Looking to learn more about the RDI

[DZShizzam]

I'm hoping to become an expert on the RDI, but I'm finding very few good resources on it. Even the DCS manual for the M-2000C does not provide a lot of information on the functions of the RDI that are enabled by the switches next to the display.

 

I find that myself and my wingmen in multiplayer have troubles communicating where targets are. Once the furball starts our situation awareness goes away, and we don't know where each other are, or where the enemy is, unless we have visual or they show up on our screen.

 

I was told that you can have bullseye or INS waypoints (up to 5 waypoints) displayed on your RDI. Is this correct?

 

I'm thinking that if we can each view waypoint info or bullsye info on our RDI, we should be able to communicate our own location or our target location to our wingmen over the radio.

 

Does anyone know of any guides that explain the capabilities of our RDI/radar?

Edited May 16, 2017 by DZShizzam

[myHelljumper]

I'm hoping to become an expert on the RDI, but I'm finding very few good resources on it. Even the DCS manual for the M-2000C does not provide a lot of information on the functions of the RDI that are enabled by the switches next to the display.

 

I find that myself and my wingmen in multiplayer have troubles communicating where targets are. Once the furball starts our situation awareness goes away, and we don't know where each other are, or where the enemy is, unless we have visual or they show up on our screen.

 

I was told that you can have bullseye or INS waypoints (up to 5 waypoints) displayed on your RDI. Is this correct?

 

I'm thinking that if we can each view waypoint info or bullsye info on our RDI, we should be able to communicate our own location or our target location to our wingmen over the radio.

 

Does anyone know of any guides that explain the capabilities of our RDI/radar?

 

Yes the manual does not give a lot of info on the RDI so info is a bit spread in this forum unfortunately...

 

Only one switch around your VTB is functionnal for the moment, it's the N switch on the left. It change your VTB cursor reference point, 0 is you aircraft, 1 is your 1st waypoint etc...

 

You can display up to 5 waypoints on you VTB, to do it you have to select a PREP waypoint and click the VAL button. For this to work your waypoint have to be within your current radar limits (must be a bug).

 

To use the bullseye you have to set it as a waypoint, let's say waypoint 4 :

- Set the VTB cursor reference to the waypoint 4 so you have the position of it relative to the bullseye

- Set you PREP waypoint to 4 and click VAL so the waypoint is displayed on your VTB (after that you can change your PREP waypoint)

- Set you DEST waypoint to 4 so you have the bullseye position relative to you with the tip of the wide needle on your HSI and (most important) you have your position relative to the bullseye with the tail of the same needle.

 

With the above you have your bulleye position and the bullseye position of your cursor, this is all the info you need for your SA :).

Edited May 16, 2017 by myHelljumper