DCS AV-8B Harrier Tarawa Landing Tutorial 

Thank you! I'm glad to hear they've been so helpful. I've favoured doing simplified explainations. Because when i learned the A-10c years ago i'd struggled with motivation from the sheer complexity and depth people often went into. I've always found it far better to learn the basics so you can have some fun, before moving onto the heavier study level stuff, which is often better left to documentation than video format. I'l keep on covering the Harrier as new features are added or improved, in the meantime i'm filling in a few gaps in my series such as startup, aar and vtol. I've been considering covering DCS basics (ground attack / self defence / planning, esp since 2.5 will bring in new players) and will almost certainly cover the Hornet when it arrives too.

It may be a good idea to also upload the missions you´re flying in said tutorials, even if they're incredibly simplistic and easy to set up yourself. I am now capable of doing so myself, but I remember when I was completely fresh to DCS and wanted to have download links to the missions flown in the tutorials I watched. I wanted to fly the exact same mission, with the same conditions as what I watched and generally they're not included. It's a shame, especially as the mission editor on its own takes a few hours of messing around with before you're even remotely comfortable with it. That's one of the biggest issues with DCS. It's not very good at telling you basic things. I remember not understanding how to use my radio for applying ground power when I began flying full fidelity aircraft. All videos simply told me to do it, but I could not find how to use the radio. Back when I only flew the f-15, I didn't really need it, so I had never learned that. It was the same with changing the ordnance of my aircraft. There are so many, fairly simple, yet important things which unfortunately are not very intuitive and unfortunately make the game even more inaccessible to new players.

Yeah DCS isn't so great on the tutorial side of things, they expect you to dig out the manuals often hidden in the game files, i learned the su-25t mostly from their offical tutorial videos which were a bit dated! They could do with some more interactive tutorial missions, but they're seemingly never present in early access modules.When i started the basic radio button for me didn't work at all, and had to be bound! (a conflict of keynaming on the part of my keyboard i believe) I can certainly put together a little tutorial mission on 1.5 I plan to do a small series introduction video for the playlist which will include all the manuals/resources i've found so far for the harrier, i can add a mission there and bring up a few of those points for total beginners.

Incidentally, what are the default global keybinds for the radios? having rebound them around 4-5 years ago myself and migrating my controls file across the years i've just realised i've no clue, and no quick way to check.

It's backslash to open the radio menu on american keyboards This however translate differently depending on which keyboard you're using. On scandinavian keyboards (which I use) it translates to the key between "enter" and the letters Ö and Ä, a key which has ' and * printed on it Unfortunately though this is likely to differ depending on keyboard layout for different languages.

Thanks! i'l keep em coming as the aircraft develops but i'm reaching the end of it's current content :)

by the way, how did you get the Harrier in that parking spot? I can't seem to figure that out in the mission creator. When I create a mision no matter what parking spot i pick it puts it in the middle of the ship

I used the nozzles in full aft position to reverse the aircraft there as i wanted to quickly cover how to taxi at the start of the video. Hopefully with 2.5 we'l get an update to carriers allowing parking spawns

You're welcome Tony!

Wow, putting me up there with the with the big names thank you! i often simplify things for ease of access, quite different from guy's like Bunyap who go down to the rivets on occasion. So i'm quite surprised to get that comparison :)

Yes true Bunyap and Ralfi are true legends but hey they've been at it for a very long time so who knows how high you'll fly Redkite if you keep doing what your doing... see what I did there.. ;)

The "falling leaf". My biggest mistake. Thanks for the tips and now I'm training to not get in that position anymore.

Thank you glad you've found it helpful.

Cheers Akiic :)

Try it in VR. I just got AV8 a few days ago. I'm in my familiarization period now. Weeks of practice and learning. I prefer a hornet, but this is fun too. I had a couple people in it. The whole simulation aspect becomes obvious at how clueless they are to do anything.

You're welcome :) it's been nice giving back a little to the community after all these years consuming similar tutorials myself.

I highly recommend you look up Wag's in-depth hornet introduction videos (Producer at eagle dynamics), i'l do some content on the hornet but i'l most likely skip covering anything that is already covered by Wags. You can expect some quick start guides and kneeboards for the hornet as it releases :)

Yes, it is better to cut throttle, as you touchdown, to help avoid jet exhaust re-entering the engine. i'd slid to the side mostly because i'd forgotten about nws, leaving it in cast mode and touched down with a little lateral speed.

