Snoopy Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) In preparation of the upcoming DCS A-10C 2 module I decided I wanted to fly a FCF profile on the A-10C in DCS World. An FCF is accomplished real world when an aircraft goes through major maintenance (depot level, phase) to validate systems perform correctly and the aircraft is safe. Only a handful of pilots in every unit are FCF qualified. To do this I took the real world A-10C FCF TO and Checklist and made one, removing all the items that don't apply to the A-10C we currently have in DCS World. / - something doesn't work correctly but it isn't grounding X - something is broken and real world the jet wouldn't be allowed to fly until it is fixed. I attempted sortie 1 today (5 Feb 20) but had to ground abort due to the following (twitch video for those interested located here): DCS A-10C FFC Sortie 1 (5 Feb 2020) DCS World 2.5.5.41962 X Caution lights not bright enough (new cockpit known issue) / Flood Light control knob – Thunderstorm lights turn on as soon as you adjust knob, they should only come on when you move the knob to “TSTORM” (BEFORE STARTING ENGINES STEP 11b) X Engine Chop Check – when throttle moved from idle to max (within 2 seconds) Core RPM should not exceed 70% (in sim core RPM goes to 75%) (BEFORE TAXI STEP 8 ) X Left engine fails to suction feed (L MAIN & L WING pumps off) when at max power, engine shut down while verifying max limits (LINEUP CHECK STEP 2) X Right engine fails to suction feed (R MAIN & R WING pumps off) when at max power, engine shut down while verifying max limits (LINEUP CHECK STEP 2) I had planned to continue but the left engine would not restart with APU or with #2 at max power even after turning the fuel pumps back on and resetting the DC Fuel pump. Attempt #2 is planned for Saturday 2 May. Once I've completed all of the FCF profile I'll make tracks of each individual bug and share with ED. ED can choose to use or disregard this information. Edited April 26, 2020 by Snoopy v303d Fighter Group Discord | Virtual 303d Fighter Group Website | v303rd Fighter Group Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kengou Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Would you mind posting the checklist you created? Would be very cool to take a look. Virpil WarBRD | Thrustmaster Hornet Grip | Foxx Mount | Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle | Logitech G Throttle Quadrant | VKB T-Rudder IV | TrackIR 5 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB | 32GB DDR4 3200 | SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yurgon Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Thanks a lot, great work! :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nighthawk2174 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Can't wait to see the rest of the checklist walked through! Hopefully you'll post your full list as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akiazusa Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 great work:thumbup: hope ed take a look at this Kyoto Animation forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruw Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Hey Snoopy, thank you for your contribution. Have you something new to share with us about further progress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 Hey Snoopy, thank you for your contribution. Have you something new to share with us about further progress? I’m going to try to fly the entire profile next Saturday. v303d Fighter Group Discord | Virtual 303d Fighter Group Website | v303rd Fighter Group Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzU Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Are they going to consult you when building the A-10C2 Snoopy? I don't mind paying for it if you say it's ok to release it. btw...Do you know if it will be this year? Buzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Are they going to consult you when building the A-10C2 Snoopy? I don't mind paying for it if you say it's ok to release it. btw...Do you know if it will be this year? I don’t have any official connection with ED so no I’m sure they won’t ask me to consult. As to when it’ll be released I have the same information as everyone has that’s read Kate’s latest post. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=269757 According to that the A-10C is mid term meaning: ”Mid Term - we have a firm list of tasks and we trust that it might be delivered in less than 9 months.” v303d Fighter Group Discord | Virtual 303d Fighter Group Website | v303rd Fighter Group Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzU Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Ok, thanks. Buzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmirkingGerbil Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Amazing, thanks for contributing this effort. Very interesting for the "ultra-realism" crowd. Much Appreciated. Pointy end hurt! Fire burn!! JTF-191 25th Draggins - Hawg Main. Black Shark 2, A10C, A10CII, F-16, F/A-18, F-86, Mig-15, Mig-19, Mig-21, P-51, F-15, Su-27, Su-33, Mig-29, FW-190 Dora, Anton, BF 109, Mossie, Normandy, Caucasus, NTTR, Persian Gulf, Channel, Syria, Marianas, WWII Assets, CA. (WWII backer picked aircraft ME-262, P-47D). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Thanks much! all ways interesting https://www.shapeways.com/shops/a-10c-warthog-supplies https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bog9y Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 On 2/5/2020 at 9:19 PM, Snoopy said: In preparation of the upcoming DCS A-10C 2 module I decided I wanted to fly a FCF profile on the A-10C in DCS World. An FCF is accomplished real world when an aircraft goes through major maintenance (depot level, phase) to validate systems perform correctly and the aircraft is safe. Only a handful of pilots in every unit are FCF qualified. To do this I took the real world A-10C FCF TO and Checklist and made one, removing all the items that don't apply to the A-10C we currently have in DCS World. / - something doesn't work correctly but it isn't grounding X - something is broken and real world the jet wouldn't be allowed to fly until it is fixed. I attempted sortie 1 today (5 Feb 20) but had to ground abort due to the following (twitch video for those interested located here DCS A-10C FFC Sortie 1 (5 Feb 2020) DCS World 2.5.5.41962 X Caution lights not bright enough (new cockpit known issue) / Flood Light control knob – Thunderstorm lights turn on as soon as you adjust knob, they should only come on when you move the knob to “TSTORM” (BEFORE STARTING ENGINES STEP 11b) X Engine Chop Check – when throttle moved from idle to max (within 2 seconds) Core RPM should not exceed 70% (in sim core RPM goes to 75%) (BEFORE TAXI STEP 8 ) X Left engine fails to suction feed (L MAIN & L WING pumps off) when at max power, engine shut down while verifying max limits (LINEUP CHECK STEP 2) X Right engine fails to suction feed (R MAIN & R WING pumps off) when at max power, engine shut down while verifying max limits (LINEUP CHECK STEP 2) I had planned to continue but the left engine would not restart with APU or with #2 at max power even after turning the fuel pumps back on and resetting the DC Fuel pump. Attempt #2 is planned for Saturday 2 May. Once I've completed all of the FCF profile I'll make tracks of each individual bug and share with ED. ED can choose to use or disregard this information. Snoopy, have you tried redoing the FCF with the A-10 lately? I'm just curious what state the module is in and how many features are missing or how many bugs there are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 I have not but it’s in my “to do” list 1 v303d Fighter Group Discord | Virtual 303d Fighter Group Website | v303rd Fighter Group Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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