Trying the AV-8B Harrier in DCS!

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[@fredsas12]

Remembering True Lies with Arnie. The most memorable Harrier scenes for me in a movie. Sorry, I was a 90s kid :).

[@edgerat]

just like ridin a bike! hehehe

[@edgerat]

"Thats a textbook Tasker take-off"

[@Lantuak]

i rember the villain hooked onto the missike xD

[@CallsignJoNay]

Great movie.

[@defencebangladesh4068]

yes

[@pn9358]

Mover: Finaly a plane where the IAS is in Corvettes per bald eagle instead of kilometres per hour

[@adamb.8945]

On behalf of the Marines, we would be honored to have you virtually fly for us.

[@jimco5852]

Exactly how I saw the Harrier fly at Miramar. 10/10.

[@drewkossy]

you were at that airshow too?

[@askcitizenfitz]

"Why does it have to be 'The river where I crashed the Huey?'" "You didn't intentionally crash...."

[@Aeronaut1975]

Easily my favourite DCS Module. In answer to your question, the USMC, Italian and Spanish Navy still operate the AV-8B. To turn off the annoying "Pull up-pull-up", set your Radalt (Switch under the radio keybad), and then on the keypad press "alt", type in "50", and then press "ent". That will set your radalt warning to 50ft.

[@grenadespoon]

Aeronaut yes for the low altitude warning. What he was getting was the ground proximity waring which can be turned off by un-colonizing gwps

[@GrahamMilkdrop]

@@tomriley5790 Somehow they still look British to me.

[@Name-ps9fx]

I kept hearing “Pull out! Pull out!” 🤣

[@colindelaney4208]

@@grenadespoon How do you "un-colonizing gwps"?

[@flighttherapybullisticfpv133]

Would you recommend the harrier as a first study level module? I have learned both the mb-339 and the A-4e and I dont want to start with the obligatory f/a-18... im between the Harrier and the JF-17..

[@s0unDTraktechnoid]

The image of two harriers flying around Vegas on fire. “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!” 😂

[@UselessDuckCompany]

Looked like smooth sailing to me

[@ExUSSailor]

I wouldn't worry about hearing from the USMC if I were you. You use too many big words, anyway.

[@ExUSSailor]

M.A.R.I.N.E. = Muscles Are Required, Intelligence Not Essential

[@spacedmanspiff1543]

Lack of crayons as well......

[@vicariousjohnson9823]

So we can assume you two are both military Pilots from other branches? Otherwise you wouldn't be in here running your suck about Marines.

[@vinyltapelover]

@@vicariousjohnson9823 "...assume you two are both military Pilots..." I'm inclined to believe you are extending and act of civility in giving the benefit of the doubt about their possible occupations, much less being in the military.. Personally, my feeling is that these are two insecure, bombastic keyboard DCS jocks with no active , much less reserve, duty military experience. There is a known interservice rivalry between branches, but at the end of the day, there is mutual respect. My son, r.i.p, was a Force Recon Marine and his son, my grandson, is a 0351. They and their fellow Marines, then and now, have a lot the muscles, stamina and heart to do the jobs the rest of don't or unable to do...also very intelligent and pay attention to detail...hmmm, not to unlike the SEALS or other special ops organizations, pilots and many of the other MOSs. These appear to be two NATO keyboard operators out here running their suck about Marines. Folks have heard of NATO, haven't they? No Action Talk Only. Ret'd USAR, Plt Sgt, E-7

[@grahamnelson203]

Contraception is a big word, and we use it all the time... well... usually...

[@gastonbell108]

AV8: all the mechanical compromises and aerodynamic nightmares of a helicopter, plus the complexity and extra workload of a single engine jet. The best of both worlds! :-D 9:28 - I believe they call that a CFISH: Controlled Flight into Somebody's House.

[@LeadsTheFallen]

A pilot of the Harrier once said the hovering was like trying to balance a silver ball on a sheet of metal

[@dragonstormdipro1013]

Have talked to Indian navy pilots who used them. They said this thing makes you forget your name and remember God's name.

