Ghostrider313

Why was the AN/AAQ-28 Litening Pod section of the F-16 Viper Manual deleted with the addition of the AN/AAQ-33 Advanced Targeting Pod? Also how long is the F-16 going to be considered Early Release?

I cannot get my ESP 32 S2 Mini to boot load correctly to change the port. I can load the Code with Arduino IDE, but before it is finished the COM port drops off. I am getting very frustrated with trying to get my DED to work. I am at the point now where I just want to use a Mega and go from there, but I am confused with the tread on what code to use for the Mega. Can someone help me out here.

I am using a ELEGOO 3PCS ESP-32 Development Board USB-C, 2.4GHz Dual Mode WiFi+Bluetooth Dual Core Microcontroller for Arduino IDE, Support AP/STA/AP+STA, CP2102 Chip and 3.12 inch OLED Display Module 256 * 64 OLED Display Module 7-Pin SPI Interface SSD1322. My computer does not recognize the ESP32 as a com port but as a CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller, so I cannot load the code from Arduino IDE. Read thru this entire blog and still confused. Not sure I have the right code and not sure if I have the right pin connections. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Is the code any different for the ESP32? What would be the pin out?

Reload worked. I was able to go in and create a mission and edit it. Still haven't flown it but was able to do what I wanted.

Tried that it didn't work. I uninstalled DCS and am reinstalling. I hope that this fixes it.

Did cleanup and repair, mission editor still not working. Tried to fly the mission and didn't even put me in the aircraft. Watched some videos on how to create missions and the mission editor works nothing like the videos.

Trying to create a training mission in NTTR and I can create aircraft, ground units and fixed ground units. I try to add waypoints for the flight and the mission editor just puts them anywhere. Once waypoints are there, I cannot edit them or move them. I can only remove them. Some help please.

I have been flying the F-16 primarily, but I am pretty sure that the weapons have a single model that are used on all aircraft that have that capability. I noticed that the GBU-38 have M904 fuse in the nose of the bomb. This is not correct to the use of the JDAM series of bombs. I have loaded most all of the versions of the JDAM in the GBU-38 and GBU-31 family. These bombs use electric fuzes and always have a nose cap on the bomb. I have attached pictures for reference. The GBU-54 which is a 500lb Mk-82 bomb that has both GPS and Laser guidance is a bit different as it has a seeker on the nose of the bomb.

I agree that there needs to be more campaigns for the F-16. I has been a workhorse for the USAF and many countries worldwide. Still a lot of folks are flying the jet within DCS. I am new to the DCS community so I have no skills to create a campaign.

I don't know if it is just me or the I'm doing something wrong. The guide says that for takeoff and landing you should put the targeting pod in standby to stow the pod to prevent damage. Well I never see the pod in a stowed configuration. The seeker head unit should be turned 180 degrees so that the glass is facing the back of the pod. I never see this. During rearm and refuel and changing the configuration of the aircraft and installing a pod you always see the seeker head with the glass. Any chance that this can get fixed?

I have never been able to get the map to display with F10. Not sure what is going on or if there is no map available for the missions I fly as a new flyer.

I there any work being done to add the AN/AAQ-33 Advanced SNIPER Pod? Having been in the USAF for more years than I want to count, I know that for most USAF units that use targeting pods the SNIPER is the preferred pod. F-15E, F-16 and B-1 use the SNIPER over the LITENING. LITENING is primary for A-10 and B-52.

