MigBuster

Nice one and about time.......things might look a bit different in SF world when you are up and running!

Mudspike have published a preview of CAP2 which it seems is the follow on to the early 90s sim CAP on the Commodore Amiga which was really good for the time. Ok, let’s do a quick experiment. We’ll need a measuring rule, a bucket and (optionally) a towel. I’m going to list some things from a new PC flight sim coming out in 2015 (yes you read that right, this is like ‘Bigfoot Found In Walmart’ breaking news) so let’s set up the experiment: Place the towel on the floor. Position the bucket beneath your lower lip. Here’s the features of this new flight sim: AV-8B Harrier II with 3D clickable cockpit using TrackIR and HOTAS support. Single Player emphasis, with Multiplayer Co-op available, including drop-in play. Dynamic Campaign engine. Flight and Naval Strategic fleet battles. Carrier Ops. Wingmen, Helos, Civilian traffic in shipping lanes. Realistic campaign map set in the Straits of Hormuz using 250,000 sq km satellite imagery and modern graphics. Dynamic Campaign engine. Yes, I just said it again. Ok, now let’s use the ruler and see how much drool just entered that bucket. I’m betting a good couple of inches, so feel free to use the towel now and go rehydrate. We haven’t had the chance to get our hands on this title as yet, but Sim155 reached out to Mudspike and we set up this short Q&A to see what’s up: Q1. What’s the balance between single and multiplayer content in CAP2? Is this primarily a Multiplayer game? I’d say it is 50-50. For single player there’s a collection of training missions, single missions then an open ended dynamic campaign. For multiplayer there’s quick start dogfight, fleet defense/attack and fleet vs fleet. In addition any player in a campaign can invite players to join in a mission and take the place of AI controlled wingmen. Q2. What’s a good comparative title for CAP2, it seems similar to Gaijin’s Apache Air Assault – is that a fair comparison in terms of sim fidelity and gameplay? Fun and action more than hardcore simulation? I’d say we lean more towards a simulation than AAS. CAP2 has a strategic element in campaign mode which I don’t think you’ll find in many titles. Q3. I’m old enough to have played Combat Air Patrol on the Amiga 500 (great game btw), what would be the main advances Ed and the team have been able to feature in CAP2 on today’s more powerful hardware? Glad you liked it! With CAP I developed a 3D engine in 68k assembler as we didn’t have GPU’s. With a CPU running just over 7Mhz you could see the impact of just a few extra polygons. Now we’re pushing millions of polygons per frame we can draw pretty much anything we want. Terrain in CAP was limited to a few blue water polygons, CAP2 has over 250,000sq km of geo accurate terrain. Shaders allow us to render complex atmospheric lighting, water, shadows and post process effects. Reference material is one of the biggest differences between developing CAP2 vs CAP. Back in the 90’s I wrote to the DoD asking for material on CVN-71 and actually received info & pictures a few weeks later. Today you’ve got a thousand images/movies/schematics available in seconds so things have changed massively. Thanks to Ed and the Sim155 team for taking the time to answer our questions. We can’t wait to find out more, especially on the dynamic campaign side. For those that loved the gameplay fun of Strike Fighters and IL-2, this looks like a really nice ‘fidelity middle ground’ with a mix of tactical fleets mixed in. Awesome. More here http://www.mudspike.com/combat-air-patrol-2-preview-interview/

It’s when you climb into the cockpit and begin your startup. That’s where it begins. That’s where those often talked about 8 million lines of binary code show what they’re all about. That’s when the integrated systems come online on the large, glass touch-screen. That’s when the cleverness presents itself. No more navigating across the cockpit, reaching for the radios or engine instruments, it’s all right there in front you. The jet comes alive. Yes, Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) pilot Ian ‘Gladys’ Knight is impressed by the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II. Is everything perfect? No. But they’re working on it. http://airheadsfly.com/2016/02/09/f-35-pilot-not-all-about-numbers/

Don't have any issues with 10 myself...........that's not an endorsement though only move when you feel its right.

First I would cut out the mod folder and check it runs okay without the mods. Almost certainly mod related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd4dagAGXsM

I now have several sorties behind me in the F-35 where the mission has been to train within visual range combat one-on-one, or «Basic Fighter Maneuvers» (BFM). In a previous post I wrote about aerial combat in general (English version available), and about the likelihood that the F-35 would ever end up in such a situation. In this post, however, I write more specifically about my experiences with the F-35 when it does end up in a dogfight. Again, I use the F-16 as my reference. English translation is half way down the page http://nettsteder.regjeringen.no/kampfly/2016/03/01/f-35-i-naerkamp-hva-har-jeg-laert-sa-langt-the-f-35-in-a-dogfight-what-have-i-learned-so-far/

Developed by a private Russian design bureau, the SR-10 (CP-10) is a single engine, all-composite jet trainer with a (moderate) forward-swept wing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5vek4J-86E http://theaviationist.com/2016/01/02/new-russian-fsw-trainer-makes-first-flight/

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan leaders and U.S. military commanders are hailing the arrival of the Afghan air force’s first four light-attack aircraft as a major boost to the nation’s military capabilities. http://www.stripes.com/news/arrival-of-super-tucanos-provides-major-boost-to-afghanistan-s-air-force-1.393894#

I name this ship the Spirit II

In Falcon go to Setup -> Controllers -> Advanced -> Flight Control Is rudder axis set to Keyboard?

