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Weekend Bundles Deals This weekend we offer two new bundles deals that are focused on DCS: P-51D Mustang: DCS: P-51D Mustang + DCS: NEVADA Test and Training Range map for $59.99 USD. DCS: P-51D Mustang + DCS: Fw 190 D-9 Dora for $59.99 USD. This deal will start on 15 April 2016 at 1500 GMT and last until 17 April 2016 at 0900 GMT. Special offers: http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/special_offers/ DCS: Spitfire LF Mk.IX Update Work continues on the Spitfire LF Mk.IX at a rapid pace! This week we integrated the long-awaited RAF pilot to the cockpit. Primary development on the flight dynamics is nearing completion and we believe you will be very happy with the results. We think it is our best work yet. Our efforts are now moving to the Hispano-Suiza HS.404 20 mm-caliber automatic cannons. These will include realistic ballistics for all main ammunition types used during WWII. DCS World 2.0.2 Update Today we will release the next update to DCS World 2.0, version 2.0.2. This will include all the new changes from DCS World 1.5.3 and some new fixes you can review on the DCS forum. DCS store: http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/modules/ Have a DCS NTTR weekend! The Eagle Dynamics Team

A type of combat flight simming you get paid for but it doesn't seem to be much fun. Who will pilot unmanned aircraft is becoming an issue In 2012, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh wondered aloud about what to do with MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft when they returned from Afghanistan. “I don’t know what we’re going to do with them,” he mused at a press briefing. “Buying more right now might not make any sense.” Fast-forward to 2016: The Air Force, still under the leadership of Welsh, is in the midst of a full-scale effort to expand its remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) force—and reduce the morale problems that have plagued it since the earliest days of the Predator in the early 1990s. Once seen largely as a niche capability for counterinsurgency warfare, the service’s unmanned-aircraft force has a new lease on life thanks to the rise of the Islamic State group, a resurgent Russia, and the Obama administration’s decision to fully exploit the political advantages of an air asset that can conduct clandestine strikes in places such as Pakistan without risking the lives of aircrew. The relentless demand for this capability has forced the Air Force to acknowledge the need for a long-term strategy to grow its RPA workforce. The service has been losing more unmanned-aircraft pilots than it trains; about 250 leave while about 150 are pushed through the training pipeline annually. The shortage puts tremendous strain on the existing force. RPA pilots fly for six days, conduct nonflying duties for one day, and then receive two days off. “Every combatant commander wants you,” Gen. Welsh told RPA crews during a March visit to Creech AFB in Nevada. “But you also understand the strain it inflicts.” To relieve some of the pressure on aircrews—and prevent the situation from deteriorating further over the next decade as it boosts unmanned-aircraft combat air patrols (CAP) to 70 from 60—the Air Force in 2015 launched an effort known as the “RPA Get Well Plan.” Central to that are plans to increase the number of RPA pilots trained to more than 400 a year by 2019. The pipeline has historically been constrained by the limited number of qualified unmanned-aircraft instructors that can be pulled away from ongoing combat operations. The Pentagon’s decision to allow the Air Force to fall back to 60 from 65 CAPs in 2015 created some breathing room, and under the Get Well Plan the Air Force intends to improve the training infrastructure at Holloman AFB in New Mexico to support the throughput increase. The Get Well Plan also includes controversial proposals such as the use of contractors to fly unmanned aircraft, a decision that has raised complicated legal and moral questions about the role of civilians in combat. Separately, the Air Force announced in December 2015 that it would allow enlisted pilots to fly the RQ-4 Global Hawk starting in late 2016 or early 2017, with a possibility of expanding their role to the Predator and Reaper in the future. Another major focus of the plan is an increase in aviation incentive pay to attract and retain RPA pilots. During a March Senate hearing, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) complained the Air Force had failed to allocate congressionally authorized $35,000 retention bonuses for unmanned aircraft pilots, instead capping incentive pay at $25,000, commensurate with the manned aircraft pilot community. Welsh countered that he plans to work with lawmakers to introduce legislation this year that would increase aviation incentive pay for both manned and unmanned aircraft to $35,000 a year. In addition to these policy changes, the service launched a Culture and Process Improvement Program (CPIP) in 2015 to address cultural inhibitors to RPA force development. Low morale has been a pervasive problem in the community, largely due to the fact that a majority of RPA crews are former manned aircraft pilots who did not volunteer for the assignment. A study of 114 RPA pilots and sensor operators for the Air Force’s professional journal found that crews often felt they were perceived as “second-class citizens.” The CPIP heard that phrase “over and over again” from RPA pilots, according to interview results obtained by Aviation Week. The CPIP made a series of recommendations to improve RPA pilot morale after conducting nearly 2,000 face-to-face interviews and more than 1,000 electronic surveys. In response to the findings, Welsh announced in December that the Air Force would pursue a $3 billion plan, subject to congressional approval, to respond to the concerns of overworked RPA crews. The plan proposed adding 75 Reapers to the current fleet of 175 Reapers and 150 Predators and adding 3,500 new RPA pilots, sensor operators and other enlisted personnel. The service also announced plans to increase the number of unmanned aircraft squadrons and to stand up a new wing to complement the only existing one, currently located at Creech. It remains unclear whether the Air Force’s plans to boost unmanned aircraft capacity will effectively institutionalize high-demand RPA capability in something more than an ad hoc fashion. While David Deptula, chief of Air Force intelligence in 2006-10 and a major RPA advocate, says the service’s proposals represent an “appropriate effort,” he cautions it is “too early to say” whether they will actually deliver meaningful change. http://aviationweek.com/defense/usaf-wrestles-remotely-piloted-aircraft-workforce-issues?NL=AW-05&Issue=AW-05_20160415_AW-05_105&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_2&utm_rid=CPEN1000001360373&utm_campaign=5608&utm_medium=email&elq2=99e9cb9a7f5f45a5bda006b31910cfec

