@okayasugf - Affirmative - yes!
Here’s a shot of some additional details on the aft end of the jet…
@okayasugf - Affirmative - yes!
Here’s a shot of some additional details on the aft end of the jet…
@Icarus said in Thrustmaster TQS:
I wish they stuck to the real grip and didn’t put the zoom dial. Kinda ruins it for my liking.
Ditto. I figure I’lll find a way to remove that, and possibly 3D print a replacement upper shell without the hole. Otherwise, I can already think of a few ways to fill that hole in.
@Mower - I very much doubt it…trying to do Hornet avionics is a serious task, and trying to do Super Hornet avionics is a step yet again.
@drtbkj - A Harrier should have three Flap switch positions:
As I recall, CRUISE Flaps actually reflex a bit - i.e.; trailing edge slightly elevated.
@okayasugf - the gear actually are gloss white, and tend to stay that way over years…they get dirty, but the gloss seems to never come off.
@bbostjan - No. No CATM has a warhead, nor a rocket motor. You can use a CATM-88 to detect, track, and prosecute any surface radar site for Training, but you cannot fire it. You can JETT it, though…but you’ll only do collateral damage…if you do any damage at all.
The switches and construction of the Warthog grip are far superior to the Cougar overall - an the Paddle actually is shaped like a RL Paddle. The switches are also much more like milspec - if not actual - so it just plain feels more like a “real” grip.
And all the better if your base will let you actually use the CMS->dwn button. Because that is not an actual Viper HOTAS switch, it makes a perfect shift key - you can use CMS->dwn as shift without wandering away from standard Viper HOTAS assignments.
@drtbkj - it should be based on Height Above Target…
@okayasugf - Ok - yes. This is a Super Hornet…specifically an F/A-18E model. Not a Hornet.
I’ve been working on RL Hornet Series jets for 30+ years, so Hornet vs Super Hornet mean two specifically different things to me!
@SoBad - I’m not really sure that it matters that much, other than having no flashes for chaff, and adjusting for night.
Also - as a point of common sense, you don’t want to flash-blind the pilot…so in general you’d design/place the Dispensers in such a manner that the effect as viewed from the cockpit would be minimized.
Yes - I’ve shot a LOT of flares/chaff over the years. A LOT…generally during daylight hours.
In general, the only time a fighter pilot will actually see his flares is at night…and it will also depend on the kind of flares he’s released. And I’d think that if he’s releasing flares in anger that he will be far more occupied with other things than registering the flash.
He shouldn’t see any “flash” from chaff at all - the squibs pop before the the bundle even exits the magazine. One can spot that on a FLIR, but not visually.
@petrouvis - good start. I’d suggest looking over pictures of the T-7A cockpit for ideas. Design options are wide open!
Try increasing the null area around the center.
@petrouvis - you’ll work those out. Coolest thing is that you can do anythinng you want with the cockpit. Guess good!
@hiuuz - I agree. BMS is an F-16 sim and not an F/A-18 sim, so I only fly the BMS Viper and pretty much ignore anything else.
The Airspeed and Altitude boxes are also the wrong shape, and the heading scale is upside down.
@Arty - I don’t mind the springs…means I have more ability to custom adjust the stick forces, especially for use with a center stick like for a Hornet. And I do like the fact that the spring ends are more durably mounted.