LEARNING TO FLY THE F-14 TOMCAT IN THE MOST REALISTIC FLIGHT SIM - DCS World F-14B

[@OperatorDrewski]

Ok I've gotten a bit of messages asking about the song I made for the F14 montage. Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpKQmq1mdtGpkM0 Enjoy!

[@TheBlindingWhelk]

Wohoo thanks bud'! :D

[@aarnoman1088]

You should fly the F14 with someone else in the backseat (as RIO), it's a whole different experience! :)

[@GreenLanternBunny]

how often do you use your guns in fights? kinda surprised you didn't try to spray the guy that charged you

[@HPDlEHPDlE]

Are there any means to contact you privately in regards to feedback or more specific questions? Or is commenting on content the best way to reach out? Great videos, I’ve been subscribed for a few months, and regardless if I have the game you’re playing it’s always been enjoyable watching your videos. Keep up the great work!

[@alejandrodeleon9330]

If you need a wing man in the tomcat give me call I’ll fly with you(mainly because I have no friends with the tomcat)

[@alonsorios99]

What am I doing here? I dont know planes, I've never heard of this game, I dont even own a computer. I have work in 3 hours and have yet to sleep.

[@Esmeray_6]

Did you sleep?

[@scjvz04d5]

Yo it's been a month now have you slept yet

[@gravitydood1554]

@@scjvz04d5 I haven't (but I like planes)

[@WindveilGT]

Aurplene

[@BetterCallGatto]

3 months Now. Have u get some rest?

[@kurtlengel1650]

Personally, as someone who worked on the F-14 for years in the Navy, I always found the F-18 was the Corvette, technically advanced even in the early days. The Tomcat? That was more like a 1970 SS Chevelle with the 454 LS package. Pure, unadulterated muscle. Big engines, huge footprint, and the very essence of a long-range interceptor.

[@trashpanda314]

The Phantom was along the same lines to me. A bit more crude, but tough as nails as a result. Strap a cockpit to a couple J79-GE-8B’s cranking out 17,000lb of thrust wet, each. In the 60’s! Many stories from Nam pilots that were saved just by the raw power of those J-79’s. The Tomcat was indeed a worthy replacement, but the Phantom doesn’t get the respect it deserves in the annals of aviation history.

[@kurtlengel1650]

@@trashpanda314 Agreed! The Phantom was an awesome example of american muscle in the air. Granted, I have a soft spot for the F14, but you are correct, the Phantom does NOT get the respect it truly deserves!

[@AlaricKerensky]

@@trashpanda314 I know a lot of people who are big fans of the old Lead Sled. One of them has it as his hardcore favorite. While not nearly as popular as the F-14, or most of the modern roster, the F-4 still has a substantial amount of fans. Given some games like War Thunder have featured it for years now, the popularity and exposure of the F-4 increased. If nothing else, being a fan of the Phantom is a classic pick. Very cool aircraft.

[@tinzalix8624]

@@AlaricKerensky agreed, I’m absolutely stoked heatblur is working on an f4, which means it will probably be just as good as the f14 is!

[@asherwoodrow7471]

this is a wholesome reply section

[@knightly6013]

my dad was in the airforce in 1991 and flew the f 15 eagle, and he just got into using dcs. and he got on a beginner server and everyone was shooting at friendly's , and he described them as if the Taliban got fighter jets.

[@speediskey3856]

Sounds pretty accurate to be honest

[@---_UwU_---]

They are not colored you know

[@AleksWorkshop]

3:45 - a timestamp for goosebumps

[@aidenlodge7199]

It’s too beautiful for war

[@owen.roberts]

Hiiiiiiighway to the Danger zone!

[@ewanjerrett2050]

It’s a beautiful plane and a beautiful game

[@gooberone]

huh, didn't know you watched DCS

[@MCF2233]

4:25 27k lbs of thrust is averaged out between static thrust and mach .9. In static thrust its right about 25k lbs, and at mach .9 its about 30.2k lbs Also the true max speed of the F-14 actually isn't known. The design requirements stated mach 2.34 being the desired max speed so when they reached it they checked off the box and called it good to save on testing time.

