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BaDCrC replied to the topic Training - the way forward.
July 18 at 2:47 pm
Hi Gizzy. Hey this is a area open to instructors for discussions about training. We are all here to share ideas and experience so you'll never get into trouble for doing... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Rough weather ship landing... .
July 18 at 2:35 pm
ya the life or death portion is ditching in the ocean. Takeoffs are optional landings are mandatory. -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Rough weather ship landing... .
July 18 at 1:22 pm
Holy... There's better be a life or death reason to land in these conditions... -
Gizzy replied to the topic Training - the way forward.
July 18 at 11:02 am
Note there is a training mission tonight '....radio procedures on and around the airport.' Do you have SOP's on this I can read....? All... -
Gizzy replied to the topic Training - the way forward.
July 18 at 10:26 am
I don't think we should try being like... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Rough weather ship landing... .
July 18 at 3:05 am
This one is pretty cool the aircraft had a single engine failure and didn't have hover capability so it had to do a roll on landing. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Training - the way forward.
July 18 at 2:55 am
Hey guys I've been pretty busy lately so I'm sorry I'm just reading this. First off I do appreciate your input Gizzy it does help to see things from a different... -
Molevitch replied to the topic BST Mi-24P Discussion.
July 17 at 10:05 pm
On Saturday I am going to my Dad's 80th Birthday. They lives near Salisbury, which is half way between London (my home) and The Helicopter Museum in Weston Super Mare. So I... -
BaDCrC created new topic BST Mi-24P Discussion.
July 17 at 6:16 pm
I found on wiki where there is Mi24 on display, if you guys are lucky enough to live nearby: USA -
Gizzy replied to the topic Training - the way forward.
July 17 at 6:06 pm
Well I suppose it depends what sort of co-operative missions you (BSD) aim to participate in. Hardcore the 229th certainly is not. Generally we do not restrict... -
jnr4817 replied to the topic Deebrief Bear Hunt & Ten Beers integration.
July 17 at 4:00 pm
I'd love to fly this mission again after this very productive debriefing. Thanks again Reed -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Rough weather ship landing... .
July 17 at 1:35 pm
Yeah, this is crazy. Too bad we cannot have this kind of sea conditions in Normandy without setting crazy amount of wind. It would be fun. -
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BaDCrC replied to the topic Training - the way forward.
July 17 at 11:50 am
Well, according to Eagle, getting from RL3 to RL2 should not take more than 1 or 2 hours assuming pilots know most of it. We went through the RL2 tasks with you and Eagle. I... -
Gizzy replied to the topic Training - the way forward.
July 17 at 11:10 am
We have an awful awful lot of RL's and tasks.... even I get lost in the documentation, frequently and I've used this type of docs professionally for years... A lot of... -
Ten_Beers replied to the topic Deebrief Bear Hunt & Ten Beers integration.
July 17 at 3:57 am
Quick Debrief: The surprise attack by the Russian forces was more successful than we had hoped. We lost 4 helicopters in the initial attack. The airfield was... -
jnr4817 replied to the topic Deebrief Bear Hunt & Ten Beers integration.
July 17 at 2:01 am
Ten Beers, Excellent first go. The beginning really had us all excited and chaos ensued. I was shot down very shortly after take-off and had to restart. Once, I was... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic New BSD qualifications system: how does it work..
July 17 at 2:00 am
To all. We are going to focus for the following weeks on RL2 checkrides. We are planning to make sure half a dozen of you guys can meet these requirements. At this moment, we... -
Gizzy replied to the topic Deebrief Bear Hunt & Ten Beers integration.
July 17 at 1:42 am
Well done Lt Ten Beers.. and all enjoyed themselves except Bad... but then that's his name... Food for thought... Keep to simple missions Use... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Training - the way forward.
July 17 at 1:36 am
This post to follow up on the progress. 07/16/2017: -
BaDCrC created new topic Training - the way forward.
July 17 at 1:31 am
Just a trace of the MP discussion with you guys. Now we have the training system in place (we are just maybe missing the guidelines for the 2K tasks). 1st... -
BaDCrC created new topic Deebrief Bear Hunt & Ten Beers integration.
July 17 at 12:39 am
Pilots: Ten Beers, BK, Gizzy, Reed, BadCrC -
Molevitch replied to the topic New BSD qualifications system: how does it work..
July 16 at 5:23 pm
Having my first formal RL assessment with Gizzy on Tuesday 18th afternoon, so I hope I don't embarrass myself! -
Molevitch replied to the topic Debrief Gunship Training and Gizzy promotion.
