DCS

[whole cove]

$55.99 USD

But I have 9000 miles saved up, so I could get it for as cheap as $46.99

[sturdy cove]

Im dumb

i bought the f18

even tho i want to fly in the airforce

[whole cove]

F-18 is a solid choice

Has a good selection of weapons

and can do both airbase and carrier ops

[sturdy cove]

True

[forest flint]

You can be canadian or australian or swiss

[sturdy cove]

Or spanish?

[whole cove]

I do think there's one default Spanish livery, but there might be more on the user files workshop

[sturdy cove]

There is

[forest flint]

Did not know spain flies them

[orchid dew]

Or Finnish 😛

Hornet is a good choice, got plenty of weapons systems and some pretty unique ones too

[hushed imp]

Canada has one of the coolest f-18 liveries (totally not biased)

this is the RCAF 100 yr aniversary livery

this one is also cool, and is in dcs

[sturdy cove]

Is not bias

[forest flint]

Ive recreated this ome

[native geode]

I love this one so much, it's one of my fav aircraft liveries overall of all airframes

[forest flint]

the binary on the 100yr one is RCAF 100

shit took me 3 months to do

its also one of my least popular liveries ever

this one directly before it beats it out by a huge amount

unfortunately this is my most popular skin </3

[whole cove]

Tf you mean unfortunately

That shit goes hard

[sturdy cove]

The new map has better grapichs than any modded map in arma reforger

[steep apex]

makes ace combat skin
surprised it's popular
what did you expect

[whole cove]

“Stick with Trigger and you’ll make it”

[nocturne kite]

🎶WHOAOAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAA🎶

[unborn flame]

Jeff lead

you love to see it

what having a GSH-23 on the bottom of the airplane that's angled at -7* does to an mf

[steep apex]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxrK1t2Shww

[forest flint]

whut

[thorn pagoda]

INTERPRET THE SMUDGES

[stone plover]

https://tenor.com/view/enhance-gif-10953787

[forest flint]

?? 😭

hes scurrying away form a fishbed

he missed a 9x on it

[hushed imp]

@real nacelle

[whole cove]

https://youtu.be/Kp_D2wiKVu4?si=wYToe4zyUfFp5v3o

What a whiner

[whole cove]

https://youtu.be/Zl68VEkmGuk?si=DDvfzg-KEIJcnX-_
@real nacelle @simple pasture

[steep apex]

The problem here is way more "ED cant fix their game" than it is "players exploiting"

[whole cove]

Bingo

[real nacelle]

It took me a total 6 sum hours setting up controls last night 👏🏽😭 mb joe

[real nacelle]

https://tenor.com/view/once-you-start-no-going-back-daddy-talk-gif-12390474

[real nacelle]

I got every single button, hat switch, and axis mapped except for the 2 sliders on the base

[stone plover]

So, tonight is the maiden flight?

[real nacelle]

Indeed it is, no set up required

Trying to crash course through that pdf so I better understand the work flow and get my DED screen working on the icp and I’m good to go

[stone plover]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb1u_hnlliY&t=171s

[stone plover]

export that config file and drop it in the cloud

[real nacelle]

Prolly should, would need a readme. File so people know what’s what besides the hotas buttons

[stone plover]

you should be able to find blank templates online that you can fill in

but yeah...after having all my binds wiped out accidentally, that put me off DCSing for a good 6 months or so

never again

[forest flint]

this seems to be a common occurancy

[stone plover]

yep...the worst of which was wiping out my binds/mapping in the HOTAS itself

THAT part is way worse

[forest flint]

all my friends keep saying that dcs wipes their binds randomly

[stone plover]

I believe it

Virpil's stuff had a firmware update too and didn't realize it was gonna kill everything when I did it.

https://tenor.com/view/no-the-office-michael-scott-scream-gif-16929305

[forest flint]

virpil has firmware and shit??

damn keepign that in mind if i ever buy another stick

[stone plover]

it has onboard memory

https://tenor.com/view/welcome-hell-motherfucker-keith-david-tales-from-the-hood-gif-3909159289998613028

most of it is decently straightforward...but then it gets crazy when you do shift profiles for the mode knob

[real nacelle]

At least if DCS wipes then I at least know how to navigate controls menu and where to find stuff etc. now, but if random wiping is the case I’m gonna back up that profile ASAP😭

[stone plover]

yep

and that way all you need to do is download it and point DCS to it

[real nacelle]

https://tenor.com/view/walking-dead-easy-easy-peasy-lemon-squeazy-gif-7268918

Also I’m making a checklist for the F-16 1-1 how we do it in real life, I’ll post it in here when I’m done wit it.

[stone plover]

nice

I probably startup the f18 a bit faster than it would want to be done in real life...but at least I turn the oxygen on

mostly because I can't remember what modules actually model o2 loss (A-10 and F-14?)

[forest flint]

Ik the f-14 does

Presumably f-4 too

[sturdy topaz]

funny

iirc DCS's engine temps jumps to completely wrong numbers upon startup

[real nacelle]

I saw lol

Pitfalls of being a crew chief is wanting to pretend I’m the pilot instead of ground crew ig

https://tenor.com/view/waah-waa-sad-wah-waaah-gif-25875771

[whole cove]

The LARP is worth it

[real nacelle]

https://tenor.com/view/ja-gif-23934764

[sturdy topaz]

spends like one of my buddies from Nellis

[real nacelle]

I got the launch procedures from a buddy while I was down in nellis💀

[gusty pollen]

https://youtu.be/ibdEoeL0Nx8

neat video from vipor crew chief going over a start up

The sad thing is that dcs doesn't simulate the DTC stuff yet which is a semi-important part of the start up

[real nacelle]

This is the guys video I was talkin about😂

When you comin back to vc gang

[gusty pollen]

real

I've been sick af lately so I've just been vegetating in bed for the past few days

[real nacelle]

😪

[stone plover]

Code words for "hard at work designing the new banger VTOL mod"

[real nacelle]

My MFDs came in💀

[gusty pollen]

it's joever

[rugged fog]

in what????!?

[stone plover]

You ain't never coming out of your room.

[real nacelle]

More controls to bind😔

https://tenor.com/view/master-finish-finished-working-over-gif-27234987

[stone plover]

You ain't wrong.

Jesus...folks be getting promoted around here.

[stone plover]

https://tenor.com/view/honest-word-its-honest-work-it-aint-much-it-aint-much-but-its-honest-work-gif-13763573

[real nacelle]

i didn't know what you meant by this because it hadn't updated for me yet💀

[stone plover]

It literally swapped as I was typing to you. So guess either congratulations or condolences are in order?

[real nacelle]

I haven't been shot down yet I still gotta take off🫡

https://tenor.com/view/bf5-bf5plane-bfv-bfv-plane-spitfire-gif-12949148

[stone plover]

I meant about becoming staff in CAW

[real nacelle]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/839494041514278943/1325348301960380466/midasONO.gif

[forest flint]

specifically in the 16

i wish the DTC simulation did not vary per plane

[round oasis]

I like the Air Force, USAF, USAFA > USNA. I bought the F-18 a long time ago; it was about $30. Now, I wish I had spent it on the F-16/F-5/F-15. I just did air-to-air refueling. It was a very rewarding experience because of the difficulty, not only due to the hardware, but also because the performance itself was a struggle. I'm so happy I got it.