[@irseeker9989]

Source:)

[@MCF2233]

@@irseeker9989 For the F110 thrust numbers, its listed in a bunch of documents that you can find on the first 2 pages or so of google, and for the max speed thing an interview i watched a while back with one of the tomcats test pilots.

[@irseeker9989]

@@MCF2233 for the interview

[@MCF2233]

@@irseeker9989 I honestly dont remember where to find it anymore. It was years ago that i saw it, and thats just the thing thats stuck with me the most from it. Check out the DCS Tomcat Alley discord server though, one of the people there might know where to find it.

[@irseeker9989]

@@MCF2233 maybe you should check it

[@desidius2003]

“I watched top gun a couple of days ago... and it wasn’t that good”. All 40+ year old’s: giving you the finger.

[@srdjanmisic4671]

30+ as well. Such insolence.

[@rinzler9775]

How can you not like a movie where the director insisted everybody get water sprayed in every scene to make them look like they are sweating.

[@b3rs]

I watched it recently and it isn't that good xD It's fun, iconic but good? No.

[@lukarancini1630]

It has the best flying and the best laugh in cinema history.

[@PurelyPog]

10+ aswell

[@JTGFilmsOfficial]

me just now realizing the planes were free through December after taking a break from dcs Edit: wow thanks for all the likes....

[@lordbluebaron2270]

Rip

[@sheeplord4976]

I was away all december :(

[@SteviePonder123]

Sorry... Do you live under a rock?

[@JTGFilmsOfficial]

@@SteviePonder123 like i said i was taking a break from dcs world and some how i didnt see one video or anything saying that the planes were free so

[@lordbluebaron2270]

@@JTGFilmsOfficial My advice, check steam news letter if your on steam

[@theonefrancis696]

The tomcat is literally one of the best planes to learn. It's hard as hell, but if you can maneuver that brick, you can maneuver everything after. Beast.

[@The_SmorgMan]

Like cars. If you can drive a carb engine with a manual tranny and no electronics, you can drive anything

[@S1LVERflyin]

I’m getting this game solely for the purpose of learning that plane, and that plane alone

[@Luke-mw9iw]

“Original music by drewski” it’s really good man, I would love to hear more

[@truckinconvoy7312]

yeeerrsss

[@mr.apsylone9191]

same here

[@jtr4256]

I need it.

[@something6886]

Same here

[@privatepixle3414]

It fit the subject very well.

[@michaelnatale785]

that tomcat is pretty badass, it’s cool that Cold War planes are still appreciated

[@lordbluebaron2270]

You right

[@kilianortmann9979]

It sits at that crazy stage where all the functions are there, but not automated. Everything has multiple dials and gauges, kinda like a steam punk fighter jet.

[@lordbluebaron2270]

@@kilianortmann9979 some stuff is automated. I just think it’s more crude. It is the steam punk fighter jet though.

[@lordbluebaron2270]

@@kilianortmann9979 actually a lot of things are automated

[@kilianortmann9979]

@@lordbluebaron2270 Yes, compared to earlier generations of course. But there is a lot of manual input, compared to what other gen 4 fighters turned into. Bomb delay is in ms and not in distance, very limited waypoints, INS fix, most things require more button presses, or some math in your head.

[@luiytheninja3655]

"Nobody knows how to land a plane" Dude leave me alone, I'm trying okay.

[@cliffisfuckingawesome3508]

just keep in mind that landings are just controlled crashes and you'll be good

[@weirdbritishperson9542]

I don’t even have DCS but I played it at my friends. He challenged me to land an SU-33 Let’s just say that the explosion was extremely large

[@cliffisfuckingawesome3508]

@@weirdbritishperson9542 did you make it to the runway?

