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I mainly focus on DCS (Digital Combat Simulator) and World of Tanks, but I'll also stream other games on occasion - everything from FPS to eclectic old games.
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Hey great vid. If you keep up with tutorial vids this good you will see your subs really really go up. You are one of the best teachers for this that ive seen on here. I just subscribed to your channel. Ok never mind... I just saw on your page that all your vids were 2 years ago and nothing since. Too bad you gave up...you could have had a great following. Unsubscribed!
Life happens. Wasn't doing it for the subs - just wanted to help people enjoy DCS. I'm hoping to get back to it at some point, but for me, right now there's more important things. Thank you for the kind words.
This is the best tutorial on this subject I have seen, and I have checked out many. The dialog is clear and the he doesn't talk to fast. He is also obviously knowledgeable. How does he use the mouse to control the field of view and still be able to click on controls?Also there is a visual representation of the HUB that follows the cursor when the actual HUD is not in direct view? Anyone?
I use TrackIR... It's a clip I put on my hat, and it tracks where my head movement is. Some people get frustrated with them, but the key is configuring the settings to your own liking.
To know your ground speed while taxiing, set the right MFD to CDU. On the upfront controller, hit "function" then "Hack" this will set the CDU to POS (Position) mode. In the upper right hand corner of the MFD, one line down, you sill see the button to switch between IAS, TAS, and GS (Indicated Air Speed, True Airspeed, and Ground Speed). Just hit the button next to it to cycle through to GS. Now, Ground Speed will be displayed on the CDU right next to the type of speed selected. Best practice is to not exceed 21 knots on the ground in a loaded A10C. The other air speed types come into play when doing advanced IFR flight later on, but it's good to know how to do this early on.
I just subscribed to your channel, and I love all the little tips and tricks as I am currently not active in DCS I hope to be one day and I figure the more I learn the better I will be. I would like to see more Warbirds, specifically the F-4U and the P-61 as I think flying the old Warbirds makes better pilots and operators.
Couple quick tricks: On takeoff, if you are going to be returning to the same airfield, adjust your heading to match the runway as you sit on it for an easy more accurate heading. Leave it there unless you need it for mission navigation, or then take note of the actual runway heading for landing reference later. (Runway heading markings are almost always rounded off a bit). You can use it to get the reciprocal easily if you need it, too. Your HUD ladder gives you a quick reference to glide slope. Put your TVV on the end of the runway. If the ladder shows more than -3 deg. you're too high, if less, you're too low. It's the easy way to get you roughly on glide slope to then fine tune it with the ILS, or get on slope if eyeballing the landing.
Thanks for that compact video :) one little thing i noticed: ingame sound was a little to loud which made it a bit tough to hear your voice. not breaking but having an impact. so for ccip-cr itself: sounds to me like a great tool for using laser-gbus. and i wonder, if selecting ccip-cr messes up using the gun or apkws-rockets?
Awesome, thanks for letting me know! It's been a while since I've flown the A-10, but if I recall, it does not have an impact on the gun or rockets. Just bombs.
Thank you DD, I am really enjoying your style of training. Very down to earth and user friendly. I haven't watch all your videos yet but i'm working on it. Could you please do a training video on the dreaded F10 map. I'm having a hard time getting my waypoints to show on the map.Sometimes they show and sometimes they don't. I just found out about the click on a target and you can view it with the F7 button. I'm sure there are a lot more tricks to F10. Thankyou in advance for all your expertise!!
I appreciate the comment! I don't know when I'll be back to making how-to videos as they definitely take up more time than I tend to have, but if I do, that would be a good one. F10 could sure use an overhaul.
Yo! I am starting to get more into the game and I was able to get it started up in the air and kinda land it, the thing I am struggle with in the form of navigation, is that I can not get the TACAN frequency or numbers on the CDU for some odd reason. They just show up as *** and I’m not sure why. Please help😁
Don't know if I've seen that one before, but I also haven't flown the A-10 for quite a while. I'd say your best bet is to check out Chuck's Guides for the A10. Really good documentation and how-tos, and is my go-to on any new module. Good luck!
3:10 THAT'S why my symbology disappeared when I was streaming the other day! ffs...I didn't realise I had switched profiles with DMS short L/R...thank you so much man!
Can be for a couple of reasons, if the map is hot you the maverick can mess up the thermal picture it has and misses its target easy way to prevent it is by simply double checking if its locking onto the target ur aiming for, zoom in on the mav screen and when u lock it make sure it locks the target and not something else, get closer if it keeps locking onto something else. If its a hot environment like on persian gulf map ill just pick the cctv mavs because they dont have this problem
I think you weren't getting a distance at around 9:00 because you were too far from the station to properly communicate(Transmit AND recieve) from the signal. I could be wrong, but that's kind of the understanding I got from RalfiDude's video explaining TACAN in the A-10C Never mind. This could be an issue you can face if you're too far away, but what happened in the video was a bug
If I recall, everything but the D's have it. D's vs H's really depend on the conditions of the map. Generally, I stick with the D's mostly, and then carry H's if I think I need to force correlate to something that can reach out and touch me.
its frustrating you seem to have gotten the same issue with tacan as me, it seems to just... not work? i had no issues with the f18's tacan but the a10 does not sem to want to pick up tacan signals
It's been a while since I did this video, or even played around with tacan, but if I recall, it is more of a bug with DCS. I think that wind direction plays a role at some of the airfields, but not all, and they'll just switch off the opposite runway's signal if that's the case. Seems like something that would be easy to fix on their end, but who knows.
So that triggers "Force Correlate", and it basically tells the maverick to lock-on to the spacial position at the SPI, like the ground, instead of trying to get a visual/IR lock with it's onboard sensor. I can't recall if I said it or not in the video, but not all mavericks can do it.
Hi great video. I am trying the 5mil C/R mode myself, but come up several tens of feet short of the target every time. Use a 10-15% down angle and keep the reticle on the target. The plane pickles short. Any idea what is going on? Did you have it happen to you before as well? Does it have to do with SEM configuration?
I've been having the same issue, but haven't had the chance to figure out why it happens. If I recall, I believe it's off in the same compass direction, as in independent of the direction of travel. I'll go back and play with it some more, and if I figure it out, I'll post back.
It would be nice to see how to use tacan to navigate to a lost wingman. Tell wingman to set TACAN to any number between 1 and 63 and you set yours to his number plus 63.
Runway headings are magnetic headings divided by 10 and rounded so they are not necessarily exact magnetic headings. A runway may be named '34' but its real heading may be 342°. Because they are magnetic headings they are also subject to change as the magnetic field around the earth changes.
