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Not that I can say I didn't expect it, but it's still a little disappointing: With them waiting on the Normandy map before merging the two releases, I wonder how much longer that'll make things?

I fixed the issue... For anyone interested (and potentially for my future reference): https://www.bmsforum.org/forum/showthread.php?28927-Full-screen-and-window-issue

So tonight I learned a few things. 1.) People think seeing a MiG-15 still flying is so cool they have to come take a look: 2.) I'm pretty good at flying formation with helicopters: 3.) I suck at strafing speed boats: I expended all my ammo and didn't take either of two out. Those hits knocked out my airspeed indicator, so the last few strafing runs were a fun mix of hoping I'd hit something, and praying I didn't lock up my control surfaces in the dive. My attack runs looked pretty neat in debrief, but I think I was coming in too steep. Should have tried more shallow runs!

Does anyone here fly BMS Falcon by chance? I'm having a weird full screen issue I can't resolve.

The only issue with the setup is that I'm now about 8" further from my desk than I was before. Can't adjust the TrackIR camera easily, and I need to retrain my arms to reach the keyboard commands. If I could find a good way to tilt the keyboard up 40 degrees though...

Yep! See the two black strips below the throttle platform and the one of the right in the second picture? It's velcro that wraps around the arms of your chair. Straps it to the chair so that you don't move! This was perhaps the biggest revelation for me now that I'm on a hardwood floor instead of carpet!

Alright, here it is complete. I'll worry about paint later.

Of all the people who make home made flight sim stuff, I feel like I was just visited by a god. Thank you for gracing my post, Almighty Moxy! Seriously though, what's the current project, hm?

Back in February I made a post about the Rodger Dodger floor unit for setting your controls on. Well, I finally built it! The boards aren't attached yet, I'm going to wait until the glue dries over night. Doesn't look as good as Brit's but it'll certainly do for a while! Maybe one day I'll paint it too. I got the instructions for the center stick setup, then just copied the throttle stand to the other side, so that I can switch between side stick or center stick if I so desire. And if I'm using the center stick setup, then the other surface can be used for my kneeboard (ipad) or a drink or something. All told, including the materials and the instructions, I spent about $150. I sprung for the slightly more expensive pvc cutter, and I had to buy a rubber mallet too, so it could have been a bit cheaper. The pvc along was about $80 at Home Depot.

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/modules/spitfire/ All I can hear in my head is the German CloD voices yelling "Spitfire!"

Well, after having the issue crop up in the P-51D on 1.5, I decided to just delete the input profiles on both 1.5 and 2.0 and it seems to have fixed the issue. Both planes are working fine again, and I haven't seen any other issues. I guess something got corrupted!

Hey guys, I've recently discovered a weird issue. In DCS World 2, when sitting in the A-10C, it's not recognizing my stick axis. If I fly any other plane, it works fine, and if I go to DCS 1.5 and load up the A-10C, it recognizes the stick just fine also. Is anyone else experiencing these issues? Any ideas? Thanks!

Haha, it's like the city was reaching up to touch you! I haven't done too much flying around it yet, but I certainly intend to do so!

Did you just crash your multi-million dollar helicopter in a heavily populated city? It's okay, grab a Bud Light!

That's so cool! What a great opportunity!

Found this on r/hoggit. Pretty neat! https://www.reddit.com/r/hoggit/comments/5244p6/ww2_1940_germans_testing_a_messerschmitt_bf_109_e3/?st=ISXRD4KK&sh=c911d954

That's pretty interesting on the "break a leg" saying!

"The land cannot be plowed anymore. It is full of steel." I wonder what other crazy things went through people's minds Looks like an interesting movie!

Today I learned that the phrase "balls to the wall" originated with fighter pilots. In WWII (and maybe earlier) some plane throttles ended in a ball shape. "Balls to the wall" was a phrase that meant pushing the throttle all the way forward, towards the firewall. You can look up the P-40's throttle as just one example of the shape. Some of you might have known this already, but I didn't!