[@TexasGreed]

That's a technique some chopper pilots and maybe harrier pilots use to practice hand stability. Try to keep a ball bearing centered on a metal sheet.

[@Manc-king]

With this in mind think about the British pilot that had to land on a container on a small ship when he ran out of fuel during the Falklands war

[@paristo]

@@TexasGreed Used to learn the mental state by using. Marble And dinner plate. So you learn to keep marble center of plate and then do controlled tiny movements to move it as wanted. As in helicopter controls it is "if you think it, you are giving too much input" level. After years flying helicopters the Harrier is super simple as it is so sluggish and balanced, as there is no rotating counter forces requiring predictive inputs. But F-35 is super easy compared to harrier, as you just tell it on what direction you want to go and it does all the rest. The Harrier IMHO is funniest fighter to fly in DCS as you get to do so fancy CAS. Constantly flying between combat and rearming site, while with Hornet you are still sitting returning back to base from first attack. I just hope that Razbam gets Harrier features implemented in this year as promised, as they are going to release F-15E in this year, and their promise was that no new modules are released until existing ones are completed from early access (M2000, AV-8B N/A and MiG-19P). And there is lots of things missing from Harrier so....

[@TexasGreed]

@@paristo dude I read the first paragraph as a rap and I was like damn this dudes spittin rhymes at me lol. Any yeah I'm looking forward to some harrier updates.

[@MasterZeeeee]

The report states that the pilots where found in the Bellagio casino talking to the cocktail waitress about the effects of jet fumes on the parking lot concert and why the owners Corvette is missing the back end The back end of the Corvette was found floating in a SE direction and spilling in to the cities sewage system The waitress told them to have a many drinks on the house

[@user-xo5zh9xb5b]

The Harrier is awesome. Probably my most flown plane in DCS. I think it’s kinda underrated but the thing is a beast. There is nothing better than loading up 4 IR mavs and 40% fuel, taking off from forward air bases and destroying those tanks! :D Nice video, as usual, Mover!

[@Micro-Lander]

The intro is just a bruh moment.

[@Cleared_To_Land]

3500? get some time up youngling ;-) got that just in the Black Hawk alone.. ahahhahah.. jet time? well, you got me. zero. Always been my dream to fly a fighter and land it on a carrier... HEY!!! can you do carrier landings next? get some Navy up ya! well that'd be awkward. Wear the white uniform for a day!!! YARGH!

[@timandshannon03]

"He is a little rusty, but that's a trademark Tasker takeoff." --Agent Gibson

[@beltfedassasin]

Scrolled for this comment!

[@deaddropholiday]

The experience-to-effectiveness curve for the Harrier is one of the steepest in aviation. Rookies are sitting ducks for AA and god help them if they come up against even some 3rd generation fighters. But watch out for gnarly veterans (with several thousand hours) who have been known to leave many an opponent in superior equipment with an acute case of embarrassment.

[@matchesburn]

3:22 "Why am I suddenly getting all these letters in crayon...? Oh. Right. The Harrier video."

[@5thGenNativeTexan]

I believe the Marines have extended them to 2028, along with extending their F/A-18s to 2030 or so, according to Lt. Gen. Steven R. Rudder, the Marine Corps’ deputy commandant for aviation.

[@jacobsmith4453]

Been waiting for another dcs, thanks man.

[@truereaper4572]

Meanwhile I'm still trying to figure out to to start the engine on my P51

[@Skankhunt-mv4vd]

Mover, does the airforce training focus more on BVR or close-in dogfights? which one do you think is more important in today's age and which will be more common in a modern conflict between capable forces?

[@paradox5391]

"Gonna need a little more pull, little more now, litt- LOT MORE PULL, LOT MORE PULL" lmao

[@mitchellking2590]

Mover, you should’ve seen what it was like when this thing first hit DCS. You could log into any server and just hear the whine of a dozen or so harriers, followed by explosions as each one slammed back to earth lol. Fun and very rewarding module once you get it down though!

