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Lots of info about Rafale here too (cant remember if it has been posted already): https://omnirole-rafale.com/

Hi, Check if your TRIM/AP DISC Switch (Manual Trim Panel on the left side) is set to Norm, if it is set to DISC the Auto Pilot will disconnect since your Trim control is disconnected. also check if you have some of the switches bound to it and they are making it go to DISC. That is the usual suspect.

F-18 is fly by wire aircraft which means you have a computer helping you fly, learning to fly it should not take as much since it is not that hard as old prop planes, carrier recovery if you want to do it properly will take some time that's for sure, same with aerial refueling. Now what takes time to learn in the modern jet as the Hornet is avionics systems and weapons usage, learning the AA radar, AG radar, Targeting Pod etc... Those planes are made to basically fly themselves so the pilot can focus on situational awareness and weapons delivery.

Ask Pete Mitchell what he thinks about negative G

I'm sure at 79 degree angle radar will lose the lock very soon, I'm guessing what you have experienced is Target History setting at work. So the radar retains the lock on a known position of the target fo x amount of scan frames depending on the setting. I don't think you can scan for new targets at that angle. Well you can still fire the missile, it's not ideal tho, but if the target doesn't change direction it should reach it.

Yea but then the people would know what documents of which aircraft they have and all hell would break loose

Yes, manual is still work in progress, as the whole F-16 module is in early access, it means it is not finished yet, they will update everything eventually, it takes time.

It means you are going to be 12 nautical miles away from target when your missile goes active, turn on its radar and starts tracking the target on its own. PITBULL The circle is range optimal, meaning the missile will have energy to reach the target if it doesn't change direction.

@RongorYou have most of it explained here: if you still have questions, lots of them will be answered here:

Hey, I don't know if this has been mentioned before but I was watching a CAT launch F/A-18F video and there are some steps in the procedure that we don't have in DCS. Like the aircraft weight check, the tension signal, the max power signal. Maybe we could have that implemented as well, thanks!

Yeah, I completely understand the trigonometry, but they said at least 1 away and you are fine, and I did my boresight on a post 2.5 miles away and still it was not accurate. So that's why I'm asking to clarify. I think I'll do my boresight in the air on a vehicle 6+ miles away and then it should be ok.

So to clarify, what distance should we have to an object on the ground when doing ground boresight (GND JETT ON and SIM mode)? I'm asking because I did a few very accurate maverick boresight on a power line post few miles away and it was not as accurate on a vehicle 5 miles away later on when I went up in the air. Or this kind offset is correct? Mav boresight off cold start .trk Power line post location

They are damaged beyond repair, but to be fair, they should be burning since they are full of fuel and a missile just hit them, not much of a wreck too.

Also this article, long read, states that - The JDAM employs the US standard Mil-Std-1760 umbilical interface, incorporating the Mil-Std-1553B digital multiplex bus. Before launch the JDAM's embedded software communicates with the launch aircraft's stores management processor, no differently than a computer peripheral. Prior to release the JDAM is powered up using an umbilical feed from the launch aircraft. The JDAM executes an internal self test, warms up and aligns the HG1700 inertial unit. Once the JDAM is ready, it communicates status information to the launch aircraft, which then downloads GPS timing, GPS Almanac (ie nav message), GPS Ephemeris (constellation) and the GPS PPS crypto key. This information is used to initialise the GEM-III receiver. https://www.ausairpower.net/TE-JDAMPt1.html So if the alignment is happening on the prosessor inside the bomb, there should be no difference in the alignment time whatever the mode the aircraft is in as long as the bomb is powered ON, we currently have 2 different alignment timings, depending on which mode is selected and what is displayed on MFD.

As tagged, remove all mods and post a short track, also you can do cleanup and repair before that. No issues with TGP on my end.

JDAM has Inertial Navigation System, while aligning it transfers navigation data from the aircraft to the onboard system. When the bomb in turned ON on the SMS page it starts the alignment. Therefore it doesn't matter if the AG mode is selected or if the SMS page is selected as long as it is turned ON it should continue aligning at the same pace. Currently we have 2 different align duration times, 5+ min if in Nav mode and SMS page not selected and 2-3 min if in AG mode and SMS selected. Both times should match each other. I only don't know which time is correct. Maybe an SME could help.

When not in AG mode and SMS page is not selected JDAM takes more than 5 min to align, in other case when in AG mode and SMS page is selected it takes less time to align, 2 - 3 min. tracks: Slow align - JDAM slow .trk Fast align - JDAM fast .trk Don't know which one is correct but I guess one of them needs tweaking.

I don't see Balkan as an option

Title of this topic is self explanatory

I didn't watch the tracks, just commented on the picture, but I fly every day and I didn't have this issue he is describing.

When you get jammed that means the radar can not determine range of the target, it can only determine the azimuth, so it shows the target at max range, in your case 40 miles. That's why the target is not moving, cause radar display is showing it at max range all the time.

Altho that magic range is more or less 1nm, if you try to boresight at 2nm you wont get good accuracy on your Mav, For good and accurate boresight atm 5nm is the shortest distance to boresight at. I think testers should re-test that 1nm distance.

Just did a test myself on a cold start, when aligning Mav on the ground the objects are just too close to do a good alignment, when trying to lock targets 7+ miles away there is offset, but when I do the same with a target that is 7 miles away for example, Mav alignment is ok.

Maybe some modders can help there, there must be some1 willing to make female pilot model.