CONSIDERING A WARBIRD IN DCS WORLD BUT NOT SURE WHERE TO BEGIN? (Start By Watching This video)

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[@alexsachse]

I have really come to love flying the P-51 in DCS. I think the added workload with flying these planes makes for a great deal more immersion. Plus, I generally fly much lower and thereby see more of the map detail, and with the new N2 map, this has been exponentially more rewarding for me than before. Thanks for linking Kermit's channel. It amazes me that the P-51 we have in DCS replicates the functionality of the actual airplane entirely. When he was walking through the start-up procedures, I was able to clearly follow and then concentrate on the added commentary of "why" he does certain steps, especially the checks immediately prior to takeoff. That said, his entire channel is a treasure for vintage airplane enthusiasts. Thanks all-around.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

You described my feelings exactly...and for my 60th Birthday, I'm going on a P-51D Mustang Flight in Madras Oregon...www.ericksoncollection.com/aircraft#/north-american-p-51d-mustang/ Appreciate the kind words about the channel...We only do it for fun.

[@bukhariali71]

TF51 is a great way of just not getting into warbirds but also learning the basics of flying. Anyone new to DCS should definitely check it out. Specially learning how to not over control the plane and rudder techniques that most people ignore

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Exactly. True words my friend!

[@josefwitt9772]

I love them, but I didn't plan on getting into warbirds in DCS until I heard Nick interviewed about the P-47 a while back. Then fired up the trainer and immediately got the Jug, Mustang, and 109 (the only one I'm decent in from other sims). Just flying the pattern in that bird was enough to hook me.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

And I spent about 80% of my time flying for fun in Warbirds with friends, or by myself, but with Normandy 2, and all the potential campaigns that we’re going to see, some of those hopefully multiplayer, I’m really stoked about this new map, and the future of World War II in DCS world.

[@Bronco-1776]

I've tested 4 or 5 of the warbirds as well as my P-51D Mustang. The P51 is the only one of them that I can get off the runway in. I have resigned myself to only fly the P51 as far as warbirds go. I refuse to spend any more time on any others. The P51 is the only one I need anyway. It's great bird. So, when I fly warbirds, which is occasionally, I fly the Mustang. Though I have a number of jets in my stable, I'm pretty much a straight up F-18 sim pilot. I love being on the ocean on a supercarrier doing carrier operations....the colors of a sunrise on the ocean, the rain across the deck and hitting my canopy.... the lights on the carrier deck on approach when trying to make a case 1 trap. Sometimes after folding up my wings and parking my jet to the side I have to get up and go out on the porch and just think about it all. Which is what I'm gonna do right now. Thanks for the vid.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Can you list the ones you would like to enjoy better? We can help. Come out with us in April and will pair up with some people that can help you get those other warbirds off the ground with fun. Stay tuned.

[@joespeed1952]

Very nice 3pt landing, Juice. Good tutorial/overview of the TF-51D. I agree it’s a good start for anyone interested in DCS WWII.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Thanks for the Warbird Love!!!

[@Why-ct6kz]

hi ive come from warthunder 2 weeks ago , theres a lot to learn here and its great , im still struggling to take off , ver right alot , so more peddles practice , but flying is ok , just trim trim trim , landing next is not real hard as long as your around 120 over the theshold on runway , shooting practice is ok , but i tip stall alot when tight turning in dog fights , but im enjoying it sofar , not interested in jets at all. i have a gaming pc with thrustmaster warthog plus TM peddles . Trackir system stops working if im moving alot in cockpit , big issue , but im still learning alot and will be for long time

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Let us know how it’s coming along in a few years or so. 😉

[@toastfrenzy]

Awesome tutorial! I literally downloaded and did my first P-51 flyout this weekend using this as my start guide. Thanks for the timely upload. I saw the systems upload pop up in my feed, so will watch that too. +1 sub!

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Great to hear! Welcome aboard.

[@mepaxson]

Thanks for doing all these WWII videos. I’m also hoping it becomes a little more popular/accessible for folks. These are my preferred modules as I typically fly in VR using some 3D printed controls from Authentikit. Looking forward to the release of Normandy 2 and being done with school so I can get back into DCS more.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Cheers!

[@Ries304]

Awesome video, wanna try this beauty out. Juice, as far as I understood you have the TM Warthog, would you please share your control settings?

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

It’s different for each aircraft.

[@novablacknight1]

Just getting in to dcs p51 will be my bird to start on thanks for your video .steve uk

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Check out the Warbird playlist on Air Warfare Group channel and shoot us any questions you have. :)

[@jadensweetwood9246]

I wish the 190d had aileron trim. My favorite to fly, but the constant roll correction is frustrating on long flights sometimes. The p51 was definitely built for long flights

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

I agree. I think I had to add a little bit of mush to my controls just to make a little smoother with the controls to keep it just right and most of the time when you’re getting flight path deflection it’s the Rutter first so add a little bit of Deadz on there, and maybe some curvature of about seven.

