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Who you fly for Shep? I used to go to CYUL and CYYZ often.... If you're into Rush... here is an awesome rendition of YYZ im sure you'll like... if you havent already seen it... http://www.neilpeart.net/movies/yyz_vid.html greatest percussionist of all time IMO.

Ah-Ha! Yeah, i think i learned something about them in college. Sounds familiar now.... Honestly i havent looked at a sectional (let alone an IFR LO/HI.... shhhhhhh ;) ) for quite some time. FMS with integrated avionics, moving map displays and multiple MFD's is a wonderful thing... :icon_supe However, we do get alot of good use out of our charts come christmas time.... makes for some good wrapping paper... :D i gotta stop using my laptop for typing on forums... edited for typos once again... ;)

Well, i did some searching online for SW Russia and Europe charts. Couldnt find much unless you pay for it. There used to be an unofficial NOS site that posted outdated charts online, but i cant find it. Perhaps someone that uses FS2004 can find sim charts online for SW Russia.

Cool.... TPC??? Terminal Patrol Centers? lol... not familiar with that one, or i just forgot.... Well, if an IFR server gets up and running, and perhaps ED gives us some TACAN and a fully functional HSI (i know, probably asking too much), I'd definitely buy the charts, even if ED made them. It sure would add to the realism of the game and make it more a sim.

Thats freakin awesome... gives me faith. Was this in 1.02 or 1.12a? When i first started flying LOFC online, i was coming in at 42k just for the range. Wasnt working so well for me as it took 3 AMRAAMS with the steering dot centered to get a hit. Now that i use "different tactics" adapting to the advantages and weaknesses im discovring in LOFC, my kills are gradually increasing over the number of my deaths when i leave a server... lol I been flying online for a little over a week and had the game maybe 2 weeks. So im kinda new to the community to get some wingmen. But IA Scorpion and i have been flying alot lately in the past few days together so i do understand your point. We are just now developing our styles (edit: well at least I am, Scorpion is really good). I have quite a few 54th getting setup to fly online and add to the LOFC community. So once they get up to speed, im sure high altitude ops will be much easier.... Check out our LOFC thread i started on our site. Feel free to join in... http://fiftyfourth.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=5;t=5180

I'll have to check that. But im sure you're right. I rolled 360 on final when i broke out... 1/4 mile from the runway... about 100 agl down and dirty...didnt die either ;), while watching the HUD tape closely...but i'll check it again... I was flying at 5000 MSL and the HUD tape was showing 3500-4500. So i guess the terrain was fluctuating between 500 and 1500 MSL while enroute. I was at all times above 3000 agl though, which is what we first thought was the altitude where RA was triggered on the HUD. Below 3000 agl, it does take a larger bank angle to trigger "MSL scroll". But as referenced above, 3500-4500 agl on the HUD with 5000 MSL on the baro altimeter shallow banks triggered HUD scroll on the alt tape. edit: Not really sure what the terrain was except for what my instruments were telling me, didnt have charts and i was IMC. I suppose i can cross reference it with waypoint distance and the map when i exit the mission, but thats too much work. F10 doesnt work in my mission settings.. ;) I think it would be too. Seperate the men from the boys... ;) Anyone want to give it a go? Anyone have sectional charts or IFR Lo-Hi's for the area we fly in? yee haaa! (perhaps LOFC already has them with Obstruction clearence altitudes...MOCA, MORA, OROCA... etc?) It will also give us Eagle drivers with our mucked up AMRAAM's a chance against ET's! (assuming the ET's perform they way they are supposed to) edit: I think i may be able to find some NOS online. But i dont think it will cover that area.... i'll take a look sometime....

Wow, i wouldnt even think of using TWS to engage bandits from 20k (most will beam and lose lock, then you gotta go re-lock them again.. PITA! i do use it for reference though). I dont even fire at anything more than 10 miles away with the current state of the AMRAAM unless i want to get him defensive (i have other tactics i dont discuss though :D ). Matter of fact, since most of these guys know how to beam pretty well, coming in from above in any mode is rather useless from what i have experienced. Most of my kills are from the weeds. I dont know how the real APG-63 performs, but from reading some of the posts, i understand its exceptional in "look-down, shoot-down" IRL. I'd say im about 20% effective in look-down, shoot-down in LOFC online, and 80% effective coming in from the weeds. Again, all my observations were from online play. Single player is a no brainer with TWS. edit: I did learn one thing though the other day. Visual AMRAAM shots were 90% effective. Works better than TWS for multiple bogies. Have no idea how its supposed to be IRL. But if anyone does decide to use this tactic, please be sure you dont fling ARAAM's into a furbal with friendlys....

