44th_Rooster Posted July 31, 2011 Posted July 31, 2011 Overheads are a way of life for Mil aviators...... Even the C-130's do em....The Overhead from Tactical form is my favorite. ASROCK Z77 Pro4, I5 3570K, 16GB DDR3, GTX 760SC, Corsair TX750W, Sound Blaster X-FI Extreme, Solid State Hard Drive, Full Homebuilt Cockpit, TM HOTAS Wartpig, Saitek Rudder Pedals, TrackIR-5 w/TrackClip Pro, Vizio 42inch 1080p Monitor, Windows 7 64bit [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
GGTharos Posted July 31, 2011 Posted July 31, 2011 You should have either done it right (assuming it was your fault) or aborted ;) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
EtherealN Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 Make sure you agree a G for the break and you'll get the same downwind automatically. ;) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester
Snoopy Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 The formation guide I put together uses real world A-10 pattern requirements. v303d Fighter Group Discord | Virtual 303d Fighter Group Website
44th_Rooster Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 (edited) Make sure you agree a G for the break and you'll get the same downwind automatically. ;) Not so much automatic......more to it than than just G, since G is only approximate at the start of the break. If you try to maintain a constant G without pulling power, then you might end up at the same speed you started your break at , which is now defeating some of the purpose (bleed speed, configure, and get on the ground). The large things that I see people mess up on in you tube videos is starting the turn and staring at instruments,.... increasing throttle or speed ....which is usually inefficient, .....and not getting there spacing right, ......not banking up hard enough....too fast on downwind....etc the list goes on.... But simply agreeing on a G isn't good enough. You should be standard on a downwind spacing, downwind speed as well few more things.... Remember the purpose of an overhead is to get a bunch of birds on the ground quickly, so don't speed up in turns and get wide to fly a B52 pattern or anything like that,.... or you end up taking forever to get on the ground... Sincerely, "Rooster" Edited August 2, 2011 by 44th_Rooster ASROCK Z77 Pro4, I5 3570K, 16GB DDR3, GTX 760SC, Corsair TX750W, Sound Blaster X-FI Extreme, Solid State Hard Drive, Full Homebuilt Cockpit, TM HOTAS Wartpig, Saitek Rudder Pedals, TrackIR-5 w/TrackClip Pro, Vizio 42inch 1080p Monitor, Windows 7 64bit [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Frostiken Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 I've also never seen overheads in-theater. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Snoopy Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 I've also never seen overheads in-theater. I have but it depends how deap you are in theater... v303d Fighter Group Discord | Virtual 303d Fighter Group Website
44th_Rooster Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 I have but it depends how deap you are in theater... Very True..... ASROCK Z77 Pro4, I5 3570K, 16GB DDR3, GTX 760SC, Corsair TX750W, Sound Blaster X-FI Extreme, Solid State Hard Drive, Full Homebuilt Cockpit, TM HOTAS Wartpig, Saitek Rudder Pedals, TrackIR-5 w/TrackClip Pro, Vizio 42inch 1080p Monitor, Windows 7 64bit [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jazjar Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 I'm not a fan of formation takeoffs or landings, with one too many experiences of collisions. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Eddie Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 (edited) I've also never seen overheads in-theater. The Hogs were doing overheads at Kandahar as the norm last time I was there (6 months ago). So were the USMC hornets, and the Dutch & Belgian Vipers. In fact I think the only people who didn't do overheads all the time (excluding civ air and the heavies) were our Tornados. Edited August 3, 2011 by Eddie
Revelation Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 They still are Eddie. Win 10 Pro 64Bit | 49" UWHD AOC 5120x1440p | AMD 5900x | 64Gb DDR4 | RX 6900XT
Snoopy Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 They still are Eddie. I emailed a friend that is deployed from my unit with the 74th at Kandahar and he said the same thing... v303d Fighter Group Discord | Virtual 303d Fighter Group Website
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