jaylw314

This mission?

"It's complicated." Cool beans, thanks!

It's a known bug (or features?) in the TPOD, when you're in ATRK or PTRK, designation kills the tracking mode until you move the camera, then it tracks again. So just bump the TDC a tiny bit after you designate and the camera will stay put. IIRC, it's been there since release, so it's not related to any recent update

At least looking at the fuel system schematic in the dash 1, it's not entirely clear why this is the case, since it shows the refueling lines to the CFT's and the external tanks are all just hooked up to the main refueling line, and it notes the refueling valves to the CFT's should be open when the CFT pumps are off. So far, all the SME's I've heard have agreed this should not happen though, so I assume there's something missing in the diagram. Could it be that the tank pressurization in the CFT's is higher than the internal tanks? I couldn't find any reference to those pressures, but that would prevent the external tanks from feeding into the CFT's at any time, even with the CFT refueling valve open

FWIW, it doesn't need to go to the very bottom of the HUD, just far enough down that the computer can reasonably calculate the slant distance. At that point the "x" will be removed from inside the TDC to show it's a valid designation, and it will become ground-stabilized at that point. Technically, I think the TDC (HUD) can be made SPI by pressing TMS Up long at any point, even before moving the TDC, but I have to admit I haven't tried this myself (or used the TDC much at all since the HMCS came out on the A-10C2!)

OP had 4 years to get it to work, I hope he did

Comm program? Not sure what you're asking. If you're asking about SRS vs Voice Chat, neither is relevant for AA tankers

My guess is you forgot to press the MAN-AM button on the UFC radio menu for the ARC-210, I think it still incorrectly defaults to FM for the VHF-AM and UHF frequencies. Either that, or you selected the wrong tanker on the same frequency, or you called a C-130 or KC-135MPRS. IIRC, caging the velocity vector in NAV and INST MM's has not been implemented yet, even though there's a HOTAS command for it

Is it not China Hat Aft short? I rarely use that, but I think that used to be the LSS binding, but it was changed at some point

I think I remember just waiting until one landed and then nailing them on the runway, with the additional benefit of blocking the runway Might be thinking of a different campaign, though In fairness, you're not going to get that kind of low-aspect, tracking shot on an MiG-29 either

That's a good idea, but you're not going to hit the TU-95 there anyways (you're still lagging behind) The general idea with the funnel is to use it as a vague guide for distance, then pull through the target while firing, so precision with the wingspan isn't really in the cards

If you are making an OFFSET point, which is associated with a TARGET point, such as "4.", you will enter 4.01 in the Navigation Target Points tab. If you are making an AIM point, which is associated with a SEQUENCE or IP point, such as "4", you will enter 4.1 in the Navigation Target Points tab. The little graphic on p 268 is hard to read, but shows everything:

Just to increase the confusion, I noticed that the sensitivity of the TPOD slew is much higher in the most wide FOV compared to the middle and narrow FOV, by a fairly large margin

Weird, I could not get the track file to load. I have PG so it's not the terrain. is there any chance you're pulling the throttle back to idle during those steep dives and accidentally hitting the engine off bindings, even momentarily?

Nah, there's always some asymmetry, so if you let go, the plane will gradually bank about 5-10 deg to either side, but it will just stay there and be stable. It's not going to keep on banking more and more. Sure, roll trim could fix that, but just resting your hand on one side of the yoke is enough to fix it

Pedantic alert If your plane requires different roll (or any) trim with changing relative wind, there is something wrong with your plane! Most small general aviation planes have fairly strong roll stability, so the need for roll trim is pretty minimal. I'm not sure about the A-10C roll stability and couldn't really find any descriptive data. The weird dihedral suggests good stability, the engines' weight on top suggest low stability, so... FWIW I fly a Mooney, which also alternates wing tanks and has a similar mission to the SR22, but has no available roll trim (not sure about rudder trim in newer models). It has a strong dihedral, though, and I've never felt it's needed roll trim.

It wasn't me, someone posted it on discord and I noticed it. AFAIK the caret stays at the top and remains normalized until nearly within range. I noticed because it's changed a couple times over the past few updates

I noticed the DLZ for GPS guided bombs is again popping up overlapping the ARC-210 frequencies. It should be a couple lines lower. I recall this had happened a few updates in the past, but I couldn't find it in the changelog, and it seemed to have been fixed for a while. T

Cool beans, thanks guys

I have heard on the RAZBAM discord that using the laser for ranging was actually effective out just past 14 nm slant range, but I have not been able to confirm the laser for spotting and guidance is actually effective out past 8 nm. Has anyone heard this or confirmed this?

If it's a stationary target that is not at the programmed coordinates, you can lase briefly, then stop lasing and/or turn away MAYBE. The GBU-54 does not immediately nose down if it's conserving energy, so it may not be able to see the ground depending on the altitude. So lasing briefly then running only works if the area is within the GBU-54's FOV, and you don't really know when that will happen.

Ooooh, so when it says 'SP' for sequence point, it uses the one from the UFC? That makes sense

I think the designation uses the elevation of the target point or sequence point in PB17, not the UFC

I believe RAZBAM stated their plan was to prioritize keeping the online one here updated rather than the installed manual, since that one could be affected by patch delays

In the DCS manual, RAZBAM has some icons next to it to disambiguate it as well, but with all the other planes and languages out there, there's still bound to be some people who will switch the two.