Formation Practice

[Mobius1]

Hey everyone, I was just wondering if anyone has good suggestions on how to practice formation flying in LOMAC (single player only, my schedule is way too erratic to schedule a multiplayer session)? I have created a mission with me in an F-15 and an AI controlled F-15 and it seems to work, but the speed of the F-15 varies by quite a bit above and below the speed set in the mission editor. Does anyone know a way to fix this? I checked with autothrottle and TacView just to make sure it wasn't me that was the problem, and the computer's speed really did vary by a lot. Thanks for the help. :joystick:

[Ironhand]

Set the first Turning Point action to 'LockAltitude'. Then make sure that you set the WPs to a speed less than 330 knots. He will speed up and hold a steady 330 knots. If you set above that speed, you will again get fluctuation around the set speed even though LockAltitude is set.

 

Rich

[Mobius1]

Thanks. :thumbup:

[Disso]

heh..Mobius, good thing you asked, I have just the thing for you!

 

Check this out, saves you lightyears of trouble!

 

http://forum.lockon.ru/showthread.php?t=17476&highlight=formation+practice+mission

[Mobius1]

Thanks Disso, I'll try it.

[Disso]

BTW, just wondering, you wouldn't happen to be the Mobius from the Simviations forums would ya?

[Mobius1]

Yessir, I am, who are you over there?

[Breakshot]

That speed fluctuation is actually a good thing, practice with that to get ur throttle work right (u will have to make constant corrections). I never knew that the AI does this, and I was always practicing with him doin that. So when u are actually flying online with someone, the throttle work just seems soo much easier. But then there is that pitch an roll to worry bout as well :smilewink:

 

Good luck!

[Disso]

Yessir, I am, who are you over there?

 

heh...a nobody, just a lurker :smilewink:

[Mobius1]

Just a lurker? You should join the fun, we need more combat folks over there, at least more LOMACer's. I'm one of a few I know, but not many others.