[round oasis]

Congratulations on the rank up!

[forest flint]

You actually wish you boyght the jeff

[round oasis]

Sometimes in life, we don't know what we truly wish for.

[real nacelle]

https://tenor.com/view/starman-superman-hope-happy-gif-10856873242241688466

thanks

[whole cove]

Sorry we couldn’t fly together tonight Midas. I wasn’t feeling too well and didn’t want to set up my HOTAS .

[stone plover]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc70MbLrenw

[real nacelle]

You good I gotta get comfy and learn more than just start up procedures 😂

[forest flint]

The ever reliable 0 setup xbone contorller

[stone plover]

Down to give it a whirl if you're going online tonight. Breachers is fun but damn if I didn't feel my age.

[real nacelle]

Imma finish up the “tutorials” when I get back and then I’m down to try somethin

[stone plover]

The base tutorials can be a lil lacking (IMHO). Make sure you take a look at communinity missions if you want quick/easy practice and getting reps in.

[forest flint]

or just play some pve servers ngl

[stone plover]

Well, there's something to be said about offline practice without worrying about colliding on the runway with someone else or getting shot down by a griefer.

[forest flint]

find better pve server

youll learn that startup quick when you die over and over

(i still dont know how to startup the jeff and i dont want to)

[stone plover]

I like TTI, but there are still shitcocks that can appear.

[forest flint]

i do not like tti

the shitcocks in question: hornets maddog aim-120

into a dogfight across the map

[stone plover]

watched an A-10 collide into plane lining up for takeoff last night when I was streaming in VC...thankfully they were far enough behind the threshold to not screw anything up

[forest flint]

watched 3 frogfoot t's takeoff and crash in unison

[real nacelle]

Yea I’m heavily relying on chucks guides rn (thanks👍) but tutorials are just one of those things my brain wants checked off before I’m allowed to play a game😭

[stone plover]

Of course! DCS is a marathon, not race...so you do it your way. I've found use in these community "tutorials" to help a lot for munitions practice...especially A/G. Trying to work on SEAD/DEAD ATM.

[real nacelle]

Hell yea

And yea I used to read through all my lego instruction manuals before even opening the bags of parts (organization by color gang rise up)

[sturdy topaz]

you're learning the 16C right?

most of A-G overlaps with employment, so it's not that bad once you get the grasp of a weapon or two

[real nacelle]

Ofc🥶

[round oasis]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-meme-i-need-it-i-don’t-need-it-i-definitely-don’t-need-it-thirsty-gif-17101453146721253330

[gusty pollen]

at least wait a few months when it inevitably goes on sale lol

[round oasis]

yeah, that makes sense. I'll wait for a sale, but not less than 50% off. I bought the F-18 for what I believe was $30.

[gusty pollen]

f-16 hasn't been 50% off for a long while

[round oasis]

👍

Patience.

[real nacelle]

https://tenor.com/view/cinecomical-comicgifs-hasbulla-chewing-pause-gif-26846158

[weary pawn]

I know you've probably heard it, but try out BMS if you're looking to fly the viper, its a blast

[round oasis]

I heard about it, but I always thought it was a paid game.

[weary pawn]

Its like 7 bucks to pick up falcon 4.0, BMS is completely free

The way I see it, super realistic viper for 1/10th the price of the non-sale DCS 16

[round oasis]

Thank you very much for the information ❤️ . I will take a look when I have the time.

[forest flint]

Spring sale is soon, patience

[round oasis]

Ultra Low QL.

[forest flint]

hornet players bro

the rocket one locked me from across the map untiul he passed by me

[abstract gulch]

what in the actual name of god?

im gonna throw up looking at that loadout wtf is that?

[whole cove]

@rugged fog @restive ingot thank you for helping me with Streagle stuff

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3343257/
@rugged fog

[restive ingot]

ACKTUALLY

[stone plover]

I successfully did A-10'ing on TTI. It wasn't pretty, but I blew people up and that made me feel pretty good.

[real nacelle]

i "sucessfully did some agm-65 and Laser inert bomb practice today! HARMS Tomorrow

then i feel ready for multiplayer

[stone plover]

https://tenor.com/view/excellent-happy-mr-burns-simpsons-satisfied-gif-16091269

[steep apex]

Just play BMS tbh

for the 16 specifically

(until a sale anyway)

[stone plover]

Also, on the gear update side...

-Can confirm that the Winwing MFD works great with the A-10CII module as well. No additional setup needed, it just mirrored my right MFD just like in the Hornet. Buttons worked too without further input from me.

-Finally got to give my IR Trackstar a go after the original unit was shipped defective. Store owner (Josh) was great to deal with and sent a new one out ASAP after I provided a photo showing it was busted. Works WAAAAY better than my delanclip/sunglass visor combo.

[whole cove]

https://youtu.be/ja0r2DvYVP0?si=vEYNwdE_QgyXuKcM

[forest flint]

Wish it was a modern one

Also wish it was an F-5N kinda

[whole cove]

Real. If only ED were cooler and gave us a late F-5E/N

Or F-20

[forest flint]

Well if you wanna play an F-20 you have the jeff

[whole cove]

Except the F-20 looks better

[sturdy topaz]

which isn't even based off the F-20

[forest flint]

Yes its a mig-21

But there is no F-20 in dcs is there now

[orchid dew]

No way really????? 😮

[sturdy topaz]

with how many people think it is I don't know if this is sarcasm or not

[sturdy topaz]

no?

[forest flint]

Yeah it roots all the way back to chengdu redesigning the J-7

[orchid dew]

It's just not though

Early projects were going to be based off the 21 but that fell through

They just made a new airframe in the end

It shares nothing in common with the 21

It's as much of a 21 as the F-16 is an F-104

[forest flint]

Remarkably similar aircraft while not actually being the same airxraft

[orchid dew]

It's just a completely different aircraft though

I wouldn't even consider it remarkably similar

The only things they share are the single engine

[sturdy topaz]

in reason for the airframe sure

but the J-7's later variants don't have much in common with the JF-17

[forest flint]

Well id sure hope not or else i wouldnt be playing jt

[orchid dew]

They are quite different 🙏

[violet brook]

they both have one engine 🙏

[sturdy topaz]

https://tenor.com/view/memes-gif-9980668056796018353

[whole cove]

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3305836/

[wind sandal]

Can FINALLY retire my old X56 throttle lol

[naive osprey]

Sheesh

[keen scroll]

Impressive, very nice.

[gusty pollen]

drippy

[violet brook]

https://tenor.com/view/cum-gif-20534148

[round oasis]

How much for the other model? 😭

[wind sandal]

Other model?

[round oasis]

X56 throttle

[orchid dew]

Smash

[wind sandal]

The button clicks itch my brain just right

[unborn flame]

https://youtu.be/3f_aEkYpoVQ?si=YLBQZ6rrRCbsrOeH

[round oasis]

https://tenor.com/view/f16-gif-25807370

https://tenor.com/view/halflife-half-life-half-life-half-life-opposing-force-half-life-opposing-force-gif-10021100172291487498

[rugged fog]

for me the best way to prevent myself from buying new modules was to simply own every single module I want

[forest flint]

^^^

ED prevents me directly from buying new modules by not making planes i want

[stone plover]

All that's really left module-wise that I want is F-15, F-16 and maybe F-14 (in that order). Maybe I'll finally pick up Syria if my poor hard drive can handle it.

