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How can it look better than DCS world when they are "looking for a new host 3d engine". Honestly, it would be great if they would develop it for DCS, but they have been developing their own sim for a while now. Additionally, I am sure they are aware of DCS World's existence.

Nice paintjob on that Rafale. I always thought that she was one of the more beautiful aircraft.

4v4 BFM heat to guns please :)

Very, very true. The problem with a LOT of commercial pilots, and airline pilots in particular, is that they are so used to flying within a specific envelope. However as soon as they encounter a regime of flight outside of their normal comfort zone, bad things start to happen. A lot of the time they are simple private mistakes that keep compounding until the aircraft crashes. I don't know how much attention people outside of the U.S. pay to the FAA's programs, but they and the NTSB have both been making a huge push towards getting airline pilots to attend upset training (how to recover from largely unnatural flight attitudes and configurations). The airlines too, are being pressured more and more here in the U.S. to mandate this training to their pilots.

I'd feel bad if it wasn't so d*** funny :P

Glad to see that they managed to eject safely, though it is terrible to know that they were POW's.

more like crack babies :D (They sure whine enough)

Correct, and more often than not it doesn't even take that long. There are two types of "ratings" for fixed wing civil aircraft. 1. A type rating: Applies to large (usually above 12,500 lbs) and turbojet powered aircraft. Does not apply to many single and twin turboprops however. A type rating takes a significant amount of time, requires a formal check, and is generally more or less a "checkride" for a specific model of aircraft. 2. Class rating: You have to have one of these in order to fly. You get this by being trained, and it shows up on your license. Class ratings refer to proficiency in a specific class of aircraft such as "airplane single-engine land", or "rotorcraft gyroplane". A class rating allows you to fly any aircraft within that class which does not require a type rating, or does not require any additional logbook endorsements for which you do not have (e.g. High Performance, and Complex). Typically getting checked out in one of these aircraft takes around two to five hours depending on the complexity of the systems. Though it is important to note that getting checked out is NOT a requirement, although it is considered extremely foolish to forgo this step. For example, one does not need a type rating to fly a P-51D (You still need to hold the class rating for ASL), but SHOULD probably spend a significant amount of time getting to know the aircraft with someone who is used to flying her. Because, lets face it, getting your PPL in a C-172 is probably not going to fully prepare you for flying a Mustang. However you are right, the three hours I spent getting checked out in a Grumman does not qualify me in any way, shape, or form, as an expert on it. Sorry, I should have clarified. I wasn't suggesting that pilots should be able (or know how to) to rebuild their avionics, however I do consider it to be important knowledge to know how those avionics work internally to some extent. If only to better understand what they are showing you. Information is useless without the ability to correctly interpret it.

Good news everybody! FC3 has just been released! Just Kidding

Naw, basic function is still the same between the RWR's, but I dislike having to look down to see the one in the Russian aircraft.

They all have their own advantages and disadvantages. What type of flying do you prefer? Do you like the ability to drop bombs? Do you want to be nimble? have good energy? Be able to get down and dirty? These are all important questions that will influence your choice of aircraft. Something you should think about if you are serious though is joining a squadron. The earlier the better, as trying to re-invent the wheel by yourself is going to leave you with a LOT of bad habits when it comes to flying effectively.

Probably, though it could be for the gun, which I haven't seen a flap for either assuming that this one is for the air refueling probe.

I'll disagree on a few points here. I find it to be absolutely invaluable knowledge to know how a system operates rather than just isolating the problem and moving on as it were. Knowing why a problem occurs can help immensely when trying to deal with it. i.e. your GPS shows a fault with RAIM integrity. Knowing what RAIM integrity means, how and when it applies, and what the causes of its failure are can be of help in pushing past the problem. In this case a satellite was down, so you simply wait until the receiver picks up another satellite. A less knowledgeable person may have turned back assuming the GPS encountered a failure. It helps even more so when trying to analyze the issue afterwards. You are an airline pilot, so it probably doesn't apply very much to you, but knowing exactly why a problem happens can be the difference between spending thousands of dollars on a new instrument and spending $5 on a screwdriver, which, trust me, happens to owners more often than you might think. And on to your assumption that real pilots have a leg up on analyzing flight models of aircraft. While it is true that they are more knowledgeable about the flight dynamics and how they feel in a real aircraft, they also introduce a heavy amount of bias that can counteract their experience and knowledge extremely easily. Again, not disagreeing with you, just pointing out that there are things which extend beyond the realm of first glance.

Cripes, that is pretty intense. I hope they had enough training to make it out of that okay and undamaged.

All of a sudden HTTP server crash, hardware breaks, no FC3 until November.

Saw this on FB, but nice to see the effort being taken to post it here :)

Too bad more often than not, they don't. Not enough pilots know how their aircraft works, how their engine works, or how their electronics work. Even some commercial pilots I know simply do not understand the internal workings of analog flight instruments. To not know what kind of failure results from a clogged drain tube and pitot tube in airspeed indicator is completely ridiculous. These are things that can really affect aircraft safety in a major way, and not understanding them risks flight safety, even for private pilots. Instrument pilots are shown and tested on how to cross-check failures. How many pilots could actually identify the partial failure of a given system in flight? Granted these are mainly people who do not take their education seriously, but then the question becomes. If they don't take their lessons seriously, why are they allowed to hold ratings to begin with?

How about ED on SNL?

It's amazing how many real pilots actually don't understand the fundamental principles that govern how their aircraft flies. Though they THINK they do simply because they are able to manipulate those principles in order to make a plane fly. I know an airline pilot of 30 some years on the job, who thinks that the MiG-29 is a better aircraft than the F-15C because the MiG-29 can turn faster in certain flight regimes (Specifically low and slow). :doh: (great guy otherwise though!)

I hope it doesn't get released tomorrow. I am stuck flying real planes (Yeah, I know, most tedious task ever right?), and won't be able to download it until next week. And since the world obviously revolves around me, what I say matters. :P

Red Devils are an awesome bunch of guys, though it's a real shame that they lost those F-16's a couple years back. Nice to see a fellow Michigander around these parts anyways. It was actually one of my major quirks that I had when ED did the manual and skin package. They were doing the skins for the 110 Wing out of Battle Creek, when they haven't even had the A-10's for years. I mean, the guys at Selfridge are deployed to Afghanistan right now, or were last time I checked, but they fly those aircraft almost daily up to Pike East MOA low over the water. When I hear those engines scream from those two ships, it just makes me regret not having them represented in game. Of course now that I basically live at the W.K. Kellogg airport, I really miss the military jets and helicopters flying around everywhere along the coast. You really don't get that here when all it is is corporate jets taking off all of the time.

You can just buy two lower fidelity models to equal one high fidelity one. I'm pretty sure that's how the world works at least :huh:

But then you'd realize how terrible your posts are, and everyone else would have less fun! :D

I can give you several examples of a certain air force chief of a large three engined tanker aircraft who has some extremely embarrassing videos. However to protect his identity, and because I am a nice person, I won't post them here. I would hardly hold your head up so high and mighty. :P

But everyone is crying NOW!