Right on Cap! ...got this module a month ago, very happy with it. Great trainer and the fact that you can multiplay in the same cockpit is very useful. My brother hadn't flown DCS in quite a while so he was able to hop in the plane with me while I ran him through the basics. Love that. It's a "getting back to basics" airplane which we should all hop in from time to time.
Nice review .. I do love this little plane, but regarding the Autopilot: it actually doesnt have one (since its a trainer aircraft) .. the device you pointed as a basic AP is actually a flight director device, that directs the student pilot through some maneuvers, using the needles on the ADI .. so it is more of a guide than an AP. Also, you completely forgot about the rear seat nor did you try to fly it on MP with a second pilot on board :)
Regarding the history of the aircraft specifically, it's development has been very very slow and it only got a proper flight model last year. Nobody seemed to care about it before it, but since then everyone describes this module as "everything the Hawk should have been", which is spot on. It's a wonderful module to just fly around in and chill, and also to practice proper deliveries for air to ground weapons. I got it during the Easter Sale this year and I have thoroughly enjoyed it since, to the point where I might make (and share of course) a COIN-type campaign for it if I find the time.
The canopy fracturing handle fractures the canopy glass so you can get out in an emergency. The Mirages have it too (as well as a knife to fracture it manually)
Have to say, engine sound is not relevant, before take off you put to max. After landing you can put it to lower power but that is optional :D .... that being said, when I am at work... I miss my c101cc then my kids, then my wife. But really I bought this after all other fancy staff and this is most enjoyable plane for me. Thanks Cap for great videos.
That annoying sound near the stall is a stick shaker - it’s intended to be a harsh haptic warning. You won’t need to hear it - they really, really shake. The whole point being that you might not hear an aural warning, but you will damn sure feel that stick shaker!
12:18 They didn't model it on realism. In fact they didn't even model it at all. The C-101 uses the base default jet sound that has been there since the early Lock On days.
Why is there no "fun" category in these videos? For example, the a-10c doesn't have the best vfx/sfx, but it's a lot of fun to fly and learn the systems. FC3 is super unrealistic, but it's a lot of fun to fly the planes that are in it. Sfx and vfx doesn't really matter to me when I'm flying the plane, I'm just having fun flying it and learning the systems :D Fun is the most important factor for me, not necessarily how realistic it sounds or how many details there are (although these are still very important).
2:50 Should be noted that the missiles are all rear aspect, because of a code thing that's plagued other similar aircraft. 6:20 If you leave the sight on automatic (and the correct mode), you can get reasonable results by just considering the slant range. No documentation on what the range settings are, though, but the shortest is 2000ft. 7:30 The EB variant has TACAN, strangely enough for a non-combat aircraft. This was covered in the tutorial videos, but worth mentioning again here. The CC variant was only sold to non-NATO countries so it wasn't included. 12:00 As of June 2019 the cockpit sounds are reportedly still WIP. 28:00 The radar altimeter switch does nothing, it's just on by default. Another thing worth noting about the history is the glacial pace of development. It's one of the first third-party planes in DCS and it's still not finished. Bought it as an SFM plane though, so I'm happy with how far it's gone.
To add to aim 9 issue, because of the code when attached to wing they are rear aspect and have hard time to lock, but as soon as fired dcs code takes over, meaning in theory they become regular aim 9... I have try this with mix result but it is fun to fire it without lock and see it tracking and finding the target.
To add to the TACAN thing, the EB is a military trainer so it makes perfect sense that it would have equipment to teach students how to navigate in a military jet. In the CC, one can track TACAN station with the VOR equipment. Combining that with the ILS means that this jet actually has almost credible all-weather capability (at least close to the Mig-21 at least), which is a good bit better than the F-5. Also I could have sworn the radar altimeter switch does what it's supposed to, but I'm not 100% sure now. About the interactivity thing, I read somewhere that all the breakers are modelled which is really cool.
