macedk Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 Hi Guys Just got home from an air-show and Boeing brought their f-18 sh demo sim. Got in line to try it, the kids behind me were going "are you in que" - "yes (so stop poking me you little...;)) Got about 5 minutes and then about 15 minutes with their software guy. The setup was a sit in cockpit and a curved screen, run on 3 projectors. The flight setup was airstart and 4 baddies inbound 20 miles. they were non aggressive and there was no crash model..just fly through scenery. With the instructors help i got one with a aim-9. turned to chase the second one and asking the guy for various controls ( the pit was dark, time was tight). Got a second baddie with the gun :). Controls were stiff as hell (joystick) Tried to do a break-turn and i had to work at getting the stick in the lap. Funny thing happened as I got in the seat, a official said " the next to try is the colonel's kid. So the colonel watched my short flight and after my gunkill, I did a victory roll to his amusement. I then did a fast low level (map was california coast). Trip ended and i got out, the colonel caught me while i was talking to thier software guy. "you tried this before"...- "yes allot of sim time" i said. " nice job" and then he moved on. As you can tell its very hard to put down all the impressions of 5 minutes down ;). While i was waiting to fly I thought " you must talk to the software guy on the laptop". I of course had one question....Who made this software. I was told that the sim i just tried was the actual f-18 SH sim software and that it was a inhouse Boeing project. Did say the word dcs and he said nope, all inhouse for what i just tried. The airshow was low cloud cover and most displays where just flyby's :(. Later i found the f-35 sim but that was closed to the public :( . Overall a good day none the less. :) 1 OS: Win10 home 64bit*MB: Asus Strix Z270F/ CPU: Intel I7 7700k /Ram:32gb_ddr4 GFX: Nvidia Asus 1080 8Gb Mon: Asus vg2448qe 24" Disk: SSD Stick: TM Warthog #1400/Saitek pro pedals/TIR5/TM MFDs [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Daze Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 Lucky guy! I was in a Merlin sim at RNAS Culdrose, was really impressive. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] First to Fight, First to Strike.
joey45 Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 Hope they're at Farnbrough....;) The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45
macedk Posted June 10, 2012 Author Posted June 10, 2012 cheers :) OS: Win10 home 64bit*MB: Asus Strix Z270F/ CPU: Intel I7 7700k /Ram:32gb_ddr4 GFX: Nvidia Asus 1080 8Gb Mon: Asus vg2448qe 24" Disk: SSD Stick: TM Warthog #1400/Saitek pro pedals/TIR5/TM MFDs [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Phantom88 Posted June 11, 2012 Posted June 11, 2012 Fantastic!! THX for sharing your story:thumbup: Patrick
rextar Posted June 11, 2012 Posted June 11, 2012 Hope they're at Farnbrough....;) Nothing like that at cosford this sunday me thinks! Intel i5 3.2 ghz 8 GB crucial ram gtx 660 superclocked 2gb 500watt corsair psu win7 64bit extreme pro track ir5 Turtle beach x12
rextar Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 Hope they're at Farnbrough....;) £35.00 per ticket at farnbourgh this year!! Wot!:helpsmilie: Intel i5 3.2 ghz 8 GB crucial ram gtx 660 superclocked 2gb 500watt corsair psu win7 64bit extreme pro track ir5 Turtle beach x12
EagleEye Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 I was told that the sim i just tried was the actual f-18 SH sim software and that it was a inhouse Boeing project. Did say the word dcs and he said nope, all inhouse for what i just tried. Does it looked like Prepar3D(FSX)? Nice story and the kids must be thinking: Why the heck this old man want to play with the simulator? :D Deutsche DCS-Flughandbücher SYSSpecs: i7-4790K @4GHz|GA-Z97X-SLI|16GB RAM|ASUS GTX1070|Win10 64bit|TrackIR5|TM Warthog/Saitek Pro Pedals
