Jackjack171

Not my experience at all. She is rock steady in the landing pattern. Behind the tanker is a piece of cake. And I mostly fly the "A" because, well I like a challenge. Do you have a track or video that we can see so that we may ascertain what's going on?

Have you asked for any advice on how to accomplish AAR? A track to show exactly where you are going wrong would also help others help you. Research goes far and this request has come up many times. Stand by for heavy rolls as the ship comes about! I'd suggest you provide a track, that way others can chime in on this. That is, if you want to get rock and rollin' right away. Waiting for a fix will be just that, waiting!

Thanks @isokoand happy holidays to all!

As I am sure this is small potatoes, I have to point this out. The Flight Deck Directors (Yellow Shirts) currently have a big UI labeled on the back of their cranials (flight deck helmet). The UI stands for 'under instruction' or unqualified person which would require another director (qualified) standing next to them. I know that it is small beans in the grand scheme of things, but I took a look at the screenshots of the up-and-coming improvements for the SC and the UI is still there. I know that you guys at ED have a lot going on and I appreciate it. Just whenever you can, can these be removed in the future? Thank you for all that you do.

Love this bird and having too much fun! Thanks ED!

Lol in this day and age, that's a possibility!

Can anyone point me in the right direction to fix this? The livery is that of a JGSDF Apache but for some reason, the US emblems are overriding the Japanese patches. And it's not just this one! I have a British Army Air Corp livery pack and it's the same, US patches over the British ones. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I'm not sure TBH. I messed around with the Forrestal briefly, but just for nostalgia purposes (took a month off from DCS for MSFS 2020). I love the "back in the day" feel of CV-59 but with no deck crew and no other updates, it feels kind of dead. Also, JBD#3 is too small for F-14 exhaust. I'm not sure what year our Forrestal is based but it needs a little bit of an upgrade. Damn shame as I would love to use it as my primary.

Yeah, they have been busy! Thank you for sharing that!

Amen! The 60/70's were a more discernable time.

It's actually a Growler bro but anyway. Whomever flew the simulated pass below the actual footage should be much more worried about what is/was surely a "cut" pass all the way in. Talk about LUL! Lol

I hope this gets fixed soon!

Ha! Let us know if it works out.

It takes time! I've never stood there and watched IRL, but it takes time for the Hydraulics to bleed off. I'm not even sure if it is implemented in DCS because, who would waste time waiting for that just to see the horizontal stabs droop?

I think everyone in the chat dude, and he's right! Anyone that knows anything about the Strike Eagle and its origins, as well as the F-15C, knows this as well!

Good points all around. Here's the thing about realism and why I responded with corrections. Some users hoot and holler about realism all day long, until it hits them in the face! This weapon or that system, the developers give it to us and some of us still complain. I came from the days of wishing DCS existed (FS98, Janes, etc.) And now it does! Why bother using resources on a thing that is not even a real or practical thing? IMHO, I'd rather see a more robust and animated Flight Deck crew. More parking and start positions. Better ATC around the boat (and ashore), more LSO/CATCC interaction, De-Arm after landing and arming on the CAT. Cyclic OPS would be nice! Recovery/mission Tankers and the TTLR (Turning Tanker, Last recovery). Even having a working barricade would be great. What is not needed IMO is a ready room (next users will ask for the paraloft) unless we are talking about planning from start to finish to coincide with an on-time recovery within a legit recovery cycle (no coming back when you feel like it, you need to be on-schedule). The AIR BOSS station would be good except, the only thing to get out of that would be turning on the deck lights and the Lens and such. The AIR BOSS is responsible for aircraft coordination and control up to 5 NM around the boat. All aircraft moves on deck are coordinated from Flight Deck control via the Handler (Aircraft handling Officer) btw! All of which should and could be done automatically (in DCS) if cyclic ops are done the way it should/could. Push back is definitely something that is needed. Last but not least, there are certain ordnance loads that cannot launch from CAT's 3 and 4. Some will strike the launch bubble adjacent to CAT 4 (Go-no-go restrictions). There are even restrictions on when a prop (E-2/C-2) can launch and recover when hot jet exhaust is in the vicinity. I cannot have a hot 4 row (CAT 2) and recover or launch a prop. The engines will flame out due to hot jet exhaust ingestion. What caught my attention was the assumption that pilots hang out in the hangar bay. Anyone that knows, knows that there's not much down there to look at, much less move around. Aircraft do not get armed in the bay, nor do they start engines and ride up to the deck, despite what's shown in entertainment. Pilots and aircrew often may be seen in the hangar for training on certain weapons or practice loading evolutions or Pilates classes, but the hangar is for AIRCRAFT UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE! GO birds are kept topside. If a bird goes HARD DOWN, it will be sent to the bay at the earliest convenience as to make room on deck! We have a specific pecking order for how and when things move down there. Most aircraft moves (swaps) happen at night, after Flight quarters has ceased. There are some moves before that but not a lot and only on a case by case (as needed) situation. At night, aircraft are respotted for the next day. Think minimal movement of elevators, (which are real estate during flight ops) and ships movement. Launch and recovery onboard an aircraft carrier is a beautiful and dangerous evolution (I love it) and if it is going to be done, it should be done as right possible! Anything else and we should just call it, Ace DCS (which I tried, once upon a time and it made me nauseous). This is not a diss in case one likes that kind of thing. But IRT realism... I don't know what ED's plan for this is. I'm here for it regardless (can't help myself) but I feel it is my duty to tell the truth about it. Also, I realize DCS is just a game, however, are we aiming for as real as possible or just some puffy arcade mumbo jumbo like the aforementioned? JJ171

Cool. You must've gotten that express permission that I was talking about. Usually, us Aircraft Handlers have to wait until we can put the safety lines up, much less, raise or lower. God forbid riders! Maybe the reserves got lucky that day (in the video). Riding the elevator has many associated hazards when it is lowered. People and equipment have been swept away. There's lots of unseen with this video. I've seen this video and it's not from 1999. I give it, mid to late 80's. There's A-7's and A-6's and the birds (Tomcats) are in low holding overhead a Forrestal class ship. I'm assuming the person in the cockpit riding the elevator is from way back in the day, as is this video! The pilots and aircraft appear to be from VF-301, disestablished in 1994. Before we invented safety, maybe it was a thing. Top Gun and Hollywood have people thinking it's the norm. There are family day participants that have more rides than I do (former Flight Deck Chief) as that's the time it's most reserved for people. You're welcome and BTW, I lost my tact 25 years ago. I think it's still on the ship. Just giving it to you straight!

Video please! Add to that, the HUD footage that shows going past 30,000. What you see in a YT video and reality are 2 different things. No aircraft on the planet can go vertical almost indefinitely. Eventually, you run out of airspeed. This also depends on the profile flown, weight and other factors called out by the others replying as well. Please reproduce the footage with more solid information other than you saw a YT video!

Who told you that pilots do this? Riding the elevator IRL is prohibited and needs higher permissions. Pilots transit the hangar for several reasons, and it is not for the purpose of manning, nor going to the flight deck to man the aircraft. The paralofts are all on the 03 level so there's no need for them to go several decks below in all that gear just to go back up. NO ONE without express permission is allowed to ride the elevators underway! It is a safety issue. The amount of ignorance on this issue is absurd! Add to it, the number of those cosigning on it!

Now this is just...sexy! Thank you for sharing.