F-14 Tomcat

New to Aerosoft and the F-14. I have a number of issues. one is that I have ran out of fuel twice with no warning when I hit Bingo ????? and there is no stall warning other then the buffeting. should there be some sort of alert ?????

It appears that the catapult launch endspeed is a little too low for the f-14, especially when taking off fully loaded. After flying off the deck the airplane drops way below deck height which should not be the case IMHO. A few extra knots should do the trick, however, it seems that the f-14x has some own cat launch code, as any setting in the VRS carrier launch endspeed menu is ignored, both on the kitty hawk and other carriers. Could we have an option (maybe just some config file, no need for fancy GUI^^) to manually set the catlaunch endspeed so one can adjust for different loads?

is there some reason the tacan in the stock F-18 wont pick up the KITTY HAWK?????????????

I've been looking at this aircraft in preparation for my first flight, and is there any kind of configuration editor that is external to FSX for selecting initial armament, fuel load, preferences, etc., a la the VRS Superbug's Aircraft Manager utility? If so, where is it?

When I am flying the F14 X I seem to find myself creating contrails at much lower altitudes than any other aircraft. This has put me at a disadvantage when in a gun fight with hornets above 13000 feet or so. On a related note of giving away ones position in a dogfight, at night if someone in a different tomcat engages their afterburners they turn into what looks like a small supernova. Does anyone have any idea how to fix either of these problems? Thanks -Josh

Sometimes when I'm trying to switch to the external view I can't see some of parts of external model (most of all it's gears, pilots etc). And there are one more problem if during a flight I 'm trying to change any of options of sim, plane crashes and flight goes to restart. Any suggestions?

This thing is giving me fits. Had a melt down and had to start from scratch...........Ground up. now when in free flight spawn the Kitty in carriers 2 and the Tacan wont work. any ideas.

Hi, I now have my P3D installed and am using win10, Seems to be working pretty well. Please can someone advise me which is the best way to set up and use the warthog HOTAS - use FSUIPC paid, or use a TARGET profile? I am a bit daunted by getting this set up right and hoping someone can advise on the easiest method. I have looked on you tube, but not found anything. Any advise from someone who knows would be much appreciated, thank you

Greetings fellow Tomacatters, My F-14s seem to have an issue with their air inlet ramps. The caution lights illuminate once I exceed mach 0.82. I can't seem to determine rhyme or reason to it. Occurs in both the A & B 'cats. Seems to occur whether I am smooth or jerky with the throttle movement. Example, this morning, I just wanted to take up a B for a quick spin around Boise, ID. I entered the sim cold and dark. Loaded the bird up with only two external fuel tanks. I followed the checklists all the way through takeoff, achieving a check mark in every single check box. Take off was normal. Circled the airport a couple times at about 300 knots. Inlet ram…

Dear All, Thought you may be interested in seeing the F-14X rendered in P3D V2 with the Oculus Rift. The F-14X is funny to fly with the Oculus but great fun nonetheless popping through clouds. Peter

Ok when I load Brisbane there appears to be weapons along with the lantern loaded but they don't show up on the aircraft manager. I am also not able to load any. when I do they show up on the manager but not on the tom. Also when I taxi to the 2nd cat from port side and try to use it the nose starts bouncing up and down. .....??????

Ok....I have got carriers II to work. I understand from the old carriers II post that I should be able to add the Kitty to the list ? Well I would if I could find The folder and if I knew how to insert it. now I have searched high and low for the folder with no luck. a little help please. also is it possible to insert carriers as permanent fixtures? So when you start the game in free flight there just there like an airport would be??????

Hello everyone, I've been flying the Aerosoft F-14x in FSX Steam Edition for some time now, and I'm planning to evolve to use the VRS TacPack. But I've been reading some stuff on the web, and I got confused, so: Are the two programs compatible, and will it be possible to use the F-14 weapons without any issue ? Thank you.

Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction, but I can't figure out how to drop the external fuel tanks? Would like to be able to drop them without just hitting emergency jettison everything, for entering dogfights and such. Was unable to find anything in the manuals about it.

