Canopy Jettison Lever

[cinder anchor]

How to jettison canopy: put the canopy up

[static bobcat]

If that’s true, why do irl planes have it?

[cinder anchor]

Why do we need it in game?

:/

[silver seal]

I feel like "Just because" isn't good enough of a reason for this here.

[cinder anchor]

Same

[silver seal]

Why have this when we already have the ejection handle?

[static bobcat]

So, let’s think about this. Irl jets have this, which means that it servers a purpose. Is that not a good enough reasoning that maybe it could have a purpose in VTOL too?

[sour tapir]

the purpose is to get the canopy off before ejection

so you don't die like goose

in VTOL that doesn't exactly happen

[static bobcat]

So I don’t see why this is a bad addition?

[sour tapir]

it's not bad, it's just not usefull

[static bobcat]

I get that it isn’t an issue in VTOL, but it serves as a tool for greater immersion

[sour tapir]

fair enough, just don't go on to ask for an oxygen system switch. We would make fun of you

[static bobcat]

If you give aircraft in VTOL the bare minimum equipment that they need in order to operate, then the experience wouldn’t be as immersive. I like having the extra bells and whistles that irl aircraft have because it makes me feel more immersed, even if they don’t always prove to be the most useful if at all.

[sour tapir]

so would you like to protend to align your ILS ?

[static bobcat]

I agree. However, I think an O2 hose from the mask would be cool

[sour tapir]

actually yeah

[static bobcat]

I think that it should be an option in the mission editor to make aircraft start with/without ILS alignment. Meaning, aircraft could either start already aligned, or have to manually align the aircraft during startup

Which would take like an extra 30 secs because it’s VTOL

[sour tapir]

okay, to be honest with you, altho i'm the kind of player that can and would learn all this stuff. I like that VTOL is aproachable by the average person

[static bobcat]

I agree

[sour tapir]

there is no useless button or duplicate weapons

appart from a few cases i guess

I like that it's not DCS i guess

[static bobcat]

I also agree. By default, ILS alignment would already be aligned. But if the mission editor wanted to make aircraft align manually, then that option would have to be changed

But that is a stretch

I am not advocating for ILS alignment

But if that is something that Baha wants to do, those are my ideas for it

[quasi panther]

do you mean INS

and i think the reason people argue against posts like these that dont REALLY improve the game to any large degree is that the game is developed by one person, and people want other changes that actually do directly improve the game, rather than small things like this

[obtuse salmon]

Only way I could see this being added is if Baha added system failures and the ejection system failed

[static bobcat]

Correct. Thank you

[static bobcat]

Excellent idea

Nvm I already made it a feature request

[obtuse salmon]

Which don’t get me wrong, that’s a fantastic idea, I’d love low chances for simulated failures

[static bobcat]

It would make things more interesting tbh

[viscid charm]

i cant wait to stall and my canopy fails to jettison when i pull my eject

oorah

[cinder anchor]

I mean for this to be useful we’d have to introduce easier ways to flatspin like compressor stalling

[west harbor]

Yes, but our top scientists at Baha blast inq have come up with a more efficient method; by removing the safety lock that prevents you from opening the canopy you can eject the canopy with a flip of a familiar switch, with a delay before just in case you change your mind

[cinder anchor]

^

[sour tapir]

i have tried to initiate a spin in VTOL and it wont do it

[warm siren]

with master flight assist off?

pretty sure that would change something

[sour tapir]

oh yeah they were probably on

[static bobcat]

Excellent point. I guess what I was going for was for the immersion factor. But I realize that this addition wouldn’t actually add anything truly useful to the game, when there are better additions available. Thank you

[west harbor]

Idk what I do but low speeds in the 45 I’ll be pulling and flat spin myself

Then again, it doesn’t take long to Recover

[dusk talon]

Bank off the catapult in a 26

Only time I've experienced a flight departure that wasn't because of damage