dporter22

I'm confused. I get assigned to Sector 3 and JTAC says there's a tank in 3 Charlie northwest of Tomban. Does that mean grid 3C within Sector 3, because there is no tank there. When I finally found the tank it's in 2D of Sector 3.

Yes, SEQ1 is boxed. I've tried everything, but most of the time I'm unable to select AUTO.

Correct, autopilot is not engaged when trying to select AUTO.

Yep, tried short, medium, long, and very long presses. Stick is centered, no movement, no spikes. Odd.

Is there something simple I'm missing to get auto sequence of waypoints and the autopilot to work consistently? On the HSI I select WYPT and SEQ1, but when I press the AUTO OSB it only turns on rarely. Sometimes it works if I try again a few minutes later, sometimes not. The autopilot also only works sometimes. Dead zones set, trims set, flying straight and level, no stick movement, etc. Often when I select CPLD or BAR it gives me a warning beep and master caution light but no colon next to them and they don't turn on. Try again later and sometimes it works, sometimes not.

Mine shows a course line on the SA page. Doesn't make sense to have a course line running through where the tacan symbol should be, but I guess that's just the way it is.

Odd that they would design a situational awareness page with all kinds of informational symbols and details, then leave out one of the most important ones.

The tacan symbol shows up on the HSI, but how do I get it to show up on the SA page?

I draw the conclusion from the manual which says it's not implemented yet, and from the fact that it does not automatically select the best program when in S/A or AUTO modes. It simply activates whichever program you have selected.

Yes, turning on the system works, my question was just whether the automatic selection of the best program in S/A or AUTO was functional and apparently it has not yet been implemented.

Thanks guys. I wasn't waiting long enough for the timer to start. I don't see anywhere in the manual or guides that explains you have to wait 20 seconds for the alignment to start, so I thought it didn't work when it didn't start immediately.

According to the checklist, selecting a stored heading is an alternate/faster method for alignment and all you should need to do is select CV. Am I misunderstanding?

No, still doesn't work. I don't have a track but I just follow the checklist which says to set the ATT switch to AUTO and the INS switch to CV. It then just says NO ATT on the DDI and never starts aligning, so I just select IFA and it aligns. Not a big deal, but if I understand correctly you're supposed to select CV when operating from the carrier.

Simply turning the switch to CV after engine start.

Copy, thanks for checking. FYI, CV align doesn't work on the normal Supercarrier version either.

Supercarrier, easy refuel. Also, it won't let me do a CV alignment, just displays NO ATT. Tried INS and AUTO on the ATT switch.

Thanks, I tried that too. There is a crane blocking Cats 1 and 2 so you can't use those, and trying to use Cat 4 doesn't do anything either. No launch crew, no JBD, no launch bar engagement.

After starting up the aircraft and getting clearance to taxi to Cat 3, what's the secret to launch the aircraft? I request launch from the ground crew but that does nothing, and taxiing into position on the cat does not raise the JBD or engage the launch bar.

So the only thing QTY does is release multiple weapons in succession with one press of the release button, or you can press the release button multiple times to do the same thing since it cycles to the next stations anyway. I also tested whether you can release two weapons from the same station with one press of the release button and you cannot. You have to press the button twice.

Sorry, I'm confused. Releasing multiple weapons is what I want to do, but above it says selecting two JDAMs won't do that and you have to enter the same coordinates for two different weapons.

So if you have to program two weapons with the same target coordinates, what's the purpose of the QTY option? And is there a way to copy the coordinates into the second weapon rather than entering everything twice?

When attempting to drop two JDAMs on the same target in PP mode, the first hits the target correctly but the second always falls well short. Not just a few yards short, but not even in the vicinity. I enter all the parameters, select QTY and box two stations, then proceed as normal to release the weapons. Both weapons release but only the first gets to the target. What am I missing?

That's it. Thanks.

Dumb question: What am I missing in order to turn on external lighting? Strobe, Position, and Formation controls are set to bright but there is no external lighting.

So are S/A and AUTO modes currently implemented?