DCS F-5E Tiger #1 - Aircraft General 

Agreed.

Hey I appreciated that you noticed that Wojtek! I wanted to make sure I differentiated the WWII and WWI content from the modern :-)

The Air Combat Tutorial Library If you ever decide to do some futuristic planes or spaceships, you could use a hologram.

Star Citizen anyone? Haha

Yeah the clickable pits are nice for all the procedural elements if you want to learn more detail about how you operate an aircraft. You should like what's coming :-)

Honestly I did consider using the F-86...but for someone's first jet I thought it was more appropriate to use the F-5. I'm sure I'll get to the F-86 one day ;-)

@@RequiemsACTL F-86 and MiG-15 are really nice models. Also the free A-4E Skyhawk would be a good one to cover before getting bogged down in the ultra complex modern jets

As long as people find what I make useful I'll keep making 'em!

Thanks Elios, yep I'm making more F-5 content to help people get started with (what should be) their first DCS jet.

Cheers Tim, I've actually had DCS for years, since LOMAC actually, but never bothered making videos for it as it was annoyingly difficult for me working with their replay system after getting used to the easiness I could use the Il-2 version. I figured out some content I thought would be useful for DCS people hence why you'll see some more DCS stuff in addition to Il-2 of course down the road

Cheers Tempest, appreciate it!

Appreciate you liked it Joe, as it's my first foray into the DCS stuff I've spent a lot of time ensuring it is good to release :-)

+1 I tought that I knew the F-5 pretty well, but watching this I learned that the speedbrakes don't extend as much when the ventral pylon is in use, that was new to me :)

Thanks Siggy, good to know you enjoyed it :-)

Have fun! It's a great jet to learn on!

Hmmm I don't own the L-39....the thing with DCS modules is I create flows for them so they take a little longer. I'll look into that module and see.

@@RequiemsACTL thank you Requiem! Alternatively the C101 offers the same capabilities, is I believe the more modern trainer jet and has "eastern layout" cockpit and handling, if it appeals more to you.

Cheers Invictus, I think you'll like the second one. Be sure to download the accompanying material I made in the video description! :-)

Thanks Christian, once I'm done with the F-5 the Hornet is next :-)

@@RequiemsACTL Great to hear that. BTW I also really like your cockpit flow kneeboard. It was very useful to get started with the F-5E

Cheers Mal Dale, appreciate it!

Cheers Brian, nice to know you like the style! The F-5 is kind of my test for DCS content. If people enjoy what I've made for it and want to see more then I will do other aircraft too. I already have a couple of other DCS airplanes in the works for what I'm doing, so we'll see how things pan out when the next video releases!

Ah the Huey...that's a helicopter I could definitely get into!

@@RequiemsACTL Super!

Cheers Scott, I hope you'll like what's coming down the pipe :-)

Cheers Hutch, hopefully you'll enjoy the videos to follow as well as this was just giving you a feel for what the F-5 is like:-)

It's a great starter jet

I'll be making more videos for DCS aircraft like these if people enjoy the F-5 stuff I'm making. Keep an eye out for video #2 as that one is going to be key to understanding things moving forward :-)

Thanks, I hope people will like what they see in the next few videos :-)

I was told about a cockpit retexture for the F-5 is available but I figured I should show it in its natural state. It really is a great jet to fly, even my wife could do it! ;-)

@@RequiemsACTL yes there is a couple of good ones.. I think I am using a Dark Grey RCAF one. Much better.

Yeah the Blackshark is an intense one to get into for your first. The F-5 is a good point to start with if you've never flown a jet before. The F-86 is another option to get accustomed to the extra speed, but the F-5 is a better choice overall.

Thanks! I don't like making super long videos (and don't need to since I don't use ads on the channel) so I tried to keep it to a decent overview of the airplane :-)

Thanks! I use an RTX3070

Yeah there are definitely a lot of people recommending the A4 around here! I'll have to check it out again as sounds like it has made good progress since the last time I flew it

Sorry about that Central! Lol I've been working on this F-5 stuff on the side after I finished upgrade training in March. It's going to be different to what you usually see from me, so I hope you'll find it useful even though you've learned the F-5 already :-)

@@RequiemsACTL looking forward to it. : )

The life of a flight simmer...I have Il-2, DCS, and MSFS 2020 installed on one drive...548Gb later and I'm scared to put anything else on it because it just keeps going up lol

It's all good DB, I'm still actively making Il-2 content :-) I just have some techniques and aids I've created to help people learn their first jet, so I'm using the F-5 to do that initially. It will become more apparent in #2 as this one just gives you a general overview.

@@RequiemsACTL good to hear! Your channel was one of the ones that introduced me to IL2

I've bought it but haven't flown it yet! Currently making some F18 vids

No that's not a dumb question at all as we have different considerations when taking off vs landing. There is a concept called "Balanced Field Length" and what this basically does is create certain speeds you need to make a decision during your takeoff roll that give you enough runway distance to come to a complete stop if you have a problem such as an engine failure. If you're below a certain speed you will reject the takeoff (enough distance to stop) or you continue the takeoff (not enough distance to stop). These speeds will change depending on various factors such as weight, weather conditions, and runway length.

I don't own the Mirage yet

Well, I think I'm overdue for making DCS tutorials lol I enjoy flying the aircraft in it and I think I can help people with its learning curve using what I'm releasing soon...plus I like jets of course :-D

Ah ok I don't have the ACM campaign. I've heard it's pretty good!

A simple method with using anti-ice is if the temperature outside is 10 deg C or lower and you're encountering visible moisture (clouds, rain, fog, snow, etc) you should turn it on

Yes of course. Truly one of the most challenging flight sims out there.

Never tried world of warplanes...

I don't own the MiG-21 but I've heard it's an excellent module

@@RequiemsACTL Talking abou how good a Mig-21 module, by the DCS 1.5 standard, they are good and modelled correctly, but in DCS 2.5, Heatblur's Tomcat got the spot better than the Leatherneck MiG-21. By no means saying the Mig-21s are a bad module, they are still fantastic. The only thing it lack is actually a good rival terms like human driven F-4E phantom. You can get the mig a fight with F-5, sometimes it give you a fair fight on with a good terms, but flying it alongside the modern stuff, you put your own nail in the coffin. I personally enjoy the Mig for being realistic and a great "scramble" aircraft for novice pilot, as you can simply just switch most of switch on. But talking about more complex stuff, the MiG-21 somehow feel too simple to operate caused by the "novice all switched up" procedure, while the complicated Tomcat feel "real" because you actually have to select the switch properly to operate the Kitty. If you curious about it, you can check out the 21bis, but if you more to procedural near real life experience (like you mostly did in some of your video content) I will say the Tomcat give you a good sense. While the more modern stuff like Hornet and Viper, somehow still "far" from reality due to the nature of both aircraft still in USAF and USMC service respectively. The Tomcat give you in good position and have better VR support. I rarely flew the F-14 module, because of love-hate realtionship with the complicated procedure.

Thanks for that great info and your personal perspective, I appreciate it as it was a good read! I do own the F-14 and F-18, but I have much more time with the Hornet vs the Tomcat. My brother is going to be my RIO in the F-14, so that is definitely an option to make more content with if people enjoy the approach I'm taking with the F-5.

@@RequiemsACTL that will be a great and fun idea!

I've done work on using the weapons and things like that but nothing public yet

@@RequiemsACTL O man that's exactly what i am waiting for ! With some radar guide ! I'm waiting for you ! Thank you so much !

@Panagiotis Filippou Most likely that was meant as a joke/sarcasm :)

Lol thanks mate