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The VOR approach tutorial was what got me, he would always end it for no reason what so ever.
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The main thing with VOR's, and any signal transmission device, that you need to get your head around (as most of these videos have pointed out) is that radio signals can be picked up from any location within the range of the VOR. VHF waves don't specifically emit in one direction. When you're trying to select a course to fly, you are simply telling the equipment onboard to track a specific bearing/radial while tracking the VOR's location relative to your aircraft. The VOR itself is passive and does not actively track your direction, but rather the navigational equipment in the aircraft "locks" to the frequency to maintain its own spatial awareness. Without setting a course, you will still track the VOR, but not be heading in the right direction. The headings on the rose are imaginary, there aren't single beams of 1* variance emitting from the VOR, which I think is what confuses most people. As has been said, it really isn't that hard. Just ask someone and practice it a few times.
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| # ? Apr 6, 2011 16:52 |
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Welp, doesn't seem all that complex I guess. Rod Machado is still a dick for failing me all the time.  Currently flying from Plymouth to Gatwick using only VOR to test myself out. I'm flying in the right direction, so far so good!
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Megadyptes posted:Welp, doesn't seem all that complex I guess. Rod Machado is still a dick for failing me all the time. Come to IRC.
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 I got there and landed without GPS or loading up the map  Red dots are the VOR's I tuned into along he way. Not the straightest of flights but not bad for my first real VOR flight. This flying in a straight line for an hour, mostly on auto-pilot game is kinda fun I guess, but it's not terribly exciting. I much prefer flying my flying around mountains, down valleys, under bridges and around monuments and buildings (and crashing a lot) game, but being able to navigate without GPS is kinda neat. What do you guys get up to on IRC, anyway? Is it mostly that VATSIM stuff?
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| # ? Apr 6, 2011 19:59 |
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Vatsim, but also FSX multiplayer sessions (especially to teach newbs). And making fun of Apollo.
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| # ? Apr 6, 2011 20:57 |
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Mostly making fun of Apollo.
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We also play minecraft when not flying.
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We also make fun of Apollo in Minecraft.
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Megadyptes posted:
I know the feeling. I've been flying combat sims for years but just started flying civ sims a few weeks ago. The first time I did a flight from London ON to Sudbury ON without using any GPS or map stuff was boring and also cool as hell. I must admit, I did bring up the in game map once. In the middle of Georgian bay I decided to see if I could triangulate my position using the Midland and Wiarton VORs. After I did my thing I pulled up my map and figured I was within 500m of where I thought I was. Then I went and made myself the most  sandwich ever and landed.This must be what it feels like to be a sperg.
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EvilJoven posted:I know the feeling. I've been flying combat sims for years but just started flying civ sims a few weeks ago. The first time I did a flight from London ON to Sudbury ON without using any GPS or map stuff was boring and also cool as hell. Just wait till you start doing full published NDB/LOC approaches with a spergy controller.
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Is Tom Clancy's HAWX 2 worth $5.98? Can get it at D2D with a code for that much right now.... supposedly the PC version has some issues?
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Kashwashwa posted:Is Tom Clancy's HAWX 2 worth $5.98? Can get it at D2D with a code for that much right now.... supposedly the PC version has some issues?
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Kashwashwa posted:Is Tom Clancy's HAWX 2 worth $5.98? Can get it at D2D with a code for that much right now.... supposedly the PC version has some issues? Not really, no. The first HAWX wasn't that good, and apparently 2 is a step backward in every way.
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I liked #2 more than 1, but I'm wierd so. v vBut the correct answer is to buy Ace Combat instead (unless you only have a PC to game on which then you're SOL).
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Alright, that's a pass then. I played through the last Ace Combat on the xbox 360 already - maybe I'll just do that again when I don't want to get off the couch.
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If an Ace Combat clone came out for PC that had TrackIR support and LOS limitation on its fantasy radar it would be the best MP game ever.
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Speaking of Ace Combat, one of ours won the Skin Design competition for the new Assault Horizon game with this designSkwerl posted:
This was his first design, which won second place: Skwerl posted:Got my entry done! You should all see the other fan art he's created, the man is a genius: Skwerl posted:Just have to draw an early fan art *sperge sperge sperge* Skwerl posted:I spent almost a year of my life on this project Skwerl posted:steel carnage *sperge sperge sperge* Skwerl posted:for those goons who voted for my work during the paintscheme competition, this is for you guys:
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Can someone explain Lock On to me? If I wanted to play it, is this the one with the latest expansion and everything or do I need to buy them separately? I can't find much any good information online on how the hell all the different games and expansions go together. Does it still feel pretty modern? I was trying to find some sort of jet simulator and I never got to play the first Lock On back when it came out.
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Lock On's the most modern I know of, but you want to get Flaming Cliffs 2.0, and then patch it for compatibility with DCS: Black Shark. FC 2.0's technically an expansion though, so you need a copy of LOMAC to install it.
