A few questions for current and former A10 pilots.
Work has been slow the last few days so I have been browsing You Tube videos. I came across videos of a PC based A-10 combat flight simulator. It is called DCS A-10C produced by a Russian company by the name of Eagle Dynamics. It appears that the player can move every switch and manipulate all the controls. In a few of the videos it shows how you can change the profiles on the different weapons that are being carried on the aircraft, change the programs on the countermeasure panel, and change the layout of the HUD. There are other videos that show what I am led to believe are the full start up procedure and look very detailed. Here are a few videos showing the depth of the simulator.
DCS A-10C Warthog - GAU-8/A Avenger Cannon - YouTube
DCS: A-10C Warthog. Mk-82AIR High Drag to Low Drag - YouTube
DCS A-10C - CR Example - YouTube
After watching the videos, does the aircraft seem pretty accurate to real life and if accurate enough, do you see this program being a benefit and cost saving measure for real world A10 training.
Just curious what a real Thunderbolt pilot thinks of this $50 sim.