iirc the TACAN in the C101 is for the same reason as why it has a massive fuel load capacity.. the spanish air force wanted them to be able to fly to and from the Canary islands without stops due to the posibility of having a conflict with Morocco (in past conflicts with Morocco some actors like the US forbidden Spain to use US made planes in any conflict against morocco so in the 60s despite having Sabres and so they had to use old Hispano Buchons -BF109s- against Morocco.. from them on the SAF has a mix of american and other origin combat planes (Mirages in the old days) and wanted the jet trainers to be able to be used as light attack if needed.. so the C101 had to had the range and i asume the TACAN
I watched yesterday an interview in Spanish with one the creators of the C101. He said he chose modelling this plane because his father and several other members of his family were Spanish Air Force F-1 pilots if i did not misunderstand. It seems his father, has been advising through the development of the project to make sure everything in the plane is as close to the reality as possible. Even the main business partner of the developer has been flying to a Chilean air force base to meet staff there and get as much information and pictures, as possible for the project, since Chile continues flying plenty of these planes. It seems this company is working now on a surprise. Kind Regards.
That annoying sound near the stall is a stick shaker - it’s intended to be a harsh haptic warning. You won’t need to hear it - they really, really shake. The whole point being that you might not hear an aural warning, but you will damn sure feel that stick shaker!
Grim reapers: Are you interested in providing an updated Buyer Guide Review of the C-101? The Aviojet has received over 100 updates in the last year that includes new sounds and internal and external textures. The updates also include compatibility with the NS430 for C101. How do you think the Avijet compares to a year ago?
About history... Just ask the spanish simulation comunity The release of the aircraft was horrible, the flight model was awfull It was so bad that the aircraft couldn't even stall Thankfully they fixed it and now is much better
Just looking at the sheet, shouldn't we remove the difficulty from the totals? Now hard equals good, and easy equals bad, so the total 'score' favours hard planes over easy planes.
I would personally use 1/5 difficulty as a mark against a plane, just because that's FC3 "there's literally no challenge in learning this plane".. anything above that, though, should be a non-mark :)
I don't rate a lot of your content Cap, but these reviews are faultless. You sold me the Aviojet already. Edit :- Canopy fracturing systems break the canopy by firing a small explosive charge, either for a less Goose like ejection sequence or for rescue purposes on the ground
@@grimreapers Have you hovered your mouse over the backup altimeter with cockpit tips enabled ? now there is something that doesn't work. Or if it does I couldn't hear it :)))
the bad thing about this plane is that since it was made as a trainer/acrobatic aircraft it doesnt have many combat capabilities, not a good plane to start with but if you have friends that also own it flying around with its unarmed version can be really fun, if anybody is interested in the plane i suggest they take a look at the eagle patrol which is a spanish acrobatic portion (7 people) of the spanish airforce that exclusively flies this
The C-101 is my favorite plane to fly in DCS. Does anyone know how to fly the instant action airshow mission? I can never get any of the wingmen to join up. I assumed that the point was to fly formation as the lead, but I can't seem to get it to work. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
That annoying sound near the stall is a stick shaker - it’s intended to be a harsh haptic warning. You won’t need to hear it - they really, really shake. The whole point being that you might not hear an aural warning, but you will damn sure feel that stick shaker!
I just bought this module at last discounts on DCS website and I love it. Sommething seems to be changed on engine noise: now it sounds like an hair-dryer :-P
@@TheKrakovv There are 9 training missions and 13/14 single missions at the moment, no build-in campaign. One user made campaign (named "The Battle of Sukhumi") is available in DCS web site "user files" download page free of charge.
TY, helpful video. Been eyeballing this last few sales. Cracked up at the part towards the end as you were demonstrating the cockpit sounds, they were drowned out by your frantic mouse clicking 😂
They should record true TFE731 engine sounds. The plane has the HONEYWELL TFE731 engine. So, it is not at all hard to find a plane to record from (Spanish Air Force has the plane)...
I’ve never seen or heard of this jet. It reminds me of the T-37 “Tweet,” formerly used to train US Air Force pilots and by the Canadian Snowbirds demonstration team.
I never understood why they sold these things and put time in them. They could have put more time into modules and planes that are actually COMBAT jets in Digital combat simulator. Reading the comments there are still dumb fucks that buy it when you can fly F16, F18's and if you want a module that's a cold war plane like that but a real one just install the free A-4 mod.
Do we think the Weapons Capability and Pylon Load is an accurate model? This almost shames the Skyhawk.. and thats a bold statement. "If its too good to be true" as they say.
