Thanks a lot for coming to DCS .. very good Tutorial, and the concepts of "Flows" seems intriguing. Very toughtful to include the flows in kneeboard format. Joined your Patreon as well, to support your work beyond just the RUclips likes. Best regards.
Thanks Rudel, I appreciate you joining the Patreon! :-) Flows and triggers like these are what we use in RL so I thought it was appropriate to apply them to DCS as they really help you manage what's going on. The kneeboard was a bit of an experiment for me as I'd never made one before but it turned out alright, so I hope it will be of use especially in VR for those who can't use the PDF on a tablet or phone.
Hey Graham, no..no real lessons as such. You'd have to watch the livestreams to get a feel of some of those things. I've been waiting for improved visibility before committing to that kind of thing as the visibility has really hampered being able to work as a flight effectively.
When I was first learning the pre-landing checklist for the 172s, I first tried to memorize the list. It's not long but I found myself missing things while learning. I actually taught myself a workflow and it was 10x easier than straight up memorizing the checklist. Don't be afraid to come up with your own flows! They are so valuable.
When ED was having their big sale, I got 4 modules, some of them were as cheap as $20. I had a choice between the Mirage and the Tiger II and got the Tiger. I also got the HIP, the Hind and the Gazelle. It's becoming one of my favorite jets. Not only is it a little screamer, but it forces you to use radio navigation, VFR and manual skill. A modern jet like the F-16 has waypoints, auto pilot, CCIP and all the bells & whistles. Not the Tiger. Hitting a target with a bomb using only the heads up pipper with manual depression angles is so satisfying.
Love the idea of a PDF of the flows. The poster size is great for classroom environments because almost everyone can see them clearly, and the kneeboard makes sense for sitting in a chair. Does the kneeboard version have raised surfaces, letters, and numbers so VR people don't have to pull the headset off to check it?
Thank you for this video and all of your works. All of them are great works. Thanks again. I wish you can add some tutorials about F-16 or F-18 too. Best regards
Very smooth. Three notes: --I see no purpose for formation lights in daytime. --A crossbleed start is nice to know, but not the typical procedure in a normal ramp area. You would need clearance to run up an engine due to the hazard from the exhaust. --When you ran up the engines to mil for takeoff both nozzles indicated 40%, which is out of limits for mil power. Don't know if this is a DCS inaccuracy, but IRL the nozzles should be within 0-20 or 0-16 depending on the engine sub-variant. If DCS is not the issue you might have been short of mil or slightly into burner.
Hey Gort, yep formation lights are pretty useless in daytime. When I'm flying out and about in RL my company requires me to turn on all external lights until I get above FL180 day or night even though they won't be seen, so that's why I keep all the external lights on. The crossbleed start was just performed at the ramp for convenience to start one engine after the other. It doesn't matter in DCS where you do one and I'd rather show how to do a crossbleed than another regular engine start. If I'm doing a crossbleed in RL I do it while taxiing without other aircraft behind me or angled to the side on a taxiway with the parking brake set. We can pretend everything was clear behind me for this video lol - I don't have the detent installed in the Warthog so it's hard to get the perfect position but yeah it probably would have just been around min burner. Thanks for the feedback as usual!
@@RequiemsACTL Yup, I understand the anti-collision value of external lights, but I doubt formation lights have any value at all in daylight. At any rate USAF policy did not require them for any purpose beyond night formation, so you can free yourself from that company policy. 😉
I have a question I don't know if you or any viewer could answer: I enjoyed Il-2 a lot and bought the p-51-d and ww2 assets AND normandy map and bad news, the Saitek sofware for my hotas wont open, it still works and I use it in il-2, but no way to open the software, I tried to re-download it, reinstal it, nothing works. So.... the problem is I can't set the controls I want because most sliders are not recognized via dcs key mapping, so here is my question, as I know that cockpit is clickable, do you think it's playable, using hotas for throttle, stick and triger, and ALL the other commands by mouse, or will it be too much of a pain in the cul (french here...)? Or does anybody has any idea how to make the saitek software work again?
