With great power… Comes significant fuel problems || MiG-29A Fulcrum || DCS World

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro, take off and ingress
01:25 - First engagement: Viggen 2-ship
04:21 - Sitrep: Fuel and foolishness
05:13 - Second engagement: F-5 & A-10
06:45 - Reclimbing for safety
07:05 - High alt EO shenanigans
08:02 - Sitrep: Fuel and foolishness 2: Reloaded
08:26 - Heading into a 1 Vs. 3 because I'm a moron
10:40 - Bravely running away
11:04 - Sitrep: Fuel? ...Fuel? FUEL...?!
11:46 - Viggens don't understand consent
12:50 - Sign off, outro & links
Fin
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PC Specs:
GPU: GeForce RTX 4070ti
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor
Memory: 32 GB RAM
Resolution: 2560 x 1440, 75Hz
Sim gear:
Warthog HOTAS
TrackIR5
TFRP T.Flight pedals

[@luketroftgruben788]

Situational awareness via sensors is probably the hardest skill for me to learn. I've started combat flight sims on WW2 war birds and now early cold war stuff, so I can't help wanting to look out the cockpit. I need to get better using my radar to its full effect in BVR capable planes like the F-14, F-18, and Mig-29.

[@trentlangford9050]

I think that’s the right problem to have, because interfacing with sensors will always be weird, but not looking out of the cockpit purely relies on skill. That’s what I think anyways

[@Bullet4MyEnemy]

I agree, looking outside is what most people find difficult after they get too used to relying on sensors, reviewing my footage back I’ll often notice the bandit flew right past me but I was looking at a display and totally missed it

[@agidotexe7167]

that no fuel r27 shot was fucking gross dude

[@Bullet4MyEnemy]

I didn't actually expect it to connect, but apparently they're dogfight missiles? Who knew?

[@thegenericguy8309]

If you look at the design history dogfight capability was actually a pretty primary requirement for R-27, it’s only really worse than an R-60 at ultra short ranges

[@OneCrazyMonkeh]

Won't lie, it's always a joy watching you fly. Went onto Engimas for my first time the other day, had no clue what I was doing, had a fun time but got obliterated, I need to practice dog fighting much more :D Got any tips?

[@Bullet4MyEnemy]

Join the Discord and fly with us, team work is a great stand in for skill 😅 You’ll also improve as you pick up tips from other people, it’s a good time, if a little daunting - but we’re honestly very welcoming.

[@Gargoyle11]

I fly the 29 on ECW all the time (feel free to check out my video that I uploaded recently). Pro tip - ALWAYS remember to ditch your centerline tank before any engagement. The aerodynamic increase is enormous and your performance in a turn is drastically increased. Also, I typically keep the throttle at around 35% when cruising around, the 29 has so much power at its disposal and I know its weird to keep the throttle that low but you can easily outrun anything at that power setting. I only use afterburner in a turn fight, and even then very sparingly. Great video as always

[@Gargoyle11]

One more note, flaps down in a lowspeed dogfight. Drop tank -> profit

[@Bullet4MyEnemy]

KZbin hid your comment for some insane reason, trying to make it show publicly but I’m not sure it’s working… I only even saw it because they didn’t block your reply to yourself so I actually got the notification, no idea what’s going on… Anyway though, I usually pride myself with getting a lot of mileage out of the Fulcrum, I’ve said myself in basically all prior videos on it that it’s not worth using more than 40% throttle for cruising. I was just a moron in this case 😅 As for using the flaps, will definitely give this a go next time 👌🏼

[@unotoli]

@@Bullet4MyEnemy It is visible. Not sure it's viable, though :) Low speed is dangerous place. Be high, full of fuel, TWS until LA zone, use optics and hemet (instead of radar) when SA is good, don't waste missile on bad angles / close distances and against sun... sometimes gun is more secure.

[@Bullet4MyEnemy]

I’ve never been able to wrap my head around the TWS mode because as far as I can tell it doesn’t mark the target in the hud?

[@unotoli]

@@Bullet4MyEnemy it does mark it, with frame over target1 and cross overs target2 (tws2 mode for two targets). There are plenty of videos, but have not seen PvP explanations (RWR effect). A few more tips: never use external fuel tank on supersonic. Best (fast) speed overall is 0.85M. On alt 1km afterburner does use x4 times more fuel than on 10k. Hud frame + circle or cockpit frame (visual) is a rough radar gimbal limits.

[@sychowitisssues]

definitley interested in skyhawk content as well as literally any conent you can muster up!

[@Jubedy]

Always tough not to overthink things when you've a limited spawn, that was a decent run but those viggens played pretty well at the end

[@mrshar1000]

Love the video! Always nice to see the Mig29, definably not something I give much love despite how pretty she is, would love to see some Mud Moving when your in the mood for it ;) have a great day and keep up the great work!

[@unotoli]

Great video. FFB on Fulcrum is good. But just get a habit of watching AOA on tight turns.

[@thorluis226]

EO can actually see through certain type clouds, mostly at high altitude so it should be possible to fire through clouds at high altitude, just not lower altitude clouds.

[@bandrea610]

Another sweet video man! Do you ever fly helicopters?

[@Bullet4MyEnemy]

I have the Hind but the gameplay loop doesn’t do much for me… I enjoy actually flying it around, but the combination of Petrovich and enemy jets make flying it anywhere other than into the ground feel like a waste of time lol

[@bandrea610]

@@Bullet4MyEnemy hahah I feel ya

[@thejetfighter]

Nice flying! Is that the MIG-29 from FC3 or it is an add-on plane?

[@Bullet4MyEnemy]

For now there’s only an FC3 MiG-29; 3 of them actually - the A (this is the one I’m flying), the S, which is a little more modernised and the G, which is the S but German and (I think) uses NATO standard units (knots and feet) rather than metric like the Russian variants.

[@Murrence90]

The one time an R60 actually decides to hit something, and it's when you're out of fuel, free falling, wondering where it all went wrong

[@Bullet4MyEnemy]

That was an R-27 lol, R-60 would've definitely fucked me in that situation - not that it mattered much one way or the other

[@Murrence90]

How did I get that so wrong, I'd literally just watched it XD

[@LGLG_]

@@Murrence90 I thought it was an R60 too! I thought he said at the start that he was wanting to play with the R-27s but they were removed before he flew it out.

[@Bullet4MyEnemy]

That’s R-73s lol, would’ve ended all the fights effortlessly with those - R-27s are what makes it point restricted, only credit spawns get Fox-1s/Head on BVR capabilities

[@jordancourse5102]

Can you link your trackir setting profile?

[@Bullet4MyEnemy]

If you hop on the Discord there’s a text channel called “useful links info config” and it’s in there.

[@5EyesIsntWatching]

Bullet conserve fuel 😂😂😂😂

[@Bullet4MyEnemy]

I was! 😭

[@5EyesIsntWatching]

@@Bullet4MyEnemy part of the charm of your channel, you don't edit out funny mistakes like running out of fuel.

[@maxmaxmaxmax647]

Yes its russian alright , it drinks in large quantities

[@snotcycle]

brother, why take a suicidal 1v3 with no gas?

[@Bullet4MyEnemy]

Because it would’ve been amazing if it had worked 😅

[@insertsomestupidsilynamehere]

i fell like if the tittle was With great power… Comes significant fuel consuption was gonna be way better lol

[@Bullet4MyEnemy]

I tactically worded it annoyingly to get people to come and offer suggestions to feed the algorithm... I tell myself to mask how much better the title could've been...