July 16 at 11:56 am
Booked! -
Gizzy replied to the topic Debrief Gunship Training and Gizzy promotion.
July 16 at 10:53 am
Tuesday @ 15.00 BST do well... -
Molevitch replied to the topic Debrief Gunship Training and Gizzy promotion.
July 16 at 10:22 am
Hi Gizzy,Just realised, I don't actually know how to PM you from here. Anyway, let me see my schedule for next week. I have some freelance work going on, but would love to... -
Gizzy replied to the topic Debrief Gunship Training and Gizzy promotion.
July 13 at 10:47 pm
Sure Mole... . any evening 1900 - 2400 Mon - Thu is good, any time at all Wed / Thu 0900 - 2400 is fine and probably some other times as well during the week if those don't... -
Molevitch replied to the topic Debrief Gunship Training and Gizzy promotion.
July 13 at 10:11 pm
Hey Gizzy, I would like to take advantage of our common time zone and similar employment status (semi-retired). ie some GMT BST daytime flying to get up my... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
July 13 at 12:00 am
Haha I didn't even have 20 hour before I soloed in real life. Just work on traffic patterns and hovering and you should be fine it should be pretty straight forward. -
Molevitch replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
July 12 at 7:14 pm
I think a bare minimum of 72 hours practice will be necessary before the evaluation.... :D :D -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
July 12 at 5:38 am
Thanks Bad, This evaluation is not something I need to practice up for first? I was planning to try to show up for the Free Fly tomorrow if possible. -
BaDCrC replied to the topic [POLL] Forum contents.
July 12 at 5:17 am
So the forum has been changed a bit. The General Discussion has been augmented with several sub forums, each readable by the public and writable by any registered members and... -
BaDCrC created new topic BSD Forum : new features.
July 12 at 4:38 am
I recently updated the website CMS (Content Management System) to the latest version (Joomla 3.7.3). Usually, it is invisible to you guys, but the editor went through a pretty... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic New BSD qualifications system: how does it work..
July 12 at 1:52 am
That's because you have been around a long time BK and I have been starting to check you out on the old system, so it doesn't really make sense anymore. Let's go quickly... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
July 12 at 1:49 am
This is happening to me sometimes as I have A LOT of USB devices connected and I am overloading the USB bandwidth. For your first flight Trip, we need to set up an... -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
July 10 at 7:48 am
Well, the time has finally come. I'm ready to start flying and training with you guys! I got in a good hour plus of flight time tonight, the first in over three... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic New BSD qualifications system: how does it work..
July 9 at 2:45 pm
I notice my pilot cert says Mi-8, UH-1 and Gazelle. It should read KA-50 not Mi-8. I just started to re learn the Mi-8 but probably wouldn't want to take it in combat. The... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Debrief Gunship Training and Gizzy promotion.
July 9 at 2:37 pm
It was a lot of fun. I still have to work on my egress, I keep going for a high yo-yo instead of low. (fixed wing habit) But its good to learn how to use the Huey in the... -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
July 9 at 7:32 am
Hey guys, today I have a quick video clip showing... -
jnr4817 replied to the topic New BSD qualifications system: how does it work..
July 9 at 1:49 am
I cant wait to give it the run through. -
Gizzy replied to the topic Debrief Gunship Training and Gizzy promotion.
July 8 at 10:16 pm
Thanks Bad appreciated Sir.. As for the Gun's & Rockets stuff it was a great evening, my pleasure, I enjoyed it gentlemen... hopefully we can do it some more... -
BaDCrC created new topic New BSD qualifications system: how does it work..
July 8 at 9:45 pm
Dear BSD pilots and trainees. So you might have come across some threads and discussions about the new qualifications system that Eagle, Crosser, Gizzy and I set up... -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
July 8 at 9:05 pm
Ha! Thanks Bad. I am in fact married, and my wife is not crazy about all this, but this is my "man cave" and she knows there's no stopping me on this. =D I built this room... -
BaDCrC created new topic Debrief Gunship Training and Gizzy promotion.
July 8 at 8:51 pm
Flight time: 3 hours (update your logbook) Attendees: Gizzy, BK, BaDCrC Guys, You really want to go through Gizzy's gunship training, even tough it... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
July 8 at 3:06 pm
Love the way you started to implemented your mag brake. I have never seen something like this before. So you dig a hole in the floor of your room for your sim? You are not... -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
July 8 at 8:34 am
Update July 8th: Collective 3" lift completed (still need to do final mounting details) Cyclic Mounted Magnetic Brake assembly designed and... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic BSD Task List.
