GoodHope Posted July 15, 2021 Posted July 15, 2021 Look I'm a complete amateur--I'm thrilled when I get a kill because it rarely happens. At the 22:02:10-11 of this engagement, it almost looks like the jet "drifts". I just remember I was slow with very little energy. I saw the Mig moving fast from my right to left so I kicked the rudder hard to the left... the nose just seemed to slide left while the jet was just hanging in the air and I was suddenly at his 6. Mad skills? Lucky? Is this a common maneuver that everyone uses? Was it an over G and the wings should have snapped off? Or is this a yawn moment for everyone else? Tacview-20210715-172334-DCS.zip.acmi 1
Robi-wan Posted July 16, 2021 Posted July 16, 2021 I watched it a couple of times, probably not a good idea to make your missile break uphill and out in front of the bandit (essentially a blind lead turn going belly up to your bandit). You did get very slow...with your nose buried below the horizon (I've made this error more than once IRL). You had a very cooperative bandit that flew out in front of you. When you started chasing him uphill, you went to AB and put your speedbrakes out (in no danger of overshooting him) with your airspeed ~280 KCAS. Couldn't tell that you kicked the rudder left, if you hadn't posted that, I'd have concluded you rolled left as you accelerated. Good news...a kill is a kill.
GoodHope Posted July 16, 2021 Author Posted July 16, 2021 Hey I appreciate the feedback especially from someone with real world experience! And I definitely got lucky to find someone worse than me. I've been dinking around with DCS since about Septemberish not being too serious about it. I've mainly been flying with madness and no method, but it has become obvious there's a science/art to this that I need to learn. If there's any resources for learning this stuff, I'd be very grateful; especially for any type of situational/practical sources. Thanks again!
Robi-wan Posted July 16, 2021 Posted July 16, 2021 @GoodHopeHere's a very good resource. I am three decades removed from doing that RL fighter pilot sh*t...I'm a Jurassic Era F-16 guy (A models only...heaters & guns). I'm still pretty good at having my right hand shootdown my left hand. 2
GoodHope Posted July 17, 2021 Author Posted July 17, 2021 (edited) From one Air Force brother to another, this is greatly appreciated! I was a maintainer (structural maintenance)--I didn't work 16s, but I did work KC-135 Q models, A models, and R models. I don't know how you feel about the 135s they modeled in DCS (don't know if the Rs were out while you were flying), I think DCS has absolutely nailed the details! I love seeing them when I refuel--especially since I get to see them from the receiver's point of view. Edited July 17, 2021 by GoodHope clarification
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