Simulated Aerial Combat Roundtable

[AKIron]

Polychop got a lot of flak for their Gazelle for a long time but everyone seems to be happy with it now. I own the module and it seems fine to me. I've ridden in a couple of military choppers but never behind the stick so what do I know.

[CptTrips]

Polychop got a lot of flak for their Gazelle for a long time but everyone seems to be happy with it now. I own the module and it seems fine to me. I've ridden in a couple of military choppers but never behind the stick so what do I know.

Gaz benefitted from their work on the Kiowa.  AS FM improvements were made they rolled them out to the Gaz to smoke test.  Most think the Gaz is pretty good now.  Yes, it's going to fly twitchier than a fully loaded Apache.  It weighs a lot less too.

My hopes are the Kiowa has a much smoother launch than the Gaz had.

[AKIron]

I'm sure you remember my bro mentioning he flew them as an Army Scout though probably an earlier model than what is about to be released. He mentioned today that DCS is about as good as any pro simulator he's flown.

[CptTrips]

I'm sure you remember my bro mentioning he flew them as an Army Scout though probably an earlier model than what is about to be released. He mentioned today that DCS is about as good as any pro simulator he's flown.

I saw in another video a guy saying in the mission editor you will be able to remove certain capabilities to make it more like earlier models.  It'd be interesting to see if it can get whittled down closer to what he remembers.

Looks like a simpler fun ride.  Like an air combat version of a go-cart.

[AKIron]

I bought the Strike Eagle but have spent maybe 20 minutes in it. I also preordered the Phantom. I'm learning the F-18 systems which seem to be a lot more complicated than the F-16 systems. So plenty to keep me busy for a long time. Of course that hasn't stopped me buying a shiny new module in the past.

[CptTrips]

I bought the Strike Eagle but have spent maybe 20 minutes in it. I also preordered the Phantom. I'm learning the F-18 systems which seem to be a lot more complicated than the F-16 systems. So plenty to keep me busy for a long time. Of course that hasn't stopped me buying a shiny new module in the past.

Yeah I might skip the F-4 for a while.  It's not the cost, it's the work load.  I still have other airframes I am learning\enjoying.  I need to catch-up on what I got like the Redfor helo's I've hardly touched.

But Kiowa will be a near day 1 purchase.  Chinook probably too.  But I don't pre-order things anymore and want at least some initial reviews. 

My next fixed wing would probably be the Corsair with Essex carrier. 

[Animl-AW]

Yeah I might skip the F-4 for a while.  It's not the cost, it's the work load.  I still have other airframes I am learning\enjoying.  I need to catch-up on what I got like the Redfor helo's I've hardly touched.

But Kiowa will be a near day 1 purchase.  Chinook probably too.  But I don't pre-order things anymore and want at least some initial reviews. 

My next fixed wing would probably be the Corsair with Essex carrier. 

Good morning grasshopper.

[AKIron]

These guys had some fun.

[Animl-AW]

Both are stupid to draw this out in public. OTOH, players who spend should know this. Not easy to keep secretes in a gaming world

Eagle Dynamics and RAZBAM clash in public statements
https://stormbirds.blog/2024/04/04/eagle-dynamics-and-razbam-clash-in-public-statements/comment-page-1/

I warned yall the math doesn't work. They knew I was right, I had to be made to look stupit, even calling me a "Sexual Predator", defacing me to my friends. They wanted the hook in before ya found out. Anyone in tune with ED/DCS knew this while they were trying to sell it to you. This problem started 9 mos ago. How old is this thread? Your buddies? Gonna tell me Mr. Informed Trips didn't know this?

Animl - the village idiot

[CptTrips]

Welcome to 2 weeks ago.



Looks like Razbam has discovered the better part of valor.  Or the lawyers grabbed them by the throat.  The best anyone can figure out there was a contract dispute involving mis-use of IP. 

Some here know about IP misuse.

Thanks for the bump.

[AKIron]

The landings near the end of that video are entertaining. I feel their pain.

Starting about here:

https://youtu.be/Ukjl-Bhy0_I?t=2516

[CptTrips]

The landings near the end of that video are entertaining. I feel their pain.

Starting about here:

https://youtu.be/Ukjl-Bhy0_I?t=2516

Bumps-a-daisy.  It's enough to make you weep.

 

[RichardDarkwood]

Animl - the village idiot

The most accurate thing you have ever posted on here.


I would say go play DCS and find out how much FUN it is.....but some folks don't like eating crow.

[Tumor]

Polychop got a lot of flak for their Gazelle for a long time but everyone seems to be happy with it now. I own the module and it seems fine to me. I've ridden in a couple of military choppers but never behind the stick so what do I know.

It's way better now.  That said, I still curve the crap outta the axiseses.

[CptTrips]

It's way better now.  That said, I still curve the crap outta the axiseses.

Not to get personal, but what size stick do you have?

It's like by default, it would be ok with a full length floor mounted yoke and a full lengths collector arm.  With that amount of leverage you could get very fine control.

With a Gladiator sitting on my desk, the throw is a lot shorter. So if you are not using full size hardware, you just always are going to need fair amount of curve.  Except for throttle I start at 15 by default.

Thankfully all your tweaks are per airframe so you can tune each to how you like it.

And yeah, I use a heavier curve on the Gaz.