Guys,
Sorry I haven't posted earlier. I have been stuck in the middle of a bathroom remodeling project that is turning into a scene from "The Money Pit" and haven't had much flying time.
However, I did get a chance to take the Test Hornet for a quick spin. I flew it with the new air file. I did some formation flying and a few turns around the boat. Everything felt pretty much the way I remember the Sim. The good news is that Chris will be visiting next week and I can get his thoughts.
One thing I'd like to pass on is something I stumbled on by accident. I wanted to make a change to the center DDI but the stick was in the way. At the time I had just broken off from the formation flight I was doing and was headed to the boat. I was doing about .85 mach at FL240. The jet was trimmed out pretty well so i pushed the stick full left so I could make the change to the center DDI. I was doing at least a full 360 degree roll every second. I don't know if that roll rate is realistic or not.
I also ran into an issue where after a cat launch I couldn't turn. Turns out that somehow the autopilot was engaged. Once I disengaged it everything was fine. Well, other than the fact that I was 5 miles in front of the boat by then. LOL
Mike
Hey Sludge,
This tweaking stuff is addictive! 
I've continued to tweak since my last post, mainly the aircraft.cfg. What values are in the .air file and how do you tweak it?
I agree, we need to get Mike's input on the legacy sim and the test Sludge hornet. The super hornet sim required lots of small inputs for the precise flying around the boat. The stick was constantly being moved in a small radius, the size of half dollar when in the groove. That is the flight regime I focused on for my unstable tweaks, I understand you are looking for proper response in other phases of flight. When I made the Sludge hornet more unstable, it kind of kept me on my toes requiring constant small inputs in the groove. I've continued to tweak the .cfg, and have leaned more towards stable values since i last posted. Also I fly using the warthog hotas, and our controller sensitivities and null zones might be different.
I am in Florida this weekend but let me know if you want to Skype next week.
CAPT