Kuky Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 Nice story and the kids must be thinking: Why the heck this old man want to play :D I corrected it for you :music_whistling: PC specs: Windows 11 Home | Asus TUF Gaming B850-Plus WiFi | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D + LC 360 AIO | MSI RTX 5090 LC 360 AIO | 55" Samsung Odyssey Gen 2 | 64GB PC5-48000 DDR5 | 1TB M2 SSD for OS | 2TB M2 SSD for DCS | NZXT C1000 Gold ATX 3.1 1000W | TM Cougar Throttle, Floor Mounted MongoosT-50 Grip on TM Cougar board, MFG Crosswind, Track IR
macedk Posted June 24, 2012 Author Posted June 24, 2012 Does it looked like Prepar3D(FSX)? Nice story and the kids must be thinking: Why the heck this old man want to play with the simulator? :D Yeah they were looking at me funny. Gave them this look: "I'm a pilot(not) and I know what i'm doing(lie nr.2), you little x-box sucking- snot-nosed waste of jet -fuel you...get!!! before I afterburn you back into the twinkle in your dad's eye".... They said nothing after that look :D :joystick: OS: Win10 home 64bit*MB: Asus Strix Z270F/ CPU: Intel I7 7700k /Ram:32gb_ddr4 GFX: Nvidia Asus 1080 8Gb Mon: Asus vg2448qe 24" Disk: SSD Stick: TM Warthog #1400/Saitek pro pedals/TIR5/TM MFDs [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Sceptre Posted June 29, 2012 Posted June 29, 2012 Cor, that is some sweet stuff! I would love a go in a big simpit like that! When DCS F/A-18E comes out, the USN can buy it:P RTX 2070 8GB | 32GB DDR4 2666 RAM | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4.2Ghz | Asrock X570 | CH Fighterstick/Pro Throttle | TM MFDs | TrackIR 5
Rhinox Posted June 29, 2012 Posted June 29, 2012 Congrat macedk, must have been a hell of experience! Some time ago I visited one fighter-squadron airbase and had a chance to try their mil-grade MiG-29 training simulator. Luckily I got a little more time (thought it was still too short!). It was of similar setup: huge hemisphere (I guess diameter 6-7 meters), 6 projectors. Viewing range about -110/+110 degree (left/right), -20/+100 degree (down/up). Pit itself looked like real 29, just cut off somewhere behind pilots seat. All controls were quite stiff (THW is kids' toy compared to it). What surprised me were strong "kicks" I got into stick whenever I tried to pull +10g. My hand ached after a few of them! After a few minutes I felt very comfortable, and even achieved a few "victories" (AI was really dumb, but this was above all flight-sim, not fight-sim)... I told the mil-guys watching over I'd like to have something like this in my living-room. They said no problem, a few million $ and I can have it. Seems you can still buy everything in Russia... :-)
Pikey Posted June 29, 2012 Posted June 29, 2012 Nearest I got to that was laughable. I went to RMA Sandhurst and was at a stand with the Army Air Corps who had a seat, stick and a rotating disc with a ball bearing enclosed on it. The idea was to balance the BB in the centre of the disc. I got it sitting still in the middle so the guy kicked it to move it again! Things have moved on since 1991!! ___________________________________________________________________________ SIMPLE SCENERY SAVING * SIMPLE GROUP SAVING * SIMPLE STATIC SAVING *
macedk Posted June 30, 2012 Author Posted June 30, 2012 (edited) I learned me one thing ...always keep at it ..you never know what the day brings ... Edited June 30, 2014 by macedk OS: Win10 home 64bit*MB: Asus Strix Z270F/ CPU: Intel I7 7700k /Ram:32gb_ddr4 GFX: Nvidia Asus 1080 8Gb Mon: Asus vg2448qe 24" Disk: SSD Stick: TM Warthog #1400/Saitek pro pedals/TIR5/TM MFDs [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Vekkinho Posted June 30, 2012 Posted June 30, 2012 All controls were quite stiff (THW is kids' toy compared to it). What surprised me were strong "kicks" I got into stick whenever I tried to pull +10g. My hand ached after a few of them! You probably never shook a Fulcrum pilots hand... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Alicatt Posted July 1, 2012 Posted July 1, 2012 You probably never shook a Fulcrum pilots hand... I did at Leuchars back in the late 80s early 90s, still got a cap badge from him too :) Also got a go in the Lightning cockpit and a F4 Phantom, then after many years of trying, finaly in the Tornado sim :D Sons of Dogs, Come Eat Flesh Clan Cameron
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