DCS A-10C QUESTIONS

Ok, I thought world and a10c were completely different applications but is a10c an expansion pack for world?

Thanks,

Jamie

 

P.S. I will be using trackir so I don't know if that interferes with the fps.

All other Aircrafts, Maps, Campaigns are seperate payable Modules (a bit like DLC) that can be bought and installed in DCS through the module manager. There is no artificial limitations in the free download, so you can install, test performance and see what you can do in your machine.

Track IR has no performance impact.

Only thing is your graphics card, and for larger missions your 16 GB memory.

I would simply download and install, jump into the full clickable TF-51D Mustang and see what you can do at low to medium settings...

Hello again,

I don't have access to the internet on my pc that I am going to install DCS world on and I have been trying to get it to open but it just won't because it says "couldn't resolve host name"(A.K.A. you need internet) so any ideas?

Thanks,

Jamie

I don't have access to the internet on my pc that I am going to install DCS world on and I have been trying to get it to open but it just won't because it says "couldn't resolve host name"(A.K.A. you need internet) so any ideas?

There's an FAQ entry about installing on a machine without Internet access:

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/support/faq/#3302007

I never tried it, but it sounds like it should work.

After starting DCS, it wants you to log in, but if you didn't purchase any modules, you should be fine skipping the login prompt.

my problem is that it won't even start. so I did was:

I got the installer from the above post

downloaded it onto my laptop

moved it to my desktop

ran the installer

installed into program files

tried to open

It then showed a windows error saying can't resolve host name

clicked X

tried again 5x

tried to share internet from my phone via USB cord (failed)

tried again with my phone plugged in

it said checking for updates and a little progress bar popped up

after a few seconds, It said: Timeout was reached

tried again 2x

looked online for ideas

wrote this post

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Jamie

thank you for all of your help everyone, I got it to work and just bound my HOTAS.

Jamie

Is it just me or is the TAD extremely bright, and the text on the MFCDs a bit blotted? Had this issue since 2.5

If anyone else notices this, is there something I can do about it or is it something ED has to fix?

Thanks

What can you guys tell me about the "FAST" INS Align ? Seems like you can use EAC and correct JDAM deployment with it ?

There must be a con to it ?

Is it just me or is the TAD extremely bright, and the text on the MFCDs a bit blotted? Had this issue since 2.5

 

If anyone else notices this, is there something I can do about it or is it something ED has to fix?

 

Thanks

Yeah it's very exposed. The brightness rocker set down to 4-7 tends to look more readable.

What can you guys tell me about the "FAST" INS Align ? Seems like you can use EAC and correct JDAM deployment with it ?

 

There must be a con to it ?

Fast align requires that the airplane is aligned before it is shutdown in order to store a heading. If the airplane is towed around and started again the stored heading won't be right and fast align won't be of help. All fast align does is skip the step called "wide angle gyrocompassing" which is finding roughly the true heading (2 degree or so) from any orientation. After that it finds the exact heading with a precision step in all modes.

The step you skip by avoiding the wide angle process is somewhat short and early in the process which is why you have to select it early or there's no savings at all (the option disappears from the menu if you wait too long). There's no con to it except if you choose it and the stored heading isn't right in which case the subsequent align would fail/restart.

So in DCS terms, there is no cons either.... so might as well shorten your alignment by 2,5 minutes.

That kinda makes me sad

is there a way to edit existing waypoints?

Sure, through appropriate changes through the CDU interface all aspects of waypoints are changeable.

Sure, through appropriate changes through the CDU interface all aspects of waypoints are changeable.

could you link me a youtube video? or a page number on the manual?

Page 233-244 is the WAYPT page description.

You also may want to examine the FPBUILD section because waypoints included in flight plans have attributes which are unique to their inclusion in the flight plan. Position is always the same though.

Qualitatively the process goes like this:

Go to the WYPT page

Call up the waypoint you want to edit by name or number

Enter the new info you want in the scratch pad

Insert that scratch pad info into the field you want to edit

A lot of time can be spent looking through the CDU in detail and editing values. It's its own moderately complex computer system in itself.

A lot of time can be spent looking through the CDU in detail and editing values. It's its own moderately complex computer system in itself.

thanks. yeah ive had the hog for years and i still dont know all the ins and outs of the CDU :)

Are there plans to Add The ability to be able to preset radio frequencies on the Mission Editor?It seems all my installed birds have it now (I don't have all my modules installed ATM) even the Blacksharl, except the A-10. No love for the Hog?