[@weirdbritishperson9542]

@@cliffisfuckingawesome3508 suprisingly yes, it looked like it was going well until I stalled

[@cliffisfuckingawesome3508]

@@weirdbritishperson9542 well then you did better than my friend

[@izard8207]

I love how his altimeter was in standby the entire time

[@OperatorDrewski]

I didnt say i was smart

[@GMartins222]

Yea how do you turn it on anyway? Doesn’t seem to work for me

[@izard8207]

@@GMartins222 there is a little switch on the altimeter that you hold in the “reset” position until it goes away

[@GMartins222]

@@izard8207 Ok thanks bro

[@izard8207]

@@GMartins222 np fly safe!

[@reillybrangan2182]

Note on the RWR, the actual sensors feeding the system are located on the tips of the elevons, when you significantly move the flight controls (and subsequently the elevons) the direction readout of the rwr becomes skewed. Also they can only detect emissions in a horizontal plane, if you roll to turn into a bandit, the actual azimuth that the RWR indicates will be off until you fly level again.

[@noahmoore2684]

RIO "Top Gun wasn't that good" Pilot *pulls ejection handle

[@n1tr0us.]

Haha, I told my dad I watched Top Gun, and then for Christmas he bought me some sick ass ray-bans. The movie is awesome, the planes are awesome and the glasses are awesome.

[@TheKenji2221]

I just watched Top Gun. It's ok if not average at best. The dogfights are cool and the visuals too. But man they waste so much time on romance bs, so many mistakes and telling how Mitchell is the best and blablabla while he's just a pretentious moron. I was either sleeping or rolling my eyes between the flight scenes

[@Shrike200]

"The Final Countdown" is the best F14 movie. There, I said it.

[@mattthacker4122]

@@TheKenji2221 Remember, this was released in 1986, so you gotta have all that 80's cheese on it. It was good back then. I was 10 when it was released. I hope TopGun 2 is worth the wait.

[@TheKenji2221]

@@mattthacker4122 Yeaaaah it's true. And I kept that in mind. But even for a 80' movie I felt like the writing is..... Eh I'm still curious about TP2 tho

[@smerrill94]

Flat spin you say? “Goose punch us out, I can’t reach the ejection handle”

[@sanderk.3756]

😪

[@arcticfox037]

Sorry, can someone explain this?

[@asasasasa3739]

@@arcticfox037 top gun, watch it, its a good movie.

[@calvzkeith]

bruh

[@px1_]

"Talk to me goose"

[@yowza234]

"IFF came foe" *INSERTS ACTUAL FIGHTER PILOT'S DISCORD* 😂

[@sam8742]

What happened in that situation I know it was about spudknocker lying about credentials?

[@Dan20q]

huh, Mover seems to not be in FPP discord, no "Mover" in there

[@mr_derpo9729]

@@sam8742 Yeah it was mover knocking him for lying about his credentials. But there is another more recent case where people thought he was lying about his credentials again but it turns out he wasn't

[@sam8742]

​@@mr_derpo9729 on reddit they got mad about me wanting to know about it lol

[@MrMarci878]

@@sam8742 yea man Like how dare you ask questions

[@BusterBuizel]

Imagine being the AWACS of this shitshow:

[@mohammedshah9274]

allow me to introduce you to AWACS Bandog ( AceCombat7 ): " any aircraft leaving the operation area will be shot down."

[@Kay_213_]

*Fullband will remember that*

[@freyawion5337]

@@mohammedshah9274

[@Sunesen]

Dogfight tip: at 11:07 when that enemy blew by you behind you, the optimal move is to turn your plane right to get inside his turn circle. I guess he lost vision on you because what would normally happen when you keep up your turn like that is that the enemy will swing around and get his nose on you before you can make a full 360 and take a shot at him. By reversing your turn, you prevent the enemy from doing that.

[@cnlbenmc]

I'm astounded that Drewski won a turnfight vs a Sukhoi in an F-14B.

