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I got some KS-3 data. 1000 lbs every 30 seconds. That's also when JestHer made her calls. v6, boNes

I think after the last pat ch all of my progress was lost. My logbook started over, and all my campaigns reverted back to mission 1 with no points. Is there any way to restore this? v6, boNes

I agree, and I'm more concerned about how when in BVR and TWS when in the front seat, Jester in the back won't hook a target right away. There are times I need to monitor a bandit and it's there in the TID, but he's not hooking it--all that is in the info tape at the top of the TID is the INS coordinates we're at. I don't need that, I need bearing, range, altitude, etc! v6, boNes

Didn't I read somewhere that he has to be able to see the missile as well? v6, boNes

Yes, check your probe switch position. It is a 3 position. Down is off and stowed, middle is internal fuel only, full up is internal fuel and tanks. i found that if set to internal only you can generally get to 12500 lbs and it will stop. In full up (tanks included) you can get as much as 20,000 lbs total. I also hardly ever look at the gauge. I rely on Jester and JestHer to tell me where I'm at. I too am hyperfocused on the pod (not the basket). The refueler can do barrel rolls and loop de loops and I will follow him in and not even know because I am that focused on the pod. v6, boNes

I just clocked a transfer from a KC-135 MRPS at about 800 lbs-1000 lbs in about 20-30 seconds. This is also when Jester was making calls, about every 800-1000 lbs and every 20-30 seconds. I clocked it again and this time it seems to vary. Jester made a call out after 1500 lbs after about 20 seconds. i don't have S-3 data yet. I may have some IL data if you want haha. v6, boNes

it's possible. I've known of a Tomcat guy who shot himself down with a Sidewinder, and another with a Sparrow: https://www.f-14association.com/tales/the-day-i-shot-myself-down.html In the Hornet, you can shoot yourself down if you say launch a Walleye or Harpoon and push negative G immediately as you will collide with the weapon. v6, boNes

I've noticed this for years now and I think it had something to do with the amount of radar return so if you had a strong contact and you tried to undesginate it, it would still "default" to that contact. But I never really saw anything in written evidence to support that. v6, boNes

OK, so that means that it was locked and then it was lost? Just clarifying because breaklock to me usually means I'm too close to fire and hence an X appears in my HUD. Thanks. v6, boNes Haha, pesky Apple! v6, boNes

The tracking gates disappear and the smaller cross blinks. I will try to reproduce and get a track file. Here is video of it. Right around the 3:00 mark and again around 4:25 v6, boNes

Yeah in English (My native language) a boat is a "she." Just customary as nouns are genderless. Going back to the trap---I wouldn't say use your throttles to keep AoA. Throttles are for position on the glideslope and altitude. Trim keeps you on AOA and if not, slight push or pull on the stick based on the AOA indexer will do it. Red up arrow means you're fast so pull back a bit until the donut appears to slow down and get back on AOA. Green down arrow means you're slow, push on the stick a bit to get back on the donut AOA and to speed up (although I fins just letting go of the stick momentarily corrects for it too). Oh and the other reason why you enter the break with wings back is because it looks friggin COOL! Trim trim trim! v6, boNes

There have been times when I am slewing an iMav seeker over to a target trying to get it to lock on. Instead of it doing so, it sometimes seems to lock and the crosshairs blink a couple of times but when I fire nothing happens, or sometimes it will launch but not hit anything. What is that blinking? Was I actually ground stabilizing it or something? I looked around for what the blinking means but couldn't find anything on it. v6, boNes

Depends on the language because alot of languages use genders in their nouns (English is not one of them). For instance, in Polish, a boat is feminine gender, so a boat is referred to as while in Russian it is masculine. So a boat in Russian would be referred to as "he" while in Polish as "she." v6, boNes

What Draconus means by RIGHT CTRL ENTER is it pops up a little on screen monitor that shows your control inputs. You can see your trim motion in it as well as your throttle and stick. The diamond is a little indicator where your trim is and how it is moving. Keep in mind also that the DLC is not really a slider per se. It is a spring loaded control so when you "slide" it forward, as soon as you release it it will pop back to the center position and vice versa. It's not meant to stay where you left it. AS for radio calls, these get squirrely. It depends on if realistic radio is set or not, but sometimes you have to tune the radio to the frequency first, but others not. Sometimes it is set to easy radio but it doesn't transmit properly. I think it's one of thoseATC things they are still working out but if you use the comm menus, it has more chance of working, jsut make sure you are using the right comm menu (com1 or com2). v6, boNes

If you are asking when they are used on the approach, from what I understand, if you are flying a good approach, you don't even need to use it and when you do, you should only need to tap it in the appropriate direction 2 times just before getting to the round down. v6, boNes

Yes, at night, unless you are on the cat ready to launch, having your lights on or lowering your hook means you have no brakes. v6, boNes

cool, thanks. So what is the purpose of the lightning strip? v6, boNes

You know that translucent line above your head on the canopy, I think it's for shattering the glass with a charge or something? Anyway I noticed that when you raise the canopy, that line stays in the closed position while the canopy opens, leaving it behind. Look on the deck just under Shawn's name and you will see the curved line that is actually part of the canopy. v6, boNes

Is the other target a "brick" or a datalink target? If it is a datalink target you have to find it on your own radar first before you can make him DT2. If it is a brick, is he very close to your L&S target? If so, then he may not be discernible from the L&S and you may need to hit EXP to separate the returns. Also, could he be jamming? That would prevent you from locking him. He could also be beaming you in which case--especially since they are at 20 nm and about to get closer--you should switch PRF to medium. Hope that helps a little. v6, boNes

I just flew a mission to test out the pipper. It appears that the reason why it was gone again was because my nose was not pointed toward the ground. Once I did, the pipper showed up fine. But for the mission in the video above, if it's not the INS then I don't know what it was...it was gone even when pointing at the ground. v6, boNes

Well, back to square one. I flew a mission and again no pipper. I checked everything including the G meter which was only pegged at +2 and -1 G. I'll try again and post video. v6, boNes

Thank you for that. It's a good point. It's 20% frustration but still 80% fun. v6, boNes

Another JestHer gem....as I was purposely landing on the displaced threshold to maximize space for my emergency landing, Jesther says, "The CO is gonna bust our--well YOUR balls for the one!" See 39:50 Also, I noticed that when you are in the backseat, Iceman's voice is replaced with JestHer's. It kinda freaked me out. v6, boNes

The same kinds that I've seen and read people talk about where the AI bandits go UFO even after the last AI patch. I had a tacview where the bandit was tightly turning and turning and turning literally 7 times at around 400+ kias and never lost any energy whereas I was bleeding energy as I should be (because of physics), or they climb and climb and climb...stuff like that. Or there have been times when I am slow so I point my nose down in full burner and she sloooowly accelerates. I have a hard time believing a 54000 lb fighter with all that afterburner thrust in a dive and using God's G can only crawl from slow to fast and not have it happen quickly. It's just not intuitive to me in these cases; it doesn't make sense. v6, boNes I think that was Hoser that said and demonstrated that...unless D-Hose is the same person? v6, boNes

Yes, there are mission briefings that say gentleman's rules, no shooting at the merge but the AI does it anyway. But I just write that off as the AI changed but they didn't change the briefing. v6, boNes