DCS World presentation at HCC Flightsimulator

[Joe Kurr]

Last Saturday we presented DCS World to the HCC Flightsimulator club in Almere, the Netherlands.

The first part was an introduction to DCS and its features.

The second part was a formation flight around Las Vegas.

 

We had two cockpits on-site, while two other members of our team joined up from home to complete our 4-ship mixed formation for the afternoon flight.

 

People were amazed by the level of detail in the terrain and the graphics quality.

Several people stated that they wanted to try DCS and asked all kinds of questions about system requirements, how it compares to FSX, what to expect in the future, etc.

 

All in all, it was great fun to do, and nice to receive such positive response, even from people who don't like militairy flightsims in the first place.

 

 

[Sabre-TLA]

Good job! :thumbup:

 

Great to get more people exposed to DCS even if they aren't into military combat sims. With some of the new training aircraft (Hawk, L-39, C-101) they could still enjoy flying around DCS.

 

Should be even better once the ATC rewrite is complete for 2.0.

 

Thanks for helping to spread the benefits of DCS to the larger sim community.

[CoBlue]

That's a good initiative :thumbup:

[104th_Maverick]

Thanks for promoting our beloved hobby! Looks like you did a fantastic job, great set up!

 

Hopefully this will bring some new players to the sim :D

[Gaanalma]

Fantastic!

[mig29movt]

I still don't get why some people still bother with FSX :huh:

Show them how a flight sim should be! Especially the heli people.

[tintifaxl]

I still don't get why some people still bother with FSX :huh:

Show them how a flight sim should be! Especially the heli people.

 

Flying an Airbus from VIE to FRA maybe? :smilewink:

[Joe Kurr]

Flying an Airbus from VIE to FRA maybe? :smilewink:

 

You mean take off from VIE, switch on the autopilot, have a coffee break, and land at FRA? ;)

[mig29movt]

Flying an Airbus from VIE to FRA maybe? :smilewink:

 

I have to admit that I had this time as well, but mostly in FS2004. (I remember flying Bratsk to Irkutsk in a russian passenger airplane :) )

 

Tried Lock on back then it seemed to be very interesting but I was waiting for FSX, pre ordered it and got disappointed in a way I never was until then (and now). So I began to to look closer at Lock on FC with the Ka-50 just around the corner. Which then totally got me. :joystick:

 

You mean take off from VIE, switch on the autopilot, have a coffee break, and land at FRA? ;)

 

:lol:

[104th_Maverick]

I still don't get why some people still bother with FSX :huh:

 

Google VATSIM!

 

Hands down the most realistic experience you can have in virtual Commercial Aviation!

 

1000s of people take part!

[whaaw]

I have to admit that I had this time as well, but mostly in FS2004. (I remember flying Bratsk to Irkutsk in a russian passenger airplane :) )

 

Tried Lock on back then it seemed to be very interesting but I was waiting for FSX, pre ordered it and got disappointed in a way I never was until then (and now). So I began to to look closer at Lock on FC with the Ka-50 just around the corner. Which then totally got me. :joystick:

 

 

 

:lol:

 

 

I did the same thing with VATSIM multiplayer server with real controllers and stuff. I flew LSZR to Mallorca PMI all the time :-)

 

good old days....

[FLANKERATOR]

Great initiative Joe!

 

FSX has been there for ages and have gathered a much larger community. DCS is the best flight sim out there but is still in its very early stages when it comes to breaking through the masses.

 

More people are joining though thanks to initiatives like this alongside the online endeavour ...the future is looking bright.

[pappavis]

Leuk initiatief :).

[=Mac=]

Can you imagine ATC? Think of McCarran with civilian traffic, Nellis with Red Flag going on, newbies flying Hueys and 8's around Tromp and M1A1's crawling along the strip looking for cops to shoot? Not to mention the oddball out at Groom Lake looking for escaping aliens (of the Third Kind).

 

FSX and GTA have nothing compared to that!