Community A-4E-C v2.2 (October 2023)

[Calabrone]

10 hours ago, JeffreyC said:

I think a great compromise for overall realism would be for steering to be as it is now, with a separate "NWS/Towbar" bindable as well. When it is not used stand along steering with differential breaking applies, but when it is held the more precise and direct control takes over for such situation as when the plane would not be guiding itself.

On the ground there is no problem moving to the runway, you just need to get the hang of it and those who have a pedal set with the ability to use the pedals as independent brakes, as I have, get used to it quickly. On the aircraft carrier instead is a total mess, unless you are positioned directly on the catapult, and then there would be need to be positioned automatically on the catapult, as happened in reality. In the version with the NSW running things were slightly better. Too bad because this great module loses its charm on the deck of an aircraft carrier. I hope they will think it over and make the change that has been requested by many.

[JNelson]

Well anyone is welcome to implement some kind of towbar system and submit a pull request.

Don't take this the wrong way but even my brother who is terrible at DCS can taxi the A-4E on the deck, so not sure how it hinders carrier ops? We have had 10 people on the Forrestal all in A-4's just fine. It just takes a little practice and make sure your controls are setup. If you have trouble try use the special options. This has been discussed ad nauseum and the verdict is that NWS was never added to the A-4E, thus will never be added to our implementation. The latest version 2.0.1 has some minor tweaks to the nosewheel if you have not tried that might make it easier for you.

[Calabrone]

JNelson your brother is definitely better at this than I am, but despite all the new mods, I have a Thrustmaster pedal board, I'm still a sucker on the deck of an aircraft carrier. On the ground, no problem. So until I'm able to taxi on the deck of an aircraft carrier, I'll use the Marine insignia and stay on the ground. Hasta la vista.

[суховей]

Is a campaign planned? 

[Eisprinzessin]

Since yesterday something seems broke with my A-4.

It feels like some brakes are engaged (while controler indicator says, everything is fine and controller settings seem to work in nromal conditions as well).

i turn right and why ever she wants to turn right more and more...it is nearly impossible to steer her to the runway (yesterday evening everything ran smooth). when i reach the runway and accelerate, after a couple of seconds my front whee breaks apart...

what the hell happened over night? 

 

 

Edited May 30, 2022 by Eisprinzessin

[Calabrone]

Dear Eisprinzessin If you own the video, I would say that you have a pedal board and can brake with the pedals to steer the Scooter to the right or left, so you don't need the rudder. If you increase the speed too much the caster tends to get stuck and in fact I find great difficulty taxiing on aircraft carriers ( Stennis or Forrestal ). RPMs should never exceed 75% during cab. When you take off don't touch the brakes to keep the Scooter in trim, but use the rudder instead: in fact I saw that your front suspension ( caster ) gave out.It looks like you are on the Marianas map and when I had tried it I had had some difficulty because I felt that the wheels were too much on the ground. I will try it again today and then let you know something if you are interested. Hi.

[Eisprinzessin]

As i said i know how to steer the A-4 and it was never a big problem imho, but i found the reason for this strange behaviour:

She was just to fat!

I was putting some Rockeyes and CBU Cannisters on her and was at around 176% weight. This gave me to flat rear tyres directly after spawning. OK, my fault...i just overlocked the red marks in the loadout settings.

But thanks for your help anyway!

[Calabrone]

16 minutes ago, Eisprinzessin said:

As i said i know how to steer the A-4 and it was never a big problem imho, but i found the reason for this strange behaviour:

She was just to fat!

I was putting some Rockeyes and CBU Cannisters on her and was at around 176% weight. This gave me to flat rear tyres directly after spawning. OK, my fault...i just overlocked the red marks in the loadout settings.

But thanks for your help anyway!

Of course it was a pleasure.

[JNelson]

4 hours ago, Eisprinzessin said:

As i said i know how to steer the A-4 and it was never a big problem imho, but i found the reason for this strange behaviour:

She was just to fat!

I was putting some Rockeyes and CBU Cannisters on her and was at around 176% weight. This gave me to flat rear tyres directly after spawning. OK, my fault...i just overlocked the red marks in the loadout settings.