How much nose up trim do you usually use for takeoff in the tiger req? I have an issue with around the 160kt mark that I know the plane is due to rotate, but it refuses. Once it gets the lift to rotate, it rotates so quickly that the tail strikes. I know my controls are not set for the aircraft yet so my sensitivity curves are all gonna be worked on more in flight, but I feel I'm botching the trim somehow. I've tried it in 1 degree trim increments (same load and fuel), tried pulling the burner just before rotation, less stick, more stick, less and more stick.... lol
Hey Toxic I'm sorry this is a late reply...I was out flying without access to my F-5 documentation. The pitch trim depends on CG position so you need to reference the chart at 09:58. Assuming you've done that already there could be an issue with the ground modeling in that plane may stick to it a little longer than expected, so once you add the back pressure at 160kts just hold the stick position slightly aft and don't force it off the ground. Let the plane fly off the runway.
Being as I haven't got DCS I think I'll stick to my buttery Thunderbolt landings (courtesy of your good self, of course!). Oh yeah, I forgot to say, I'm taking an online crash-course in landing the Spitfire courtesy of the good Mrs Req!
This lesson is outstanding and I like the format, your flow charts and clickable video link in your PDF is a great touch! Thanks for all the content!!!
Thanks Hutch, I wanted to do something different than the usual, so I thought being able to incorporate something you can use yourself either on your phone or tablet (or kneeboard if you wanted such as in VR) was important. I know people always wanted the Il-2 checklists and what not I made for my other videos so at least this way you get it all in one go. I've been working on these for the last few months, so it's taken some time as this has been the test for what's to come.
Thanks, in my experience it's been the best way to learn an airplane whether it's in RL or in a sim. I have made several other flow documents for other DCS aircraft but I like to couple them with videos so they aren't public yet.
Flown DCS as well as IL-2 since their conceptions and have always been a fan of your IL-2 ACTL but this is simply awesome work and these 2 F-5 tutorials are among the best I’ve seen. Brilliant work 👏👏👏 The only criticism I have is ‘how on earth can one youtuber hit the dislike button’
Cheers Baz, I appreciate that very much. I have flown DCS for years but never really showed any flying from it until now. I always get a few dislikes so I think they subscribe just to hit the dislike button LOL I really don't care though...."haters gonna hate" as the saying goes!
I have just returned to flying my first and favourite module, which is F5 Tiger II, and what a surprise - high quality lessons on Air Combat Tutorial Library ! I thought I'm quite familiar with the basics of the aircraft (I'd finished all in-game tutorials nad BFM campaign) but still learnt something new. The whole concept of flows and triggers is really interesting, it shows the importance of muscle memory and habits. Althought I found your flows a little bit familiar, there are some differnece in my sequences . You and Chuck (pdf guides) are doing great work for the simming community !
Thanks Vorenus! I base the flows off RL checklists where I can but I do adjust things slightly to help the movement flow around the cockpit better. Doing a flow then using a checklist is a nice fast way of getting things done in the cockpit rather than using the checklist and doing each item.
Great video. Oxygen should be set to normal flow when off it triggers reset to 100% you have to manually bring back to normal. (middle switch). Didn’t turn on flares CM but obviously not required. Love the series however already sending to friends to get on the F5!
Thanks Brian, yeah there's usually some little thing that slips through when I make a vid. Appreciate you sharing it around though as I'd say the vast majority of my subscribers are mainly from the Il-2 community.
wow just bought the module it was half price. Bought it cause this tutorial will allow me actually learn to fly it as it is supposed to. You have my thanks Sir for this tutorial, very kind of you.
I've been wathcing this channel for few years in different account, and this is One of the most detail tutorial about aviation you'll find. In this case in military flight. Thanks mate, what a great job
Just out of curiosity, are cross bleed starts normal for the F-5. I have always started both engines the same way. I would be interested in starting your way as it seems to save a little bit of time.
I wouldn't say a crossbleed start is normal or abnormal. It is just a different choice if you wanted to save time and fuel as you can do one while taxiing out to runway.
lol nice! I haven't used the "Premiere" function before but I figured that this video is worthy of using it so hopefully you guys will enjoy it! This is definitely different to my usual stuff but will still be familiar.
Awesome concept dude. Cannot wait to get these flow videos on advanced weapon systems managements on more complicated modules. Mavericks on harrier, RB15 on viggen, GPS missiles on jf17 etc etc. Might take a while thou :>
Thanks Lerss, these flows will be applied to other airplanes but I wanted to see what DCS people thought of this style first. It seems like it's positive so far though so I'll have to put up a poll to see what airplane people want next.
