Flock of Geese ?

[SnowTiger]

Has anyone else noticed a Flock of Geese in DCS 1.5 ?

 

I have seen this a few times now. This "flock" of whatever, flies back and forth and all around.

I have seen this both through the cockpit windows and in the Gazelle's Vivienne monitor.

 

See attached screenshot (it's one of many I took showing their movement).

 

PS> I am assuming by the flight pattern that these are Canadian Geese.

[razo+r]

since you are close to a tree i'm sorry to tell you that but no. That < is part of the textures for the trees.

[Goldsmack]

Aw damn! that would have made a great Easter egg with fall coming up! :lol:

[Art-J]

That's what insufficient anti-aliasing leads to - glitches turnig into geese :D

[SnowTiger]

I'm not going to say that it's not a graphic glich but I can say for sure that it is NOT the trees.

I'll upload a few more images shortly to make the point.

[SnowTiger]

Geese or Graphic issue with Trees ?

 

Here is a series of screenshots taken while hovering (i.e. stationary). You can watch them as they flew past me. There are one or two other shots taken at different locations.

They are Numbered in the order in which they were taken.

 

I should point out that I have only noticed this over the last week or two, so I thought maybe (like the Seagulls in the Nevada map) they had been added to the Caucus map in an update.

The important thing to note is that while I'm stationary, this Flock (or whatever it is) was not. Furthermore, they can be seen without using the Targeting Cam/Vivianne.

[razo+r]

As I said, those are weird tree textures and not birds.

 

You can see your flock in different angles from the same position with the same size.

 

In my picture, they are stationary. Yours moved because the auto-hover of the gazelle is moving and not completely still. And I can see a tree near your "flock".

Edited September 8, 2017 by razo+r

[jcbak]

They aren't Geese. They are Bibbed Domestic Mallards.

[Dingo_Bob]

Surley it's a flock of unladen Swallows, African or European , I don't nooooooooooo..................

[SnowTiger]

As I said, those are weird tree textures and not birds.

 

You can see your flock in different angles from the same position with the same size.

 

In my picture, they are stationary. Yours moved because the auto-hover of the gazelle is moving and not completely still. And I can see a tree near your "flock".

 

Well DAMN.

I was almost hoping it was Geese. A little liveliness in the bush would only add to the ambiance. Especially when even on Medium, I can't get Civilian traffic to show up .. much if ever.

 

After discovering the Seagulls, I thought for sure this must be Geese.

 

I get the Hover Sway movement bit. But from the views I was seeing this .. mirage ... I would have sworn they were moving to ~!

 

Okay .. Case Closed .. and Resolved.

 

NEXT !!

[Vitormouraa]

Saw this yesterday when I was going to sleep, I laughed out loud!

[Hawkeye60]

We could make a flock of geese if you wish.......:music_whistling:

 

 

 

If we give them a damage model so you could even destroy your aircraft with them!

 

Ingested into the engines.................Not good.............:lol:

[Vitormouraa]

We could make a flock of geese if you wish.......:music_whistling:

 

 

 

If we give them a damage model so you could even destroy your aircraft with them!

 

Ingested into the engines.................Not good.............:lol:

 

Haha please Greg that would be Epic!

 

The Dino mod was hilarious!!

[joey45]

Flock of Geese ? The crapy Hollywood remake of the classic film The Wild Geese.

[Hawkeye60]

The Dino mod was hilarious!!

Personally I like Snoopy the best!

 

Dam that doghouse can shoot.........:lol::D

[SnowTiger]

We could make a flock of geese if you wish.......:music_whistling:

 

If we give them a damage model so you could even destroy your aircraft with them!

 

Ingested into the engines.................Not good.............:lol:

 

The funny thing is, when I discovered the Seagulls in DCS 2 Nevada (I'm Not sure if I was the first to discover it but I am pretty sure I was the first to Post about it), I was flying a Huey around "the dam" and reservoir etc. I actually tried to kill them by shooting at them and blade chopping them etc.

Seems they are Indestructible.

 

But for a moment I thought, "oh great", DCS decided to actually have Birds to fly into rather than just a "random chance equation" setting to determine that you have bird damage. The latter would suck because you'd be flying around and all of a sudden things go all wrong. You would have NO Idea why they went wrong until "MAYBE" the report would specify that you hit birds.

Of course if I saw the bloody things I'd at least try to avoid them ... unlike in the Huey in Nevada !!

 

So ya .... Please Do Model Birds !! Don't let me stop you ! LOL

 

Thanks Everyone ..... for bursting my bird bubble !

[Hawkeye60]

So ya .... Please Do Model Birds !! Don't let me stop you ! LOL

Just remember that you guys asked................:D

 

(well, I did offer didn't I........):megalol:

 

I already have ideas...........:music_whistling:

[Davee]

Has anyone else noticed a Flock of Geese in DCS 1.5 ?

 

I have seen this a few times now. This "flock" of whatever, flies back and forth and all around.

I have seen this both through the cockpit windows and in the Gazelle's Vivienne monitor.

 

See attached screenshot (it's one of many I took showing their movement).

 

PS> I am assuming by the flight pattern that these are Canadian Geese.

