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Thx! I'll look in the pit for the command corresponding to rt-alt-q. That's prob the command I'm looking for.

Looking through the manual, specific examples being the Flight Director mode, and the HUD symbology variations... The manual references "Nav mode must be engaged...". How do I engage nav mode? I've looked through the commands and manual..closest thing I can find is making sure the pvi is in "oper" and that a waypoint is selected in the pvi. But then I'm not seeing my FD cues nor things like a true heading scale on the HUD, so I'm missing something simple I think. Thx

Thank you! That definitely helps to clear things up a bit. :cheers

Ok good point. The collective button is used for the HMS..I forgot that (I don't use the HMS much yet). Ok, so if I only use the cyclic button to designate or uncage, then I'm good to go? I just want to make sure I'm not cheating the weapons computer out of some useful data by not employing the collective button at some point in the process, perhaps in combination with the cyclic button. I kept trying to determine why in the manual they go back and forth, and figure out a rule for myself. But it remains a mystery. Thx

I appreciate it the info...but I knew they were two different buttons, and what they are called. I'm looking for what they do/when to use them. If this is a re-post then my apologies. Please point me to the existing post containing this information as I could not find one. My confusion is this: Both collective and cyclic offer "uncage". Both collective and cyclic offer "designate" or "lock". Is "designate" not the same thing as "lock" ? As far as I can tell, the collective button only cages or uncages the Skvhal. Ie, it is locked down where the cyclic designate is clicked, or it "roams free". The cyclic button seems to lock/unlock the Skvhal, and designate the target if the Skhval is over a target. I feel like I'm missing something about that collective button though.

Hi folks I've watched the dev videos and RTFM'd the weapon systems chapter a few times... I'm having trouble understanding the relationship between the designate/uncage button on the cyclic and the auto-designate/uncage button on the collective. The manual seems to arbitrarily go back and forth about which button to use for designating a target after adjusting the tracking gate. Similarly, the manual seems to point to either button for different data-panel and abris target handoff scenarios. Can someone please describe the difference of each designate/uncage button and when to use them? Thanks!

For me it's just about what I practice using. The more of the Ka's feature set that you take advantage of, the more you find the helicopter works with you. The Ka also helps one to fly very, very smoothly if you take advantage of these systems. Eg., using auto-descent gives you one less thing to worry about while you're bobbing around, taking cover, and targeting.