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For me - as with any new DCS module, I just like to do some touch-n-goes, usually at Nellis (or wherever the mission designer puts the standard "take off" or "landing" mission). That allows me to assign my axes and buttons, and also get a feel for the aircraft.

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Probably just follow the standard conversion course progression when learning a new aircraft.

Learn the tech and systems/ground school and map my controls, then start with basic TO/LDG/handling and circuits, then navigation/A-A refuel etc, then boat qual, then BCM/ACM and weapons deployment.

 

All of that after I just load it up and sit in that amazing cockpit in VR and take it all in, then firewall the throttles and just blast around at Mach 2 buzzing every tower I can see..

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Learn the start up procedure, and basic flight. I will start doing case 1 approaches at airfields and once I have that down, move on to the ship. From there, weapons training.

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Learn the start up procedure, and basic flight. I will start doing case 1 approaches at airfields and once I have that down, move on to the ship. From there, weapons training.

 

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TBH While Im doing all of the above I probably won't be able to resist jumping into an instant action mission or three just to mess around with Jester and try some AA combat on the fly. Judging from Ralfi's video alone it looks fairly fun and simple compared to, well even the FC3 jets to be honest. :thumbup:

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Hot start, fly around, pattern work, and the infamous "Syrian TARPS Run", ie "Prove that the Tomcat's the fastest sea-level jet anyone had ever seen." - Chuck "Mumbles" Scott from Grumman F-14 Tomcat compiled by Dave Parsons, George Hall, Bob Lawson c 2006 MBI Publishing Company. Drool.

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Drink copious amounts of champagne.

 

 

You guys deserve it! ;):thumbup:

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Take on a MiG-29 in a gun fight, what else is there?! ;)

Just kidding, if the F-14A came around first, then yes, the above would be the first item on the menu. As we are getting the B......eh....probably a familiarization free flight at first?

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Fly inverted on top of a MiG-28 and buzz the tower... ;)

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as always with a new module :

 

carrefully check cockpit parts on ground,

 

i'll do an attempt to cold start only by logic without manuals.

 

i'll then check flaps and essential things like airbrake gear etc...

 

i'll then Take off from a standard caucasus RWY and will make a simple pattern test flight

 

try to land without damaging anything ( test before, in flight minimal speed at high altitude )

 

then i'll read carefully the manual (if available) if not, i'll read original NATOP manual and takes some notes for my own kneeboard.

 

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After the inevitable D/L and patching:

 

 

Queue up the Harold Faltermeyer intro to Top Gun on a loop...NOT the "Anthem"...it's important!

 

 

Read as little as possible from the docs with the Cat sitting at one end of the runway at Nellis...burning 1000 lbs. of JP-4 until things are mapped and confidence is high...

 

 

Then...hopefully the first of the airshow maneuvers; max climb back around into the Flat 8!

 

 

Control-R to reset the mission...lol.

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After the inevitable D/L and patching:

 

 

Queue up the Harold Faltermeyer intro to Top Gun on a loop...NOT the "Anthem"...it's important!

 

 

Read as little as possible from the docs with the Cat sitting at one end of the runway at Nellis...burning 1000 lbs. of JP-4 until things are mapped and confidence is high...

 

 

Then...hopefully the first of the airshow maneuvers; max climb back around into the Flat 8!

 

 

Control-R to reset the mission...lol.

 

Same here man. I have the demo memorized and ready to try it in the kitty.

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Queue up the Harold Faltermeyer intro to Top Gun on a loop...NOT the "Anthem"...it's important!

 

 

Close but no cigar, for me its... somehow get the bird in the air and let this baby roll...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwBbrngafl0

 

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