Petercove

Same here. I asked on DCS Facebook page if this problem has been resolved and they sent me here. Are Magnitude 3 aware of the problem and and more importantly are they working on a fix?

OK. I have been playing around with Recluse's mission and the comms with the JTAC works fine. I have managed to destroy, using AGM65E, an APC being lased by the JTAC. But I then have trouble trying to get my next missile to lock on to his laser for the next. I basically fly away from the target for about 10 miles then turn in reporting IP Inbound. I get cleared hot and check my missile is uncaged. The seeker is going from side to side and I can see the JTAC over the centre of Tumb Island. I assume he is lasing in the vicinity of the first APC but how can you tell? But the AGM just remains a cross and then I am over and away the JTAC reports target not destroyed. And it is the same for the next pass and the next. I feel I must doing something wrong but what could it be? Are you supposed to call SPOT after a specific occurrence? I just call it after he says "laser on". Cheers PC

Thanks. I use it all time but was not aware that is what it called.

Thanks. I look forward to having fun it. Yes writing my own missions have been fun but the JTAC ones are more complicated with mist files and scripts. Still onwards and upwards as I learn.

Excuse my noobie ignorance but what is "SCS". I am using the Thrustmaster FA18 stick which is really great.

I have put in a huge amount of hours learning the basics of the A10C, Mig 21bis, Mig-15 and Hornet FA-18. Now I am working my way through the FA-18 Air to Ground mode with the TPOD and various laser guided weapons. Watching Wag's recent fascinating video using JTAC I was wondering how to I get to practice that art? There are no canned missions but is there a way to access the mission Wags was flying or perhaps there is a repository of submitted missions that would replicate a similar mission where you could drop a couple of GBU-16s cooperating with the JTAC. As others have said this is a huge sim with many many hours of entertainment just learning to use what is there let along going multiplayer and joining in an online mission. Cheers PC

Thanks Bearfoot. I will try this today.

Just wondering what the correct method to use when my targeting pod is locked with a solid cross on the ground about 20 metres from a tank (for example). Pressing TDC down several times wont release it from the erroneous target and hitting the "undesignate" button just causes the pod to fly off so far I run out of time and distance to target to search for and find the original target. Is there a method to just unlock the pod but stay in the same general area? Perhaps this a bug? Cheers PC

Hi Ziptie, That sounds great. I really do not have much experience getting on line and joining others so thats another big learning curve ahead. I was drawn to DCS from watching Youtube clips of 3 friends flying in formation around the Stennis. It looked so much like real life. One issue here in New Zealand is the difference in time zones. Back in the day I did some virtual airline flying using Vatsim but there were hardly any controllers on when I was flying. Having said that I now only work 4 days a week so could meet up on Wednesdays. My plan is to try and get to terms with using all the various AA and AG missiles and bombs, planning training missions, working with a flight of say 4 aircraft and then get my VR set up going ( HTC VIVEPRO ). So plenty to keep me busy. Any helpful advice is more than welcome. Bear in mind this is only the FA-18, I also have the A10C 2, F-14B, Mig21bis and Mig-15. And the WW2 stuff for variety.

Thanks guys. Making progress slowly with these tips. I find it takes ages to scan the area ahead and pick up a target then lock on to it. By the time I do that I am overhead. I try to keep airspeed around 250 kts.

I wrote a simple mission to attack a small island in the Persian Gulf so I could learn how to use the Targeting Pod. I chose the FA18C and loaded the pod and a couple of AGM-65F Mavs, No AGM-65Ds available not sure why. However once the FLIR warms up I get this FLIR display with no way to change the FOV or its horizontal or vertical orientation. I checked my HOTAS axis for the throttle designator but I don't think that's the issue. Can anyone give me a clue as to why this would happen? Obviously I am still a learner. Cheers PC

Thanks a lot. It all helps. Now back to that TPOD. :-)

Hi, I am very slowly coming up to speed on the FA/18 and A10C Warthog. I recently invested in the Thrustmaster FA/18 stick and really like it. However it is of course lacking one 4 position hat switch compared to the A10C stick. I would be keen to see how others have mapped their TM Warthog with the new stick. I am up to learning the TPOD in the FA/18 so there is a bunch of inputs I would like to include in my HOTAS set up. Some stuff is relatively easy using the OSBs but I wonder what works best. Using search here is tricky as typing in "FA/18 stick" brings up very aircraft in DCS Much obliged, Peter

