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Is there a way to set a course heading with a waypoint/fixed point/IP/HB/etc? Like how you can if you are tuned into a TACAN? I would like to make some instrument approaches via WP but can't seem to find anyway to put in a course. v6, boNes

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I just flew this last night and Smoke never leaves to go tape's on. He just stays in formation with me all the time. I know Baltic Dragon put out a fix but I didn't install it since there were open beta updates for that mission since Feb 2020 and I probably have the latest fixes as well since I am OB up to date, but Smoke never leaves me side. v6, boNes

You have to designate it in the LANTIRN when in the backseat. Then when you move to the front, if he loses it, tell him to track designation and he will go back to it. v6, boNes

OMG, I wish I saw this earlier. I just spent about 2 hours doing this mission and I got to the point that the original poster did. When the SEALs were told to go in and snatch the HTV, I circled overhead for more than 20 minutes and I'm like, you;d think the SEALs would have gotten him by now! So I gave up after about 20 minutes of circling--the bad guys were stuck at the checkpoint like he said in the above and no one was moving. I'll try again with the new mission--I take it this will be in the next patch? BTW, when you refuel with the tanker, what is the trigger to progress in the mission. I kept taking on fuel over and over (not that great at it yet) and it wasn't until many many times that he retracted his baskets and took off and I was told to go to the mission area. Is the trigger full tanks? Because I was thinking you don't necessarily need full tanks to prosecute...Or is the trigger just take on say 2000 lbs then disengage and the mission will progress? v6, boNes

Thanks, I'll try this out! I appreciate it! v6, boNes

Thanks, Looks like those solutions are for 3 monitors. I'm only using one. It's weird because it used to be in the top right all the time and suddenly it just changed to where it is now after the next to last patch. v6, boNes

Since the last patch, whenever I get a message from a script, instead of it showing up in the upper right hand corner of the screen like it used to, it shows up on the right center part of the screen or sometimes below. This gets in the way of my view or cockpit. Does anyone know how to move this back to the upper left? Thanks. v6, boNes

I can't determine this off the top of my head right now. I may have video of it and will have a look for clues there. I was defensive against its missile at the time to notice. I did try the stock HARMs v Russian SAMs IA mission for the Hornet and the SA-10 that I shot a HARM at landed like5 ft away from the SA-10 and there was no damage, splash or otherwise. I'll have to look for video on that too. v6, boNes

Nope. I've done several tests now and my conclusion is that the Maverick, when using the TPOD, will look at the last point the TPOD is looking at at the instant when you switch the TDC from TPOD to MAV. It is also the case if you designate a target in GMT. Once you switch the TDS to Maverick, it looks at the last point that you designated in the GMT when you switched to Mav. Now, if you are lucky, it will look at a point that is close enough to the target to catch its IR signature and it will snap to it and lock on, but otherwise, it's just stabilized at that particular point until you slew it over and try to lock it. But usually the Maverick "eye" is on that point whilst the convoy has already moved on. You can see the diamond in the HUD from the TPOD in PTRK/ATRK is in one place and the Maverick target sight, instead of being superimposed on the diamond, is off to the side, ground stablized instead. This gives more credence to the previous post where the poster said that the Maverick will not continuously follow a target in PTRK/ATRK. Only F-16s and A-10 ones do. v6, boNes

I think maybe I was watching the "Flight of the Intruder" movie too many times, haha. Have a look at the video I posted and see how close the HARM hit. i would think the SA-15 would take some damage from that but it didn't. See the video description for time stamps. v6, boNes

The problem with PB mode that I don't know much about is, does their radar have to be on? If I launch in PB mode to kill say an SA-11 that I know the location of, or see the threat circle in the SA page, will it still hit if the SA-11 radar is off? For that matter, can a HARM hit anything if they turn their radar off? I think the old Shrike was able to remember the last place the radar was detected and would fly there, but does the HARM? As for the tactic about going NOE until 10 nm and popping up, I tried it but I waited until I was 5 nm from the target, based on the SA page since there is no ranging in the HARM page. My HARMs did not get shot down! But, instead of directly hitting the SA-15, it hit very close to them but did not cause even splash damage. I do not know if I popped up high enough, or if I was too close firing, but otherwise I don't know what else needed to be done. My buddy shot at the usual high altitude further out and got a hit that caused 66% critical damage, maybe because the SA-15 was distracted by my attack I dunno. Any thoughts? Video is here, time stamped in the description: v6, boNes

Thanks, QuiGon. SO how do I get the Maverick to follow a target I have in PTRK? If I TDC depress in the TPOD, it goes to Target Offset Mode, I don't think it designates then. If I can't get the target in PTRK to designate, I don't see the point of PTRK except maybe for dropping a laser guided bomb. What am I missing? v6, boNes

Good to know, thanks! v6, boNes

I use Vaicom Pro for that. I see the target in the radar at that range, i tell Jester "tracksingle contact ahead" and he does it, and I shoot. Now will Jester keep him locked up all the way? that's anyone's guess. Usually? But often times it's best to tell him to switch to PSTT rather than PDSTT. But with the new patch,that may have changed. Now, when you have Jester lock a target, does he default to PSTT or PDSTT? v6, boNes

