Top Gun Update is out

[Mach3DS]

[UnknownGuest12]

@ Beaufighter,

Mark posted this about 7 hrs. ago, if you have not seen it.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7gKLyu0GkM


-Don

Hi Thanks for the info. I have afterburner now, tried Top Gun sometimes in full and speaking only for myself, have no need for it, not a systems "pilot" but to much arcade for my liking. Is there a safe way to remove it to save space? Go to "Content" ? Regards

[FlameOut]

I did not see it listed as a single aircraft in the Content Manager, I may have overlooked it (I have 640+ items in there), but it is flyable as a single aircraft as any other aircraft in MSFS.

Agreed, this is just for play + giggles ......

These screenshots are at the default KNKX Miramar MCAS that was given to us by ASOBO with W.U. VII





... Crashed and burned 13:08 minutes later trying to do that inverted dive thing ......

[UnknownGuest12]

Hi there's an option to uninstall Top Gun into contente manager. Will do it, wonder if it is safe...nothing about it found on MSFS foruns

[Mario Donadon]

Does anyone know if Tom Cruise's P-51 has it anywhere?

[BananaBob]

Does anyone know if Tom Cruise's P-51 has it anywhere?

https://flightsim.to/file/33810/nort...e-heaven-p-51d I saw this yesterday.

[Bomber_12th]

There's also this one for the Asobo Mustang, by the same repainter (which is a bit more accurate with the depiction of the markings): https://flightsim.to/file/25823/nort...p-gun-maverick

Unfortunately, both repaints depict the aircraft in bare metal rather than being painted all-over silver like the real thing. (https://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-5...erial/44-12840)

The Mustang that Tom Cruise owns, which was originally manufactured as a reconnaissance-fighter F-6K, was restored in the 1990s by Cal Pacific Airmotive and won "Best P-51" at Oshkosh in 1998. It was later acquired by Cruise around 2001/02. Although a stock airframe, it is fitted with a rear jump seat (like 95% of the stock P-51D/K's flying) and has basic dual controls. Cruise wasn't able to really dedicate time to flying it until some years later, and after training with well-known warbird pilot/instructor Matt Jackson, Cruise soloed the Mustang for the first time in 2006 and has been flying it regularly ever since. Although having been mostly based at the Burbank Airport, for the past few years Cruise has put the aircraft in the care of Steven Hinton at Chino, California.

[Mario Donadon]

wow thank you so much

[Tom Clayton]

As long as there are no other objects that depend on its components, anything you remove via the content manager should be safe.

[YoYo]

[YoYo]

and part 2



(btw. AH model in P3Dv5 )

[UnknownGuest12]

As long as there are no other objects that depend on its components, anything you remove via the content manager should be safe.

Thanks Tom. Removed instantly through content. Really don´t know if any files were removed from my ssd. All publicity to top gun remains. Opening screen, and challenges board (not working of course), everything related to top gun. Annoying, to say the least...
Now will wait for the F-18 mods and, of course, Dc-3 from AH

[jmig]

I flew a couple of the low-level challengers. They were a blast. Reminded me of the low-levels I flew in the RF-4C. Of course, back then I had a chart with the route on it and knew where I was going. We flew low levels between 420-480 kts., not throttles to the wall. We had a time over target to make. Still, the challengers were fun to fly. I think I will do the rest.

As for the movie, I saw where it is a hit. Should gross 150 million for the long Memorial weekend in the US. I may go see it one afternoon during the middle of the week. That way there will be fewer people. Or I may wait until it comes out on DVD. No rush.

[DennyA]

jmig, if you have a Dolby or IMAX auditorium, I'd highly suggest catching this one on the big screen! No matter how good your home system is, the production on the movie is awesome and it's so cool to have rumbling audio and F/A-18s filling your view...

[Mach3DS]

I've got to say, I absolutely hate decals in MSFS. At least the way they're implemented on the SR-72, I mean Darkstar...just baked in. No way to turn them off and they interfere with any texture work you try to do. Super annoying.

[jmig]

jmig, if you have a Dolby or IMAX auditorium, I'd highly suggest catching this one on the big screen! No matter how good your home system is, the production on the movie is awesome and it's so cool to have rumbling audio and F/A-18s filling your view...

Yes, my wife and have decided to go see it one afternoon next week. By then most of the rush should be over.

[jimjones]

Fun & funny both.

https://youtu.be/v1iZtBM23bY

[FlameOut]

I keep "overstressing" the airframe during the dive and gentle pull up to obtain Mach 3-5 range. I've seen several videos on the inverted technique and will eventually get it right. I found out that it does indeed have a spoiler (I touched the wrong button on the Hotas), but there is only an aerodynamic effect and no animated external spoiler.





I took screenshot # 3 today in good company of the mighty Strike Eagles at EGUL RAF LAKENHEATH by Ian McCartney



Everyone, please enjoy your Memorial Day!

-Don

[centuryseries]

How big is the 'Darkstar' compared to the F-15E?

[FlameOut]

ERROR ......


I was wrong, it does have Spoilers/Speed brake animation as well as a trim tab:







This Screenshot .... in short sleeve shirt environment, maybe we can change him out with another pilot avatar.



@ centuryseries.

Here are the Specifications sheet from the aircraft hangar.





Anyways, I finally got the hang of it.

Flight from EGUL to New York City, she is a bugger bear to trim out.

[ak416]

He's got a flight suit



Go to Options > Misc > Pilot Avatar to default, that way your avatar is always wearing the appropriate clothing for the aircraft they are flying.

[FlameOut]

I'm glad you posted a screenshot of the default pilot avatar. I have no photo of that default pilot, so I chose # 16 or # 17, the one with a military flight suit. This guy has on a proper looking G suit with a full high altitude astronaut helmet.

That is not Tom, is it?

Also does anyone think the trim tab is reversed?

[Tom Clayton]

That is not Tom, is it?

I'm much better looking than that!

[FlameOut]

LOL, I said to myself "Uh-Oh" our Tom here is going to be insulted.

[FlameOut]

OK, just a little more learning & observations on my part.

Pitch trim tab is definitely reversed, rate of descent is pointing down on PFD and the external trim tab indicates upward pitch:





@ ak416,

The pilot that I chose to replace the pilot that had on a short sleeve shirt was Lt. S. Hernandez not # 16 or 17 as I mistakenly posted above.



... and he will not change to your posted default when I select default pilot while while still in MSFS (maybe I have to exit the sim. & restart)



I was studying the Flight envelope on page #3 on the PFD and have a question about the items circled in yellow. Do they really mean 1* on the pitch ladder (how am I gonna measure that) or do they mean 1* alpha as in the second screenshot below?
1* alpha is a whole lot different (depending on or factoring in forward velocity) than 1* on the pitch ladder. BTW what does EAS stand for?





.... anyways fella's, thanks for everyone's input. I'll get the hang of it eventually and not overstress the airframe in that inverted dive.