tacky_taco Posted August 10, 2015 Posted August 10, 2015 So I've read about radial interception in the manual, seen some youtube vids about RSBN and ARC, read about dead reckoning and browsed the forum back a few pages back. I still feel like I'm missing something when it comes to navigating waypoints in the Mig 21... I somehow managed to get through the first mission of the campaign. I'm sure that if I viewed my course on the map it would look like some psychedelic doodle a child drew. Having just started flight sims, with my limited (non existant) understanding of navigating without GPS/map overlay here is how I did it: - Before the mission, check the closes RSBN station and note down the radial and range for each waypoint - Get in the air and set my desired course needle to the radial of the RSBN at the next waypoint - Make course needle and desired course needle (not sure if these are the correct names for the needles...) line up - Fly the radial until the range is correct This sort of got me through the waypoints, but the transition from waypoint to waypoint was not exactly smooth. So how do you guys do it? What is the proper way?
scottb613 Posted August 10, 2015 Posted August 10, 2015 Navigation - how do YOU do it Hi... This is an OLD site - but for the basics of aircraft navigation - it's the best one I've ever come across - it got me started on my path with navigating in MSFS - then on to my real world private and instrument ratings... It's not specific to the Mig-21 - but - you will learn all the navigation principals from the era that Mig-21's flew in... http://www.navfltsm.addr.com/ Regards, Scott
portman Posted August 10, 2015 Posted August 10, 2015 This may also be helpful: http://aafcollection.info/items/detail.php?key=198 Mancher zum Meister sich erklärt, dem nie das Handwerk ward gelehrt!
King_Hrothgar Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 I use the compass, map and Mk.I eyeball for most of my navigation needs. Sometimes I use the RSBN for getting to a distant airfield of interest, but I don't use the system for typical waypoints.
Paradox Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 ARC and RSBN are two really nice navigation methods, you can do some proper radial cross conflagulating from VORs and airfields to put you in very precise places. Also if your mission is anti-air you should always have a nice bloke on the phone to tell you where your quarry is. The latter should be better in DCS but it's ok as it is as long as you keep spamming bogey dope requests.
Cruiser18 Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 The first mission that you mention I just used the ARC beacons. I believe some of the maps on the kneepad has the positions of the ARC stations and the placards on the inside of the cockpit also contains the sectors and channelse of the ARC stations. Once in range, the RSBN beacon makes it really easy to find the airfield. Even more fun though can be to plan it out. Plan a course that you need to hold from your start airfield to get to this and this city and then correct your course to the next landmark. Use your eyes to find the landmarks and then adjust course from there.
grunf Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 When I have to do more complex navigation, I draw my route on a piece of paper, along with the bearings, frequencies, and landmarks. I found that the more time I spend on planning, less time I spend wondering around trying to find my way. :D
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