[whole cove]

F-15E?

I’d probably suggest you get something other than that as of now, a lot of people on here, and now including Midas have the Viper. And a few of us also have the Tomcat, which is so much fun with Multicrew.

But if you want the F-15E, it’s perfectly playable right now, just missing stuff like 9X and HMCS, and more modern cockpit systems

[round oasis]

Viper ❤️

[gusty pollen]

viper is really good but choose the one that you would personally really want to learn

[gusty pollen]

hopefully razbam will be razback soon to update the strike eagle

[whole cove]

Yeah I hope so too

I also hope the F-4E gets a paint kit

[orchid dew]

Maybe some mudhen hope core

[orchid dew]

15E works decently as a single seater, LGB bug is annoying and missing mavericks, data link and JHMCS. Works like crap for multi seat though the desync is really bad

[gusty pollen]

its hotas/general ui is atrocious

Especially with jdams

[orchid dew]

Oh yeah absolutely

Really wish it had JHMCS and data link though cause that thing would be a monster in competitive DCS with those two

Would really make it more interesting than F-16 and Hornet Vs F-16 and Hornet lol

[hushed imp]

Hopefully ff mig29 will also be fun to dogfight

[gusty pollen]

I'm not really looking that much forward to the ff mig-29

cause it doesn't really seem like it'll add much compared to the fc3 mig-29

other than the clickable cockpit ofc

ff f-15c tho

datalink + 9x + hmcs is gonna make it a monster

[orchid dew]

That will be such hell yeah core

[whole cove]

I will bust on the day the FF f-15C is released

[orchid dew]

Can't wait

Fr

[hushed imp]

I forgot the ff f15c was happening

I think both will help add spice to pvp is my point

[whole cove]

And the F-35A

[orchid dew]

Coming soon in 2082 🙏 devs are working. Just scripting 🤑

[gusty pollen]

35A is gonna be so goofy in the pvp meta

like idk how servers like GS will handle it

[whole cove]

And the AI A-6, and the EF2K, and the F-4E DMAS, and the F-100, and the F-4U, and the…

[gusty pollen]

It's gonna be really fun to do sorties in the 35 in general though

A big part of dcs is eye candy from the variety of aircraft and the 35 is gonna add to that like crazy

[whole cove]

True. We could eventually do a legacy demo

P-51, F-86, Phantom, F-35

Or more

[stone plover]

Viper is an easy choice for next if the Razbam F15 still isn't advised to buy yet. Especially if that's the quickest way into the cool kid club.

[gusty pollen]

Viper hotas is peak also

You only have to fumble around with the mfds on startup to setup everything then you're good to go

bms it's even more based cause you can set up your mfds before you spawn in through the dtc

[stone plover]

I'm hopeful that nothing will be as bad as binding the A10 controls

[gusty pollen]

Which hopefully will be coming soon™️ to dcs

blue means it's being worked on

so close yet so far

[real nacelle]

https://tenor.com/view/get-a-load-of-this-guy-disney-cringe-bruhtiktok-ayeyuhaye-fed2fire-gif-20701848

[stone plover]

Is the Viper most of y'all's daily driver?

[real nacelle]

https://tenor.com/view/yes-jack-black-nod-nodding-approve-gif-7978418700455447011

[stone plover]

Well, no shit...I know you.

[whole cove]

Lately I’ve been vibing with the F-5 again.

[real nacelle]

https://tenor.com/view/long-tears-gif-11087877242190144149

[hushed imp]

I subscribe to idea of being really into flying one plane for 2 weeks, then taking a break, then next time I get on flying the shit out of a different aircraft

[gusty pollen]

Not everyone's

ik oblivion is a big hornet/helo enjoyer

[stone plover]

I can definitely understand that.

[gusty pollen]

but viper is definetely one of the more popular modules in general

[stone plover]

Certainly seems like it online.

[round oasis]

F16?

[stone plover]

yeah

far more 16s out there than anything on the servers I play on (fair amount of Hornets too)

welp, that was an easy call...my miles run out next month

[stone plover]

Now to see if I can get the controls setup before my buddy comes over tonight

[orchid dew]

Absolutely, got the MFDs and ICP and everything too for it

Nothing beats the viper IMO

Just such a fun aircraft to fly

[hushed imp]

Meh, the viper and hornet for me fall into being almost too versitile

I like having to fly with a dedicated role

The ah64 is good for a2g like that

Tomcat is also just a joy to fly

[round oasis]

:C

[gusty pollen]

real

Allegedly either razbam or polychop (forgor who exactly) had the pavehawk and osprey in the works

[gusty pollen]

or at least had dibs on those

osprey would be hella fun

for like 3 sorties

[round oasis]

Please tell me it's not Razbam! That guy has no respect for himself.

[gusty pollen]

Might've been polychop

[hushed imp]

I think the mig23 would have been fun for zoom and boom bombing

Sadly that one was rb

[round oasis]

Ohhh :C

[forest flint]

The osprey was PC

But PC is on their way back

[violet brook]

polychop almost certainly

[gusty pollen]

razbam had their own helis they had dibs on I think

iirc it was the ah-1z and the little bird

[violet brook]

oh i didnt know rb was working on any helis

what a shame

ah1z wouldve been cool

[gusty pollen]

they had dibs on some helis but afaik they didn't really start work on it

[violet brook]

is the spring sale just

not working lmfao

oh it loads when i click more

[forest flint]

Phanrom is on sale

[violet brook]

my life is considerably worse knowing ill never be able to get the m2k or harrier on sale

[forest flint]

For now 🙏

[violet brook]

trackir 5 worth?

or upgrade to 64gb ram first

[hushed imp]

how much ram you got?

I wouldnt call the $150 or whatever it is for a real track ir worth

get something like a delanclip/grassmonkey head tracker and it will work fine

[whole cove]

Real TrackIR is worth it

[gusty pollen]

if you play vr then 64 gigs is hella worth

[violet brook]

32gb rn

[violet brook]

like just in general vr or dcs

[hushed imp]

is it? have you tried non real track ir solutions?

[gusty pollen]

for dcs vr spercifically

[violet brook]

ah

[hushed imp]

I have a grass monkey set up and it works well

[whole cove]

It's worth it for how easy it is to set up and keep up

[violet brook]

i mean idk dcs in vr is cool but i cant make it work well for me

[gusty pollen]

the maps take up so much memory so having 64gigs reduces stutters by a bunch

[violet brook]

no matter how hard i try

[whole cove]

Why not pay for knowing it's official

[gusty pollen]

ah if vr doesn't work out for you that much then track ir sounds like the move

[hushed imp]

open track is 2 buttons once set up , and set up is always going to be 90% adjusting curves

[violet brook]

i mean

it really could be that im just lowk stupid

it also could be that i was playing wireless

[whole cove]

I find TrackIR much more comfortable and easier to use than VR

[violet brook]

i should realistically try wired

gonna try ALVR wired mode since meta software makes me want to shoot myself

i know what ill buy

f18 premium for war thunder

[whole cove]

Pleaaaaase don't

It's 80 fucking dollars

[violet brook]

dont worry i would never

i already have a US premium and top tier

if i buy anything for war thunder itll probably be the finnish air force pack

but im hella burnt out of wt for now sol

just not gonna buy anything and be smart

[violet brook]

have you gotten it to work well

[deft lodge]

man why yall doggin on my hornet 😭

[round oasis]

F-16 Is just better by being worse.