[@scottiramage317]

My client was a Harrier pilot in the falklands war

[@jameshewitt8828]

I love the harrier, was gutted when we got rid of them Used to watch them fly over my house in Scotland at 250ft, awesome

[@matchesburn]

We didn't get rid of them. USMC is still flying Harriers. In fact, the USMC is having to extend the service life of older Harriers because F-35Bs are coming online so slowly and so behind schedule. Currently the USMC is looking to have Harriers service life extended all the way out to 2028.

[@randompheidoleminor3011]

@@matchesburn he's most probably not American

[@jameshewitt8828]

@@matchesburn hey there, I'm referring to the Royal Air Force in the UK. Thats amazing the USMC is retaining them that long, awesome aircraft with a awesome combat record, did us proud in the Falklands against the Argentineans

[@maxrose4418]

James Hewitt. yeah it’s a real shame they even got rid of our aircraft carrier.

[@maxrose4418]

James Hewitt very proud in the falklands

[@i.r.wayright1457]

"Throw out your wallet!" When you were training to VTOL fly the Harrier, the instructor would shout that over the radio from a safe spot if you were out of control, since there were no two place trainers. I never heard anything louder than the AV8B, except maybe a B-52.

[@ResidentEddy]

Try working alongside a B-1B during an engine test run.

[@Rrryuuireerryyu]

Can confirm loud af

[@seinfeld11123]

you can turn on the SAAHS control it flies much more like an f16/A10 its not on by default. even with an auto start it wont be on by default its left panel left knee make sure all the pitch/ yaw etc is all on. then the magic button is the AFC click it FORWARD it flies much better

[@Wrootplonk]

The Harrier is awesome to fly but it takes a LOT of time to get proficient on the damn thing. Still struggling with the TPOD :P

[@Whiskey11Gaming]

GCAS is broken in the Harrier at the moment... I mute her everytime I get into the jet. Stupid Betty... LAW = Low Altitude Warning USMC is transitioning to the F35B and C but there are a few Harrier wings still around while they wait for their F35B

[@gungriffen]

It would be amazing, even legendary! If Mover flew the F14 and got someone like the Top Gun instructor Dave "Bio" Baranek to fly RIO. Unfortunately the whole video would probably be chopped and edited because every third word would be something classified :/

[@62heliman]

Very entertaining Mover would like to see more of this type of flying.

[@shouthausproductions2657]

You should check out VROL VR - it’s not 100% accurate and the graphics don’t meet up with DCS, but it has full VR interaction.

[@dictatorofsalt5902]

i love the harrier in dcs flown it in many CAS missions and is an effective ground attack

[@alexanderwingeskog758]

The water cooling, I do remember that you had about 90 seconds worth of vertical thrust on the earlier versions of the Harriers but the later version did not need it? or do I just remember wrong?

[@christinecrockford1654]

Another great brit plane even tho u built ur own is still brit plane

[@creightonc8147]

Apparently the sky is not yours. At least today. Welcome back Rey.

[@sickedits824]

I NEED A OLD AND YOUNG PRIEST! hahahaha

[@weasel75]

Amazing (virtual) flying! Speechless on how you kept formation. Love the jets too. Over here, Harriers fly over every few days (Spanish coast, far south-west) ... and they are low and *fast* (and much more apart than you guys ;-) ).

[@Darthybuddy]

It’s kind of funny how much of the formation work was done by the other pilot. Mover was having fun, and the other pilot was just trying to avoid getting hit.

[@Tetz95]

Harriers are frickin' loud when in a slow hover. We had one constantly buzzing our site at about 500 ft AGL.

[@deantait8326]

What's LAW? Possibly Low Altitude Warning..... ? Are those the new "Asian Murder Harrior-Hornets" Oh my goodness, I'm watching simulation NASCAR racing and now SIM flight viewing.

[@zac3392]

So did you drink enough Pepsi to get that Harrier?

