09-03-2014, 04:36 PM
(09-03-2014, 02:08 PM)Misha link Wrote: I attached my notes for A-10 full manual start-up, it has more than one page, just to demonstrate complexity, but if you are willing to learn I can scan it, so you can have all 41 steps written down for you. ;D
I seem to spend more time collecting documents and mods for it than flying the damn thing but at least I've got some nice checklists ;D I've put what seem to be the most useful in a zip you can download here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1fDI89...sp=sharing
You have to be a bit careful with navigational charts as DCS has changed a bit over the years and changed runway headings, etc but the charts in the attached zip are from 2013, so hopefully there haven't been any changes since then.
There also might have been some minor changes to keymappings since the keycharts in the zip were made but I'm not sure about that. I try and avoid using the keyboard with DCS and either map stuff to my joystick or use VAC. With the A-10C you really need a stick with plenty of hats for the TMS/DMS, etc but you could make do with with using an Xbox360 controller for those if, like me, you don't have enough hats on your stick. For the KA-50 and Huey, you can manage with a single hat I think. For the F-15C, I'm not sure as it doesn't have a clickable cockpit, so you need enough buttons or hats to increase/decrease the radar scan range and elevation and all the other important stuff (deploy chaff, deploy flares, ECM, select weapon, etc) but for some stuff that's on simple keys (i.e D rather than Ctrl+Shift+X) then you could use the keyboard, or again use an Xbox360 controller to supplement your stick.
TrackIR or similar is almost essential in DCS though and I still haven't got my Arduino Pro Micro/GY-85 working reliably (I'm trying to run it over Bluetooth at the moment, to eliminate the USB cable), so I ought to build myself another LED clip. I had one but it was a bit small and the LEDs tended to merge when I was looking up or down, so I just need to make a bigger one. For the helos, you can probably get away with using the mouse or hat to look around but zooming around in fast jets that's not really practical!