[deft lodge]

hornet is my child

i saw that 😭

[round oasis]

What?

[stone plover]

Love the hornet. But after spending a little bit of time with the Viper...

https://tenor.com/view/ooft-jealous-girlfriend-jealous-jealous-girlfriend-gif-jealous-girlfriend-move-gif-7998863672934012027

[deft lodge]

flown the viper but i always go back to the Bug

[violet brook]

the hornet has been growing on me recently

but I still need to learn my viper lol

[round oasis]

You’re still missing the best part.

[stone plover]

It's just the feeling and responsiveness. It feels more what a "fighter jet" would in my brain. We'll see as the newness wears off.

[round oasis]

A/A refueling is a whole different story. It's easy in the F/A-18, but in the F-16, it's going to take me days to learn.

[stone plover]

Traded collapsing the landing gear for tailstrikes now...but at least we can takeoff AND land.

[round oasis]

What a beautiful landing!

[round oasis]

im seriously considering switching to BMS. It seems like people take it more seriously than DCS. Creating my own group (DCS) and searching through thousands of pages to find the perfect SOP for procedures sounds pretty challenging, as a Plus, it has a larger audience. But I’m not sure yet. It seems like a really fun game if you're into the F-16.

[deft lodge]

I'm really considering the Tomcat rn but i needa fully learn the hornet

[hushed imp]

purchase the tomcat

let the impulsive thoughts win

[hushed imp]

bms does not have a larger audiance

[whole cove]

BMS is a lot more niche than DCS

[deft lodge]

My Legacy Bug shall come first for the time being

[hushed imp]

consider, multi crew

and only being able to have 3 waypoints at once*

[deft lodge]

Bruh I want the CJS Super Bug to get multicrew integration

[round oasis]

It’s not referring to BMS. DCS, in comparison, seems to have a younger and larger audience. BMS feels more like a niche where older individuals, in their 40s, find the time to turn their dreams and hopes of becoming a fighter pilot into a reality.

[hushed imp]

the guys who did the 16i are working on an 18 d

[deft lodge]

Niceeee, CJS just updated the super hornet like two days ago and I have yet to take a look

[hushed imp]

I think that dcs does have a large mature player base, just depends on where you look

[round oasis]

It’s very probable. Now the question is whether I’m compatible with them.

[round oasis]

FUCK

[abstract gulch]

how far you got to go?

looks like youre relatively high up you should be fine

its a viper

[round oasis]

I created a mission that’s essentially a two-flight mission, but one of the flights experienced an engine explosion (simulated). Because of that, I had to carry much more weight than required, and I didn’t complete the mission. Also, I messed up the SEAD part.

[violet brook]

cant wait for that

the 16i is great

last i saw they were making awesome progress on the 18d

[abstract gulch]

ah i see

[forest flint]

i imagine you need the F-16 to use the 16I right

and the 16i is just the Israeli version of the D right? no major differences besides seats and weapons?

[rugged fog]

I think in terms of dcs stuff

Cfts too I guess

[whole cove]

I love CFTS

[round oasis]

Succes

[rugged fog]

what sort of evil ass loadout is this

like you know you can carry two more missiles right

[round oasis]

Performance >> Looks

[rugged fog]

the performance of having less fuel and less missiles?

I think if that loadout was high performance you would see vipers running it irl lol

finding a photo without the double bag in combat is rare on its own

[deft lodge]

I cannot wait to build this new PC man, DCS in vr is gonna be amazing

[rugged fog]

I guess if its required by the mission

doesnt make it realistic

still an evil ass loadout

[round oasis]

Nothing about this mission in DCS feels realistic.

[rugged fog]

yeah hence the silly loadout

[violet brook]

i really wanna try getting dcs in vr working properly

but its so fucked for me

[round oasis]

Why?

[rugged fog]

this is not a silly loadout

[violet brook]

because i already have a vrheadset

would save me about 120 bucks on an ir headtracker

[round oasis]

Why is it messed up for you?

[round oasis]

Im going to make a mission where the lodout is not silly only for you

[violet brook]

great question

[rugged fog]

lol

[round oasis]

So?

[violet brook]

but it likes to just freeze on my vr headset

while still running on my monitor

[round oasis]

Wich headseat do you have?

[violet brook]

quest 3

[round oasis]

Weird.

[deft lodge]

how come?

oh 💀

[violet brook]

sob

[deft lodge]

uhh have you attempted to trouble shoot?

have you consulted reddit per chance

@violet brook

[violet brook]

ive tried troubleshooting

im gonna

work on it tomorrow probably

[deft lodge]

Whatcha fly?

[violet brook]

f16 and fc3 2024

[deft lodge]

cause imma gonna need to grab a homie to fly with once i build my new pc

Aww no Legacy Bug?

[round oasis]

I also fly the F-16, but since I can’t afford it, I don't own it.

[deft lodge]

oh trial?

[round oasis]

Yeah...

[deft lodge]

everyone starts somewhere

[round oasis]

Buying the f18....

[deft lodge]

?

I mean

[round oasis]

?

[real nacelle]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-cat-screaming-machin3girl-gif-22623519

type a full sentence and yall might be able to understand each other

[round oasis]

Yes.

@rugged fog Happy?

[violet brook]

planning on trialing it when i finally get a reliable head track method

if i really just cannot make dcs vr work ill finally splurge on a ir track

[violet brook]

but the bug is on my list of "modules i want"

[rugged fog]

lol that shit still evil

[violet brook]

along with the viggen, mirage 2kc, and jf17

[round oasis]

Why not just use your mouse? could make things a lot easier for you.

[rugged fog]

whats wrong with using the two empty slots for missiles?

or a jammer,hts and pod

[rugged fog]

is this an answer?

[violet brook]

uhhhh

because

[rugged fog]

that literally has the extra missiles you are missing on it

[violet brook]

i want to use my hotas at the same time..?

[violet brook]

id rather use a webcam tracking solution than mouse lol

[rugged fog]

throw an hts and jammer on there and you got a good strike loadout

[round oasis]

Hts?

[rugged fog]

(for dcs servers)

[round oasis]

Oh, I just use a mouse and move my throttle with hopes and prayers.

[rugged fog]

harm targeting system

[rugged fog]

I would also have 3 amraams and only 1 9x

[real nacelle]

grass monkey thank me later

[violet brook]

yeah i was planning on going with a grass monkey

[round oasis]

I do my own missions.

[rugged fog]

yeah but do your missions have sams in them usually?