It was a moving convoy that had tanks in it but bringing up the rear was an SA-15. This one SA-15 just keeps shooting the Mavericks down. I just thought of another strategy. What if I kept baiting the SA-15 to shoot until he runs out of missiles? Is that futile? v6, boNes

Yes I’ve used TALDs too but then I can’t carry as many HARMs or Mavs. I have to remember to not overtake my TALDs too! Thanks for the suggestion! v6, boNes

Makes sense. Guess that makes it futile in a SP game though. v6, boNes

Well if I have a target tracked in ATRK or PTRK then hit TDC, it goes into offset mode... v6, boNes

Lately it doesn't matter if I use a HARM, JSOW, Maverick, SLAM-ER, Harpoon etc against a SAM or a SAM defended target, the weapon I used almost always gets shot down. I've tried overwhelming them with numbers, using low profiles, getting in close to cut down on their reaction time, but nothign seems to work. Does anyone have a solution to this? I even read somewhere that JDAMs or dumb bombs were even getting shot down. v6, boNes

If I select ATRK or PTRK, do I need to press TDC or is it automatically designated when I select ATRK/PTRK? Any insight on my Maverick question? v6, boNes PS The Chuck's guide I referenced was released July 19, 2022. I guess that doesn't necessarily mean it's accurate either though, huh?

Hello, If I used WPDSG on a waypoint, the TPOD slews to that WP. 1. At this point, is the target already designated, or do I have to TDC depress on it to do so 2. If it slews to that WP and I find that it is off the target a bit (say it was a convoy and the WP was on the center of the convoy but not on a tank), I can slew the TPOD to the target and then hit ATRK or PTRK. Is this now the designated target, or is it still the WP? 3. I read in Chuck's guide that you designate the target you tracked via ATRK or PTRK by TDC depressing on it. But this is also how you activate Targeting Pod Offset mode. Is there an error in procedure here? 4. If you WPDSG then fine tune the target and PTRK a moving target and select the Maverick MFD and uncage it, will the Maverick look at the WPDSG or the PTRK? Thanks. v6, boNes

Again thanks IronMike I really appreciate your advice and they are more encouraging than you know. Yes, even if they run out of gas, a kill is a kill, right? I'll check your new vids out asap and hopefully learn something new from it. v6, boNes

Oh, also, you think it is possible to do a video of a gunzo engagement with the input display on (right ctrl-enter) so I can see what your stick/throttle/rudder movements are? Thanks. v6, boNes

