DD_Fenrir

Practically identical mate, down to the being the one of only two passengers not to relive breakfast (damn close run thing tho - i was hanging on the cargo netting feeling most unpleasent by the end!) and even the weather! Wiltshire murk indeed!

Sorry to hear that mate. Ah well. There'll be other times.

Hell, come on in sever anyway Dave, I'll talk you through anything you wanna know - the 'Official' training vids ain't bad, but they do have bugs - that lovely autopilot not working thing being one - plus they shove a load of acronymic gobbledegook at you that'll take you a month to get around. Come on the server I'll get you airbourne and selecting sh1t to blow up in no time.

Gec I'll be hosting most of the afternoon with a break around 1530. I'll then be back with a server at 1800.

Woah!!! http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos/cpasley/5495/#.TuutDxAUr0K.email

Ok, chaps, server will be online from 1200GMT tomorrow, look for. 'Dogz n' Hogz' in your multiplayer server list. I'll be on comms in the DCS: A-10C channel from that time. If you obtained the game through Steam you'll need to setup your online user account with ED to actually login to their multiplayer lobby. Also, note that Steam does not have the latest version of the game. The latest version of A-10C is 1.1.1.1 - Steam are only at 1.1.0.9. You'll need the latest full version from ED's website - you can still activate it with your Steam activation key. Check your Axis control setup in your Options>Controls menu so that you have no duplication across multiple axis controllers - e.g. ensure your throttle controller is controlling your engines and not the pitch and roll of your A-10! I'll be happy to talk you through any setup issues before we start training proper. Look forward to flying with you tomorrow! Nice way to see in the New Year!

Ok Gents, here's the rules. Each post must consist of 1) an old favourite song of yours from any genre, era or planet! 2) a song that is new to you in the past 12 months - now it doesn't have to be from a contemporary artist; it could be a Racmaninoff piece that's been around for 100 years that you have not heard before now. The important thing is that it's new to you. I'll kick things off - an old Motown classic I love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lyzd2pAOhA and this is brand new from a contemporary British band called The Maccabees - I love it, and their last album is, in my opinion, bloody marvellous!

Wow, buttons galore there Dave! I recommend you set yourself up with the Slew command easiest to hand, then TMS, then Coolie, then China and Trim if you have the buttons. Then find a way to label the lot! The curve is long but doesn't have to be steep - I picked it up quick enough. Just practise mateys. Any further go's/no-go's on Monday afternoon or evening?

Ok Crash, good luck with the download. Incidentally what stick and/or throttle do you have? Are we all available Bank Holiday Monday, PM, afternoon or eve?

Glad to capture two such enterprising individuals so early in the net! Tho, Jedi, not sure you need the instruction.... Nick, we shall indeed be taking off, but I'll cover the necessary steps and techniques needed as part of the training, and if all else fails then 'Right Win + Home' will automatically run through the startup sequence - tho it does take a little longer as the computer does it absolutely by the book. Jedi taught me how to get the Hog up and running in almost half the time. Once you've done it a few times and have a vague grasp on why stuff has to start in a certain order it all becomes quite methodical and nearly easy.. ish.

Hello Chaps! Sign up here for those interested in an online instruction evening, Maverick orientated, with yours truly hosting and instructing. Mission date to be decided depending on your availability. Flying will be on version 1.1.1.1. We'll be setting up the aircraft to launch and prosecuting targets (that sounds so cool, doesn't it?) with the AGM-65 in both it's Infra-Red Guided 'D' and Optically Guided 'H' variants. This will include basics in 1) using the Targeting Pod (TGP) in air-to-ground mode, 2) the setting up of Sensor Point of Interest (SPI) 3) use of the Digital Stores Management System (DSMS) 4) firing a $50,000 bundle of shaped-charge warhead stuck to a big ass rocket at some Russkis in an amoured tin can. You can do some things to help make sure the evening goes smoothly; most importantly make sure you are fully familar with where the following HOTAS controls are mapped, if they are not set as default: - TMS Hat * - Slew Hat - China Hat - Coolie Hat * If you are using default keyboard commands you may wish to remap this one; it is currently set as Left Ctrl+Cursor keys which is bloody difficult to do whilst trying to fly the plane as it requires both hands to function. I've remapped to Right Ctrl+Cursors, as it's far easier. Also advise you look through this thread here: http://dangerdogz.com/forums/topic/9328-the-gen/ It has a few links to some very handy tutorials that will help prepare you for the coming mission as well as tips on using other weapons. Looking forward to assisting you chaps blowing the living sh*t outta stuff!

For those witha penchant for AVTUR: Also interesting soundtrack, n'est pas?

http://www.apacheclips.com/media/32033/Mosquito_Gun_Camera_Footage/

Another 8760 hrs for the life logbook! Congrats mate and happy flying for the year to come!

Another handy guide for those of us who keep running foul of the SAM threat. And I definitively include my self here!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEtRfPGTyt8&feature=related

Ok, thanks to the new patch the CBU-97 is now an effective anti-tank weapon (bout time!). However there are some caveats still. For those that want to know WHAT a CBU-97 is and how it goes about it, try our good ol' friend Wiki As for instuctions on the best way to use the buggers in game, try here - you'll have to change a fuse setting in the DSMS (warning, complexity notice; took me a few goes to get it right, will happily advise anybody who'd like help): http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3431480/HELP_My_CBU_97s_Don_t_Work_or_.html#Post3431480 Note that you fire the CBU-97 in CCIP because it is an unguided weapon. There is a JDAM style tail & guidance package to give it INS guidance and this turns it into an CBU-105, and can be fired in the same way as a traditional JDAM (create a SPI on your target, get a good height and when 'MAN REL' flashes up on the left side of your HUD press and hold your weapons release button until the weapon drops).

Get it here: http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/patches/dcs-wh_patch_1.1.1.0_en/

Gonna post some good sites and vids here for those of us who have trouble with aspects of A-10C - and who doesn't?! Even when I think I've got something taped turns out there's an even better way of doing things! Good weapons tuorials here: http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3171145/How_to_use_weapons_Picture_gui.html#Post3171145 Lots of handy Vids here: http://www.lockonfiles.com/index.php/topic/36410-dcs-a-10c-warthog-quick-guide/ By all means post any top quality How-To guides here too!

Changing ISP but since my current contract with O2 runs out tomorrow and Virgin ain't coming till Wednesday, there's gonna be a bit of a hiatus regards my online activities. It's ok tho. I've already selected which leg I shall chew off in frustration and both it and I are resigned to our fates. See you in 5 days. I hope...

Working round other commitments tonight, but will try to be on sometime after 2100GMT

Think that's a typo Snack. Definitely those keys move the designated sensor cursor - i.e. whichever sensor you have selected (in game parlance, Sensor Of Interest or SOI), which includes the Mav seeker, the Targeting pod and/or the cursor on your tactical map display (called TAD) in the left MFD, these keys will move that particular sensor's field of view or the cursor acros the map to select a position. As for trims, I suspect perhaps the quick manual has a typo and forgotten to put a modifier (shift, Cntrl Alt) as prefix to those contorls but can't be sure; I've changed mine from default to be the keyboard cursor keys. They're defaulted to be used as flight control input, but my opinion is that if you have a joystick, then you don't need the cursor keys to fly the plane!