[violet brook]

or something of the such

[rugged fog]

hts is helpful regardless of if you have harms or not

it adds very little drag

[violet brook]

but i would love to make vr work

[rugged fog]

and the jammer is always helpful

[round oasis]

The last one, yes. This one, no. It's about helping the Rangers atomize some houses because there are too many bad guys

[round oasis]

I guess.

[rugged fog]

well if its just cas then you can drop the hts and jammer

but also like thats pretty unusal for dcs

then again its your mission

not a server

[round oasis]

At this point, I should create a thread, since I'm just flooding the DCS channel. Yeah, why not check out my stream while I do the mission? Could help.

[deft lodge]

Hell yeah

[violet brook]

not sure which one i wanna get first

im leaning towards the m2k or viggen more just cause i already have a modern jet

[whole cove]

Both good choices. Pretty sure the M2K might get a model remaster here soon ™️

[tranquil breach]

I will say, viggen has a higher chance of not breaking just because the 2k is a razbam module

It’s also pretty fun to fly

[violet brook]

i mean

the m2k generally has a pretty low chance of breaking

its pretty much complete

[tranquil breach]

Yeah no for sure it’s just that for me, if something does break, I enjoy the peace of mind of knowing that it’ll probably get fixed

[forest flint]

Bow

How

[rugged fog]

tdoa

or even on your own just triangulating point defenses if your just doing air interdiction stuff

gives you a really good idea of where to look for targets

[gusty pollen]

you can use HTS to create steerpoints for JDAMs and stuff

[rugged fog]

ts

[gusty pollen]

or slew your tpod to HTS contacts then manually find them

[rugged fog]

its actually just a free SA machine

[forest flint]

What

[gusty pollen]

although I think if you use TDOA the accuracy is good enough for the TGP to basically slew directly over it

[rugged fog]

TDOA (Time Difference of Arrival) in the context of the F-16 Fighting Falcon is a method used in electronic warfare, radar warning systems, and communications for passive geolocation of enemy signals.

How TDOA Works in the F-16
In the F-16's electronic warfare and targeting systems, TDOA is employed to locate the source of electromagnetic emissions, such as radar signals or enemy communications. Here's the core idea:

Signal Reception: The F-16 is equipped with multiple antennas positioned strategically around the airframe to detect incoming signals.

Time Difference Measurement: When a signal (like a radar pulse) reaches the aircraft, it arrives at each antenna at slightly different times due to their different positions. The system calculates the precise time difference of arrival between these antennas.

Triangulation/Localization: Using these time differences, the system can compute the direction — and sometimes the distance — to the signal source. By combining data from multiple aircraft or multiple detections over time, the system can determine the emitter’s exact location.

[gusty pollen]

if you have a three ship of vipers, one of them can command a TDOA. Which uses RF stuff to really accurately range sam sites

[forest flint]

Why do i see a2a loadouts with it, and why do i not see it irl

[gusty pollen]

a2a loadouts with it is kinda goofy

[forest flint]

Least evil thunderstruck ac/dc loadout

Shoulda put a double glide bomb rack instead of one of the rockets actually

[rugged fog]

how often do you see f-16s irl?

10 seconds of looking at f-16 images and I found one

[forest flint]

Well thats a2g

Whys the engine look weird

[rugged fog]

its at high rpm it seems

[gusty pollen]

found one

[rugged fog]

yeah a2a its probably useless

but irl why take it off the jet

[forest flint]

Suppose theyre not in short supply like apkws or smth then

[rugged fog]

well they aren't expendable 😂

[forest flint]

Gps rockets…

Tv rockets………..

[rugged fog]

hts is not expendable

its not like your having supply issues by leaving it on a jet

[gusty pollen]

pic from this year

allegedly

https://www.twz.com/air/f-16s-have-been-using-laser-guided-rockets-to-shoot-down-houthi-drones

[forest flint]

WHAT IS WITH THE DIFFERENT SIDEWINDERS

[gusty pollen]

shootin down houthi

[forest flint]

Diccus f-16 doesnt have apkws right?

[rugged fog]

got to use old supplies before they expire

it doesnt

[gusty pollen]

they're shootin down really cheap houthi drones so they're just using whatever they got

[forest flint]

9m’s should still have a good amount of time before they expire tho no??

Theyre like late 80’s early 90’s?

[rugged fog]

yeah but in a high end conflict you want 9x anyways

so to destroy a 30k shahed why use a 9x

[forest flint]

What are they doing the cap for tho

Or like

[rugged fog]

bro does not follow current events

[forest flint]

The escorting cap

[rugged fog]

https://www.twz.com/air/f-16s-have-been-using-laser-guided-rockets-to-shoot-down-houthi-drones

[forest flint]

Not the drones i mean like, what are they expecting to possibly be gettijg into an a2a fight with

[rugged fog]

drones?

[gusty pollen]

are you talking about f-16s doing cap in general?

[rugged fog]

thats what you use a2a missiles for

[forest flint]

One is up to shoot down the drone with the apkws and all the other stuff, and the other has the full cap amraam sidewinder loadout, whats the second one covering from?

[rugged fog]

more drones...

[forest flint]

Why do they not have the same loadout then

[gusty pollen]

impossible to know for sure tbh

[rugged fog]

ts

[forest flint]

They dont have anything other than cheap drones or do they?

[rugged fog]

thats the main thing

a 48th wing 15e squadron recently had at least 1 silver star recipient for anti drone/CM actions in the middle east

[round oasis]

Someone get this man the devil’s advocate loadout role!

[forest flint]

the things you need to do fro jeff

[round oasis]

https://tenor.com/view/disgust-disgusting-puke-vomit-eww-gif-19262390

[forest flint]

theres 4 sams (and radars for them) and one tunguska

i obviously cant low level a gun aa

so i need to snipe the gun aa and then come in low

oh

okay so a huey just dropped infantrty and they wiped the same site

[round oasis]

Typical multiplayer experience.

[sturdy topaz]

that’s AI coloring

wtf

it’s not yet

whatever I’m going crazy

[round oasis]

"How much can you learn in 5 hours of playing DCS?"

https://tenor.com/view/mrbeast-mr-beast-rap-battle-mr-beast-introduction-gif-25612407

[steep apex]

bro I FUCKING KNEW IT

literalyl since I started playing the game I've been wondering why tf my pilot dies every single time I get hit by any missle ever

F-18 btw

[round oasis]

A/A or G/A missle?

[steep apex]

Cant say I've ever been hit by an A/G missle in an f-18

[hushed imp]

also was fixed in the 16 for the same thing

[deft lodge]

I was wondering this

was wondering if it was a bug

[violet brook]

https://youtu.be/P2jsfEEba8o

it's in the comments

for the download

[forest flint]

joyous

[whole cove]

Installing Iraq map rn

[whole cove]

Fun map

Good couple of sorties

[whole cove]

I’m copying a message link with @/everyone in it. Please don’t time me out, auto mod.

#1071574236403081287 message

[real nacelle]

What did

[wind sandal]

wake up babe cold war germany map finally got its announcement

[violet brook]

cold war germany map oh mein gott

finally

https://tenor.com/view/thats-hot-busted-nut-gif-21810567

[wind sandal]

iirc they showed it in their 2025 thing

[forest flint]

920x980 what the fuck??