The MiG-29 was 9.12B Have the MiG-21 variants if you want them?

They had a French designed IADS run by a computer system called KARI.(IRAK backwards).......... The SA-2 was apparently SA-2F / S-75M2 type. There might be some changes from this old source (SA-7 was also used I have)

Good in full screen https://fightersweep.com/4972/the-magic-of-aviation/

Surprised I missed this excellent piece of work from a former South Vietnam resident. Quite a big book but very detailed.

When was the last time you dusted out the PC?.....any clogged up fans on the card?

H was supposed to be solid state.....not so sure on the N but the P was apparently a solid state version of the J. Iran seem to have used the P-1 so there might be something to go on with that. Israeli F-16s used the P-3 in the early 80s alongside the L and got a few kills. On the P-4 it looks like they just stuck the L seeker on it anyway.

2 kills listed in F-4E 67-0362

STUTTGART, Germany (NNS) -- A United States Navy destroyer operating in international waters in the Baltic Sea experienced several close interactions by Russian aircraft April 11 and 12. USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) encountered multiple, aggressive flight maneuvers by Russian aircraft that were performed within close proximity of the ship. On April 11, Donald Cook was conducting deck landing drills with an allied military helicopter when two Russian SU-24 jets made numerous close-range and low altitude passes at approximately 3 p.m. local. One of the passes, which occurred while the allied helicopter was refueling on the deck of Donald Cook, was deemed unsafe by the ship's commanding officer. As a safety precaution, flight operations were suspended until the SU-24s departed the area. ...................................... http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=94170

https://fightersweep.com/4960/first-s-300pmu-2-favorit-delivered-iran/ Kozhin’s statement confirms an earlier report in which Iranian ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanai said Tehran had received its first S-300 batteries. The S-300PMU-2 Favorit has a range of more than 120 miles and can hit targets as high as 100,000ft. The system can engage half-a-dozen or more targets simultaneously.

Did you see these? http://yankeeairpirate.net/model-shop/ Though can't remember if these allow a single ship to be used There are some higher res Carrier skins for the stocks and others? http://combatace.com/files/category/742-improved-skins-for-ships/

Seems the improvements on the J were mostly at higher altitudes (also doubled the sea level G over the E). Most of the combat firings were at lower levels where it seems to have been no better than the E. I suppose no guarantee the RHAW picked up the launch anyway. Another annoyance on the radio was apparently Disco...............being described total waste of time by some.

I would like to think the child like non arguments you have spammed this thread with are more trolling rather than you having a vested interest in certain car manufacturers or the oil industry........guess you didn't understand my earlier post.

I gather your superior cars are fire proof............oh

Seem to remember one reason AIM-7 was preferred by the USAF over AIM-9/4 for the higher launch G..............will need to find the quote. I think some AIM-4Ds were fired in 72.....at least 5 attempts from F-4Ds with 0 kills (Red Baron).

From what I have seen so far.........one thing that annoyed me back in AF was default AI loadouts but that has been improved upon. MANPADs now seem pretty lethal at altitude. IR versions of R-24 / R-27 now seem to be lethal at range without warning. Chaff has always had an effect although not something worth commenting on really because there is nothing to compare. The rest you can have fun finding out......

That might have been the impression a few years back with 4.32, but there have been a LOT of changes and fixes in 4.33 and a lot seem to be campaign related (can even move the ground units now like in AF) so I think what you state above is now untrue..........not to mention improvements in AI, weapons behavior and 3D models/skins, terrain, weather system etc etc etc. AF was good in its day but BMS has pretty much surpassed it in almost every aspect now. BMS also has about 6 (?) different F-16s modeled now with cockpits/avionics and also has a handy avionics tool to customize avionics to country type or just your liking. Needless to say this is not going to turn into a BMSvDCS thread because they both do things better and worse than the other. Being 2016 BMS have full authority from the legal owners of Falcon 4.0 (now Tommo) for this Mod so it is as legit as AF ever was.

