Toten Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 1. How did you learn about DCS? From A-10C 2. When did you first learn about the F-14? The Sim? From the forum or Newsletter. The fighter when I was a kid, had a book on all the worlds planes. 3. What made you fall in love with the F-14? The movie, Final Countdown 4. Any backstories of seeing the Top Gun movie for the first time? Large part of the reason I joined the Navy and Naval Aviation. Ended up working on the P-3C (when do we get it :) ?) 5. Did any of you really fly/RIO in an F-14? No but I launched one (Line Shack work) out of GTMO (back before it is what it is now) "You can be my wingman anytime." Toten Tiger-Spit-Viggen-Fishbed-Sabre-Dora-Kurfurst-Mustang-Huey-Warthog-Hip-Black Shark Driver (Not necessarily in that order) MSI 970A-G40 MoBo, AMD FX-8350 8 Core, Patriot Viper 24 GB DDR3, Nvidia Ge Force 1060 3 GB GPU
Greekbull Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 1. How did you learn about DCS? Reconnected with playing flight Sims this year after a long layoff. Used to play everything. 2. When did you first learn about the F-14? My uncle who was a pilot and Engineer for Sikorsky found out I loved aviation and would always send books and models. 3. What made you fall in love with the F-14? The movie Final Countdown 4. Any backstories of seeing the Top Gun movie for the first time? My older sister 17 at the time had to go see it in the theater because of Tom Cruise...I had to sell my soul to get her to take her 11 yr old brother with her! 5. Did any of you really fly/RIO in an F-14? No really wish I had. I've seen and sat in them in person many times including a Tiger Cruise I got to take on the Carl Vinson in 1989. Got to spend time on the flight deck while they were launching and recovering aircraft. It was amazing! Got launched off in a C2 at the end and flew into San Diego. The coolest things I did as a kid! AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | ASUS Crosshair Hero X670E | 64GB G Skill Trident Z DDR5 6000 | Nvidia RTX 4090 FE| Samsung EVO Plus 6 TB M.2 PCIe SSDs | TM Hornet Stick/WinWing Hornet Throttle and MIP | VPForce Rhino FFB Base | TM TPR Rudder Pedals W/Damper | Varjo Aero/Pimax Crystal | NeoEngress NACES Seat VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet Carrier Strike Group One(CSG-1) Discord
NORTHMAN Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 1. Searching for a decent flight simulation for years, I find it, purchased a new computer and enjoy a very good fly sim for the first time in 8-10 years (my cracked a-10 cuba CD finally died, and thinking about it I cant remember what i have done with my MS sidewinder). 2. Maybe 25 years ago, I was very Young! 3. Look pretty fast, even on a carrier deck with the wings at 68 degree! 4. It was awesome 25 years ago, now its more like : ''no you cant talk like that maneuvering it this way!'' And : ''hose him, HOSE HIM YOU D..B S..t B.....d!'' 5. NO WAY! Cya :thumbup: Prend ton temps mais fait ca vite :cold:... LG34''21:9 Asus 23''monitors Intel i7-4590 EVGA 1070 Superclocked Gskills 4x4G RAM Fatal1ty AsRock Z97 killer motherboard in a HAF black box with 4 CH products plug in and logitech G510, F310, M510 and M570 plus trackIR 5!
