Matchstick Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 I'm really not a good pilot but I'm loving flying the Viggen because it seems ridiculously easy to fly - particularly the auto-throttle - to the point that I can actually reliably land safely (unheard of for me with a fast-jet). Is this accurate and presumably the jet is all about taking as much effort off the pilot so they can concentrate on staying as low as possible and delivering thir payload.
rainyday Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 It is pretty easy on normal flight - steady & stable - but it gets trickier when you start yanking & banking with it and taking it out of it's comfort zone. But I think Viggen design is pilot first - in general it is relatively low maintenance when up & flying. Excellent autopilot and so on. About AFK - it's bit too good. I learnt to land with it - had to practically re learn landing again when I turned it off... Now I only use it rarely, when I really need to concentrate on something else. But of course - this is just my impressions from the sim. I expect it to be pretty accurate - but couldn't say how the real thing was. Lähetetty minun EVA-L09 laitteesta Tapatalkilla A-10C Warthog | AJS-37 Viggen | F-5E Tiger II | Mig-15bis | MiG-19P Farmer
Varis Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 Early on I had a bit of trouble with random rudder inputs and the thing would just flip on its back now and then... Going with rudder curves and quality pedals helped with that. SA-342 Ka-50 Mi-8 AJS-37 F-18 M2000C AV-8B-N/A Mig-15bis CA --- How to learn DCS
Barbarossa Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 It is pretty easy on normal flight - steady & stable - but it gets trickier when you start yanking & banking with it and taking it out of it's comfort zone. You're right... Matchstick, try VIGGEN in dogfight and maybe you'll change your mind... My Specs: Win 11 64bit, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D @ 4,2GHz, 64 GB, Radeon RX7900 XTX, 500GB + 2000GB SSD
Matchstick Posted January 27, 2019 Author Posted January 27, 2019 You're right... Matchstick, try VIGGEN in dogfight and maybe you'll change your mind... Absolutely ! But it still remain about the only DCS jet I can land reliably - that's massive improvement for me :)
RagnarDa Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 You are supposed to pull the stick aft when thouched down to put weight on the main wheels. What I do is touch down with a little wheel brake applied so the nose will go down immediately and meanwhile pull the stick a little while throttling up whit reverser on. The plane is far more controllable if you pull the stick imo. Remember the reverser ejects more air downwards than upwards which tips the plane forwards a little, and using wheels brakes (which is mainly applied to main wheels) adds to this effect. DCS AJS37 HACKERMAN There will always be bugs. If everything is a priority nothing is.
Quip Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 The whole mentality regarding Swedish airplanes is that any time you as a pilot to fly the airplane is time lost on your primary mission. So the airplane is there to help you. Remember this when you fly the F-14 ;)
Matchstick Posted January 28, 2019 Author Posted January 28, 2019 The whole mentality regarding Swedish airplanes is that any time you as a pilot to fly the airplane is time lost on your primary mission. So the airplane is there to help you. Remember this when you fly the F-14 ;) That's pretty much what I assumed and why I love the Viggen (compressor surge/stalls notwithstanding) but it's nice to know it's realistic :)
Coolhand77 Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 I also love the viggen, used seing them in the sky during my childhood and also during my military service in the Swedish airforce. I got a friend of mine that’s a civilian pilot (and a DCS pilot), and of his colleagues is a former AJS37 pilot. This pilot has recently got into DCS and the Viggen module. When I get the chance I’ll ask him about his opinion about the flight model. We plan fly together in GAW, of course in the AJS37????
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