Military High to Low Navigation by Real Pilot ⚡️ F-35B Lightning (MSFS) - QC!

Marham to Valley via the Lichfield Radar Corridor. How to manage the systems on the F-35B Lightning (MSFS). VFR Map, Autopilot, GPS, TACAN Approach and Descent Calcs.
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"A typical navex from Marham to Valley, flown in an F-35B, with full commentary and demo of airmanship and systems but above all: PLANNING AHEAD. F-35B Lightning II in MSFS (Microsoft Flight Simulator)."
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📚 CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro and Avionics Setup
03:47 Takeoff and Autopilot
10:49 Radar Control through Lichfield RC
11:41 Calculating descent distances and rates
15:52 Top of descent towards low level
18:42 Weather at low level entry
21:57 Snake Lake
23:27 A portion of the Mach Loop
26:48 Off the 'Black Line' 29:28 Low level exit
31:08 Recovery for Tacan Approach
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[@stupefied]

I really wish I could go back to 1990 and show this to 10-year old me, whose brain would melt seeing this. Oh the days of 'Fighter-Bomber' on the Amiga 500 are long gone 🤣

[@ancientmonotheism5118]

Dude I was born in 1980 too. And I second what you said

[@Lynxsh14d]

Awesome as always Chris!! I can't get enough of these military ops video's, so keep 'm coming please!!😁👍

[@cgaviator]

Will do! 😁

[@xav8tr974]

Yet another great scenic sortie Chris ! There's always so much to learn and practice at watching these military fast jet videos. 👍🏾

[@cgaviator]

Thanks very much 👍🏻

[@Rgordonpilot]

Hi Chris, your videos are an always watch for me. Super chill in delivery and they’re remain technical enough to answer the curiosity of my inner vFighter Pilot. Your channels are awesome. 🤜🏼

[@cgaviator]

awesome to hear, thanks so much for watching 👍🏻

[@samuraifrogg8769]

This has to be the best tutorial I have seen on the F35 B plane for MSFS. Thank you for making this video and keep up the great work.

[@cgaviator]

Thanks, glad it’s useful! Need to get my PC back then make some more videos!

[@sneeks]

Another fantastic video, always a pleasure to watch and listen to your flights and commentary.

[@cgaviator]

Thanks very much, appreciate it 👍🏻

[@707liner8]

Wow, great video, and so cool to have it narrated by someone who knows this from first hand experience!

[@cgaviator]

Thank you and absolutely my pleasure. I’ve not got Lightning experience but this sort of sortie profile was common in my days on GR4

[@nigel1950]

Amazing videos Chris, love the narrative, always clear and concise 👍 Please keep them coming buddy!!

[@cgaviator]

Thanks, will do! 😁

[@mathius-hc4yu]

Absolute gold my boy! Wonderful to watch.

[@cgaviator]

Thank you, really appreciate it!

[@circusman8]

I’ve just bought the F-35 and your videos have been an excellent introduction, thank you. Clear concise information, If I was a real student pilot I’d feel I was in good hands with you in the back seat!

[@Maverick72nd]

Briliant! For a nerd that love to fly as real as possible this kind of videos is awesome. Keep em coming!

[@cgaviator]

Thanks for watching! 😁

[@CR-yf9uu]

Fantastic video as always! Love the military vids

[@cgaviator]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed!

[@AJ-yw5zy]

Well done truly amazing, brightens any Saturday morning.

[@cgaviator]

Lovely stuff! Glad to be a part of it! 😁

[@gordontait508]

Really enjoy these videos. For most of us it’s as close to the real thing as we can get.

[@cgaviator]

Thanks for watching! Glad to help 👍🏻

[@NickStaib]

Hi CG - I don't "watch" videos like this. I experience them as if I was being taken for a ride with a friendly experienced pilot showing me how it's done. I kinda follow what you are explaining, but not every word, but after we land I just think to myself wow, what a privilege that was!

[@cgaviator]

You’re too kind! Thanks for coming along! There’s a lot of math and forward planning that goes into flying accurately. The 1 in 60 rule is the main one I think.

[@Angel-uo4ds]

That mushy controls issue just before landing is indeed a strange one, glad you highlighted it as I thought something was wrong with my sim/controls.