July 6 at 7:48 pm
Hmm. OK, yes, that sounds weird indeed. I will have to change that. Thanks Gizzy. -
Gizzy replied to the topic BSD Task List.
July 6 at 8:19 am
Done... The meaning of this statement stumped me though... 'Request to qualify for instruction the applicable pilot on the following... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic BSD Task List.
July 6 at 3:04 am
Guys. If you see this message, please reply. Then tell me if you see any sub-menus to Training/Instructors Only/ ? If you do, try to send me your self assessment in... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic BSD Task List.
July 5 at 3:37 am
New Instructor accreditation added on the website. New menus accessible only by Instructors. Missions classification modified to reflect the RL required: Training... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic BSD Task List.
July 4 at 10:58 pm
New BSD document updated. Special qualifications (NVG, GUNSHIP, DECK and SLING) added to the pilot profile. Training introduction page updated according to the new document.... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic BSD Task List.
July 4 at 3:07 pm
I've updated the task list adding * for tasks that are required for Rl2/Rl1. I have also defined the appropriate common standards Also added additional... -
Gizzy replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT - Day 4: Assault.
July 4 at 11:38 am
An admirable lead by Ten Beers. Only 3 and the task in hand led us to naturally multi-task... carry troops and a gunship load.... so we swapped hats often one minute we were... -
Molevitch liked a reply to the topic [POLL] Forum contents.
July 4 at 6:06 am
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BaDCrC replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT - Day 4: Assault.
July 4 at 5:53 am
UNAMT Day 4 : The return Pilots: Ten Beers, BK, Gizzy Flight Time: TBD I received some pretty nice shots from Ten Beers tonight. Looked like it was a... -
Gizzy replied to the topic [POLL] Forum contents.
July 3 at 9:01 pm
Combine Cockpits / VR with Hardware -
BaDCrC created new topic [POLL] Forum contents.
July 3 at 4:56 am
So the structure of the forum today is pretty simple. There are a few categories accessible to registered members, then the pilot mess for the trainees and pilots, and there... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic BSD Task List.
July 3 at 4:36 am
Training menus updated with new programs. Added RL1 with restrictions in the new RL field. -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
July 2 at 9:01 am
Thanks Bad! It's been far longer than I expected but it's finally just about time to start training with you guys! Update July... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
July 1 at 3:30 am
Can't wait to see the final result trip. Keep up the good work! -
BaDCrC replied to the topic BSD Task List.
July 1 at 3:12 am
This new training plan for BSD pilots is currently being implemented on the website. You should already be able to see the new tabs in your logbook (tasks 1000 and 2000).... -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
July 1 at 2:22 am
Update June 30th: All good news today for once! The last couple little problems with the motion turned out to be coding errors in the... -
jnr4817 replied to the topic BSD Task List.
June 30 at 12:06 pm
This task list is awesome. Great work. -
Eagle_Rising created new topic BSD Task List.
June 29 at 4:37 am
So as everyone knows we are trying to work on getting a more formal training program setup and Bad and I have discussed it an we think the best way is to set up a task list... -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 28 at 4:10 am
Update June 28th: Installed Actuator position sensors Installed new electronics Completed Actuator Covers and installed Adjusted... -
Gizzy replied to the topic Share your mods here.
June 27 at 9:55 pm
Glad to be of help... and IF you use the profile above you can save the jpg images into your kneeboard folder... -
jnr4817 replied to the topic Share your mods here.
June 27 at 9:40 pm
Excellent post. I appreciate the help. I will definitely start fine tuning. -
Gizzy replied to the topic Share your mods here.
June 27 at 9:20 pm
Hi Reed... All this MOD does is programme into HUEY DCS additional controls that work off DX codes - i.e. DX codes are either ON or OFF. Using TMWH without these mods... -
jnr4817 replied to the topic Share your mods here.
June 27 at 7:58 pm
Gizzy wrote:UH1H TMWH input control MODS Made for TMWH but can be used or adapted for any DX toggle switch.. Adds... -
Gizzy replied to the topic Share your mods here.
June 27 at 5:24 pm
Yes you can, all the MODS I posted are OVGME compatible... just drop the zip file into your OVGME MODS folder and you're done... -
jnr4817 replied to the topic Share your mods here.
June 27 at 4:20 pm
Can I use OvGme for the Huey mods? -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 27 at 7:27 am
Update June 27: Completed Actuator Cover mods Installed actuator position sensor assemblies Installed cockpit frame to... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Share your mods here.