bart86pl Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 1. How did you learn about DCS? -I started with old Falckon 4.0, after that LOMAC/FC and now Im happy DCS pilot. 2. When did you first learn about the F-14? -Top Gun movie of course :) 3. What made you fall in love with the F-14? -Its a supersonic, sweep wing fighter that operates from ac carrier - its awesome. 4. Any backstories of seeing the Top Gun movie for the first time? -Not really, but I loved the soundtrack. 5. Did any of you really fly/RIO in an F-14? -No, wish I was. I really cant wait for DCS Tomcat especially that its made by this developer - MiG-21 is phenomenal. [sIGPIC]http://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic73792_1.gif [/sIGPIC]
captain_dalan Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 Hmm.... Nearly all aviation movies are pretty unrealistic, they kind of need to be. Real air combat would be very difficult for the uninitiated to follow or understand. Flight of the Intruder isn't too bad, but the strike concept may be easier to depict. Midway seems decent, but WWII style combat is close range and works better in film version. Speed and Angels was a good film, but they explained a lot up front. Still, they depicted air combat in largely Top Gun terms (close range and chasing the enemy). There are certainly many movies that I have not seen and may be better, but these come to mind. -Nick Flight of the Intrude was really awesome. I wonder how it clicked with the casual audience. Speed and Angels is still my favorite weekend pass time, but i consider it more od a documentary then a movie.:thumbup: WW1 and WW2 should be easier to present on screen, (especially WW1) but even they are seldom made with a satisfying degree of authenticity. I recall i did like the Flyboys a bit, but not being all that familiar with the early birds, i really could not tell how off they were on their facts :huh: Modules: FC3, Mirage 2000C, Harrier AV-8B NA, F-5, AJS-37 Viggen, F-14B, F-14A, Combined Arms, F/A-18C, F-16C, MiG-19P, F-86, MiG-15, FW-190A, Spitfire Mk IX, UH-1 Huey, Su-25, P-51PD, Caucasus map, Nevada map, Persian Gulf map, Marianas map, Syria Map, Super Carrier, Sinai map, Mosquito, P-51, AH-64 Apache, F4U Corsair
turkeydriver Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 1. Flight simming enthusiasm started with shareware SU-25 Stormovik in 1992. Then Falcon 3.0 and Flanker series/LOMAC/to DCS. 2. Watching Top Gun advertising at the Curtis Mathis store at the mall-it replayed the dogfight scene at the end on repeat. 3. just the look, period. The F-14 says, hello I'm a beast, and you aren't. 4. first time was on TV, I saw a commercial at my cousin's house in Wisconsin, and urged my dad to drive home as fast as he could so I could watch it. 5. No, flown on plenty of helos. I did get the awesome privilege of being treated to a personal unrestricted take-off out of Andrews AFB when a VF-31 F-14D left to head back to Oceana. The crew stayed on the deck, lit burners once gear was up as they passed me, then went vertical between the 113th ANG hangars and Air Force One hangars.....showed an AFB how its done right! It was windy that day so my eyes were watering once it was over... VF-2 Bounty Hunters https://www.csg-1.com/ DCS F-14 Pilot/RIO Discord: https://discord.gg/6bbthxk
SilentGun Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 1. I guess I found out about lock on modern air combat first, but I was playing other flying related games before that. I was looking around on Youtube for funny videogame aircraft crashes and Lockon came up. I thought "hey that looks fun" so I purchased it in 2009. After that I got Flaming Cliffs 2 and loved that. Then I found out about DCS A-10C Warthog, being the most realistic air combat simulator ever. That really brought my attention and ever since then I have been buying and learning DCS products. 2. I first learned about the tomcat when a friend showed me a model of an F-14D and how it could swing its wings. I really didn't care at the time because it looked weird and it was big and clunky, so I didn't think it would be a challenge for other dogfighters. 3. What made me fall in love with the F-14 was a documentary I watched a while ago (cant remember what it was called), but after seeing that I researched a little more on it and found that it was capable of doing a lot more things than I thought. What really makes me love it is the two seats the wide body and the swing wings. I think its an absolutely beautiful aircraft. 4. What made me watch Topgun for the first time was everyone saying "goodness gracious great balls of fire!" and me being embarrassed not knowing where it was from :) 5. I have never flown in the back seat of an F-14, but I would love to :D Link to my Imgur screenshots and motto http://imgur.com/a/Gt7dF One day in DCS... Vipers will fly along side Tomcats... Bugs with Superbugs, Tiffy's with Tornado's, Fulcrums with Flankers and Mirage with Rafales... :)The Future of DCS is a bright one:)