Is it true that if you go into the aviation field in the Navy, both Aviator and NFO, that you are not aloud [sic] to quote Top Gun or pull any of the non-flying stunts that they pulled in the movie such as the bar sequence without getting fined?........... https://fightersweep.com/4190/ask-a-fighter-pilot-are-top-gun-quotes-taboo/

Next month, Japan is going to fly their latest fighter, and they’re hoping no one notices. Well, not no one exactly, but as with every stealth fighter, the goal is a visual spectacle and a tiny radar blip. In the works for years, the Mitsubishi Advanced Technology Demonstrator-X, now renamed the X-2, is designed to fit into Japan’s modernizing, staunchier military. Did we mention it’s stealthy? http://fightersweep.com/3793/more-on-japans-stealth-fighter/

It moves https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=19&v=P93hWtrqim4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=417&v=sojBKlt1Fik https://fightersweep.com/4154/wolverine-faces-off-mighty-viper/

DCS World 1.5.3 Now Available Today we released the next update for DCS World 1.5. You can find the changelog here: DCS World 1.5 Changelog and Updates This update includes many fixes for DCS World and modules, as well as a long list of fixes and new items for DCS: M-2000C. L-39ZA and Training Missions Now Available Today we move DCS: L-39 Albatros out of open beta status with the addition of the L-39ZA and the interactive training missions. If you already own DCS: L-39 Albatros, updating DCS World to version 1.5.3 will also update your DCS: L-39 Albatros installation to include the L-39ZA and the interactive training missions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8njCxceeQ1k For those that do not yet own the DCS: L-39 Albatros, you can purchase it here: DCS: L-39 Albatros Now both versions C and ZA are available in one package. Please be advised that the same price for the whole package will be kept for one more week! The Albatros is a two seat jet aircraft intended for basic and advanced pilot training in visual and instrument flight rules weather conditions, day and night and also for combat use against air and ground targets. Its development started in the mid-1960s by the Czech "Aero Vodochody". In the 1970s the aircraft entered service and is still in operational use by over 30 countries worldwide. The DCS: L-39 is the most accurate computer simulation of this aircraft among all flight simulators available for PC. The aircraft systems, engine and weapons have been simulated in full. The professional flight model has been developed with input from L-39 pilots. All real procedures are possible in two interactive cockpits. A highly detailed and accurate model of the aircraft will make you feel the unforgettable sense of flying the famous "flying school desk", which trained thousands of pilots. Key Features of the DCS: L-39 Albatros: Professional Flight Model that accurately mimics the performance and flight characteristics of this legendary aircraft Highly detailed, six-degrees-of-freedom (6 DOF) cockpit Interact with cockpit controls with your mouse Fully modelled weapon system Accurate L-39C and L-39ZA models and cockpits with correct country markings Detailed modelling of the L-39 instruments, weapons, engine, radios, fuel, electrical and hydraulic systems Fly from either the front seat or back seat Cooperative multiplayer in the same aircraft Interactive training missions Two versions of aircraft: L-39C trainer and L-39ZA light attack Visit our E-Shop for Modules and our Campaigns Enjoy! The Eagle Dynamics Team

Tornado GR4 gets a nostalgia Paint job http://theaviationist.com/2016/02/20/desert-pink-special-colored-tornado/

This week two stories from different sides of the world reminded US air power advocates why achieving Air Superiority may be more difficult in the 21st Century than it was at the tail end of the last century. First, it was widely reported that China deployed indigenously produced modern long-range surface-to-air missiles (MLR SAMs) system, the HQ-9 (known is China as the hóng qí, or “red flag”) to Woody Island, a small land mass in the Paracel Islands claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam. https://fightersweep.com/4116/modern-long-range-sams-new-threat-air-superiority/

Did they change the format in FE2 like SF2? http://combatace.com/topic/44031-guide-to-converting-old-weapons-from-the-strike-fighters-1-series-to-the-new-plug-and-play-weapons-for-the-strike-fighters-2-series-by-migbuster/

Sorry to hear..........good to see you back!

There was a bit more here http://fightersweep.com/1155/cockpit-hells-mouth/

The Five Maneuvers That Were Prohibited In The F-14 Tomcat LCDR Joe "Smokin" Ruzicka (Editor’s note: U.S. Navy flight veteran Lt. Commander Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka was the Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) to fly the last F-14 Demonstration before the Tomcat’s final demise in 2006. He’s here to tell us all about what not to do in one. —TR) http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-five-maneuvers-that-were-prohibited-in-the-f-14-tom-1757179036

Yes .....just put the two TGA files in there. Hold it though they are for Green Hell 2 I would advise Green Hell 3 for Vietnam.........hang on This is what you want....come with trees and everything else http://combatace.com/topic/79797-green-hell-35/