June 26 at 2:19 pm
Wow, this is great Gizzy! Didn't know a lot of them. Thanks! -
Gizzy replied to the topic Share your mods here.
June 26 at 1:42 pm
Extra Control Bindings for the GAZELLE... Extra Control Bindings for the... -
Gizzy replied to the topic Share your mods here.
June 26 at 11:11 am
MI-8 / Mi-17 Cockpit & Rocket load MOD Devrim Black English Cockpit AND Devrim Blue Cockpit Gizzy MODIFIED to give... -
Gizzy replied to the topic Share your mods here.
June 26 at 9:36 am
UH1H TMWH input control MODS Made for TMWH but can be used or adapted for any DX toggle switch.. Adds commands in control section 'MODDED' for these... -
Gizzy replied to the topic Share your mods here.
June 26 at 9:19 am
Gun Sight MOD UH-1h & SA342L 80 Mil Sight...adapted from an older MOD I came across for the UH1h and the Gaz 342L Allows quick and effective... -
Gizzy replied to the topic Share your mods here.
June 26 at 8:49 am
Night Vision Goggles MOD Noticed you lads have some night training coming up, here's a variant of Frenchy's excellent NVG MOD that works for me in both DCS Stable and... -
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jnr4817 replied to the topic Welcome Gizzy!.
June 25 at 8:38 pm
Welcome sir. I am a new member also. Sorry I missed your first flight with us. Hope to fly with you soon. Reed -
Gizzy replied to the topic Welcome Gizzy!.
June 24 at 9:15 pm
Thanks Bad and to all from BSD who made me so welcome, great evening folks. sincerely thanks.. I hope I did not disgrace myself too much physically or by talking too... -
BaDCrC created new topic Welcome Gizzy!.
June 24 at 9:08 pm
It was a great flight with you Gizzy! I can't wait to fly again with you on a real mission this time. Welcome to BSD! Thanks to all the pilots who joined! You should have... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT - Day 4: Assault.
June 24 at 5:04 pm
So guess I'll start us out with serial 2's debrief. After we all finished the radio checks (I will leave that alone because I think we have beat that to death already) Ten and... -
BaDCrC created new topic Debrief UNAMT - Day 4: Assault.
June 24 at 5:24 am
UNAMT Campaign Day4 Debrief Flight... -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 24 at 4:12 am
Update Jun. 24 Actuator cover mods 90% complete Cockpit Platform installed Next tasks: Finish up actuator covers... -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 23 at 7:41 am
Quick update: Sorry no pics of the collective conversion yet because I forgot to take them before making the huge mess I have now! I'll get them in a... -
Gizzy replied to the topic Gizzy Check-In.
June 20 at 9:37 am
Cheers Lads... @Eagle.. always up for anything at any time to 0000z currently excepting Thursday when normally I'm engaged on other servers. @Mole .. see you... -
Molevitch replied to the topic Gizzy Check-In.
June 20 at 6:14 am
Hey Gizzy, welcome to BSD! Good to see another UK based pilot here. I hope to see you around on your intro flight. Mole -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Gizzy Check-In.
June 20 at 12:47 am
Hey Gizzy welcome to BSD I am looking forward to flying with you. I may not get to join you on your intro flight this weekend but I am usually available during the week so let... -
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BaDCrC replied to the topic Gizzy Check-In.
June 19 at 5:07 am
Gizzy, Wanna fly Saturday 24th, 1400 EST? -
BaDCrC created new topic Share your mods here.
June 19 at 5:03 am
So we are already using mods for missions, but there are tons of other stuff that brings some nice features or new objects to DCS that you discovered or tested. Maybe you guys... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Gizzy Check-In.
June 18 at 10:29 pm
Yes, we are flying those mods in Caucasus (476th, Ranger79 and others) but never tried them yet in Normandy. -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Gizzy Check-In.
June 18 at 7:33 pm
I run at least 25 to 30 mods at any given time, most are English cockpits, different color cockpits, shval in color plus our official one's..just eye candy or things to help... -
Gizzy replied to the topic Gizzy Check-In.
June 18 at 6:47 pm
Thanks for coming back and the welcome, Blackwolf.. looking forward to some flying too.. With me, most of Upuauts, Ranger79 and 476th OBj in there latest guise have so... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Gizzy Check-In.
