14).

Yes, the other person will hear whatever tracks they have loaded. Also, the volume controls are independent between pilot & RIO, at least right now.

When I first get in a hot RIO pit, the AWG-9 cooling light is on with the switch in the up position so I was putting it in the down position to extinguish that light. I imagine this is my answer. To confirm, the switch should in the up position?

Everytime I have flown as a RIO in MP I constantly have a master caution with MSL COND annunciator lit. I have verified with the pilot that all his switches are in order and we have no issues launching any missile from either cockpit. This happens after an MP cold start and when I hop into a backseat after start. Is this a bug or am I missing something?

I figured it out. In MP cold start Jester doesn't automatically take it out of standby mode. After binding a button for stby/FLIR, all was well. Jester also doesn't arm the laser, so that has to be bound and selected as well.

Thank you! I guess I was looking in the pilot section originally.

I'm using the SP Lantirn mod and have no issues in SP. However, in MP the pod never goes into ready state and continuously shows "NOT RDY" even after 10+ minutes. Is the mod not working in MP or am I doing something wrong.

Would it be possible to bind the toe brakes to key the appropriate radio in the RIO pit since the PTTs are on the RIO pedals IRL?

When in active pause, Iceman trims the nose as high as possible. If you come out of active pause in the RIO pit you jerk nose high, stall, and ultimately crash when Iceman can't recover. If you go back to the pilot pit before leaving active pause you can see the trim is at max nose high.

Are you sure you're keying the correct radio and not the ICS? By default you should be pressing ctrl-\ or alt-\ (check your controls settings) to key the radios. Just pressing \ will key the ICS.

"Cleared Contact"

I feel sorry for ED or the 3rd party that has to release the next module. This will be a tough act to follow and will become tougher as they progress through EA. This module has invigorated my sim experience to the level the A10C did when I originally picked up DCS 5 years ago. With my lack of force feedback or an elaborate sim pit, I have never felt this connected to a module while using it...even down to the walkman. Thank you, HB!

Per SMEs in other threads, the ECS system isn't loud enough in the sim. They have also commented that you couldn't really hear the engines at all with the ECS running and that newer pilots would turn off ECS on approach so they could hear the engines. Check out post #20 & #46 in https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=236930&page=2 I saw another post where someone modded the ECS sound mix to make it way louder.

After INS alignment is complete Jester is putting in the initial position and altitude again. I've only noticed then on MP servers with stored position and fine alignment. I haven't had time to experiment on SP, with different alignment types, and without stored position.

Nevermind. I wasn't acknowledging in the Jester menu. All is well.

I tried assisted startup again. Got to the ejection seat step. Armed it. Then closed the canopy myself, but the yellow box still remains and jester does not continue the checklist.

Just wanted to resurrect this thread now that the F14 is released. I rewatched it today. Still free if you have amazon prime.

I notice in external view there is a red external light shining on the fuel probe, but it doesn't seem to help illuminate the basket. I tried to refuel with the S3 at night and it was impossible. Even when I was connected there was no illumination from the red light on the basket.

While the sound set may be unrealistic, I think the interior sound does a good job of making one feel connected to the plane. As mentioned earlier in this post, there is no haptic feedback for those without elaborate sim pits, force feedback, etc.. I do wish the "hear like in helmet" option hushed the switch clicking a little, but I would still want to hear it. Before I installed my AB detent I relied heavily on the throttle click, and I still rely heavily on hearing the cockpit shake to know when I'm pushing the envelope. I do agree about the sound difference between canopy open/closed is disappointing and I hope that will be addressed. I believe there is some tweaking to do, but the sound set is a great start to bridging the gap between the former operators/elaborate sim pit users and the more casual desktop users. I for one love to turn off the ECS on approach and hear the subtle nuisances of the engines...realistic, no...immersive, yes.

This happens to me when I overshoot the shuttle. Depending on how much I overshoot, pressing U will sometimes bring me back far enough to shoot, sometimes it doesn't. Usually when it doesn't work I notice the launch bar is just forward of the shuttle. Usually going to idle makes it shoot, but in extreme cases I have had to unhook and taxi back around to try again.

Prior to the last hotfix Jester closed the canopy in assisted start. I will have to close it myself and see if it works.

Firstly, the Walkman is amazing. I think it should be a DCS-wide feature. I'm having inconsistent issues with the Walkman tracks. Sometimes it skips tracks all together. Sometimes it stops mid-song and starts the next track. Sometimes it just stops playing and acts like it is at the end of the tape. These issues are inconsistent and not related to an individual track or tape, even the stock Meteor tape.

When choosing assisted startup Jester will not close the canopy, even with the ejection seat armed. I have tried arming it before he asks and waiting until he asks, but he never closes the canopy and the yellow box remains. If I abort and do a standard startup the yellow box remains indefinitely until I get into a fresh plane. This seems to have appeared after the latest patch. I have no issues during a regular startup.

Thank you! I tried for hours to connect and ended up splashing about 10 tankers in the process out of rage. After watching your video I was immediately able to connect and after two disconnects was finally able to take on 15K of fuel and complete a transfer. I feel like superman! Your channel has a new sub.