Hollister56

Yes you need the moose script for it to work. At least I think you do? I installed it and it works great.

Check this out.

Thank you for this very well done tutorial on setting up a helo to follow the Task Force. It worked great!

To further enhance the DCS community the TDK should be open source. IMHO

This is an old thread and I am surprised it hasn't been fixed yet. Who knows, maybe ED isn't aware of the issue?

It appears to happen after shutdown and then restarting, easy to reproduce and for me it happens every time. It's anyone's guess to why this is happening? The first cold start the FCS BITE test works as it should, after shutting down and attempting a second cold start it happens.

Okay thanks. I like to land on the carrier, shutdown and then re-start and go for another launch, but for now I will just re-spawn until it is fixed.

I've been having this same issue, land on the SC, taxi to parking, do a complete shutdown. Start back up, preflight checks, and do the FCS check and I get the same indications as the OP. Happens every time. Is there a reason for this or a solution? I sure would like to know what the problem is or if I'm doing something wrong? Anyone else had/have this issue?

Gross weight is pretty low, DLC is required for ACLS approach, the switch is set to off and the other switches are in ACL. It's pretty odd behavior for sure............and it doesn't do it in every mission, which is even stranger.

It appears that if you let the F14 autoland the lights go out at touchdown. If you take over, disconnect the autoland and hand fly it to landing, the lights stay illuminated and will not go out. Even after shutting down the jet and then starting from a cold and dark restart, not exiting the mission. Maybe some one else can try this and see what happens are report back. The VEL/PCD didn't work. No cockpit mods..........

Rustbelt, Are you from Steel Country? Anyway, the solution was to move the autopilot ACL switch to VEL/PCD then to OFF. Just moving the ACL switch to OFF didn't extinguish the amber caution lights. The Fire lights came on when shutting down the engines, and doing a Fire Test put out those lights. I will fly a few more flights to verify. BTW, I did a complete shutdown to a cold dark airplane. Then requested external power, which the ground crew won't connect unless the canopy is open, took me a while to figure that one out. After power up the lights were still on, Engine Fire and VDI Caution lights. So, then I tried the above and it worked, no lights.

I'm referring to the amber caution lights after a ALCS approach, and shutting down the jet with only external power connected. Everything is off, all switches you mentioned. I said AMBER not Red lights, but I did confuse Amber caution lights with Red warning lights in my original post. That's actually pretty funny, but also be less on fire.........

Does anyone know how to reset the VDI amber warning lights after landing? Thanks

Heatblur Team and F-14 forum members, When I build a ACLS mission for the F-14B and have everything setup correctly, when I engage the autopilot in ACL all the spoilers extend and DLC goes to maximum extension, airspeed increases to approximately 150kts, much higher than the normal Vref speed. Also note the Localizer needle is off to the right, it was centered when I engaged the autopilot. When you breakout the airplane is aligned with the deck, but the needle is off to the right. I am not sure why this is happening, just wondering if anyone else has seen this problem and if there is a solution? Thanks in advance.

Can you share the link?

Is there a Ball Call key bind? I can't find it.

I agree, the J Model would be the best choice. I really enjoy carrier ops in their F14 and for sure their F4J will be a great addition to the fleet. Hope it happens sooner than later. HB is in a class all to itself, moves the goal post with every release. On a side note, it would be totally cool if ED added video capture of every landing on the SC, just like in real life carrier ops and have it automatically saved some where for future viewing.

This post is over 2 years old, any updates on a B or J Navy version? 2025?

Has anyone done a F-14B ACLS recently and have the localizer needle off to the right during the approach. I do , and It lands on the centerline with the needle off to the right. The F-18 ACLS localizer is centered when I fly that jet. I believe all the switches are in the correct position and I've tried switching them, but the localizer needle is to the right. I set the course to the final bearing given from carrier air traffic control. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks, Ed

Very very funny dude, you'd be the laughing stock of the squadron for that stunt, and the only thing you'd be flying is desk, if you didn't receive a dishonorable discharge, probably some prison time too. They'd probably throw the book at you. Here's a tip ace, go fly MSFS, you two were made for each other.

We need a California Map, with a few military airports, limited detail and lots of area that connects to NTTR. No civilian airports are necessary. Off the coast is all ocean, so that has to be very easy to produce. Who needs a detailed Las Vegas city? Not me. Keep it simple. Developers are spending too much time with useless city details. Just my opinion.

Great explanation. I'm just learning the F-18C, so this info was very helpful.

Any updates to this topic?

You're absolutely right about that. Scratched up, dirty canopies are dog<profanity>. We took pride cleaning those canopies when I was in the Navy, and if they were that scratched up they were replaced.

Thank you.........