[whole cove]

AWESOME MAP

cannot wait

Going to be sick with MiG-29 FF and F-15C FF

[round oasis]

Quite big

[forest flint]

I didbt even know germany was that big ngl

[whole cove]

And it's by Ugra media the same guys who did Syria

[gusty pollen]

I always have mixed feelings about new maps

like they're cool and all but every new map either just splits the player base that much more or just never gets used cause there's more popular ones

afaik ED has been working on a MSFS-style world map which will probably render all the other maps moot if they ever come out with it

[whole cove]

CW Europe does fill a small niche tho

And, it's not another sandbox

[forest flint]

small niche?

its THE battleground

[round oasis]

Place of birth of civilization, place of birth of many of the things that make our world the world today. Place of birth of my grandfathers, place of birth of the biggest and most powerful empire. Place of birth of much scientific research, place of birth of everything that makes western society today. It is not only THE battleground, it is Humanity.

[whole cove]

https://youtu.be/PDVpp1-ARik?si=RsH7a4bsUvt6kBZJ

[forest flint]

I didnt know we were this close to it droppjg

[round oasis]

Someone please

🙏

[weary pawn]

Oof, why don't you trail trial another airframe?

When I first got into DCS, I just trialed an airframe every 2 weeks, theres enough to go the whole year round

[gusty pollen]

https://youtu.be/u5EzW6M4j44

winwing ffb base

[real nacelle]

https://tenor.com/view/cry-gif-27376041

[gusty pollen]

They also seem to be doing more airbus stuff

https://www.reddit.com/r/hotas/s/uL924pp1x6

post with all the images and prices

there's a fuck ton of stuff

Airliner stuff:

A-10 CDU Just a normal CDU but black (I think)

Force-Feedback stuff:

And a magnetic switch (prolly for sim pit stuff):

the mag switch is neat cause it allegedly costs 100s to buy one (unless you diy)

[gusty pollen]

dw you're good

the mfssb should still be a thing

and that should do a better job at simulating the pressure sensing sticks if you're into that

[real nacelle]

https://tenor.com/view/gulp-nonchalant-cat-gif-9004161972657675398

[weary pawn]

So the 60+NM version is 699.95?

I bought the Moza AB9 and I absolutely hated it, so I wonder if WW will offer something that could work

[real nacelle]

whatd you hate abt it

[weary pawn]

I mainly fly the viper, the software just wasn't updated at all, base was unwieldly and large. For the viper profile it reduced the total controllable area (from the whole axis to about 60%), Because of that, any stick pull past the limit would give severe and uncontrollable roll oscillations. That paired with the previous complaints just killed it for me, I luckily refunded it before I couldn't and I don't recommend it unless you're flying one of the hydralically driven airframes

[real nacelle]

yea shoulda got the mfsb from winwing for the 16

[rugged fog]

Do you only fly the viper?

[weary pawn]

I have like 5 other modules, I predominantly fly the 16. I can really see the appeal for like the helis, but just not for me

[rugged fog]

Yeah i mean buying force feedback for the viper probably isn't the best idea lol

[forest flint]

does the actual viper stick have any feedback?

[fringe pine]

No.

[gusty pollen]

source?

[whole cove]

Anyone want to DiCcuS?

[forest flint]

Dick Cock Sucking

[whole cove]

Brother…

[deft lodge]

nah that was the intrusive thoughts winning right there

[real nacelle]

I’d be down to play through out the week

[whole cove]

lit

[real nacelle]

the last part for my throttle came in and it was actually important😭 really completed it

[whole cove]

Yippee!

All hand done, no Jester.
https://youtu.be/vv9L8vpMM3Y
Skip to 2:00 is when I begin the alignment, 4:25 is when it finishes.

If anyone wants a quick rundown on how quick it is to get the F-4E ready to Taxi

with Stored heading

[whole cove]

I made it for some dudes in the Heatblur server, but someone other than me may find it helpful :)

[whole cove]

New and upcoming M2K livery from BillyTheKid

feat. Guam

[violet brook]

man I really need that thing

[stone plover]

We playing with our DiCcuS tonight?

also requesting the 🤓 role

[whole cove]

I would give it to you if I could

[stone plover]

Viper daddy already took care of it

[gusty pollen]

https://youtu.be/IcukVAFeasg?si=l2OSCHWhW4gkdhMv

new throttle dropped

seems like moza is really trying to break into the flight sim market

[unborn flame]

I've heard good things about their racisms so let's see how they do in hot assery

[gusty pollen]

their what

[unborn flame]

They do sim racing

I've heard good things about them from friends

[real nacelle]

i have their race sim stuff

[unborn flame]

I'm thinking of picking some up

[real nacelle]

https://tenor.com/view/bryan-cranston-breaking-bad-walter-white-what-did-you-just-say-gif-27492493

[thorn pagoda]

Their racist stuff is pretty damn good

Way outta my price range though

[whole cove]

https://youtu.be/bMcFjw54fag?si=YWmH1lo8tTiXq3i6

[whole cove]

https://youtu.be/TTaS4G6QgRw?si=Ug5rRANoRc1-hzNn

I’m on my Tomcat Arc

Phantom is my bae though

[deft lodge]

I’m really debating on getting the Tomcat, but I needa finish learning the Hornet

[round oasis]

Not necesarily true

[whole cove]

Multicrew is so much fun

[deft lodge]

Well I’d like to finish learning the hornet

Super easy jet fly and fight in, makes it hella enjoyable

[deft lodge]

So I’ve heard

[round oasis]

Oh, that changes things.

[whole cove]

Man, Speed and Angels Fam. Flight is rouuuugh

but fun

Still need to appr. and land

[whole cove]

Ouch. Hit with an Unsat

I got a lot of work to do

[deft lodge]

“Unsat Aviator”

Gotta become a sat aviator Joe

[whole cove]

... yup

[round oasis]

VR

[whole cove]

@marble gazelle WP

[forest flint]

i cannot join any servers

it ""crashes""

[round oasis]

Can you play offline?

[forest flint]

yeah it loads sp fine

well that fuckin sucks

i really really really wanted to play that

[round oasis]

This looks insane

[forest flint]

i just want a russian aircraft with a good rwr man...

[round oasis]

The mig-21 RWR is terrible.

[forest flint]

im not sure if this mod has the rwr on that screen or if it still has the suckass rwr

[forest flint]

its not the fioshbed rwr...

yes it literally has the fishbed on it and would make sense for the tech level of it

its not its rwr though

[round oasis]

Im just saying

[forest flint]

WAIT THIS ONE IS OUT

crashed upon trying to join mp again...

maybe this isnt a mod problem

it keeps telling me the f-14 isnt authroized could that be it

[forest flint]

yep unrelated

[round oasis]

Nice

[sturdy topaz]

there has been a problem with some of the bigger mods

where if you try joining MP with them you'll just crash

happened with the Su-30MKI mod and the JAS39C mod

[forest flint]

It wqs the 30 mod

[round oasis]

Does anyone know a sever for learning how to fly the plane/Practice?

Not operate, Just pure raw flying.

[hushed imp]

There is generally a free flight mission under instant action iirc

Or 4ya has a bunch of servers, including beginner form servers

[round oasis]

I meant discord server.

