p3t3rmax Posted February 25, 2022 Posted February 25, 2022 Hi Swaps, sounds like you're having fun at least and like me, flying on a controlled budget:-) Also flew small planes in the naughties so DCS is my one of my flying fixes along with FS2020. This is how I do it: I have FC3, KA50 and the A10C and tend to rotate between the A10C and the SU25T mostly with some of the Migs from FC3 and KA50 on a laptop. The Mig 29 in FC3 is awesome and possibly the only reason to buy FC3. I made the mistake of fixating a lot on the A10C which is a marvel but the SU is great fun for free so in one mission I jump between them a lot. I love trying to get it back to the runway or crash landing after its been shot up and before it blows up. It is not terribly manoeuvrable so be gentle on the stick and keep speed up but it should not want to crash all the time. I only play single player missions and build them myself in the builder which is good fun, the missions tend to evolve over a lot of reiterations. Missions are CAS but they often spill over into dog fights between the A10C and the SU25T. You have to get as close to the opponent as you can before firing as the A10's counter measures work well. So if you just have the base SU25T you can have a lot of fun, just do all the training missions, build some missions that are a mix of ground pounding and chasing off A10s, no scripting required. I've even taken out the odd F15, stay clear and try and get onto their backsides. I have a laptop so when I fly I zoom in on the cockpit until I can see the hud well, usually so that the bottom of the screen is on the bottom of the instrument panel. When up in the air I mainly fly with the external view. I tried a free head tracker but I was instantly nauseous so gave up. In the Gameplay options panel I've set Labels to DOT NEUTRAL so that targets display a dot as they can be tough to spot on a laptop, F10 map screen helps too, I reckon in real life someone is giving you radio directions. Have a second screen where I display the TV camera and A10 MFDs which helps a lot with spotting but the external view displays them well too. I use the TV camera a lot to hunt for targets even with bombs. At the moment my favourite layout is a pair of KH29Ts and as many 100kg bombs as I can fit. The Vikhr is awesome too but got a bit bored with it, too repetitive. What joystick do you have? One area you do need a good quality product for - have an oldish Saitek X52 that I love as it still feels as solid as a brick sh*thouse after a lot of abuse. Lots of buttons to configure and these work well on the non-clickable SU25T. Twist rudder is good too. If you're stalling a lot it is possibly because your stick is too sensitive. I have my pitch saturation set to 80 in the Axis tuning settings, set it so that you just start getting the stall warning when you pull back fully on the stick. As said trimming is vital, the autopilot is quite good too so I use that as well. Have fun, it's a great sim but it's not real life so focus on the fun factor.
spacemishka Posted February 25, 2022 Posted February 25, 2022 Am 19.2.2022 um 17:31 schrieb Mike Force Team: For now, I would suggest waiting about purchasing the F-14. It is hard to fly and tends to experience flat spins. The F-14 was used in the popular 1986 movie called Top Gun. definitly not for a beginner. He better get FC3 on sale and than something simple like a F-5 oder Mig-21.
Dscross Posted February 28, 2022 Posted February 28, 2022 Swaps. Here's a couple pointers. Under "user files" you will find downloads for various skins and such. Search "English Cockpit" under the Su-25 section. follow the directions for instlation. That might help you out. Second, go to game options. You can turn on or off labels. Third. When you're flying in single player you can pause. Then the F10 key will open up your map and you can see where you are, where the targets are, and get a bearing and distance. fourth. I HIGHLY recommend the A4 community mod for beginners. I started with it, and that mod is why this sim has gotten so much of my money...lol. It really is a great little plane and a joy to fly. Find a group of people to help. There are all sorts in the "squadrons" section of the forums. I doubt you'll find too many people who won't offer to help you out in the learning process. You're welcome to drop by my discord (Arrorian Imperial Navy) any time and we'll help you out with anything we can. Here is a link to the AIN discord. https://discord.gg/WyJWTnhTkB I don't know if you've used discord before, but it's one of the way's we fly as flights or squadrons, or just hang out and talk about airplanes, etc. Most squadrons/ groups have a discord server, and again most people will help you out if you just ask. Welcome to DCS, we're glad you're here. drop by the discord if you have any questions. 1
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