[@kainhall]

@@cnlbenmc the f-14 can REALLY turn..... like, its pretty much a straight wing C-172 when you drop the flaps . the best move is to use its MASSIVE engine power (especially with lower fuel and no 1000 pound AIM-54s hanging off it) you can pull into the vertical, loop over, and just yo-yo the crap out of people . if ya cant out thrust it.... you can out turn it if ya cant out turn it.... ya can out thrust it . and usually you do both better . now getting a lock..... taking an accurate shot.....not having speed and ALT in the hud.... canopy bars that block vision.... pulling just a BIT too hard and snapping off the wings.... . thats the hard part of the f-14 . having the performance is one thing using it to the limit.....with no "bitching betty" flight control system to prevent you from killing yourself.... whole different thing to master

[@Radintoriov]

@@kainhall Indeed. The F-14B, despite its size and apparent sluggishness, is a very dangerous dogfighter because of the engines, fuel capacity and variable geometry.

[@TheStalkingSniper]

@@kainhall don't spread false info man.. It's a real bad idea to drop full flaps in a dogfight...

[@Radintoriov]

@@TheStalkingSniper Not in the F-14, although the pilot has to be careful not to have them jam when the onboard flight computer decides to start sweeping the wings back.

[@nicksiegfried4906]

Jabbers pointed out that If you roll to one side, the Tomcat will actually yaw a little as well and can mess a lot of things up when maneuvering, especially at lower speeds. If you put in the equivalent rudder inputs to counter this and have your maneuvering flaps down, I don't think there's a single thing in the game that can outturn a Tomcat

[@kainhall]

17:55 that was an ~16 mile shot....... and it was STILL on motor.... . thats hilarious..... the aim54 is PEAK freedom

[@jiminizharadze1523]

8:25 fun fact: you are exactly above my real house

[@atomic3614]

See any missiles on the daily?

[@jiminizharadze1523]

@@atomic3614 haven’t seen yet skiing daily

[@firefightszz]

*takes off My head : “highway to the danger zone”

[@lordbluebaron2270]

Isn’t it “highway to the danger zone”? “Going to take it right in to the danger zone”

[@firefightszz]

@@lordbluebaron2270 your right he does

[@jabba233hutt3]

lol, real fans of F14 remember this.

[@lordbluebaron2270]

@FS-141 SEAL You know how?

[@SldgeHammr]

"Growling Sidewinder would like to know your location."

[@markeldamgaard]

And tell him to stay at a high altitude.

[@cranjismcbasketball613]

F-14 Tomcat. The sexiest plane the NAVY ever adopted. Change my mind.

[@f308gtb1977]

No one can change your mind, because it’s a FACT.

[@sabre6464]

Yes

[@douglasaranda2010]

Best looking plane imo also

[@loganjefferies3927]

The Navy owns some vipers for aggressor stuff.

[@CantankerousDave]

I always liked the F4U Corsair. The Tomcat’s a sexy beast, though. It’s old, but still manages to look sci-fi.

[@gooberone]

it's pretty crazy how tech like this from the early 1970s is still relevant and still has scary capability. look at the sidewinder too, it originated in the 1950s and is still the most successful missile platform in the world, hard to shake off with a good enough warhead. the M1 abrams design has already been around (counting the start of design, not starting at production) for about 50 years, and is still one of the most successful MBTs. the leopard 2 is also about 50 years old in it's design, still extremely capable. it's mindblowing that we still use tech from designs that you may think is outdated, but in reality if you threw a decent pilot in an F-15C eagle against an intermediate pilot in a SU-57 you may have the eagle emerge victorious. it's truly just something that makes you wonder: How?

[@jackthorton10]

Old, doesn’t always mean obsolete

[@Prodagist]

@@jackthorton10 I quite like this quote

[@jackthorton10]

@@Prodagist Glad I could reintroduce it to you fellow internet dweller.