[@jeffbradley7435]

You guys are hilarious! Thanks for sharing during this COVID19-19 timeframe. I just can’t wait to jump in my 2019 M5 (F90) and at least charge the damn Lithium battery. All work and NO play,,,, - well it just sucks. But, we all have to do what’s best for each other; and I’ve got no problem with that!

[@seph7450]

Funny, I just got the Harrier yesterday. My results were exactly like the first clip in this video. Lol

[@-Spatz-]

"That Mover guy! He doesn't even read the manual."

[@Valkyrie612]

I remember the first time I flew the F/A-18 simulator at NAS Cecil Field in Jacksonville, FL. As a helo jockey, I had my work cut for me me, and everyone was watching me. It was a dogfight, me against 4 other real Hornet pilots at other sim stations. I was in the "globe", a 3-D dome with a fixed cockpit, moving lasers and projectors. Long story short, I was spawned at angels 21, behind an enemy Hornet. He was within range of a sidewinder, so I fired, and killed him. A little too easy! After that, the rest of them teamed up against me and blew me out of the sky 3 times! It was a short flight! As I stepped out of the sim, the squadron commander quipped, "You know you can't hover in a Hornet, right?" Hahaha... Yeah, yeah.... LOL I learned my lesson! It was fun, though!!!

[@JoshWelsh]

Just used the code "mover" and bought like 4 modules, thanks for sharing the video!

[@jakeyboo7]

Ahahaha, loved the Christopher Walken impression!

[@lynnecheermom]

When did you become Arnold's double? Looks like lots of fun! Impressive. Mover takes out Hoover Dam, next? You bounce well🤣

[@eirejoseph]

that last part... just casually flying around Las Vegas with a wingtip missing!

[@begu88]

I‘m always in awe how you guys fly such close formations. Recently got into DCS mostly ‚cause of watching Mover and it‘s quite challenging to learn. Thanks to your content it‘s fun to learn tho :)

[@TinCup73]

You two kill me! 😂 my favourite DCS Mover video yet. Terrific Christopher Walken impression dude!! 👌🏻👌🏻

[@ozgurkaratas6450]

When was it? Minute?

[@tracemitchell2093]

Anyone else waiting for the old 737 GPWS yelling whoop whoop sink rate sink rate, terrain terrain, pull up, pull up

[@蛾-k8m]

I really am the only one who thinks Ray sounds exactly like Jeff Goldblum, aren't I?

[@dshornet1]

The Harrier is such a fun module in DCS. Basically a faster A-10 that can also dogfight to protect itself. Can't wait for the Sea Harrier whenever they finally release it into early access.

[@maxrose4418]

dshornet1 done the brits proud in the falklands

[@goldcfi7103]

"I'm going to transition...into a fireball..."

[@dylanaoyagi3]

Remember folks, watch your water capacity and nozzle angle

[@jasonsmith2574]

There little Timmy was, listening to his parents and doing his Algebra homework instead of being out riding his bike with his friends.

[@petek5054]

Great to see the difference between real experienced pilots vs playing a video game , much respect for serving great fun guys

[@Knightfang1]

If you run the harrier engine above 85-90% for to long you lose max engine power and won’t be able to hover

[@mikko3808]

What this video needed was... more cowbell!

[@Iwoodlikethat]

I was so happy when mover said that ray didn't have to talk so much.

[@ThatCanadianGuy-e1p]

"That's a wall"! I laughed way too much at that.

[@koreops8511]

Average day in Vegas, Nothing wrong with that XD

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

Which module is better: F-16 or Harrier? And Why? I just got the Logitech Pro Rudder pedals to play in DCS WORLD. I would feel more comfortable with an F-35B module if I want to hover and attack things.

[@boeing_is_best5632]

I think you’re better off with the Hornet, it’s a great attack aircraft, has a bit of both minus the hovering.

[@bobcauthon]

Hey Mover, Semper Fi. I gotta see more videos of you two flying together. You gotta go and show these kids in PVP who knows how to do it right! I'll be rooting for ya.