 

Just being a bit pedantic here but: there are no such things as Canadian Geese. Canada does not own any Geese.

 

The correct term is: Canada Geese or Canada Goose.

 

:)

[cthulhu68]

Just being a bit pedantic here but: there are no such things as Canadian Geese. Canada does not own any Geese.

 

The correct term is: Canada Geese or Canada Goose.

 

:)

I think this thread should be renamed "Gaggle of Geese?" as well.;)

[SnowTiger]

I'm aware that it is Canada Geese/Goose.

A Gaggle is when they are on the ground (I think).

 

But I call them Canadian Geese just because the USA calls itself America. I figure if USA can have America, the least Canadians can take ownership of is Our Geese ! LOL

[Goldsmack]

Just think we could recreate Chesley Sullenberger's famous water ditching with the A-10. "Were going to be in the huds...black sea"

[flask]

Seeing thing

 

Saw geese? Don't laugh

I'm sure I saw a spider

I could have sworn I saw a giant spider drawn on the ground in Nevada, but for the life of me I've flown countless hours trying to see it again with no luck.

I guess my VR is making me go loopy.

[Davee]

Saw geese? Don't laugh

I'm sure I saw a spider

I could have sworn I saw a giant spider drawn on the ground in Nevada, but for the life of me I've flown countless hours trying to see it again with no luck.

I guess my VR is making me go loopy.

 

Check inside your VR. :)

[flask]

Check inside your VR. :)

 

 

LoL

[lazduc]

You guys are talking about geese. My next door neighbor was Captain Christopher Stover.

I watched him graduate from high school and go to the Air Force Academy and since there were no open Jet Fighter slots, he accepted helicopter training. He was super intelligent, an extremely generous, great personality , always wanting to help, lots of empathy for all, a great kid...I miss him. Here is a little about him....you can google him and take a look at his photo.

 

Several waterfowl that smashed through a helicopter windscreen caused the crash that killed Capt. Christopher Stover of Vancouver and three other Air Force personnel on Jan. 7.

 

Stover, a 2004 graduate of Evergreen High School, was piloting the HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter on a search-and-rescue training flight along the English coast when it crashed.

 

In a report issued last week, Air Force investigators determined that multiple bird strikes caused the crash of what they called the “mishap aircraft” or MA.

 

“At least three geese penetrated the windscreen of the MA, struck the mishap pilot and mishap co-pilot, rendering them unconscious and thus unable to control the MA. Additionally, at least one goose impacted the front” of the helicopter, disabling its trim and flight path stabilization systems.

 

Three seconds after being struck by the birds, the helicopter hit the ground, killing all four members of the crew, which also included co-pilot Capt. Sean Ruane, Tech. Sgt. Dale Mathews and Staff Sgt. Afton Ponce. The airmen were with the U.S. Air Force’s 56th Rescue Squadron, based at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, England.

 

The 28-year-old Stover is survived by his wife, Sarah Stover; parents Rick and Maribel Stover; and his sister, Kelly Stover.

 

Tough week for family

 

Rick Stover said the family was contacted after the investigation board finished its work.

 

“We did get a briefing before the report was issued, as did all the families,” Rick Stover said in an email message. “Last week was tough, as it marked the six-month mark since the accident, and then the report release. Plus, I was interviewed by the BBC for TV and radio.”

 

Capt. Stover flew 100 rescue missions during a 3½-month deployment to Afghanistan in 2012. In addition to the inherent dangers of combat missions, the job comes with other flying hazards.

 

“Chris and I did talk of the natural issues like buildings, power poles and lines, as well as weather,” Rick Stover said.

 

According to the accident investigation report, Stover was piloting the second helicopter in a two-aircraft exercise. Their training scenario was a low-level — 100 to 150 feet — night-time rescue of an F-16 pilot who had ejected from his jet. Both air crews were wearing night-vision goggles.

 

The exercise was following the United Kingdom’s military recommendations on bird hazards, the report said. The lead helicopter crew didn’t report seeing any birds as it passed over Cley Marshes in the Norfolk Wildlife Trust but the waterfowl were likely startled by the aircraft.

 

Flying at 126 mph over a moonlit English coast, Stover’s craft was about 500 yards behind the lead helicopter and 110 feet above the ground when it was struck by the geese.

 

“The types of geese that hit the (aircraft) weigh between 6 and 12 pounds. A bird weighing 7.5 pounds would impact with 53 times the kinetic energy of a baseball moving at 100 mph,” said the report, which was signed by Brig. Gen. Jon Norman, president of the investigation board,

 

Pieces of the windscreen and bird remains were found about 720 feet from the crash site. No bird remains were found in either engine.

 

Tribute to crew

 

While the report is primarily an account of a disaster — the investigation included engineering analysis and animated simulations — it also serves as a tribute to the four aviators.

 

An “In Memoriam” preface salutes them as search-and-rescue crewmen who “seek out and save the lost, the wounded, and the fallen, day or night, in inclement weather, and in the face of hostile forces. These four airmen took flight on 7 January 2014 to be ready, at a moment’s notice and under any circumstances to find and recover those in need of refuge. …

 

“Together they are credited with saving hundreds of lives.”

 

Lazduc