DCS A-10C QUESTIONS

Manual Update

Has the users manual been updated since the final release?

I did and it goes off then sounds right back on again. Not sure what else I may have not done.

Hi CaptMac,

Youre not doing any thing wrong, the l/r eng oil pressure alarms will go until the oil pressure builds up in each engine after you start them.

I believe it is a bug though..I guess for now it's just motivation to get those engines up and running ASAP ;)

Ok, Cool!!! Thanks for the reply.

Well I also think it's a bug.

If you play the campaign or single mission the alarm will come back after a few seconds but in the mission editor it will not.

I've just tried it. Me alone on the map, starting from ramp at Batumi, no weapon.

I turn the battery, the APU and the APU generator on. After a few seconds the alarm starts, I press the "master caution", it stops and doesn't come back.

Weird

It's not weird; more discussion in this thread. It's caused by ground-level turbulence. The variation in the wind causes the turbines to spin at different speeds, when they spin fast enough to build oil pressure the warning is disabled, and then they slow down again so a new warning is issued.

In your mission editor test, and some ground-level wind and a bunch of turbulence and you'll have the same thing as the campaign missions.

DCS A10 C release version - DSMS update after ground crew stores load.

In short, DSMS doesn't get updated after you change your load via the ground crew...I wouldn't actually expect it to by magic, but aren't the ground crew meant to upload a new DSMS data package? or can you as the pilot? or do you have to enter the whole load manually? (PAIN)

DCS A10 C release version - DSMS update after ground crew stores load.

 

In short, DSMS doesn't get updated after you change your load via the ground crew...I wouldn't actually expect it to by magic, but aren't the ground crew meant to upload a new DSMS data package? or can you as the pilot? or do you have to enter the whole load manually? (PAIN)

Reload the DSMS. Go to the load page by holding a bottom OSB for 2 secs, select load, click bottom OSB again. Now you see load on the bottom OSB. Click it to go to load screen, select load DSMS. Done.

Reload the DSMS. Go to the load page by holding a bottom OSB for 2 secs, select load, click bottom OSB again. Now you see load on the bottom OSB. Click it to go to load screen, select load DSMS. Done.

Cheers Geskes,

Problem solved.

Just a quick question. Is freetack compatible with A-10c? Does it work well? If there is no freetrack compatibiity, I will not be buying this game. Thankyou.

When you first turn on the battery and then start up the APU the master alarm sound until you finally start the engines. Anyway to mute the master alarm sound just during startup?

 

CaptMac

Before you fly the mission, go to mission editor and just close it, to get spawned on a different location, not next to that red house.

question about AI comms

Sirs,

I'm unable to hear a single comm from AI. Please, let me explain.

I've created a simple mission where AI choppers and aircrafts execute traffic pattern on any airport.

I've set right frequence, but I don't hear any comms between AI and TW.

Maybe I've misanderstood ... I thought at DEFAULT comms, like "imbound", "ready for takeoff", "final RW xx", etc.

Radio Communications

The A-10C uses three radios: one UHF radio, one VHF AM radio, and one VHF FM radio. Each of these radios is interactive needs to be set accordingly to communicate with other aircraft and ground elements in the mission (manual and preset frequencies). Each friendly aircraft is assigned a frequency that a radio must be tuned to in order to communicate with it. This is also true for the JTAC. When viewing the radio message window, the frequency of recipients is listed.

The HOTAS Mic switch can be used to select each radio and only the possible recipients on the modulation and frequency will be listed in the radio dialog menu.

Someone can explain me, please?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards.

antonio.

How do you get your HUD to display the recommended altitude for a steer point? Mine always says steer point number/DTS.

When I get takeoff clearance from ATC he ends the call with climb 300 at QFE 29.

What does climb 300 mean?

When I get takeoff clearance from ATC he ends the call with climb 300 at QFE 29.

What does climb 300 mean?

I believe it's altitude. He tells you to maintain runway heading until at 300 feet or something in the likes. QFE is the current atmospheric pressure.

I would say it is Flight Level 300.. ie times 100... 300 * 100 = 30000 climb to 30000ft That is what I used to give on a take-off.. Ie Maintain Runway Heading 18, Climb to Flight Level 200, Contact Ground Control Intercept on STUD 3. etc...

QFE is atmospheric pressure relative to the airport.. IE the Air Port would have a barometric altitude of 0 ft. QNH is relative to sea level. The airport would have an altitude relative to sea level. I am more used to QNH... but I guess Europeans use QFE ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_pressure

Thanks for the answers guys...

I am familiar with QFE and QNH but the climb 300 doesn't really make much sense.

Assuming it means to climb to 30000ft, that seems like a looooonnng time to maintain runway heading, especially as most missions occur at or around 10000ft.

If it means 300ft then perhaps we can assume we are allowed to deviate off runway heading at 300ft. Which seems more plausible, but still seems fairly low... correct me if I am wrong but in actual airports they usually make you climb to pattern altitude before departing VFR.

Perhaps it is an indication of minimum safe altitude around the airport.

I'm pretty sure it's in meters, for better or for worse. I.e. climb to 300 meters.

How do you get your HUD to display the recommended altitude for a steer point? Mine always says steer point number/DTS.

Anyone? Beuller?

Anyone? Beuller?

Ah Ferris... its been a long time since I heard that quote.

On the UFC you can hit the PG/DATA rocker switch.

The altitude will appear and it will start flashing, you can adjust the altitude by hitting the PG/DATA switch some more or just hit ENT to stop the flashing.

To change back to DTS hit the PG/DATA switch to start it flashing then the SEL rocker switch to change it to DTS then hit ENT to stop the flashing.

I'm pretty sure in both cases it will stop flashing by itself if you leave it for a few seconds.

I'm pretty sure it's in meters, for better or for worse. I.e. climb to 300 meters.

That makes more sense (approx 1000ft), I guess the ATC calls were taken from Black Shark where altitudes were done in meters.

Thanks Alpha

In Options/Controls, How do you remove a command from the list of modifiers?

Sry if this has been answered before, I couldn't find anything pertaining.

How do I eject? I can't find the handle for it in the cockpit :/

FL is always in feet, so FL 300 is 30,000 ft

So ATC want an A-10 to climb to 30,000 feet? Weird!

How do I eject? I can't find the handle for it in the cockpit :/

you first arm the ejection lever on the left of the seat

to eject you have to press Ctrl + E three times