Lol thanks… Just did. Couldn’t figure out how to open options on MFDE. Only noticed the icon in the taskbar a few minutes ago… Works like a charm now. Thanks.
Latest posts made by jptheronmd
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RE: -Ice's Falcon BMS Helios Profile Updated!
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RE: -Ice's Falcon BMS Helios Profile Updated!
Hi everyone… I am completely new to Helios. I am trying to use Ice’s profile to setup a cockpit on a touch screen below my main screen. I am slowly coming right with the setup reading all the helpful tips on the forums. The only thing I cant figure out at all is how Ice extracts all the various cockpit components to the Helios screen. With the cockpit extractor that comes with Falcon only a few things like the HUD, MFDs and DED can be extracted for example. How do you extract all the other bits and pieces?
Please help! Regards.
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RE: Why does the visibility in the game be decreased?
People that play sims always complain about visibility (in terms of getting a visual fix on other aircraft). I fly light aircraft and ATC often calls out nearby traffic. I can assure you it is VERY hard to get a fix on an aircraft even 3-5mi away. Even with two sets of eyes. Once you do have a fix and you lose it for a second it is frustratingly hard to regain that fix. If you don’t like that type of situation I guess you can use the toggle view option.
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RE: Learning to fly again … proper approach?
The strength of Falcon is in its community I fly DCS as well and do not find the community as into the immersion or RP aspect of it.
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RE: Learning to fly again … proper approach?
Awesome… I remember on the Stealth Fighter F19 came out it was amazeballs! Advertised as so close to the real thing that US intelligence was concerned LMAO. And… and… that was just before the F117A came out!
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RE: Learning to fly again … proper approach?
Blu3wolf it is AMAZING! My first sim I flew was on the Commodore 64 it was called ACE. When I hear people whining about this or that small detail in Falcon or DCS I laugh because something like TrackIR with DCS or Falcon was simply unbelievable to me… Not to mention the comms and online communities.
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RE: Learning to fly again … proper approach?
Well, I will concede that if you have the opportunity to fly a real F-16, then flying falcon is not as fun as that. Given the rather limited opportunities most peoplr have in that respect though, it doesn’t seem to affect it.
I personally cannot comprehend the concept of being so inmersed that you don’t have fun. For me, that immersion IS whats fun about it.
I tend to agree with you… I also like the immersion aspect. I really try to role play as an actual F16 pilot when I play and when someones dog barks in the background it does destroy fantasy for me. Some ‘old timers’ in the game were really making it unpleasant for me, however. For example if you fly with a very serious group and make a small mistake sometimes certain people would come down on you like a ton of bricks. I think it is important to fly with people who match your style of play. The interesting thing is when I listen to real radio chatter all the time and it tends to be a lot more casual than people think. We are humans up there. I have listened to a lot of combat pilots radio chatter I find them a lot more relaxed and willing to make a joke once in a while where as the sim community can sometimes take things too seriously.
And no disrespect to ‘old timers’ I am an old timer myself and have been playing Falcon since 2.0. Also I think what I am saying is gradually build it up… Take your time… The secret to life (and for some of us Falcon) is to enjoy the journey and not the destination.
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RE: Why does the visibility in the game of 4.33 be decreased?
Just want to add my two cents regarding visibility… Everyone that flies combat sims wants super vision… I fly light aircraft and when the ATC informs you of traffic only 5-7m away it is really difficult to get a bead on them EVEN with two sets of eyes… Visual contact is very difficult.
I am sure other pilots on the forum will agree.
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RE: Help with dloading 4.33
I just downloaded this evening… Used uTorrent which reported it as ‘dangerous’ - how laughable. ESET found nothing wrong with the download. Installed and had no problems.
I can upload to my Dropbox for you - may take awhile - and then send you a link if you pm me.
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RE: Learning to fly again … proper approach?
Didn’t mean to insult the sim or anything… It is really great… and the fact that so many people have worked on it for free is amazing - I would be more than happy to pay for it. I am just saying that with this intense type of sims (games?) it is easy to become so immersed that you forget to enjoy it.
I don’t want to start the whole real thing versus sim debate but no sim compares to the real thing other than with avionics management. But hey its supposed to be fun… I haven’t flown Falcon for a couple of years now and can’t wait to re-learn again.