Yes GIMP (GnuImageManipulationProgram) works very well. I did my skins with it. You will need to get to know it a bit first but I think it´s not that hard.
DCSBlackshark.fcf is the main file the others are templates or something like that. Simpley load that one. Stuff.rar
Forgot:
At mission cold start make sure to have all switches on the hotas in the off position according to the sim or they are inverted. You still can klick the switches to reverse them again. This is necessary until BS has the WT "sync on mision start option"
I made a TARGET profile for Blackshark which uses the switches on the throttle correctly, theres no documentation yet but I could make it ready If theres any interest. Works good and is similar to dragons lua profile as I started from there.
I loved it even with my 486 DX2-33. I had to turn down the graphics, that meant almost no textures for me there. I never used weapons just flew around like in Flght Unlimited which was always a dia show for me.
I got the same "problem". I always thought it is an unfinished INU alignment but it wasn´t. I think I only have it after a manual ramp start so there might be an error there.
Will see
TrackIR or similar s an absolout must have. You will never fly (or play Arma OA) without it again. Total lvl up in flight sims for me since I bought it.
I´m not sure but I think it was necessary to delete not the default keyboard settings in the OPtions of DCS but all default buttons of the joystick that are might set alread by ED in game options.
I solved a similar issue once when I found out that my sound cards latency was set to <2ms (increased to 5 or 10ms). Also a complete deinstallation and installation of the 1.0.7 FULL version reduced my stuttering a lot.
May worth a try.
EDIT:
Oh it´s about BS forget about the FULL install but still give the latency a shot