Looking forward to this one!
Thanks a lot for coming to DCS .. very good Tutorial, and the concepts of "Flows" seems intriguing. Very toughtful to include the flows in kneeboard format. Joined your Patreon as well, to support your work beyond just the RUclips likes. Best regards.
Thanks Rudel, I appreciate you joining the Patreon! :-) Flows and triggers like these are what we use in RL so I thought it was appropriate to apply them to DCS as they really help you manage what's going on. The kneeboard was a bit of an experiment for me as I'd never made one before but it turned out alright, so I hope it will be of use especially in VR for those who can't use the PDF on a tablet or phone.
Great video, thank you
How do you get such a good view of the trim indicator??
The link for the high resolution printable cockpit is dead. I have the file somewhere on my computer probably. What was the file name?
Yeah I removed it because I was running out of room on the dropbox and it wasn't used much
@@RequiemsACTL Could you perhaps re-upload it? :)
Hi Requiem, Have a question and not sure were to ask, You have any good squad tactic lessons? this would be for Flying Circus and il2. Thanks.
Hey Graham, no..no real lessons as such. You'd have to watch the livestreams to get a feel of some of those things. I've been waiting for improved visibility before committing to that kind of thing as the visibility has really hampered being able to work as a flight effectively.
The cockpit flows are fantastic! More! Definitely :-)
When I was first learning the pre-landing checklist for the 172s, I first tried to memorize the list. It's not long but I found myself missing things while learning. I actually taught myself a workflow and it was 10x easier than straight up memorizing the checklist.
Don't be afraid to come up with your own flows! They are so valuable.
Yep they really are. You're combining those different types of learning together which really reinforces what you're doing.
Just came across your channel and loving your content - you deserve way more subscribers. Subscribed!
Thanks very much, I appreciate it! I don't really use the ED forums/Discord so usually people come across my DCS stuff randomly :-)
This is so intuitive. Deserves a much more likes and views
When ED was having their big sale, I got 4 modules, some of them were as cheap as $20. I had a choice between the Mirage and the Tiger II and got the Tiger. I also got the HIP, the Hind and the Gazelle. It's becoming one of my favorite jets. Not only is it a little screamer, but it forces you to use radio navigation, VFR and manual skill. A modern jet like the F-16 has waypoints, auto pilot, CCIP and all the bells & whistles. Not the Tiger. Hitting a target with a bomb using only the heads up pipper with manual depression angles is so satisfying.
I love this so much. I'm fantasizing until I get a good-enough computer. I'd like to humbly vote for a F-16 flow series if possible.
Love the idea of a PDF of the flows. The poster size is great for classroom environments because almost everyone can see them clearly, and the kneeboard makes sense for sitting in a chair. Does the kneeboard version have raised surfaces, letters, and numbers so VR people don't have to pull the headset off to check it?
That is an incredible amount of well-done work. Thank you, man.
it is really fast,I kept looking at the white alarm,then I knew it could be a xonflict.
Do it won't start off the battery without the external electrical power supply?
Great tutorial. Decided to brush up on the F-5 and this is just perfect info.
Thank you for this video and all of your works. All of them are great works. Thanks again. I wish you can add some tutorials about F-16 or F-18 too. Best regards
Very smooth. Three notes:
--I see no purpose for formation lights in daytime.
--A crossbleed start is nice to know, but not the typical procedure in a normal ramp area. You would need clearance to run up an engine due to the hazard from the exhaust.
--When you ran up the engines to mil for takeoff both nozzles indicated 40%, which is out of limits for mil power. Don't know if this is a DCS inaccuracy, but IRL the nozzles should be within 0-20 or 0-16 depending on the engine sub-variant. If DCS is not the issue you might have been short of mil or slightly into burner.
Hey Gort, yep formation lights are pretty useless in daytime. When I'm flying out and about in RL my company requires me to turn on all external lights until I get above FL180 day or night even though they won't be seen, so that's why I keep all the external lights on.
The crossbleed start was just performed at the ramp for convenience to start one engine after the other. It doesn't matter in DCS where you do one and I'd rather show how to do a crossbleed than another regular engine start. If I'm doing a crossbleed in RL I do it while taxiing without other aircraft behind me or angled to the side on a taxiway with the parking brake set. We can pretend everything was clear behind me for this video lol
- I don't have the detent installed in the Warthog so it's hard to get the perfect position but yeah it probably would have just been around min burner.
