looking around??

[emalo]

1.Might seem silly but new to this and cannot look around outside the cockpit ? Any ideas ??

2.The aircraft makes a hell of a racket ...a buzzing noise in some manoevers ? is that because  Im about to stall?? strangley it also sounds like guns firing ??

3.How do you centralise the ruder  ive tried 's' but i seem to fish tai oldown the runway and so cannot taxi to holding point for takeoff..useless....i am...

all help appreciated


many thanks

[Xasthur]

if you're using a joystick, map the hat key to look around the cockpit.

This is done on the in-game clipboard (ESC key). then it's something like options > controllers> map controllers

As for the taking off thing, you will need to apply some rudder to maintain a straight take-off, this is to counter the torque from the engine and what-not.

pulling halfway back on the joystick also locks the tail-wheel, helping to reduce tail-swing.


and yes, the buzzing noise is stall-buffet. Keep your speed up and your turns smooth to avoid this.  Don't be affraid of it, being able to 'ride' it is an important skill to have in a dogfight

[Mace2004]

Emalo, here are some links that should help you out.  View mapping is there.  The racket/buzzing is the stall buzzer followed by stall buffet.  If you're a beginner the best thing is probably to us "auto-takoff".  Just select a runway and push your throttle forward without touching the stick.  You'll see "auto takoff" in the center of your screen. Once you've had a chance to go through some of these links you can contact a trainer at trainers.hitechcreations.com or just drop into the training arena and we'll be happy to  help you out.

Best of luck
Mace


Setting your mouse up as controller:
http://trainers.hitechcreations.com/mouse/mouse.htm
Setting your Joystick up as controller
http://trainers.hitechcreations.com...controllers.htm

How to fly:
http://forums.hitechcreations.com/f...threadid=193009
http://trainers.hitechcreations.com...ghtcontrols.htm

Takeoff and landing:
http://trainers.hitechcreations.com...akeofffield.htm
http://trainers.hitechcreations.com...andingfield.htm
http://trainers.hitechcreations.com...eoffcarrier.htm
http://trainers.hitechcreations.com...dingcarrier.htm

Also a very important thing to do is setting your views! After all you cannot shoot someone you dont see.
http://trainers.hitechcreations.com/views/views.htm
http://trainers.hitechcreations.com...overthenose.htm


Generally, lots of reading, practicing and most importantly HAVING FUN doing it will help you improve fast.
http://www.netaces.org
http://trainers.hitechcreations.com (The official homepage of the Aces High II Trainer Corps - a collection of our help files)
http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/index.php (get an account there, very good Help and Training as well as Tech Support section).

[Blagard]

Originally posted by emalo
1.Might seem silly but new to this and cannot look around outside the cockpit ? Any ideas ??

2.The aircraft makes a hell of a racket ...a buzzing noise in some manoevers ? is that because  Im about to stall?? strangley it also sounds like guns firing ??

3.How do you centralise the ruder  ive tried 's' but i seem to fish tai oldown the runway and so cannot taxi to holding point for takeoff..useless....i am...

all help appreciated


many thanks

1. I hope you have found that the keypad has views when in the cockpit. With fighter aircraft it is worth knowing that external views are not enabled when on line. You can use them off line. F3 to view externally F1 back to internal. The view directions with the numbers pad always being the same.

2. As other posts, sounds as if you are flying too slowly and stalling. In fighters keep your speed above about 120. For generally flying around 200 is good speed well away from the stall.

3. The rudder on keyboard  (A S D) is a bit too sluggish for good control on take off. Use the autotake off feature. To use it start the flight on the end of a runway not in the hanger. With auto takeoff do not use any controls until well after getting airbourne. Start engine, open up throttle and with auto take on, you will be up and away.

Having the rudder central (S) will not make you roll straight. In real aircraft rudder is applied to hold the aircraft in a straight line as it tries to swing due to engine torque and prop wash. This games tries to make life as real as pratical and so the swing is simulated, except in autotakeoff where the computer handles it for you. Depending on the aircraft some swing to the left and others swing to the right, the way the prop turns (clockwsie or anti-clockwise) determines this.

Get a joystick if you can as control by mouse is really a bad idea. Better, get a joystick and some rudder control. Either a twisty joystick (Twist for rudder) or a stick and throttle with perhaps rudder on a paddle type switch on the throttle. Best of all is when you use rudder pedals with your joystick.