DCG Campaign: Stalingrad 1942 - Page 20

Schroeder · 08-01-08, 12:28 PM

@Kratos & Oberon

Thanks.

@rest
Well I see a little problem in this because some of us can't talk....
I think for such coordinated flying both the leader and the wingman have to be able to communicate quickly. i doubt that hte keyboardusers will have a lot of time to type...

Kratos · 08-01-08, 12:40 PM

I see a bigger problem....

some of us (meaning me) halven't mastered the art of taking off and landing with locked cockpit :hmm:

Oberon · 08-01-08, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Kratos

I see a bigger problem....

some of us (meaning me) halven't mastered the art of taking off and landing with locked cockpit :hmm:

I usually look out of the right hand side of the cockpit and judge the angle of the edge of the runway. Funnily enough, I can't take off without using the cockpit

Dowly · 08-01-08, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

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Originally Posted by Kratos

I see a bigger problem....

some of us (meaning me) halven't mastered the art of taking off and landing with locked cockpit :hmm:

I usually look out of the right hand side of the cockpit and judge the angle of the edge of the runway. Funnily enough, I can't take off without using the cockpit

What Oberon said. Also, locking your tailwheel helps to keep the plane going straight.

What I did before I got my TIR, was that I put the field of view to the farthest (PgDown), helps to see the edges of the runway better.

Suicide Charlie · 08-01-08, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Raptor1

Well, are you coming to fly with us then?

Gunnery and flight skills are not required, looking at our track record so far

I want to. Only obstacle is time. Most of you guys are in Europe and I'm in the farthest timezone from you in the continental US. When you guys are flying I'm either at work or doing errands it seems.

Schroeder · 08-01-08, 02:16 PM

I made a little video in which I'm taking off, landing and taxiing with cockpit view locked.
When you watch it for the first time, make sure you switch the manual view control off, so that you can only see what I saw when flying this.
Take-Off,Landing,Taxiing

Just place the file into your Il-2 Sturmovik1946/records directory.

Description:
Switch to the view in which you have the best all round vision (page down [as Dowly already wrote]). Now you can see the edges of the runway and can stay in the middle of it (I know I moved pretty far to the right during take-off but this wasn't too bad because I had already reached takeoff speed and rather pulled gently off the ground than starting some wild correction maneuvers).

After take-off I turned around and flew parallel to the runway. When the end of it almost vanished behind my seat I turned in, set flaps and gear and brought her down.
After the landing you will notice that I rolled in s-patterns to see what is in front of my. Make sure you don't get too fast here since the 109 loves it to tilt to one side or even to nose over (as I almost had close to the end of the taxiing section

).

One final tip, if you don't have a track IR and have to use your coolie-hat than you should get a program called NewView (that's what I'm using in the video). It emulates a track IR that can be controlled using the collie-hat (much more precise than the original Il2 view control).

Kratos · 08-01-08, 02:34 PM

Aye very nice m8

Suicide Charlie · 08-02-08, 12:24 AM

Man... The DCG program rules. I just really wish that the AI would stop flying in circles over and over and over and over and over and over and over during escort missions.

HunterICX · 08-02-08, 03:24 AM

Thats what the AI does, it turns circle so they keep up with the bombers they escort.

HunterICX

Dowly · 08-02-08, 07:40 AM

We flying tonight? :hmm:

Kratos · 08-02-08, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

We flying tonight? :hmm:

Dunno m8,Hunter never said owt. He prolly still sulking

after Schroeder left due to his T/storm and you went to bed, there was message popped up on chat bar ''POOR KRATOS left on his own against three'' yea he got me...but i made sure i took him down with me :rotfl: in all honesty he peppered my windshield and i couldn't see diddly squat, I heard his engine and i throttled right down and took a guess where he might be and let rip with everything i had ...baaaaaaaaastaaaaaaard was all i could see on the chatbox :rotfl:

