Ironhand Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Just a quick note to let folks know that I've uploaded a new "tutorial" on the Automatic Flight Control System to my YT channel. Not as polished as I'd prefer but it covers the high points of the AFCS: Hope some folks will find it helpful. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 10 Pro x64, ASUS Z97 Pro MoBo, Intel i7-4790K, EVGA GTX 970 4GB, HyperX Savage 32GB, Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB Raid 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrohde Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Great video with very useful info on the AFCS. Thank you! PC: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | MSI Suprim GeForce 3090 TI | ASUS Prime X570-P | 128GB DDR4 3600 RAM | 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD | Win10 Pro 64bit Gear: HP Reverb G2 | JetPad FSE | VKB Gunfighter Pro Mk.III w/ MCG Ultimate VKBcontrollers.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Thanks a lot, I really love the MiG-29 and learning about it :) For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhand Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 :) Thanks, folks. Glad you found it helpful. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 10 Pro x64, ASUS Z97 Pro MoBo, Intel i7-4790K, EVGA GTX 970 4GB, HyperX Savage 32GB, Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB Raid 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma6584 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Thanks a lot, I really love the MiG-29 and learning about it :) It really is a fun bird. Enjoying it myself along with the higher fidelity stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma6584 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 :) Thanks, folks. Glad you found it helpful. Most helpful. Got one question though; in the key commands for autopilot, there is the "autopilot" A key or as you've mentioned the reset the "damper" mode command. The other one you mention here is the "autopilot reset" mode and I can't remember the key commands but one does see both in the autopilot section of the controls menu. I have both mapped to my HOTAS. I'm confused a bit as to when to use each one. If I I'm using the autopilot for level flight let's say and I want to cancel that, do I use the "autopilot reset" button or the "damper reset" button to give me back command of the airplane? Perhaps I need to re-watch the video but those two things have confused me as I've begun learning the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhand Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) Most helpful. Got one question though; in the key commands for autopilot, there is the "autopilot" A key or as you've mentioned the reset the "damper" mode command. The other one you mention here is the "autopilot reset" mode and I can't remember the key commands but one does see both in the autopilot section of the controls menu. I have both mapped to my HOTAS. I'm confused a bit as to when to use each one. If I I'm using the autopilot for level flight let's say and I want to cancel that, do I use the "autopilot reset" button or the "damper reset" button to give me back command of the airplane? Perhaps I need to re-watch the video but those two things have confused me as I've begun learning the system. "A" simply turns on Damper mode, if you've disengaged it using the LAlt+9 key (by holding that combo down for 3+ seconds). Autopilot Reset is LAlt+9 (simply pressed once and not held down). That disengages the current mode completely. If you want to keep the mode engaged but modify it--steepen or lessen a bank or pitch angle, change the altitude you want to hold, etc--use LShift+A. You press and hold it to temporarily override the current mode, make your adjustment, and release it. The system then commands the new orientation. Edited January 16, 2019 by Ironhand YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 10 Pro x64, ASUS Z97 Pro MoBo, Intel i7-4790K, EVGA GTX 970 4GB, HyperX Savage 32GB, Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB Raid 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma6584 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Thank you for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma6584 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 So I remapped those buttons discussed and with the knowledge from this thread I tried out the Mig-29 autopilot again and it worked beautifully. It is actually quite useful, helpful now that I know how it works and how to use it. Thanks again @Ironhand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhand Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 So I remapped those buttons discussed and with the knowledge from this thread I tried out the Mig-29 autopilot again and it worked beautifully. It is actually quite useful, helpful now that I know how it works and how to use it. Thanks again @Ironhand. Great! And the various modes can be helpful from time to time. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 10 Pro x64, ASUS Z97 Pro MoBo, Intel i7-4790K, EVGA GTX 970 4GB, HyperX Savage 32GB, Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB Raid 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrohde Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Great! And the various modes can be helpful from time to time. I totally rely on the Att Hold mode, for pretty much everything. I wonder if RL MiG-29 pilots use it constantly as well. Side note: To me, it seems as if the MiG-29's AFCS system feels a lot more mature than its Su-27 counterpart in DCS. Do others feel the same? PC: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | MSI Suprim GeForce 3090 TI | ASUS Prime X570-P | 128GB DDR4 3600 RAM | 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD | Win10 Pro 64bit Gear: HP Reverb G2 | JetPad FSE | VKB Gunfighter Pro Mk.III w/ MCG Ultimate VKBcontrollers.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhand Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 I totally rely on the Att Hold mode, for pretty much everything. I wonder if RL MiG-29 pilots use it constantly as well. Side note: To me, it seems as if the MiG-29's AFCS system feels a lot more mature than its Su-27 counterpart in DCS. Do others feel the same? Not sure it’s more refined. In making the “tutorial”, the attitude and baro altitude hold felt the same as the Flanker. Those are normally the only two modes I use, anyway. I may feel differently once the two missing modes are introduced. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 10 Pro x64, ASUS Z97 Pro MoBo, Intel i7-4790K, EVGA GTX 970 4GB, HyperX Savage 32GB, Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB Raid 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthera_Tigris Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Thank you so much for this video!! Coming from the Sukhois, I was losing my mind as to why altitude hold wasn't working! Now I know I have to use attitude hold first! New VR Simpit: Intel 10700K, MSI Seahawk X 1080Ti (waiting for 3080Ti or 3090), 32 GB 3600MHz RAM, HP Reverb, TM Warthog Old VR Simpit: Intel 4790K, Asus Matrix 780Ti, 16GB RAM, HTC Vive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhand Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Thank you so much for this video!! Coming from the Sukhois, I was losing my mind as to why altitude hold wasn't working! Now I know I have to use attitude hold first! :) Glad you found it helpful. Enjoy. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 10 Pro x64, ASUS Z97 Pro MoBo, Intel i7-4790K, EVGA GTX 970 4GB, HyperX Savage 32GB, Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB Raid 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMK Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Thank you for tutorial. Is there anyone on this thread who uses the MSFFB2 joystick? AFCS MiG-29 does not work with it (maybe just for me). When AFCS is activated, for example, “[LAlt - 4] - Stabilization”, the stick starts to move in various directions, but does not stabilize the flight. The same about other AFCS modes, maybe excluding the "Damper" mode, seems to work correctly (I don't know how to check it). Can anybody help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLANKERATOR Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Very useful tutorial, autopilot was driving me nuts. Now I understand how it works and where to look. Thanks a lot. Situational Awareness: https://sa-sim.com/ | The Air Combat Dojo: https://discord.gg/Rz77eFj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhand Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 Very useful tutorial, autopilot was driving me nuts. Now I understand how it works and where to look. Thanks a lot. :) You're quite welcome. Glad it helped. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 10 Pro x64, ASUS Z97 Pro MoBo, Intel i7-4790K, EVGA GTX 970 4GB, HyperX Savage 32GB, Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB Raid 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts