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You try to keep that dot close to the center of the circle for the most optimal firing angle so it doesn't waste a bunch of energy turning right off the rail Edit sorry didn't look at your video though you ment the aim-7 ,yea that dot is letting you know the hud is the active sensor.

I don't think its being rendered in 3d , I tried closing one eye and both side look the same .I really hope this gets fixed because it looked a hell of a lot more clear.

The landing gear handle is supposed to have a red light while in transit and it will flash if the gear doesn't retract or extend within 15+-3 sec or if any of the door uplock switches fails to sense an up and lock condition . Just noticed that this light is not functioning a long with the selective jettison lights . Not sure if its something that got missed or is still being worked on .

Well the CF-18 definitely has a interval knob

You can change the intervals of the blinking , its a knob beside the throttle, look at CF-18 videos they blink different as well.

Fun fact about the ailerons as well above 400kts they reverse the control, aileron up makes the wing go up so to fix this they use the leading edge flaps to roll, at the beginning both left and right leading edge flaps moved together but after this was discovered they had to seperate the left and right LEF's to move independently and add an extra servo and switching valves in the left lex , you can really tell this was an engineering stretch when working on it its like a spiders web.

Yea if its a different shape its not a ALR-47 dispenser which is the model the hornet is carrying. Just wanna figure out why 60 flares, I guess 60 is plenty for a strike role , if I was doing cas I would like a few more.

Didn't see your post when I replied above. Haha

No they won't the aileron swivel joint which supplies hydraulic fluid to the aileron servos is cut off when folded and the ailerons are locked in place with a pin to keep them streamlined but I'd doubt that would hold under any airspeed since they break sometimes on the ground.

Well its not that fictional, they are very upgraded. I'd take the 3 color displays over the digital ifei , that oxygen generator has been giving nothing but issues as well.

Yes but that would mean its a different dispenser not the alr-47 which is modeled, in the alr-47 a chaff is the same a flare.

Ok it was 60 not 30 sorry couldn't remember, but in the ALR-47 one chaff is the same size cartridge as one flare so that wouldn't make sense it must be that they can't be loaded on the left for tgp reasons im guessing.

Why can the max flare count only be 30 ? The buckets for chaff are the same buckets used for flares they are the same size. There can be 4 buckets loaded . I know when a tgp is loaded it is prohibited to put flares on the left side next to the tgp but there's no reason why you can't without a tgp.

Yea I've been thinking about this , it should be pretty easy to distinguish an aircraft from it since an aircraft can accelerate, unless you wantted to be really sneaky and disguise yourself as a TALD and slowly decend and loose speed. Going to be interesting for sure, I'm sure it will be more useful for SEAD ops.

Yea sorry I read your comment wrong, too early I guess.

Though the aim-7 was back ? Ya the inner pylons can hold the same A/A loadout as the outboard. Also double 120s on both IB/OB https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/F-18C_of_VX-4_with_8_AIM-120_missiles_in_1992.JPEG

I asked a pilot what it did and he said they use it for marking something that happens in flight maintenance wise so it can be found easily on the maintenance card later . Say an engine issue like a vibration or abnormal readings , stuff like that.

Center line station is wired for the ATFLIR if there's no pictures of it shouldn't matter because it is possible. It's way better for masking , you don't have to run an asymmetric load out since the left tank masks the pod most of the time if installed.

Yea agreed its too much, Every periodic inspection on the Hornet (600hrs) the windscreen and canopy are removed and sent to the shop to be buffed and replaced it scratches are too bad and can't be buffed out. Now though with lack of parts it might be getting more realistic ha.

Also had a 27et fired at me last night with no smoke trail , quite vexing.

Just noticed the night vision is broken in VR its only in the left eye, also at night theres a strange white line near the edge of the right eye at night with no night vision .

Exactly , example I can think of is a S-6 site in the middle of a huge flat area, only way right now to kill one without trying to dodge 6 missles is the 25t , it will be an incredible useful weapon just like the sidearm is when used correctly. People aren't gonna be trying to shoot at Tunguska's with it at least I hope not .

You wrote this, "Even today SEAD would be needed to be done with old fashion way as every ARM is useless as there ain't radiation to target for or that ain't gonna kill you in few seconds after you detect it." I'm not sure what other way to take that.

Why do they continue the production of the HARM if its useless then ?

After both engines are running should shut down close to a minute.