Zeke Posted December 28, 2012 Posted December 28, 2012 Been flying the BTF campaign and ran into a hurdle with the Formation Flying mission. I set up a practice mission and although I'm getting better I feel I must be missing something. What advice would you guys give to stay with your wingman in a turn, left or right, starting on the inside or outside the turn?
Justin Case Posted December 28, 2012 Posted December 28, 2012 The only thing I can say is practice, practice, practice! http://www.masterarms.se A Swedish Combat Flight Simulator Community.
Kuky Posted December 28, 2012 Posted December 28, 2012 Flying tight formation is actually quite hard... you have to keep concentration at high at all times (especially in turns) but for loose formations just relax a little, if you fly with lead that is human and are on comms, tell him to not go always full power and leave some throttle movement buffer for you as a wing as you need to keep adjusting it all the time (in small increments). The rest is just about practice and getting the hang of it till it becomes natural. One pre-requisite for formation flying is smooth input for the stick so some cheap stick will not do. 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
Supersheep Posted December 28, 2012 Posted December 28, 2012 Two things that I want to add although they could be obvious: 1.: Control lateral spacing by adjusting heading, Control fore/aft with power Somewhere I read (simHQ?) that you should 1. get to the same altitude, 2. get the speed right and only then and 3. reduce your separation. The other thing (from someone on these boards - Tyger?) is to not be ashamed to loosen it to get into a more controlled position. Being farther away gives you a way bigger tolerance to get sthablished again. Hope that helps, Super- PS: I'm into DCS for approx. 18 months now, but got formation flying down only this Novermber The PVC Pipe Joystick Stand How to thread
Frostie Posted December 28, 2012 Posted December 28, 2012 Don't wrestle the stick hold it gentle, use small adjustments of power and banking, try not to use the rudder to line up. Keep practicing by focusing on keeping the lead at one specific point in relation to your canopy frame, start at a comfortable distance then as your ability to hold position improves move closer. "[51☭] FROSTIE" #55 'Red 5'. Lord Flashheart 51st PVO "Bisons" - 100 KIAP Regiment Fastest MiG pilot in the world - TCR'10 https://100kiap.org
JG14_Smil Posted December 28, 2012 Posted December 28, 2012 You need a good leader to do it right. If they don't fly right, it is quite hard to stay in form. It is a great thing to practice online.
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