But thanks for your help anyway!

Yes this is a bug with the CBU-2 pods being 5 times there actual weight, you should use the CBU-1 pods instead.

[Calabrone]

JNelson thanks for the tip ! In fact I have never used them ! So far I have always used rockets or bombs of various kinds.Hello.

[=Skywarp=]

Me and my wingman Lucas Resende in a 1969 sortie

[GUINCHO]

Buen video y buena misiòn ...

[Calabrone]

The video is very nice and the mission is not bad, but I am not aware that the Scooter has ever employed air-to-air missiles; in fact, the only MIG shot down in NAM by a Scooter was hit by a ZUNI rocket. Hi.

[Alpenwolf]

A-4 Multiplayer Event:

Operation Arab-Israeli-War kicks off next Saturday, 18.06.2022, around 1800 zulu.

* Make sure your A-4 mod is up to date.

Edited June 13, 2022 by Alpenwolf

[Calabrone]

19 hours ago, Alpenwolf said:

A-4 Multiplayer Event:

Operation Arab-Israeli-War kicks off next Saturday, 19.06.2022, around 1800 zulu.

* Make sure your A-4 mod is up to date.

Too bad I don't speak English so I would only be in the way I have the A4E and the Huey. Hi and happy flights.

[Alpenwolf]

1 hour ago, Calabrone said:

Too bad I don't speak English so I would only be in the way I have the A4E and the Huey. Hi and happy flights.

It's fine, mate. Just grab an A-4 and have fun. The briefing images should help you understand the objectives better.

[Gianky]

Alpenwolf, since that mission is usually on Saturdays, I'm assuming you mean Saturday 18th? Or is it Sunday 19th?

[Calabrone]

9 hours ago, Alpenwolf said:

It's fine, mate. Just grab an A-4 and have fun. The briefing images should help you understand the objectives better.

I will take your advice and decide what to do.

[Alpenwolf]

8 hours ago, Gianky said:

Alpenwolf, since that mission is usually on Saturdays, I'm assuming you mean Saturday 18th? Or is it Sunday 19th?

Thanks for the hint. Saturday the 18th. Post edited.

[_Hoss]

the 19th is Fathers Day............. best time to anger the missus................. 

[Caldero]

Hi all

Congrats for this amazing mod, it is a true payware quality aircraft!!

I only have one question, is there any chance that the aircraft is modelled without the hump in the back so you can choose, for example, to fly an argentine A-4C in the Malvinas-Falklands era?

Best regards

Edited June 19, 2022 by Caldero

[Calabrone]

5 hours ago, Caldero said:

Hi all

Congrats for this amazing mod, it is a true payware quality aircraft!!

I only have one question, is there any chance that the aircraft is modelled without the hump in the back so you can choose, for example, to fly an argentine A-4C in the Malvinas-Falklands era?

Best regards

 

Hi Caldero,

I hope they will answer you, because I would also like to fly an A4C on the NAM, but so far I haven't had any answers.

Take care and give my regards to Argentina. ( I am Italian and my grandfather had emigrated there )

[Helles Belle]

The discord channel is monitored more often than here.

That question has been discussed a few times over there & the mods will happily point you in the right direction.

https://discord.gg/sA5XsdEW

[LiquidGER]

Hello guys,

first of all: THANK YOU! 
This is an amazing mod and it's helping me a lot to get more of my friends to play DCS.
It's especially cool, because there is a lot of declassified manuals and handbooks out there to use, so you can truly learn this as a study-level module.


But initially I came here to throw something out there, for all the campaign and mission builders:

If anyone could PLEASE make an Aggressors-Campaign (or any other BFM type of campaign) for the A-4E that would be an outstanding feature.
This is probably one of the best training aircraft one could get and it's free. Now having a Top-Gun style campaign to go with it (Like the F-5 or F-18 Aggressors Campaigns or the Zone-5 Campaign for the F-14) would be an absolute blast

[Calabrone]

If someone would make a map dedicated to Vietnam ? You know the tons of missions and campaigns and not only for our Scooter, but also for the Huey and the F-5 and the next ones to come from that period.