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  1. Hey guy, I'm doing a JDAM training mission. I make sure that I have the FLIR switch to ON, but when I go to the TAC page the FLIR option doesn't appear. I fly around for a few minutes wondering if it will eventually appear but it doesn't. Is there something I'm doing wrong?
  2. That's pretty cool. I didn't realise the dotted lines were targets.
  3. When flying some of the pre-loaded missions that come with the F/A-18C like Alert 5 and Sweep, the air-to-air combat turns into an absolute cluster after a while. Missiles from different elements going after the same targets, no organisation in who is supposed to target whom. I get a sweet shot on towards a hostile but in the replay I see that one of the ship-borne SAMs on my team get there seconds before my missile for the kill. Even in my own flight I don't know what they're targeting. How is targeting supposed to be organised? Can I at least tell the guys in my 4-ship flight who to target?
  4. Do you guys know of any squadrons that release Tacview files of their missions or where there's a bank of Tacview mission files for download? I would love to be able to watch a really well executed mission unfold and have the ability to analyse different segments of it, bonus if there was a YouTube counterpart to it.
  5. Thanks, I've tried with no curve, 10% curve and 20% curve and I think I like it with just the slight curve so I'll keep it at the 10%.
  6. Do you guys using the Orion stick put in an axis curve in the controller settings or do you find the range is good enough to leave it straight? Also what about a deadzone?
  7. Are there any pre-made missions where you're all set up and just about to make that final turn, or heading in just after the final turn? This is the last little part I need to master for carrier landings, I'd like to get right in without having to do all the setup beforehand.
  8. Mods: any chance to move this into to the general Controller Profiles forum? I just realised I posted it into this A-10 one accidentally.
  9. So I did some more testing in Windows Controller Settings, and worked out that the left throttle is about 5% ahead of the right from the very start. Did some more reading and found an application called DIView and adjusted the calibration of the left and right throttles to roughly match. Worked well, but for some reason my entire DCS HOTAS profile got wiped (might have been because I reinstalled the X56 drivers and software in an attempt to reset the settings), so spent a good while setting up my profile again. Luckily I have it printed out next to me. Tested it all out, the engines are now mostly even all the way through the throttle. Only problem is, when I push the clip in to join the throttles, they are out of wack by about 5% now, ie the same problem but in reverse. Anyway, guess I'll be flying with dual throttles from now on. I'd still appreciate hearing from others who have different suggestions other than messing with DIView.
  10. Wonder if anyone else has this problem with their X-56 throttles. When throttles are joined by pushing in the slider clip on the side of the throttle, the left and right throttle input in DCS is even. However, when I split the throttles by pulling the clip out, the input is not even. That is, when the throttles are flush next to each other, the power of the engines are slightly offset which causes my plane to tilt. I tested this in the Axis Command control options and found something very strange. When the throttles are joined together, the input indicator bars for right and left move evenly. However, the moment I unclip the slider the right throttle drops by about 5%. I've attached screen shots to show what I mean. The below image is when the throttles are joined: Then when I pull the clip out to separate the left and right, the right loses input: Really hoping to fix this because I'm getting better at Hornet carrier landings and I've been experimenting with "walking the throttle". This difference in power input makes it almost impossible. Thanks.
  11. Hey Stearmandriver, tried it a few more times and yeah 30 degree bank angle works. Thanks. Dunno what I was doing all the other times where I stuffed it up, I think the bank angle was probably all over the place, but when I keep it right on 30 degrees from the break it lines up perfectly. Thanks again!
  12. Good news everyone. Thanks to all your advice I can now do a VFR landing on land every time no sweat, and land on a carrier probably one every three times. I think the biggest hurdle I have now is the final turn, all the instructions say 30 degree bank angle, but when I do that I tend to overshoot. The good carrier landings that I have done tended to have been when I've done a 45 degree bank angle. I'm pretty sure I'm the right distance from the carrier - on the DDI my left wing tip just touches the course line, so I can't work out what's making me overshoot so much. In any case, really appreciate the tips here. Like I said in my previous response, turn out trimming isn't so confusing after all.
  13. Well I played around with trim and the VV, it was actually quite easy. It seems all I need to do is trim the VV onto the E bracket and it kind of just stays there. I had thought that you were supposed to be trimming the thing the whole time. Apparently not. Getting better with the turns too, although still not very stable. The hardest turn is the final "30 degree" turn to come to the runway at 300ft AGL. But I find that a little power before the turn keeps me from sinking during the turn, and reducing power just before straightening out prevents ballooning.
  14. Thanks for all your responses. Yes, my intention is to land it properly using the trim function etc. I think for the next little while I'll just do some higher altitude flying to get a better feel for trimming, banking, turning and getting the VV onto the E bracket. Then practice some straight in landings.
  15. I think I've tried 100 times to do a VFR landing now, and almost every time I bounce around like a yo-yo and inevitably crash. I've watched videos like one dozens of times too to try and understand it, but my plane just never seems to stay at the speed or altitude or AoA it's supposed to be at. These are all the things that go wrong: At the left turn on the upwind leg when I try to pull 1% of speed, I can't even keep my velocity vector at the horizon line, I either gain or lose altitude rapidly. I guess I don't really know how to use the stick properly. After the left turn and when I've got my flaps and landing gear down, I can't keep the plane stable, I inevitably sink or lift, even if I come out of the turn at 130-150kts. Videos say "use the trim" but I have no idea what this really means. How long do I hold the "trim" switch up or down for? How can you keep track of how much you have trimmed? Sometimes I even find that my plane banks left or right because I've accidentally trimmed that way. And how do you get the trim back to neutral? My velocity vector and E brackets never really meet up; they're always flying past each other. Again, "use the trim" or "control altitude with thrust" means nothing to me - I do all that, but not knowing when or how much to use them means I'm just inputting random actions. Maintaining the 30 degree bank is a laugh - I find myself suddenly sinking or suddenly rising. Then when I have some semblance of control turns out I have turned too acutely and the runway is off to the right, or I've turned to obtusely and bye-bye runway. If by some miracle I've lined myself up to the runway, I still have to contend with the fact that the E bracket and velocity vector aren't aligned. Trying to align them shoots me up or draws me own. And again, "trimming" is of no help because I have no idea what trimming is actually doing. Bit of a rant, but I'm losing patience with this. Seriously how do you guys actually come to understand "trimming" and balancing the aircraft correctly in the air and turning while maintaining altitude and controlling your speed? It's all just so random for me.
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