[@deviousace4475]

I like the calm music while a fighter jet flying by

[@MCF2233]

20:08 Drewski: "Fox 2! Fox 2! Fox 2!" Me: *Internally screaming*

[@Ben-lr2jj]

‘This is exactly what I’ve been waiting for. Not to sound like kat Williams but this is exactly what I’ve been waiting for’ love a drewski dcs video

[@TougeSpirit33]

There’s something really special about flying the Tomcat. It talks to you through the shaking and buffeting.

[@alexandresun6266]

as a wise man once said: TOMCATS!!!

[@Nghia1202]

TOMCATS

[@biskit_lmao7780]

MOVERS: TOMCATS!!!!!!!

[@andrewvanatta499]

TOMCATS!

[@ItsJustin177]

TOMCATS!!!

[@thewarthogproject]

TOMCATS!!

[@_Matsimus_]

mmmmmm kitty kitty

[@Rashed1255]

More bird videos soon?

[@lordbluebaron2270]

Matsimus how do I always see you in the comments of the videos I watch?

[@isaacho1403]

meow

[@BuddySpike101]

When I tried the Tomcat when it was free at Christmas I found it’s actually much more straight forward personally than the FA-18. I suppose the easiest module to learn is the one that you want to learn.

[@231thorium]

yes, the tomcat is pretty simple and more straightforward than something modern with lots of weapons like the F/A-18, but actually flying the tomcat is way harder. You really have to tame it and learn how it works because of its lack of an fbw. When I first trialed the F-14 I tried for like 4 hours straight to dogfight an Su-27 and I couldn't kill it once, but not because it kept on killing me, but because I kept on flat spinning, stalling, and crashing.

[@tbmm2]

Do they make the planes free every year?

[@231thorium]

@@tbmm2 you can trial them

[@tbmm2]

@@231thorium not on steam version

[@231thorium]

@@tbmm2 the normal version is free too lol

[@Radintoriov]

While you didn't need it in the video, one habit that is useful to develop while in the Tomcat is flipping the ACM switch/cover on your upfront console when getting into a dogfight (you can have it as a toggle on your joystick): just by flipping it up, it will set up your plane for ACM mode which will set your gun fire rate to High if it's low, cool your Sidewinders and Prep your other missiles if for some reason you have them off and more importantly it will switch your radar to Boresight mode and your Phoenixes and Sparrows will require 1 second of pulling the trigger to fire them instead of the usual 3. Speaking of, with Boresight enabled you can access the vertical ACM scan modes (Hi/Lo) for the radar.

[@yfbb1]

u dont need ACM to use the VSL HI/LO modes

[@kita1318]

Dcs is amazing. I learned the f16 startup once and taught a guy it right offer learning. It sometimes can be hard and other times easy to learn a plane

[@livehighdielater]

Hey it’s Super watsup

[@nekomakhea9440]

As the sagacious philosopher PhlyDaily once said: team mates are enemies

[@Kay_213_]

It’s almost phun

[@gingeni4351]

Hey drewski the wing moving thing is called "Variable Geometry"

[@setesh1294]

We call 'em swing wings.

[@You_already_know937]

OperatorDrewski: an actor, musician, gamer, fighter pilot, and an SCP Foundation combat and retrieval operative. What a legend!!

[@HelplessTeno]

My buddy got hooked on DCS and apparently became the best F-14 pilot in his group. After watching this video I have a way bigger appreciation for what he must have went through to accomplish that.

[@Sierra-208]

At this point, we're gonna need dedicated servers run by actual people who flew those planes to just train newbies

[@theuniquedude994]

Chelsea as RIO video coming soon???? Haha great video drewski, loving the DCS uploads!

[@stevemc6010]

Waifu Wizzo from project wingman, part 2

[@setesh1294]

@@stevemc6010 yessss

[@lybhydra5487]

There is no comparison to the chills I get when drewski says “the final topic: the f14 tomcat.” The music kicks in, the amazing shots, drewski narrating the specs and capabilities of the f14. Yeah. I don’t think there’s a intro to the f14 that even comes close to this one. This video is the whole reason I got the f14 and boy was that a great decision

[@Krystalmyth]

"Watched Top Gun, it wasn't that good but~" Light him up.

