Karon Posted November 10, 2021 Posted November 10, 2021 The abysmal number of views and subs this channel has baffles me. Although most of the content of this series is, so far, quite basic, very colloquial and open, it's always good and interesting to hear the experiences of former crews. 1 "Cogito, ergo RIO" Virtual Backseaters Volume I: F-14 Radar Intercept Officer - Fifth Public Draft Virtual Backseaters Volume II: F-4E Weapon Systems Officer - Scrapped Phantom Articles: Air-to-Air and APQ-120 | F-4E Must-know manoevure: SYNC-Z-TURN
jcdata Posted November 13, 2021 Posted November 13, 2021 I really enjoyed this one. Their guest seemed like a pretty interesting guy.Iiaf pilot doesnt sound authentic or even military imho.. talks about public knowledge Sounds Canadian..Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk
RaisedByWolves Posted November 13, 2021 Posted November 13, 2021 1 hour ago, jcdata said: Iiaf pilot doesnt sound authentic or even military imho.. talks about public knowledge Sounds Canadian.. Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk Sounded Hispanic to me.
GregP Posted November 13, 2021 Posted November 13, 2021 That’s Iranian-accented English, pretty familiar to those who’ve heard it a lot….although shouldn’t it be obvious from the context?
cheezit Posted November 23, 2021 Posted November 23, 2021 Episode 6: The Tomcat as a Forward Air Controller - Airborne (FAC-A) platform 2
Callsign JoNay Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 Finally got around to listening to the FAC-A episode. I didn't know about the rocket pods (Willie Petes) and HERO restriction thing on the deck of the ship, or that they used 500 lbers for visual cues instead of WPs during talk ons. Are we getting illumination flares and a marking laser eventually? Or does our laser already mark under NVGs? I'm not sure I've tested it, but I thought we only had a targeting laser in DCS currently. We love to do CAS/FAC in our virtual wing, especially at night, so some more tools would be very welcome.
Callsign JoNay Posted December 1, 2021 Posted December 1, 2021 On 11/30/2021 at 10:18 AM, Callsign JoNay said: Are we getting illumination flares and a marking laser eventually? Or does our laser already mark under NVGs? I'm not sure I've tested it, but I thought we only had a targeting laser in DCS currently. Went back and gave the episode another listen, and have to make a slight correction. Sounds like the marking laser was not a function of the LANTIRN, but was instead a hand-held IZLAD that the RIO would actually shine through the canopy down at targets to be seen through NVGs. Any chance of getting a laser like that implemented?...maybe through the mouse cursor like we do with the flashlight?
Katj Posted December 7, 2021 Posted December 7, 2021 Finally got around to listening to the FAC-A episode. I didn't know about the rocket pods (Willie Petes) and HERO restriction thing on the deck of the ship, or that they used 500 lbers for visual cues instead of WPs during talk ons. Are we getting illumination flares and a marking laser eventually? Or does our laser already mark under NVGs? I'm not sure I've tested it, but I thought we only had a targeting laser in DCS currently. We love to do CAS/FAC in our virtual wing, especially at night, so some more tools would be very welcome.Are you aware that we have the LUU-2 flare? Or am I missing something?
Uxi Posted December 7, 2021 Posted December 7, 2021 (edited) Shoes tells the best stories. Too bad most of them were variations on what we already had from the Mover interview. Would love to pick his brain on AIM-7 Sparrow employment and see how close DCS is. The lawsuit and airline comments were hilarious. Love his sense of humor. Old school man's man pilot. What are the yellow patches on his left shoulder of his jacket above the name badge? Edited December 7, 2021 by Uxi Specs & Wishlist: Core i9 9900k 5.0Ghz, Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero, 64GB G.Skill Trident 3600, Asus RoG Strix 3090 OC, 2TB x Samsung Evo 970 M.2 boot. Samsung Evo 860 storage, Coolermaster H500M, ML360R AIO HP Reverb G2, Samsung Odyssey+ WMR; VKB Gunfighter 2, MCG Pro; Virpil T-50CM v3; Slaw RX Viper v2
Callsign JoNay Posted December 7, 2021 Posted December 7, 2021 6 hours ago, Katj said: Are you aware that we have the LUU-2 flare? Or am I missing something? I was not aware. How have I never noticed that?
