Which Trainer/Light Attack Aircraft Interests You Most?

[hollywoodvillain]

Outlawal2, you are cool in my book for that meme, I loved it! Forget all, I stir up trouble from time to time just to get everyone's brain jogging! I mean no harm, just a refresher of what the ultimate goal for most of us is

[outlawal2]

Actually I believe that is already in place and it is called the profile HOME PAGE..

[johnv2pt0]

As far as I know, the British Hawk, the Czech L-39, the Spanish C-101, and the French Alphajet are all currently in the works for DCS World. They're all pretty similar aircraft that fulfill the same roles, being advanced trainers and light attack aircraft. Out of the 4, which one interests you the most?

 

The Aviojet team is very productive and active with the community, and the weapon options on the C-101CC are quite impressive. That has the most of my interest right now.

 

Agreed, 101 has my vote. Also, I love the lines on the 101...I just find it very attractive for some reason.

[kontiuka]

...I just find it very attractive for some reason.

And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.:lol:

[xaoslaad]

The one that comes out first. Would like to see something, anything, new in DCS. It's been awhile. April 4th for 1.2.8 which had some nice things, and last module was Mi-8 on Sept 4th or so? We're promised a lot coming down the pipe... EDGE, Hawk, MiG-21, F-86F, Dora, others.

 

Someone take my money already.

[outlawal2]

The one that comes out first. Would like to see something, anything, new in DCS. It's been awhile. April 4th for 1.2.8 which had some nice things, and last module was Mi-8 on Sept 4th or so? We're promised a lot coming down the pipe... EDGE, Hawk, MiG-21, F-86F, Dora, others.

 

Someone take my money already.

 

 

I'll take it! :megalol:

[johnv2pt0]

Also, my thoughts real quick with the debate around jet trainers. I fly with some guys that are pilots, and I myself am a retired USAF pilot, so I feel I can speak a bit for that subsection of the flight simming world. I don't know a single rl pilot that doesn't jump at the chance to learn and fly anything new that's at dcs level. I've said the same thing about the usefulness of certain aircraft for combat, but then that's really just a matter of mission design.

 

Example: P-51D doesn't fair too well vs. a T-90...so don't put a T-90 in the mission. Does it matter if you see a BMP explode versus a T-90 when you're buzzing around in the sky? For me, no it doesn't. Admittedly, it does complicate things when you're trying to make a stand alone dedicated server type of mission, but there are still ways to make it viable.

 

And then there's the incentive for other developers to get their feet in the door as others have said. If only modern front line fighters are "allowed" to be developed...the number of developers with access to the information required and the dedication to complete a project like that would be far less than what we have now. By learning the coding and the development process for ED, the next airframe they create will be released faster and probably at better quality levels. So you will actually see many more aircraft, including front line fighters than you would otherwise.

 

So, yeah, I'd love to see an F-18, but I also am really looking forward to all the stuff currently in the pipeline. When talking about the flight sim experience most of the learning process and skill development translates across all airframes and only a very little bit is about specific weapon systems.

 

And not to derail the thread, but I think the most limiting thing in DCS isn't the airframe selection but the almost complete lack of ATC and instrument flying.

[Krebs20]

The one that comes out first. And then 2nd, and then third. I'm not bias to any of the airframes. I just want the next Aircraft.

[Vedexent]

I just had a great idea. Mods, please create a "flame" forum. No particular topic. Just a place for users to hurl random insults at one another.:D

 

You know that exists already, right?

 

It's called YouTube's comment section :D

[hollywoodvillain]

Sorry but all this ignorance is why I fly BMS. Not perfect but at least not a complete joke. Bye bye I'm outta here