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F-18. That's why they made the water look much better in A-10C. In GA's A-10C Project 10 video you can see the boats rocking in the waves in the beginning.

If the TGP gets masked by your A-10, it will go into INR mode. If it is in POINT or AREA tracking when it gets masked, it will go into INR-P or INR-A, I believe. If you try and change the tracking while it is in INR-P or INR-A, it will go into INR. You can tell if the targeting pod is masked by a "M" on the HUD and on the TGP page. If the "M" is flashing, that means that the pod is about to be masked by the plane.

Just FYI, you can actually add a radar AGL verticle tape to the hud. It is similar to the magnetic heading tape on the bottom of the HUD. Just switch the IFFCC switch to test, go to DISPLAY MODES, and change RDRALT TAPE to "Y". It only reads 0ft to 1,500ft.

Topper, you ever heard of |TOC|?

Also, you can't change the tracking mode if the targeting pod is masked or close to being masked. You can tell this by a flashing "M" on the hud and TGP, meaning it is about to be masked, and "M" steady, meaning it is currently masked. That means that a part of the aircraft is blocking the view of the targeting POD.

It was the "L" key that I was hitting. Whoops. Funny, I never hit it once during BETA 1-4. Thank you

Does anybody else have the interior lights turn on by themselvs? I've had it happen two or three times so far in the release version. All interior lights will come on to maximum brightness including the flood lights.

Watch your Verticle Velocity Indicator. While you are on the glideslope you should be at -500 Feet Per Minute. Once you flare your aircraft before touchdown you should be less than -500 FPM. I'm not sure what the actual touchdown VVI descent should be. Anything below -500 FPM would presumably be good.

I'm not familiar with that mission but if you have the PITOT heating switch ON while you are on the ramp or taxiing, it could cause the CADC to overheat. I don't turn my PITOT switch on until after taxiing and am lined up for takeoff. I turn it off after touchdown, right before taxiing. If you start a mission with the plane running, the PITOT is on. I'm not sure about auto start. Never used it.

104th wing and the 175th wing. I see the Fighting Orioles (104th) and the Pegasus for the 175th insignias. http://www.175wg.ang.af.mil/art/mediagallery.asp?galleryID=6053 (I'm from Southern Maryland)

Wags mentioned a book to buy with good pictures of the A-10C. I decided to buy it to learn more about the plane. I highly recommend it. It explains everything you've asked about and more. It covers the A-10, A-10+, and A-10C. http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Hog-Guide-10-Warthog/dp/0979506425

When I dial my altimeter according to the ATC's instructions, the tenths and hundreths of a decimal usually don't even change a foot in altitude. so I believe that's why they only give a QFE rading in tens and hundreds. I always round it off. If the ATC says QFE 29, I dial in QFE 29.00, anything in between really doesn't seen to make a difference. EDIT: Well, that's prob. because the Altimiter doesn't display anything below 100 feet. so nevermind.

I believe GA means the "upcoming movie" part of how Sig in red text

Anybody else here running the Warthog on a cheap joystick? I bought my joystick new for $25. I can wobble it left and right with an inch of play before it gives any input. I bought this when Black Shark first came out. I'm bad for getting into certain games and getting bored of them so I started with a cheap joystick. It's a Saitek ST290. It's so bad that when I'm coming in for CCRP weapons release I have to use my keyboard to help level my wings. I'm just curious if I'm the only one here flying the Warthog with a cheap joystick. The only good thing is the twist handle, it's great for taxiing.

Good explanation. Thank you.

Ok now I understand. Thank you

So the AOA Indexer changes based on ANGLE only and not speed. If I place my TVV on the touchdown point and am on the glideslope and my AOA indexer is saying I'm "too fast" that must mean that my AOA is too high and I need to decrease speed to lower my nose while keeping the TVV on the touchdown point?

Thank you. Let me see if I understand this. If I have a "low speed" chevron, the indexer is telling me that my current speed is too low for my current angle of attack and I need to increase my angle of attack? It's not actually telling me that I'm going too slow and I need to increase speed?

I've searched and couldn't find an answer to my question. I'm having a hard time understanding the AOA system on the A-10. I have read the flight manual and a majority of the A-10A USAF manual. I understand there is a wind vane on the forward left fuselage that reads the angle between the longitudinal axis of the plane and relative wind. This vance sends data to the AOA indicator and the AOA indexer. I know the AOA indicator just converts the data to arbitrary units. What I don't understand is the AOA indexer. I've read that it tells you the correct angle of attack but have also read it tells you the correct speed for landing. I understand that the green donut means on speed, and the chevrons mean overspeed or underspeed, etc. What I don't understand is wheter it tells you the correct angle for landing or the speed. The DCS manual states: This is how it works for me in-game. No matter my speed, the AOA indexer doesn't change (that I've noticed). But when I changed my angle of attack, it changes. I understand that if I increase pitch I am slowing down but I've watched my airspeed and the AOA indexer changes before I lose any air speed. The manual also states, directly after the above quote: Now the manual is saying that it is used to measure approach speed? The USAF A-10A manual states this: When I actually fly my approach, the AOA indexer only seems to respond to my angle of attack and not my approach speed. Can anybody explain this system a little better? Thank you.

(beta 3) I landed once with anti-skid off (on purpose) and hit full brakes. I slid down the runway and left marks the whole way. I even did a full rudder left (or right) and got it sideways. The sliding physics on the runway are really nice. I will post a screen later.

Awesome! thank you. It actually helped me realise why I had the GCAS warning light on from a ramp start. I never turned my radar altimiter switch on. I think under the TISL section you should have a picture of the Pave Penny along with the TISL panel. Just so people get a better understanding of the system. +1rep!

Y/A-10B I searched and couldn't find any pictures of it. Just thought I would share what I found while looking at pictures.

Yes I do, I edited my post to correct it. Here is a quote from the manual just FYI.

The Bullseye is the Anchorpoint. It's named a bullseye because of the shape of the icon on the TAD. I believe you can rename "Bullseye" to anything you want. The answer to the questions is no, because they both are the same thing. If the Bullseye is 254deg and 13.6 miles away, that means that you are ENE (080deg?) of the bullseye. You will have to change your heading to 254 and fly for 13.6 miles to reach the anchorpoint. Hope this helps EDIT: I stand corrected. 254deg is the ownership bearing to the anchorpoint. Dethmagnetic was correct, sorry.