The Best Way Learn Any DCS: World Aircraft!

Creating practice drills for yourself that hit every key skill you need to fly a successful mission in your chosen aircraft, within a compact and readily repeatable package is the best way to learn a DCS World Module in my humble opinion.

My recommendation is to create a mission where you must complete one task before moving on to the next, such as downing two interceptors then attacking targets with LGB’s then moving onto connecting with a tanker with pattern work to follow the tanker.

You should always have a game plan as to how you want to move through the practice drill and what you want to accomplish to aid your evaluation of your flight and allow you to recognize what to improve.

While these short practice drills are great, you should also try flying longer cross country flights in your chosen aircraft as those can also allow you to go more in-depth with the systems while you have some down time.

These practice drills are a great way to learn a new DCS World Aircraft or Re-familiarize yourself with an old friend thats been sitting in the hanger for too long.

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[skatterpro]

"Feel free to use that left hand to help you out on that stick"
Oh I will Spud, I will.

[TiramisuCorleone]

Best Way to learn DCS aircraft: Download Chuck's Guide :D

[exiletsj]

When I get a new module, I immediately forget anything I’ve learned, about every other module.

[rwhunt]

For me, the biggest problem is setting up controls so you can learn how to fly and operate the different radars and other systems.

[SakibLH]

Holy crap... that intro was unreal damn.

[danius]

The A-10c training campaigns by Maple flag are amazing. I really wish they made the same ones for other modules

[moonmullins]

Man thank gawd I found this video. Have had DCS for about 2 weeks now and was really lost just on the edge of uninstalling it. But your video has helped greatly for me to understand the details on how to create a mission for my own practice. The training missions in DCS are kind of weak for a slow learner like myself. Thanks again.

[gofres]

I wish I'd seen this and understood it before I tried to learn this the hard way by trial and error. I picked up dcs a couple of years ago, did a couple of months, made very little progress, then lost interest.
Been watching lots of videos and finally have a plan of action to get back in to it... This mission planning is THE main point to create learning points specific to what I need to learn. Thank you!

[asiftalpur]

Seeing the thunder among these iconic birds just makes me very happy.

[Power]

The way I learn is to jump in, hit auto start, and get in the air ASAP after assigning my axis. If I can take off and land without crashing, then I learn some systems.

[neok]

It would be awesome if you could upload those missions for us to practice. Could be a whole now YouTube series for you were you create training missions like this, explain how to best execute them and upload them for us to try out. :)

[DreadwingOne]

Dude your editing and production value is out of this world

[Raven-sves]

Great video, as always. I did something simular, I build a huge trainingmission on the NTTR, CC and PG. There are SEAD-Missions, Interdiction (Convoi's (all defended), Tanks), Groundattack (defended and undefended), CSAR (mostly A-10c or AV-8B), Navaltargets (defended), A2A (BVR, WVR), AAR and I can do the Basic Stuff as well like Carrier-OPs etc..

[koekiejam]

Using the quick mission generator to get you a preset mission which you afterwards tailor to the sotuation can also be really usefull!

[mammoth]

This was extremely helpful in knowing how to use the mission editor. Thanks Spud!

[latein]

The way i learn a dcs module is i try and spend atleast 1 hour or so in a certain aircraft then after the hour is up change to a new plane then swap back to the first plane and keep doing that and so far learnt f-18, f-14, harrier and now throwing the f-16 and jf-17 into the mix

[Joker_Kaneki]

My personal problem is I don't learn from reading.. I learn by seeing and doing, and I am just starting dcs... f16 first, f18 will be later, and I hear rios is a thing so I got the f14 for much later on. I just need to find someone with patience that says push x (random) button keyboard to do whatever on the plane... or how to use the radar and navigations from day one. Thank you spudknocker your videos have been a huge help and I am basic flying an f16 but at some point when I get time I will need to find a patient teacher to fly around in circles with me for a bit

[kentyannayon]

A little more detailed in mission editor than what I do, but the concept's the same. Pick a situation to practice, set up a target and loadout, and practice until it flows. Really, really liking the laser guided rockets on the JF-17, if only the WMD7 picked up targets easier

As always incredible intro at the start there spud... That oriental vibe and formation flying jets over Persian Gulf was spot on :)

[EricAero]

Hi. As long as your trigger is common for all 3 Others Smoke Trigger Zones, You only have to clone the Smoke Markers. This way, It's easier for the system to handle triggers and ressources. Here there is only 3... imagine if it was way more... Also, Depends on the effect you are looking for, you could use the On Mission Start Strigger to avoid having a Fourth trigger, but you demonstrate how to create action / reaction trigger so, Good one.