CombatACE Interview with Peter Adamcik   Since 1972 the Soviet Air Force, it's successors, and many other nations have operated a unique attack helicopter. The Mi-24 Hind, or the Flying Tank. Other nations have employed the Mi-25 and Mi-35 variants of the attack helicopter, capable of delivering eight fully armed troops into battle. This 55ft 9in (17.0m) long helicopter has seen action in numerous conflicts and thanks to efforts of Peter Adamcik, it could soon see action in digital fields of

Back-to-back missions in Sopwith's trend-setter!     For most non-multiplayer combat flight simmers, can anything be more frustrating than losing the pilot you have been carefully guiding through the perils of a single player campaign? The answer, of course, is 'Yes' - losing two campaign pilots, one after the other.   It happened to me in Wings over Flanders Fields, yesterday. First to get the chop was my current German fighter pilot, who was flying an Albatros D.III with Jasta 5 in May

DCS World 2.1.1 Update Now Available Our first big update to DCS World 2.1 is now available. You can either update your DCS World 2 installation using the automatic updater, or you can download DCS World 2.1 from DCS site.   Please note that either the DCS: NEVADA Test and Training Range Map or the Normandy 1944 Map are required. Important additions to version 2.1.1 include: New Gamma Slider to adjust brightness and contrast New units for the World War II Assets Pack like Flak units B-17

DCS: F/A-18C Hornet at E3 2017   This week we had the debut showing of the Hornet at E3 2017. We were fortunate enough to share the Thrustmaster booth to give a first taste of what we have in store. The demo was received very well and all who flew it came away quite impressed. Our demo station never had a moment of down time. We also had the pleasure to share our Hornet debut with the debut of the new Thrustmaster Hornet stick. We are sure this will be a great pairing.         When we

Making good use of one of the many features of Pat Wilson's Campaign Generator!     One of the many good things that PWGC lets you do in Rise of Flight - apart from create and change RoF campaign settings in about as much detail as most would want - is write detailed combat reports. Some may regard this as tedious paperwork, but to me, it can be highly immersive. And while Wings over Flanders Fields will also let you describe your achievements for later review (as well as giving you the opt

DCS World 2.1 Update 1   Today we are releasing the first update to DCS World 2.1, which can include the DCS: Normandy 1944 Map and/or the DCS: NEVADA Test and Training Range Map. Over the past week, we have been carefully noting all feedback and we will do our best to address all concerns. For this first update, we have made the following primary changes. For following week, we plan to add several new DCS: World War II Assets Pack units including anti-aircraft units, beach fortifications, ba

CombatACE is an awesome site to talk about aviation, flight simulation, video games in general, and other cool things. We have a lot of members here, who have or are proudly serving in the military for their country. We've had the chance to interview some of them over the years and we thought you would like to take a stroll down memory lane and read their stories.     Interview with Jug (R.I.P) - United States Air Force   Interview with SidDogg - United States Navy   Interview with 331 Ki