[@Richard-jh9ts]

Great video Juice. Would you share your TM Warthog profile? After watching this video, I just want to get in the air

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Sure thing...do you mean the .lua files for joystick and throttle?

[@pinkfloyd7572]

Good video. Thank you.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Thank you too! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hH3FnZtrhcqLj9E

[@MrGoodnite44]

WWII is the best. I wished that more people had my same view. DCS is going to be spectacular in the future for WWII

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

It’s a passion for sure. Some people will never be into Warbirds but that’s okay too.

[@alexsp7086]

Ww2 has awesome up close and personal combat, modern jets are more like working in a power plant like homer and pressing buttons still awesome just too easy.

[@nibbler2281]

Multi thread for VR is a game changer.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Amen!!!

[@currololo]

Unfortunately, It doesn't work for me. I only view the VR image on the monitor, that is, the double image, one per eye, and the tracking works fine, but I don't see anything in my Rift S. If I start DCS MT in normal mode, not VR, no problem at all.

[@IronTavern365]

Great video Juice. Whats your monitor resolution and your fov as your visuals look perfect. I keep fiddling with my fov. I am on 3440x1440 with 100 fov but get a little fisheye effect.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

The monitor is 2560 X 1440 at 144 Hertz Refresh. Each aircraft is different in FOV but it ranges between 68-80 FOV. Wide screen monitors like yours caused issues for two of our members until they got the FOV adjusted. Check out this: kzbin.infoozbtPwZi3XQ?feature=share and then this kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJSylZh5e69-itU from our past video content. It helped lots of users. ~ Juice

[@IronTavern365]

@@AIRWARFAREGROUP Thanks for the reply. Will check out the links.👍

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

It really helped both of our guys that had the exact same resolution as you and they didn’t realize that they were so convex out in the cockpit and DCS has upgraded the FOV feature so it’s a lot easier to save.

[@stephendecatur189]

Very nice landing. For me it's like fingernails on a blackboard watching most KZbin pilots making their "forever" approaches at glide slopes that guarantee no chance of seeing the runway and would overheat most piston engined aircraft of that era. Sorry about the rant. Love your channel. I stumbled on to it a few months ago; I've subbed and I check in all the time.Thanks.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Rant away…we love it!

[@jenniferkirby6567]

I just got DCS, learned the TD-51 for a week, took a few spins in the F/A-18 I bought with a few maps. Just bought the P-51 to learn basics of dogfighting maneuvers. I'll master the WW2 sorties before moving to jets.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

That is awesome. I’m looking at servers that cater to the WWII era and will be working to increase participation. Come join us at No 20 Squadron.

[@lankypilot778]

I respect your discipline waiting a few yrs to buy. I'm pretty sure I've paid several ED salaries with my impulsiveness 🤦 Miles program I think could be more rewarding. Better than bonus points but I still find it rare getting option to use them so I don't think they apply to everything in store. It says participating products. Also being an Aussie I'm curious if I'm only getting $USD miles conversion each product & not $AUD amount. Haven't been able to work that one out.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Okay, it’s official! I’m going to do a little video on how I picked up my Warbird collection.

[@lankypilot778]

@@AIRWARFAREGROUP haha nice! I have to say in terms of warbirds I did get deal of century been part of the defunct ww2 kickstarter. Paid $50 backing that & got the Normandy map, Spitfire & I do believe it was the p47. Hats off to ED honouring that & then some.

[@lankypilot778]

Also I checked my miles & can confirm the $AUD amount gets converted correctly, so that's great. I pick up a lot of campaigns which I think aren't always part, so I think that where I notice not using them. But I have a huge wrap on those so I'll take that as fair.

[@phantom12321800]

What steps in real world startup are skipped in dcs?

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Don't know...I'm not a IRL Mustang pilot. Check with Kermit...cheers.

[@terryteed1903]

Have you given V.R a try yet at all? I started out with freetrack with the delan head clip, now use the Rift s and for me, a non pilot irl its about as close as i can get i think. That and the jetseat cushion its a game changer. Especially as i now have the MFG peadals.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Yep. V/R isn't for me at this time. I enjoy my 2D and cockpit switches and perhaps when MR passthrough and greenscreen backing is better, I'll switch...but the capabilities aren't were they need to be for me to invest in it. I have friends that are on their third headset in an attempt to improve quality and it's still not there. Honestly, I'll be retired from DCS before it gets good enough to entice me.