I don't know why, but trying to use autopilot now is impossible for me. This used to function just great, however now I am having extremely undefined and random behavior. I've attached a video showing attempts at using the autopilot with the miniHUD up to show what it is doing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hjxQxiHzQE Essentially, none of the functions seem to work anymore. With VEC/ACLS, ALT and HDG off, I should enter CSS and it should hold my attitude and bank... however as you can see in the video when I do so, it continues to pitch up. If I slightly tap the joystick forward, it begins a long drift down. The joystick in-cockpit is shuddering like crazy. Alt…

Hey, I sort of ignored this issue because it was a good glitch, but it isn't realistic. Basically, when you put the engines into zone 1 afterburner, it consumes less fuel than it would in MIL thrust, in all variations of flight. While it is really convenient, it isn't realistic. I think this both applies to the F-14A and B variant. Peter

I've been doing a lot of the Carrier Airspace Patrol mission, and there's one type of interaction I am never able to successfully resolve. It's always the wandering pilot unknown contact needs to be IFF'd. Im not really sure how to deal with this. I'll fly up to the (usually) GA aircraft and so long as I am near and information, the mission message is gone. If I turn around and fly away, it comes back up saying Priority target, IFF and such on the same guy I just flew away from. I've tried following them, I've tried doing the scare technique you do on the bears and su27s. The only way to shut it up is to shoot the guy down. What am i missing here?

Pretty veg in the manual .....and I am no programmer . In the main folder there is a config file and inside it there are 2 others???? one is a script file......the other cascading are one of then what I'm looking for ? and if so, where do you put the text and .........as you can see ......I have no clue..........please HELP!

Well, I never thought I would ask for a plane to be dumbed down... However, the request I have has its reasons. In essence I use the Oculus rift for P3D V2, but some of the features of the AS F-14 are heavy on FPS when using the rift. So is there a possibility in removing the whole RIO pit? I know it sort of misses the point in the Tomcat since you can't use it realistically without the RIO pit, but jsut to fly it without lag would be great!

Hi tried it in Dinos T45 (VC 2) doesnt have VC1 doesnt show doesnt even register in FSX also tried it in razbam buckeye VC01 still no show. Manual says it places gauge in gauge folder it does not, I tried it in default aerosft folder with path from manual no show, tried it with gauge in gauge folder and set path accordingly still no show. Help

Hello, I am very sad to report that the canopy reflections seen on the external canopy texture are gone after installing into the new ver. 2.5 of Prepar3D. The canopy is now the same dark dull type as we saw in version 1.0 for Prepar3D. Can this be fixed please? I am also curious as to if anyone else has this problem in Prepar3D 2.5. Best regards Dag

Hello everyone. I recently upgraded to the new P3D 2.5 and noticed that many of my addons (Especially scenery) no longer work. Has anyone had any issues with the F-14X in P3D 2.5 before I fork over a bunch of money to purchase it? Thanks in advance.

Aerosoft, I have purchased your product and it's great on the ground but once I get in the air, the aircraft is absolutely uncontrollable. It nearly always departs controlled flight. As of now I cannot use it. The shared cockpit function does not work. I have posted a previous post in regards to the cockpit and no one has responded. Can you please assist me in addressing these issues. It took 3 months for my disk to arrive and now that I finally have it, I can't fly it. - Jamil

Folks, Just thought this might help if anyone is trying to complete ACLS landings. It's not procedurally perfect, for example, the HUD should technically be on AWL, but I use the ILS bars to help out a little. Just in case it helps anyone :-) Rich

Hi guys, NEED SOME HELP!!! After the installation of some repaints, I started my FSX. I was looking for the F-14A Block 100, but I couldn't find it in the a/c list. I checked again, but sure it wasn't there! When I open the simobjects folder there are 3 variants post86, pre86, and the B version. Now how is it possible that the Block 100 and 110 versions are not visible in the a/c list. All the repaints do have thumbnails! Hope you guys can help me, Grtz Guido