![]() The event will be a 2-hub event based in south-eastern Australia, with the two hubs being Melbourne (YMML) and Canberra (YSCB). I will be getting the final info to yourgod in the next day. Theirs is as close to the real plane's FCS as you can get in the sim, and verified by a few current and former real life Hornet drivers that fly with the FSDT Blue Angels. Planning for TGA 18 is just about complete. The FSDT folks are all very nice people, and Orion and Jimi are amazing at design work, both the actual plane it's self and the FCS. He has a thread for his version and the paints for it. He should be slowing down, now that Fall and Winter are upon us. He really is a great guy, although a tad busy in the summer time with real-world (where ever that is.) stuff. ![]() Many many many paints.Īctually, if you have painting questions, he might be the one to ask. There are also paints for the default Hornet he's done. He can do paints in a few days, and there are a few hundred of them for his version, it seems like. Another is the one from the guy with amazingly random screen-name: hd764jvgd843 (real name Peter ). There are several FSDT Hornet versions, chiefest among them are the v15.6 from "Jimi" Hendricks, the FSDT BA XO, and a really great guy. It was partly my idea to seperate out hte different load-outs. I've been working on helping with the newest Hornet from FSDT, just in my small ways, suggestions, setting in the. They actually helped develop the default bird, back when, and are really improving the heck out of it. HECK of a plane, really it is, and there's another revision comming from Jimi and the team. There are a number of 3RD party planes that are a lot better, like my favorite, the FSDT Blue Angels F/A-18C, v15.6. The power curve on the default engines isn't very well done. Keeps positive G on the bird to help prevent fuel starvation of the engines during the nose down push. Me, I roll inverted, pull the nose down to the horizon, roll back upright, go to 5° nose up and climb. Then you have to nose down or you will stall and fall away. If you want to zoom climb, get it all cleaned up down low, like about 250'AGL flying straight and level, accelerate to 350KIAS or so, go 45° mose up or higher, hit the burners (full throttle, or F4) and up you go, but not to 42,000, maybe 30-35000, something like that. Use about 5° nose up to climb above 25,000', 15° below that. ![]() it HOLDS above M1.2 or so pretty well, although it won't climb in rocket mode at that speed. If you want to go faster at altitude, get above M1.0 at about 25,000', then climb. It will actually cruise at 42K MSL at M0.95 pretty well, too, but it sucks fuel pretty fast. Make sure the Pitot Heat and Anti Ice are both in AUTO, not ON, altho Pitot Heat On never hurts. Those are the specs and it meets them admirably. Having said that, I KNOW for use the default '18 will cruise comfortably at 42,000 at Mach 0.84. The higher you get, the less power is available (thinner air for the engines). It accelerates fine once the flaps and gear come up and she is truely aloft.Īll of that is at sea level mind. When I fly the Hornet, I hit F4 for take-off, then just before I rotate, I use SHFT+F4 to drop it out of blower but keep it in full Military power. I am pretty sure that the default '18 uses the throttle, not the key combo. In case of ditching, the lifejacket inflates automatically or activated by hand.At worst, the SHFT+F4 key combo is AB on/off, at best, 100% down to about 94% throttle settings are the AB range. The LPU-36/P lifejacket is fitted to the torso harness via sewed ribbons, snap buttons and two front plastic snap buckles. If required, there is the possibility to install a gun holster. Survival and emergency material is stored in three pockets sewn on the harness two front elastic loops are securing a flashlight. Two upper ones connecting the parachute risers and two at the waist/crotch area securing the survival seat kit so upon ejection it would stay with the crewmember.įitted on the right shoulder straps a D (life)-ring provides to a possible rescue helicopter a solid point to attach a winch in order to lift the pilot to safety. Swiss AF recently replaced harnesses D-rings with an improved model. The torso harness uses two sets of quick release fittings. He will then hook and adjust a chest strap, then close the harness’ body material via two hooks and zipper. The pilot would wear its custom adjusted harness on by slipping his legs through the leg loops and pulling it over his shoulders. The Swiss Air Force PCU-56/P Torso Harness used on F-18 consists of a nylon webbing framework designed for wear by aircrew aboard an aircraft in which the parachute is installed in the ejection seat t he US Navy being the first after the WWII to employ them on their aircraft because of the danger of crews walking across the carrier deck and getting blown overboard if the back parachute accidentally deployed.
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