Right on Cap! ...got this module a month ago, very happy with it. Great trainer and the fact that you can multiplay in the same cockpit is very useful. My brother hadn't flown DCS in quite a while so he was able to hop in the plane with me while I ran him through the basics. Love that. It's a "getting back to basics" airplane which we should all hop in from time to time.
Boiler Maker are both pilots able to fly the airplane?
Nice review .. I do love this little plane, but regarding the Autopilot: it actually doesnt have one (since its a trainer aircraft) .. the device you pointed as a basic AP is actually a flight director device, that directs the student pilot through some maneuvers, using the needles on the ADI .. so it is more of a guide than an AP. Also, you completely forgot about the rear seat nor did you try to fly it on MP with a second pilot on board :)
Regarding the history of the aircraft specifically, it's development has been very very slow and it only got a proper flight model last year. Nobody seemed to care about it before it, but since then everyone describes this module as "everything the Hawk should have been", which is spot on. It's a wonderful module to just fly around in and chill, and also to practice proper deliveries for air to ground weapons. I got it during the Easter Sale this year and I have thoroughly enjoyed it since, to the point where I might make (and share of course) a COIN-type campaign for it if I find the time.
Before I would have never even considered this module but I think you convinced me
I love it! Just don;t expect to go fast.
Almost slow enough to be a wingman for the Hip or Black Shark lol
The canopy fracturing handle fractures the canopy glass so you can get out in an emergency. The Mirages have it too (as well as a knife to fracture it manually)
Every time instead of buyer's Guide i hear Bias Guide for some reason :))
Just came here to also say that “heck, you may have sold me a module that wasn’t even on my radar!”
Boom! Cap sells another! Enjoy xx
@@grimreapers Bring in those massive Wagner bucks
The sound is great.
This is very useful Cap. I'll definitely look into this one in the next sale.
Have to say, engine sound is not relevant, before take off you put to max. After landing you can put it to lower power but that is optional :D .... that being said, when I am at work... I miss my c101cc then my kids, then my wife. But really I bought this after all other fancy staff and this is most enjoyable plane for me. Thanks Cap for great videos.
That annoying sound near the stall is a stick shaker - it’s intended to be a harsh haptic warning. You won’t need to hear it - they really, really shake. The whole point being that you might not hear an aural warning, but you will damn sure feel that stick shaker!
rgr thx
18:39 Never fails..LOL "It's very relaxing" BOOOOOOOOOOOO
Nice review! Question, what is that Flanker livery at the 2:03 mark?
Thats our Redfor flanker skin, free to download in our discord
I own it and i love it! :)
is this module multi-crew?
I'm compulsively watching all these reviews even though I know the F14 is the first module everyone should buy. Even if it's too hard to use
LOL This plane is slower than a fully loaded A-10C XD hahaha
Yeah, taking off with 4 Mk 84s is interesting to say the least. Fun little jet though!
What's amazing is that it's max speed is Mach 0.8 at sea level. I cannot get this bird past 0.5 empty in DCS in level flight.
If it's stable and maneuverable at low speeds, wouldn't that make it ideal for low-altitude flanking/sneaking?
@@potatokilr7789 why are you commenting on a 4yo comment...
Cap, you might’ve just talked me into this module.
everyone keeps saying that! Good on you.
I think it's a great module for bush war scenarios... we need an equatorial map!
12:18 They didn't model it on realism. In fact they didn't even model it at all. The C-101 uses the base default jet sound that has been there since the early Lock On days.
Looks like they have changed that.
I find this plane curiously interesting. :)
Why is there no "fun" category in these videos?
For example, the a-10c doesn't have the best vfx/sfx, but it's a lot of fun to fly and learn the systems. FC3 is super unrealistic, but it's a lot of fun to fly the planes that are in it. Sfx and vfx doesn't really matter to me when I'm flying the plane, I'm just having fun flying it and learning the systems :D
Fun is the most important factor for me, not necessarily how realistic it sounds or how many details there are (although these are still very important).
Fun is depending what you like as a person. Do you like cas or dogfights etc...
We only play games that aren't fun.
2:50 Should be noted that the missiles are all rear aspect, because of a code thing that's plagued other similar aircraft.
6:20 If you leave the sight on automatic (and the correct mode), you can get reasonable results by just considering the slant range. No documentation on what the range settings are, though, but the shortest is 2000ft.
