May this help other tryouts as well

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May this help other tryouts as well

Post by JaBog32_Dirty » Sat May 21, 2005 12:08 pm

Hi,

I have something that might help other tryouts as much as it helped me. The problem with AI planes is, that they don't hold their speed nearly as well as necessary to join up real close like the vTBs fly. Tankers however are able to fly right on the dot. So you can simply put a KC-10A into the mission and give it the external model of an F-16.

1. Go to C:\......\Ubisoft\Eagle Dynamics\Lock On\Bazar\World\Shapes and back the entire folder up somewhere.

2. In the original folder take the following files and rename them.

F-16A.cmd --> KC-10A.cmd
f-16-collision.lom --> kc-10-collision.lom
F-16-OBLOMOK.cmd --> KC-10A-OBLOMOK.cmd
F-16-OBLOMOK-WING-L.cmd --> KC-10A-OBLOMOK-WING-L.cmd
F-16-OBLOMOK-WING-R.cmd --> KC-10A-OBLOMOK-WING-R.cmd

3. Go to C:\...\Ubisoft\Eagle Dynamics\Lock On\ME and backup your "meinit.xml".

4. Now open the original "meinit.xml" with the text editor and search for "F-16A". You will find something like this :
<Plane CLSID="{51024F71-B4F4-4226-A8D5-976CE662517A}" Cannon="yes" EmptyWeight="8853" HumanCockpit="no" MaxFuelWeight="3104" MaxHeight="15240" MaxSpeed="2116.8" MaxTakeOffWeight="19187" Name="F-16A" Rate="50" Shape="f-16A" WingSpan="9.45" WorldID="7">
5. Below that line you copy everything from <payloads> to </Category>. Looks like this:
<Payloads>
<Payload CLSID="{D3B6C01B-1DED-4201-A391-1AA72712FCB0}" ID="1" Name="AIM-120*4,AIM-9*2,ECM,Fuel*2">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">1</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">2</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">3</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">4</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}" LauncherName="ALQ-131">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">7</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">8</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">9</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">10</Pylon>
</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{5C44DA68-9975-4154-8EB9-56FB7825BF45}" ID="2" Name="AIM-120*6,ECM,Fuel*2">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">1</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">2</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">3</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">4</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}" LauncherName="ALQ-131">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">7</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">8</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">9</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">10</Pylon>
</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{2345D187-2B35-4143-8809-A916E8E88073}" ID="3" Name="AIM-9*4,ECM,Fuel*2">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">1</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">2</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">4</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}" LauncherName="ALQ-131">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">7</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">9</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">10</Pylon>
</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{B598A98A-EAC0-4AD8-B181-F21A049B16A4}" ID="4" Name="AIM-120*4,AIM-9*2,ECM">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">1</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">2</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">3</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}" LauncherName="ALQ-131">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">8</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">9</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">10</Pylon>
</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{695A75AC-0368-4896-82F1-C65B87A9CC06}" ID="5" Name="AIM-120*6,ECM">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">1</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">2</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">3</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}" LauncherName="ALQ-131">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">8</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">9</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">10</Pylon>
