What is this little white arrow for on the ADI?

That thing tells you your altitude offset to the ILS glidescope. Page 110 in my manual :)

I looked it up the other day, it wasnt clearly explained. I THINK it is supposed to show how far you have moved the pitch bar with the circular knob on the right hand side of the instrument. EDIT that will teach me to speed read technical manual- No its Not!

I tried it briefly but didnt notice it showing the offset so I might be wrong. EDIT Yes I am!

It is a bad design, if correct, because its easy to start looking at that and think you are perfectly on the glideslope.

It is a bad design, if correct, because its easy to start looking at that and think you are perfectly on the glideslope.

Exactly! I've been fixating on the damn thing when practicing my ILS landings. I'm kinda hoping it is a bug and that it might be removed one day...

Need to see a picture of the real cockpit, there was a good one the other day, but I cant remember what thread it was on.

I was fixating on it as well, getting a bit more used to it now though. Usually my GS is anywhere EXCEPT stable and in the middle lol!

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=75635

post #4 from lucky bob, a really good shot of the ADI, I don't see that arrow there, but the image is a little small to be sure.

And I can only see a chevron on this one too:

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1199340&postcount=28

And, here, with the ILS not selected on the NMSP, there is no chevron (as expected) and no little white arrow:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/4996069258_b41d602b89_o.jpg

Well done on the pics!, interesting but nothing conclusive eh?

It looks like when the electics are off all of the flags are displayed (red flags, flight directors, and that 1 chevron)

When the electics are on I cant see a chevron. Kind of indicates it might be a bug to me.

BTW I have an ADI fom an F4 at home, obviously it has no power. All of the flags are displayed on that as well. I can not check for a couple of week s because I work away, but I am sure it does not have two chevrons.

Thanks Blue. I'll leave this thread for a day or two and see if anyone has an explanation. If not, I'll repost in Tech Support and see if it can be acknowledged as a bug.

Quoting from Mil-I=27193C as posted by Olgerd http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1194953&postcount=112

Displacement pointer or glide

slope indicator

Information on page 19 :pilotfly:

Item 10 page 111 of the ED DCS A-10C manual

I don't think it appears in the shots in the manual either

Now you've confused me Wolf (which isn't hard!).

Item 10 in the manual's decscription of the ADI says:

"To the right of the scale is a white chevron that moves up and down the scale according to your position on the glide slope"

On my ADI (see my picture in the first post), I can see this chevron. But there's another arrow above it.

I've put this in another piccy. Are you able to tell me what the difference is between the two?

Thank you

I think its your bank angle triangle cue. there is also one f the same triangle type white thingy at the top 12 o'clock postion (Dont know why it would be at the 9'oclock postion) Should be only 12oclock and 6 oclock postions). If your doing ILS's I can see it moving up and down if your wings are banking. If you bank 30-60 degrees Im guessing you'll see it move down or up to those bank angle notches. My guess Ill need to check it out myself. Use the smaller white thingy/Glide slopoe indicator.

Might be bug or they added it on by accident. From what I see it should not be there.

There is no white triangle on that scale on the real ARU-2B/A Indicator, only the chevron, end of story.

The only triangles on the instrument are the two at the north and south poles of the sphere which turn in unison with it, and the triangle at 6 o'clock which stays stationary.

It is something that should not be in the simulator and needs to be removed.

I think its your bank angle triangle cue

Good guess, but no. It doesn't move when you bank. See 11:30+ on BBQ's ILS tutorial:

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=75370&highlight=bbq+ils

@KLaFaille Sounds like you're talking from a position of authority on the subject. Thanks for confirming that it shouldn't be there.

Flew an ILS the other night and noticed this too. I have to agree that it seems highly doubtful that this pointer occurs in a real A-10c. If so the engineer that designed that HMI should be shot.

@KLaFaille Sounds like you're talking from a position of authority on the subject. Thanks for confirming that it shouldn't be there.

I don't speak on behalf of Eagle Dynamics, only on account that, like Deadman above, I have an ARU-2B/A sitting on my shelf over there.

Stuff (1 of 2) by KLaFaille, on Flickr

Stuff (2 of 2) by KLaFaille, on Flickr

And there is this:

@ Latearrival...

page 112 of the Flight Manual and page 226 and from the cockpit

I think we're all agreeing aren't we? Only the chevron should be there and not the extra white triangle.

it seems that way, doesn't it :huh:

Thanks guys. Reported in Tech Support forum

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=75766