Interview with Nick Grey about the P-47 and DCS

Listened to it yesterday. Great interview. Nick grey sounds like a great dude, and I wish y'all success.

I'm just hoping for damage model, ai flight model, and dynamic campaign soon lol :D

Request for sticky: Why the beta exists explained by ED's Nick Grey

For those interested in why the beta exists and why we are testing it please watch this video by the Grim Reapers interviewing Nick Grey of Eagle Dynamics: particularly from 16:30 to about 31:00.

Thanks!

Well worth the time. Really enjoyed listening to this.

Good interview overall. Best single takeout for me: The commitment to accuracy. We'll never get a Tempest because there's no one still around who has flown it.

Regardless of any personal feelings about [GR], I found it to be a very good interview, with very useful information being shared. I liked the further insights into ED's thought process when it comes to Early Access, etc.

Not related to the P47 In the interview there were some very interesting tidbits regarding the A10C hog 2.0 (HMCS)

Sorry for getting taken away by those posts... I just tried to show that the interview is worth listening to regardless, but went into OT myself with that topic.

This interview gives some great insight. I'd especially recommend listening it to everyone who does not understand why ED does the Early Access thing. Nick describes very well why the team decided to do it like that. And that's the take I prefer as well. The Hornet was and still is a good example of releasing something basic and adding features one after each other, giving you enough time to understand and learn each with ennough time until the next thing drops. Having everything at once just blows you away which is what I see with the Jeff. I like the fact it's nearly feature complete, but getting into it is definately harder. And the whole model pays off. We pay less, you get lots more testers and in the end we all win by having a better product.

And I'm really looking forward to the 47... I don't fly WWII much yet, but I need that Jug.

Another thing I really liked about this interview is how open Nick speaks about the flaws of DCS, especially the damage model - driving the team to improve these points and possibly make it the best out there. This shows dedication, but also being humble and honest to the own product when it's not perfect or even far from that at some point. After all it's the challenge to make it (close to) perfect in the end. And if DCS keeps getting worked on the next 25 years like it was in the past, it will keep being there as the top notch study sim. It's our all take to get there by being and staying interested and getting the modules some of us are going to make.

Did I mention how awesome that voice of him is already?

This video should have way more clicks

Thanks for sharing

Yes great interview. Puts things in perspective especially with the required man hours to even place modules into EA.

Enjoy

 

really liked the interview, Nick is always excellent

thanks

Very informative beyond the P47, so that was nice.

What he mentioned about the early access, it wouldn't be possible to deliver a module without it. I like the fact that the community is part of the development process, we all made it together.

He told us windmiling will break the engine, but he didn't tell us what minimum MP is needed to prevent the Damage?

Listen to this. I use this rule as well for p-47

So when i do land approach in p-47 i set 2550rpm and i maintain 26" of MP

12 minutes ago, grafspee said:

Listen to this. I use this rule as well for p-47

So when i do land approach in p-47 i set 2550rpm and i maintain 26" of MP

 

Thank you, i will try it 

If you  maintain a set RPM and MP, how will that ensure proper approach/landing speed? 

2 hours ago, Nealius said:

If you  maintain a set RPM and MP, how will that ensure proper approach/landing speed? 

At 26" and 2550rpm i end up with 140 mph approach speed,when i am at final i gently cut throttle to 0.

Because you cant close throttle at speed in this bird, landing pattern is quite longer that in p-51 for example.

I'm given to understand there are a number of flying P-47's in operation now. Has anyone checked in with any of their pilots to see how landing is supposed to be handled?