dburne Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Ok so compared to most of you, not much of one, but after many many times of going through the training procedure, and printing out a checklist - I can now successfully get the A-10C started up from cold and dark, and successfully into the air - and even return to land it. Much I can now do from memory, but do refer back to the checklist as needed. Just tooting my horn I guess - felt good to accomplish this. I have such a long way to go, to get to where I can finally fly a mission and actually destroy something, but I feel at least progress being made lol. 1 Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heli Shed Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Congratulations. Come pay us a visit on YouTube - search for HELI SHED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Jaw Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Good show, welcome to the hardcore crowd. :-) "You see, IronHand is my thing" My specs: W10 Pro, I5/11600K o/c to 4800 @1.32v, 64 GB 3200 XML RAM, ASUS RTX3060ti/8GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Lol, I guess I have - thanks guys! Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megagoth1702 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Nice stuff man. I remember doing the start up lesson at least 5 times in a row to try and memorize everything. Also - sleeping helps. Learning n stuff. Congratz, now it's time to learn combat procedures, hahaha. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] System specs:2500k @ 4.6 GHz 8GB RAM HD7950 OC'd Win7 x64 Posting tracks to make your DCS better - attention bump incoming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBillKelsoe Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 grats man! you just completed IQT on a very basic level. (Not affiliated to 476th). Now go up and butter those tanks with your 30 mike mike. Welcome to the world of Hog drivers, baby!!! Shoot to thrill!!! AWAITING ED NEW DAMAGE MODEL IMPLEMENTATION FOR WW2 BIRDS Fat T is above, thin T is below. Long T is faster, Short T is slower. Open triangle is AWACS, closed triangle is your own sensors. Double dash is friendly, Single dash is enemy. Circle is friendly. Strobe is jammer. Strobe to dash is under 35 km. HDD is 7 times range key. Radar to 160 km, IRST to 10 km. Stay low, but never slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamblue Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Great feeling isn't it? Before you know it it will be second nature. Time to set another objective. Asus Sabertooth P67 Motherboard 2600k CPU, 16 gig DDR3, 1600. Samsung 830, 256 gig hard drive, GTX780 Video Card, Warthog Hotas, Razer Mamba mouse. Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals. Trackir 5, Verizon FIOS 25Meg Up/Down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_M Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Hey, it's a good milestone. We've all been there. Next is to learn about getting from place to place and blowing stuff to bits. Then you've got refuelling - there's a toughie. Keep having fun. The world is going mad. Me? I'm doing fine! http://www.twitch.tv/rusty_the_robot https://www.youtube.com/user/RustyRobotGaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Yes indeed, I am looking forward to learning the next steps - thanks again guys! Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caspet Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Used to do it in my head whilst trying to get to sleep. At the mo its flight management instead of counting sheep. Well done d.b. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee Muhammad Ali-(Cassius Clay) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd_jay Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Congratulations my friend, I know what it feels like, I've had my new system a couple of weeks now and the only thing I have loaded is DCS a10, like you, I can now start, take off and land without any difficulty (think creaming the landings comes from my FSX days lol), now time to learn some hardcore weaponry skills [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Used to do it in my head whilst trying to get to sleep. At the mo its flight management instead of counting sheep. Well done d.b. Yes I understand, I have been doing the same thing myself whilst lying there - battery on, inverter on standby, signal lamp test, etc etc. Congratulations my friend, I know what it feels like, I've had my new system a couple of weeks now and the only thing I have loaded is DCS a10, like you, I can now start, take off and land without any difficulty (think creaming the landings comes from my FSX days lol), now time to learn some hardcore weaponry skills Thank you - and, I also have Black Shark 2 installed and just waiting to be conquered lol , don't know when I will get around to that. However, I have a bit of a head start with it, the first ED sim I got was the original Black Shark on it's release - even have the printed manual - I made it as far as parabellum's tutorial on how to take off and blow stuff up. Been a while though, I will get a grip on A-10C first before going back to BS. Thanks, Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Congrats...if you think this is good just wait until you Air Refuel sucessfully the first time :D v303d Fighter Group Discord | Virtual 303d Fighter Group Website | v303rd Fighter Group Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Yeah I am sure, that will be quite the challenge! Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle47 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 I'm right there with you D. I have had A10C for a week and a half now and after going thur my first 9 lives, I finally bought a small notebook with tabs to make notes on the different functions and that has helped me considerably. I used to fly A10s in Janes USAF back 2 or 3 computers ago, but the 2 don't compare. The USAF was great back in the day, but the realism in A10C is outstanding. I watch A10s up close and personal several times a week actually bombing and strafing at an air to ground range on the base where I work. I know what an impressive machine the A10 is and have been facinated with them since the late 70s when I saw my first one in the air. This is the closest I'll ever get to being a Hog driver. Win 7 Intel ® CoreZ Quad CPU Q9550@2.83GHz Ram 8GB 64bit NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Yeah I did it a couple more times this evening, getting faster at it and it is becoming more automatic for me, which is a good thing. Whew. Thanks, Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogisis Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 That's awesome, congratulations! It really isn't that difficult once you actually understand why you're doing all the steps and how they relate to each other instead of just going through it by rote. It got to the point where there'd be a minute I'd just be twiddling my thumbs (or hitting the time acceleration) while I waited for the EGI to align, but now I've discovered all sorts of neat little things I can do to customize my jet just the way I like it. Slew speeds, weapon ripple quantities, HOF for sensor fused munitions, radio presets, relative volumes including Betty, radar altimeter tape on the HUD, etc... For when it goes wrong: Win10x64, GTX1080, Intel i7 @3.5 GHz, 32GB DDR3, Warthog HOTAS, Saitek combat rudder pedals, TrackIR 5 / Vive Pro, a case of Pabst, The Funk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Yes that is where I am at now I think, understanding how all the steps relate to each other. Thanks for the tips on passing the time waiting for the EGI to align! Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skall Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Congratulations. It was only a little while ago that I reached that milestone myself. It feels fantastic just being able to take off and land. Time to move on to weapons training. Do make sure, however, to continue practicing your take offs and landings and include scenarios at night, with low visibility (fog) and/or crosswind components. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixBvo Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 If you don't want to wait for EGI to align, you can immediately ask for ground power and then start by enabling the CDU and EGI switches. Then just proceed as normal, but don't forget to ask to disconnect ground power before taxiing. This means the EGI starts aligning from the start and by the time you must flip the EAC switch it will be blinking. Most of the tweaks Frogisis is talking about can be done on route to your station. P.S. I know this is not the operational standard procedure, but it works in the sim...:) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] CPU i7 4970k @ 4.7 GHz RAM 16GB G.Skill TridentX 1600 ATX ASUS Z97-PRO DSU Samsung 850 PRO 256GB SSD for Win10, Plextor M6e 128GB SSD for DCS exclusively, RAID-1 HDDs GFX Aorus GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Xtreme Edition, ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q, 27" with G-Sync, Oculus Rift CV1 HID TM HOTAS Warthog + 10 cm extension, MFG Crosswind pedals, TrackIR 5, Obutto oZone My TM Warthog Profile + Chart, F-15C EM Diagram Generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Nice tip, thanks! Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agrasyuk Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 yep. it will indeed feel satisfying. the next thing that got me really happy is getting back to base and rearming to get out again. feels as great :) and then doing that in multiplayer (got into one of those open night events). good luck! Anton. My pit build thread . Simple and cheap UFC project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 To practice my ramp starting, I have been creating a fast mission. The last time went through the procedure and got in the air, I decided to go ahead and fly the steerpoints and see if I could complete them and get back to base. Of course, I was just mincemeat for the enemy, not knowing a thing yet about weapon deployment or avoidance, and was fairly quickly blown out of the sky lol. Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamblue Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Just practice with the TGP and Maverick from about 14k until you learn it inside and out, then go to the next weapon. As to the start-up, after a while you will think it's easier to do the a-10 cold start. There are no keyboard commands, just buttons and switches to push. You also have the trouble boad to refer to for most items. Asus Sabertooth P67 Motherboard 2600k CPU, 16 gig DDR3, 1600. Samsung 830, 256 gig hard drive, GTX780 Video Card, Warthog Hotas, Razer Mamba mouse. Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals. Trackir 5, Verizon FIOS 25Meg Up/Down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamblue Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Now that you're moving into weapons and have the warthog stick you might find that slewing the tgp and maverick seems to be very slow. I had that problem for over a month before I noticed that the slew control was tuned way down by default. You adjust it in the axis settings. I ramped it up to about 50% of maximum and it turned my game completely around for the better. Where I could only attack a single target and maybe 2 in a single pass, I can now get up to 5 or 6. Searching is much easier as well. Asus Sabertooth P67 Motherboard 2600k CPU, 16 gig DDR3, 1600. Samsung 830, 256 gig hard drive, GTX780 Video Card, Warthog Hotas, Razer Mamba mouse. Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals. Trackir 5, Verizon FIOS 25Meg Up/Down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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