I sometimes think its the other way round

My fave were these by Red bird - the mod pack installer is still on here if you want to go that route: http://combatace.com/files/file/11425-f-16cd-usaf-skin-set/ I think I installed Jans MLU's at the time.......... they were good but preferred red birds I no longer have AF installed but do have some noted on skin install

Could you find it on here? https://www.flightradar24.com

DCS: Bf 109 K-4 Kurfürst We are now preparing to release the final version of DCS: Bf 109 K-4 Kurfürst. Over the last several weeks, we have been reviewing all user feedback and addressing a numbers of bugs and areas that require refinement. The creation of interactive training missions is also underway which includes all the normal procedures for engine start, taxiing, takeoff, landing and combat employment. We have also opened a Bf 109 K-4 skin contest that you can read about here: Bf 109 K-4 skins contest During the course of the competition, a number of interesting skins (including the skin variants of the aircraft captured by the Allies), have been created by you, the users. Well done! DCS: Spitfire LF Mk.IX Adjustment to the flight model of the Spitfire LF Mk.IX aircraft continue. As of late, most of our testing and refinements have focused on airframe, engine and propeller parameters in references to actual tests of the World War II aircraft at our disposal at The Fighter Collection. The flight tests carried out in the DCS World have shown that the Spitfire LF Mk.IX is a very easy and predictable aircraft to fly. An accurately implemented pneumatic system of the aircraft used for the brake and flap systems is particularly interesting. Earlier DCS World War II aircraft have not used such a system. Pilots of the DCS: Spitfire LF Mk.IX will be able to feel all the peculiarities of the pneumatics while taxiing and landing the aircraft. DCS: Normandy 1944 Map Development of the specially created "DCS: Normandy 1944" map for DCS World War II continues its development at a fast pace. Currently, the main effort is focused on airfields with different types of surfaces (a first for DCS World). For example: we are implementing SMT (Square Mesh Tracks) surfaces, which were widely used by the Allies for temporary airfields in Normandy following the landings. We are also developing the possibility to place airfields on the map using the Mission Editor (another first for DCS World). Belsimtek News After the successful, final release of the DCS: F-86 Sabre and DCS: MiG-15bis modules, the Belsimtek team is now focused on bringing DCS: F-5E Tiger II to Early Access within the next month. In the meantime, Belsimtek continues to edit the F-86F Sabre English manual and prepare DCS: Mi-8MTV2 for its final release. DCS: F-5E Tiger II Progress Update The external model is complete and includes several well-known color schemes. The 3D cockpit is complete. All aircraft systems are accurately simulated in high detail. A new engine compressor model has been implemented based on accurate blade load calculations. The new model provides a very accurate simulation of compressor guiding unit functionality and an expanded range of engine operation modes (high and low compressor stalls and compressor operating in windmill mode). The radar, optical sight, jettison system, gun use, launching of air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground rocket use, and flare and chaff countermeasures are integrated into the model and the aircraft's Weapon Control System (WCS). All the above-mentioned items are now operating as described in F-5E operations manuals. The Professional Flight Model (PFM): operational range of altitude and airspeed, acceleration with various payloads and G loads (in sustained turns and at maximum angles-of-attack) are tuned based on available data of the flight dynamics of the real aircraft; the model behavior at critical angles-of-attack (stalling) and post-stall behavior (post-stall gyrations and spins) now match descriptions of the real aircraft. Flight manual in Russian has been written. In order to present this module in for Early Access, several items will be in development during the Early Access period: Adjustments to the operation of certain aircraft systems (for example: adjustment to pump capacity, hydraulic fluid mass-flow rates, electric grid loads, etc.) Translation the flight manual to English. We take into account our mistakes during the development of previous modules. Creation of the Quick Start manuals for both Russian and in English, based on the complete flight manuals. DCS Bonus Spectacular Here is your chance! Starting 8 April at 1500 GMT time and lasting until 11 April at 0900 GMT, use your bonus points to discount for all DCS modules (which participating in the bonus program) up to 50%! Visit our e-shop for Modules, Campaigns and Maps Have a wonderful weekend, Eagle Dynamics

Looks great to me.............hope I can get to see it on the big screen.

In my case I would need to charge it once a week so that range is actually amazing In a few years the range might not even be an issue for most..............Luddites will be wondering why they have to spend so much money filling up their short range petrol/diesel cars

The latest iteration of the Tommo Falcon 4.0 total conversion modification - Benchmark Sims 4.33 U1 - is available for you to enjoy as of RIGHT NOW! Please note: BMS 4.33 U1 requires a legit installation of a Falcon 4.0 (all older and newer versions are accepted alike, i.e. Microprose, Hasbro, GOG, Steam, Retroism). The check is performed both at setup time and every time you start BMS. If no valid installation is found, BMS will exit with a corresponding error message. http://www.bmsforum.org/forum/showthread.php?26567-Falcon-BMS-4-33-U1-Full-Installer