[@carlosthecactus]

Really enjoyed that. I'm still fairly novice in FS2020, mostly leaning VOR navigation in the Cessna 152 by doing a grand tour of the UK. That said, I am partial to taking out the Harrier GR9 for a flat out VR rush round the mach loop, ace fun but perhaps less controlled that we just saw here ;) I would eventually like to get somewhere close to the properly planned and timed routes you're showing. Keep the videos coming!

[@cgaviator]

Pleased you enjoyed! Nowt wrong with the good ol’ cessna, I did my PPL in a 152!

[@dillank3240]

Your videos are fantastic! Thanks again!!

[@cgaviator]

My pleasure and thank you!

[@Foldy435]

We are way overdue for a Combat Flight Simulator from MS. I used to love playing the old ones. I want to take the F-35 into combat.

[@cgaviator]

Yeah, definitely!

[@akeyuk]

Thanks Chris, nice to see its not just me that get the odd wobble from AP at times and then wills it to work at the next waypoint. Please keep these sorties coming, gives me something to plan for and then fly even if I was a ground dweller when in Flight Sim keeps scratching that aviation itch

[@cgaviator]

Let me know if the downloadable flight plan works for you, it’s great to be able to plan life like missions. The next one will be worse weather I think! I don’t know why MSFS fast jet autopilots struggle so much. Sometimes it puts me upside down! 😂

[@akeyuk]

@@cgaviator Will do, the plan loads perfectly into Littlenavmap, hopefully will get it loaded to the M-346 and test it this week. Might get brave and set a lower cloudbase

[@akeyuk]

Flight plan worked perfectly (unlike my flying) even managed a decent landing at Valley, thanks Chris.

[@cgaviator]

@@akeyuk excellent! Glad to hear it 👍🏻

[@garyturner2035]

Great video, little tip if you go on the main setup page and click on HMD and set it to off bore sight, your hud will be wherever you look outside. I find it invaluable when maneuvering in fighter type attitudes and looking out to still be able to see speed, rate of decent and altitude 😊

[@cgaviator]

Yes, that’s a good tip, I should use it more 👍🏻

[@stevenboyd5044]

outstanding buddy. love the content... im learning. xx

[@cgaviator]

Glad to hear it, and thanks 👍🏻

[@nafs53]

Really enjoyed that and encourages me to get FS 2020 as I've been away since FS2014. Fast jets will be a bit advanced for me at 70 yrs old but just simple nav practice shud be good to keep the mind sharp. 👍

[@cgaviator]

It’s nice to do more than simple flying along in MSFS. Working to a plan is a bit like sudoku! 😅 Never too old for it 👍🏻👍🏻

[@nafs53]

@@cgaviator I'll see how I go. Do Soduko online, quite addictive now..

[@doifeellucky]

Great insight, thanks. Once I get my new hotas I’m going to try some proper flights like this.

[@cgaviator]

It’s the main reason I gravitate to MSFS and not DCS… I can fly where I used to and it brings back a lot of memories! Love it!

[@doifeellucky]

@@cgaviatorI agree. In comparison DCS feels like a made up environment.

[@Andrei5656]

Oh the eye tracker idea is a great one. I'd love to see and learn how the real fast pilots work in the cockpit. Thank you so much for explaining everything you do se we hobbyists can learn from you. Cheers from France.

[@cgaviator]

My pleasure! There’s more to it than I show in this video as proper checks and ATC interactions are also a priority! It gets quite busy, even on a ‘simple’ transit! Thanks for watching 👍🏻

[@asya9493]

👍👍👍👍 Great instructional patter !

[@chrisgermann6658]

I long for some classic war jets like the Buccaneers in this sim just for the loop alone lol. Great video enjoyed it.

[@cgaviator]

Tornados are in development. Other than that it’s the G91. Thanks 👍🏻

[@tngltngl]

Love your videos and explanations. A very fun combination of aerobatics and military flight could be an Axalp Fliegerschiessen trip. Starting at Airport Meiringen, a couple of rounds through Axalp valley and then off through the swiss alps. I'd love to see you flying low through those stunning valleys!

[@cgaviator]

Ah yes, tried that a few times in the sim. May have to venture back. I'm not sure of the official routes pilots fly through the valleys. Any ideas?

[@MrVampireBill]

In my head I’m a pretty badass fighter pilot and I could teach you, Maverick, and Goose a thing or two. In reality that machine would kill me in minutes because I’d have thrown up so much that the canopy would be covered and I’d have hit the ground like a dart. Love these videos mate, I try to copy them but always unsuccessfully. I enjoy the attempt though.

