Keith Douglass Posted February 4, 2017 Posted February 4, 2017 Hello, so I've been flying the F-86 for a few months now and Have been loving it. Though When I do fly it I notice on the left and right side of the canopy is a set of dashed lines with a number on them. I am not sure as to what they are used for. They look like Dive angles but seem to steep to be them. Could it be angle from Target or Something like that. any info on the subject would be greatly appreciated!
RAZBAM_ELMO Posted February 4, 2017 Posted February 4, 2017 They are indeed for dive angle reference. Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk Know and use all the capabilities in your airplane. If you don't, sooner or later, some guy who does use them all will kick your ass. — Dave 'Preacher' Pace, USN.
mkiii Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 Maybe they look too steep because you are looking at them at an angle, perhaps your cockpit view is not centred, or head tilt, fov or some other factor is making your pov of them wrong? Surprisingly, the manual barely mentions them, and then, not until past p300 as far as I can tell, but the included training missions do cover their use. If you are not convinced by the angles, you can check them easily. From a decent altitude, fling straight & level, go to idle and nose down so the top of the mirror bracket is on the horizon, this is 30 degrees. The Artificial horizon should also say 3-0, and looking out to the side, the 30 degree line will be level with the horizon.
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