[whole cove]

Damn sale is over for the Phantom, I would have bought it for someone if they really wanted to learn it

I’ve been discussing iron Bombing with the many modes on the HeatBlur discord

I wish I had a Human WSO to coordinate with on shit like that

Or me in the back seat learning all that stuff with someone else flying. The Phantom is the only module I really want to learn both seats in, other than the Tomcat.

[round oasis]

https://tenor.com/view/kermit-suicide-sad-falling-gif-14880518

[hushed imp]

Is the phantom starting to go on sale?

I will 100% pick it up at some point if that's the case

[round oasis]

We should fly together one day

I can make the mission. But hosting is much harder

[whole cove]

<@&1095016968643428422> Diccus anyone?

[north ermine]

What are you planning on doing?

[silent yarrow]

Whatcha thinkin?

[abstract gulch]

what plan is being made?

[whole cove]

https://tenor.com/view/plankton-idk-i-dont-know-gif-10648670926134877986

[abstract gulch]

thats so fair

[hushed imp]

join gen vc 2 I guess then we figure something out?

[abstract gulch]

im driving a train rn, i might join once i finish this up

[harsh notch]

We diccusin?

[round oasis]

What plane are you flying?

[hushed imp]

I can fly the 14,16,18, or 64

[round oasis]

What plane is the other guy flying?

For how long are you planning on playing?

[whole cove]

I’ll either be in the Tomcat or Phantom. Idk how long for

[abstract gulch]

ive got 14, 18, and maybe the 15E but id need some time since i havent flown it in a while

[round oasis]

What map are we flying?

[stone plover]

I'm in. We doing organized shit or just hopping on?

[round oasis]

Just hopping on

[hushed imp]

just hopping on for now, unless you have any ideas to be more organised

[round oasis]

F14+F15+F16+F18

[round oasis]

I cant play anything organised whit this amount of time

[whole cove]

TTI SoCal 1?

[stone plover]

Which map is SOCAL 1? My poor ass don't have anything other than the defaults.

• Persian Gulf...forgot about that one

[round oasis]

We are playing free map

[stone plover]

Cool...clamping up the HOTAS now

[round oasis]

https://tenor.com/view/fahrul24-gif-18133666

@whole cove

[stone plover]

yep...that's the one I'm normally one

[violet brook]

I really want the phantom

I need to grab it at some point

[forest flint]

so called free thinkerz

[whole cove]

That was fun, boys. Thanks for joining!

[stone plover]

good times yall!

[stone plover]

One day we'll figure it out. But Tower did damn near spit take when I said we were 6 in a flight.

[abstract gulch]

that was really fun, sorry i had to dip there halfway though, but i had to go do a 500 500 shit hot with nez and some other guys

[stone plover]

all good...I'm sure it'll happen again

[round oasis]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-squidward-hczne-gif-20831523

[stone plover]

We can do it again...I promise.

[round oasis]

🙏

[whole cove]

https://youtu.be/P_FCuMAl8oA?si=ftB28FAjexvFJLYs

[whole cove]

https://youtu.be/oMMEvdsVC7E?si=Zf8-1tqEVNZ40Wp5

[stone plover]

you needing some DCS tonight, Joe?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlvTL3JlLYI

[whole cove]

Perchance

[whole cove]

Damn, so you can do CCRP (kinda) bombing in the Phantom with the Pave Spike

and with its huge gimbal limit, you can do overhead releases. (release and fly overhead)

[tranquil breach]

still looking for a phantom wso joe?

[whole cove]

Not tonight, it’s a bit too late, maybe tomorrow or something

[harsh notch]

Have you considered not nadir'ing yourself?

[whole cove]

I don't know what that means

[harsh notch]

If you fly right over the top of a target and the gimbal spins off target

[whole cove]

oh like the position in 3D space

[harsh notch]

atleast thats the term we use in the community

[whole cove]

Good thing about the pave spike, it's an electro-mechanical gimbal ( I think) so it can't really spin per se.

[harsh notch]

hmm

interesting

[whole cove]

You can however, bang it against its stops

[harsh notch]

yeah, we call that snowplowing

xD

[whole cove]

But for dumb bombs in TGT FIND mode, you just fly over the target and the computer does the work, as long as you have a valid slant range

[harsh notch]

people have broken the equipment by doing dat

[harsh notch]

yeeee

[whole cove]

https://youtu.be/bNsahnv9dKQ?si=ixUV2LGI2v0m8TDF

[whole cove]

Not my sc

[round oasis]

Today?

[stone plover]

I'm in. I'll even charge my head tracker so I can put maximum BRRRRRT on ground targets.

[hushed imp]

I can get on tonight

[stone plover]

make sure you chumps got SRS installed

[whole cove]

I’ll reload SRS I guess

[stone plover]

https://tenor.com/view/damn-right-breaking-bad-gif-14029087

figure it makes sense even if we all take off together...some of us will die (me) and others will have to RTB

so this way we don't get into a collision on Sochi runway

and we keep the server gods happy on TTI...looks like most of the attention will be on the Nevada map tonight

[whole cove]

Oh right it’s Thursday

[stone plover]

yep

[round oasis]

I dont own the nevada map

[stone plover]

we'll be on Causacus tonight

[stone plover]

<@&1095016968643428422> Shall we?

[abstract gulch]

cant join tonight, at least not for a while

[silent yarrow]

Aaahhh, I’m just heading to the gym right now.

[stone plover]

no worries...I plan on being on for a bit

I'll be in SOCAL 1 and jump in a VC when I'm up and running

[whole cove]

Wrapping up dinner, about 30-40

[harsh notch]

When we diccusin?

[abstract gulch]

ok well i might be able to get on now, at least for a little while

[wind sandal]

Worlds shittiest button box made in 5 mins

[whole cove]

https://youtu.be/S_iDjcM__KM?si=yqcNrCFCiEm32wb4
@harsh notch

[stone plover]

Better than I could make

[stone plover]

@harsh notch

[gusty pollen]

wingtips aim-9s spotted

house swatted

[stone plover]

what's wrong with wingtip sidewinders?

not like I can put anything else on there

[naive osprey]

Amraams?

[stone plover]

Hornet

[naive osprey]

Oh yeah okay nvm😅

[stone plover]

yeah...I died and went back to the F18 after takeoff cuz I know it a lot better

I WISH I had 120s I could mount on wingtips...

[harsh notch]

you're not the only one who has been drug through the mud on this 😥

[whole cove]

Tip 120s look better and spread the load across the wing.

Like Tip Tanks, except deadly ha

[violet brook]

dats a hornet

oh he already said

[sturdy cove]

I really really can't wait to get back into DCS like damn

[whole cove]

https://youtu.be/3zsY-uHK4FY?si=vGZJQmn5-VhyrN1l

[whole cove]

I figured out why our chaff dispensers weren’t working @hushed imp

https://www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/general.html#lau-138

[hushed imp]

Chaff was always coming out on my screen

[whole cove]

Yeah, in the beaver tail, maybe not in the BOL pods

Idk. We’ll have to swap seats and try it

[whole cove]

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpUM1ZCxpUNPkt0sMx7HraFjJFxuBSqWS&si=HJHZ0QPVGqI80y30
For later

[whole cove]

https://youtu.be/BQCXV0Vix-c?si=uRHsDdZqxFprEe5g

DL

[unborn flame]

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL22sg7n2gpyEmy2g9yR1eazZxdEytc7fp&si=eXlnsq9jFNS_1RKW

Fly and wire is also a website you should look at

[whole cove]

Ooh good

I want to learn

[whole cove]

<@&1095016968643428422> Diccus Gamerz, anyone up for tonight? Some multicrew shenans maybe?