[quote]The Su-27 very much can be beaten by geometry and also the MiG etc can lose their energy if you are patient enough. By the book, means what book exactly? 30 seconds is your ideal window, which means your main goal is to win the merge and shoot them right there and then. After the 30 seconds your chances to win decrease dramatically. Especially with human opponents. I forgot the calculus, but it is quite dramatic. In the end, your job is to shoot the guy, not to display some geometry. And, ofc, knowing how to do this or that, especially in PvP, helps a ton to get into a favorable position, flip a position, etc etc. But you're still not there to display an airshow, but to shoot the guy. However you can. The AI now just pulls too hard too consistently for long periods of time, inhumanly so, hence insisting on some geometry is pointless. I leave the fight with a) enough fuel and b) almost 2/3rds of gun ammo left, despite snapshots. Snapshots are super important, especially when flying against humans. The big difference with Ai and humans is that a human will always try to pull the nose on you, when you come head to head again, even if he sacrifices for that, but on a nose to nose you will have ammo flying your way. The AI, when shot at first, will just not do that, which can be exploited.[/quote] What I mean by "by the book" is the way I prosecute the engagement based on what I've studied and what I've learned from fighter pilots (reading articles by them or speaking with them). In the merge, I go in with no less than 450 kias. In these cases I won't shoot in the merge per the ROE in the briefing (although after the last few patches the bandits ignore that rule). I turn toward the bandit and immediately try to get on his tail and read his "bubble". When he breaks, I make sure I have enough energy to turn with him, and I wait until I get line of sight explosion and fly to the point about where he broke before I make my turn. I will then turn, putting my life vector on him, leaving AB on to push me through the turn. Usually the only roll input at this point that I put in is for that initial turn. After that, I pull ever so slightly back on the stick and hold it in that position. This usually gets geometry to solve the problem and pulls the bandit into my HUD and into my pipper for a tracking shot but with the last few patches, now the bandit just keeps sustaining his turn apparently without losing energy while mine bleeds away and my pipper flies off the bottom of the HUD as I turn in high speed or pull a little further to keep up. If I do need roll input, I use the rudders. But even then, I can't hold the turn forever and I then have to low yo-yo to get energy back, but it doesn't come back fast enough and by then he is already reversing his turn to go 1 circle. I'm glad you mentioned that the AI pulls too hard too consistently for long periods of time. That's what I feel he is doing too, and I'm glad I'm just not being crazy for thinking so. [quote] The 1nm pole: Imagine the aircraft is set on a 1nm stick. In most cases you need to fly around that stick first to get into a good shooting position. A lot of folks want to just get nose on and force it, getting in a non favorable position. That's just a mental/visual aid, which a Gripen pilot told me who got that from his BFM instructor, an oldschool Viggen guy. Just imagine that stick, and try to fly around it first. But sometimes, like with the AI pulling a constant 9Gs or similar shenanigans, that is not really possible. Hence you need to be able to do [/quote] I can imagine that stick, but I'm not quite sure what you mean by "fly around it." Do you mean to never close the distance so that you are within reach of the stick, or do you mean to go out of plane with the stick, or something like that? I think that when I wait until LOS explosion and then break at the point where he breaks, that that is flying around the stick, but I'm not sure. And again your mention of the AI...it seems to me that this patch has taken the already existent problem of AI UFOs and instead of fixing them or making it more real, they upgraded their UFO abilities. Which really makes flying against them unrealistic and ruins the correct technique as you either no longer fly them or radically change them to match a radically changed unrealistic AI behavior. [quote]snapshots well. Snapshots are not luck, it is something you need to practice. Flying geometry is nice, being able to hold your turnrate is something one needs to know anyway, but if it doesn't serve you to kill the guy, it is worthless, too. And btw, if you want to fly BFM PvP, practicing against the AI is a very bad thing. All my advice here is predominantly meant for how to beat the AI as is, not on how to develop a skillset in human vs human BFM. But in parts, it applies there, too, ofc. Do what works, not what someone told you one should do.[/quote] Yes, like in the above, I feel like all true BFM and ACM are now worthless in the sim with this AI even though IRL they wouldn't be. I admit I don't do too much against humans, but when I do, I usually can kill them pretty quickly (or get killed pretty quickly) but they don't fly with UFO abilities. And, I also want to say I really appreciate your advice and it sounds like others here do too! [quote]Finally, explain a bit more what regime you mean, cause I showed you 4 different ones. (I would also carefully suggest, if it takes you 8 minutes to kill the flanker from the IA mission, it is not the same regime, it should never take you that long.) Which is the whole point, to be flexible to go from a sustained turn to instantenious to forcing the angles to creating separation, etc.. as needed. The bottom line of this remains: the AI is still extremely easy to kill, because it isn't as flexible as you can be, while a human opponent can be exactly that and turn it on your head.[/quote] Yes I suppose I could have been more specific. Primarily I was looking at bout 1 because that was guns only against the Su-27, though I did look at the other ones with missiles also. You enter the merge the same as I do, high speed, deny turning room, and post merge you turn and get nose on like I do also. Hearing Jester's callouts, we both have the same amounts of energy and hold the same speeds in the turn although I try to avoid getting slower than 330 whereas alot of the times you are at around 250 in the turn. I also notice your nose dips alot up and down and there is a lot of buffeting from it, which I think is your "fapping" the stick as you explained later. I don't really do that, but I'm also always trying to smoothly bring him into my gun pipper. Now where I get baffled is through all this buffeting and nose dipping, you get off a shot and the pipper is either not even there (blind shot) or it's someplace else and you get good hits. Pipper aside, even the buffeting would be enough to ruin my aim, that, and being blind. Your kills amaze me. I also see that he goes 1 circle on you alot too and the way you react to/counter it is how I do too. So in short alot of what you do is very similar to what I do hence why I said we are in the same regime--except you kill him way more and way faster than I do. BTW the first 2 kills I got this way I did in about 4 minutes the first time and 3 in the next, but it was subsequent ones where 8 minutes later I either ran out of gas or rounds, and in rare cases killed him but ended up with 30 or less rounds and an emergency landing at Sochi. [quote]EDIT: One more thing that slipped my mind: going from slow to fast and vice versa: it can be done very quickly, but you need to manage your pull. There is a technique, which I call simply "fapping" the stick, lol, and it works basically both ways: if I want to gain speed, I go from pull -> release -> pull -> release, which works also if you want to pull more G without bleeding off speed, which goes a bit like pull -> increase -> ease off to (initial) pull -> increase -> ease off to a bit more pull -> increase -> ease of to yet a bit more pull than before -> increase ... gently. Try to practice that quickly going from 150 to 250 to 350 to 450 at a constant between 4 and 6 G (choose one and hold it) for the first, and for the second train holding around corner speed while going 3G to 4G to 5G to 6G to 7G while not losing corner speed. For me both these skills do much more than geometry. Also against humans.[/quote] This must be what is happening when I see your nose drop up and down, but with alot of buffeting. I do a version of that too from time to time, but usually it's to "reset" the turn. I will let go of the stick in the turn and quickly "start over" by grabbing the stick and doing my slight pull and hold. All of my techniques used to work all of the time but now it has just been a source of frustration for me and admittedly I wrote my last post fresh from that frustration so please forgive me. I will try your stick fapping and will also look at the Hornet video you posted. Thanks much again. v6, boNes