June 18 at 6:25 pm
Hi and welcome Gizzy. We do have a set of mods we use depending on the map. With the Normandy map I don't think we have tried any out. Its been more of a look around... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Who we are and how we came to aviation .
June 18 at 6:16 pm
Yeah that is very cool, and Mongoose just think your uncle and my grandfather could have known each other or had chow at the same table or at least said hi as ship mates!... -
Blackwolf liked a reply to the topic Who we are and how we came to aviation .
June 18 at 6:11 pm
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Gizzy replied to the topic Gizzy Check-In.
June 18 at 5:45 pm
Whatever map you guys are geared for or want... just give me a heads-up on likely airframes, roles and a date & time. I've run a few MP missions in Alpha's and... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Who we are and how we came to aviation .
June 18 at 3:20 pm
Wow, Trip, this is quite an extraordinary life your dad has. He can certainly write a book about it! Thanks for sharing. -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Gizzy Check-In.
June 18 at 3:14 pm
Don't worry about scripts or complex stuff for missions. You can scatter a few 23 mm across a valley and a few choppers on the nearby airport, and made us hunt them. As long... -
Gizzy replied to the topic Gizzy Check-In.
June 18 at 9:02 am
Thanks folks.. All rotary airframes, all maps, VR & Monitors although just dialling in the Rift, a recent acquisition. I favour Huey Gunship L/W team... -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Who we are and how we came to aviation .
June 18 at 5:45 am
Awesome thread idea! For me it comes from Dad. He is currently 90 and pretty healthy yet! He was absolutely obsessed with airplanes as a kid in the 30's. He used... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Gizzy Check-In.
June 18 at 1:58 am
Hi Gizzy and welcome. It's nice to see an expanding BSD UK community. We are trying to have some flights on Sat and Sun afternoons to accommodate pilots based in the... -
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Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 16 at 7:24 pm
Good news today folks! I should have my replacement electronics in about a week and then after a day or so of work be ready to fly! Also I've pretty much decided to try to... -
Mongoose replied to the topic Who we are and how we came to aviation .
June 16 at 6:43 pm
Blackwolf, I also had a relative who served aboard the Franklin. My father's brother was an aviation ordnanceman who died during the kamikaze attack on March 19, 1945. I don't... -
jnr4817 replied to the topic Debrief Ship landings & Slingloads (Normandy).
June 16 at 1:17 am
I still need to figure out some of my controls, axis curves, saturations, etc. Very good day of flying. Landing on the moving ships is no joke, lots of concentration. Sling... -
jnr4817 replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT - Day 3: Mixed missions.
June 16 at 1:12 am
Was a great mission. First time flying in some form of formation. Very difficult. Learned a lot. -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Debrief Ship landings & Slingloads (Normandy).
June 15 at 8:10 pm
ME: I'm going to try to land on that one, it looks about the size of a postage stamp! Here is my selfie on the bigger one: -
BaDCrC created new topic Debrief Ship landings & Slingloads (Normandy).
June 15 at 3:23 am
Pilots: BK, Spider, Reed, BaDCrC Flight duration: 1.5 hour (log them in your logbook on the site) -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 14 at 11:08 pm
Thanks Mole, I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with those real Hip controls. =D -
Molevitch replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 14 at 9:21 pm
I don't know what to say! Wow! -
Guitrz replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT - Day 3: Mixed missions.
June 14 at 5:34 pm
In-game we can pick up Bad's signal, but the heading needle doesn't work. Maybe we should start using FM homing... -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 14 at 8:26 am
Good news on the collective, still don't know how long it will be until I get my replacement motion sim controller. =( As for the collective, tonight I... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT - Day 3: Mixed missions.
June 12 at 3:17 pm
No it works we just were trying to use it to pick up radio stations. It picked up the signal fine but there was a lot of static and feedback in the audio. -
Guitrz replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT - Day 3: Mixed missions.
June 12 at 3:17 am
Lol adf doesn't work even in real life :P -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT - Day 3: Mixed missions.
June 12 at 12:00 am
very nice!! The formations are looking pretty good. Sorry I couldn't make it but I had to fly today ended up logging 4.3 it felt like that first mission we flew but longer. I... -
BaDCrC created new topic Debrief UNAMT - Day 3: Mixed missions.
June 11 at 9:28 pm
Pilots: Ten-Beers, Guitrz, Molevitch, Reed, BaDCrC Flight time: 3.5 hours (go to your logbook and update it!) BSD flight was in stand-by at the Ardahan FARP... -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 10 at 12:04 am
If the Mi-24 is light on tech (no guided weapons) I might be flying one alongside you much of the time. =) Another pit to build LOL! I am very frustrated at... -
Molevitch replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 9 at 11:41 pm
By then I'll be shooting your Huey outta the sky with my Mi-24! :) -
Blackwolf replied to the topic DAWS Weather Mod.