</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{3B4FFD5C-29C7-450F-9050-D90224A97EA9}" ID="6" Name="AIM-9*4,ECM">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">1</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">2</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}" LauncherName="ALQ-131">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">9</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">10</Pylon>
</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{A1CC148E-B951-4E25-880F-4670141A6EAC}" ID="7" Name="AIM-120*2,GBU-10*2,ECM,Lantirn ,Fuel*2">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">1</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{51F9AAE5-964F-4D21-83FB-502E3BFE5F8A}" LauncherName="GBU-10">3</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">4</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{CAAC1CFD-6745-416B-AFA4-CB57414856D0}" LauncherName="Lantirn F-16">5</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}" LauncherName="ALQ-131">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">7</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{51F9AAE5-964F-4D21-83FB-502E3BFE5F8A}" LauncherName="GBU-10">8</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">10</Pylon>
</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{FA4227A0-54B1-47FB-9CB1-77DE13A4604E}" ID="8" Name="AIM-120*2,AIM-9*2,GBU-12*2,ECM,Lantirn ,Fuel*2">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">1</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">2</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{DB769D48-67D7-42ED-A2BE-108D566C8B1E}" LauncherName="GBU-12">3</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">4</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{CAAC1CFD-6745-416B-AFA4-CB57414856D0}" LauncherName="Lantirn F-16">5</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}" LauncherName="ALQ-131">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">7</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{DB769D48-67D7-42ED-A2BE-108D566C8B1E}" LauncherName="GBU-12">8</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">9</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">10</Pylon>
</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{30E5A50E-D66C-408D-B043-65DA39110F4E}" ID="9" Name="AGM-154*2,AIM-120*2,ECM,Lantirn ,Fuel*2">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">1</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{9BCC2A2B-5708-4860-B1F1-053A18442067}" LauncherName="AGM-154">3</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">4</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{CAAC1CFD-6745-416B-AFA4-CB57414856D0}" LauncherName="Lantirn F-16">5</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}" LauncherName="ALQ-131">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">7</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{9BCC2A2B-5708-4860-B1F1-053A18442067}" LauncherName="AGM-154">8</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">10</Pylon>
</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{CD52CDC7-3BDB-4A4B-B74C-23B0D21F883E}" ID="10" Name="AGM-65K*2,AIM-120*2,ECM,Lantirn ,Fuel*2">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">1</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{69DC8AE7-8F77-427B-B8AA-B19D3F478B66}" LauncherName="AGM-65K">3</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">4</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{CAAC1CFD-6745-416B-AFA4-CB57414856D0}" LauncherName="Lantirn F-16">5</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}" LauncherName="ALQ-131">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">7</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{69DC8AE7-8F77-427B-B8AA-B19D3F478B66}" LauncherName="AGM-65K">8</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">10</Pylon>
</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{4C042551-CADF-41A0-B485-BF52D43FFD29}" ID="11" Name="AGM-65D*2,AIM-120*2,ECM,Lantirn ,Fuel*2">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">1</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{444BA8AE-82A7-4345-842E-76154EFCCA46}" LauncherName="AGM-65D">3</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">4</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{CAAC1CFD-6745-416B-AFA4-CB57414856D0}" LauncherName="Lantirn F-16">5</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}" LauncherName="ALQ-131">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">7</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{444BA8AE-82A7-4345-842E-76154EFCCA46}" LauncherName="AGM-65D">8</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">10</Pylon>
</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{4BA6418E-C7BE-4B6A-A551-402CEF1AC821}" ID="12" Name="Mk20*2,AIM-120*2,ECM,Fuel*2">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">1</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{ADD3FAE1-EBF6-4EF9-8EFC-B36B5DDF1E6B}" LauncherName="Rockeye Mk20">3</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">4</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}" LauncherName="ALQ-131">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">7</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{ADD3FAE1-EBF6-4EF9-8EFC-B36B5DDF1E6B}" LauncherName="Rockeye Mk20">8</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">10</Pylon>
</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{C03561AA-E08F-4877-8453-C6E9E4924D35}" ID="13" Name="Mk20*4,AIM-9*2,ECM,Fuel*2">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">1</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{0B9ABA77-93B8-45FC-9C63-82AFB2CB50A4}" LauncherName="MER*2 Rockeye Mk20">3</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">4</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}" LauncherName="ALQ-131">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">7</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{0B9ABA77-93B8-45FC-9C63-82AFB2CB50A4}" LauncherName="MER*2 Rockeye Mk20">8</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">10</Pylon>
</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{5A0D4AF8-B55C-4EDF-B60E-736ADF4176C6}" ID="14" Name="Mk-84*2,AIM-9*2,ECM,Fuel*2">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">1</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{AB8B8299-F1CC-4359-89B5-2172E0CF4A5A}" LauncherName="Mk-84">3</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">4</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}" LauncherName="ALQ-131">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">7</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{AB8B8299-F1CC-4359-89B5-2172E0CF4A5A}" LauncherName="Mk-84">8</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">10</Pylon>
</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{5F8504E3-12FC-410E-9C13-EB313524B445}" ID="15" Name="Mk-82*6,AIM-120*2,ECM,Fuel*2">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">1</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{60CC734F-0AFA-4E2E-82B8-93B941AB11CF}" LauncherName="MER-3*3 Mk-82">3</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">4</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}" LauncherName="ALQ-131">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">7</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{60CC734F-0AFA-4E2E-82B8-93B941AB11CF}" LauncherName="MER-3*3 Mk-82">8</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">10</Pylon>
</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{69666136-B3ED-43E8-B6A0-5F70313685C8}" ID="16" Name="Mk-82*2,AIM-120*2,AIM-9*2,ECM,Fuel*2">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">1</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">2</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{BCE4E030-38E9-423E-98ED-24BE3DA87C32}" LauncherName="Mk-82">3</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">4</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}" LauncherName="ALQ-131">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">7</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{BCE4E030-38E9-423E-98ED-24BE3DA87C32}" LauncherName="Mk-82">8</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">9</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">10</Pylon>
</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{77041E58-9D8C-47A5-9EAB-2FEACE37A321}" ID="17" Name="AGM-88*2,AIM-120*2,AIM-9*2,ECM,Fuel*2">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">1</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">2</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{B06DD79A-F21E-4EB9-BD9D-AB3844618C93}" LauncherName="AGM-88">3</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">4</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}" LauncherName="ALQ-131">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">7</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{B06DD79A-F21E-4EB9-BD9D-AB3844618C93}" LauncherName="AGM-88">8</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">9</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">10</Pylon>
</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{BE692E96-9002-4E0B-B71A-61F0C204B66F}" ID="18" Name="Fuel*3">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">4</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{8A0BE8AE-58D4-4572-9263-3144C0D06364}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 300 gal">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}" LauncherName="Fuel tank 370 gal">7</Pylon>
</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{77041E58-9D8C-47A5-9EAB-22EACE37A321}" ID="19" Name="AGM88*2_AGM-65D*6_AIM-120*2_AIM-9*2_ECM">
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">1</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">2</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{DAC53A2F-79CA-42FF-A77A-F5649B601308}" LauncherName="AGM-65D*3">3</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{B06DD79A-F21E-4EB9-BD9D-AB3844618C93}" LauncherName="AGM-88">4</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}" LauncherName="ALQ-131">6</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{B06DD79A-F21E-4EB9-BD9D-AB3844618C93}" LauncherName="AGM-88">7</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{DAC53A2F-79CA-42FF-A77A-F5649B601308}" LauncherName="AGM-65D*3">8</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}" LauncherName="AIM-9">9</Pylon>
<Pylon LauncherCLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}" LauncherName="AIM-120">10</Pylon>
</Payload>
</Payloads>
<Tasks>
<Task Name="CAP" WorldID="11">
<Payload CLSID="{D3B6C01B-1DED-4201-A391-1AA72712FCB0}">AIM-120*4,AIM-9*2,ECM,Fuel*2</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{5C44DA68-9975-4154-8EB9-56FB7825BF45}">AIM-120*6,ECM,Fuel*2</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{2345D187-2B35-4143-8809-A916E8E88073}">AIM-9*4,ECM,Fuel*2</Payload>
</Task>
<Task Name="Escort" WorldID="18">
<Payload CLSID="{D3B6C01B-1DED-4201-A391-1AA72712FCB0}">AIM-120*4,AIM-9*2,ECM,Fuel*2</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{5C44DA68-9975-4154-8EB9-56FB7825BF45}">AIM-120*6,ECM,Fuel*2</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{2345D187-2B35-4143-8809-A916E8E88073}">AIM-9*4,ECM,Fuel*2</Payload>
</Task>
<Task Name="Fighter Sweep" WorldID="19">
<Payload CLSID="{D3B6C01B-1DED-4201-A391-1AA72712FCB0}">AIM-120*4,AIM-9*2,ECM,Fuel*2</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{5C44DA68-9975-4154-8EB9-56FB7825BF45}">AIM-120*6,ECM,Fuel*2</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{2345D187-2B35-4143-8809-A916E8E88073}">AIM-9*4,ECM,Fuel*2</Payload>
</Task>
<Task Name="Intercept" WorldID="10">
<Payload CLSID="{B598A98A-EAC0-4AD8-B181-F21A049B16A4}">AIM-120*4,AIM-9*2,ECM</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{695A75AC-0368-4896-82F1-C65B87A9CC06}">AIM-120*6,ECM</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{3B4FFD5C-29C7-450F-9050-D90224A97EA9}">AIM-9*4,ECM</Payload>
</Task>
<Task Name="GAI" WorldID="20">
<Payload CLSID="{B598A98A-EAC0-4AD8-B181-F21A049B16A4}">AIM-120*4,AIM-9*2,ECM</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{695A75AC-0368-4896-82F1-C65B87A9CC06}">AIM-120*6,ECM</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{3B4FFD5C-29C7-450F-9050-D90224A97EA9}">AIM-9*4,ECM</Payload>
</Task>
<Task Name="Pinpoint Strike" WorldID="33">
<Payload CLSID="{A1CC148E-B951-4E25-880F-4670141A6EAC}">AIM-120*2,GBU-10*2,ECM,Lantirn ,Fuel*2</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{FA4227A0-54B1-47FB-9CB1-77DE13A4604E}">AIM-120*2,AIM-9*2,GBU-12*2,ECM,Lantirn ,Fuel*2</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{30E5A50E-D66C-408D-B043-65DA39110F4E}">AGM-154*2,AIM-120*2,ECM,Lantirn ,Fuel*2</Payload>
</Task>
<Task Name="CAS" WorldID="31">
<Payload CLSID="{CD52CDC7-3BDB-4A4B-B74C-23B0D21F883E}">AGM-65K*2,AIM-120*2,ECM,Lantirn ,Fuel*2</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{4C042551-CADF-41A0-B485-BF52D43FFD29}">AGM-65D*2,AIM-120*2,ECM,Lantirn ,Fuel*2</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{4BA6418E-C7BE-4B6A-A551-402CEF1AC821}">Mk20*2,AIM-120*2,ECM,Fuel*2</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{C03561AA-E08F-4877-8453-C6E9E4924D35}">Mk20*4,AIM-9*2,ECM,Fuel*2</Payload>
</Task>
<Task Name="Ground Attack" WorldID="32">
<Payload CLSID="{5A0D4AF8-B55C-4EDF-B60E-736ADF4176C6}">Mk-84*2,AIM-9*2,ECM,Fuel*2</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{5F8504E3-12FC-410E-9C13-EB313524B445}">Mk-82*6,AIM-120*2,ECM,Fuel*2</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{69666136-B3ED-43E8-B6A0-5F70313685C8}">Mk-82*2,AIM-120*2,AIM-9*2,ECM,Fuel*2</Payload>
</Task>
<Task Name="Runway Attack" WorldID="34">
<Payload CLSID="{5A0D4AF8-B55C-4EDF-B60E-736ADF4176C6}">Mk-84*2,AIM-9*2,ECM,Fuel*2</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{5F8504E3-12FC-410E-9C13-EB313524B445}">Mk-82*6,AIM-120*2,ECM,Fuel*2</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{69666136-B3ED-43E8-B6A0-5F70313685C8}">Mk-82*2,AIM-120*2,AIM-9*2,ECM,Fuel*2</Payload>
</Task>
<Task Name="SEAD" WorldID="29">
<Payload CLSID="{77041E58-9D8C-47A5-9EAB-2FEACE37A321}">AGM-88*2,AIM-120*2,AIM-9*2,ECM,Fuel*2</Payload>
<Payload CLSID="{77041E58-9D8C-47A5-9EAB-22EACE37A321}">AGM88*2_AGM-65D*6_AIM-120*2_AIM-9*2_ECM</Payload>
</Task>
<Task Name="Observation" WorldID="16">
<Payload CLSID="{BE692E96-9002-4E0B-B71A-61F0C204B66F}">Fuel*3</Payload>
</Task>
</Tasks>
<Pylons>
<Pylon FiZ="-2" Number="1" Type="0" X="-1.265" Y="0.346" Z="-4.813">
<WeaponCategory Name="AIR-TO-AIR">
<Launcher CLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}">AIM-120</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}">AIM-9</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
</Pylon>
<Pylon FiZ="-2" Number="2" Type="0" X="-0.983" Y="-0.11" Z="-3.948">
<WeaponCategory Name="AIR-TO-AIR">
<Launcher CLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}">AIM-120</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}">AIM-9</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
</Pylon>
<Pylon FiZ="-2" Number="3" Type="0" X="-1.115" Y="-0.161" Z="-3.05">
<WeaponCategory Name="AIR-TO-AIR">
<Launcher CLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}">AIM-120</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}">AIM-9</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
<WeaponCategory Name="MISSILES">
<Launcher CLSID="{9BCC2A2B-5708-4860-B1F1-053A18442067}">AGM-154</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{69DC8AE7-8F77-427B-B8AA-B19D3F478B66}">AGM-65K</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{444BA8AE-82A7-4345-842E-76154EFCCA46}">AGM-65D</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{F16A4DE0-116C-4A71-97F0-2CF85B0313EC}">AGM-65E</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{B06DD79A-F21E-4EB9-BD9D-AB3844618C93}">AGM-88</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{907D835F-E650-4154-BAFD-C656882555C0}">AGM-65K*3</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{DAC53A2F-79CA-42FF-A77A-F5649B601308}">AGM-65D*3</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{71AAB9B8-81C1-4925-BE50-1EF8E9899271}">AGM-65E*3</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
<WeaponCategory Name="BOMBS">
<Launcher CLSID="{51F9AAE5-964F-4D21-83FB-502E3BFE5F8A}">GBU-10</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{DB769D48-67D7-42ED-A2BE-108D566C8B1E}">GBU-12</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{ADD3FAE1-EBF6-4EF9-8EFC-B36B5DDF1E6B}">Rockeye Mk20</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{0B9ABA77-93B8-45FC-9C63-82AFB2CB50A4}">MER*2 Rockeye Mk20</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{AB8B8299-F1CC-4359-89B5-2172E0CF4A5A}">Mk-84</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{BCE4E030-38E9-423E-98ED-24BE3DA87C32}">Mk-82</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{60CC734F-0AFA-4E2E-82B8-93B941AB11CF}">MER-3*3 Mk-82</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
</Pylon>
<Pylon FiZ="-2.5" Number="4" Type="0" X="-0.118" Y="-0.175" Z="-1.813">
<WeaponCategory Name="FUEL TANKS">
<Launcher CLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}">Fuel tank 370 gal</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
<WeaponCategory Name="MISSILES">
<Launcher CLSID="{9BCC2A2B-5708-4860-B1F1-053A18442067}">AGM-154</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{B06DD79A-F21E-4EB9-BD9D-AB3844618C93}">AGM-88</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
<WeaponCategory Name="BOMBS">
<Launcher CLSID="{51F9AAE5-964F-4D21-83FB-502E3BFE5F8A}">GBU-10</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{DB769D48-67D7-42ED-A2BE-108D566C8B1E}">GBU-12</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{ADD3FAE1-EBF6-4EF9-8EFC-B36B5DDF1E6B}">Rockeye Mk20</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{B83CB620-5BBE-4BEA-910C-EB605A327EF9}">MER-3*3 Rockeye Mk20</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{AB8B8299-F1CC-4359-89B5-2172E0CF4A5A}">Mk-84</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{BCE4E030-38E9-423E-98ED-24BE3DA87C32}">Mk-82</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{60CC734F-0AFA-4E2E-82B8-93B941AB11CF}">MER-3*3 Mk-82</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
</Pylon>
<Pylon Number="5" Type="0" X="0" Y="0.1" Z="0">
<WeaponCategory Name="PODS">
<Launcher CLSID="{CAAC1CFD-6745-416B-AFA4-CB57414856D0}">Lantirn F-16</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
</Pylon>
<Pylon FiZ="-1.5" Number="6" Type="0" X="0.231" Y="-0.829" Z="0">
<WeaponCategory Name="PODS">
<Launcher CLSID="{6D21ECEA-F85B-4E8D-9D51-31DC9B8AA4EF}">ALQ-131</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
<WeaponCategory Name="FUEL TANKS">
<Launcher CLSID="{8A0BE8AE-58D4-4572-9263-3144C0D06364}">Fuel tank 300 gal</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
</Pylon>
<Pylon FiZ="-2.5" Number="7" Type="0" X="-0.118" Y="-0.175" Z="1.813">
<WeaponCategory Name="FUEL TANKS">
<Launcher CLSID="{F376DBEE-4CAE-41BA-ADD9-B2910AC95DEC}">Fuel tank 370 gal</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
<WeaponCategory Name="MISSILES">
<Launcher CLSID="{9BCC2A2B-5708-4860-B1F1-053A18442067}">AGM-154</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{B06DD79A-F21E-4EB9-BD9D-AB3844618C93}">AGM-88</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
<WeaponCategory Name="BOMBS">
<Launcher CLSID="{51F9AAE5-964F-4D21-83FB-502E3BFE5F8A}">GBU-10</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{DB769D48-67D7-42ED-A2BE-108D566C8B1E}">GBU-12</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{ADD3FAE1-EBF6-4EF9-8EFC-B36B5DDF1E6B}">Rockeye Mk20</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{B83CB620-5BBE-4BEA-910C-EB605A327EF9}">MER-3*3 Rockeye Mk20</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{AB8B8299-F1CC-4359-89B5-2172E0CF4A5A}">Mk-84</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{BCE4E030-38E9-423E-98ED-24BE3DA87C32}">Mk-82</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{60CC734F-0AFA-4E2E-82B8-93B941AB11CF}">MER-3*3 Mk-82</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
</Pylon>
<Pylon FiZ="-2" Number="8" Type="0" X="-1.115" Y="-0.161" Z="3.05">
<WeaponCategory Name="AIR-TO-AIR">
<Launcher CLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}">AIM-120</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}">AIM-9</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
<WeaponCategory Name="MISSILES">
<Launcher CLSID="{9BCC2A2B-5708-4860-B1F1-053A18442067}">AGM-154</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{69DC8AE7-8F77-427B-B8AA-B19D3F478B66}">AGM-65K</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{444BA8AE-82A7-4345-842E-76154EFCCA46}">AGM-65D</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{F16A4DE0-116C-4A71-97F0-2CF85B0313EC}">AGM-65E</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{B06DD79A-F21E-4EB9-BD9D-AB3844618C93}">AGM-88</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{907D835F-E650-4154-BAFD-C656882555C0}">AGM-65K*3</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{DAC53A2F-79CA-42FF-A77A-F5649B601308}">AGM-65D*3</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{71AAB9B8-81C1-4925-BE50-1EF8E9899271}">AGM-65E*3</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
<WeaponCategory Name="BOMBS">
<Launcher CLSID="{51F9AAE5-964F-4D21-83FB-502E3BFE5F8A}">GBU-10</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{DB769D48-67D7-42ED-A2BE-108D566C8B1E}">GBU-12</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{ADD3FAE1-EBF6-4EF9-8EFC-B36B5DDF1E6B}">Rockeye Mk20</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{0B9ABA77-93B8-45FC-9C63-82AFB2CB50A4}">MER*2 Rockeye Mk20</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{AB8B8299-F1CC-4359-89B5-2172E0CF4A5A}">Mk-84</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{BCE4E030-38E9-423E-98ED-24BE3DA87C32}">Mk-82</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{60CC734F-0AFA-4E2E-82B8-93B941AB11CF}">MER-3*3 Mk-82</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
</Pylon>
<Pylon FiZ="-2" Number="9" Type="0" X="-0.983" Y="-0.11" Z="3.948">
<WeaponCategory Name="AIR-TO-AIR">
<Launcher CLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}">AIM-120</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}">AIM-9</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
</Pylon>
<Pylon FiZ="-2" Number="10" Type="0" X="-1.265" Y="0.346" Z="4.813">
<WeaponCategory Name="AIR-TO-AIR">
<Launcher CLSID="{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}">AIM-120</Launcher>
<Launcher CLSID="{6CEB49FC-DED8-4DED-B053-E1F033FF72D3}">AIM-9</Launcher>
</WeaponCategory>
</Pylon>
</Pylons>
<ColorSchemes>
<ColorScheme CLSID="{ED00AF63-B355-4a43-B945-AF1165A960B4}" ID="4" Name="Standard_Denmark"/>
<ColorScheme CLSID="{7F2A6341-D16D-48e2-A2ED-8CE58CFFFE1C}" ID="4" Name="USAF F16 Standard-1"/>
</ColorSchemes>
<Category CLSID="{78EFB7A2-FD52-4b57-A6A6-3BF0E1D6555F}">Interceptor</Category>
6. Now search for "KC-10A" and substitute everything between.... (!!!ONLY WHATS IN BETWEEN!!!!)
<Plane CLSID="{513825C4-174E-4926-BE80-CC87D89900E4}" Cannon="yes" EmptyWeight="110664" HumanCockpit="no" MaxFuelWeight="80000" MaxHeight="12000" MaxSpeed="802.8" MaxTakeOffWeight="267000" Name="KC-10A" Rate="100" WingSpan="50.4" WorldID="29" singleInFlight="yes">
... and...
</Plane>
... with all those lines that you copied from the F-16A.

7. Save "meinit.xml"

8. Put a KC-10A into the mission and you can fly formations as close as you like. Looks like an F-16 but maintains speed absolutley precise.

Good luck to all tryouts! C ya soon, Dirty
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Post by Viper » Sat May 21, 2005 1:37 pm

Hi.......when I try to rename the files, I get:....Cannot rename F-16A.cmd
this file already exists....please specify another file name. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong here?
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Post by JaBog32_Dirty » Sat May 21, 2005 1:45 pm

Oooops,... :oops:

...that was my mistake! All those KC-10A...... -files already exist in this folder, so you can't rename them.

Copy them onto your Desktop or any other folder, then rename them, and copy them back into the shapes-folder. Overwrite the old KC-10A-files. If you want to make this "mod" undone, simply copy all the files from your backups back to their locations. (the shapes-folder and the meinit.xml)

I hope it's working now,...

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Post by TBT_Piper » Sun May 22, 2005 12:53 am

Do I need a degree to do this?

Oh wait, nvm.
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Post by JaBog32_Dirty » Sun May 22, 2005 6:15 am

come on,... its not THAT hard. :D

First, rename the F16A-files to KC-10A-files.
Second, edit the meinit.xml file.

no degree required,... just a little MacGyver-attitude. :lol:

Dirty :mrgreen:
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Post by lieutfunaki » Mon May 23, 2005 2:51 am

ok wait... let me summarize...I take four shots of whiskey...rename some c*** and then I'm supposed to fly? There is no way that's gonna work. ;-)

Thanks for the tip, I'm sooo going to do this tomorrow. I'm tired as hell wearing out my throttle pot trying to stay with that AI f-16 ;-)
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Post by Lawndart » Mon May 23, 2005 9:35 am

lieutfunaki wrote:I'm tired as hell wearing out my throttle pot trying to stay with that AI f-16 ;-)
:lol: You'll be even more tired and so will your throttle pot be after an hours worth of practice with us! Re-defining the term "white knuckles" would be an understatement! :wink:
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Post by lieutfunaki » Mon May 23, 2005 11:52 am

Roger that Boss, in that case I'll take a fifth shot and just bite the bullet. :shock:
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Post by Burner » Mon May 23, 2005 8:03 pm

Well if that KC-10A can maintain speed like Dirty says, there shouldn't be anything white knuckle about it. Relax on the controls, put the whiskey down, and make small pre-emptive corrections with the throttle. Start with 100% fuel on board then work your way down to 50% (we fly with 50%) the more fuel you carry the less responsive your throttle corrections will be and less you will overcontrol the aircraft.

Now when the aircraft you're following does a loop or a roll, then you're going to be moving the throttle a bit more. Overall if your control inputs are relaxed the plane will stay relaxed and the entire maneuver will go much smoother.
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Post by Lawndart » Mon May 23, 2005 10:38 pm

I'll 2nd what Burner said, but it's definitely easier said than done! If everyone went back to when they first started flying formation, I'm sure we all had cramped up fingers and a deathgrip on the stick. Now, like Burner says, it's more relaxed (the way it ought to be) and that's really something everyone should try to remember while flying! It'll make it easier on yourself and your hands (plus you won't need to use a towel to dry the joystick off after each session either) :wink: ...

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Post by lieutfunaki » Tue May 24, 2005 2:30 pm

I've just decided to start a company that sells hotas cougar shaped dumbells. I swear my right bicep has doubled in size since I started flying with this thing. I'm starting to speak with an austrian accent as well... and randomly clapping and talking about pumping people up... which I really can't explain.

The white knuckling thing is no longer an issue. With my 22" biceps I can now handle the stick with one finger. Now I just need to quadruple the spring tension on my throttle so my arms aren't so lop-sided.


"hasta la vista," I'll be back.
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Post by lieutfunaki » Tue May 24, 2005 2:35 pm

thanks for the tips on modding the sim. quick question. Since we, ideally, want to fly formation with the t-bird aircraft, shouldn't we do this mod with the f-15c and the kc-10 since the VTB mod replaces the f-15? Or when we carry out your suggestions will it end up being the t-bird f-16?

thanks.
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Post by TBT_Piper » Tue May 24, 2005 5:54 pm

Why are you posting a question that you have the answer to. Thse great words were spoken by blackadomus in the great year of 2004.
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Post by lieutfunaki » Tue May 24, 2005 7:56 pm

Perhaps because the answer I have is still in the form of a question! :twisted:
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Post by lieutfunaki » Wed May 25, 2005 2:26 am

In case anyone is wondering, if you follow this procedure using the f-15c, even with the vtb mod installed properly, you will get an F-15c labeled kc-10, not the t-bird.
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