7:30 The EB variant has TACAN, strangely enough for a non-combat aircraft. This was covered in the tutorial videos, but worth mentioning again here. The CC variant was only sold to non-NATO countries so it wasn't included.
12:00 As of June 2019 the cockpit sounds are reportedly still WIP.
28:00 The radar altimeter switch does nothing, it's just on by default.
Another thing worth noting about the history is the glacial pace of development. It's one of the first third-party planes in DCS and it's still not finished. Bought it as an SFM plane though, so I'm happy with how far it's gone.
Thx Sir
To add to aim 9 issue, because of the code when attached to wing they are rear aspect and have hard time to lock, but as soon as fired dcs code takes over, meaning in theory they become regular aim 9... I have try this with mix result but it is fun to fire it without lock and see it tracking and finding the target.
To add to the TACAN thing, the EB is a military trainer so it makes perfect sense that it would have equipment to teach students how to navigate in a military jet. In the CC, one can track TACAN station with the VOR equipment. Combining that with the ILS means that this jet actually has almost credible all-weather capability (at least close to the Mig-21 at least), which is a good bit better than the F-5. Also I could have sworn the radar altimeter switch does what it's supposed to, but I'm not 100% sure now. About the interactivity thing, I read somewhere that all the breakers are modelled which is really cool.
iirc the TACAN in the C101 is for the same reason as why it has a massive fuel load capacity.. the spanish air force wanted them to be able to fly to and from the Canary islands without stops due to the posibility of having a conflict with Morocco (in past conflicts with Morocco some actors like the US forbidden Spain to use US made planes in any conflict against morocco so in the 60s despite having Sabres and so they had to use old Hispano Buchons -BF109s- against Morocco.. from them on the SAF has a mix of american and other origin combat planes (Mirages in the old days) and wanted the jet trainers to be able to be used as light attack if needed.. so the C101 had to had the range and i asume the TACAN
I really loved the way this aircraft can carry both Eastern block and western block weapons that's just Interesting
I know cool huh
I watched yesterday an interview in Spanish with one the creators of the C101. He said he chose modelling this plane because his father and several other members of his family were Spanish Air Force F-1 pilots if i did not misunderstand. It seems his father, has been advising through the development of the project to make sure everything in the plane is as close to the reality as possible. Even the main business partner of the developer has been flying to a Chilean air force base to meet staff there and get as much information and pictures, as possible for the project, since Chile continues flying plenty of these planes.
It seems this company is working now on a surprise.
Kind Regards.
That annoying sound near the stall is a stick shaker - it’s intended to be a harsh haptic warning. You won’t need to hear it - they really, really shake. The whole point being that you might not hear an aural warning, but you will damn sure feel that stick shaker!
Grim reapers:
Are you interested in providing an updated Buyer Guide Review of the C-101?
The Aviojet has received over 100 updates in the last year that includes new sounds and internal and external textures. The updates also include compatibility with the NS430 for C101.
How do you think the Avijet compares to a year ago?
Waiting for them to finish engines sounds. But otherwise good point.
About history...
Just ask the spanish simulation comunity
The release of the aircraft was horrible, the flight model was awfull
It was so bad that the aircraft couldn't even stall
Thankfully they fixed it and now is much better
The sounds are still WIP. The engine sound is just a placeholder for now. The developers are working on authentic engine sounds.
Just looking at the sheet, shouldn't we remove the difficulty from the totals? Now hard equals good, and easy equals bad, so the total 'score' favours hard planes over easy planes.
whoops, yup should be done now.
I would personally use 1/5 difficulty as a mark against a plane, just because that's FC3 "there's literally no challenge in learning this plane".. anything above that, though, should be a non-mark :)
HAWK is laughing right now with these review videos lol
😂
lols
Is it just me or does this aircraft fly slower than it appears to in real life
If i buyed..can my friend sit as co Pilot for free??!
neg
I don't rate a lot of your content Cap, but these reviews are faultless. You sold me the Aviojet already.
Edit :- Canopy fracturing systems break the canopy by firing a small explosive charge, either for a less Goose like ejection sequence or for rescue purposes on the ground
thx. TBH there are some faults in them, as i'm doing everything from memory. As ever, as long as they help some people, then I'm happy.
@@grimreapers Have you hovered your mouse over the backup altimeter with cockpit tips enabled ? now there is something that doesn't work. Or if it does I couldn't hear it :)))
Cap are you using hear like in helmet or do you have that disabled, because it might be making a difference in your reviews
Errrm, I'm not sure but I will have a play with it tomorrow.
the bad thing about this plane is that since it was made as a trainer/acrobatic aircraft it doesnt have many combat capabilities, not a good plane to start with but if you have friends that also own it flying around with its unarmed version can be really fun, if anybody is interested in the plane i suggest they take a look at the eagle patrol which is a spanish acrobatic portion (7 people) of the spanish airforce that exclusively flies this
I just skipped few minutes but i think that you didn't mention that is mutiplayer available (you can carry a friend in the rear seat)
Rgr, I did talk about it near the end, but you are right that I should have talked more about it. Thx
@@grimreapers i would like to join the GR squadron how i do it i didn't manage through discord???
tnx
The C-101 is my favorite plane to fly in DCS. Does anyone know how to fly the instant action airshow mission? I can never get any of the wingmen to join up. I assumed that the point was to fly formation as the lead, but I can't seem to get it to work. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Figure this is a good one to start with for dcs.
BAE Hawk review. lol
Cartoonman154 perhaps more appropriately, a eulogy for the Hawk lol
Would it be feasible for someone like RAZBAM to buy over the Hawk module and finish it properly?
DAG058 it would be feasible, but iirc ED already tried and failed so I’m not sure what luck a 3rd party dev would have.
That annoying sound near the stall is a stick shaker - it’s intended to be a harsh haptic warning. You won’t need to hear it - they really, really shake. The whole point being that you might not hear an aural warning, but you will damn sure feel that stick shaker!
Love ur vids!
Btw what spec do u have on ur rig? And what VR headset are u using? :)
Kalle Careliusson he has a whole video on that in the Misc section
Does it have a small bypass turbofan thing going on?
I get the feeling it's just a turbojet
I just bought this module at last discounts on DCS website and I love it. Sommething seems to be changed on engine noise: now it sounds like an hair-dryer :-P
anything interesting to do with it, campaigns, missions?
@@TheKrakovv There are 9 training missions and 13/14 single missions at the moment, no build-in campaign. One user made campaign (named "The Battle of Sukhumi") is available in DCS web site "user files" download page free of charge.
@@SimoneSerponi thanks for the answer!
@@TheKrakovv u r welcome ;-)
looks like a single engine f4 phantom kinda
TY, helpful video. Been eyeballing this last few sales.
Cracked up at the part towards the end as you were demonstrating the cockpit sounds, they were drowned out by your frantic mouse clicking 😂
They should record true TFE731 engine sounds. The plane has the HONEYWELL TFE731 engine. So, it is not at all hard to find a plane to record from (Spanish Air Force has the plane)...
I’ve never seen or heard of this jet. It reminds me of the T-37 “Tweet,” formerly used to train US Air Force pilots and by the Canadian Snowbirds demonstration team.
Canadá nunca tuvo el T-37 Tweet, usaron el Canadair CL-41A, se parecen un poco por el fuselaje delantero.
Just search for "patrulla aguila" in TH-cam, is the spanish acrobatic team, and you will make a basic idea of what this plane can do
I never understood why they sold these things and put time in them. They could have put more time into modules and planes that are actually COMBAT jets in Digital combat simulator.
Reading the comments there are still dumb fucks that buy it when you can fly F16, F18's and if you want a module that's a cold war plane like that but a real one just install the free A-4 mod.
Do we think the Weapons Capability and Pylon Load is an accurate model? This almost shames the Skyhawk.. and thats a bold statement. "If its too good to be true" as they say.
Not the foggiest, sorry.
Well the C101 has a max weapons payload of about 2.2tons were the Skyhawk has nearly 4 tons so its still half a Skyhawk
We realism not playability.
It's a simulator not ace combat.
Neg. Playability>Realism otherwise it'll just end up with a community of anti-social geeks.
Dcs=
digital combat S I M U L A T O R
@@phoenixrises9950 Still just a game, more complicated and not easy to learn, but a game nevertheless.
Would you recommend it for transitioning (learning and training) from FC3 to clickable modules?