Thanks for the feedback as usual!
@@RequiemsACTL Yup, I understand the anti-collision value of external lights, but I doubt formation lights have any value at all in daylight. At any rate USAF policy did not require them for any purpose beyond night formation, so you can free yourself from that company policy. 😉
Love the (not so much after a year :D) new format.
I have a question I don't know if you or any viewer could answer: I enjoyed Il-2 a lot and bought the p-51-d and ww2 assets AND normandy map and bad news, the Saitek sofware for my hotas wont open, it still works and I use it in il-2, but no way to open the software, I tried to re-download it, reinstal it, nothing works. So.... the problem is I can't set the controls I want because most sliders are not recognized via dcs key mapping, so here is my question, as I know that cockpit is clickable, do you think it's playable, using hotas for throttle, stick and triger, and ALL the other commands by mouse, or will it be too much of a pain in the cul (french here...)? Or does anybody has any idea how to make the saitek software work again?
Sorry matydrum, I don't know anything about the Saitek stuff.
How much nose up trim do you usually use for takeoff in the tiger req? I have an issue with around the 160kt mark that I know the plane is due to rotate, but it refuses. Once it gets the lift to rotate, it rotates so quickly that the tail strikes. I know my controls are not set for the aircraft yet so my sensitivity curves are all gonna be worked on more in flight, but I feel I'm botching the trim somehow. I've tried it in 1 degree trim increments (same load and fuel), tried pulling the burner just before rotation, less stick, more stick, less and more stick.... lol
Hey Toxic I'm sorry this is a late reply...I was out flying without access to my F-5 documentation. The pitch trim depends on CG position so you need to reference the chart at 09:58. Assuming you've done that already there could be an issue with the ground modeling in that plane may stick to it a little longer than expected, so once you add the back pressure at 160kts just hold the stick position slightly aft and don't force it off the ground. Let the plane fly off the runway.
DCS newcomers are gonna appreciate your videos
Thanks Bull, I hope people will enjoy the DCS content as much as my Il-2 work :-)
Very good tutorial. Thanks.
Ate you planning to do it for the F14? Hope so.
Cheers
Yeah I am. The Hornet is coming after the F-5 though, then F-14.
Great topic thanks heaps! How do you know where you are placed on an air field with maps that don't show your position?
You need to go to external view and look around to get yourself oriented for the field if you don't know exactly where you were spawned
Being as I haven't got DCS I think I'll stick to my buttery Thunderbolt landings (courtesy of your good self, of course!). Oh yeah, I forgot to say, I'm taking an online crash-course in landing the Spitfire courtesy of the good Mrs Req!
This lesson is outstanding and I like the format, your flow charts and clickable video link in your PDF is a great touch! Thanks for all the content!!!
Thanks Hutch, I wanted to do something different than the usual, so I thought being able to incorporate something you can use yourself either on your phone or tablet (or kneeboard if you wanted such as in VR) was important. I know people always wanted the Il-2 checklists and what not I made for my other videos so at least this way you get it all in one go. I've been working on these for the last few months, so it's taken some time as this has been the test for what's to come.
Very much appreciating this style of tutorial! Dry and to the point - and these flow diagrams are great. I might steal the concept in fact…
Thanks, in my experience it's been the best way to learn an airplane whether it's in RL or in a sim. I have made several other flow documents for other DCS aircraft but I like to couple them with videos so they aren't public yet.
@@RequiemsACTL oh yes, I mean steal them for, say, the simulator at the gliding club
This was great
Excellent video.. new to DCS and this is exactly what I was looking for. Feel free to do the same for other planes :) Thanks!
Thanks, I base this style off how I learned during my RL flight training. Next one is going to be the Hornet probably...
@@RequiemsACTL Fantastic!
This is a most excellent tutorial on the F-5, it's going to help me so much more than the in game tutorial which I find a bit lacking.
Appreciate that Scotty!
Where are the KEYS?
Any tips for not breaking the wings off?
Don't pull on the stick as hard or as rapidly at high speeds
Ground v crew don't respond?
