A quick shout out of how I freaking love this module!

[Geoman]

I bought this module via current Christmas sale.

Boy what a thrill! This thing feels like a sportwagon compared to the Hornet (which I love none the lesser). I very much like the canopy reflections, and the black out, red out and g-loc effects are so uncanny on spot - in VR I this module gives me the chills!

Thank to the developers - why didn't I try this one earlier?
 

The last time I "flew" the Viper was in 1998 or so via "Falcon 4.0". Now I'm inside it!

[DukeAngus]

i have the same experience except i bought the hornet.  they are very different planes and they both have abilities that they are awesome at! 

 

Ps be very stingy with the afterburner or you will find yourself bingo real quick. on the plus side with altitude and 200 knots you can go amazingly far!

[TobiasA]

Optimum mach is about 0.7 to 0.8 in most configurations. You can hang around for hours if you are gentle on the throttle. 

The Viper is awesome. Started in 1999 with the same sim back in those days and loved it ever since.

[durka-durka]

I transitioned from the 18 to the 16 a little over a year ago, not for any valid reasons except for that I wanted to do more Air Forcey stuff.  I didn't really appreciate the airframe as much back then, but have grown to absolutely love the module.  My ADHD loves the colored MFDs.  

[Exorcet]

On 12/24/2022 at 11:21 AM, DukeAngus said:

Ps be very stingy with the afterburner or you will find yourself bingo real quick.

You don't really have to be, just fly higher. It also helps to target a certain speed. Use Max AB for acceleration and then use a lower AB setting for supersonic cruise when you reach your desired speed.

[LOW_Hitman]

I love that plane too - crazy, fast, what pleasure to fly with it. Only negative thing is the performance in VR. It's terrible and a fps killer compared to the f18.

[SmoglessPanic]

On 12/25/2022 at 3:34 PM, Exorcet said:

You don't really have to be, just fly higher. It also helps to target a certain speed. Use Max AB for acceleration and then use a lower AB setting for supersonic cruise when you reach your desired speed.

This

 

You can really go far with the Viper.

 

My favorite is to full AB burn to the tanker, fill up, go on mission. If not, get to altitude and relax and enjoy the ride. Fuel issues aren't as bad in the Viper as people think. 

[AKULA_OPTIMUS]

Yea, I just got it on these sales too, I first flew the aircraft a couple of months ago with the free trial program, and I just felt in love with it, the handle, the looks, the mastercraft of the module itself... very nice. The Hornet was my main aircrat for the last two years, very different beast, cant wait to start going deep with the viper for now on!!!

[=617= Evil]

The Viper is like a drug. The more I fly it the more I want to fly it. Started off in the Hornet and was kind of 'meh' on it; the systems just never made sense. (Though getting shot off the boat is a blast)

Then got the Viper and it just clicked. Every new system I learned made sense, and you just keep peeling back layers of its capabilities. Absolutely fantastic module that I can't recommend highly enough. I still dabble with the Hornet, A10, A4, etc., but after a short amount of time I'm just like 'Ok that was fun, but I miss the Viper'. Loading into that cockpit is like putting on a comfy pair of shoes. 

[BuzzLine]

The proper soundtrack for any Viper fan is provided by Dos Gringos (caution: often explicit lyrics).

[silverdevil]

On 12/29/2022 at 9:57 AM, BuzzLine said:

The proper soundtrack for any Viper fan is provided by Dos Gringos (caution: often explicit lyrics).

LOL! 

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"I'm a Pilot"

 

[Kayos]

Yep, best DCS module so far.

[fille_swe]

I started with the Hornet and it was a nice plane and then i bought the Viper and i strugled with it. But i tried the A-10Cii and got some good tutorials and really liked the systems and that made me understand the Viper much better now its my fav fighter, just love to fly it.