Just ran through it again, I thought it was at idle before but I was overly conscious of the throttle position this time, and it seemed to work. Perhaps that was it then! Thanks.
For what it’s worth, I’d also echo everyone’s sentiments about this addon. It’s a superb piece of kit. And as frustrating as it was for me, it’s good to know that it punishes you for not operating it correctly - it really adds to the experience of feeling like you’re operating a living, breathing jet. Top work all round!
I can’t make any meaniful comment on the real Hawk but the JF model feels how I would (naively?) expect a fast jet trainer to feel - if you fly it the way you are meant to fly it’s a joy but you mess around and it will let you know and then punish you if you keep doing it.
Not sure if it’s an option with your flight setup, but I hold the relight button with my mouse for a beat or 2, not just press and release. Don’t know if it would muck up the starter in RL, but it alleviated my issues in the sim.
This may be a jet thing, but when turning quite hard, I get some strange pitching up and down. Is this ‘buffeting’? Normal? How do you stop it? I see on tutorials, they don’t seem to do it, so I am doing something wrong.
If you’re like me, your elevator control sensitivity curve is exponential. Make it linear and it may help. Also, your gear was still down after take off.
OK, due to hashing that up so bad, here’s my Cold and Dark. Not too much shaking, but I did disable to over-stress crash, because I seem to always over-stress.
The v1.1 update is now available in your Just Flight account.
Frequency preset cards go white if lock control mode is used - fixed
Red Arrows 2021 livery minor alignment issues - fixed
MASS clickspot logic improved
Co-pilot camera view tweaked for VR users
Outer sidewinders now fire before inner sidewinders if both are fitted
EFB tablet can now be toggled between two positions for better usability in VR - ejection seat (as before) or above the right console - using a clickspot on the outer edge (bezel) of the EFB tablet.
EFB tablet will now move between the front and rear cockpits automatically when the corresponding cockpit is selected from the camera menu
‘TOGGLE PEDESTAL LIGHTS (red)/TOGGLE TAXI LIGHTS (white)/TOGGLE CABIN LIGHTS (blue)’ and ‘SET PEDESTAL LIGHTS (red)/SET TAXI LIGHTS (white)/SET CABIN LIGHTS (blue)’ control assignments can now be used to toggle the Red Arrows smoke colours
Front or rear seat pilot is now visible whilst in the cockpit view (pilot being shown is toggled automatically based on whether the front or rear seat camera is selected)
EFB control (front/rear) button will now switch you automatically between the front and rear cockpit camera views (can also be selected using the ‘TOGGLE AUTOPILOT VS HOLD’ and ‘SET AUTOPILOT VS HOLD’ control assignments)
‘TOGGLE ENGINE 1 FUEL VALVE’ and ‘SET ENGINE 1 FUEL VALVE’ control assignments can now be used to control the throttle idle stop lever position
ILS frequency selector clickspot highlights fixed (now only the selector wheel is highlighted)
New cockpit showcase camera presets added (front pilot looking aft, over front pilot shoulder, over front pilot ejection seat, over left and right wings)
Cockpit lighting brightness reduced for night flying operations
EFB rear pilot option is now automatically enabled or disabled if changes are made to the co-pilot weight value in the MSFS fuel/payload menu
OAT is now shown on the top bar of the EFB (Fahrenheit or Celsius depending on selected MSFS unit of measure)
100 Imp Gal (454 L) drop tank option added for longer range flights. Note that in real-life these were fitted to export variants and not the RAF Hawk T1/A. The drop tank fuel feeds automatically through the wing tanks and to the engine. Make sure to check the total weight on the EFB as it’s easy to exceed the take-off and landing weight limits with two drop tanks and full fuel!
Pilot head movement is now affected by rudder/steering position on the ground
EFB VR clickspot fixed
Pilot name decal texture added, allowing you to have your own name showing on the Red Arrows 2021 custom livery (PSD template included in Documents folder)
Red Arrow flight suits are now red
Crew steps are now automatically removed at engine start (if not already removed manually)
UHF checklist item fixed
If selected down in the cockpit, gear will now automatically extend again if slew is used (which forces the gear up)
EFB instrument view zoom level fixed
Autopilot approach hold fixed
Wingtip vortices effects added (thanks to FLAMIN FENIX)
CWS warnings can now be cancelled using the ‘GPWS TOGGLE’ control assignment
Fuel now initialises to full wing and centre tanks
EFB weight text brightness increased for better readability
Autopilot performance tweaks
Sound tweaks (including increased AI sound volume and new buffeting noise at higher speeds)
TACAN channel list added to MSFS checklist window
Stopwatch added to left frequency preset card in both cockpits - centre knob controls stop/start and is rotated for winding it up (winding it up 100% provides approx. 90 minutes use), right knob controls reset. The stopwatch can be raised/lowered by clicking on the stopwatch itself or the nearby glareshield light (mounted beneath the glareshield to the left of the frequency preset card).
Radio power issue when starting from cold & dark - fixed
Main altimeter drum now increments by 50 feet
Oil CWP caption now illuminates after 10 seconds of negative-G
Pilot visor transparency increased
Tweaks to emergency gear and flap extension systems
Green HSI arrow will now indicate bearing to TACANs (custom logic added to work around MSFS limitation)
Centre fuel tank now empties fully when transferring to the wing tanks
You actually raised your gear just before you ‘landed’ 