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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!

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I hope they work a bit more on the sound package. The audio on the video regarding the external sounds is not accurate and it is not from a C-130

Hear here a flypass by a C-130

 

 

You can see what I mean on this video for instance on minute 12:29 where the high pitch sound is more like a King Air where the smaller props turn a higher speeds.

But since this is not yet release and will have some time to polish I hope this is taken care off at some time in the future

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19 minutes ago, Furia said:

I hope they work a bit more on the sound package. The audio on the video regarding the external sounds is not accurate and it is not from a C-130

Hear here a flypass by a C-130

 

 

You can see what I mean on this video for instance on minute 12:29 where the high pitch sound is more like a King Air where the smaller props turn a higher speeds.

But since this is not yet release and will have some time to polish I hope this is taken care off at some time in the future

Those real life examples are older variants with different propellers. That could easily be the difference so better compare the same variants.

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ThorBrasil

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11 hours ago, Furia said:

I hope they work a bit more on the sound package. The audio on the video regarding the external sounds is not accurate and it is not from a C-130

Hear here a flypass by a C-130

 

 

You can see what I mean on this video for instance on minute 12:29 where the high pitch sound is more like a King Air where the smaller props turn a higher speeds.

But since this is not yet release and will have some time to polish I hope this is taken care off at some time in the future

The developers claimed that they had access to real aircraft and the sounds are from the C-130J.

 

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14 hours ago, Furia said:

I hope they work a bit more on the sound package. The audio on the video regarding the external sounds is not accurate and it is not from a C-130

Hear here a flypass by a C-130

 

 

You can see what I mean on this video for instance on minute 12:29 where the high pitch sound is more like a King Air where the smaller props turn a higher speeds.

But since this is not yet release and will have some time to polish I hope this is taken care off at some time in the future

I don't know what to tell you, other than that they are absolutely from a real C-130J... we recorded them over the course of 2 days after getting approval from the USAF. 

 

As others have mentioned, the planes in these videos are C-130H variants, which sound very different. I would also caution against using videos recorded using cellphone microphones as a point of comparison against what the actual airplane sounds like. 

 

 

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Furia

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hace 17 horas, Someone dijo:

I don't know what to tell you, other than that they are absolutely from a real C-130J... we recorded them over the course of 2 days after getting approval from the USAF. 

 

As others have mentioned, the planes in these videos are C-130H variants, which sound very different. I would also caution against using videos recorded using cellphone microphones as a point of comparison against what the actual airplane sounds like. 

 

 

Ok Thanks. The initial video had a high pitch sound that sounded more in par with smaller props with faster rpm such king air or similars than the what I used to hear from the C-130, however its is true that I am more used to the older variants of the Herc and that may explain the difference. Anyway mine was a comment from a video and if you have recorded the sounds from the real airplane that answers my question and I do stand corrected. Thanks!!

Looking forward for its release ❤️

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The graphics inside the cockpit didn't blow me away, but all in all it looks like an exciting frame to fly.

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ThorBrasil

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8 hours ago, d0ppler said:

The graphics inside the cockpit didn't blow me away, but all in all it looks like an exciting frame to fly.

I believe it's the Growling Sidewinder's graphics settings. I also noticed that the textures seem low, but it might also be the video compression.

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On 9/21/2025 at 6:36 PM, Someone said:

I don't know what to tell you, other than that they are absolutely from a real C-130J... we recorded them over the course of 2 days after getting approval from the USAF. 

 

As others have mentioned, the planes in these videos are C-130H variants, which sound very different. I would also caution against using videos recorded using cellphone microphones as a point of comparison against what the actual airplane sounds like. 

 

 

Just and FYI, those videos are of a C-130H with a four bladed propeller. The C-130J is a newer model with scimitar blades that sound much different. See the attached video. 

 

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1 hour ago, krayons213 said:

Just and FYI, those videos are of a C-130H with a four bladed propeller. The C-130J is a newer model with scimitar blades that sound much different. See the attached video. 

 

Yes.  That is why in my response, which you quote here, I write that "As others have mentioned, the planes in these videos are C-130H variants".

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I'd love to understand a little more about the TAWS display. At around the 20:45 minute mark in the first impressions video, the herc is going straight towards a hill requiring it to pull up, yet the TAWS display only appears to show green in front of the aircraft. Should it not have indicated that terrain or am I missing something? 

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2 hours ago, vincentb said:

I'd love to understand a little more about the TAWS display. At around the 20:45 minute mark in the first impressions video, the herc is going straight towards a hill requiring it to pull up, yet the TAWS display only appears to show green in front of the aircraft. Should it not have indicated that terrain or am I missing something? 

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The range of taws in this screenshot is 80nm. So, there is definitely some yellow/red in front of him, but its very small and close to the plane. If the range was set to a smaller value, you'd see it much more clearly.

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Great video, @Tricker is a great DCS Youtuber, I truly enjoy his tutorials. I've now just purchased the C-130 at ASC website, as one of its developers assured me that it will not have its 3d shapes encrypted, hopefully it will be released soon 🙏

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I notice there is no auto start or at least I cannot get it to work with this module, tried a pre-made mission then made a mission myself and left Win key + Home does nothing.

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Post moved to "Bugs and Problems":
 

 

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Hi,

 

I agree with @shadowborn on the nose wheel steering issue.  It would be nice if the  nosewheel could be steered using the rudder pedals.

Also ran into an issue when disconnecting the autopilot the "Autopilot" disconnect warning cannot be silenced.  Maybe I am missing something here, but to me it is really annoying to hear this warning over and over.

Tried auto start and it did not work for me either.

I looked, but I could not find a knob to move the HDG (heading) bug. The AP seems to have a HDG function button but I could not slew the HDG bug.

Is there an joystick assignment for the landing lights or the taxi lights?

Thanks to the devs in advance for looking at the above!

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