I like to use this to remember the comm order: hey you, it’s me, this is what I need. Great series of videos. I’ve been flying DCS for years and I learned some new info.
"No joy" is also used for voice comms when you're unable to establish communication on a frequency you understood to be viable. Example: Pensacola Approach, Rocket 21, no joy Sherman Tower 340.2
Can you explain the difference in brevity of GO and PUSH? I saw a video by channel VANCE UPT on this demonstrating the use, but doesn't explain the sitaution. Also can you talk about within flight briefs? Like fighter-to-fighter brief etc. Great content. I love it.
I'll make sure to include those in future videos. The fighter-to-fighter brief will be part of the counterland videos that will come after I'm done with counterair topics (ie BFM, ACM, Air Supremacy)
Mind helping a complete noob when it comes to radio stuff? I've seen a lot of videos about this topic but none of those videos actually tell us which frequency should i be in and when, i don't mean frequency numbers, that i can figure it out by myself, but when to tune ATC, which channel should i go after taking of and during cruise, during flight which channel should i tune to look for targets or talk to other pilots? This sort of stuff is what gets me... i'm sorry if this seems like a stupid question but for someone trying to get into DCS who is new to all of this, it is something that we need to know.
This is a great question that deserves its own dedicated video. However, I can give you a quick summary now. For civilian aircraft important radio frequencies are separated as follows. "Ground" for coordinating taxiing aircraft, "Tower" for control in the immediate airspace around an airfield, and "Center" for regional control. The controller on each one will hand you off to the next. For military aviation you have some more on top of those which is why you often see multiple radios in military aircraft. You will want a dedicated frequency for you and your wingman. This is what you will be tuned to on a secondary radio. Military flights can also be tuned into one or more of the following. AWACS/GCI, an airborne command post, a terminal ground attack controller, or a central command post for those ground attack controllers (and possibly others too). These frequencies will all be discussed in the briefing and you will switch to them once you are in their area of control or as briefed. Lastly, both civil and military pilots should find a way to stay tuned into the emergency channels at all times. These are named "GUARD" channels and are 243 mHz for military and 121.5 mHz for civil aviation (ie half of the mil GUARD frequency).
