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26-J39

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  1. I agree with the OP, to a degree.. i switch the air source off to hear the turbines better and it sounds quite good.. I hope HB can improve on the sounds of sidewinder launches (only launched AIM-9's so far) and bomb drops because they just sound like hollywood effects. Everything else is quite an outstanding job by the HB team.

  2. My memory is sketchy on this but i recall my father (F/A-18 manufacturing) saying something about this so i dug a little.

     

     

    Article below explains corrosion is like a chemical process similar to a battery. In this case the salt water (Navy aircraft) acts as an electrolyte and the different materials used in the construction act as the anode and cathode.

     

     

    http://www.boeingsuppliers.com/environmental/TechNotes/TechNotes2000-02.pdf

     

     

    I think this is some sort of grounding point where the corrosion accumulates, minimizing corrosion elsewhere. Hope someone with a better understanding can help as this is just my suspicion.

  3. Strange, my experience was the other way around. Instructor did the takeoff, and let me fly the rest of the flight (this is my first hour mind you). He said I was excellent at straight and level and as well as looking outside instead of at gauges. Then he let me land the plane (at an international airport), on my first flight. Plane was a 60s Piper Cherokee.

     

     

    My experience was the same. I've only flown RL a handful of times in a Cessna 172. My last flight basically solo'd the whole flight. Instructor was impressed :D

  4. BA#7 give it alittle down trim so it forces me to pull alittle more then I let off the pull once I am leave the ground and bring up the gear. Try testing out the trim down (Push the Trim Hat forward for downward trim)

     

     

    Blue Angels do this. Fly nose trimmed down.

  5. I just want an F18 that can operate in multiplayer like an F18C is capable of.

     

     

    Grab a ticket and wait in line. I don't mean to be rude but doesn't everyone want this? This is early access and there is nothing more frustrating for me to read all the complaints from "Top Guns" complaining that their F/A-18 is not as capable in MP as the next a/c.

    Also i'll add that systems modeling is not about realistic or unrealistic procedures or actions from the pilot. Example.. - A pilot would never let this happen so dont simulate it.. DCS is beyond that in the sense that ED is trying to simulate the way the systems operate regardless of whether its a realistic action by the pilot or not. Totally irrelevant.

  6. NATOPS:

     

     

    2.8.2.6 Spin Recovery System. The spin recovery system, when engaged, puts the flight controls in a spin recovery mode (SRM). This mode, unlike CAS, gives the pilot full aileron, rudder and stabilator authority without any control surface interconnects and all rate and acceleration feedbacks are removed. The leading edge flaps are driven to 33° ±1° down and the trailing edge flaps are driven to 0° ±1°.

    Spin recovery system engagement depends on the position of the spin recovery switch.

  7. I got called on my taxi speed being too high, how can we know we're doing 45 before getting booted out?

     

     

    48kts is 55mph... try looking outside the pit for a speed reference :)

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