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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

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Dino's Cat is out!!

Dino, how hard is it to adjust the slant and 'toe in' of the vertical stabs?

Just curious...

BTW, saying the IRIS bird is 'better'...hmm...better is subjective. More accurate model? Maybe. But personally, I think your Tomcat captures the 'feel' much better. The immersion level is higher in my opinion (which is just that, my opinion). :)
 
piperarcherpilot said:
Dino, how hard is it to adjust the slant and 'toe in' of the vertical stabs?

Just curious...

BTW, saying the IRIS bird is 'better'...hmm...better is subjective. More accurate model? Maybe. But personally, I think your Tomcat captures the 'feel' much better. The immersion level is higher in my opinion (which is just that, my opinion). :)
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I never meant to say it was better in all aspects.

I do prefer the Iris Pro Series HUD display, and I do prefer the external of the Iris, but Dinos flies amazingly, and surpases the Iris in those regards.

I'm not hating :)
 
Earlier, when I downloaded v0.91, I thought, "wow, Dino is really moving along to get an update out already." And now I check back and already I'm behind the times with v0.92!

Great job, Dino!
 
The earlier jets such as the F-4 and F-14 (and others of the era) did have pretty heavy cockpit framing, though IRL it isn't nearly so bad as in FS since without Track IR or other ways or easily moving our eyepoint about, they can be a bit obscuring. Some deevlopers have in the past tried to depart from reality to thin the frames out a bit to better replicate in FS what we do see from a cockpit. A judgment call! These look pretty authentic as to real sizes.

An opinion was ventured earlier as to the pitch sensitivity etc. High speed aircraft are very pitch sensitive, possible one of the major issues that people have in transitioning to jets. This one I can fly a turn and remain within several feet of altitude, so I would guess that it isn't overly sensitive. The FPV may be a bit jumpy and needs a little dampening, the ones that I use are much more steady. Still a usefull device!

Cheers: T.
 
Didn't do my homework.. thought SP2 was enough to run this Cat ( Thank you for sharing this labor of love, Dino...) I guess I'll have to track down a copy of Acceleration to make this dream come true fly in my sim.....
 
Yep, it's a great movie...goes reeaally well with some of these new toys!

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Originally Posted by peter12213
wonder if an airfile swap for the iris model would be better probs not as i find this aircraft great as is!
oh, god no.:icon_lol::gameoff:
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Try rolling back the Elevator & Aileron effectiveness abit in the config file to tone down the sensitivity a bit. This roll and pitch rates and sensitivity on this model are a bit too high as previously stated.
The Iris model's overall dynamics are good in this area demonstrating the feel of a jet the Tomcat's weight. This model feels the same once the rates are pulled back some. I wonder given the wide differences in Controllers that are out there if the significant degree of differences in drivers and sensitivity settings has a lot to do with some users having higher roll & pitch moments or not?

The big issue from my experience with the Iris model both the original FS9 model and the newer one (and others speaking the same concern) is that the FSX version seems overpowered and hard to find a good groove in the power setting for approach unlike the first FS9 version. The drag and thrust factors are easily re-tuned in this case to take the teeth out of the power a bit and dirty up the drag some.
 
I know what you mean 'deathfromafar' about the good groove for approach. If you've ever used a Thrustmaster Hotas, you know about the 'notches' 'clicks' in the throttle. I have found the approach to be in the middle of one of those notches/clicks.

lol pretty fun holding the throttle there, like balancing an elephant on a pin head
 
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