[@cgaviator]

😂 It’s all about the fun in trying! And thanks 👍🏻

[@DCSHacks]

Rewatching - Just so good!

[@cgaviator]

@@DCSHacks thanks! 🙏🏻 always appreciated

[@thejetfighter]

Excellent video. It's kind of weird seen a military plane operated by touch screen 😀

[@cgaviator]

It's a crazy new world we live it!

[@MrCyp200la]

Nice video👏👍

[@cgaviator]

Thanks, appreciate it 👍🏻

[@LeitmotifGallery]

Genuinely fascinating video. Really great. Not least because I now know how to turn off the terrain warning 😅 yeah my F-35 does the treacle / unresponsive / uncontrollable veer / ground effect thing too. 👍

[@cgaviator]

The developers are aware of the landing issue. Think it’s a bug that Asobo know about. And thanks 👍🏻

[@klassicevil5349]

Love the videos

[@cgaviator]

Thanks, appreciate it

[@invincible739]

great video :) really great thanks a lot from other side of the word

[@cgaviator]

Glad to hear it! 😁

[@captainhoratius8192]

Very cool! I downloaded the F-35C from the MSFS market but didn’t realize the B isn’t in there. Still a lot of fun

[@cgaviator]

What, really!? Are you sure you downloaded specifically the indiafoxtecho version? Not that I’m aware of another version but sometimes other developers put their own version up.

[@captainhoratius8192]

@@cgaviator yep, that dev specifically after watching your videos :)

[@cgaviator]

@@captainhoratius8192 I’m fairly sure all variants come in one but I guess I could be wrong.

[@sneeks]

@@cgaviator All variants are definitely included, I also purchased from the marketplace.

[@sneeks]

They should all be there, just checked my aircraft list and A, B and C variants all listed individually alongside corresponding liveries.

[@garethroberts9223]

Really enjoyed that! I'd be interested to hear about military departure/pattern entry protocol. I understand Nellis has the Flex departure. Can you explain so we can replicate for more emersion? Thanks and keep up the great work!

[@cgaviator]

Thanks! I flew the Dream2 departure quite often at Nellis. That’s a good idea for a video! American patterns are very procedural compared to UK equivalent.

[@bngldsmth]

Many thanks, another great video👍 You flew right over my house in Bangor and I was impressed to see that you had the bridges modelled correctly. Which scenery add on were you using please?

[@cgaviator]

I believe they would be included in the Orbx Great Britain pack.

[@sUASNews]

Your videos are the only reason I might get MSFS, I am an XPlane sort of chap because I use it for work. I have only had one go of MSFS and found it a very game experience. But your videos make it tempting, the best MSFS videos out the IMHO

[@cgaviator]

Thank you kindly! I could also get very frustrated by the flight dynamics but if I treat it like I would for real and don’t try spinning and stalling too often, it’ll pass!

[@Richard-G]

I love these videos because you can clearly see how there isn’t any curvature to the earth and it’s stationary.

[@cgaviator]

Lol… don’t you start! 😂

[@VoicefulRiver]

Great video, just subscribed. I find that when the route steer is acting odd, lightly pulling(otherwise it fixes itself quite aggressively) the jet back towards your route and then lightly pulling it away again usually triggers the route steer to start tracking once it's about to tip the wing down.

[@cgaviator]

Thanks, good tip. I did find that in another aircraft just yesterday, very strange. I hope they fix it!

[@jholmes82]

Haha ! AMAZIN 😂👌. Absolute nerd overload for me but I LOVE IT !! U make it look so easy. I suppose being pilot u would !! What are you playing this on plz Chris ? Is it PC ? This game would be INSANE with a VR setup. So cool. Your page popped up on my Google trends, so now I'm goin to spend my day working through all your other videos. Keep em comin.

[@cgaviator]

Lol, thanks! Glad you enjoyed! Hardware should be linked in description, but it is PC. I haven’t quite made the switch to VR as the sim looks too pretty on flat screen 👍🏻

[@Daedricbob]

It always amazes me how quickly and precisely a pilot needs to work to stay in front of a fast jet. Have you ever felt like you were getting behind the plane when flying and had to reel it back?

