The MIG-29A is brilliant! Congratulations Eagle Dynamics to a great release!

[Ornithopter]

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Being of the russian/soviet variety, one has some inherent difficulties to overcome when compared to western models most of us are used to. Basic things such as units, the availability and layout of cockpit controls and in more general terms, the installed equipment supporting solely the soviet doctrine of aerial warfare are quite different. So a fair comparison is not an easy thing to do.

My suspicion being that it is meant to replace the M2k eventually and compared to the Mirage I find the Mig way more challenging to learn. But then again, the Mirage was build around the idea of an easy and flat UI with only a few knobs and controls to operate in order to make things happen the right way. Thats not my impression of the Mig. Russian/soviet design choices do not seem particularly user friendly across the DCS board. Speaking of leverages to work 20+ switches on startup or such things. So yeah, you may be in for a treat.

My countdown from most difficult(oh, why even bother level, I'll never be good) to easiest(why don't they all work like that level) 4th Gen modules is: 5) Tomcat RIO, 4)A-10C, 3)F/A-18C, 2)M2k, 1)JF-17.

So you're saying its a bit more difficult than the M2K in your opinion, but its not F/A-18 levels of learning complexity, is it?

The reason I'm asking is because I'm not sure I want to take on a new difficult module.  On the other hand, my alternative is sitting there watching mind-slobbering navigation tutorials on the Chinook, and how the navigational-hydraulic operates on the rear linkage valve.  But, then again, I could be flying a shiny new MiG.  Life is full of really tough choices. 

Edited 13 hours ago by Ornithopter
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[Thamiel]

Well. I dont make a statement about how much more difficult it is, I just try to explain why someone would regard the transfer from a western cockpit to an eastern one a difficulty to begin with.

I cant really compare to the F/A-18 because I dont own this "one4all" module but yeah, it seems difficult to imagine that the Mig-29 could reach the level of sophistication of multirole aircrafts and all their payload delivery procedures. But then again, its a russian cockpit. You'll find a switch for everything and not necessarily where you are looking for it.

If you are familiar with russian high fidelity modules (there are not that many) you will no doubt recognize many things in the cockpit of the Fulcrum that lets say the Blackshark features as well. You may even feel right at home. You may definitely not suffer from minimal pair problems like the guys who try to master the F-16C and the A-10CII at the same time getting nuts about what a DMS button push left long/short actually executes in those modules - depending on the current SOI.

I simply believe that for what the Fulcrum is capable of on the outside, she brings a lot of switches and conditions and procedures to adhere to. If you are a Warthog pilot content to operate 8 switches or so in a specific manner to drop one dumb bomb CCRP on a tank, thats fine. If memory serves, the M2k takes only 4 to do that of which the first one is Master Arm ON and the last one is Consent to release? There was a reason why the M2k was a popular jet.

[Flаnker]

The MiG-29 is one of the easiest aircraft to learn in the DCS. It has 10 buttons for air combat and ground attack, and 10 for navigation. No dozens of pages of MFDs—everything is clear and understandable.

Edited 17 minutes ago by Flаnker