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  1. 14 hours ago, Бойовий Сокіл said:

    It was an oversight more than likely. Our model is a weird mix of F-14A and F-14D. The same way we should also be able to remove the LAU7 and 138 from stations 1A and 8A. It really depends on how poorly thought through and optimised the mesh is - if you look a the insane amount of polygons the TCS fairing has one can only imagine the rest...

    And quite frankly the IRIAF Tomcats being "clean" is a distinct feature - should they come with a TCS and the pylons it would kind of be out of place and not very realistic. I think a lot of people were primarily looking forward to the IRIAF 14 because it is unique and actually different, even more so than the late and early A which are more of the same. But you can't have everything I guess. 

    OTOH, it basically could be a F-14A-95GR for both US Navy and IIAF.  If the base F-14A model is really being sorted out from the composite  F-14A/F-14D we have now, that's an excellent opportunity to do that one without the pylons.  Definitely recognize it's work but it's work that's already kinda being done though maybe not on the lower nacelles, so another feather in the cap maybe to have complete.  I for one would love to see the proper VF-84 Final Countdown version (which should be a 95GR without pylons). 

    Glove vanes would just a bonus. 😄 

     

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  2. The thing is that the behavior changed.  For going on two years I've run SP missions with long way points so I could hit 2 and practice RIO stuff either radar looking for C130 or F-15 or F-16, etc doing race tracks or LANTIRN looking at cars and casinos on the strip. It's been a month or two so not sure which update did it. Maybe the autopilot rework.

    If I have time tonight I'll make note of speed and altitude... I would guess about 21 to 24k ft at Nellis on Nevada map heading south about 300 to 350 kts or so. 

  3. 6 hours ago, IronMike said:

    What precisely? We fixed the ground start issue with the previous patch.

    I'll set the throttle about half for cruise, turn on the autopilot so I can hop in the backseat to practice radar and LANTIRN and I'll hear the afterburner start puffing (in the A).  

  4. Yup, I regularly practice in the Tomcat.  I do wish the airborne spawns were a bit farther out maybe about 20nm or so.  I'm rushing on that very first pass.  By the time I was getting everything set, practically entering the break. Having TCN set should help a little though.  Trying to get used to new headset so not the best passes by any means. 

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  5. On 6/24/2022 at 6:07 AM, VFlip said:

    This. 

    The sad / crying bunny was painted because the Squadron was ordered to remove the Bunny from the Tail all together as the aftermath of the Tailhook scandal.

    Hugh Hefner was always a fan of it and never had anything against it.

    This Jet existed exactly like the Livery on the 22nd of May in 1992.

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    Reference Bert Kinzeys Book Colors & Markings of US Navy F14 Tomcats Part 2  Pacific Coast Squadrons

     

    How did you get the red TACTS pod? Mine still look like they're white.

  6. Without Real World limitations on budgets and cost, let alone maintenance trap weight, etc and you can just drop them if you need to, in most cases you'd be fine with 2-4 Phoenix and all Sidewinders on the gloves.  Don't want too many dragging you down but using them as big Spamraams has no real lost... at least when they're not borked like they appear to be currently which is something with ED's tinkering with the missile system IIRC.

  7. On 6/17/2022 at 10:49 AM, WelshZeCorgi said:

    I agree, would be interesting and unique, but we both know this would never happen. A lot of people would disagree with us. Most people would pick up pitchfork if they lost a dogfight and blamed the 0.2% difference in performance between 2 similar airframes, or crashed because they had a engine issue and either ignored it or didn't know what to do. 

     

    Dynamic campaign system should definitely include some sort of maintenance pool to factor in attrition. Weapons inventory and limits on Phoenix, etc would naturally be a part of that.

  8. 7 hours ago, QuiGon said:

    Should get even faster if you remove the pylons for less drag and fly higher.

    I could have stayed with it a bit longer with the cans lit,  too, but wanted to trap instead of running out of fuel. 

  9. Doesn't really need to be Tomcat accurate, either as I'd be looking at add something around the Virpil throttle.  Thinking more flat than curved, etc. Contemplating a larger thing to wrap around both sides if not also the front so I can do a wing flap lever on the outside. 

  10. The lag is real and Jester's spot calls sometimes confuse,  if not entirely misdirect me.   He definitely needs to add high or low. I like the speed callouts but needs some context logic just like he should stop telling me about spikes when we're going in the break or doing aerial refueling. 

    The Tally and Spot modes sound like they could be great. 

  11. On 5/3/2022 at 12:42 AM, Lt_Jaeger said:

    Had the same problem, you need to register with shapeway and lock into your account then

     

    I registered.  So not seeing it.  What am I missing? 

    Hmm saw it on Chrome at home but not at work or on my phone.  Nice!

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