Thanks. I will check that out. Explains why I only get an answer when I click the mic button down. :noexpression:

Thanks. I mapped (and wrote down) what each direction on the mic switch did. VHF FM,UM and AM. Not sure what the 4th one (4.250) meant. Also in my photo I had incorrectly set the aftmost VHF radio to 131.00. Changed that to 40.4. Restarted the mission and at request for start up had success with the UM radio on 260.00. Got an answer from the tower. Nothing from the AM or FM though. Also in the mission The instructor requests radio check. I selected "Wingman" but no option for "Loud and Clear or similar". Well some progress. Peter

Hi, I am attempting to do the A10C Qualification campaign purchased of ED but am having a major problem with the first mission which is a simple start up and taxi. I am at Batumi (Freq 131.0). I have turned on both VHF radios and tuned them to 131.0. Please see my attached jpg. I have unselected easy comms. So I hit \ and then F5 for ATC, F1 for Batumi and F3 for start clearance. But no one answers. I have watched a couple of videos of people doing what I am trying to do and they have no issues. This is driving me batty. Any help much appreciated. Cheers Peter

Wow. I would never have thought of that. Thank you so very much! Cheers Peter

Can some kind soul please explain how on earth one plans a mission for the Mig-15? All I wanted to do was start cold at Anapa and fly down the coast to Sochi using the radio beacons in cloudy weather. I tried a canned mission but despite tuning the radio and getting clearance to start from ATC that was it. No response from Ground Crew. I was hoping to get two slipper tanks fitted. Reading the forum it was suggested maybe Anapa was Neutral hence no ground crew. OK. Lets use the Mission Editor to make a simple mission. I selected Caucasus and Custom I selected Russia as my country and Pilot as Client. But in going to select my aircraft there was no MiG-15bis. So I tried Poland as a country as i knew they had MiG-15s but still no MiG. I guess you Pros will have spotted something obvious. Reading through the 380 page manual I found it difficult to see where to begin. I seemed to indicate i needed to write a briefing first. Can somebody please point me in the right direction? Cheers Peter

That sounds excellent Chris, Yes the initial problem was the thing going back into AUTO mode. So now enroute to the next target I made sure I was back in CCIP mode and no problems. Thank you very much guys for your help. Appreciated. Peter

Oh. Thats sounds promising. I had also noticed the AUTO but wasnt sure if that was the issue. I thought I had seen the horizontal line dropping down the bomb fall line but will have another go tomorrow.

Tried again but same result First bomb went OK as usual after second attempt at Target 1. A couple of goes at target 2 with no drops then ran out of fuel. Was hoping to glide onto local airfield but have yet to learn how to drop the gear with no electrics. Attached some pics showing version and screens from Target 1 and the troublesome target 2. Cheers Peter

Thanks Guys. Must have been tired. Yes its the cluster bombs. I will look for DUD. The instructor mentions that in the briefing. The version is the latest beta I believe. Will confirm next post. So when I start the mission the instructor tells me to set to CCIP, MFUZ to VT and height to 1500. Does this setting apply to all the cluster bombs fitted on the wing. Or do I need to revisit the Stores page between targets? Will check that out today. Thanks for addressing my questions. I am sure there will be a few more ;-) Peter

I am fairly new to DCS. I am not sure I am doing anything wrong but I am having an issue with the last of the training lessons. After pushing spacebar and the sim unfreezing I have set up the Retarded Bombs OK and successfully drop the munitions on the vehicles at W1 (Tgt1). I then head for Waypoint 2. I set the HSI to W2 and designate it as the target. I repeat what I did for the first one and the bombing cross comes down. I hold it on target and at 3500 I pickle the bombs whilst holding the cross on target. At 2500 I commence the pull out not going below 1500. However the bombs dont come off. I have circled around and bombed again twice but it is the same story. ARM switch is armed and I am still in AG. Any clues gratefully accepted. Was going to load up the track file but running the 8 meg file thru Winzip only dropped it to 7.9. Peter

Pleased to say it all works as it should now. Dont really know how but it suddenly began responding to F2 and F10. Thanks for the encouragement. It helped.

I think I spotted where I went wrong. There are two places where you can select external views. When I found the mission editor options there was a similar named option unchecked. Will give it a go tomorrow and see how I go.