June 9 at 9:12 pm
Great find! I'll grab this for sure. -
jnr4817 replied to the topic DAWS Weather Mod.
June 9 at 5:49 pm
Sounds very good. Love to see it in action. -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 9 at 1:20 pm
Thanks for the update Trip. Wow, DCS 2.5 should be released by the time you are joining us for flying! ;) -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 9 at 10:29 am
Update: June 9th Minimum work required to start flying: - New Motion Sim electronics: Waiting for parts, it might be a while. =( -... -
BaDCrC created new topic DAWS Weather Mod.
June 8 at 2:50 am
Setting up weather in a mission is always debatable topic: should we always have a nice CAVOK condition or can we sometime use some degraded weather conditions to spice things... -
Molevitch replied to the topic Normandy screenshots .
June 7 at 6:24 am
Impressive landing on the Omaha bunker. Lovely attention to formation and fitting to on June 6th. Wish I could have joined you. Currently, I can really only do weekend... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Normandy screenshots .
June 7 at 4:32 am
Thanks Eagle for this awesome flight. I definitively want to try that again soon. Not only it was fun, but also it was a great training and Normandy map is ideal for this kind... -
Molevitch replied to the topic Normandy screenshots .
June 5 at 8:42 pm
How's this for some confined LZ landing? Cloisters at Caen cathedral. -
Molevitch replied to the topic Normandy mission.
June 5 at 8:34 pm
Had to show off here really.... Confined LZ landing. -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 2 at 12:21 pm
I'm pretty certain now that the problem isn't anything I did, but a defect in the PCB so I will be having to send that back and wait for repair or replacement.... -
Trip Rodriguez said thank you to Tim Wilcox for his/her reply to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 2 at 3:32 am
Oops, double post! But while I'm here let's see If I can help, Did you try turning it right ? Try left then. Is the whatdoyoucallit hooked to the... -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 2 at 3:32 am
LOL thanks BlackWolf! Tried everything you listed, only issue I found was I had 2.21 Gigawatts running to the FC instead of 48 volts, I guess I referenced the wrong material... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 1 at 8:23 pm
Dang I jinxed it! I shouldn't have said anything about a light! :) Hope you can nail it down without too much trouble. -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 1 at 8:22 pm
Dang I jinxed it! I shouldn't have said anything about a light! :) Hope you can nail it down without too much trouble. -
Molevitch replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 1 at 6:25 pm
Hi Trip, I wish you well getting those problems sorted out. Good luck! M -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
June 1 at 8:16 am
Tonight was a bust. =( Still have a problem with my motion sim electronics that I spent the entire night unsuccessfully chasing down after rewiring with the new connectors... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 31 at 8:45 pm
Very cool Trip, you are getting there! Light at the end of the tunnel! :) -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 31 at 7:32 am
Update: May 31st Minimum work required to start flying: - New Motion Sim electronics: Have to redo one bit of wiring after parts... -
Guitrz replied to the topic Dover (With the white Cliffs).
May 30 at 2:49 am
Great pictures, Crosser! -
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Blackwolf replied to the topic Normandy mission.
May 29 at 7:30 pm
But I was in a KA-50! LOL Its just strange to be in a chopper on this map, but I'm getting used to it. Can a Mi-8 bomb from 6000 M? :P -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Normandy mission.
May 29 at 7:22 pm
We trained with the Mi-8 a lot for bombing if you want. :) -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Normandy mission.
May 29 at 7:17 pm
I will update it to a BSD mission ready er..mission. -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Dover (With the white Cliffs).
May 29 at 7:13 pm
Hey that's how we did it in Clod, get set on the heading, go to auto pilot and say "smoke 'em if you got 'em" take a half hour break and come back and we could almost see the... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Normandy mission.
May 29 at 7:03 pm
I will after I tweak and add some stuff to it. I forgot to give the AI choppers WP so they don't do anything. The tanks and AAA work, roll and try to hold the bridges. I... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Normandy mission.
May 29 at 5:51 pm
Thanks BK, Why don't you schedule a mission with this one? -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Dover (With the white Cliffs).
May 29 at 5:18 pm
It was actually thrown in as an after thought. Well, I think this should not be a too big deal for our missions as there is little interest of crossing the channel, just for... -
Blackwolf created new topic Normandy mission.