Are there plans to Add The ability to be able to preset radio frequencies on the Mission Editor?It seems all my installed birds have it now (I don't have all my modules installed ATM) even the Blacksharl, except the A-10. No love for the Hog?

Change the file type in the title from a .miz to a .zip, open it up, and insert these folders within it.

UHF_RADIO

VHF_AM_RADIO

VHF_FM RADIO

It will end up looking something like this. Don't worry if you don't have some or most of the other folders:

Within those folders (like UHF_RADIO) for example, create a .lua and call it "SETTINGS.lua"

You can then create presets in there and it should look like this

Thanks Kippy, I was somewhat aware of this abilty. But it's good to know how to actually do it. Still I asked because it would be able to have this ability inside the editor, like all the other birds (it apears).

Does anyone follow what the pre-flight BIT test wants you to do ? Does something have to happen ?

Should it react the moment you complete a command ?

Should it trip some kind of a master caution if you make it correctly ?

Don't know IRL, but that's one thing I completely disregard every time.

I’m pretty sure it’s automated. You press the start test and then it checks everything with out you having to do anything. I’m assuming you mean on the hud where it asks you to press enter to begin

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I’m pretty sure it’s automated. You press the start test and then it checks everything with out you having to do anything. I’m assuming you mean on the hud where it asks you to press enter to begin

 

 

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Actually if you read the text it does tell you to perform some action during the test.

Ill have to check that out next time. I always thought it was telling you what it was doing, not asking you to do something.

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Does anyone follow what the pre-flight BIT test wants you to do ? Does something have to happen ?

 

Should it react the moment you complete a command ?

 

Should it trip some kind of a master caution if you make it correctly ?

In DCS world it isn’t modeled correctly. Pilots have to interact for the test to proceed on the real a-10

In DCS world it isn’t modeled correctly. Pilots have to interact for the test to proceed on the real a-10

Same thing with the F/A-18. The auto start option does some of the tests as far as I know (Test air refuel extender, max out the controls, etc.) - But mostly I skip those in the sim too. (Same thing with the A-10C)

Does anyone follow what the pre-flight BIT test wants you to do?

Here's a guess. IFFCC stays off until very late in the startup, after alignment and engines but before taxi. With IFFCC switch off I have relevant CAP lights: GCAS, LASTE, EAC. Set IFFCC Test. GCAS, LASTE extinguish. Set EAC arm. EAC extinguish. But by procedure EAC isn't on yet so turn EAC off again.

Looks like the 4-character hex codes are XXYY where XX is the test series, e.g. A0 or 30, and YY is the element in that series e.g. 40, 50, 80.

PREFLIGHT BIT

TESTING

[table]|CENTER YAW TRIM AND PRESS T.O. TRIM|Wait for pilot to set trims. Progress when T/O trim light illuminates.

A0B1|CAUTION LIGHT: OBSERVE CAP LIGHTS ON|Guessing that this step throws SAS switches off (reasoning later) so you'd get lights for those two as well as EAC. By procedure SAS switches would be set on prior to this BIT. Probably a timed progression. Look that the lights are what they should be.

A0C1|LASTE: SET EAC SW IN ARM|EAC shouldn't engage with SAS off as this step should demonstrate. Probably progresses when the EAC switch is on but doesn't stick.

|SAS: ENGAGE SAS SWITCHES|OK now that SAS is on. Time to check EAC engagement for a different result. Progression when SAS on.

|LASTE: SET EAC SW IN ARM|The second time EAC arm is prompted but should have a different result as SAS are on. Progression when EAC on and sticks.

A040, A050, A080||No clue what these are doing, some static checks not requiring pilot input perhaps.

3004||Similarly blank, some kind of GCAS prep?

|Horizon line|Not apparently part of GCAS BIT but perhaps a temporary horizon in preparation of simulating a situation for GCAS BIT to function. It's not seen when running GCAS BIT standalone.

3005|MONITOR GCAS MESSAGES|Telling pilot to watch and listen for proper GCAS cues

|GCAS X|Probably false data is fed into system to confirm GCAS treats it like a real situation and responds properly

3005|DO NOT MOVE THE STICK AND RUDDER PEDAL|This is interesting. It's possibly moving controls and/or monitoring pressures and/or positions of flight controls. I bet if the pilot moved the controls here it would result in the test faulting. Notably this is part of GCAS BIT.[/table]

Oddly procedure right after the preflight BIT is to engage SAS. Not sure if this is an action to do or just to verify SAS engaged. According to the BIT process SAS should by engaged during and still be on after.