Frisco1522 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Posted May 31, 2015 Gone for 2 days and so many new stories. :book: Thank you all! I'm very excited to be flying with all of you some day. :pilotfly: If anyone else wants to add in, go for it! Frisco1522
Home Fries Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 (edited) 1. How did you learn about DCS?I'm one of the old schoolers who picked up Su-27 Flanker for DOS! 2. When did you first learn about the F-14?As young as I can remember, I was playing with a die cast F-14. 3. What made you fall in love with the F-14?See above. Just a cool bird all around. 4. Any backstories of seeing the Top Gun movie for the first time?Not really. However, I wanted to be a Navy pilot since 1982, but when Top Gun came out the only thing I could think of was "these guys (with the exception of Goose, RIP) are a bunch of a$$holes!" I discovered later that there are more guys are like Goose than like Iceman, and nobody like Maverick would make it through primary flight training. 5. Did any of you really fly/RIO in an F-14?No, but it wasn't for a lack of trying. I got what is unaffectionately known as the "NAMI Whammy", where I was told I had 20/40 vision and had to go into the back seat. This was also the time that the A-6 was being retired and the B/Ns were being converted to Prowlers and Tomcats, so the Tomcat RIO slots were few and far between. One thing I never got sick of on deployment, though, is going up to Vulture's Row to watch air ops. Watching Tomcats get launched was always the coolest, even though the B models don't engage afterburner on the cat like the As did. Edited June 5, 2015 by Home Fries -Home Fries My DCS Files and Skins My DCS TARGET Profile for Cougar or Warthog and MFDs F-14B LANTIRN Guide
Frisco1522 Posted June 5, 2015 Author Posted June 5, 2015 I'm one of the old schoolers who picked up Su-27 Flanker for DOS! As young as I can remember, I was playing with a die cast F-14. See above. Just a cool bird all around. Not really. However, I wanted to be a Navy pilot since 1982, but when Top Gun came out the only thing I could think of was "these guys (with the exception of Goose, RIP) are a bunch of a$$holes!" I discovered later that there are more guys are like Goose than like Iceman, and nobody like Maverick would make it through primary flight training. No, but it wasn't for a lack of trying. I got what is unaffectionately known as the "NAMI Whammy", where I was told I had 20/40 vision and had to go into the back seat. This was also the time that the A-6 was being retired and the B/Ns were being converted to Prowlers and Tomcats, so the Tomcat RIO slots were few and far between. One thing I never got sick of on deployment, though, is going up to Vulture's Row to watch air ops. Watching Tomcats get launched was always the coolest, even though the B models don't engage afterburner on the cat like the As did. Gaaaaaaahhhh!! So close! :cry: I'm going to the Rockford air show to see their F-22, but I really wish they had a tomcat. Having both at an air show would be amazing to see. Frisco1522
captain_dalan Posted June 6, 2015 Posted June 6, 2015 I discovered later that there are more guys are like Goose ... Ahhh Goose...... the only redeeming character of that generation...... :cry: Modules: FC3, Mirage 2000C, Harrier AV-8B NA, F-5, AJS-37 Viggen, F-14B, F-14A, Combined Arms, F/A-18C, F-16C, MiG-19P, F-86, MiG-15, FW-190A, Spitfire Mk IX, UH-1 Huey, Su-25, P-51PD, Caucasus map, Nevada map, Persian Gulf map, Marianas map, Syria Map, Super Carrier, Sinai map, Mosquito, P-51, AH-64 Apache, F4U Corsair
lokodehortaleza Posted June 6, 2015 Posted June 6, 2015 1. How did you learn about DCS? I hadn't played LOMAC for years and was looking for instructions on how to get it to run in Win 7, and found out about the release of Flamming Cliffs 3 for DCS. 2. When did you first learn about the F-14? I read about it in the manual for my first flight sim ever, F19 Stealth Fighter by Microprose. I was born in 1984 so I must've been a little boy! 3. What made you fall in love with the F-14? AIM-54 Phoenix. 4. Any backstories of seeing the Top Gun movie for the first time? I was disappointed because the bad guys were flying F-5s and calling them Mig-28s! 5. Did any of you really fly/RIO in an F-14? Nope.
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