C-130J First Impressions by Growling Sidewinder

[ThorBrasil]

 

[carbolicus]

Looks like this will be amazing!

Thanks to an RAF mate, years ago I flew the C130J full motion simulator, which is supposed to be so faithful to the real thing that the OCU course was mostly done in the simulator.  As Growling Sidewinder says, take-off is tricky until you get used to it due to the strong yaw forces from the powerful prop torque.  If you have only flown jets in DCS then may not be expecting this.  I flew relatively powerful prop aircraft when I worked as a bush pilot so I was expecting to need a lot of rudder in the C130J, but the amount needed did surprise me.  Growling Sidewinder was also using aileron to help correct, which isn’t ideal, hence dipping a wing on take-off.

I also found my old ATC logbook recently; I logged about 20 hours of flying in C130Ks as a 14 to 16 year old cadet, mostly on the flight deck standing behind the captain’s seat or sitting on the rest bunk at the back.  One trip was a low-level cross country through the mountains of Scotland; we were third in a line-astern formation of 10 Hercs; absolutely unforgettable.  I also remember on one trip being in the freight hold whilst dropping supplies out the back, low-level at RAF Hullavington.  It was those experiences, plus flying in Chipmunks and Kirby Cadet gliders, which got me set on an aviation career.

So for all sorts of reasons this module is a must-have for me!

[AhSoul]

This looks so, so good. Really can't wait!!