Sorin Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 Hi Everybody, new guy here. I am an FSX "veteran", mostly F18C and the VRS F18E. I am very impressed about DCS and the A-10C that I just started learning. :thumbup: Being a programmer I like to tweak my sim and I have started in DCS with Helios, just some gauges on a 2nd monitor for now. I would like to add a speed brake position and the trim for pitch. Problem is that so far I could not find from where to read these. Also it seems that there is no indicator in the cockpit, which is a bit weird... The flight manual for A-10C keeps mentioning "speed brakes at 40%" but how do you do that without an indicator in the cockpit? So far I go by ear, the sound the speed brakes make :pilotfly: Any of the DCS/LUA wizards willing to help please? Happy Flying! :)
cichlidfan Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 There are no instruments for either. Trim is constantly changing anyway. As for the speed brakes...to check their setting you look over your left shoulder at the wing. ;) ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
Arctic Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 Hey ;) Yes, there is no indicator for the speed Brake. I have TrackIR and I just look to the left/right wing while i extend the speed brake, and afaik real Hog Pilots do the same... So, if you want to fly as real as possible... let it be like it is ;) edit/: too late... :D 1
Sorin Posted January 23, 2013 Author Posted January 23, 2013 Thank you guys. The data is definitely there because the speed brakes and the trim are fully modeled. But I guess it is not worth digging.
Gadroc Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 It's not exposed in a way we can get to it, at least not through the export lua functions.
FreeFall Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 As for the speed brakes...to check their setting you look over your left shoulder at the wing. ;) And if you guesstimate the percentage, it's useful to know that you only get 100% speedbrakes when you have weight on the wheels. So, if you are airborne, you won't get full 100% speedbrakes.
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