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I may have misunderstood but my understanding was that with the new API, TTIs would become more precise as it is a crucial parameter for the missile to go active. Right now, I don't see any of that, with missiles going active regardless of TTI (TTI either being above 16 or no TTI indication at all as mentioned earlier). I understand that a WCS computed TTI will never be exact, but indicating 140s on a 70nm head on shot with 1700kts closing velocity doesn't seem right.

Are you sure the changes made it in this patch? I see zero difference at all. TTIs are still insanely off, sometimes showing 30s when the missile is on target. Phoenixes also go active without a blinking indicator when close to the target (15nm IIRC) but TTI well above 16 as evidenced by an insane pull down (which also bleeds a ton of energy as before) . You are also stuck in TWS auto until your missile either hits the target or the ground, with the radar steering onto ghost tracks that are way off the actual target. Re-engaging a target after it was lost and reappered as a new track will not give a TTI at all, although the missile will track and eventually hit. The TWS steering priority in this scenario remains with the ghost though, sometime steering the radar away from the actual track. There's also no apparent change in guidance logic. The high G pulldown is still there. PH will also still go crazy for chaff and veer around agressively eventually either running out of energy or loosing the target. If thats the way these missiles worked IRL I would suggest the USN sues Hughes/Raytheon...

You can also see the slime light on the nose being very dim in the first screenshot, although they should have the same intensity as the others.

+1 While the instrument lights are ok (once you get at least the APU generator running), the flood lights are practically non existent. I think thats a result of the lighting engine changes we saw some time ago and ED didn't adjust the lights in the Mi-8 to work with the new engine properly.

I think that statement was related to making jester more smart in general i.e. analyzing the situation with DL/ownship radar and prioritizing targets. Locking up DL targets is already possible under the "STT>Choose Specific Target" Menu. Be advised though that trying to hardlock DL targets that are in the AWG-9s doppler notch won't be possible, as Jester always tries for a PD-STT lock.

I would also love some paid for update for the Hip but I'm afraid there is not much to add to the Mi-8 to make enough people pay for an upgrade. Even if they did an MTV-5 I'm afraid the difference to what we have now is too little for the average DCS costumer to spend some $$.

+1, maybe make it also controllable from the airbos station we are getting?

+1, especially on the checklist part. The Mi-8 used to have this feature, sadly it got removed for unknown reasons

CaseIII bolter pattern:Flaps half, gear up, fly final bearing (not BRC!) and climb to 1200ft, speed 150kts, then await instructions from ATC to turn downwind. Once cleared downwind, fly a 20-22AOB 180° turn. Ideally, DME should read 2nm when abeam the ship. Wait for tower to clear you to turn final. If cleared at 4nm DME dirty up before the turn. If cleared Later then 4nm but no more then 6nm, dirty up halfway through the turn. If cleared to turn beyond 6nm, dirty up after completing the turn. CaseII bolter pattern: Same as case I, turn right to align with BRC, fly onspeed with gear and flaps down to 600ft and look for that spot in the traffic pattern to squeeze in.

+1 on that Moreover, the formation are very dim at higher LOD levels, making formation at night tricky. Oh and the refuel probe light is also invisible even during a pitch black night.

The DISS still needs a heading reference which it most likely gets from the GMK. Maybe there is a magvar setting somewhere to enter?

So gear down after all, thanks for clarifying!

:doh: Should've though of that thanks

Does anybody know in what configuration you are supposed to fly the tomcat in the bolter pattern during case III operations? I've heard the hornets go gear up and flaps half. Since the Tomcat doesn't have flaps half and maintaining 150 with flaps up is rather tricky, do flaps stay down on the tomcat? What about gear, DLC and SPDBRK? I would imagie the latter two definitely stay in for the bolter pattern. But what about gear?

Would you even fly in such conditions? IIRC minimums for ICLS are 300ft vertical and 3/4 mile forward visibility. Anything below that would probably require at least mode Ia (i.e. full auto and uncouple once you are visual with the boat).

To be fair that loadout would never be used IRL. You load tunnel stations from front to back, not the other way around like in the pic.

quite some time ago, its also listed as one of their priority items to work on

IRL, it flashes once the radar sends the go-active command to the missile. In DCS, sometimes it flashes, sometimes it doesn't. I guess thats owed to the WIP implementation of the AIM-54 we have now and should change to the correct behavior some day.

The probe light is there, its just ridiculously dim and therefore useless

A lot of avionics should overheat and die without at least ram air cooling. Maybe HB will implent this some day

For starters it would be nice if the ladder light wouldn't light up with the canopy open.

Yeah, completely the same aircraft https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamow_Ka-52#/media/Datei:Russian_Air_Force_Kamov_Ka-52_cockpit_(19623355742).jpg MFDs, FLIR, Radar, Ataka Missiles, all not worth mentioning The F-18 can also fly by itself if the pilot wishes to, but that doesn't even matter since that comparison is nonsense anyway.

This is perfectly correct as this indicates activation of the anti-skid system when accelerating through 15kts.

Basically these are the symptoms I remember there was a bug where the internal fuel weight was initialized times two when spawning on the Stennis. Based on my limited testing, the plane is approx 10klbs overweight when getting delayed on the SC, which roughly what is held in the internal tanks (i.e. without wing and ext tanks). I will try to provide a track.

Is that RL procedure? Because the flight manual states to add 1-2° collective for taxiing. Not saying the manual is right just curious what is actually flown (or rather taxied)