Now that i have a better grasp of notching and beaming. I firmly believe the F-15 radar has some bugs. TWS mode, BVR, 300agl or lower. Radar cone adjusted so that his altitude is exactly in the middle. As target approaches at a higher altitude, the more experienced pilots try to beam, but im lower than him and the gate on my doppler is gone (in theory) because im "looking up". Sure enough, when they beam, poof, gone off radar. It doesnt happen all the time, but it does happen. Usually i quickly switch back to RWS and he'll pop back up, then i'll lock him to get the automatic cone adjustments. Fox 2! It can be worked, but it would be nice if i didnt have to switch back to RWS. Especially with multiple bandits. Edit: Basically i have found that the only thing TWS is good for is getting an altitude on the bandit without locking.

Beat me by a minute GG... ;)

The only dumb question is the question not asked. :) You are looking for whatis called TWS mode. Hit "i" to turn on your radar. Then hit "Alt-i" to get TWS. In this mode you can designated multiple targets. TWS in the F-15 has its problems though... do a search in these forums to learn more about TWS mode... good luck

I did some more checking this morning while flying my bad weather mission i made. Below 1000 feet agl, you can bank at any angle (even roll 360 degrees) and it will remain as RA (will not revert to MSL). Above 3000 was also showing AGL. I was level at 5000 MSL and the HUD tape showed 3500-4500 depending on terrain. Slight banks angles would trigger the HUD to scroll to MSL. So i have no idea what is going on...lol I normally would not notice these things in such detail flying CAVU in LOFC. But i made a mission with the worst weather possible (sliders at extremes for base and thickness with rain) including a MiG29S engagement near the edge of the range envelope for carrying 1 tank with RTB. So i was forced to fly the gauges... The MiG never had a chance...lol Anyone ever thought about making a server mission with poor weather? The FPS does take a pretty good hit, even when VMC on top. So i can imagine its probably not too practical.... although it would be fun to see who can claim their stake when pilot workload increases and return to base without crashing. I think i broke out around 700 agl on final. The runway lights were a little dim, but i downloaded the "bright lights" mod from TDW's website. Havent tried it yet though.... edit for typos

As for ILS limits. Is it programmed to cover anything like this?

It only happens at more than 45 deg? Didnt know that. 45 degrees is not considered "steep". 60 degrees or more is steep (technically ;) ). But you're right, any correction that requires more than 20 that close to the ground is cause for go-around. And my bad on the heading scroll. It doesnt scroll like the TEWS. I just checked it again. The TEWS is mucked up though.... bad. 90 deg bank equals close to 90 bearing change on target. edit: And where is the magnetic DIP!!?!?!?! lol j/k. If you guys put mag dip in this game, thats cause for multiple awards and possibly a date with a supermodel of your choice.

ok.. that makes more sense.. thanks Shep. edit: Although the design makes no sense if thats how its really designed IRL, which i doubt is the case. Imagine getting down near DH with 1600 RVR and banking for correction only to see your RA revert to MSL...lol. (But then again, many fighter jocks i have flown with making the transition to airline do use rudder only for loc corrections and need to be taught the right way... so who knows) I read your response after i had responded to Gazehound. Hopefully Rhen can chime in here...

