Author: 79vRAF

79vRAF is a group of friends that play flight simulators online. We use historical squadron codes and mainly fly in IL2 Great Battles and DCS World. EAF run our own servers in DCS and Great Battles. 79vRAF joined the European Air Force in August 2015 so we are now part of a larger grouping. We can be recognised online with the tag EAF79_ Our motto is "Trust, Honour, Loyalty and Friendship" recruits are always welcome.

F-14 Rudder Control issues

Hi all,This started last night without any warning. I’m unable to use the rudder pedals. The game is picking them up and when I transfer the rudder to another controller it picks that up too; but still does not work. The initial row in the control assignment is greyed out no matter what, but the…

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Back to WW2?

Currently torn between modern strike aircraft and going back to my roots and WW2 flight simming…why?

DCS Huey to get Multi-crew

Today’s announcement from ED shows that the Huey is finally going to get multi-crew support. While the Gazelle showed some initial promise as the first DCS helicopter to get multi-crew support it never quite worked out; it’s meant to be being redeveloped. It would be great if they could get a helicopter to work seamlessly…

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Blackhog b-explorer First Impressions

Hi all, After a long time away I’ve had my first opportunity to review some hardware, and for the first time ever I’ve even been sent a demo unit to try out; full-disclosure I’d bought one already so it’s not influenced my view in any way. So, the Blackhog b-explorer. I’m going to go in-depth…

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Oculus Rift S, DCS World and IL2 BoX

First of all, apologies for the long break in posting, I’ve been going through some tough times at home and the website had to take a break. I’m in the process of splitting with my wife now and there is suddenly more time available! As some of you may have seen I have been using…

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