Echo38 Posted April 23, 2017 Posted April 23, 2017 Used to be, real-life, guys trained on prop jobs first. Maybe that has changed. Not ~1800 hp. ones renowned for being tricky to take off & land! Militaries still use prop aircraft during fighter pilot training, but these modern prop trainers are much easier to fly than the high-powered WWII fighters were (and are).
colyoap Posted April 23, 2017 Author Posted April 23, 2017 Just an update guys: Firstly thanks for all the responses, I definitely wasn't expecting so much input lol! I went with the A-10c to train her on based on the many pro-hog responses and the fact that I already own and have a fairly good understanding of the module. Today was lesson 1 with flight fundamentals and avionics 101. She's pretty good at the startup checklist and taxing, but........ takeoff will need a little more work haha, after about 100' she tends to overcorrect on the rudder and "pirouette" on a wingtip. BTW I instead bought the sa342 for myself, love it! Took a little bit to get a feel for such a light copter after being used to the huey but I really like it, Highly recommend! Callsign: "Milkman" I7-8700k@4.8--Corsair H115i pro--EVGA FTW3 1080ti--GB Aorus Z370--256GB M.2 SSD--16GB ram--Win10--1000wGold Rate PSU--CV1 Rift--TIR5--X55 HOTAS--TM pedals--TM MFDs--Custom UFC
MisterVince Posted April 26, 2017 Posted April 26, 2017 Just an update guys: Firstly thanks for all the responses, I definitely wasn't expecting so much input lol! I went with the A-10c to train her on based on the many pro-hog responses and the fact that I already own and have a fairly good understanding of the module. Today was lesson 1 with flight fundamentals and avionics 101. She's pretty good at the startup checklist and taxing, but........ takeoff will need a little more work haha, after about 100' she tends to overcorrect on the rudder and "pirouette" on a wingtip. Thats nice ! :thumbup: Kind regards, Vince PC: i5-7300HQ@2,5GHz | nVidia GTX 1050 Ti | 8Gb RAM | 256GB SSD for Windows+DCS | Windows10 Modules: Mirage2000C | AV-8B N/A | MiG-21Bis | F-5E | L-39 | Gazelle | FC3 Combined Arms | Supercarrier NTTR | Persian Gulf
Echo38 Posted April 26, 2017 Posted April 26, 2017 takeoff will need a little more work haha, after about 100' she tends to overcorrect on the rudder and "pirouette" on a wingtip. You're making sure she turns off nosewheel steering before throttling up for takeoff, right?
colyoap Posted April 27, 2017 Author Posted April 27, 2017 NWS is being switched off around 70knots as per the manual, is that wrong? Callsign: "Milkman" I7-8700k@4.8--Corsair H115i pro--EVGA FTW3 1080ti--GB Aorus Z370--256GB M.2 SSD--16GB ram--Win10--1000wGold Rate PSU--CV1 Rift--TIR5--X55 HOTAS--TM pedals--TM MFDs--Custom UFC
Echo38 Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 It's been a year or so since I took off in the A-10, but I seem to recall it being much easier to take off without the nosewheel steering. Maybe have it on for the first few yards of the takeoff roll, but I wouldn't leave it on until 70 knots. Just make sure she doesn't touch the pedals until the nosewheel steering is off, anyway.
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