So, I've had a lot of free time lately, and I've actually been able to do some reading. I'd like to share with you all just what I've been reading. Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat by Dan Hampton This is a pretty good book by an F-16 Viper pilot. His career spanned 20 years, the majority of the time in the F-16, and he was what is called a Wild Weasel: a SAM hunter. The book has some very exciting first person retelling of mission that he flew, mostly in Iraq, sprinkled with some not so exciting (but still somewhat interesting) details about how fighter squads are organized and ran. Of special note for me at least is that he was a member of the 77th "Gamblers" fighter squadron, one of the squadrons stationed at Shaw AFB, where I spent a total of 9 formative years of my life. Lt. Col. Dan Hampton is an excellent story teller, and his tales of luring SAM sites into "turning on" and firing so that they could be located and destroyed are exhilirating. They make me wonder if BMS Falcon have the F-16CJ model so I can be a Wild Weasel too! Woodbine Red Leader: A P-51 Mustang Ace in the Mediterranean Theater by Lt. Gen. George Loving (ret.) This book, while interesting in the fact that it tells stories of a relatively uncovered theater (compared to Europe), was not a very good read. It's written more as list of facts about the missions that Lt. Gen. Loving flew, without any of the interesting details. It's a lot of "On this date, we flew this mission. We saw this many Me-109s and shot down 2." I didn't feel like I ever got to know the author. Regardless, I still read the whole thing! An Ace of the Eighth: An American Fighter Pilot's Air War in Europe by Norman "Bud" Fortier This book was more interesting that the previous, but it still had its "bare bone description" feeling of the the previous at times. However, at other times the author slips into first-person story mode and gives some exciting details about the missions that he flew. He details common tactics that the Germans used, such as "roller coaster" attack where a group of 109s or 190s would approach a bomber group head on, dive down below them, and then pull up to attack the bellies of bombers. It also seemed quite common for the German planes to split 'S' in order to get away from escort planes. Most of the encounters that he and his squadron had ended up with the Germans doing this. There's also stories he tells of encounters with the first jet plane, the Me-262. One of my favorite parts of this book was a story of chase of a 109 that he told from his perspective, and then gives us from the German perspective, which was written down and he found after the war, while researching this book. All in all, this was a pretty good read, though it certainly had its moments where I was skimming, more than paying close attention. Currently I'm reading "Lords of the Sky" by Dan Hammond, which is billed as a history of fighter pilots and air combat, from the Red Baron to the F-16. I'm only a few chapters in, and they've all been about WWI so far. It's very well told, telling the history of combat in this era, as well as detailing stories of certain pilots such as Richthofen, Voss, McCudden etc., and explaining developments such as the interrupter and synchronizers for the Guns, and the Aldis sight. It's been very good so far, though I feel like he didn't do the story of the death of Werner Voss justice.

Hey Lipfert, I sent the game to you via Steam. Enjoy! Northern Inferno is essentially the full Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations game, but limited in that you don't have access to the Scenario Editor, or the ability to download additional community created scenarios. It's a good way to see if you like the game before you drop $80 on the full version! It's pretty complex, so make sure you read the manual, and don't be afraid to watch a YouTube video or 10! It's a pretty fun game if you have the patience to learn it!

Wow, that really is a thorough guide! Good job, and thanks. I'm sure it'll prove helpful!

Hello everyone, both JG1 and non alike. I have a Steam key for Command: Northern Inferno to give away to anyone who wants it. This is the standalone campaign for Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations, a hyper-realistic strategic game played from the perspective of the overall operations commander, and it is the spiritual successor to the Harpoon series of old. For more information see the Steam page here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/397180/ If you're interested, just respond with your Steam name and it's yours!

Tobruk to be exact! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6-gNyj0PhO8&feature=youtu.be

Unfortunately I'm in Atlanta and almost all of my worldly belongings are in storage in Boston :-/ Hooefully we'll be reunited in no more than a month!