Nah not really. It's an older module so it's not like what you experience in the F4 for example
Flown DCS as well as IL-2 since their conceptions and have always been a fan of your IL-2 ACTL but this is simply awesome work and these 2 F-5 tutorials are among the best I’ve seen. Brilliant work 👏👏👏
The only criticism I have is ‘how on earth can one youtuber hit the dislike button’
Cheers Baz, I appreciate that very much. I have flown DCS for years but never really showed any flying from it until now. I always get a few dislikes so I think they subscribe just to hit the dislike button LOL I really don't care though...."haters gonna hate" as the saying goes!
this is both super interesting and extremely useful!
I am prepared for the brief sir!
I truly love this little fighter simple and effective
Come si usa IFF sistem ??..grazie
IFF è semplicemente acceso o spento. Non è completamente funzionante
Flows are awesome. I am checking out the F-5 for more of a stick and rudder experience. This really helps! 👍👍
Thanks Don, really glad you like the flows!
I have just returned to flying my first and favourite module, which is F5 Tiger II, and what a surprise - high quality lessons on Air Combat Tutorial Library ! I thought I'm quite familiar with the basics of the aircraft (I'd finished all in-game tutorials nad BFM campaign) but still learnt something new. The whole concept of flows and triggers is really interesting, it shows the importance of muscle memory and habits. Althought I found your flows a little bit familiar, there are some differnece in my sequences . You and Chuck (pdf guides) are doing great work for the simming community !
Thanks Vorenus! I base the flows off RL checklists where I can but I do adjust things slightly to help the movement flow around the cockpit better. Doing a flow then using a checklist is a nice fast way of getting things done in the cockpit rather than using the checklist and doing each item.
Great video. Oxygen should be set to normal flow when off it triggers reset to 100% you have to manually bring back to normal. (middle switch). Didn’t turn on flares CM but obviously not required. Love the series however already sending to friends to get on the F5!
Thanks Brian, yeah there's usually some little thing that slips through when I make a vid. Appreciate you sharing it around though as I'd say the vast majority of my subscribers are mainly from the Il-2 community.
wow just bought the module it was half price. Bought it cause this tutorial will allow me actually learn to fly it as it is supposed to. You have my thanks Sir for this tutorial, very kind of you.
Have fun with it. The F-5 is a great airplane to learn for a beginner's jet. Don't forget to use the flows :-)
I've been wathcing this channel for few years in different account, and this is One of the most detail tutorial about aviation you'll find. In this case in military flight.
Thanks mate, what a great job
Cheers, appreciate it!
Just out of curiosity, are cross bleed starts normal for the F-5. I have always started both engines the same way. I would be interested in starting your way as it seems to save a little bit of time.
I wouldn't say a crossbleed start is normal or abnormal. It is just a different choice if you wanted to save time and fuel as you can do one while taxiing out to runway.
Excellent format - facilitates acquisition and retention of information. Would love to see this approach applied to other DCS aircraft.
Thanks Parveen, that's the plan! I'll probably have to put a poll up to see what airplane people want to see next.
NICE keep em coming maybe the F-16 after you get the F-5 done?
I'll put up a poll and see what people want to see next.
Thank you!!!
No problem
Flow charts, heck yeah!
How could someone remember what all these buttons mean and do? haha
Just practice lol
These tutorials are fantastic. I've got the cold start flow down in no time, along with the take off sequence. Thanks.
Appreciate it! Great to hear this style has helped you 😊
@@RequiemsACTL No worries. The format really helps you to build your own instrument scanning routine and learn where everything is. Top stuff :)
I got my camp stool here, waiting with no fear but an ice cold beer, as the time to cheer draws near!
lol nice! I haven't used the "Premiere" function before but I figured that this video is worthy of using it so hopefully you guys will enjoy it! This is definitely different to my usual stuff but will still be familiar.
@@RequiemsACTL
Fabulous and highly professional presentation! Very well done!
Awesome concept dude. Cannot wait to get these flow videos on advanced weapon systems managements on more complicated modules. Mavericks on harrier, RB15 on viggen, GPS missiles on jf17 etc etc. Might take a while thou :>
Thanks Lerss, these flows will be applied to other airplanes but I wanted to see what DCS people thought of this style first. It seems like it's positive so far though so I'll have to put up a poll to see what airplane people want next.