Hey Flight Simmers...

[Jarhead0331]

Yeah, the Harrier was an instant buy for me.
An early edition of the pocket guide is also available so you can start getting familiar with her: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=193603

Jarhead, just take it easy. While real fighter pilots need to cram all the info into their head and perform up to a high standard in mere weeks, you as a gamer have the luxury of taking it all in at your own pace. Just keep the pace high enough to not get bored, but slow enough to avoid burnout.
The deep dive into combat flightsims is super rewarding!

The crazy thing is, I've been there. Decades ago I mastered Falcon 3.0. Then I mastered Falcon 4.0. I even got very proficient more recently with some of the DCS modules, such as with the A10c and the Blackshark. Its only very recently that my concentration, attention and patience has made it very difficult to learn and stick with these complex products.

Your point is definitely appreciated though. Slow and steady wins the race.

[JudgeDredd]

...and now the AV8B Harrier by Razbam is up for pre-purchase...Damn, just damn. Early access expected for late November.

SAY WHAT?  :pullhair:

[JudgeDredd]

Yeah, the Harrier was an instant buy for me.
An early edition of the pocket guide is also available so you can start getting familiar with her: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=193603

Jarhead, just take it easy. While real fighter pilots need to cram all the info into their head and perform up to a high standard in mere weeks, you as a gamer have the luxury of taking it all in at your own pace. Just keep the pace high enough to not get bored, but slow enough to avoid burnout.
The deep dive into combat flightsims is super rewarding!

The crazy thing is, I've been there. Decades ago I mastered Falcon 3.0. Then I mastered Falcon 4.0. I even got very proficient more recently with some of the DCS modules, such as with the A10c and the Blackshark. Its only very recently that my concentration, attention and patience has made it very difficult to learn and stick with these complex products.

Your point is definitely appreciated though. Slow and steady wins the race.

My memory is pretty poor now. Very little capacity  :'( So ANY time away from a game results in re-learning. Not a good situation for person who's addicted to buying games (board and computer)  :hide:

[Nefaro]

My memory is pretty poor now. Very little capacity  :'( So ANY time away from a game results in re-learning. Not a good situation for person who's addicted to buying games (board and computer)  :hide:

Fortunately my memory hasn't gone down the shitter too much.  Yet.  Although I think some of the old content may have gone into the recycle bin awhile back, to make room for more.

The issue I have is concentration.  I have a LOT of rules, manuals, guides, etc. left to read.  In the past, I could read at a good clip and still soak most of it up.  For some reason, I've been getting distracted every few paragraphs.  As if I'll remember something from the past, or be reminded of something that makes the analytical gears kick in, and my thoughts will just wander off.  Gotta snap out of it, go back and find where I left off reading.

Takes a lot longer to get through rules manuals nowadays.

Probably just early signs of Alzheimers.   

[Toonces]

Maybe if I can figure out the Hornet we can do some MP BFM, or at least some form flights.

Shit, JH, you make me want to dust of the Obutto and HOTAS.

[Jarhead0331]

Very comfortable with cold start, taxi, basic flight. basic navigation and landing. The plane is a dream to fly. It practically flies itself.

I'm going to continue practicing with cold start and basic navigation through the week until I feel confident that its really set in my memory. Then I'll move on to some more advanced flight concepts. I'm going to skip advanced handling (ie. Night/badweather ILS, in-flight refueling) for now and maybe move right to A/G weapons employment to keep it exciting.

[Yskonyn]

Yeah definately. Keep that advanced stuff for when you're comfortable in the aircraft.  O0

[PanzersEast]

I totally missed this....

I have just loaded up the Balkans Campaign. 

Also, found a good site for have to have mods....

https://www.falcon-lounge.com/falcon-bms-essentials/guides/recommended-mods/

[PanzersEast]

A little SEAD action tonight...... Launched close to max range and then turn and burn.

[Yskonyn]

You nailed him, cool!  :clap:

[Stryker07]

I bought Falcon 4.0 (again) on a recent GoG sale with the intent of getting BMS up and running. After months I finally got it done, and it's amazing. However, finding the time to learn how everything works is going to be tough. Figure if I can learn how to fly/navigate/fight the F/A-18 series I'll be happy with that. I've had enough flying sim F-16s for two lifetimes I think.

[Jarhead0331]

All the avionics in the BMS mod are for the falcon, regardless of aircraft. The pits are different, but the systems, radar, sensors, etc. are all identical to the falcon.

[Stryker07]

ahhh ok, well that does make sense. I think I am going to do the standard you tube tutorial on phone/game on monitor training regime. LoL, guess it's going to be DCS if I want a modern full on F/A-18 sim isn't it?!?

[Jarhead0331]

ahhh ok, well that does make sense. I think I am going to do the standard you tube tutorial on phone/game on monitor training regime. LoL, guess it's going to be DCS if I want a modern full on F/A-18 sim isn't it?!?

Yes...unless you get Janes F18 running and install the supermod.

[Staggerwing]

ahhh ok, well that does make sense. I think I am going to do the standard you tube tutorial on phone/game on monitor training regime. LoL, guess it's going to be DCS if I want a modern full on F/A-18 sim isn't it?!?

Yes...unless you get Janes F18 running and install the supermod.

Don't forget about Falcon 3.0's Hornet Naval Strike Fighter:

O0