Real Hornet mech starts a fake Hornet.

Towbie is a real-world F/A-18 A through D mechanic. He worked on lot 3 through 15 Hornets as a VFA-106 Gladiator at Cecil Field at the beginning of the Hornets' life on the East Coast. #pcgaming #gaming #pc #dcsworld #dcs4d

[@jodypresti94]

I've been around DCS for more than a minute and this may be my new favorite channel. I could learn from you and hear stories for hours. This was great!

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@jodypresti94 Thank you for that. I'm just a ole Hormet mech that is so blessed to get to share anything with you all. So blessed for the opportunity.

[@wiwa23]

Makes you appreciate the fidelity that DCS provide with this module. Very cool!

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@wiwa23 I find it does a lot of things the average simulator pilot will not know they worked in. If you turn on failures and play with some of the fcs system failures and engine failures, you can resolve a good bit of them within the Modules designed features. You can use almost everything in the jet. Of course the depths of the MFDs sub menus are still not released, but it's really close.

[@wiwa23]

@DCS4DVetTV ah cool to know and surely makes me value the simulation even more.

[@FreeRangeLemon]

As many others have said in the comments, this seriously makes me appreciate the Hornet module all the more. Thank you for the video!!

[@DCS4DVetTV]

It is a very complex aircraft for sure, makes you respect the real ones more!

[@Tonsofcraft]

Was there ever like "Aw crap, I gotta do this again" moment when maintaining the Hornet?

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@Tonsofcraft fuel tank diving. I flew around the world, fixing bad transfer fuel issues in the main fuel cells. There were times I sat chest deep in fuel on a doghouse in the tanks for hours. That's probably the Aw crap times.

[@chikokishi7030]

Real mech starts fake hornet. Love the title.

[@DCS4DVetTV]

thanks

[@DCS4DVetTV]

Thanks everyone for the love, we hit 200 subscribers today.❤❤❤❤💕💕

[@Caprice854]

Hey from Knox field ft Rucker home of the chinook! I’m an avionics tech (contractor). Great video. Love seeing maintainers do their thing.

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@Caprice854 awesome I'm from Alabama and loved driving down to Rucker and get buzzed by the helos. Isn't it crazy how we can sim our aircraft now?

[@Westpoint1-1]

Nicely Done!

[@Prawnman_JT]

@towbie I think you need to consult with ED and help them get the hornet closer to full fidelity especially when you say APU won’t start without that one test.

[@stevepreskitt283]

Very cool! I've been working on TAMMAC software upgrades/enhancements for the past couple of years, so anything Hornet-related usually draws my interest. DMC-105 and -106 aren't too bad to work with, but dealing with the ancient -104 boxes has me pulling my hair out. We tried getting them to let us go out to China Lake for flight testing ("you want a software guy in the back seat to see how well it works for real, and not just on the bench, right?!"), but no luck. 😀

[@DCS4DVetTV]

in my day the tac moveable maps were micro fish tapes and sucked major balls🤣

[@MessierM66]

Damn I love this! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences! I always wondered why I couldn't get the paddle switch + FCS Reset to do anything different than just the FCS Reset alone. I totally about the fact that the stick has to be full aft for the G-lim Override to kick in. I have so many questions for you!

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@MessierM66 join us in discord then. A few of us mechs and disabled veterans and civilians started a channel. We fly random stuff in foothold servers we have 3 in different terrains.

[@blueskies3w568]

Solid work!

[@DCS4DVetTV]

The Footholds await us, my good sir.😎

[@ALPHARICCO875]

Super 👍 Thank you

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@ALPHARICCO875 I appreciate it, thank you.

[@BreezyYacht-o1l]

That was eye opening lol fly this jet so much and i never start anywhere close to correct

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@@BreezyYacht-o1l It's a pain in the butt is why LOL. I don't start like this in DCS either 😁

[@FreeRangeLemon]

@@DCS4DVetTVCould you upload a video of your preferred in-game startup for the Hornet? That would be incredible!!

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@FreeRangeLemon will do sir and tha is for watching.

[@T-Cup314]

Thank you :)

[@Dcs-Brasil]

I'm a new subscriber! Thx for sharing. Just one thing, Rshift+P u can remove the pilot body. LIKE

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@Dcs-Brasil I forget and get excited 😊 😁 thinking it's me in the pilot body 🤣😂. Thanky for watching

[@_Jake.From.Statefarm_]

The three questions i have with this block of Hornet i haven't been able to figure out are.. 1. Can you sync AP with throttle control to achieve a TOT somehow. 2. Is the hud capable to allowing hafu symbols when using the jhmcs without having to display both. 3. Can you slew the tgp to a txdgp from a datalink member? Been scratching my head with these for quite some time now. Love the content! Now if I can figure out how to reboot the avionics and electrical systems mid flight.. lol...

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@_Jake.From.Statefarm_ 1. You can use TOT to tell you when you are on time or slow or fast and set atc to meet the tot numbers in a way. 2. The hud doesn't allow for hafu . 3. Data link in this jet works, and you can receive a stable or symbolic representation of the ground target tract from another aircraft. You will see in the JHMCS as well the stable target and can adjust the tpod with the JHMCS and ground target select by placing the jhmcs overlay on the staple and selecting TDC select. Pod will align to the spot you select. Adjusting will allow you to gain a target lock for laser guided munitions. As far as avionics, just start pulling breakers in the cockpit and see 😅🤣😂

[@_Jake.From.Statefarm_]

@@DCS4DVetTV Hahah will do! I was hoping you could just set a mark point on shared ground targets but that would be too easy haha. I heard from a few guys that flew the F-18 there was a way to allow for only the hafus to continue through the hud view (along with the other very limited information when it passes through) but it might have been the next block or a newer jhmcs. Should have made clear I didn't mean in the HUD but passing through the hud with the jhmcs. Love the content again! Thanks for answering that!

