Supersheep

:) Thanks for the videos. Time zones made it completely impossible for me to attend, but I do appreciate the uploads. Supersheep

BTW: A flashing M indicates that it is about to get masked.

From memory, I'd say TGP->Masked. There's an M on the TGP MFD in that case, too. Edit: In the case of that image, the TGP is not looking ahead at that point, so it's at least plausible.

IIRC, the area that the mentioned doc from post #78 refers to is 20 to 40 meters (60-120 ft) ASL.. Subtracting mean=90 feet would incur a crudely calculated error of +/- 30 ft. I don't have the ME or the miz handy to check against that, unfortunately. Edit: Correcting for target elevation this way assumes that the elevations scale perfectly linear to any ground level... I don't know if that's really the case.

That's another story, I still need to finish wrapping my head around the original deliveries. I'm away from my rig for the next three weeks (approx) so that's going to take some time anyways. Having had a first look at that doc, I think I confused some of the parameters given there, at least it didn't add up when I mentally tried to fly the delivery. That needs more studying for sure.

Does LAT/MAT mean Low Altitude/Medium Altitude Toss?

My unqualified .02: -since we've been talking Mk 82s so far, I assume it's them -chances are one bomb is going to land closer than 75/2 feet -there's more to break on/in a tank than the armor -two CBU seems excessive

I have that with my front connectors. The plug is a bit too loose in the port, and sometimes simply moving the device breaks connections. Supersheep

Is it #86 in here that you are referring to? Not entirely convincing IMHO, especially considering what the thread is about in the first place.

Link, please? I don't think that's a good proposition. It removes the horizonal apparent movement from the ballistics problem and makes you easier to shoot at. While I don't think that the A-10 would have too much of a problem with such a maneuver, it might be more disorientating on a pilot, too. However, I don't think these factors were considered, I rather imagine someone pushing down the nose. And it would make it harder to get used to the real routine, too.

I found this doc from the NATRACOM for deliveries in the T-45. I assume that the physics involved are "roughly" the same, but I've been surprised too often here that I'd train with that doc without additional input. @Jona, OT I'm not sure if you noticed , but in Oct, I stepped back from CoG staff and am now with the 223rd CAS. I'm hapy to forward regards from B1 though, I was in contact with him just the day before yesterday. Supersheep

Would this best be used with the unit skill set to excellent so that the script limits fire and not DCS additionally? Outstanding!

Yeah things are starting to make (some) sense here. Can similar Battle Book figures be derived for BDU-33s? I did assume they behave comparable to Mk 82s, but ran into some problems using the Mk 82 profiles. My idea was to have less weight on the aircraft to not bog down the Hog (lol) and/or carry more before going back to base. Hey Jona, long time no see :)

If I was to attack moving targets, I could throw all my pre-planned lineup points out of the window. Would I have done so many static deliveries that I know what the line up has to look like for the chosen delivery, move myself into that position, proceed the attack with the usual DSMS profile as if it was static and "somehow" add some lead/offset? Not that I'm able to do that yet, but I wonder..

:music_whistling: Side note: Dx always makes me think of calculus. Ridge -> Dx -> slope. Blue -> "Does not compute"

Not for copy/pasting some text, direct that to Eddie and Noodle. They are the ones made of knowledge (and patience!)...

From the post #103 of that thread, I made a PDF that is formatted and more easily readable - all the content is from BlueRidgeDX, though. Makes a handy reference to look at while training. See attached. How To Z Diagrams.pdf

I usually don't get my initial position just right and then end up too steep so I better not try to continue. If I get it right, I am pretty impressed by the result, but that might only be my standard anyways. @All Can I use the OSET page to input tenths of miles? No, I'm afraid...

Practiced this for an hour earlier today. Much to learn, I still have. At least I understand the idea now (I think).

I appreciate the insight here. Now, I'm going to find time to study and practice and might (will) then come back with questions.

One question already: How did you trim your aircraft in the videos, especially High Angle deliveries where airspeed increases significantly? My take: Since after setting the DRC onto target the relevant reference becomes flight path and G load (and no longer the DRC), it should be about neutral so that the G load is easier to maintain. This in turn implies trimming some clicks forward when starting the dive...?

If I may jump in and ask: Which would be the first in training? I assume the low angle deliveries (because easier), but less accuracy makes training towards consistent results harder? Thanks! Supersheep

One of my professors often says "The world is stochastic.". True, especially here. Or not, which is the problem.

That's another weird thread where multiple reputable people offered definite advice there, yet it keeps continuing. I stopped reading it because honestly, I lost track of what's going on...

Wilco.