I'm sure we'l see some updates to it, though we might have to wait for the merge before it happens. it makes a good deadline for a big update and removes the need to test on two builds.

I created them in Macromedia flash 8 of all things :)

Thanks for the support! i'l have a look at the campaign, always looking for more good missions.

Yes, i use a small curve on both, ive also got a 10cm extension on my stick which also helps.

I use a Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS with a 10cm extension

Take off is always the same, the max weight you can safely take off with however varies depending on the weather conditions and if the tarawa is moving. in this video i took off with around 30,000 on a carrier doing 15knots with a small headwind if i recall correctly.

Paul Cory almost correct. When flaps are up (5 degrees) nozzles should be 10 degrees. When flaps are in stol mode (25 degrees initially) nozzles should be 30 degrees. So after takeoff, you should put you nozzles to a minimum of 25-30 degrees until the flaps are raised then you can put the nozzles to 0 degrees. Also, for the approach, you want the nozzles to be 50-60 degrees to maintain an airspeed of 110-130kts. When between 0.5-0.8nm from the landing location put nozzles to hover position and let the speed bleed off. You really don't want to move your nozzles beyond the hover position as that will dramatically increase workload as your left hand is juggling between throttle and nozzle leaver

Yes, as others have put it nicely. These tutorials are simplifed skipping the fine details of the natops for those looking to get into flying fairly quickly, luckily in dcs we don't have a crew chief to tell us off! (that said i'd love a persistant aircraft bit like the A2A modules for FSX, i love their B-17G)

All about weight planning and careful flying. If you're underweight you won't have to dip into the water unless you make a mistake requiring extra power to recover.

@@RedKiteRender I will try it once again. I am still fresh with the harrier.

I'm afraid i cannot, I use a Thrustmaster Warthog stick with 10cm extension, my settings won't apply for you. I've been considering making a tutorial about how to configure this for yourself, since its mostly down to the stick and personal preference. i'l look into it on the weekend.

RedKite Thanks for your reply! I'm using the same Joystick like you without extension though. Looking forward to see your upcoming tutorials as there are very helpful! Keep up what you are doing. Cheers from Berlin.

@@RedKiteRender Sorry for asking this on such old movie, but I have same stick and extension and out of curiosity what are your curve settings? Thank You!

@@zaelu Not flown with the Thrustmaster base in a long time now, i'd hazard a guess at somewhere around 20-30 is what i used, you'l have to tinker with it to personal taste.

@@RedKiteRender Many thanks for quick answer. 20-25 is what I normally use. I just wanted to check if other people with extensions on HOTASes still use curves.

Try adding some curviture to you pitch / roll axis, dont be afraid of letting to aircraft drift and settle on its own a little too.

RedKite yeah I have curvature, struggling with the not overreacting bit

Best i can say is practice, don't be afraid to let the aircraft settle itself, and wobble around, it won't stay perfectly stable most of the time, long as the wobbling isn't getting worse or causing you to drift a lot off target there's no need to correct it yourself, just let it settle down. Less is more in many respects when it comes to precision.

I use the left throttle on my dual throttle controller (thrustmaster warthog)

so it can be an axis?

yes

DCS supports multiple VR headsets including HTC VIVE and Oculus Rift

It's there, make sure you selected place ships, and the USA, will probably have the name USS Tarawa.

DCS - Digital combat simulator

I'm using DCS 2.2 which has a new render engine, the current free map uses the old render (1.5.8) End of the month there will be a major update to bring it up to the same standard :)

If you run out of water your maximum power will be reduced. If you’re too heavy that means you wont be able to hover safely without overheating the engine. It is entirely possible with light loads to hover without water however.

Unfortunately i don't believe you can, you can edit the configs to change it's starting location however.

In real life they only dump fuel when a flight has an emergency or otherwise unable to complete their flight plan as it was originally briefed resulting in excess fuel. Fuel usage and return weights are pre-planned, so dumping is kept to a minimum. Unlike in your typical DCS flight where most people won't plan this, so virtual wastage can be pretty high. That said sea life are not a major concern for military operation, the jets are hardly eco-friendly in the first place!

The US Miliary is the worlds N°1 polluter.