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@_Jake.From.Statefarm_ ahh, yes, pass through with the jhmcs in non blink is possible and some lock information but not the real hafu symbols into the actual HUD, it is limitedto display information. I have a mod, though, for the jmhcs that allow for color track vid of enemy and colored mfds hafu symbology. I love it but have no idea if it's a real thing.

[@_Jake.From.Statefarm_]

@@DCS4DVetTV I have that mod too but for some reason my mods aren't working. Probably gotta reinstall it on OVGME again properly. I was going through the JHMCS options but I couldn't find that setting. I find that to be the more complicated settings for the hornet if I'm honest! haha

[@eldridgefelder3427]

I've subscribed today. Why? Because Hell Yeah, that's why.

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@@eldridgefelder3427 Hell Yeah 😁

[@kevykevTPA]

Hey- So, I noticed your logo, which caught my attention, as I'm a DCS newbie (relatively speaking) who is disabled, so I'm interested in finding out what that's about, AND... How did you get color DDIs on the L and R monitors? Is that a mod? Still the -C variant? I have questions! And you have a new sub!

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@kevykevTPA We are a discord group of veterans and disabled persons and people who are not disabled. I am a 100% permanent and totally disabled veteran, and one other founder is a disabled civilian. We formed to just hang with folks that appreciate our abilities but we also advocate for our Veterans community. Wd are sponsored by the Disabled American Veterans organization Rome Chapter 95. The screens are a mod for just sweet visuals 😁. I also run a mod for the HUD the JHMC system as well. Check user files in dcs for the fa18c mod and realistic HUD with JHMCS II. Ths is for the support and we fly Foothold missions casually as we form our future squadrons in our discord. We also have events for prizes with DCS Dogfighters discord and Fox3ms.com. we are building an organization that supports a learning environment with a low stress casually feel.

[@SteonCZ]

Great video !

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@SteonCZ Thanks, and I love this stuff. As a Disabled Veteran who has lost a good bit of mobility, I couldn't get anything better to do with my newfound early retirement 😉 😆

[@CrazyGaming_DCS]

Nice video. What sound mods are you using? Noticed the jet sounded different from vanilla sounds and honestly I love the ones you use here.

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@CrazyGaming_DCS i use dcs realistic and the echo 19 sound mod.

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@CrazyGaming_DCS echo 19 and dcs realistic are great but have some cost to them. The realistic mod is like 20. The echo 19 I paid for but think it's by donation iirc.

[@CrazyGaming_DCS]

@@DCS4DVetTV Gotcha, I’ve always thought about getting Echo 19 but never got around to it.

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@CrazyGaming_DCS it's pretty good for the external sounds but man the DCS realistic is where the best cockpit sounds come from.

[@hazegraystudios]

NAC wings!! Who made that? You were aircrew? Same here.

[@DCS4DVetTV]

Gimp on the dash board stickers added to the dark clean cockpit mod. I went to Millington A school AD Aircrew in 87. When did you get your wings brother?

[@hazegraystudios]

@@DCS4DVetTV 92 or 93 I think. P3 duty.

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@@hazegraystudios awesome dude Go Navy

[@murdock615]

Is that a mod for the grey text on the MPD? Noticed the caution messages on the left were yellow also.

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@murdock615 it is a mod for the HMD and the mfds. I believe user files has it.

[@kaizaro4377]

How close is the sim to the real thing?

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@kaizaro4377 well, as close as you will ever get in your study, office, or living. A large section of DDI pages are missing, and a bunch of maintenance stuff is haof working. I gotta play with a lot of the systems to see how they made them kinda work in ED. The flight isn't even close sound wise to my memory. Terrains move to fast and the visuals from altitudes is not real close unless you use VR. In VR, things are so much better and immersive. The Navy Sim was better but hey, it cost a few milly and I got mine under 5k 😅🤣😂.

[@kaizaro4377]

@@DCS4DVetTV Great, thank you so much for your time.

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@kaizaro4377 Thanks you for the comment, and thanks for watching.

[@modernmarksmn]

If you had to scramble would you still do all these procedures?

[@DCS4DVetTV]

No way man, it would be in a ready state for the pilots by the time they got there. This is something you would do in the event of a Long distance flight with no turn around maintainers. If you want me too I can do a quick proper start for the get it up and going into the fight start up.

[@pixelpilotclub]

@@DCS4DVetTV That would be great!

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@pixelpilotclub check out the part 1 of my favorite way to start te Hornet

[@Jinx19766]

Do you use a mod for the MFD's? The lettering is a nice white and not green.

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@Jinx19766 it's the F18 mfd mod with the realistic hud and JHMCS upgrades for threat id by color. I love it but it does break ic for some servers

[@Jinx19766]

@DCS4DVetTV awesome videos btw. Very fun to watch.

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@Jinx19766 thank you, I enjoy the opportunity to have fun and share .

[@benoitrenard3462]

69 not 450

[@artisticminds4337]

what device you are using for the way the camera is moving?

[@Armyfist-vp2zp]

he uses trackir with a proclip its a good head tracker system

[@DCS4DVetTV]

@@Armyfist-vp2zp thank you my brother, I do use the Nature point Trak IR with pro clip when not using the Pimax Crystal light.

[@artisticminds4337]

@@Armyfist-vp2zp cool!