DCS Articles

DCS World

• F-14 & Radar Intercept Officer

  → Complete list of articles about the F-14 and the RIO role.
  → F-14 & RIO articles organized by topic.

• Thematic Guides

  • Flight Lead

    • Flight Lead: A Short Guide

  • Package Leadership

    • Package Leadership: Chapter I – Introduction
    • Package Leadership: Chapter II – Planning
    • Package Leadership: Chapter III – Briefing
    • Package Leadership: Chapter IV – Execution

  • Back to Basics

    • Back to Basics: Latitude and Longitude (DMS, DD, DDM)
    • Back to Basics: Brevity Codes
    • Back to Basics: Radar Elevation Bars and Scan Azimuth
    • Back to Basics: Barometric Altimeter (Q Codes, TA/TL)
    • Back to Basics: Heading, Bearing, Track and Course
    • Back to Basics: RIO Training in Single Player
    • Back to Basics: Target Aspect and Missile Performance
    • Back to Basics: Rate of Closure (Vc)
    • Back to Basics: The “Plus 2 Minus 2” Rule
    • Back to Basics: Radar Displays: B-Scope vs PPI
    • Back to Basics: INS, Drift, and Navigation

• Basic Radio Comms for GAW

  • Part I: Introduction – Frequencies, ATC, ATIS, Runways
  • Part II: Taxiing and Take off
  • Part III: Tasking and Landing

• Ka-50 A-10: Sharing Data Guide

  • Part I: Introduction
  • Part II: Ka-50 to Ka-50
  • Part III: Ka-50 to A-10C and vice-versa
  • Part IV: Bearing & Distance and Final thoughts

• Various

  • Bullseye in any module – A simple Spider Card
  • Practicing as RIO in Single Player: DCS Mission Editor
  • Exporting MPCD and avionics to a secondary monitor

Resources

• • FLIP and Instrument Approach
  • Introduction to CAS control – Extract from a training session
  • Close Air Support Theory Lesson – 132nd.AssafB
  • DCS Syria Map: Historical and Geographical Introduction by 132nd.AssafB

• Interviews

  • DCS MB-339 Mod: Feedback from the insiders
  • DCS MB-339 Mod: Interview with the FM Developer