Recreate a 1984 Hornet Flight

[Murf]

In 1984 I had the first F/A-18 Physiologic Episode that resulted in 8 very tense minutes for the flight lead as I drifted down to the Sierra Nevada Mountains and he pulled up into a very tight unconventional formation and shouted at me to wake up.

 

I'm trying to recreate the parameters of that flight for a show and tell presentation and I'm wondering how I can go about it.  

 

I've never used DCS--or any other flight simulator for the last 23 years, and I'm looking for intel.  Do I have to buy a PC?  If I do buy one can I record a flight and make a movie file?   

Is there another way to do this?

Thanks for your advice.

 

John Rees

john@pelican212.com

 

[cordite]

If you wanted to use DCS, you'd need a recent PC running MS Windows, DCS itself, and to purchase the Nevada map and the Hornet.

[NIGHTHAWK1]

And just go to Utub.  There are 100s of videos, and u can make your own movies if you know how.

 

[Murf]

Thanks for these advisories.

Murf

 

[RodBorza]

On 3/1/2023 at 8:51 PM, Murf said:

In 1984 I had the first F/A-18 Physiologic Episode that resulted in 8 very tense minutes for the flight lead as I drifted down to the Sierra Nevada Mountains and he pulled up into a very tight unconventional formation and shouted at me to wake up.

 

I'm trying to recreate the parameters of that flight for a show and tell presentation and I'm wondering how I can go about it.  

 

I've never used DCS--or any other flight simulator for the last 23 years, and I'm looking for intel.  Do I have to buy a PC?  If I do buy one can I record a flight and make a movie file?   

Is there another way to do this?

Thanks for your advice.

 

John Rees

john@pelican212.com

 

You can simulate the physiological event on the Hornet, by turning off the in-game pressurization and the OBOGS system.

In the cockpit, on the right hand side, there is a console with a switch that controls the cabin pressure. If you turn it to dump, you'll lose pressurization and the physiological effect will be simulated by a blurred vision.

 

On the left side back, there is a console with the OBOGS system. If you turn the dial all the way down, you will get blacked out vision. Only way to recover is if you get at a very low altitude, like it would in real life. Problem is if you are in a mountainous  region, that's a problem. If it is what happened to you, I'm glad you are alive.  

 

[Vampyre]

If you don't intend on using DCS World for entertainment purposes, then I would recommend not spending money on it. If you want to create a video with DCS World for presentation purposes only then I would reach out to someone who uses DCS World regularly and can record and edit it. If you don't know anyone, which it sounds like is the case, then I would try reaching out to one of the Youtube content creators like Growling Sidewinder or C.W. Lemoine. You need someone who knows how to use the game software, recording software and editing software. They do the Youtube thing for money so you might have to hash out some terms. It sounds like you have an interesting story there. 

 

 

[Murf]

On 3/9/2023 at 11:43 AM, RodBorza said:

You can simulate the physiological event on the Hornet, by turning off the in-game pressurization and the OBOGS system.

In the cockpit, on the right hand side, there is a console with a switch that controls the cabin pressure. If you turn it to dump, you'll lose pressurization and the physiological effect will be simulated by a blurred vision.

 

On the left side back, there is a console with the OBOGS system. If you turn the dial all the way down, you will get blacked out vision. Only way to recover is if you get at a very low altitude, like it would in real life. Problem is if you are in a mountainous  region, that's a problem. If it is what happened to you, I'm glad you are alive.  

 

RodBorza--Thanks for this input.  I totally appreciate the last sentence.

Murf

RodBorza--Thanks for this input.  I totally appreciate the last sentence.

Murf

[Murf]

Thanks Vampyre for this practical and sensible advice.

Murf