Aeroscout Posted February 11, 2007 Posted February 11, 2007 Ok, this is really really really really really really really really really really dumb :doh:, but what does "angles" mean when AWACS calls you. I know it relates to altitude, but i never actually figured it out. DCS Wishlist: 1) FIX THE DAMN RIVERS!!! 2) Spherical or cylindrical panorama view projection. 3) Enhanced input options (action upon button release, etc). 4) Aircraft flight parameter dump upon exit (stick posn, attitude, rates, accel, control volume, control-surface positions, SAS bias, etc). 5) ADS-33 maneuver courses as static objects. 6) Exposed API or exports of trim position and stick force for custom controllers. 7) Select auto multiple audio devices
GGTharos Posted February 11, 2007 Posted February 11, 2007 Angels, not angles. Angels 2 is 2000'. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
urze Posted February 11, 2007 Posted February 11, 2007 It don't mean angels like this: It means angels like this: Leftside Limited - ideas and solutions
Aeroscout Posted February 11, 2007 Author Posted February 11, 2007 Ok, sorry. So... when AWACS calls you, they say angels high. what does the mean? above 1000 feet? and then, Flanking? wtf is that? DCS Wishlist: 1) FIX THE DAMN RIVERS!!! 2) Spherical or cylindrical panorama view projection. 3) Enhanced input options (action upon button release, etc). 4) Aircraft flight parameter dump upon exit (stick posn, attitude, rates, accel, control volume, control-surface positions, SAS bias, etc). 5) ADS-33 maneuver courses as static objects. 6) Exposed API or exports of trim position and stick force for custom controllers. 7) Select auto multiple audio devices
EricJ Posted February 11, 2007 Posted February 11, 2007 He's at a higher altitude than you, and he's trying to get on your six, three, or nine. Either way he's trying to get a better position on you, and would be a good idea to maneuver. Homepage | Discord | Linktree | YouTube 'Nearly everyone felt the need to express their views on all wars to me, starting with mine. I found myself thinking, “I ate the crap sandwich, you didn’t, so please don’t tell me how it tastes.”' - CPT Cole, US Army
GGTharos Posted February 11, 2007 Posted February 11, 2007 Ok, sorry. So... when AWACS calls you, they say angels high. what does the mean? above 1000 feet? and then, Flanking? wtf is that? Okay, I will explain a couple things, so bare with me and read carefully. Angels low: Below 10000' Angels med: 10000' - 30000' Angels high: 30000' + These numbers might not be exactly accurate, but more or less. AWACS hot, cold, and flanking calls: REAL WORLD Hot: Bandit is pointing his nose at you Cold: Bandit has his tail pointed at you Flanking: Bandit is beaming you Keep in mind that this in NO WAY has anything to do with where YOU are pointing. LOCK ON Hot: Positive closure (so even if you are on his tail, and you are gaining, you are 'hot') Cold: Negative closure Flanking: Almost no closure and bandit is likely on parallel course with yours. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
TekaTeka Posted February 11, 2007 Posted February 11, 2007 Angels low: Below 10000' Angels med: 10000' - 30000' Angels high: 30000' + These numbers might not be exactly accurate, but more or less. I checked it before and these are the accurate numbers. Angels low: Below 5,000' (1,500m) Angels med: 5,000' - 20,000' (1,500m - 6,000m) Angels high: 20,000' + (6,000m +) TekaTeka from Japan [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Visit my site Beyond Visual Range.
Aeroscout Posted February 12, 2007 Author Posted February 12, 2007 It does. Thanks so much. DCS Wishlist: 1) FIX THE DAMN RIVERS!!! 2) Spherical or cylindrical panorama view projection. 3) Enhanced input options (action upon button release, etc). 4) Aircraft flight parameter dump upon exit (stick posn, attitude, rates, accel, control volume, control-surface positions, SAS bias, etc). 5) ADS-33 maneuver courses as static objects. 6) Exposed API or exports of trim position and stick force for custom controllers. 7) Select auto multiple audio devices
JonTex Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 Okay, I will explain a couple things, so bare with me and read carefully. Angels low: Below 10000' Angels med: 10000' - 30000' Angels high: 30000' + These numbers might not be exactly accurate, but more or less. AWACS hot, cold, and flanking calls: REAL WORLD Hot: Bandit is pointing his nose at you Cold: Bandit has his tail pointed at you Flanking: Bandit is beaming you Keep in mind that this in NO WAY has anything to do with where YOU are pointing. LOCK ON Hot: Positive closure (so even if you are on his tail, and you are gaining, you are 'hot') Cold: Negative closure Flanking: Almost no closure and bandit is likely on parallel course with yours. Ok , now I have a question because I was always lead to believe that nose hot meant that the bandit is active (or radar is active). I think I picked that terminology up from two places : 1.) The Navy 2.) Janes USAF While refueling they ask you to go nose cold. So maybe I just carried it over into Lomac thinking it was the same terminology but doesnt that make more sense? I dont know Im confused now ... lol. So my question is what does nose hot or cold mean in Lomac and in real life? I think it refers to whether or not your radar is on or off. But I have been known to be wrong.:D [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
GGTharos Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 You could use high/low aspect, but the USAF and NAVY use them differently, so AWACS can't use that. You just understandit from context I guess. Just a gues on my part, anyway. And I don't think AWACS says 'nose hot'... just hot or cold. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
JonTex Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 You could use high/low aspect, but the USAF and NAVY use them differently, so AWACS can't use that. You just understandit from context I guess. Just a gues on my part, anyway. And I don't think AWACS says 'nose hot'... just hot or cold. ok , rgr. my brain isnt functioning i realize you answered my question in your previous post that im questioning... sorry:doh: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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