[@buzbuz33-99]

Nicely done! Was the fuselage tank full? I've heard that you want to burn off that fuel first because it creates an aft CG that causes the aircraft to be more difficult to fly. I also missed hearing the backfiring that happens whenever you pull the throttle back all the way on landing. But, both the aircraft cockpit and scenery were amazing! For $10, I got to sit in the real Gunfighter many years ago and I took a bunch of reference pictures for a model I was building. I remember that right in front of you was the gunsight and a padded area that was stenciled "No Handhold".

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

That’s awesome. Got the pictures anywhere uploaded online to share? The TF-51D has a seat in back where the fuel tank was. My loadout was default 60ish % fuel and I don’t know if DCS lets us move gas around in the loading menu.

[@buzbuz33-99]

@@AIRWARFAREGROUP So your first step should be to dump the passenger? The pictures are not online yet - I'll let you know when they are.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Yeah, the free T F 51D Mustang is pretty nice but the real one with guns in extra fuel tank actually is more fun and less buggy to fly

[@midnight7297]

I'm currently trying out opentrack with I think what is called AITrack and while it's working it's a bit janky too so may have to retry facetracknoir as it looks very stable in comparison for you. Would you mind sharing your settings for facetracknoir please?

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Hey Midnight, try this with one of your modules and if it works, you have to do it with each aircraft.kzbin.info/www/bejne/raHLmax3d5qqmKs

[@midnight7297]

@@AIRWARFAREGROUP that's great thank you I'll give them a try as soon as I can (nursing a broken leg right now, days after setting up my TPR pedals ...typical.....)

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

TPR pedal bite your leg? I’ve had one broken leg, 21 foot drop from a tree.

[@midnight7297]

@@AIRWARFAREGROUP Ouch bet that hurt, fibula break at the ankle in my case....3 weeks in nearly, another few weeks to go and bored to death!! So lots of DCS reading to be done :) Typical for the MT to come out now

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Tibia for me 3 months casted and on a knee caddy. 10 pounds later:)

[@somerando8615]

What WW2 multiplayer servers do people play on? They all seem empty

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

My guys and I play on our own, small missions, usually against AI. No20 Squadron does Thursday nights on their server and I was able to find their discord in a post by Bignewy that is in this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5O5kHeCaLCIhMk

[@guybrushthreepwood3002]

Join the 4YA Normandy 2.0 project overload, I've had to keep retrying to get in as its usually full or close to it. It's my favourite server now, and had some epic fun in there

[@Rabble1narms]

1000 times yes to NTTR revamp - one of my favorite maps by far and definitely needs an update, would love to see Luke AFB (former Arizona boy, born and raised). And got to love the P-51/T-51 North American Aviation made some unforgettable planes

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Thank you for this reply. I don’t feel alone!

[@lankypilot778]

I'm not too knowledgeable on the area, only what I've learnt flying it. But a revamp gets my vote still! One of favorite maps. Hoping ED put it as a free map some stage too, I think that would be a hugely beneficial move by them enticing people in. A bit like a toll road I'm sure the man hrs have been paid off producing it, time to make it free.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

I love NTTR from my USAF days of going to Red Flag and visiting friends at Nellis. But the space proposed is amazing if we can get it!

[@Rabble1narms]

@@lankypilot778 Agreed - and move most of the training missions to NTTR - just feels wrong to do it anywhere else.

[@Rabble1narms]

@@AIRWARFAREGROUP Imagine that was something special to see. Agreed, and put Baltic and Reflected on a map of that scale, with its aviation history of making pilots and we'd have some amazing content!

[@daveslow84]

My issue isn't just the aircraft... I'm still undecided as I'm more interested in single player content😅 which aircraft has the best campaigns and missions to fly?

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

You may want to consider a different game for single player scenarios, but for DCS, Reflected Simulations is the best. He has campaigns for many WWII aircraft by the Mustang content he does is my preference. I’m doing video on it in a couple of hours.

[@alexsp7086]

Buy them all….. this is the way

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

💲 on sale till May 21!

[@thepacketnarc7634]

Only if she’s 5’-3”

[@eagle1_160]

remember the TF51 has tons of bug which are already fix in the P51D . the TF51 is simplify , the P51D is much more capable and model better.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Yeah, I’m getting ready do a bug report video on the TF 51D because that canopy issue isn’t a problem with the P 51D because the Luer code is correct on mapping certain switches and stuff where I have a certain old warthog flap switch for open and close canopy almost airplanes. Standby for the bug report and if you find any others report them here.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

By chance are you tied to the F 15 Eagle in real world? Emma fighting cock class of 83

[@eagle1_160]

@@AIRWARFAREGROUP no, unfortunately Im not . yes there's already multiple cases open in dcs forum about the TF51. Since the new option of being able to try each aircraft for a week , Ed stopped updating the TF51.

[@a_romon_noodle_8128]

They have hardly any WW2 servers, 1 has people on it and it’s in another country

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

If you build it, they will come. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWTGkKOAlKh_gLM