These are the RADAR functions that I have mapped . RADAR Modes RAlt + F5 Auto Lock Nearest Aircraft RAlt + F6 Auto Lock Center Aircraft RAlt + F7 Auto Lock Next Aircraft RAlt + F8 Auto Lock Previous Aircraft I RADAR On/Off - RADAR Range Display Zoom Out = RADAR Range Display Zoom In RCtrl + - Predicted Target Range Increase RCtrl + = Predicted Target Range Decrease RShift +; (Num8) RADAR Scan Up RShift +; (Num2) RADAR Scan Down RShift +. (Num4) RADAR Scan Left RShift +. (Num6) RADAR Scan Right RShift + I PRF Select RAlt + I LRS/TWS Mode Switch RShift + R RWR/SPO Mode Select Ralt + . (Num9) RWR/SPO Sound Signals Volume Up Ralt + , (Num3) RWR/SPO Sound Signals Volume Down Backspace Undesignate All TWS Targets RCtrl + I Target Designator to Center 6 Longitudinal Missile Aiming Mode (Flood)

Problem with Training Mission 10: Beyond Visual Range RADAR Modes Really like the training missions that you have built. Trying to progress through them so I can enjoy the DCS platform. I have made it through until mission 10, BVR RADAR Modes. I have run into a problem and cannot go forward in the mission because the control requirements in the training do not work. When I get into the mission, I get to the point where I am supposed to change the RADAR scan to a narrow scan (Right Control + -) and the keystrokes do nothing. Training mission requires that I complete this to move on and there is no control for this. I checked the control page and looked for Narrow Scan Azimuth and Wide Scan Azimuth and there is nothing in the listing of all the Mode and Sensor control items. There are several other commands that are called out on the briefing page that do not correlate to the commands within the control listing. I have added the listing from the Sensors on the controls page. Anything that I have as On HOTAS has been programmed to my X-56. Anything that is blank in the combo column is not programmed to anything. Any help you can give would be great. Running current version of DCS. Combo Command Category Hash On HOTAS (2) Beyond Visual Range Mode Modes d106pnilunilcdnilvdnilvpnilvunil On HOTAS (3) Close Air Combat Vertical Scan Mode Modes d107pnilunilcdnilvdnilvpnilvunil On HOTAS (4) Close Air Combat Bore Mode Modes d108pnilunilcdnilvdnilvpnilvunil 6 (6) Longitudinal Missile Aiming Mode/FLOOD mode Modes d110pnilunilcdnilvdnilvpnilvunil Predicted Target Range Decrease Sensors d262pnilunilcdnilvdnilvpnilvunil Num. Predicted Target Range Increase Sensors d263pnilunilcdnilvdnilvpnilvunil Back Radar - Return To Search/NDTWS Sensors d1635pnilunilcdnilvdnilvpnilvunil I Radar On/Off Sensors d86pnilunilcdnilvdnilvpnilvunil RShift - R; R RWR/SPO Mode Select Sensors d286pnilunilcdnilvdnilvpnilvunil RAlt - ,; Num3;PageDown RWR/SPO Sound Signals Volume Down Sensors d409pnilunilcdnilvdnilvpnilvunil RAlt - .; Num9;PageUp RWR/SPO Sound Signals Volume Up Sensors d410pnilunilcdnilvdnilvpnilvunil RShift - .; Num2 Scan Zone Down Sensors dnilp142u230cdnilvdnilvpnilvunil RShift - ,; Num4 Scan Zone Left Sensors dnilp139u230cdnilvdnilvpnilvunil RShift - /; Num6 Scan Zone Right Sensors dnilp140u230cdnilvdnilvpnilvunil RShift - ;; Num8 Scan Zone Up Sensors dnilp141u230cdnilvdnilvpnilvunil On HOTAS Target Designator Down Sensors dnilp91u235cdnilvdnilvpnilvunil On HOTAS Target Designator Left Sensors dnilp88u235cdnilvdnilvpnilvunil On HOTAS Target Designator Right Sensors dnilp89u235cdnilvdnilvpnilvunil RCtrl - I Target Designator To Center Sensors d92pnilunilcdnilvdnilvpnilvunil On HOTAS Target Designator Up Sensors dnilp90u235cdnilvdnilvpnilvunil On HOTAS Target Lock Sensors d100pnilu1627cdnilvdnilvpnilvunil Unlock TWS Target Sensors d143pnilunilcdnilvdnilvpnilvunil