[round oasis]

Maybe

[harsh notch]

Am down

[whole cove]

@hushed imp Tomcat gaming? 👉 👈

[hushed imp]

going to be playing schedule 1 with dubya in a couple hours but im free till he gets on

[whole cove]

Lit VC2?

or 1

lol

[harsh notch]

ima load up

[abstract gulch]

i guess i could too

might get some 14 seat-time

[abstract gulch]

@unborn flame you!

[unborn flame]

?

[abstract gulch]

mere'

[tranquil breach]

Maybe much later

Like <t:1743319800:t>

[violet brook]

hmmm if the switch 2 preorders dont tempt me too much i think ill finally go get a headtracker... and maybe a module or two...

[whole cove]

My frickin discord crashed

Goood flying with y'all, that tower popping up as we were basically in the pattern kinda threw me off, my form flying is ass

And we got 1 bomb off

[unborn flame]

you looked good dont worry

[abstract gulch]

three A/A kills for nez and myself, four A/G kills, and only a mild over-g

[whole cove]

eeeeh it's fiiiiine

[abstract gulch]

operational G limit was 6.5, we pulled 8 but it was in response to an incoming threat which iirc actually makes 8g just fine

[whole cove]

Eman, when we did the first hop with u as PIC and me as RIO, we got shot at by SA-15 twice, first one went dumb, second one hit.

[hushed imp]

ah

[abstract gulch]

heres the difference between an AIM-120 and an AIM-54, on tacview you can see the debris trail left from an AIM-120 hit, AIM-54s literally just delete the contact

its... gone

[whole cove]

44 lbs warhead vs 133 lbs

[unborn flame]

[abstract gulch]

the mach fuck trashcan full of explosives

not really sure what happened to our first AIM-54, thing kinda just dropped the track :/

[whole cove]

At one point, we got within 1800 ft of you guys

That was both of our 3rd commit I think

We got right under that MiG. 2500 ft separation, jee zus

Holy shit that was so close. I didn't even know it.

Red, you saved our bacon

[abstract gulch]

rookie numbers 🥱

[whole cove]

The formation break looks awesome in the TacView

[abstract gulch]

lemme look at it, im looking at my first approach rn

which was pretty rails ngl

just looked at it, yeah that works :>

it does in fact look like various elongated potatos stacked on top of one another

interesting callsign

[whole cove]

I'm going to get around to setting a Push-To-Mute in Discord so I don't come through twice.

Also, I forgor that hotmic just makes me xmit twice in the Tomcat

Maybe if we ever do in-game comms

[harsh notch]

Me just sitting there with him locked for a minute trying to find out if he is friend or foe while both of you are fighting for your life 🤣

[whole cove]

We were totally blind

or I was atleast, eman might have CMSd

[harsh notch]

lol

[whole cove]

Next time, we'll have to get Datalink set up

[harsh notch]

yeah

[whole cove]

although the tomcat cannot talk to L16

[harsh notch]

F

[abstract gulch]

i will also admit fault a little for that last MiG-23, i was on the opposite side of the bandit from you red, I should've stayed low and gone under but i came up which was a really bad move on my part

because if that 120 you fired had bit off on me it would've been joever

[harsh notch]

https://tenor.com/view/math-calculate-confusing-figure-out-gif-6237717

Me during that entire engagement

https://tenor.com/view/resident-evil-resident-evil-welcome-to-raccoon-city-resident-evil-movie-burning-on-fire-gif-25613395

Everyone else

[abstract gulch]

yeah

meanwhile nez and i getting chased down by the other MiG-23

[harsh notch]

I would have given up right then and there

yep, going back to my agm65s that wont release on target

[abstract gulch]

bro turned right when we did and copped a face full of AIM-54 for his troubles

[abstract gulch]

sorgy

[harsh notch]

all good xD

I half expected someone to say "YOU SHOT ME!" after I fox3'd

Was solely going on M4 returns

[abstract gulch]

i heard you call splash and then like a king of old through the fluffy clouds i just see this flaming carcass of a MiG go screaming past followed by a viper

[harsh notch]

lmao

https://tenor.com/view/top-gun-maverick-gif-26473614

[abstract gulch]

i literally rolled inverted to watch it go past it was cinematic as fuck lol

[harsh notch]

So, now that i have a slot to Top Gun, who wants to go play beach volleyball?

have a weird need to go play right this instant

[abstract gulch]

fuck it im down

[harsh notch]

https://tenor.com/view/top-gun-high-five-tom-cruise-maverick-gif-16574211941548840085

[abstract gulch]

im far from athletic but im sure i could figure something out

[whole cove]

https://youtu.be/CaHBJQm3R0Q?si=ijwU3hXzDOdLmMr-
Awesome tutorial

and, I learned how to do a push to mute in Discord.

(I need to remember next time I have my HOTAS plugged in, and hopefully it remembers it after I discon recon)

[abstract gulch]

meanwhile in nez and i's other group

"Flight reference 090, 350, 30,000, go tac right"

-# we are more than slightly autistic ngl

[whole cove]

It's good to be a little rivet counter-y and know the shit, meanwhile eman and I, I can't get the pod to work, he's stuck in area track/rates, we got all four bombs off, two hit the same target (we recommitted on a dead thingie), and the other two grazed the SA-8 and another dead thingie

But Multicrew is so much more fun than waiting on Jester (my beloved)

https://tenor.com/view/dcs-dcs-jester-dcsf14-heatblur-simulations-gif-27502883

If only I could get DL CAINS WPT working...

I love DCS, and I love working the radios, but it's almost a must having another dude helping do either

[abstract gulch]

ill be that other dude

-# may god have mercy on your soul

[whole cove]

https://youtu.be/4tLVlwvvy1M?si=dC5GOr3PaexDn-vQ
Another good tut

[round oasis]

Excellent channel

Watch his videos

they are amazing

Its so wierd to see myself red

[whole cove]

yeee

[hushed imp]

Mb, still figuring out/remembering rio

[whole cove]

no worries broham

We'll have to keep flip-flopping to get better at both

[hushed imp]

Yessir

[hushed imp]

Simply boost the server, or become capt, then your name colour never has to change

[round oasis]

Capitain the way to go

[whole cove]

https://www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/general.html#link-4a-c-data-link
Here's the part in the manual about DL, feel free to ask questions if you have any, I read it earlier and kinda get it. The Kneeboard shows DL contacts and their freqs.

[whole cove]

https://youtu.be/ws1GxPG2ZXw?si=XS2D8rPRas7IWk9R
I wish VoiceAttack was free (for the full ver.) so when I did fly with Jester, I could just talk to the sombitch

I love checklists.
I love checklists.
I love checklists.

[hushed imp]

I should set up voice attack to work with jester