[@cgaviator]

All the time! 🤣 At least early days. There are usually things you can do to get back ahead. Slowing the aircraft down for one, getting longer vectors, even orbit. But once the flying side comes naturally, most of your attention is on the airmanship side

[@victorvenegas8011]

Did yoy have live weather on? Or is that a Sofly weather preset? Great video, found you today and already loving your videos!❤

[@cgaviator]

Glad to hear it! Think this was SoFly preset

[@eraserlaser]

Hi mate, enjoying you vids as always, are you on DCS much these days?

[@cgaviator]

I do have another channel (@cgcombat) for my DCS antics but my time is limited

[@eraserlaser]

@@cgaviator oh I didnt know haha

[@bujin1977]

Ah, that "unpronounceable" town at 21:30 was where I spent the first four years of my life. "Llan" (you already know how to do that bit), "id" (to rhyme with "lid"), "loes" (to rhyme with "choice"). Word emphasis on the "id" part. And for Llandudno, the "u" in the middle is also pronounced "i" as in "lid". And the "a"s in Bala are short, rather than elongated vowels. Betws Y Coed is "Bet-oos uh coyd". Which if I've got my bearings right IS the village at 28:25. Great video as always! I hope one day I can get my MSFS working properly again. Since the last update, I get a CTD every time I switch to VR mode. (And I struggle to go back to flying flat screen after experiencing VR!) Need to do a complete reinstall again, but 120Gb takes soooooo long to download!!!

[@cgaviator]

Haha… thanks! I’ll work on pronouncing those better next time! 😁 You don’t need to reinstall all 120Gb. You can reinstall just the game app and leave the community and one store folder in place. I’ve done it a few times. Also worth resetting your PC graphic settings to default and making sure ALL drivers are up to date. BIOS, GPU, Windows etc. Good luck!

[@bujin1977]

@@cgaviator I think I must have uninstalled it out of frustration on the last CTD! I'm reinstalling again now. 24 of 120Gb done, so only another 5 hours or so... 🤣 Good thing I've got nothing else planned for today! I'll try some of those options next time. I always keep Windows and the GPU up to date, but don't mess with the BIOS too often.

[@cgaviator]

@@bujin1977 be careful when updating the bios of course. But mine was many years out of date when I checked 😅 There’s always a gremlin in the machine that makes you work harder than you should!

[@bujin1977]

@@cgaviator I've had PCs since 1994, and I think I've only ever updated the BIOS maybe once or twice in all that time! 😆

[@cgaviator]

@@bujin1977 😂

[@dronezoneessex5551]

Would love to see a shot of your computer/stick/keyboard layout you are using with MSFS

[@cgaviator]

If it was tidy maybe I would! 😂

[@neilsbs8273]

Ah RAF Shawbury, home of the elite, im talking Air Traffic Controllers 😀

[@cgaviator]

😂 No comment!

[@aviator_bryan]

Great video! One question, you use the term ‘check the dead wing’. I’m assuming that means visually checking the direction opposite the turn, upon rollout? Is that correct?

[@cgaviator]

You are indeed correct!

[@jakeesco4573]

YEP! The altitude which reads as “R50” will initiate some strange fly by wire failure, I’ve found that if I’m as stable as possible by the time it says R50 with a good aoa it won’t be all that bad

[@cgaviator]

Not just me then! 😅

[@stevescanlon339]

Hi Chris, the graphics are excellent in your video. Do you mind listing your setting and are you using IR Head/Eye tracker? Thank you

[@cgaviator]

TrackIR and most settings at hi. There’s an Nvidia filter on it in game so it makes it more blue and less red. Hope that helps 👍🏻

[@stevescanlon339]

Hi Chris yes that helps thank you. Steve

[@oelph]

Just like GA and airlines, I feel like I'm on a journey. I loved the videos on the Hawk T1 and PC-21. Picked up the PC-21 and slowly getting used to it. (Still thinking about the Hawk!). But wow... the F-35B cockpit design is amazing! Get rid of distracting switches and buttons. Stick it all on a wide touchscreen display. If Tesla made GA aircraft it would have one of these.

[@cgaviator]

lol, for sure!

[@marct273]

This is great, really enjoyed that. I've a few questions. Re the Mach Loop. I've seen USAF F15's fly up the Loop the wrong way, so basically coming from Tywyn direction, over Tal y Llyn lake then turn right to Corris. Do they follow different rules to the RAF? Also where is Snake Lake roughly located if you were looking at it on a map?

