DCS A-10C QUESTIONS

In the sim forever.

 

No sure about the real jet but I've never seen anything indicating otherwise. Maybe Paulrkiii can shed some light on it...

I don`t knowi but if doesn`t seem to realistic that any engine is able to opererate long peroids of time at full load. And that`s how I fly A10 - at most situations (except refuelling, taxiing, refuelling, and situations requiring maintaining given speed) i fly 0%(diving) or 100%(climbing/cruising) throttle. And nothing wrong happens with the engines... :music_whistling:

Are they really so reliable?

I don`t knowi but if doesn`t seem to realistic that any engine is able to opererate long peroids of time at full load. And that`s how I fly A10 - at most situations (except refuelling, taxiing, refuelling, and situations requiring maintaining given speed) i fly 0%(diving) or 100%(climbing/cruising) throttle. And nothing wrong happens with the engines... :music_whistling:

 

Are they really so reliable?

yes they are, jet engines in general can just run on 100% power forever, if you keep providing fuel to it, and proficient oil cooling, wich is mostly done with the fuel.

If you fly 100% in any maneuver else than a dive, it is , well, not how you should fly! Also in a dive 0% is a bad idea, when circling and looking for targets slow down. If you take a hard turn or a climb full throttle. When inverting for a split-S throttle gently to 10% let the plane fall into the dive pull her up again and gently apply throttle when through 90* angle...

If you fly 100% in any maneuver else than a dive, it is , well, not how you should fly! Also in a dive 0% is a bad idea, when circling and looking for targets slow down. If you take a hard turn or a climb full throttle. When inverting for a split-S throttle gently to 10% let the plane fall into the dive pull her up again and gently apply throttle when through 90* angle...

Thank`s it`s very informative.

Actually i think my post was a little extragerated.

Why 0 throttle is bad for diving? When i`m diving fot attack run I`m setting the throtle to 0, and opening speed brakes - it gives me more time to aim.Before exiting dive give throttle 100% (it takes some time for engines to spool up),closing brake and pulling on the stick. :pilotfly:

Never open speed brakes in combat. The A-10 is a pig and doesn't have enough speed as it is when its going full blast. Dropping speed brakes during an attack run is probably one of the most unrealistic ways to fly the aircraft. Going slower just so that you can get a few extra seconds to line things up and all that is basically a bad habit designed to make up for your own lack of skill/experience.

Instead of popping speed brakes just practice at full speed. Eventually you'll learn to not suck.

No sure about the real jet but I've never seen anything indicating otherwise. Maybe Paulrkiii can shed some light on it...

I don't think Paul will not be answering questions anymore. It appears he's been banned.

I don't think Paul will not be answering questions anymore. It appears he's been banned.

WHAT????? are you shitting me :cry:

edit: no you are not.... sad day indeed

cheers

Hans

DCS A-10C QUESTIONS

how did that happen

Nevertheless, I think it's pretty thoughtless to ban an SME like him given what he's contributed. And especially given that the majority of help, guidance towards realistic simming, mods, documents, etc. is (was) coming from his clan, you'd say the rulers of this community would want to keep them in their good graces...

Anyway, back to Hog questions.

Thou shalt not publicly question or even remotely suggest any form of disapproval of the dicta... errr moderator's action. It's somewhere in the forum rules.

Yes I just noticed rule 1.3 which is why I edited my reply. Sorry about that. Just stunned I guess. Didn't mean anything by it.

Cheers

Hans

You should fly the A-10 at full power all the time in combat. The TF-34s are de-rated to do just that. Thrust levers full forward does not mean your commanding 100% rated power out of the engines, your just commanding as much power as the de-rate allows.

In a dive the rule of thumb is if you're in a dive of less than 30 degrees you do it with the thrust levers stood up, or half power. Greater than 30 degrees is done at IDLE thrust. You should NEVER use speed breaks setting up an attack run. Speed is life especially in the Hawg, and you'll need it to produce an effective SEM after your run is complete.

And yes, all the SMEs that used to answer these questions in the thread are currently banned.

Hello

I was wondering why exacly the A-10 trims down when you activate the gun pac , and if you're allowed to trim while gun pac is active to counter the downward force. Edit : Perhaps i should clarify , i mean the gun pac switch next to the master arm , not the first stage of the trigger.