[@staubsauger2305]

Very entertaining flights and commentary. You didn't take the Harriers over Lake Meade to the Hoover Dam and then down through the canyon ? Next time :) I met a real RAF Harrier pilot and gave him a go of DCS Harrier on my rig using VR. Smooth as silk into the Tarawa. He says the real thing has more pickup though !

[@TheNordicVoyager]

Mover ruins Vegas

[@すどにむ]

Don’t know about DCS or real airplane but from various other VTOL games, I think you virtually “touch down” midair left behind 20-50ft up your actual touchdown, then slowly transition and descent. Harrier specifically has good roll and pitch authority overall but while in hover attitude is managed by bleed air thruster and especially yaw is limited. Since vertical component of thrust + vertical momentum changes so easily, throttle response being slow not helping, btw maybe slower then normal turbines since diameter is huge, it’s easy to realize you’re dropping down to the ground too fast too late. You’ll be watching vertical speed, pitch angle, and altitude, while wrestling horizontal drifts, and controlling forward velocity, without getting too much momentum, in that order, I think - that was what I was doing in front of a PC at 10yo.

[@ErelasInglor]

Hi @C.W. Lemoine, just curious if you will be doing any sort of personal reaction to the latest announcements this year regarding the F-15EX purchase by the military?

[@slw164]

"Put the thing on the thing" is valid. I used it all the time when instructed my student SOs on MQ-1s.

[@BinodPower-ix8bt]

I also fly the harrier in GTA San Andreas.

[@yourhandlehere1]

That intro looked like the first time I.....oh who am I kidding? I've NEVER done that before. Really. I've never played the game.

[@icypirate11]

I made a comment a few days ago that you should try DCS in VR. I now see that you do quite regularly. I'm definitely considering getting the Oculus Rift S just to fly simulators. What VR headset do you use?

[@its_clean]

2:10 I'm Chinese and on behalf of all 1.5 billion of my people, I officially grant you permission to resume calling it the Chinaman hat. I mean look at the damn thing, what the hell else are you gonna call it?

[@garylee8132]

Next time while in DCS you should go Buzz Homey Airport (KXTA) or Groom Lake/Area 51 n see what happens.

[@ranger6609]

You should try the F-14 in DCS. Amazing Aircraft and a lot of fun to fly! You also get a AI called Jester as your RIO who pretty cool

[@zac3392]

Some people love vicariously thru their kids... I live vicariously thru Mover...

[@jimt.659]

Y'all have me cracking up! I love the Harrier in DCS. By far my favorite! Plus you're flying over my hometown wreaking havoc as I normally do!

[@EpicInternet]

I plowed this thing into every wall before I was even sort of able to take off

[@racerx26]

Can turn off Betty by pressing ALT on UFC and on/off button then GPWS button left of UFC.

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

CW LEMOINE: How do you fly the Harrier without a Nozzle adjust physical dial? Or do you have one?

[@alwayslevitated9089]

Yep..!! About time to cold start that AV-8B for the first time perhaps...!! Two seasoned vets made it look entirely too alluring..!! Results may vary based on the 💩-Ton of real world hours these two have cumulatively in relative respect to my zero (0) real world hours...!! 😜 Litmus Test..!! 👨🏽‍🔬🔬📚📑 You know you are playing the right flight sim when you see two real seasoned vet pilots enjoying themselves this much on the same flight sim that you play...!! Thanx...!! 🕹✈🤘🏽😎

[@brenthartline4417]

AMAZING Christopher walkin impression lmao.

[@KSparks80]

