New option? "Loud Cockpit Afterburner Sound"

Just found this under OPTIONS>AUDIO SETTINGS

When did this get added? any additional information on it.. other than what's self explanatory?

I'm assuming unchecked is more realistic...

Appeared update before last . A muffled "boom" as afterburner kicks in . I like it when climbing out after a pass particularly , when i am concentrating on SA and don't have time for IFEI monitoring .

Thanks

I'm assuming unchecked is more realistic...

As far as sound goes, yes, I assume so. I dont think RL pilots can actually hear their afterburner. However, RL pilots do have a functional "butt sensor", and Im equally confident they can feel the acceleration if they engage the AB. We sim pilots cant. Hence, I dont think its "more realistic" to disable it. Its just an audible cue to replace a physical one that cant be simulated, and I welcome the option.

As far as sound goes, yes, I assume so. I dont think RL pilots can actually hear their afterburner. However, RL pilots do have a functional "butt sensor", and Im equally confident they can feel the acceleration if they engage the AB. We sim pilots cant. Hence, I dont think its "more realistic" to disable it. Its just an audible cue to replace a physical one that cant be simulated, and I welcome the option.

Could not hear the AB in the F-100, but you could definitely feel the acceleration.

I personally use it, if I can't hear AB in real life, I can probably feel it, so for me having a sound option is a reasonable enough stand-in.

It's a good option to have. We're not sitting in a real cockpit, so we don't really have a "feel" for the plane. Even though maybe not 100% realistic, it's a good way for us to know what the plane is doing without consulting instruments.

The new afterburner effect pairs great with the buttkicker or seat shaker.

AB on is now felt more than heard!

As far as sound goes, yes, I assume so. I dont think RL pilots can actually hear their afterburner. However, RL pilots do have a functional "butt sensor", and Im equally confident they can feel the acceleration if they engage the AB. We sim pilots cant. Hence, I dont think its "more realistic" to disable it. Its just an audible cue to replace a physical one that cant be simulated, and I welcome the option.

Actually I can feel the kick of afterburner because I have vibration feedback. Goes through butt and also through HOTAS.

I wouldn't fly without it because to do so would suck all realism out of it.

For me, I've turned it off.

I hear it clearly, but - it kicks-in when I'm still in full Mil. ie., 100 percent throttle.

I've had to check in F2 to see if I am in AB but I'm not.

My throttle is calibrated accurately (wh throttle) so then at the AB detent it is at 100 percent. I need to push it through the detent for AB. However, the AB sound kicks in just before I get to the detent.

I think that it needs work in this regard.

It's a nice feature for those of us who have no AB detent on their throttle. :thumbup:

The new afterburner effect pairs great with the buttkicker or seat shaker.

 

AB on is now felt more than heard!

Agreed

It's bloody fantastic!

Earlier versions I only had it in the F-15c, now I got my cockpit shaking in the F/A-18 when AB kicks off. :D

Really cool in VR.

I personally have chosen not to use it. In many aircraft I can still hear a very slight AB rumble (very nice btw), and I mostly use the engine instruments to determine AB use. Pretty much the same as I've been doing for years now. Sometimes (mostly F-16C) I'll quickly display the controls indicator to accurately select MIL then close it.

Is the louder afterburner sound "generic" across all modules do you think? Or is it just a volume increase for the AB sounds custom to each aircraft? Exterior AB sound or interior AB?

Maybe Lex or G_B can share their expertise here - besides from your IFEI data and the feeling we're lacking of in a simulation, do you actually hear the burners in the real thing?

For me, I've turned it off.

 

I hear it clearly, but - it kicks-in when I'm still in full Mil. ie., 100 percent throttle.

 

I've had to check in F2 to see if I am in AB but I'm not.

 

My throttle is calibrated accurately (wh throttle) so then at the AB detent it is at 100 percent. I need to push it through the detent for AB. However, the AB sound kicks in just before I get to the detent.

 

I think that it needs work in this regard.

Yep, me too. I like the sound, but it kicks in on the Hornet when still in mil. AB is not active. Needs to be calibrated better I feel.

I loved it, but now Im having issues and may have encountered a bug. With the JF-17 everytime I engage AB I hear a loud "radio squelch type" static that seems to be on a loop. It wasn`t happening before. Anyone experienced the same?

Can’t speak of the -18, but in the Tornado, you could hear the reheat of another ac, on lineup for a section take off for example, but once airborne you cannot. As for your own ac, you can feel the rumble markedly increase, but cannot hear it due to the many other loud noise generated in a cockpit - wind rush, the hum of many systems, the air system blowing and occasionally whistling (air vents, not your nav), plus the fact your helmet muffles some sound.

Yep, me too. I like the sound, but it kicks in on the Hornet when still in mil. AB is not active. Needs to be calibrated better I feel.

And me , it’s not quite right it will cut in at about 99% of mil power. Maybe a hair or two later, but just enough to be disconcerting...

As far as sound goes, yes, I assume so. I dont think RL pilots can actually hear their afterburner. However, RL pilots do have a functional "butt sensor", and Im equally confident they can feel the acceleration if they engage the AB. We sim pilots cant. Hence, I dont think its "more realistic" to disable it. Its just an audible cue to replace a physical one that cant be simulated, and I welcome the option.

Not completely true. You sometimes can hear and feel a little muffled "thump". But it's subtle. I tried the box checked and it was very unrealistically loud. I found it distracting. YMMV