[@cgaviator]

F15s the wrong way!? Recently? Craziness! 😅 Perhaps they were lost! I wouldn’t know specifically where Snake Lake was close to other than what I mentioned and the route I flew in this video I’m afraid.

[@williamstrachan]

Llyn Clywedog

[@marct273]

@@williamstrachan Thank you!

[@clutchtucker]

You should make a video about all your graphic settings via sim!

[@cgaviator]

I really should. Maybe soon 👍🏻

[@Machlooper]

First time exiting The Loop towards Bala IRL my g-suit zip burst 🤣🤣🤣.

[@cgaviator]

😂 what vehicle were you operating!?

[@Machlooper]

@@cgaviatorI was in the back of a 19 Sqn T1A. I was staying at Valley as a guest of the Valley Aviation Society having flown in from Dublin on one of our Dauphin helicopters (not my normal transport. CN-235 MPA being my main one) to take part in a charity event. I have the HUD tape somewhere and a digital copy but don’t know where. Such a pity as I was getting away with genuine aerobatics for half an hour 🤣. I’m convinced we flew The Loop on memory that day as the WX was terrible and we acted as the WX Ship. Well the lad up front was ex-Jag so I suppose he was reading the road signs 🤣. I always remember looking down at the G meter turning to Bala button see the reading for that turn but I didn’t realise it takes 20 seconds to complete and my grad stayed down and I watched the zip burst open 🤣. He really wrenched it around that turn having banked left first then randomly right and pull. It’s been a few years since I flew in a fast jet (ours retired in 1999) so I while I loved every second I was wrecked after especially wearing full winter garb .

[@cgaviator]

@@Machlooper nice! weather ships were always interesting! I got the the stage where recognised most places in the UK at 250ft! 🤗

[@Machlooper]

@@cgaviatorsorry for above autocorrect errors . I reckon everyone has a universal translator at this stage 🤣🤣🤣

[@johnpeters5906]

Hello, thanks for this tutorial, I think a good start to get familiaire with the F35, I have a question: after WP9 you make a left turn and after that , 30;40 min , you say “ I will make the aircraft safe “ , also I see in the HUD “ SAFE”, what does it mean ?

[@cgaviator]

I can’t give you the specific F35 answer but on my previous types making safe prevents you from being able to release any weapons. Usually live/armed from takeoff until touchdown but then I’m not sure how the jettison system works in the F35. Hope that helps

[@blackfalco33]

Good one CG! :D May I ask you : Are you using any application or software for implementing traffic into the simulator? :)

[@cgaviator]

I usually have it switched off when recording videos. But even then, Just Flight FS Traffic is still enabled.

[@blackfalco33]

@@cgaviator Oh, does Fs traffici inject random traffic into the sim? I'm looking for a software that does that 😄

[@cgaviator]

@@blackfalco33 there are free options available but FST is good. It only does airline traffic but the serial is fantastic and the traffic isn’t random, it works based on real airline, airfield, destination information. I tend to use that but turn up the MSFS GA traffic to allow for more stuff.

[@blackfalco33]

@@cgaviator Thank you very much for your assistance as always! 💪🏻

[@craigharries1463]

Just wondering as I'm trying to get to grips with vor and ils when you come I to land at the end of this you said you were approaching like an ils I can see the horizontal and vertical dotted lines assuming that depicts you position in regards to the runway however my question is regarding the other symbol like a large backwards E does that indicate the glide slope ? And how do you use that to get your glide slope accurate appreciate any advice thanks 34:33 is the most clear view of it thanks

[@cgaviator]

No, the E bracket or staple will tell you when you’re on the correct alpha (flight path indicator adjacent to centre of E bracket). About 135-140kt usually. Watch my how to land any jet video for a better break down. When to descend is down to range or ILS glidepath indicator.

[@craigharries1463]

@cgaviator ok thanks I will watch it when I get in I'm just struggling to get ILS to work so thought the E bracket would help haha

[@airbornerookie5806]

Hi Chris another great video thank you. I have tried this flight but I am having trouble displaying the map.I go to tsd 1 but in My plane the Map option is greyed out and not clickable. Any Ideas? Many thanks

[@cgaviator]

Yes, have you updated the model to at least 1.2?