RaisedByWolves Posted December 22, 2021 Posted December 22, 2021 I think the guy with the beard made Bio cringe a bit. Crunch hid it better. great episode again.
RustBelt Posted December 25, 2021 Posted December 25, 2021 (edited) On 12/21/2021 at 7:10 PM, RaisedByWolves said: I think the guy with the beard made Bio cringe a bit. Crunch hid it better. great episode again. Dude was.....INTENSE! I like that though. Was a good listen! Edited December 25, 2021 by RustBelt
coreyhkh Posted January 4, 2022 Posted January 4, 2022 great episode, makes me wish we had the D version even more. 6
Callsign JoNay Posted January 4, 2022 Posted January 4, 2022 2 hours ago, coreyhkh said: great episode, makes me wish we had the D version even more. Same. And I think it would be a huge seller too. Too bad about the classified source material, or whatever the roadblock is.
Jayhawk1971 Posted January 4, 2022 Posted January 4, 2022 Someone call Elon, and/or we'll crowdfund, and buy Iran's whole Tomcat fleet. Gift it to the US Navy under the condition that the Navy has to eternally keep them in flyable status, at least for airshows. Then the DoD can finally declassify all that stuff and we'll finally can get the D.
lax22 Posted January 4, 2022 Posted January 4, 2022 (edited) Great episode! Especially enjoyed the dog fight comparison between the F14D, F15, F16 and F18. Sounds like the F14D was doing extremely well as long as the fight was below 20k ft and that the Eagle would have a very hard time dog fighting at low altitude. Also great was the story about the Super Hornet being left in the dust by a KC10 tanker (timestamp 1:01:30)... Edited January 5, 2022 by lax22 2 System: 7800X3D / Asus RTX 4090 OC / 64GB 3600mhz / Pimax Crystal / VKB GF3 Ultimate
Uxi Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 IRST sounds like a really effective tool. Specs & Wishlist: Core i9 9900k 5.0Ghz, Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero, 64GB G.Skill Trident 3600, Asus RoG Strix 3090 OC, 2TB x Samsung Evo 970 M.2 boot. Samsung Evo 860 storage, Coolermaster H500M, ML360R AIO HP Reverb G2, Samsung Odyssey+ WMR; VKB Gunfighter 2, MCG Pro; Virpil T-50CM v3; Slaw RX Viper v2
Gunslinger22 Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 13 hours ago, lax22 said: Great episode! Especially enjoyed the dog fight comparison between the F14D, F15, F16 and F18. Sounds like the F14D was doing extremely well as long as the fight was below 20k ft and that the Eagle would have a very hard time dog fighting at low altitude. Also great was the story about the Super Hornet being left in the dust by a KC10 tanker (timestamp 1:01:30)... It is interesting to also note though, that Slammer Richardson said he thought the non DFCS A/B were better pure BFM aircraft over the D. "I'm just a dude, playing a dude, disguised as another dude."
CarbonFox Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 Great episode. Had no idea the IRST was that good of a sensor on the Tomcat. 3 hours ago, Gunslinger22 said: It is interesting to also note though, that Slammer Richardson said he thought the non DFCS A/B were better pure BFM aircraft over the D. I also imagine the A and B being alittle bit lighter also worked to their benefit too. F/A-18C; A-10C; F-14B; Mirage 2000C; A-4E; F-16C; Flaming Cliffs 3
Jayhawk1971 Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) What does Jungle mean by "Q"? Q-corner, dynamic pressure related to the pitot tube, or: Edited January 5, 2022 by Jayhawk1971
Gascan39 Posted January 6, 2022 Posted January 6, 2022 Loved the "D" episode. I laughed when Jungle talked about beating a NFWS student (in a Tomcat) whilst flying a T-45 of all things. I had read stories about those engagements, 1 v 1 could be against almost anything.
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