tomcat guy is pretty hardcore

[Ddg1500]

Tomcat is like a Dodge Viper, very powerful,very fast, but not much safety, no FBW, no G limits, little glass cockpit.

With some pretty analog fly control, it's clearly functional, but not very effective, and it's optional, you could switch it off if you want(just behind the throttle).

Due to this reason, tomcat is pretty naughty at aerial refueling, precision control is HARD to say the least, and maintaining connected for long time is even harder. The fly control won't correct it for you if you oscillate, you would need a lot of hand + throttle work to correct that.

Furthermore, due to the fact that there is no g limits, with a variable sweep wing mechanism, you could actually tear off the wing if pulled too hard.

Overall, a pretty hardcore aircraft.

 

[scommander2]

Yes, indeed.

[WarthogOsl]

If you don't have a stick extension, try refueling with the wings in bomb mode.  It tends to be less pitch sensitive.

[Ddg1500]

1小时前，WarthogOsl说：

If you don't have a stick extension, try refueling with the wings in bomb mode.  It tends to be less pitch sensitive.

Still pretty sensitive, maybe even more, sweeping wings back would make tomcat more easy to sink down, I don’t like that

[Ivandrov]

1 hour ago, Ddg1500 said:

Still pretty sensitive, maybe even more, sweeping wings back would make tomcat more easy to sink down, I don’t like that

No, it definitely makes it less pitch sensitive. It's pretty much procedure for our squad to bring them back to bomb mode throughout form up/refueling/leaving.

[RustBelt]

4 hours ago, Ddg1500 said:

Still pretty sensitive, maybe even more, sweeping wings back would make tomcat more easy to sink down, I don’t like that

Someone hasn't learned to trim.

[Ddg1500]

12小时前，RustBelt说：

Someone hasn't learned to trim.

I do trim, in fact

[draconus]

On 5/3/2025 at 5:51 AM, Ddg1500 said:

Tomcat is like a Dodge Viper, very powerful,very fast, but not much safety, no FBW, no G limits, little glass cockpit.

With some pretty analog fly control, it's clearly functional, but not very effective, and it's optional, you could switch it off if you want(just behind the throttle).

Due to this reason, tomcat is pretty naughty at aerial refueling, precision control is HARD to say the least, and maintaining connected for long time is even harder. The fly control won't correct it for you if you oscillate, you would need a lot of hand + throttle work to correct that.

Furthermore, due to the fact that there is no g limits, with a variable sweep wing mechanism, you could actually tear off the wing if pulled too hard.

Overall, a pretty hardcore aircraft.

Yeah, typical old school, easy to learn, hard to master.

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

Indeed, in other words: fun! Not as boring as a *yawn* Hornet *snore*.
Easier to refuel than a Hornet and very stable on approach, much more rewarding in a dogfight, much more exciting kinematics and deadly in BVR

Superb immersion too in familiar Heatblur fashion

[Dragon1-1]

I'm flying the Hornet campaigns now, and damn, I even miss that idiot in the back.  Mostly analog flight controls, just enough displays to do the job, and you can foist some jobs on the backseater. The Phoenix feels more rewarding than the AMRAAM, too, it's more difficult to use while still keeping you on top of the food chain if you did figure it out.

Edited May 6 by Dragon1-1

[Ddg1500]

7分钟前，Dragon1-1说：

I'm flying the Hornet campaigns now, and damn, I even miss that idiot in the back.  Mostly analog flight controls, just enough displays to do the job, and you can foist some jobs on the backseater. The Phoenix feels more rewarding than the AMRAAM, too, it's more difficult to use while still keeping you on top of the food chain if you did figure it out.

Phoenix is not so good against fighter, nearly every fighter in this game can shake it off easily

[Dragon1-1]

They work just fine against fighters if you shoot fairly late, leaving the missile with a lot of energy. This is part of the fun, you need to be aware of the ranges and decide whether to fire earlier and risk a miss, or fire late and risk being launched at before the missile goes active.

[RustBelt]

On 5/3/2025 at 8:07 PM, Ddg1500 said:

I do trim, in fact

Doesn’t sound like it. Or your joystick has some kind of bias issue.