You may have to undesignate the Maverick from the TPOD. When you have a target locked in the TPOD, the Maverick will look at it, but will not necessarily see it, it's just looking at that area/point that is designated. So if it is off a bit it might not see the target. Slewing the Maverick seeker will help it to lock, but the problem is since you have the target designated in the TPOD, the Maverick seeker won't move. You have to TDC to the TPOD, undesignate, and quickly TDC back to the Maverick and slew the seeker a tad and then it will lock up.
I've done many tests with the TPOD/GMT/WPDSG and found that the general rule of thumb is that the Maverick will look at the last place any of these sensors targeted, but you still have to undesignate the sensor then quickly update the Maverick yourself. There are some times when the Maverick does happen to lock on to where the sensor was looking off the bat, but not all the time, so be prepared to adjust it. Another poster on the forum when I brought up the issues I was having like you made a good point: The Maverick doesn't work the same on the Hornet as it does on the Falcon. If you were designating with the TPOD or GMT radar for instance in the F-16, the Maverick would know to follow whatever updates the sensor was detecting.
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Never mind. SInce I was following the tutorial, I was expecting George to do my command immediately. So I would be waiting and waiting without advancing the tutorial with the spacebar. But when I did hit the space bar to advance the tutorial, THEN he complied.
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