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Bremspropeller's post in Ems creek at RAFG Gütersloh was marked as the answer
Thanks a lot for the fix, Ugra! ❤️🔥
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Bremspropeller's post in Mirage F1: right curves for rudder control was marked as the answer
The issue is not the sensitivity, but the output-delay of the NWS. It takes a finite amount of time for your input to "happen", so you'll have a tendancy to make a too coarse (and too long on the time-scale) input, which you'll then try to correct with an even greater input into the other direction.
The cure is to stab the rudder - kind of like flying an tailwheel aircraft. Make an input for 1s, return to neutral, wait for the aircraft to respond and then go from there on. Another way of doing things is to just make inputs progressively and slowly.
Changing curves might help a bit here and there, but it will not change the input-delay and thus you'll always have a tendency to over-control and PIO.
Some people do turn off the NWS entirely, using directional braking.
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Bremspropeller's post in Looking for a trick to make the flight model less assisted was marked as the answer
The Manual Pitch Override switch is functional. Have a go and tell us what you found out 😜
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Bremspropeller's post in Gunsight - attitude scale questions. was marked as the answer
In addition to what MBot wrote, it's basicly a consideration of what the pilot needs during which phase of flight.
In normal flight, the HUD's horizon-line is offset, so the pilot can get an attitude-reading, which makes maneuvering easier. If it wasn't offset, you'd have a hard time figuring out your spatial attitude with the nose high (mostly because the canopy bow's in the way) and the "nose high" reference-lines barely visible at the top of your windshield. If you want to put it that way, the representation is offset so it seems like it's centered in the windshield. This "centered" view-angle is actually a couple of degrees down, so the depicted horizon-line doesn't coincide with the actual horizon. It's much the same way in the Tomcat. You'll kind of have to "look through" that and *fly on instruments*, referencing the offset horizon-line. It's actually easer than it sounds, once you're getting the hang of it.
In landing mode with the VV (which is a visual procedure), the HUD-depression goes away and the horizon-line is true, as you'll just look out of the window to get an attitude-reading. Makes sense?
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Bremspropeller's post in Search Light Always Illuminates Ground was marked as the answer
Already reported by yours truly. It's the refuelling light. I haven't observed the search light to be an issue so far.
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Bremspropeller's post in EE version. no autopilot? was marked as the answer
It's not really damaged, you're just kicking the servos offline. Hit the Servo Reset button and you'll be fine.
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Bremspropeller's post in Fuel Flow Question was marked as the answer
There's no direct way of gauging FF.
The clicks you're hearing is the totalizer winding down. I believe one click is a liter, but it could be multiples of that. So if you count the seconds between clicks, you get an idea. Other than that you could count the seconds it takes for the totalizer to change (10l increments) and then extrapolate to an hour.
Normally, fuel won't be much of a concern in the F1.
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Bremspropeller's post in Why specifically Mach 1.4? was marked as the answer
As others have stated, the A/B can be disengaged at any speed/ Mach. Just don't retard the throttle out of MIL.
The overspeed regulation exists in most jets. Difference here is that the overspeed will kick in automaticly, but there's no protetction against retarding the throttle in place, like on most other jets. In other jets, if you retard the go-stick, the engine will stay at high power and schedule back with lower Mach automaticly. In the F1, the engine will just go back and *poof* stall.
The overspeed is a mechanism to account for the shock-losses that become a thing at Mach 1.4 - why at 1.4? Well, I have forgotten too much supersonic flow theory to tell you all about it, but it's most probably related to some specific shock-table value. In essence, it's a matter of ram-rise (temperature goes up) and hence a loss in static pressure/ density, so you'll have to run the compressor at a higher speed to make the suck-squeeze-bang-blow magic happen.
Keep in mind that the ATAR 9K50 is basicly a glorified BMW 003 from WW2 - it's only got 9 compressor stages, so it's a very simple engine with a low compression-ratio compared to other contemporary engines. For comparison: The J79 has 17 compressor stages and a complex VSV/IGV system to have it run at higher compression ratios.
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Bremspropeller's post in Missile review was marked as the answer
AIM-9B/J - rear aspect heaters => Seeker needs to be uncaged.
AIM-9JULI - Juliet with a Lima seeker (all aspect) => Seeker needs to be uncaged.
R550 Magic 1 - rear aspect heater => Seeker magically uncages itself. Eats flares like I eat éclairs.
R550 Magic 2 - all aspect heater (best heater for the F1) => Seeker magically uncages itself.
R530 IR - BFM* rear aspect (and limited 3-9 line capability) heater => Can only be carried on C/L station or inboard wing-stations. Use the C/L station.
R530EM - BFM* all aspect Fox 1 (acts like a pitbull on a playground in a furball) => Can only be carried on C/L station or inboard wing-stations. Use the C/L station.
S530F - one Fox 1 to own them all => If Jesus had a missile.
That's about it. Unless Aerges decides in the future to implement the V3B or C and Python 3/ V3S missile carried by Equador and South Africa.
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* Big Fat Momma
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Bremspropeller's post in FOX 2s no longer work? was marked as the answer
Did you power up/ engage cooling of the missiles?
The EXT switch right outboard of the wingtip-missile station buttons should take care of that.
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Bremspropeller's post in LE Droop deflection angle was marked as the answer
LE devices have been fixed with today's patch.
I love you guys! 😄
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Bremspropeller's post in Rudder trembling at taxiing was marked as the answer
It's a known issue. There are several threads about it already.