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And a decent FFB stick I presume? I mean I don't care how good the MS Sidewinder FFB2 is I'm not trading in my Warthog for it lol

 

 

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I've found the product you want! Unfortunately its not compatible with DCS's force feedback logic apparently :(

 

https://www.brunner-innovation.swiss/product/cls-e-joystick/

I had a FFB2 just a few years ago and sold it. I also have a Warthog. I know what you are saying.

Do you wanna buy my Warthog.......Like seriously :thumbup:

I've got a WH, but the stick is collecting dust in the cupboard as I can't fly with that thing. The spring is absolutely horrible and I prefer a better feel to the deal over moar buttonsies

Enjoyed watching this, great work mate!

I've got a WH, but the stick is collecting dust in the cupboard as I can't fly with that thing. The spring is absolutely horrible and I prefer a better feel to the deal over moar buttonsies

Heh I don't mind the WH spring, I mean sure I'd love force feedback but in VR I really need a HOTAS to be even vaguely effective. Specially with something like the F-18 or A-10

Wow Backy that’s really cool thanks for making that.

Ready for review: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=3685148#post3685148

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Hey guys, this has been produced specially for the DCS F/A-18 community. I interviewed a real US Navy F/A-18 pilot about the Hornet HOTAS. We discuss the Thrustmaster Warthog and DCS Hornet throughout. Hope you enjoy!

 

You can thank him by subscribing to his YouTube channel at:

https://youtu.be/TIVy1c3mCek

 

He is happy to answer your F/A-18 questions as well.

 

Wags your name comes up a lot :)

Great video. Good to know we're doing it like the pros.

Cool interview Jar, many thanks for sharing with us.

Hey everyone thank you very much for the kind feedbacks and comments! They are greatly appreciated by myself and Greg too!

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Cosplay Level 20!

Hey you heard Greg- fully sanctioned!

I used to sit around thinking “I wish some guy would dress up in a flight suit and make videos about being in a virtual fighter squadron”. It’s taken 5 years to get to this point ha ha.

Mission successful! :)

Whats the story behind the pit you sit on during the video? Where'd you get it? Does it have a sim in it? Has your wife divorced you because of it yet? :)

Stay tuned, it gets its own video soon ;)

Mission successful! :)

 

Whats the story behind the pit you sit on during the video? Where'd you get it? Does it have a sim in it? Has your wife divorced you because of it yet? :)

"Has your wife divorced you because of it yet? :)"

I'm not sure JAR wants the full Navy experience … :music_whistling:

This brings me back to a thread I had made earlier, as to what happens when you pull the G-paddle and should virtual pilots be punished for it.

I finally got to watch your interview full back to front and I loved the nerdery! It's much appreciated, especially as I'm really curious to know what the max allowable throttle setting is for taxiing on the CVN vs taxiing on land. Big thanks again to you and Greg for the info!

Loved the video. I still have some pictures of VFA-113 from '85 on their first cruise with the -18C on the Connie. The Russians sent all kinds of bears looking for them; it was the Hornet's first deployment and they wanted the sigint from an intercept.

Of course that was before the -14 was relegated to the fantail (Jurassic Park), and the standing joke was the Hornet had just enough gas to get off the front of the boat, turn around, and land...

Hard to believe those jets, assuming any still exist, would be older than their drivers...probably have weak detents, and you end up flying on the blower.

Thanks, Jar!

That’s awesome Raisuli, would love to see some of your pics.

Thanks everyone, trust me I re-watch the video and learn more from Greg every time. He did an amazing job explaining things.

This brings me back to a thread I had made earlier, as to what happens when you pull the G-paddle and should virtual pilots be punished for it.

I don't think any false consequences should be added in - the real life consequence is a talking to and extra maintenance hours, which obviously we don't have to deal with (though I'm not part a squadron so maybe that's simulated too). Also, we play in lots of uncommon scenarios - there's probably a handful of times in the last 40 years of aviation where a pilot's life was in genuine peril in a dogfight whereas it happens several times a day for most DCS pilots. I'm sure the attitude to the paddle would be different if it was the difference between coming home and not - that's just not a common thing in real life normal activities.

I don't think any false consequences should be added in - the real life consequence is a talking to and extra maintenance hours, which obviously we don't have to deal with (though I'm not part a squadron so maybe that's simulated too). Also, we play in lots of uncommon scenarios - there's probably a handful of times in the last 40 years of aviation where a pilot's life was in genuine peril in a dogfight whereas it happens several times a day for most DCS pilots. I'm sure the attitude to the paddle would be different if it was the difference between coming home and not - that's just not a common thing in real life normal activities.

FNAEBs, a few days/weeks/months in the tower getting chewed by the Air Boss for every minor infraction anyone in your squadron might commit, real or imagined...there's probably not a DCS pilot out there who hasn't been boarded, and I'll bet none of them have kept their wings.

This is a game, after all, and if I want to skid to a stop sideways on the boat and taxi on the blower I'm going to do so, even though that would be the end of a Naval career elsewhere. Strangely, all I need to do is restart the mission and they keep giving me new aircraft.

I shudder at the thought of the score page keeping up with infractions. Perpetual Enswine, X hours of flight, X*2 FNAEBs, 1/2X Court Martials...not pretty! :pilotfly:

That’s awesome Raisuli, would love to see some of your pics.

 

Thanks everyone, trust me I re-watch the video and learn more from Greg every time. He did an amazing job explaining things.

Of course VFA-113 and VFA-25 (the two Hornet squadrons) were among the first squadrons in "low vis" paint. Given this is the Navy that means you can't see any contrast when they're in flight. It's also film; I would kill to go back and re-do those six years with my digital Nikon. I came back from Russia with 17k images this year, which is pretty typical of my spring vacations.

VF-21 and 154 were much prettier in flight. I found a model of the F-14A that has decals for an aircraft I caught in flight in August of 1985. Once that is released I'll skin the sucker for DCS.

This is actually VFA-25, but you see what I mean about low vis...I'll hunt around for the 113 pics.

As opposed to (yes, I know this is a Hornet thread, but I'm an old guy). This is the exact aircraft for which that model has decals. VF-21, 205, Air Wing 14, Constipation battle group Delta, WestPac '85. Perth was awesome!

Thanks JAR (and Greg)! Really.

Give us more of that stuff plz. Great job.

With knowing all of those details you have to love DCS even more.

Had a smile on my face as I verified e.g. the speed brake limits in G's, alpha and landing config. Felt awsome how DCS's FA-18C does exactly like told by Greg in JAR's interview.

Thanks a lot for this, man. Keep up providing us with this kind of 1st hand info, plz. :thumbup: