thanks devs

[razza1974]

I am a happy guy!

After studying on the mirage, i completed multiple landings, navigated to several airports and landed. So i am quite happy :) No landings with zero visibility yet but i am a nice weather flyer so...:)

 

Really enjoying the mirage, still i was wondering is there some site or info somewhere on how to come in at the airport with the correct heading, so how to correct heading to runway heading from a further distance (so without using ILS (for which you more or less need a heading that is nearly ok, if i understand correctly)

 

Many thanks

And compliments to the devs, nice module, reminds me of tangy et laverdure :)

[jojo]

I'm not sure to understand your question correctly.

- If you're looking for airfield information, there are some pdf in some "doc" folder, at the root of DCS World.

- If you want to set up some kind of initial approach point, provided that there is a TACAN on airfield, you can set up a TACAN offset point (VAD function on HSI), aligned with runway.

[razza1974]

Thanks, what i meant was how do you capture a radial

With the mig 21 you use the instrument (adi i think) which shows you the yellow line to follow to capture the radial (heading of the runway)

I know of tacan an offset points but is there another way?

[jojo]

There would be "RD" fonction, set on PCN and activated on PCA, but:

Once done, you put -O- into | | in the HUD to cancel lateral deviation.

- it isn't available yet.

- it isn't really convenient for landing.

 

I think the VAD is really meant to reach the initial point.

If:

- you set the initial point aligned with runway

- align the double arrow pointing to initial point with runway heading on HSI

Then you're aligned with runway.

 

Different plane, different way of doing the same business.

[razza1974]

I think i understand what youre saying but

How do you align the offset point you choose to the runway?

Hope i am clear in what i am asking, thanks

[spiddx]

I think i understand what youre saying but

How do you align the offset point you choose to the runway?

Hope i am clear in what i am asking, thanks

Let's say your runway heading is 180°. You have to know that beforehand, use the kneeboard or F10 to find out. The kneeboard diagrams are better, because you get the more exact heading.

So you want to land from north to south. Therefore your offset point has to be north of the airfield, say 20 miles. So you take your runway heading and add/subtract 180° => 360/000. The offset point is always opposite the runway heading. Now enter 000°/20nm as VAD coordinates into the HSI (procedure is explained in the naviagtion training mission) and follow the course needle. Once over the offset point switch HSI to Tacan mode and you should be aligned with the runway.

 

Hope this helps. I really suggest flying the training missions, that should make everything a lot clearer. :)

[razza1974]

Many thanks! Got it, ;)

[spiddx]

Of course you can also just intercept the runway heading radial manually using only Tacan without the offset. Set up at enough distance from the airfield and fly at a slight angle to the course needle (HSI in Tacan mode!). Turn in when the needle points to the correct heading (180 in our example) and fine-adjust during the approach.

Obviously practice in good weather before going in blind. ;)

Edited January 7, 2017 by spiddx

[razza1974]

Thanks, thats helpfull!