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I bind one of the spinny wheels on the throttle as an axis. That's for the X52 pro, but I think it should be the same with the X52.

Yes, I have it in 2.2 too.

I fear you're overestimating the abilities of some of us (or at least me :D ) to get to grips with even the simplest of things... Last night I wanted to try the Master Modes (Nav/VSTOL/AG). The pocket guide refers to the "MASTER MODE panel", but I couldn't see it labelled in any of the diagrams. After a while searching through other documents, I found what I was looking for in the NATOPS flight manual - a diagram showed it as the "Master Armament Panel". In hindsight its position on the console is logical/obvious. I know I've a lot of searching ahead of me as I start trying other systems!

I'm quite new to DCS, and I like the sound of these changes to DRM. Ideally there would be no DRM, but I suppose we live in a world where it's needed. The current mechanism had me baffled. Separate keys for each module? Differing activation limits? Multiple DCS installations (stable/beta/alpha) with separate module installations, but common license registry keys? The new way is far simpler, and hopefully will be more flexible for ED to tweak as time goes on. Maybe over time the DRM can be loosened up if it shows not to increase piracy. the only reservation I have is whether it needs cooperation from all the 3rd party developers. E.g. if a particular developer does not agree with the new proposal, will we end up managing the old and new DRM mechanisms at the same time?

Not sure whether this is a bug or not, but I've heard it described as "not like real life"... The Magic missiles lock targets around the cross on the HUD (the major axis of the plane), rather than in the HUD circle.

I've had a good MP match tonight using DCS build 1.5.7. (Flying the M2000). Eventually I got hit, and the plane wasn't responsive so I ejected. As soon as I hit Ctrl-E three times, the screen froze for a fraction of a second and then I was dumped to Windows. My tacview file for the session was 0 bytes long. Is this likely to be recorded by the server as an eject? Or a disconnect? Or is there anything obvious I might have done to contribute to the crash? I'm a bit wary that it looks like I quit when I was hit... Thanks.

Hi, just in case anybody else has the same concern in the future and discovers this thread... I've spent the last day starting to get to grips with this plane and it's great with 3DOF. The protrusion from the front of the console blocks nothing - or at least nothing that I wanted to look at. In those Youtube videos showing the RWR blocked, it must have been due to the player having his head offset laterally while zoomed in. Thanks for the information in the posts above.

The head tracker I use is the EdTracker. It is great to pan, but it doesn't have positional sensors. I wouldn't doubt you... by "a more modern F-5", I was comparing its role to the two planes I already have; the A-10c is really only a ground attacker, whereas the F-5 is mostly an A-A plane, with some ground attack capabilities. From a quick look, it seemed like the Mirage is stronger in A-A than A-G...? I think I'll buy it. I know I'll regret it if I don't :)

3DOF in the Mirage? Hi, I'm quite new to DCS, just starting to get comfortable with takeoff/flight/landing the A-10c and F-5. The Mirage looks very interesting, in capability perhaps a little like a more modern F-5. However, while I have head tracking, it's 3 degrees of freedom rather than the full 6. Is this likely to cause big difficulties with the Mirage? I've seen a few YouTube videos, and the Mirage seems to have a big "sticky-outy-bit" on the dashboard that blocks the RWR and a number of other controls unless the pilot can move his head to the side and down. Thanks!

(sorry, wrong sub-forum, moving to the Mirage section)

Thanks all, it sounds like it is possible to locate and target a previously unknown SAM threat, but quite common to simply avoid them. Avoiding is probably my best bet :) Thinking about it a bit more, I suppose in reality a sortie should have a defined objective, and any risks outside of that objective would be avoided in real life. And if the objective *is* a SAM, then most likely its location will be known in advance. Thanks again!

A general question about tactics with the a-10c... When I see/hear an alert on the RWR, I can tell that there is a particular type of SAM nearby - and the approximate direction of that SAM (Unlike the f16, the A-10c doesn't seem to have a ground radar). Should that alert be enough for a competent A-10c pilot to locate and eliminate the threat? At the moment, I have enough difficulty locating targets even when I know they're beside a waypoint. Or would skilled people just avoid any area where there appears to be a SAM? Thanks.