Dowly · 08-02-08, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Kratos

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Originally Posted by Dowly

We flying tonight? :hmm:

Dunno m8,Hunter never said owt. He prolly still sulking

after Schroeder left due to his T/storm and you went to bed, there was message popped up on chat bar ''POOR KRATOS left on his own against three'' yea he got me...but i made sure i took him down with me :rotfl: in all honesty he peppered my windshield and i couldn't see diddly squat, I heard his engine and i throttled right down and took a guess where he might be and let rip with everything i had ...baaaaaaaaastaaaaaaard was all i could see on the chatbox :rotfl:

Well done, mate!

Forgot to suggest this last night, but Huntsie, maybe you could pick a map for our dogfights and take 4 squares (sectors, what the fock you call 'em) when and put chimneys or something to mark the border. It's retard's job to try and find anyone with icons & externals off in a map the size of the DF maps.

On the other news, I'm not 100% sure if I can make it tonight. I came from work 2hrs ago and I've already drank pretty much ½ of my stuff (a bottle of JD & 6pack of beer), buuut I try to be sober enough to atleast get to the air before crashing.

Schroeder · 08-02-08, 08:56 AM

Sometimes I wonder whether Finns have two livers.:hmm:

Kratos · 08-02-08, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

Sometimes I wonder whether Finns have two livers.:hmm:

they dont have internal organs ... its an organic distillery :rotfl:

Dowly · 08-02-08, 09:10 AM

:rotfl:

A medical study has found out that Finns are actually one big liver:

08-01-08, 12:40 PM	#287
Kratos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,267 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I see a bigger problem.... some of us (meaning me) halven't mastered the art of taking off and landing with locked cockpit :hmm: __________________

08-01-08, 02:16 PM	#291
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	I made a little video in which I'm taking off, landing and taxiing with cockpit view locked. When you watch it for the first time, make sure you switch the manual view control off, so that you can only see what I saw when flying this. Take-Off,Landing,Taxiing Just place the file into your Il-2 Sturmovik1946/records directory. Description: Switch to the view in which you have the best all round vision (page down [as Dowly already wrote]). Now you can see the edges of the runway and can stay in the middle of it (I know I moved pretty far to the right during take-off but this wasn't too bad because I had already reached takeoff speed and rather pulled gently off the ground than starting some wild correction maneuvers). After take-off I turned around and flew parallel to the runway. When the end of it almost vanished behind my seat I turned in, set flaps and gear and brought her down. After the landing you will notice that I rolled in s-patterns to see what is in front of my. Make sure you don't get too fast here since the 109 loves it to tilt to one side or even to nose over (as I almost had close to the end of the taxiing section). One final tip, if you don't have a track IR and have to use your coolie-hat than you should get a program called NewView (that's what I'm using in the video). It emulates a track IR that can be controlled using the collie-hat (much more precise than the original Il2 view control).

08-01-08, 02:34 PM	#292
Kratos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,267 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Aye very nice m8 __________________

08-02-08, 12:24 AM	#293
Suicide Charlie Wild Night in Bangkok Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 179 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Man... The DCG program rules. I just really wish that the AI would stop flying in circles over and over and over and over and over and over and over during escort missions. __________________

08-02-08, 03:24 AM	#294
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Thats what the AI does, it turns circle so they keep up with the bombers they escort. HunterICX __________________

08-01-08, 12:28 PM	#286
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	@Kratos & Oberon Thanks. @rest Well I see a little problem in this because some of us can't talk.... I think for such coordinated flying both the leader and the wingman have to be able to communicate quickly. i doubt that hte keyboardusers will have a lot of time to type...

08-02-08, 07:40 AM	#295
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	We flying tonight? :hmm:

08-02-08, 08:56 AM	#298
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Sometimes I wonder whether Finns have two livers.:hmm:

08-02-08, 09:10 AM	#300
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: A medical study has found out that Finns are actually one big liver: