Poppa_j I think what you need to do is place the Rudder in auto control. I now this will take a little off the realism away but not by much.

I have it in 100% realism with the exception of the rudders, and I have not have a lot of trouble taking off with any airplane.

You can also practice through the pratice option that comes with the game.

The more you practice the more you learn.

I recommend you make a backup Folder for CFS2. So when you make a mistake with a upgrade you can correct it with the backup Folder. You can do this thru the copy and paste procedure.

You can also learn about tips on how to down load and implement the upgrades and many other procedure with the game thru our forum. This Website also has a section on Tips.

Good luck and Good Shooting

James007

~S~

If I may recommend the AI-flyable versions available on the CAW-15 site?

http://www.caw15.com/aircraft/aiflyable.html

These all use Bruce Thorson's AIR and MDL file modifications that makes it possible to fly the aircraft and provides them with functioning internal 'virtual cockpit' views (but no virtual gauges, sadly). Other credits for panels, etc., can be found on the download page.

I've landed the SBD-2 on both moving and static carriers and flown it with ease from a moving one, too. No luck getting it off the deck from a static carrier... Of course, that might be me...  ??? 

~S~

Pads

If you use ours





or any of our other USN, RN or IJN dive & level bombers be sure to follow the TO instructions for setting the trim. 



Also in general: full flaps, engine+ wep, release brakes, differential steering to stay straight. If you start to drop off the deck keep the nose down as long as you can & get gear up.

Remember its possiable to overload these planes so y'all have to do what the real guys did, adjust weapons loadout or onboard fuel to max takoff weight.

BEAR - AvHistory

If you like to fly in the Pacific Theater as well as in Europe this is the Simulator. Cfs3 is great Simulator as well . You can play in both as you like. CFS3 will never satisfy your Pacific needs.

There are no Carriers or Japanese ships to sink at this time in CFS3. You do not have a Pacific map either. You made the right choice. Its your right to choose where you want to fly in.

Poppa_j  Welcome!

James007

Thanks to all,
I'm having a ball!!

Dang, I must be a poet and don't know it.

Poppa_J

One day i'm going to see a post by Bear in which he isn't plugging Avhistory, Groundcrew or MAW in any way at all....

LOL!

Av Bear and Mathias give us a break. We know CFS3 is decent Simulator. When you have a good program or product to sell you do not need push it in some ones face all the time.

We got your message. You think that CFS3 is a great Simulator. Great, I believe you.

Now leave this poor Gentelmen alone and let him enjoy CFS2 as he likes.

You get mighty upset when some one goes to the CFS3 forum and tells you and other members that FB Ace is better than CFS3.

Their was a member who did just that. I posted that he had the right to speak his mind but that it was class less to go some one elses forum just to tell them that their favorite program was inferior than the one they liked.

I believe that same applies here. You do not have to sell CFS3 to us . I believe most of us like CFS3. But it bit class less degrading the program we like as well.

If Poppa_j prefers CFS2 you do not have to haunt him all the way to this forum to show him that CFS3 is the better Simulator.

If you think your Simulator is that much better than let the product show it for it self.

If anything you are turning me and perhaps other off about CFS3. You do not have to tell everyone that you are good husband or father or anything else.

The facts should show for them self. There are no reason we cannot enjoy both games. There both classic Simulator. There are no reason to leave one for the other.

If you really want to promote CFS3, do it in your forum. I guaratee you you are going to get a lot better results than by posting here negative things about CFS2.

I have never heard anyone from this forum going to your forum to tell you that CFS2 is better than CFS3. Thats because that would be wrong and class less.

You sound more like a men whose girl friend left him and his trying to get even with her, than someone whose trying to promote a program.

Its getting tiresome.

PS I do like all you have done for this community. I do like your products and I do appreciate it. But I do not like you attacking CFS2 and this forum for no reason.

James007

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As Hagar said it was just a correction of a misconception y'all had posted as fact.  I did not think for one minute you were classlessly degrading the program we like as well.

Additionally, the Avenger & Devastator had taken off from a US carrier & if they survived would have returned to one thanks to Mathias & a workaround he and a few others made.

You should also take note of my very first post in this thread where I tried to help poppa-J with his takeoff problem & clue him into the availability of what I believe are some excellent CFS2 aircraft like this D3A-2 VAL.  


Another shameless commercial.

>>>But it bit class less degrading the program we like as well. <<<

It could be another misconception on your part but the first series of aircraft screenshots I showed were all CFS2 versions created by AvHistory so I was hardly degrading the program.

CFS3 was never mentioned by me in this thread till you yourself said, "You can play in both as you like. CFS3 will never satisfy your Pacific needs. There are no Carriers or Japanese ships to sink at this time in CFS3"  

>>>You get mighty upset when some one goes to the CFS3 forum and tells you and other members that FB Ace is better than CFS3.<<<

Actually I don't get upset at all - getting upset over a computer game makes no sense  at all - I just use those posts as a great opportunity to run a long CFS commercial series.

Personal attacks are something else & in those rare cases it tends to be much harder to remain a kinder, gentler BEAR  

BEAR

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Thats good to hear...I hope y'all will take the time to try out some of the 100+ CFS2 AvHistory planes available for download...Enjoy 

BEAR

James007,

>>>I am old fashion and I beleive when you are wrong than you should admitted it.<<<

Guess I will disagree with you again  

There is nothing old fashion about trying to do the right thing for no other reason then its the right thing to do.

We teach this to all the students in our Dojahng, both young & old,  from the introductory lesson on.

1. Courtesy
2. Integrity
3. Respect
4. Perseverance
5. Self Control
6. Indomitable Spirit

BEAR

Please can we leave it here guys. This thread is going nowhere & it seems to me that it was all a misunderstanding anyway. Poppa_J found out what he wanted to know which is the important thing.

No offence James but you seem to take all this so seriously. Lighten up a little. No matter how passionate we might feel about this hobby please remember it's only a game.

PS. I reckon to be one of the most passionate as I was involved with CFS1 almost from the start. I sometimes regret it as I'm still obsessed now, 6 years later.