May 29 at 2:07 pm
Made a quick and dirty mission, all choppers Hot with some bad guys to go hunt. -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Dover (With the white Cliffs).
May 29 at 12:57 pm
Awesome shots! Will you get to Duxford this year? I want to go someday. -
Crosser created new topic Dover (With the white Cliffs).
May 29 at 7:30 am
Took a trip to Dover Castle this weekend and saw the White Cliffs in person from the ground. While... -
jnr4817 replied to the topic Normandy screenshots .
May 28 at 8:28 pm
I also turned my MSAA and AF to off with the new shading. It has helped a lot. This thread on ED helped. -
Guitrz replied to the topic Normandy screenshots .
May 28 at 4:18 pm
http://i.imgur.com/BWHsbAk.png http://i.imgur.com/8qDq68i.png These... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Normandy screenshots .
May 28 at 10:49 am
I have turned shadows off, turned everything to low and still at 15-20 FPS, so ehh, not much more I can do. I guess I'll turn back up the eye candy. -
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BaDCrC replied to the topic Normandy screenshots .
May 27 at 5:31 pm
Not great so far. Had to tweak down my graphic options to get at least 20 to 25 fps. Huey gives more fps than Gazelle. Haven't tried the other choppers yet. -
Guitrz replied to the topic Normandy screenshots .
May 27 at 2:34 pm
How is the performance compared to Caucasus and Nevada? -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Normandy screenshots .
May 27 at 12:13 pm
Thanks for all the testing and info! This all sounds great, except perhaps for our ability to fire through dense trees effectively. I'd love a closeup of one of the really... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Normandy screenshots .
May 27 at 5:55 am
Temptation was too strong to wait for Saturday afternoon and we ended up with Eagle and Ten Beers flying around Caen and Arromanches. We quickly visited the Caen cathedral and... -
Guitrz replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT - Day 2: CSAR.
May 27 at 3:33 am
I missed it aswell. My excuse is school. -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Normandy screenshots .
May 26 at 11:30 pm
Wow, this is insane! Sooooo beautiful. What a dream! With a map this detailed for only 300km x 300km, of course it is a helicopter map and nothing else! -
Eagle_Rising created new topic Normandy screenshots .
May 26 at 11:24 pm
So after some headaches I finally got Normandy downloaded and wow I thought Nevada was good Normandy is beautiful. It has so much to offer for helicopters the trees really... -
jnr4817 replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT - Day 2: CSAR.
May 26 at 9:55 pm
Sorry, I missed it. Got a late flight with a heart attack patient who also was having a stroke. I'd love to DL and host sometime soon, so I can fly this mission with some... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT - Day 2: CSAR.
May 26 at 8:11 pm
Yeah Lets give a chance.See if we can get it working right. -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT - Day 2: CSAR.
May 26 at 5:46 pm
Stick to TS but I really want to give UR another shot. Last time after all, it worked for most of us. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT - Day 2: CSAR.
May 26 at 5:08 pm
really wish I could have joined you guys it sounds like it was fun. Did you guys try universe radio again or did you just stick to TS? -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT - Day 2: CSAR.
May 26 at 3:57 pm
Nice write up Mole! I called Nightmare because I was slow, heavy and my ADF was not set up correctly. It was a very fun mission, even if I was having a bad day of it!... -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 26 at 2:51 pm
I'm trying! I'm hoping I'll be able to fly maybe in a week if I'm lucky. It would get done a lot faster if I lock my wife in a closet for a couple... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 26 at 2:41 pm
Hurry man! Normandy map incoming! -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 26 at 2:11 pm
Minimum work required to start flying: FFB Cyclic: Ready to fly! Added springs today. New Motion Sim electronics: Installed and working... -
Molevitch replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT - Day 2: CSAR.
May 26 at 12:32 pm
Hi BaD, hi BK, hi Ten, fellow UN Pilots! Well its 7:15 am GMT ands I have had 2 hours sleep. Up for the school run and work of course too. Black coffee for... -
BaDCrC created new topic Debrief UNAMT - Day 2: CSAR.
May 26 at 4:45 am
Duration: 2 hours (to add to your logbook please)Pilots: BK, Ten Beers, Molevitch, BadCrC -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 26 at 1:27 am
I'm pretty sure I've found the problem with the final actuator. It has to do with my lousy soldering skills! Not too hard a fix, but I think tonight I will work on the... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic A boy named Sue II.