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Fortuitous Bumble posted:Can someone explain Lock On to me? If I wanted to play it, is this the one with the latest expansion and everything or do I need to buy them separately? Yes that is the latest version. It contains LOMAC and FC2. Once patched it will be compatible with DCS: Black Shark, but not DCS:A10-C
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FC2 is probably the best overall product for modern combat jet aircraft. There's also Strike Fighters 2, which has lower production values and realism, but a wider variety of flyable aircraft. Of course, DCS A-10C is quite good (particularly after the most recent patch), but FC2 will be more up your alley if you want to fly true fighters or the extreme detail of DCS isn't your thing. The FC2 FAQ says this about installation:quote:Q: What would be the Flaming Cliffs 2 upgrade paths?
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Any FreeFalconeers about? I don't remember a *thing* from my falcon 4 days... but I have pulled out hte original manual (hard copy at that!) and I'm wondering if most of the info is still good for FF5.5? Stuff on avionics and weapon delivery in particular. If not, wheres the best place to get some decent instructions?
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I would guess that the FreeFalcon Forum would be a good place to start.
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MagnumHB posted:I would guess that the FreeFalcon Forum would be a good place to start. You see, you'd think that but I respectfully disagree.
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Jiblet posted:Any FreeFalconeers about? Jiblet posted:You see, you'd think that but I respectfully disagree. I understand, I've been trying to mess with FF 5.5 and the forums, along with their insane manuals (there's a 2 page mock interview with Osama bin Laden and the pic of his is the old Dick Head photoshop), is next to useless. I'm having problems just trying to land because the original Falcon 4 tutorials aren't too good either. I wish someone would make a real training campaign for FreeFalcon.
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I respect the amount of time, effort and love that's obviously gone into FreeFalcon, but the manuals look like they were  designed by a hyperactive ten year old on a caffeine drip.
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I though the tutorials in the AF manual were pretty informative  no idea how well they apply to FreeFalcon, though from what I've heard about the interface it's a lot more overwhelming.
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SwimNurd posted:Mostly making fun of Apollo. I did not notice this until today. 
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Captain Apollo posted:I did not notice this until today. Probably because you ignore the thread like you ignore IRC.
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Kolodny posted:I though the tutorials in the AF manual were pretty informative I was referring to Falcon 4.0, not Allied Force, about the tutorials. It's kind of annoying having to play about 10 separate tutorial missions that should just be one long one. Freefalcon changes quite a bit when it comes to weapons and start up procedures. I posted it earlier, but I had to go to page 669 to get the new start up procedure. I haven't even really messed with weapons yet, I'm still trying to land tricycle gear planes in general. On the plus side, it's free and comes with many, many new planes to fly and soon a whole new theater and campaign.
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I just made a new rig and im playing FSX with my sidewinder 2 joystick, but the return to center doesn't work.  Anyone uses this joystick and knows a way of solving this problem or knows any program that would force the return to center to be always on ?
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Micr0chiP posted:I just made a new rig and im playing FSX with my sidewinder 2 joystick, but the return to center doesn't work. They don't make the drivers anymore and return to center was flaky at best. I fixed it by buying a new joystick.
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Minto Took posted:They don't make the drivers anymore and return to center was flaky at best. I fixed it by buying a new joystick. Yeah i know, they stoped making the drivers on XP, i was trying to avoid spending any more money, the new rig was expensive enough. What bothers me is that Win7 detects the joystick and it works, its just the return to center (that works in other sims) that doesn't work on FSX.
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Micr0chiP posted:I just made a new rig and im playing FSX with my sidewinder 2 joystick, but the return to center doesn't work. Unfortunately FSX didn't include return to center functions for forcefeedback. It was supposed to make it more realistic or something. I stopped using that controller shortly after FSX came out so I don't know if there was ever a 3rd party fix for it. It was a huge complaint when it came out.
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I use the FSForce2 add on with a Sidewinder FFB2 and FSX, on Vista. It works very well.
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There's a sale on for Rise of Flight and its bullshit DLC model. http://riseofflight.com/en/store I can't say I'm fond of their DLC model but 30 bux for the game and 9 planes seems ok-ish (Demo ICE Upgrade) but then I was looking around their site and read their blog. They are adding in DLC field modifications. http://riseofflight.com/Blogs/post/...ifications.aspx $1-5 for a gun sight, compass or an altimeter for planes that don't have them as standard? 
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MSFS addon makers charge $20-$60 for a single aircraft or small scenery area...
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DancingMachine posted:MSFS addon makers charge $20-$60 for a single aircraft or small scenery area...
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Megadyptes posted:There's a sale on for Rise of Flight and its bullshit DLC model. The fact that their ultimate upgrade doesn't have the largest sale price makes no sense...
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