[@war2pdc74]

Hallo. Super Video. Kannst Du mir helfen, wie macht man den Piloten im Cockpit in der Innenansicht sichtbar?. So wie auf Deinem Introbild. Danke

[@cgaviator]

Think it’s the air vent in front of seat. Check manual 👍🏻

[@angelhernandez9550]

Gotta land this one at high speed .

[@davetrugeon]

can recommend Tobii eye tracker

[@cgaviator]

excellent 👌🏻

[@jonaslinell]

Great! Does this mean that the F-35 cockpit-details/ avionics / sytems are completely public, now? Or is this a qualified guess at how it works?….

[@cgaviator]

There’s a lot of open source info, images of cockpit and display layout. The sub systems are clearly going to be a guess.

[@CloudMcFoxx]

We need a mod like this in DCS

[@cgaviator]

Agreed

[@tomjxn]

Where's the best place to go and watch in the Mach Loop, in real life? Often thought about heading over there in the hope of catching some of the Lakenheath lot :-)

[@cgaviator]

CAD seems to be the most popular. At the north entrance to the Loop. You can pick east or west side depending on time of day. There’s a few pages online dedicated to it.

[@tomjxn]

@@cgaviator 👍 thanks mate. Great content!

[@cgaviator]

@@tomjxn my pleasure

[@justicarshodan9730]

If you had to pick one, which one would you buy: CJ EF Typhoon or the F-35?

[@cgaviator]

F35 easy! For the 3 models and lots of neat added features.

[@flyboy22b]

It would be great if they added a visor tint - presumably pilot can see when it’s glaring because it is projected onto the visor behind the tint?

[@cgaviator]

Good idea!

[@flyboy22b]

@@cgaviator thanks! I just bought the module a few days ago - and it does get annoying 😂

[@flyboy22b]

@@cgaviator if you set it so the full pilot is in and slayed back with your trackIR you can actually see through the pilots visor and the difference is notable - can you have a word with IFT? 😂😂

[@bruhitsmoh]

Hello sir is the a way to set a waypoint or something in the f35 ingame?

[@cgaviator]

Not yet that I know of

[@russellharris5072]

My method is crude,usually from EGHL to valley in a straight line (well almost ) at treetop height and following as many contours as I can manage usually at 450 knots.I have the Tobii tracker but I don't use the eye tracking as this can become an iritation very quickly,head tracking is ok.....................................................................

[@cgaviator]

Never heard of Lasham, your local field?

[@thesolaraquarium]

New to the channel. Do you guys use Night Vision goggles for nightime ops? I am assuming the answer is yes. Would love to know.

[@cgaviator]

The F35 has a projected night vision on the helmet visor I believe. I used to use NVGs in the Tornado

[@thesolaraquarium]

@@cgaviator thanks

[@tomdavies4828]

Wished you turned for Betws y coed and stayed low level through ogwen valley 😅😅😅

[@cgaviator]

I’ve done that in other videos. Wanted to buy myself some time to intercept the tacan

[@dotnetdevni]

For me its finding the aircraft carries its hard as they dont showw up as waypoints?

[@cgaviator]

I think with updates soon the carriers will have a navaid associated with them. If I was planning to fly a mission and recover to a mobile carrier I would set a waypoint in the world map where they start and it won’t be too far off when you come to find them

[@darrentaylor9304]

How close is MSFS to real world? Do you use a VR headset for this?

[@cgaviator]

Very! Landscape very well recreated. Flight dynamics are a bit off. TrackIR is what I use

[@polystyrene_gangster]

So I’m not the only one with route hold not working properly on the F35. I find that when I’m too far off the route it will not navigate towards it, unlike in other aircraft I’ve flown in MSFS…

[@cgaviator]

I usually start with heading hold on an intercept then route.

[@lukethegini5843]

any suggestions on a budget joystick?

[@cgaviator]

Absolutely… Logitech Extreme 3D Pro!

[@itzxfn8144]

i bought this plane from a third party website, this was my first time doing so i got it installed fine but when i fly the plane automaticly speeds up and the after burner gose on and of very fast, do u know why?

[@cgaviator]

My first thought would be to check key and axis bindings. It usually starts with autopilot on so worth checking auto throttle isn’t engaged as well. Also make sure the MSFS activate afterburner key isn’t bound or toggled on.

[@favoriteblueshirt]

Can you fly over Llyn Alaw one day (8 miles NNE of Valley), I'll give you a wave.