Also , is there a reliable way to use GBU 12's at low altitude? Mine seem to miss all the time even if i pitch down before release

thanks

Hello

 

I was wondering why exacly the A-10 trims down when you activate the gun pac

It's a temporary pitch hold to compensate for the gun fire, not a trim change.

It's a temporary pitch hold to compensate for the gun fire, not a trim change.

No, I think he means the little nose down when actually enabling PAC by using the on/off switch.

My understanding is, the small trim down is necessary so that the IFFCC has enough authority to actually trim down when firing the gun. It "reserves" this trim range for itself, so to say.

My best guess is to give you a nose down attitude when rolling in on a target. You want to let the pipper walk on to the target. In a dive you tend to gain speed and lift so the nose down trim counters that a bit, it seems.

Paulrkiii could propably answer that, but he is currently banned. So just my best guess. :-(

Hello

 

I was wondering why exacly the A-10 trims down when you activate the gun pac

I honestly am not 100% sure but I will do some research and see if I can find out.

Of course you can trim even with gun/pac enabled to counter its effect, at least in the sim. Dunno how it works in real though, if that's what concerns you, and I dunno why gun/pac has such a consequence on the flight attitude of the aircraft.

So. I have pretty much recently learned how I launch every single weapon in the Warthog. I realized that it doesnt matter what kind of mission it is, my payload is always the same. And that is 3x AGM-65D on each wing, 2x GBU-38 and one CBU-97.

Does that sound like a decent payload? CBU for any ground hostiles that is tight with eachother, GBU-38 to be able to drop multiple bombs on multiple targets in just one strafe (Settings markpoints for every target), and the AGM's to take out any HVT targets like SAM, Tunguska etc..

Does it sound decent? Advices?

It's a video game so really you can use any loadout the mission editor allows.

Unless you are a purist then you should only use "realistic" loadouts.

Sample of Desert Storm A-10A loadouts can be found here.

More recent loadouts can be found here.

Personally I like 2xAGM-65D or K, 2XGBU-38, 1xGBU-12 and 1xMk-82, 1xM-156. It may not be realistic but it's a good sample of weapons to play with. The CBUs are nice for convoys but they impact FPS so much my computer grinds to a halt whenever they hit.

I would review my loadout on startup and may change it considering the mission. CBU-97 or GBU-38 are pretty decent against static targets, but are difficult to employ against a movving convoy or advancing ground forces.

GBU-12 (LGB) are good against moving targets or when used with buddy lasing or JTAC, so the dropping aircraft has the least vulnerability over target as possible, while somebody else lases the target.

Also consider weight of loadout vs. maneuverability! If you are close to a friendly airfield, rather reload more often than burden the plane with a huge loadout.

The 3 Maverick loadout is never used IRL, as they found the inner missile is burning/damaging the tire of the landing gear. So "realistic" loadout will only have 2 MAVs on the triple rack.

Its hard to go wrong with 4*AGM-65 and 4*Mk-82. Bread and butter multipurpose.

I try not to take CBUs unless I have a good reason to since they are draggy as hell on top of those TERs. As for IAMs... well whats the fun if you're certain not to miss?

A-10A or A-10C

Hello! I'm only familiar with the Su-25T and UH-1H at the moment, and both are much simpler than the A-10C. I bought the A-10C and FC3 modules on sale and I want to become familiar with some NATO aircraft like the A-10. I'm not sure where to begin though since I hear the A-10C is insanely complicated and I wouldn't even know where to begin with mapping controls for my X-52 Pro.

So my question is this. Going from the Su-25T to the A-10, should I start with the A-10A or just try to dive into the A-10C? Thanks.

I'd dive into A10C :)

The A-10C is at a completely different level, with respect to avionics modelling, than the A-10A. I don't think learning the A-10A will be of much value with respect to the C model.

So my question is this. Going from the Su-25T to the A-10, should I start with the A-10A or just try to dive into the A-10C? Thanks.

Right engine fire after touch-down three times now, why? While wheel/speed braking.

Quite bumpy, very bumpy (left landing gear broke) and can't remember touch-downs... can the engines be damaged by bumpy touch-downs?

Right engine fire after touch-down three times now, why? While wheel/speed braking.

 

Quite bumpy, very bumpy (left landing gear broke) and can't remember touch-downs... can the engines be damaged by bumpy touch-downs?