Trunkmunki

So, is Komodo no longer in business? Their website is down, but I cannot find anything confirming their status.

If I had my "druthers" DCS would have: A PT-17 and a training campaign to mimic the WWII training syllabus An AT-6 and a training campaign to mimic the WWII training syllabus A P-51, Spitfire and/or P-47 training campaign to mimic recent syllabi A T-34 or Texan II/Toucan and training campaign to mimic recent syllabi I'll settle for a T-38 training campaign for the F5 (close enough to a T-38 for me) or a REAL L-39 full-syllabus that basically takes you from the T-34 to a "tactical jet" While I don't need a TH-67 or UH-72 and campaign, I bet quite a few people would benefit greatly from a training campaign that mirrored the Army's UH-1 training from zero-hero. I'd really like to see full training campaigns for all of the aircraft available. I fly for a living, and am a former UH-60 pilot. I'd love the AH-64 or OH-58, as well as many of the fixed-wing stuff, but I have never had training on dogfighting, weapons-systems, tactical fixed-wing operations, etc. Full campaigns that take you from "what's an airplane/helicopter?" to "advanced operations" as a real training regime would be much more enjoyable and productive than me blindly trying to figure out how to do anything in one of the aircraft. I would honestly use DCS much more if I could progress through those campaigns. I haven't recently purchased anything or even used the sim because I can never really get to a level of proficiency to enjoy it. I know there are F-16, A-10, etc., guys on here that just "do what they do" with great proficiency, but that is really a small percentage of potential customers. Then there are the guys that have no real-world experience but spend hundreds of hours figuring this stuff out on their own with little guidance (which is an amazing achievement) but that requires a commitment well beyond what the average person can do. I'm not saying make it a game and easy. I WANT the realism and complexity, but I want the training to get the proficiency as well. I think doing the "baby steps" into tactical flying would get a lot more people interested and keep them coming back for more, which is good for all of us.

Well, no matter what the experience with the Gazelle has been (full disclosure: I don’t have it) the -58 will be a day one purchase for me. I am extremely impressed with the AH-64, but I’m not interested in it. I really want the -58, and if somebody came out with an AH-1, that would be day-one as well. The -58 vids I’ve seen during development are exactly what I want and look great. I check the forum and DCS site regularly in the hope that “pre-purchase” or “available now” shows up. Not all modules are for everybody, but I’m pretty sure this one will be a winner. That, and if RAZBAM ever gets the A-29 out…

Medevac I feel I should elaborate a bit though; I was fully qualified and on (literally) the day we were to head overseas on my first deployment they figured out I had a lot of civilian fixed wing time and switched me to a C-12, where I spent the remainder of my time in the Army and two deployments. I loved the helicopters but “needs of the Army” forced the change and then I got spoiled by being in a very small, largely autonomous unit that often was more like a corporate flight department than a vast military machine. Initially I planned to go back to the 60s but after a couple years I didn’t want to deal with “big Army problems.”

The progress on this module is the same as every one I have been excited about: always too slow! Let me elaborate, The quality of any module on DCS blows away any other simulator out there. I have tried many of them. I don’t think ANY module I have been excited about (by any developer) has made the initial, or even updated, timetables for release. Every one of them has exceeded my expectations. I don’t have all of them, but many. Every one has been worth the wait. My biggest concern is project cancellation (P-40). The Kiowa is one of the modules I am most excited about, I am a wannabe Scout pilot that only managed to fly UH-60s. But I can get a taste when this comes out. Keep up the good work and release something to be proud of when it is ready. I don’t know what specific negativity there was that precipitated the comment about no further updates, but it is a shame. If the work in progress isn’t living up to expectations you have the right to not buy the module. But I know you will anyway... As for me, I anxiously and patiently await Beta! (Or full release, either way I will be Day One)