LOL.. are you sure these "emitters" are on the wings? I've been flying airplanes for 20 years and never seen a radar altimeter behave like that. Usually the transmitters are somewhere in the fuse and slaved with a gyro. I hardly believe that modern fighter designers put fixed radar altimeter sensors in the wings.... but i guess its a possibility. Same goes for TEWS and heading. Watch your heading tape, it does the same thing in a roll till bank is stabilized and the nose is turning. This is known as gyroscopic precession and is usually dampened by air nozzles (thrusters if you will) in the gyro structure (edit: Hence vacuum pressure for Gyros). It is further dampened and never needs to be "reset" to the compass by use of a slaved gyro in most high performance aircraft and jets. If you're flying a Cherokee, you'll need to reset your DG (directional gyro) due to precession every once in a while. But at least the "thrusters" inside the gimble keep the thing upright when you bank. The heading tape in this game behaves more like magnetic dip (kinda). IIRC, the mag compass seems to work better than the heading tape when banking, accel, climb, descent. I'll have to look closer at the compass next time. Perhaps thie F-15 gyros act the way they do is because Russian gyros are designed that way and Russians developed this game (or maybe Russians never serviced their gyros and the thruster valves got sticky after a while? lol...jk). But i HIGHLY doubt the F-15 has fixed RA transmitters in the wings and/or unslaved gyros. Im sure Rhen can chime in here... Also, by kicking the rudder only to turn the airplane because of a poor gyro design, is not a way to fly an airplane :)

GA, are you retired military? All the names listed in your Tribute, did we lose them in combat and/or development of the F-14? I actually grew up really close to Calverton and sometimes used to watch those guys play. Once i became a private pilot, those guys would sneak up on my side and give me a little show on their way to and from Calverton MOA. Last i heard they wanted to change that historic airport into a shopping center :rolleyes:. Looks like its being used for civilian traffic for now... good thing.. http://www.airnav.com/airport/3C8 And i agree, those movies are pretty awesome.. nice work...

Its a pay meter found in most NYC Yellow Cabs. The Russians now use it for when they give rides to VIP's or anyone willing to pay... I heard they also modified it to accept bar code scans as they sell tickets online.... jk.. have no idea what it is...

I paid more attention to this closely today. Its below 3000 and the altimeter tape on the hud goes wacko when you roll into a bank (The analog altimeter works just fine). The heading changes up to 90 degrees as you roll into a 90 degree bank, as well as anything ID'ed on the TEWS spinning up to 90 degrees with your roll. It doesnt start to stabilize till you actually start turning. It seems the code has heading changes matched to degrees of bank angle, then when the nose actually starts to come around it will stabilize.... got a good chuckle out of it. I didnt know a modern fighter like the F-15 had unslaved gyros that also affected ADC.... :D edit: PS, i did get ILS needles without the gear down today, so i dont know what i was seeing before. I guess i just thought it was a gear thing since the needles didnt come up till very close to the runway and once i put the gear down they popped up. I'll have to check distance next time, or perhaps a tester could chime in... :)

Thanks GA, oh well.. basic is fine... :cheers:

Did they ever find a fix for this? I tried advanced haze today with my 6800GS and saw the shadows flashing in the mountains... kind of looked like a dark type of Virga. (image google it :) ) I went back to basic and its fine. Havent really checked the shoreline thing...

I have looked all over and most of the flyable mods either come with a Russian cockpit and/or made for 1.02 only. Anyone know where i can find an F/A-18, F-16, F-14 flyable mod with F-15 cockpit for 1.12a? Or, if you can point me in the direction for instructions on how to make my own, that would be even better.... thanks in advance... Great fun on the 169th server this morning. Thanks guys.. S!

Whats the deal with 20-40 degree bearing changes on the TEWS by just rolling the airplane into a bank, with little or no heading change? Also the Air data computer seems to take a hit as well. The Altitude tape on the hud goes haywire when you roll the airplane below about 5000. Is altitude on the HUD supposed to show AGL at all times? I noticed all these things when i first started flying the sim, but with so much to learn in weapons systems, i didnt really pay much attention to it. Flew my first ILS in poor vis today... the nav mode is just a mess....lol. I noticed that you only get ILS needles when the gear is down. I cant imagine a real F-15 dragging the gear on a 15 mile final just so he can intercept the loc.... still a great game... but come on now.. this is basic stuff.. no?

Here is another one i made F-15 v MiG29S Ace settings that really shows off the advantages of TIR4.... enjoy... http://rapidshare.de/files/16731286/f15vmig29s.trk.html

I just looked at some of his tracks... very nice. I dont know if he recorded those with labels on. But its a different world with labels and 1000 times easier. Here is a track i recorded flying his 15 vs. 2 MiG29S mission on Ace settings.... you can also see a TIR4 in action... This is what its like online... almost... http://rapidshare.de/files/16724508/15vmig29sx2.trk.html

Yeah, i downloaded it. Havent watched it yet though.... TDW has some good stuff on that site of his...