[@GOD-fg7rk]

4:49 Drewski: “Oh and flat-spins” Me: (PTSD’s in War Thunder)

[@hockey5397]

That “skating” feeling you get is exactly what I get when I’m flying in arma, but it reminds me of long boarding so much

[@eventhorizon9118]

I love that she takes an interest in what you love, that's the way it should be.

[@anton2maa]

16:13 That was most probably a R-27T, a medium range IR missile that Russian planes have. They have very useful, since they don't alert the RWR.

[@cerealeggvr6942]

I honestly recommend the f-14 to any one who wants an easy to start jet and the weapons are easy too, and also it can takeoff and land from carriers

[@jackbuchanan1352]

As someone who's Grandfather flew these planes for almost 2 decades this was an extremely fun video to watch.

[@vojtechkudela2897]

"Flanker, 5 o'clock" One of the scarier things to hear.

[@hike3]

grinning like a moron when it said "original music by drewski"

[@OperatorDrewski]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpKQmq1mdtGpkM0 :)

[@uninvestigated]

the f14 is the absolute most badass naval plane ever made. TITANIUM!

[@ThoughtlessDNB]

the way your 'DOOO BLBLBLBLBL' perfectly matched that missile movement really cracked me up, great video!

[@rattleheadx]

I'm going to have to get into DCS eventually. This takes me WAY back to 1994, playing Fleet Defender, which was a super detailed and highly technical F-14 sim. Basically the concept of DCS, but focused on the Tomcat and, of course, limited to what we could do with a mid-90s PC.

[@swipyduck]

Watching you play with all that tactical accurate chit chat is always awesome, gives me goosebumps when something really intense happens !

[@ilovegaming2524]

The Tomcat is the perfect choice for what you wanted to achieve here. Jester A.I. is managing so much stuff for you like radar and callouts that the pilot can completely focus on his flying and engagements. Even if the F-14 is a high fidelity module it makes your life so much easier compared to all other modules in DCS. I highly recommend this plane for everyone that's interested in getting started with DCS.

[@LouiWoodman]

Actually really enjoyed this, even tho it's not action packed and everything it was still entertaining and had my full attention. Hope to see more pilot videos

[@Littlemanairsoft]

you can't argue the F-14 has really smooth flying in dcs

[@lhsmithnet1746]

IT'S HAPPENING EVERYONE, DREWSKI IS IN THE CAT! I REPEAT, DREWSKI IS IN THE CAT!

[@SimDeck]

Great stuff love it. Been flight simming for a million years. This is so great t see. No trolling just flying and learning and do it better. Brilliant.

[@anyonehaveitalready4096]

AWACS BANDOG : "happiness noise".

[@cerealeggvr6942]

I just used the short made by tricker that tells you how to start up the f14 in a matter of seconds

[@SoDevious]

Man this editing work gave me nerd chills. Well done..

[@dogboy0912]

You forgot to watch Fighter Fling 2002 through 2004 as part of your F-14 training. Nothing kindles my nostalgia more than seeing early 2000s footage of the Tomcat while a Hoobastank song plays. Last Time, Baby...

[@MrNuganteng]

26:13 if it was my girl, she would be: "good job dude, you did it! Now go get a real job!

[@haydensaviationgaming2156]

Thank you for not only flying but explaining why your doing things and how your doing them to teach people who don’t know much about aviation.

[@DKSanX]

I love the tomcat easily the coolest looking aircraft the us ever put into service and not to mention it got a game in tomcat alley a master piece if i may say. God i love the f14

[@emdowww9150]

The intro is perfect. I don't even need to watch what's next, that intro counts as gold content to me 3:42

[@ledude114]

Well, I can say for sure that you over G'd a lot your F-14, since your INS seems to be shattered or bent most of the time (the artificial horizon not aligning with the actual horizon). Might have had trouble firing Phoenixes or Sparrows then.

