RustBelt

Channels are I believe another level of that. Because depending where you are and what else is going on, you may have interference and noise on certain channels or other since it’s just part of the radar spectrum and in a war zone there may be all kinds of noise. Especially if you have stuff like high altitude burst Nukes EMPing in theater, which was an actual cold war consideration prior to full MAD.

Right so, since the repair is unrealistic, why not just allow Ground Power? It’s still a simulacrum, you have to make compromises for usability. Or only play in no repair.

I believe each sparrow is set to a discrete code as it launches that’s Pulse Width Modulated embedded in the illumination. So that multiple aircraft can fire simultaneously on separate targets without the sparrows getting confused. You can only light up one target for one designated missile at a time.

As it lists in NTRP 3-22.4-f14ABD - Store limitations(appendix A): AIM-7 Default launch sequence is 1B, 8B, 4, 5, 3, 6 AIM-9 Default Launch Sequence is 1A, 8A, 1B, 8B AIM-54 Default Launch Sequence is 1B, 8B, 4, 5, 3, 6 With 3, 6 being the front row and 4,5 being the back row. So you shot 1 AIM-9 1A One AIM-7 1B and 3 Aim-54 4, 5, 3 Leaving you with an AIM-54 on 6, an AIM-7 on 8B and an AIM-9 on 8A They do note "Default Launch Sequence is affected by MAS/MOAT degrades and Missile model. For Details to paragraph 33.2.7.2 of NAVAIR 01-F14AAA-1A" So if you have the magic -1A nobody can get their hands on you could learn more, but Missile Auxiliaries Subsystem and Missile On Aircraft Test are in the "not modeled BIT test sequence for the RIO" category. You have a lot of confidence in 1969 tape based first IC computer technology to think the WCS in the tomcat would have the overhead to worry about keeping the missiles "balanced".

They’ve already said they plan to but that it’s more and different work by a different person who was doing other stuff this patch cycle.

Grumman put roll trim on the stick for that.

Who cares, the SC crew is good for one thing, and still treats you like a f/a-18 on landing. if you’re doing real missions you’re only at the boat for a short amount of time. And MOOSE Air Boss works fine for that.

Yea everyone loves that abandonware supercarrier.

Yea don’t use the emergency lever in BFM. You’re not in the spider detent. Match up the Emergency lever with the indicated wing position then push the handle down. Then master reset and re-select auto. Or you broke something.

I think operating in a country with basically no air force, but a bumper crop of MANPADS I’d probably feel better with more flares than worry about having another sidewinder to drag back home.

Yes virtual squadrons.

Anyone know of any Tomcat or mixed Squadrons running on the Forestall?

I think the implication may have been they were ONLY running the BOL rail and not bothering with a Sidewinder on the B station not holding the Targeting Pod. May be a D thing due to the buss architecture allowing them to actually address the rail. Unlike our cats that are mostly direct wired for each fitting.

It’s set to pointing to the wrong display. You’re seeing the export of the RIO hsd repeater NOT the TID. As I recall you have to lua ninja in and define the actual pilot TID display as a viewpoint. Or at the least find its callout and change Helios.

Mouse wheel doesn’t work because it needs to spring back to center. on the hotas x the paddle on the throttle is the closest to the real operation. Although with much finer control due to its larger size and using 2 fingers not just a thumb.

Yea I don't think Iceman is going to run so well in Arduino faux C and some hate python.

Thing is you CAN do that, but just try doing it with 25 or less degrees of rotation on a little wheel with your thumb while hurtling at a carrier deck. Given the other fly from the ground stuff they put in the Tomcat (then quickly gave up on) the DLC was probably more for the ACLS to use than the pilot. So the DLC control as it flew was kind of a half thought that really should have been on the throttle not the stick.

Well….next time ask me before you make stuff.

What about being able to preset Iceman before going in the back seat? Alt, speed, and heading hold are great and all, but really both AI crew members are acting solely reactionaraily. They need to know before you leave the seat what you want them to do.

I said REALLY want to, not casual fc3 want to. The A4 and i believe the goshawk are not fc3 mods.

I still don’t understand how you can have anything more than a 2 channel headset. Signal processing magic, or just manufacturer lying? Either way, you do what you need to do to make it work. F-14 isn’t other modules, and other modules aren’t the F-14. And none of them know or care what equipment you have. Others are saying we hear it different from you. And actual F-14 pilots helped Heatblur make that soundscape, so. Assume client side.

There’s a reason they put guns back on the F-4 after relying on AIM-7s.

Most of the actual pilots here said you mostly just banged it full up or down. To increase or decrease glide path in increments.

Easy trick would be to have it empty the hydraulic res. Since doing that IS going to pop at least one seal and hose all your fluid out.

You do also need to do some of your own mixing in the audio settings. Not everyone is pumping everything through one speaker. So you have to balance it for your equipment. Especially if you run external speakers and a headset. Or headphones over earbuds etc. I do wish ICS side tone and switch noises were on their own channels, but that’s a DCS limitation.