May 25 at 10:16 pm
Got some new paint on Sue II, now if Cuban would make my #13 on the tail I'd be happy. -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 25 at 11:03 am
Hey guys, quick update. I got one of the two malfunctioning actuators fixed. The last one is really giving me a hard time and I'm worried it might be a hardware defect... -
Molevitch replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT make up day..
May 25 at 6:27 am
Aw, and I was going to keep it a secret.... -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 25 at 2:08 am
Yeah I guess it was an R-44. $315 doesn't sound too bad with an instructor, though I'd only be able to do one hour a month at that rate and my spending money would be gone... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT make up day..
May 25 at 12:39 am
Busting my balls as usual. :P I said on TS, I had to move my truck, wife distracted me, I had a flat tire, I ran out of gas, my internet was flaky, my mods were not... -
Guitrz replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT make up day..
May 24 at 10:39 pm
I did have the mods installed, one of them wasn't updated though. Also BK don't sweat over crashing 30m away from the objective. It happens. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 24 at 10:30 pm
Ya I thank god everyday that I don't have to pay to fly. Just in fuel alone it's about $750 an hour in the Hawk. That does seem pretty high for an R22 maybe an R44... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT make up day..
May 24 at 8:38 pm
As far as the ADF goes I'd say just use a VOR. Not sure why it wouldn't work though. Cyrano's script, MIST or something holding it up? -
Molevitch liked the topic Debrief UNAMT make up day..
May 24 at 8:32 pm
Pilots, BK, Guitrz, Mole. Flight time 1.5 hrs. Mole and I lifted from Tbilissi, I had troops loaded. Ten minutes into the flight Guitrz joined for a flight. We... -
Molevitch replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT make up day..
May 24 at 8:31 pm
We didn't use UR.... As we were 3 and going the same way together, we just used TS, to avoid the time wasting issues that can occur setting up UR. -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT make up day..
May 24 at 8:31 pm
No we didn't use UR, just TS. I know what will happen Friday..I'll be flying in a map that I know where I'm at :D -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 24 at 8:19 pm
675$ for a 22? In united states? Are you sure it's not a 44 instead? I pay 315 for my 22 with instructor. -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT make up day..
May 24 at 8:17 pm
Good job guys. Thanks BK for the debrief. So UR worked for you, right? I don't understand what's wrong with the ADF in MP. Too bad Guitrz you didn't have the mods... -
Blackwolf replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 24 at 7:55 pm
Ouch, I pay 400 hr for fixed wing T-6. And I thought that was a lot. -
Molevitch replied to the topic Debrief UNAMT make up day..
May 24 at 7:45 pm
Good flight, straight to the destination by following compass and looking for landmarks. i.e. lakes. I landed hard but I didn't break anything.... Is the HSI busted... -
Blackwolf created new topic Debrief UNAMT make up day..
May 24 at 7:34 pm
Pilots, BK, Guitrz, Mole. Flight time 1.5 hrs. Mole and I lifted from Tbilissi, I had troops loaded. Ten minutes into the flight Guitrz joined for a flight. We... -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 24 at 5:35 am
Eagle_Rising wrote:Well I guess in the long run it's cheaper than flying IRL.It definitely is that! I was... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 24 at 3:08 am
Well I guess in the long run it's cheaper than flying IRL. -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 24 at 2:23 am
Motion sims are expensive for anything decent. Typically people will tell you to expect to pay about $10,000 USD to build one like mine yourself. I manage to come in way... -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 23 at 11:59 am
@Bad it does most of the weight is out front so it puts a lot of pressure on the forehead. I'm sure if you played with it long enough you could get it comfortable but we are... -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 23 at 8:24 am
Update May 23rd: Minimum work required to start flying: Cyclic: Now functional: Want to add counterweight New Motion Sim... -
BaDCrC replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 23 at 12:58 am
Wow. The weight of this thing though must be really painful for the neck during long flights I guess, no matter how well balanced it is. @Eagle, how was this sim? Are... -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 23 at 12:49 am
Thanks for the awesome pics Eagle_Rising! That setup is definitely not available, at least not at consumer prices. -
Eagle_Rising replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 23 at 12:21 am
IDK if it is something that you could get a hold of but one of the simulators I use has a setup exactly like what you are talking about. The picture is projected on a... -
Trip Rodriguez replied to the topic Application for Trip Rodriguez.
May 23 at 12:19 am
Yes, that would be awesome. The only catch is again the drift in Rift tracking, but the gloves would be one big step in the right direction. Of course if the gloves get...
