November 2024 - It's Go Time!
Added 2024-11-05 11:00:09 +0000 UTCHi folks!
Work continues on the F-4 Phantom. I am having an absolute ball. I haven't had this much fun in a long time! I recently completed the cockpit description section for the Pilot, and I am now going through the WSO cockpit and miscellaneous equipment. In my characteristic twisted way, I really love how clunky (and sometimes impractical) everything is in this plane... wires dangling left and right, switches or lamps loosely wobbling around as the fuselage starts rattling through the air. You can tell this generation of aircraft came at the point where engineers were scratching their head trying to find any room at all to cram all those avionics in. The struggle for space was real! It's an interesting period in aviation history where the requirements for multirole aircraft meant a significant shift in design philosophy was necessary, as shown in the later Teen Series aircraft.
After we're done with the cockpit, we're going straight to sensors (radar and Pave Spike targeting pod). This is gonna be good.
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Chuck's Guides
2024-11-27 17:57:38 +0000 UTCHi Chuck! Doubt! As a member do we receive parts of the manuals you are making (F-4, Kiowa, etc.) in advance?
Victor
2024-11-27 12:22:16 +0000 UTCVery interested in this release. There are some quirky issues in the topic you're covering that may take some time to crack. While my DCS wingman can fire AIM-7's at will at low altitudes, my experience is somewhere between random and luck. May the Sparrow be with you.
Jack Howard
2024-11-14 18:39:43 +0000 UTCHi Chuck! Keep doing what you're doing! Aloha!
George Reeberg
2024-11-05 16:10:55 +0000 UTCOne of the universe's big mysteries!
Chuck's Guides
2024-11-05 16:03:34 +0000 UTCWhen it's PDF version release?
Alfred Junior Of Bruce
2024-11-05 11:37:16 +0000 UTCCould not agree more about the "moment in time" represented - and spanned by the F4. It's a topic I have thought about a lot - and produced a lot videos about. I would love to discuss this more with you - feel free to contact me here or through my Discord (I think you're a member...) if you ever want to chat. Thanks for your great work. It, honestly, is utterly essential. I really can't fly anything in DCS until I have "Checked with Chuck" Cheers
Sidekick65
2024-11-05 11:17:55 +0000 UTC