"In Las Vegas today, services were held for little Jimmy, the boy horrifically incinerated when a Harrier AV-8B V/STOL Jump Jet, which was missing a wing tip and already on fire, crashed through his bedroom and violently exploded. Little Jimmy, who bravely managed a desperate call to 911, revealed his terror when his last words to the horrified operator were "I can't see...breathe..I'm on fire and ..can't...I...can't move my legs! I...uhh..I'm....". These would be little Jimmy's last words. Meanwhile, the names of the two pilots arrested have still not been released. If you recall, the pilot of the downed aircraft had managed to crawl to the street, where he was picked up by another Harrier pilot who had landed his craft nearby. It, too, had been previously damaged and was on fire, but managed to lift off, fly over the Stratosphere tower, hover, and set down on the roof. Witnesses in the Top-o'-the-Sphere Bar & Nudee Lounge stated that the two entered the bar, ordered a round for everyone, and commenced to party hardy. While the duo were being led from the tower in cuffs, a reporter yelled out "Why?". The reply, which came in an eerie Christopher Walken-like voice, was "The instructions. These instructions, that you speak.. about. We..., we didn't read no stinkin'..instructions". We'll have more on this as information becomes available". "A heartbreaking story. Thank you for that report, Biff. In other news, Joe Biden lost 17 straight games of checkers before managing a draw to Cheeky the Checker Playin' Monkey, appearing at Circus-Circus thru next Thursday. When asked about the humiliating defeat, Biden replied "I'm Cheeky Biden, man, and I'm runnin' for Senate. Or Joe. I like bananas!". Film at 11.

[@Demidar665]

would that guy be able to get into a real harrier and take off with the hours he has ? or is there classified things such as radar and the weapons systems that are not the same as ingame

[@jaek__]

The harrier is mostly declassified. You can't just get in a plane after flying it in DCS, the way planes and everything works in DCS is slightly different. Noticeable.

[@unusualbydefault]

you can actually turn gcas betty off, set alt alert to a value lower than default 500 ft AGL ;) think this is done via the ufc but havent been flying harrier in ages

[@LowCountryMack]

"Howdy Mover"! Love the channel.👍

[@manisteerocks7092]

I can do want I want..he says...as he smacks the lake like a blue bill from a mad kid cuz he couldn't get the hook out!.... lol.. coming in hot!!!

[@mikaelantonkurki]

I hope Mover would take a look at Commissar binkov's fighter jet videos Like SU-35 vs F-35 and J-20 vs F-35.

[@gundamfan2020]

see that's what it looks like when a jet hits a building.... notice it didn't penetrate and the building that later on crashes down perfectly into a nice pile.... just sayin lol

[@poiu477]

United States Marine Corps VMA-211 "Wake Island Avengers" (1990-2016)[155] VMA-214 "The Black Sheep" (1989-present)[156] VMA-223 "Bulldogs" (1987-present)[157] VMA-231 "Ace of Spades" (1985-present)[158] VMA-311 "Tomcats" (1988-present)[159] VMA-331 "Bumblebees" (1985-1992)[33] VMA-513 "Flying Nightmares" (1987-2013)[160] VMA-542 "Tigers" (1986-present)[161] VMAT-203 "Hawks" (1983-present)[31] United States Navy VX-9 "The Vampires" (unknown)[162] VX-31 "Dust Devils" (unknown-present)[163]

[@poiu477]

all US operators of AV-8B

[@flyingmemorials4384]

Wait til I show our test pilot for the F404Phantom this!.. He's a PAX River AV-8A & B guy.. You two have kept me laughing since the F-14 FAM flight. Have fun!

[@extremegunn94]

Yes, they still fly the AV-8B. Kind of rare but they are around, think they come from Cherry Point and does beautiful CAS work, good day from below! Thanks for the work.

[@martinrezzy]

i have always hated this jet because i tyhought it was slow and sluggish until i tryed it in DCS,now i am in love with it...this is a great machine if it is like this in real life...ooohh i'm gonna start DCS after this video..how is the fuel consumption compared to the F/A 18?

[@Kamir74]

OHH im so triggert i really want to press TAB twice :D

[@jimbe01]

The Marine’s will be calling me....🤔 But, you didn’t say/indicate exactly what (names) 💸💸💸💸 they would be calling you.🤦🏻‍♂️

[@tommyzDad]

Has DCS added the engine buzz heard in the cockpit? Source: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJTIZnVjltVgb7c. I'm sure the helmet muffles only some of the sound.

[@nepocrates]

I love watching you fly close to the ground, virtually or in reality. it is amazing.

[@Skepticalloner]

@4:29 "It'll buff out." I use that quite frequently.