[@silverphinex]

your not trying hard enough if the aircraft isn't a slightly different shape when you get back to base

[@liiithp]

It’s supposed to be depressed about 5 degrees underneath the actual horizon in the tomcat

[@paradigmshifting8637]

Thanks drew, my dad was a f14 rio and I never got to really ask him about his experiences before he passed. F*cking bad ass. Love your dcs content!

[@Magmalation]

16:36 'Oh I can now officially say i've watched Top Gun, it wasn't that good but it was still fun' The sheer audacity on this man, disgusting...

[@koksem]

The missle that jester called and rwr didn't announce was prob R-27ET, long-range IR missle which is equipped on I think all Russian aircraft in DCS. You killed SU-33 which would make sense. Always remember to look at RWR and know what you're up against.

[@bingoberra18]

I feel the need, the need for SPEED!

[@HeavyMetalHero115]

I don’t know what’s going on but I love it.

[@varanzmaj]

Pro tip. When flying down low and hiding in the mountains. When you get a callout of an enemy within 10nm, try flipping the ACM cover switch up and then firing your Phoenix. It will be active immediately off the rail, you don't even need a lock if you know where the enemy is. Just point in the general direction and shoot. Another thing I noticed is that you frequently used the horizontal scan modes, which is fine, but sometimes you don't want the enemy to know you've locked them up. It's perfectly fine to use TWS mode and just let Jester lock em up in TWS-A and then fire. That way the enemy won't get an indication of lock until the Phoenix goes active, which is frequently too late for them to do anything about it.

[@Bznunyabizness]

"a game that gives you a reward for time spent" - **crys in Black Desert Online**

[@Cskrible311]

The only good thing about finding a creator late is that there is so much content to watch. Every damn video is a good one. Is there a name for the roll and fire maneuver? 10/10 effectiveness. And it just looks bad ass.

[@samtasticsongs3012]

I love your content dude, keep it up!

[@austinboi870]

I just got the f/a 18 and I’m still learning I’m not going into guns and armament yet I’m still mastering the flying aspect of the planes.

[@justakid113]

That cinematic with the changing angles was beautiful

[@mrhacker9109]

i love it in dcs and battlefield when ur being chased while going through mountains and end up getting a maneuver kill

[@MrFalloutforlife]

Everyone here talking about the plane but no one doing a double take when Drewski says he's married

[@kratosthegodofwar2593]

I was surprised.

[@maianoguillaume]

Damn, the joy in your wife's voice when you get the kill. Reminds me of Colbert's wife laughing at his jokes.

[@ElfSixDave]

Hey Drew, the amount of hours you have to play these games, I'm worried you may be turning into a vampire, do you ever see the sun?

[@chrisrides2203]

What's a sun?

[@griffencamberdella3003]

Northrop and Grumman factory was located right near my house. Everyday you’d hear these awesome F-14s break the sound barrier, rattle the houses, and light up the sky with afterburners. Truly a sight to behold. It was a sad day when they ended production

[@glassfullofmilk]

Drewski you know that you can use the TCS (the camera on the nose) to guide the AIM54 I also find it useful to spy on locked targets so I know when they launch missiles and can kinetically counter them or turn cold if within the MAR.

[@TheStalkingSniper]

Man wtf are you on about you can't guide a fucking Phoenix with the TCS....

[@glassfullofmilk]

@@TheStalkingSniper ACM Flap up TCS track on a target aim in the general area. Fire. its a very rough line of sight/angle off track but it does work. You know its working because the Pheonix will drop and move slightly toward the target. Usually it will just carry on ahead of you with the ACM flap up. Check the patch notes if you don't believe me Heatblur recently fixed it around 1-2 patches ago.

[@TheStalkingSniper]

@@glassfullofmilk omg dude what you just said has nothing to do with the TCS... When you flip the acm cover up phoenix' are set to mad dog, meaning they will turn their seekers on and go active right off the rail. The TCS literally plays not part in this..

