greenmamba

Haha you guys win .... call it what you want ... who cares ?

:megalol::megalol::lol:

Basically that scientific definition is making all the studies the US AIR FORCE does or other air forces irrevelant ? Basically you are telling me that when i fly an ILS approach in IMC to the minimums i do not multitask .... i just react out of habits ? this is what your study is saying ? Me answering to challenges from the checklist, adjusting power and pitch to be on the glide slope and localizer, rememoring the go-around procedure while doing all the rest i mentionned ...is just me acting out of habit ? and at the same time i keep an eye on that vfr traffic on the TCAS, and i also keep an ear open to what the captin tells me and to what ATC is telling the guy who is holding short, yeah right .... i am sorry but i am multitasking and i don´t care what some scientist behind his desk has managed to vomit. Working in parallel and switch between task ..... then my brain has to be USAIN BOLT !!!

So, pilots do not multitask ?

Drawing a compass rose on paper helps ...... visualize it instead of calculating it, to know approximately where you are in regards to that contact. Not too different from when ATC gives you traffic information in regards to a VOR NAVAID with radial from and dme distance.

Ah, i tend to disagree, you can multitask but it takes practie and time. In some instances you have to. Multitasking skills come from experience, and repetition .... at some point you do it and everything clicks in, the music ..... Your brain can be focused on something but still being able to process information coming from another source and determine if it is a "threat" or not and if it is you switch task. I was myself surprised when it did happen to me. But you have to work on it, you need to be rested, alert and focused, not overly focused but in a relaxed focused mode which allows you to process multiple informations at once. You have to multitask to some extent.

The GBU-24 is simply put, more efficient in the way it tracks the laser beam.

Ah oki, well then i just need to get used to it.

No no i just have my gut feeling, i have no data. But i will get used to the fact that the Hornet gets very draggy with the two wing tanks. I have the F-15 module but never flew it ..... i just flew other sims before that. But i slowly get the feel for the Hornet, i find that anytime i need a bit of speed i either pitch down 5 degrees in the turn or i just unload the plane to 0 G´s or a little AB kick.

This is a good idea too, thanks man.

Yes it is, i have to install it.

Oki doki, will correct the title :), constructive input is always welcome.

This is a question to anyone , Don’t you have the feeling that the fuel tanks have a too high of drag coefficient ? The hornet is a WIP but I really feel like having to wing tanks adds too much drag.

You remember me of my first instructor :pilotfly:

Yes I am aware of that. Must be a typo error from my part. That was actually my point, Besides having a direction info of the threat I don’t have it’s position or I don’t have a visual cue about the lethal range of the SAM. I have no problem with pop-up threats, since usually I don’t go below 15 000 feet in the first days of the virtual conflict. Way too much stuff down there to kill you amongst tanks and other pieces of metal. I usually divide my visual scans in sectors and constantly look around, looking for missile departures or smoke trails. I take a look at my rwr and I build a mental picture of what is around me. In the mission planning I look at the threats that are visible and I make a note on paper and i update that mental picture with what I see or what my sensors detect in flight. Then to that layer I add an air to air picture based on what my rwr senses and using awacs. All that is constantly evolving ..... I know where I can go and not and if engaged by ennemi airplanes I also know where friendly planes have CAP’s or I draw them into friendly SAM threat circles. I just wish I had something similar to the HSD in the F-16 so I could at least have a better pictures with pre planned threats. Mental SA .... improves everyday I fly virtually and you guys have some very good inputs and tips, awesome community you guys have here.

I hate those kamikaze missions which are highly unrealistic .... especially in today’s age where you never go in alone and where a lot of targets and threats have been dealt with tomahawks or any other stand off means.

Thanks man! Some very good points and a nice read. I’ll take all that in :pilotfly:

Hahahahaha :smilewink:

Very interesting indeed .... I can only dream about an Europe theater.

Could it be released in different parts ?

Dream !!!!:pilotfly:

Nice! That would be really cool to have it implemented. It would actually help a lot. I always try to figure out where the FLOT is and how it will evolve and I try to avoid roads or cities where threats my pop-up .....anyhow would be a nice addition.

Okay, please explain to me how you do it. I gave different reasons why I struggle with my SA. AI wingman is not of great help in DCs and unless you script AI to communicate radios are silent .... and when you fly an airplane that has not sensors telling you what is around you ... it is actually like being in a situation where you don’t know what is around you unless you see it. Which makes it easier to develop your SA since you are not overhelmed with inputs from your sensors. Fly in prop era planes or Korea era planes .... there was no BVR fighting, everything was done with visual detection or rudimentary sensor help compared to today. Air to ground threats were lethal but not as complex as they are today ..... Take your prop era plane or Korea era plane and fly in a scenario with today’s threats and we will see how survivable you are with the SA you build flying those planes. You will never see or know about incoming SAM ..... or BVR missile .... or when you are locked on. What I am talking about is how hard it is right now to augment my SA ... IF I am going in for a strike mission on a bridge that is defended by SAM’s , AAA,and MIG-29,s armed with R77 .... my basic SA won’t help very much unless AI communicates. In some scenarios you need to have a bigger picture to develop your SA and blustery because you have those sensors doesn’t mean you will have a good one, if you don’t know how to use it. So I guess, going flying prop era planes and Korean era planes won’t help much in that complex scenario.

What does the SA page do? sorry to ask but i didn´t take the time to dig trough the NATOPS manual yet.

Thanks man, appreciate the input, will try out what you suggested :)