Sunday December 19th. "Fighter 1-1's" Perspective "Beardy" is virtual instructor pilot. The process is a lesson in geometry, working with a wing man with a relatively compliant bandit. Communication is modified for the virtual environment, international crew, and is not intended as a real world doctrinal training tool. Nonetheless, the core components may be of interest to other virtual squadrons, and those interested in DCS World. The aircraft is a T-45 Goshawk, the mod is FREE and available through https://www.vnao-cvw-7.com/t-45-goshawk For more information about this training, please check out The Air Warfare Group for more information: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAirWarfareGroup ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfSW9NbFnsE

A little practice. While modern jets are armed with sophisticated weapons capable of kills BVR, considerable practice is conducted using basic flight maneuvers, concepts of which were developed in WW1, and still employed to some degree today. I'm still getting used to the aircraft, and in fairness, DCS is still working on elements of the module too. It appears to have a pretty good turn rate, and as you can see, still operable at quite low speeds. It's challenging not to yank the controls around and bleed of speed, plus you have to maintain situational awareness. While I'm training, I'm leaving the labels on just to familiarize myself with the behavior of enemy pilots in the sim', along with the F/18. Enjoy. Prickly' ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_hKrTVLn-E

Phinally, the Phantom II arrives after delays and a long awaited development. ED's patch also drops: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/changelog/?bx_sender_conversion_id=56518076&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=mail&utm_campaign=news PHH72 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Heoy_3_gTPI

An impromptu cleaning of the Magnum 350 Canister filter prompted me to film a segment of it. I wanted to illustrate the type of filter media I use, but obviously there are any number of different ways to use the filter. Some, more expensive filters, have compartments inside specifically set up for different layering, but as you can see this is a pretty affordable and easy way of getting the same result. It will just be a little messier to clean out. I clean the whole filter and replace the carbon about once every 4-6 weeks. The bio-balls and ceramic cylinders never need replacing. I typically won't wash them or clean them as I don't want to harm the bacteria living there. If they get really clogged or something perhaps, but otherwise their presence is pretty important for gobbling up the ammonia and other chemical waste in the tank. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry0UjvOSA7U