[@cgaviator]

Lol, next time I’m ‘that way!’ 👍🏻

[@radoslawbiernacki]

supersonic over populated area at FL140 ?

[@cgaviator]

Absolutely! 😁

[@F15Aeagle]

What graphics card do you have

[@cgaviator]

Specs at link in description. But it’s a 3070

[@lmj06]

i hope everyone below you has window insurance lol

[@cgaviator]

Haha… for sure!

[@glynnwestwood4751]

Nice video sir! Imo the autpilot is abysmal on this jet. Hopefully they will refine it as we go along but I'm good without it, better than with it!

[@cgaviator]

Never trust an autopilot! When I used to fly with Terrain Following Radar, my sole attention was making sure it didn’t kill me!

[@glynnwestwood4751]

@@cgaviator All I would like is Alt hold, will NOT fly wings level no matter what I do, any insights? I should say that I am not a RL pilot, merely an enthusiast ;)

[@cgaviator]

@@glynnwestwood4751 I had that wing low issue. Only slight but a tad annoying. Have you tried nudging the stick to roll the aircraft level?

[@mickp3605]

​@cgaviator I remember reading Tornado Down when it came out. They said when training over Scotland with that radar on iam sure he set at 200ft. You just sat there with your hands on your lap. Flying through low clouds then suddenly the Tornado would start climbing & you cannot see what's there. Sounds very scary.

[@cgaviator]

@@mickp3605 heavens no, hands and feet always on the controls! 😅 I remember a night sortie were the car headlights were above me on the hill side! And another where it did an open loop pull up which just has you climbing with no real reason why! Amazing kit for its age though!

[@Deceter]

I can barely remember my pin no. for my credit card, I've got no hope of remembering all the codes you're inputting!

[@cgaviator]

😂

[@RobertGeez]

You need a HP reverb G2 my friend.

[@cgaviator]

Got one you’re trying to get rid of!? 😅Got a rift, waiting on a Quest 3 when they come out. Trouble is I’d probably need a 4090 to get near the quality I’m used to, and it’s a lot harder to produce videos etc.

[@RobertGeez]

@@cgaviator Openxr toolkit with FOVeat rendering is all you need. I have a 3090 with mostly max settings with 45 - 50 FPS.

[@cgaviator]

@@RobertGeez interesting, I’ll take another look. Of course then I would have to figure out recording, screenshot, external app visibility. Recording takes a lot of processing power but I should really give it some more attention. Thanks 👍🏻

[@RobertGeez]

@@cgaviator Sorry, I think for your KZbin channel pancake mode makes more sense, especially with respect to the additional burden placed on your system.

[@cgaviator]

@@RobertGeez no apology, I like your software suggestions. Maybe I’ll do some VR videos as a test run. Good to keep on top of the newer tech 👍🏻

[@Dogface1984]

Is there an HMCS ? 🪖🧐

[@cgaviator]

Yes, but only very very basic

[@Dogface1984]

@@cgaviator cool!

[@dormz17]

Lake Barla?? Lol 😂

[@cgaviator]

That’s what we called it. Was easy to remember.

[@dormz17]

@@cgaviator I live on the flight path between valley and Hawarden so get to watch the kids practicing in the T2s. You probably did that a few times I’m guessing on your cross country?

[@cgaviator]

​@@dormz17 yup, often PD'd to Hawarden in the T1

[@RobertGeez]

Route hold does not work for me either.

[@cgaviator]

I find it intermittent, but it keeps me in my toes lol

[@RobertGeez]

@@cgaviator You’re an extremely competent pilot though, unlike me. Lol. I have a motion platform with HP Reverb, and 2 haptic feedback systems which help though.

[@cgaviator]

@@RobertGeez all the gear! Nice!

[@ParZIVal19D]

Auto pilot still won’t work right

[@cgaviator]

Gotta keep an eye on it. I get it to work sometimes

[@iNcog_AoE]

1ST

[@cgaviator]

1st, the second time around! lol

[@doifeellucky]

Did you even watch the video?

[@iNcog_AoE]

@@doifeellucky yeah I did. @cgaviator haha I forgot I did that the last time around too. these videos are premium quality, I enjoy them a lot! cheers!

[@cgaviator]

@@doifeellucky the first comment is never about watching the video! 😂

[@cgaviator]

@@iNcog_AoE thanks very much, I guess you’ve click the notification bell so you can get in there first the next time! 😜