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[bC3660]

Can some one do this paint scheme for VX-5

[Helles Belle]

@bC3660 the pic doesn’t show up at my end.

 

I did VX-4 a while back

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3306608/

 

edit: just found a photo, I could give it a go as well. I’ll see how I go this week.

Edited March 14, 2021 by Helles Belle

[Helles Belle]

[Vettefan]

Great mod! - just downloaded it and really start to enjoy it.

 

But I seem not to be able to tune into the carrier frequency and e.g. call "inbound": The menu-items remain greyed out (via the comms.-menu: "\"  //   "#" I am using a German keyboard layout, so "#" it is for me).

When starting the same flight in my Tomcat or Hornet, all works well.

 

Is this functionality not yet implemented or am I doing something wrong?  

 

Many thanks in advance!

 

Edited March 14, 2021 by Vettefan
Picture added

[bC3660]

6 hours ago, Helles Belle said:

Yes this is one of the planes I worked on in the Navy!!

[Vettefan]

2 hours ago, Vettefan said:

Great mod! - just downloaded it and really start to enjoy it.

 

But I seem not to be able to tune into the carrier frequency and e.g. call "inbound": The menu-items remain greyed out (via the comms.-menu: "\"  //   "#" I am using a German keyboard layout, so "#" it is for me).

When starting the same flight in my Tomcat or Hornet, all works well.

 

Is this functionality not yet implemented or am I doing something wrong?  

 

Many thanks in advance!

 

 

 

 

I found a work around in one of the videos by Grim Reapers by pre-setting the frequencies in the Mission Editor for plane and carrier (for me to 305.000) and now it works all well.

 

Cheers

[Helles Belle]

3 hours ago, bC3660 said:

Yes this is one of the planes I worked on in the Navy!!

 

Excellent, I’ll do that one if you like?

I’ll try and get a start this week.

 

You’ve also answered my question of NAVY or MARINES.

 

Do you happen to know or have a picture of what the black rectangle is between the canopy and RESCUE marking on the nose?

[Helles Belle]

Any ideas on what the numbers on the flaps looked like?

 

 

[JNelson]

17 hours ago, Vettefan said:

Great mod! - just downloaded it and really start to enjoy it.

 

But I seem not to be able to tune into the carrier frequency and e.g. call "inbound": The menu-items remain greyed out (via the comms.-menu: "\"  //   "#" I am using a German keyboard layout, so "#" it is for me).

When starting the same flight in my Tomcat or Hornet, all works well.

 

Is this functionality not yet implemented or am I doing something wrong?  

 

Many thanks in advance!

 

 

Did you turn the radio on?

[Vettefan]

1 hour ago, JNelson said:

Did you turn the radio on?

 

Yes, but I am not able to select my "standard" carrier frequency 127,500 in the radio. Checked that also later in the Mission Editor as a pre-set frequency for the A-4 and it returned an "invalid frequency" error (but only for the A-4E! - my Tomcat and Hornet still allow for 127,500...).

 

When I now set my carrier frequency to e.g. 300,000 and do the same as a pre-set frequency in the plane, it works all fine and I can communicate with the carrier!  

[JNelson]

4 minutes ago, Vettefan said:

 

Yes, but I am not able to select my "standard" carrier frequency 127,500 in the radio. Checked that also later in the Mission Editor as a pre-set frequency for the A-4 and it returned an "invalid frequency" error (but only for the A-4E! - my Tomcat and Hornet still allow for 127,500...).

 

When I now set my carrier frequency to e.g. 300,000 and do the same as a pre-set frequency in the plane, it works all fine and I can communicate with the carrier!  

Yea that's because the Hornet has a V/UHF radio. The A-4 does not have a VHF radio only a UHF radio.

[Vettefan]

Just now, JNelson said:

Yea that's because the Hornet has a V/UHF radio. The A-4 does not have a VHF radio only a UHF radio.

 

Thanks, mate! - that was the missing piece for me!  

 

Cheers!  

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

I find the Mk.77 "explodes" like a regular bomb. Should it work this way, or is it the limitation of the current DCS?

[bC3660]

On 3/14/2021 at 2:29 PM, Helles Belle said:

 

Excellent, I’ll do that one if you like?

I’ll try and get a start this week.

 

You’ve also answered my question of NAVY or MARINES.

 

Do you happen to know or have a picture of what the black rectangle is between the canopy and RESCUE marking on the nose?

I think its the navy meritorious unit commendation ribon

Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg

[_SwiVet_]

Love this little bird....and kudos for making this a flyable free addition, but what's the secret to the lights working?  I've owned every inception of this module but cant figure out to turn nav lights or flash beacons on or off....Buttons are clickable but nothing happens, only interior lighting.

[Repth]

4 minutes ago, 99th_Swivet said:

Love this little bird....and kudos for making this a flyable free addition, but what's the secret to the lights working?  I've owned every inception of this module but cant figure out to turn nav lights or flash beacons on or off....Buttons are clickable but nothing happens, only interior lighting.

 

look for the "Lights Master Switch" in the control bindings. It's similar to the 18 and 10 in that it has a switch to quickly turn on/off the lights.

Edited March 17, 2021 by Repth

[_SwiVet_]

1 minute ago, Repth said:

 

look for the Lights master switch in the control bindings. It's similar to the 18 and 10 in that it has a switch to quickly turn on/off the lights.

ahhh great........thank you!

[Helles Belle]

@bC3660 and all, should be approved for download in the next 24 hours

 

 

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

Some early thoughts (2.0 Beta-2), not a pilot so cannot comment of the EFM:

 

1. It is a fun plane to fly, and yes, I can get myself into a spin! Yay!
2. Light, responsive but surprising weapon capacity.
3. Not as easy to learn than then MB-339 but not too hard, but yet to get into NAV and radar.
4. The engine response is slightly better than F/A-18C, no as powerful though.
5. Great low-level handling, but feeling "fast enough".
6. Crazy roll rate, fun to fly around and in dogfight, but a pain to line-up for ground attack runs.
7. A few issues here and there -- like the radar altimeter knob is very hard to turn counterclockwise.
8. Surprisingly easy to land on a runway, than F/A-18C i.e.

Edited March 18, 2021 by VRPiPJP

[Helles Belle]

VX-5 Vampires A-4.
 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3315538/

[RedeyeStorm]

I have recently been flying the A-4 and loving it. I am verry impressed with the quality of your work dev's so hat off and thank you for your efforts! It is appreciated.

[CarbonFox]

Having a repeated problem in the start-up sequence. It refuses to disconnect the electric power when I make the request. The engine is spooled up and everything but it just won't follow the command afterwards. The nosewheel steering switch is also not working.

[jacobs]

47 minutes ago, CarbonFox said:

Having a repeated problem in the start-up sequence. It refuses to disconnect the electric power when I make the request. The engine is spooled up and everything but it just won't follow the command afterwards. The nosewheel steering switch is also not working.

You have to open the canopy before asking to disconnect ground power. For NWS, you need to keep whatever button you mapped pressed while doing turns.

[bC3660]

On 3/18/2021 at 2:54 PM, Helles Belle said:

VX-5 Vampires A-4.
 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3315538/

Dude you ROCK!!! Thanks so much!!!

Edited March 22, 2021 by bC3660

[Helles Belle]

2 hours ago, bC3660 said:

Dude you ROCK!!! Thanks so much!!!

 

My pleasure, hope you like it.

Let me know if it needs any tweaking.

I may change the spec file at some stage, it looks a bit shiny on the leeward side when it shold be dull shadow.