DCS MiG-21 Bis Cold War Tips and Tricks

Hi everyone! With the cold war plane set gaining some more popularity, I finally got around to posting a video I've been wanting to do for quite a while.

These are just my own opinions, and things that work for me in game, but there is of course more then one way to fly the MiG-21Bis.

Enjoy!!

[PebelWasTaken]

The engine restart switch should be turned off instantly once your engine is relit. It uses a reserve O2 tank (you can see its pressure to your back left on the wall) and each relight only uses a little bit of it. That said it will keep dumping that o2 tank if you do not turn that switch back off. Hope that helps.

[rossmum]

The front right reference card also has all the Caucasus RSBN channels listed, if you can read the Cyrillic alphabet. Saves opening the kneeboard on Caucasus.

[allmight]

I haven’t been playing DCS currently, nor do I own the MiG-21bis module, but this was still a very entertaining video! I really hope you make more of these for other modules.

[omwdunkley]

Thanks for this. Amazing:)
Just got started with the mig21 and wish I had seen this earlier! Everything I painfully figured out myself you covered clearly and concisely.

[questofknowledge]

I personally prefer the single sets as well, but I love using the r3r and just adjust to the odd weights when firing them. My go to has been 2X r60 and 2X r3r and 1 center tank (size depending on mission), using the radar missiles seems to take a lot of people by surprise. When I use the radar missiles I use radar to get visual, then shut down close in get radar back and lock them firing the missile as soon as possible.

[Steezicus]

Thanks for this! Just purchased this module and excited to learn it, really nice of you to post all these tips!

[joehill]

Great vid. Thanks for the tips. Never seen anyone say you can fly the MiG at low speed with the flaps like that. Bit of a game changer.

[Nwolf]

Learning the mig 21 in 2025 and this has been my fav video during that process.

[Tsukuyomi]

The gyro sight is meant to be used against large non maneuvering targets. (Mostly bomber intercepts)

[Dopey]

Can I suggest using a de-esser filter in your editing software, your S's are so spicy. This video was super helpful thanks

[pvkesports]

Lotta helpful information in here, appreciate it cause there is not much useful info out there about dogfighting in the fishbed. Although I did throw up a little when you said the F5 gun was better at 16:40 xD the 21's gun is a sub-moa laserbeam best gun in cold war kekw

[ItsJustSteve]

Man you've got some good advice wish u continued making videos!

[kampase]

4:40 how can you possibly do 3 vertical loops without dropping ut of the sky? What sorcery is this?

[thejetfighter]

Thanks for the tips for an awesome plane 😀

[rhx]

I played the Mig-21bis in 2 EU cold war server and I couldn't use the radio at any server. The briefing sad use the channel 0 for the ATC Kutaisi and use channel 5 for the EWR. And I never had concatct with any on them! I don't understand why.

[shiredrifter]

is there some trick to getting the gyro pipper to track targets on the HUD? i have the option selected but it never moves over a target. i struggle to see targets on DCS. (colour blind)

[Deuwl]

Yo dude. Thanks heaps for the video. However, I'm stuck on your wording of flaps. Currently in the settings, I can't see take off flaps anywhere. It has degrees of flaps and flaps down and flaps up. What setting is this take off flaps?

[itsukarine]

i love the mig so much but im awful at effectively using it for fighting even after years lol, thanks

[icind]

"The Mig is the best low speed fighter in the Cold War server."
Interesting. I thought I read where the Soviets captured an F-5 Tiger and through their testing found the F-5 was superior in slow-low dogfights.

[optimal]

Isn't using the flaps now above certain speed bleeds hydraulic pressure?