DCS: 2019 Will Be a Busy Year

Happy New Years everyone!

2019 is set to be a very busy year for DCS. So far there are three confirmed modules to be release this year. The Christen Eagle II will come out this month on the 23rd. The F-14B will come sometime between now and March 21st. And Deka Ironworks has announced that their JF-17 will be available this summer.

I'm also thinking that the Mig-19 may become available this year as well. From what I've seen from the developer's posts it looks to be nearing completion.

That's an awful lot of planes to come in just one year. So, personally, I'll need to pick and choose which I get and which I'll have to wait a while since I won't have enough money for everything. As many fans of DCS have said before "DCS is an expensive hobby." That being said, I've already pre-ordered the F-14 so it's a give in that I will have that one this year. The next plane I'm sure to get this year is the JF-17. I've been waiting for a very long time to get a full fidelity Red Force plane that's more advanced than the Mig-21.

I'd like to get the Mig-19, if it comes out this year, but I don't think I'll have the money for that one. I'm hoping that the F-4E does not come out this year too. I'd like to get that one right away but I want to save up some money first.

If you've played DCS for a while, what aircraft are you looking forward to getting? If you haven't tried it yet, what would you be interested in seeing in there?

Have a good time flying this year.
Land safely everyone.

DCS: News from Deka Ironwork Simulation

Just yesterday Deka Ironwork Simulation posted on Facebook some news about a project of theirs. They Announced that DCS FC3 will be updated soon with a "new" plane: the J-11A. The reason I say it's "new" is because they're basically taking the Su-27 that's in FC3 already and making a few tweaks to the model to allow it to carry R-77 missiles (currently only the Mig-29S can carry those in DCS) and they will give the "new" plane anti-collision lights similar to the F-15C.

They did admit that they don't have the resources to make a completely new cockpit but are looking toward trying in the future. Since Deka is a new company that's just starting out on DCS and they are busy with the JF-17 module they are making I'm willing to give them a pass on that one. It would be nice to have an accurate cockpit but they have a lot on their plate right now, and I'm sure most reasonable people would be understanding about that.

I'm looking forward to seeing some Chinese planes making a debut to DCS. China is fast becoming an air power so it makes sense they would be represented in DCS.

This is a very busy time for DCS it seems. The arrival of the F/A-18C is fast approaching, the Persian Gulf map is now on Pre-purchase, the F-14 will be out later this year, and now we're getting our first Chinese plane in DCS via an update in the coming week or so. This is all very exciting. I hope you all enjoy the new planes and map coming out.