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Look forward to you joining us for some flying then

Block 70/72 is the latest version i belive, block 50 is what we have in dcs, and the 50/52 were the last to be called C's i think. The V designation is for the block 70/72's and existing f16s can be retrofitted to this standard, along with some being built from scratch, these are all for other foreign states though, not the US.😇

I do.....

As long as 50's can still flip them 😁

His videos are pretty good, I've watched most of them, particularly him trying the dcs hornet and Viper, he's flown both in real life.

As to our conversation last night about what keys do i think are most important to be mapped on your HOTAS, multiple targeting and firing in TWS mode and firing sidewinders off bore using the jhmcs helmet, here is a thread.... First keys that i think are really important to have close at hand on my throttle and stick. NWS A/R DISC MSL STEP button, This is nose wheel steering, but more importantly when flying holding it down, will enable you to swap missile types during a dogfight. RDR cursor switch up, left, down and right for cursor manipulation in the radar, Right MFD OSB 19, This button enables you to switch between slave and bore modes for your missiles and you will want for using the jhmcs helmet Uncage switch, This is for locking sidewinders using the jhmcs helmet (can fire them without, but means holding your head tracking on the target until you want to fire, once caged you do not have to be keeping it centered exactly on the target) Dogfight/missile overide switch - cycle, for entering dogfight mode, TMS up, down, left, right for taget manipulation Countermeasures management switch - FWD, for chaff and flares MAN RNG knob to an axis for radar elevation Plus the obvious stuff like triggers for guns and missiles etc! Next, here is a couple of vids showing the use of TWS radar mode and ripple firing amraams on multiple targets. You can enter TWS mode from the default RWS mode by holding TMS right for a second, and vice versa. Once in TWS mode, the targets will initially appear on your radar as small filled in in squares (until a couple of sweeps) then turn into the larger white square (track targets), you can then use TMS right to turn them all into system targets (hollow squares). Then TMS right again to bug the closest (bugged is hollow square with a circle around it). You can fire at bugged targets. TMS right will cycle through all the remaining system targets, bugging them one by one. You can only have one target bugged at once, but up to 10 system targets. It is then just a question of firing, TMS right, firing, TMS right, firing etc.... Next here is some stuff about Sidewinders and the JHMCS helmet. Once your in close fighting, press the dogfight mode switch. If you have amraams as well as sidewinders,it will default to amraams, press and hold NWS button to switch to sidewinders. Then press the right mfd OSB 19 button to change it from slave to bore. You can now lock with the helmet and using the uncage button cage them as well. Vid in action plus the tacview view as well. I have added the two missions below, i used as practice for myself and in these videos, if you have the Persian gulf map and want to practice it yourself, migs are unarmed. Any questions just ask here, hope this helps a bit Missions.7z

Yep, you read right, somebody foolishly allowed us to fly helicopters. I say fly...... Great way to wind down after flying jets in multiple combats!!!! Tom showing at least one of us can hover properly (after i ahem landed)

I'm getting better, after reading the DCS forums a bit regarding refueling in a F16, I've changed my throttle axis to 'Slider' as recommended, and it gives much better throttle response and ability for finer adjustments during air to air refueling than before. Refueled during the turn this time

As the thread title suggests! Done by using two different systems, Tacan for the initial approach and to get to 10 miles out 3000 feet and aligned with the runway, before switching to ILS at 10 miles out till touchdown. Lovely day for a flight.... First vid is the Tacan approach Second is as i switch to ILS, Got to love the modern tech!!!!

Little vid and a couple of pics of an F16 and an i16 flying in formation together, thanks FT! My F16 computer wasn't particularly happy with me, holding 15 degrees of AOA to fly around 170 knots, to let FT's i16 formate on me!!!! But to be honest she's never that happy with me anyway🤣

Genuinely one of the hardest things I've ever done in a flight sim!!!!! Tried for the first time last night, and just couldn't get stable enough to connect, but after a bit of control changes (due to a design team decision to have the stick forces on the roll less than pitch, and me having swapped axis in controls, like force feedback owners normally do for all planes, this was resulting in my pitch being floppy compared to roll... no good!). After changing tried again tonight, by no means perfect at all, but got some fuel!!!!

F16 cold start up, surprisingly easy...

More laser guided bomb fun, on the updated dogz mission...

Still good fun to use good old fashioned guns though......

Finally sat down and taught myself how to use laser guided bombs in the Viper, and how much fun!!!! Flying just under mach 1, 17,000 ft and getting a big bang just where you want it 😁😁 Mind it helped having 2 computers next to each other, one for the game, and one for the youtube tutorials 🤣 A lot of fun!

I support limited icons for planes and have been using that for months, rather than names for everyone, makes it much more entertaining imo. This is pretty much how we often ended up flying 46 in later years anyway (only have names at close range for friendlies). Also just having our own plane on the map, which is what we used to do in 46 anyway.

Yey i have a gunsight at last🤣

Myself, Tom and FT,

Well, that sounds like a bundle of fun🤣🤣🤣

How long ago did you order it?

Oh bugger, this looks like another likely purchase, thanks Dave 🤣 Looking forward to hearing how you get on with this.

Huey, Hornet, Tomcat and Viper for me😍

Many fun times. Can't believe the first one i went to with you guys was coming up 10 years ago.

Great list of planes though👍 Looking forward to the p40's particularly in the cliffs engine.

Oh well, As i didn't (notice the pass tense) have the Hornet, I bought the naval warfare bundle, and the Persian gulf map, with discounts and dcs miles for $90 🙈