Thinking of revisiting the LOMAC F-15C

[Bahger]

Hey gents. I'm an original LOMAC vet with a lot of experience in DCS A-10C as well as many other high-fidelity flight sims over the years.

 

After a long break from A-10C I've been thinking of coming back to DCS flight simming, installing DCS World and possibly even Combined Arms. I'm interested in modern NATO jet sims but my first love is fast-movers. I really enjoyed the Hog but feel like getting into something with radar, A2A and high-altitude maneuverability. I thought about returning to the LOMAC F-15, as updated in FC2. I'll nbeed to re-purchase LOMAC then buy/install both the FC2 add-on and DCS World.

 

I'm wondering if, after many hours in the A10-C, if I'd find the Eagle too "lite". Can anyone comment on this? I also have the following questions:

 

- Can F-15E missions be designed, and flown, within DCS Combined Arms? In other words, could I make missions involving a fairly well-choeographed ground battle, A-10s flying CAS and Eagles for me to fly as high-altitude CAP?

 

- Is anyone aware of good CH HOTAS maps for the Eagle?

 

- With this new, modular DCS system in place, how easy is it to switch from flying the A-10C one day and the F-15C the next (assuming I own all the necessary modules)? I do not yet fully understand the latest DCS integration.

 

Thanks guys.

[GGTharos]

You can use F-15E AI's to cover you, yes, though F-15C's would do this job better. You can't fly the 15E's. F-15E's can be attacking targets that the A-10C normally would not, ie. factories or other strike targets, while the A-10C picks apart mobile defenders like tanks etc.

 

Switching between aircraft is easy, all you have to do is re-start the mission and it should give you a choice of planes if it includes several client aircraft.

[Bahger]

Thanks so much, GGTharos. I have just learned that the FC3 module comes out in February. Presumably this integrates LOMAC/FC fully with DCS World. Would it make sense to wait for this?

 

EDIT: Oh, I see FC3 is available in beta. OK, now I'm in business.

Edited January 4, 2013 by Bahger

[GGTharos]

It would make more sense to get the beta, if you want to save $10. Right now pre-purchase with access to the beta is $40, at release it will be $50.

 

Indeed this module brings improvements to the existing stable of aircraft as well as integrating it seamlessly within DCSW; it does however require to see that you have the original lomac installed (or a version of FC that installs LO, IIRC) since it is licensed by UbiSoft.

[blkspade]

I use the CH Fighter Stick and Pro throttle. The best I could for mapping was looking at the actual F-15E setup here http://www.f-15e.info/joomla/en/technology/cockpit for pilot stick and throttle. I used that a rough guide, ignoring A-G functions.