Using Padlock in the MiG-21

[britgliderpilot]

I see a lot of comments on the red padlock crosshairs being visible when people don't want it to be - I have a slightly different problem.

 

I don't own a TrackIR and I'm not about to run out and buy one - I'd like to actually use the padlock function.

 

The option is switched on and I get the red crosshairs on screen, but when I get to the merge and tap Cycle Padlock Targets (Numpad . or equivalent mapped joystick button), nothing happens. Padlock works for other DCS aircraft, but not for the MiG-21.

 

Am I missing something obvious? Is padlock not implemented yet, or implemented differently for the MiG-21 somehow?

[britgliderpilot]

So nobody uses Padlock anymore? Everyone has TrackIR?

 

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