Alphamale

Yeah, and you know they had the tech to do it way back then. So here's a "feature" that you know should have been designed into it to begin with (and the very fact that they were bolted, shows that they were intended to be removed. Otherwise, why not weld it to the frame to begin with? But so we stay as "original" as possible, we don't allow for the emergency capability of ejected pylons...especially the wing pylons 2,3, 7, & 8

For the sake of aerodynamics and fuel efficiency...hence the word "should"...no one can argue that the plane is more aerodynamic with the pylons on....here's a wrench, unbolt them

Radar Alt good up to 5000 makes it perfect for NOE ingress/egress

Source: http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/archive/index.php/t-241182.html Comments: "Interesting, not worked with F16 before. However, yes TERs can be jettisoned, as can pylons containing ERUs. The question, as I interpreted it anyway, was could a bomb and the ERU be jettisoned together, which isn't possible as the ERU is bolted into the TER or pylon. Perhaps I was being too pedantic/specific " "Double hit on selective jettison will drop the TER as well. Emergency Jettison will drop everything pylons 1-7. I see one maybe two tanks and a TER" "so according to what they said F-16 can also jettison it's whole pylon, and it can even jettison pylon that connected to bomb racks ( TER) . Can anyone here confirm that?, is that true that F-16 can drop all of it's pylon in emergency situations. ? , is that capabilities unique to F-16 or all other fighter can do that? btw what is ERUs?"

Well, they should be

I can remove pylons WOW if I do a Re-arm, but not jettison them...two different situations

I'd like to know why we can't jett the rails and pylons to make it totally clean

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Yeah, I see that...but if you look closely, you can see the letters ADV- ....I thought the OP was saying that his line was cut in half as if it was scrolled down past the viewable area of the DDI..IOW the info that follows the ADV - , was not readable on the left DDI

Op can correct me if I'm wrong but I think he meant that the readout was being cut off on the Left DDI and neither of the others

AIM-54 wasn't designed to take out fighters, just slow moving HAVs....

Can't wait til the 9ZZZ.....oh, boy, oh boy

So, you're saying that this has already been reported? Or that the system has a bunch of quirks that will never really go away?

Ok, I tried it again with AV8B and same thing happens...so this would be a DCS World matter? And not a F18 problem?

I just saved a track and decided to watch it....after it was over I quit and was taken to the briefing as I expected...I then decided to "Fly Again". This put me back watching the tracked I just saved. It was not a new attempt. I should have been placed(spawned) back in the cockpit as any Fly Again selection would have done at mission debriefing...this just keeps putting me back in the spectators seat

Thanks for the clarification...I know I could have done a bunch of experiments, but I'd rather have it come from someone who knows those things or could find the official answer, easily....thanks again, thanks a bunch

So what is the total score used for if awards are time dependent?

Let's be more clear. You're saying that once Sidewinders are selected, then and only then Uncage only applies to the missile. It's not just being in A2A mode, or perhaps just being in ACM mode? It has missile pertinence only when IR missile is selected? Thanks

Makes you wonder what a mock-up of this cockpit would look like in your "game" room....:thumbup:

Quick question on radar topic here....when you are in ACM mode with 9Ms selected and you decide to uncage your missiles, how do you know you're not just uncaging your HUD?

There was a video around that showed you can actually fly the plane with wings folded. The guy who made it actually took off and then landed safely...so, definite bug

I just change preset 1 on Comm 1 to airfield freq. and change Comm 2 preset 1 to AWACS No probs this way.

Then AWACS is your best friend...the only other way I can visually see them is if I get lucky enough to see their exhaust plumes...otherwise , you're trying to find a "microdot" on a moving geographical canvas....I'd rather "Overlord, this is Uzi 1-1, requesting Bogey Dope"

Count yourselves lucky...I get nothing but 70's disco ball reflections and Saturday Night Fever Bee Gees tunes