[@HeatblurSimulations]

Great flying Drewski!

[@Eagle_the_18th]

“You are your own worst enemy.....and the idiot who doesn’t check his IFF” -someone I dunno who but I assume he’s important

[@BenTrem42]

13:45 Flying NOE in the Rockies on FS is how I got hooked on flying!

[@sam8742]

1:29 Is that fucking mover?! edit: can someone explain the mover vs spudknocker thing?

[@flappyBoi]

I think it might be

[@kurtisknechtel3728]

It is, it's a screenshot from when Mover called out Spudknocker for lying about his credentials a while back

[@sam8742]

@@kurtisknechtel3728 can you link a video on it or explain it?

[@josearellano2275]

Fox 1 is a missle that needs the planes radar to lock on Fox 2 is a heat seeking missle, but back then they were rear aspect missles, now they are all aspect missles Fox 3 is a missle that has its own radar, most commonly know as 'fire and forget' missles

[@mrskweaker2138]

Haven’t seen the vid yet but if he doesn’t play danger zone i will be sad

[@tomc8157]

When I was in the Navy my sister squadron the Grim Reapers were all F14's, years later one by one, I watched them go to the hanger a few down from ours to get dismantled. Such a sad sight. I didn't realize they were getting phased out, I just thought they were getting upgrades until someone told me.

[@scottkalkouli2242]

This guy in the background.... "Top gun wasn't that good" you shut your mouth sir!

[@uncreativename826]

I’m going to keep up with foreign relations with that dude

[@scottkalkouli2242]

@@uncreativename826 you know. The bird ma'am

[@freyawion5337]

@@scottkalkouli2242 Oh, sorry, I hate when it does this. Excuse me.

[@scottkalkouli2242]

@@freyawion5337 we're going ballistic mav! Go get I'm. Top gun community= best community?

[@freyawion5337]

@@scottkalkouli2242 that was some of the best flying i've seen to date - right up to the part where you got killed exactly

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

Thays what the community has ALWAYS lacked. A middle ground. A place between "Why is he shooting 4 Sparrows at a friendly using his IRST?" and "Eagle 1-1, request BRA and Bogey Dope, Singleton CAP on station, loiter 25, how copy, over?" I heard of a flight sim years ago....in development that would have included an entire series of highest fidelity training missions. Like America's Army level training. Classes, tests, practicals, dedicated training aircraft with dedicated flight instructor AI. That's what we need. Thats what we've ALWAYS needed.

[@NSS7779]

Imagine him fighting a war in real life.

[@OperatorDrewski]

Videogames are nothing like real war - i’ll stay playing my comfy wargames :)

[@livehighdielater]

@@OperatorDrewski unless your life dream is to be a fighter pilot?

[@sheeplord4976]

@@livehighdielater Fighting in a real plane is VERY different from a video game. For one, you have a few more systems due to classification. Rules of engagement, physical effects of flight, fear of death, radio communication, electronic warfare, and much much more. There is a reason real fighter pilots take so long to train.

[@NSS7779]

Didn't expect a comment wow

[@tedstation5607]

@@sheeplord4976 plus you taking all those g’s whilst doing so lol

[@armadillerff]

As part of my job in the Navy was listening to radar signals for counter detection threats. The F-14 uses an AWG9 surface search radar that has a very very distinctive sound to it. It sounds almost like the “gronk” droid (the walking trash can droid) for Star Wars...a deep kind of “bbwaaaamp”

[@Redcoat6650]

im early for once, considering ive been here for years. Its a first lol

[@TURBOMIKEIFY]

You flying that plane is how it feels for me when I drive my manual Jeep Compass over any automatic car I've ever driven (say for a 2019 R8 I drove with Xtreme Xperience). There's a connection like no other with something more mechanical.

[@WigBeanus]

16:36 WHAT IS THIS HERESY