No ADF Beacon Light

[wilbur81]

A VERY small bug: :-)

 

In the F-15, the little ADF beacon light to the right of the Attitude Indicator no longer illuminates when you hear the audible tones on final approach.

 

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Edited March 4, 2018 by wilbur81

[draconus]

Last time we had a small bug it took several years ;) But we finally have that mile counter! Yay, thanks ED :D

Anyway I did not know that beacon light and tones were modeled. What was the condition to get it working?

Also maybe you know the condition at which one can select TCN mode during the approach?

[wilbur81]

Anyway I did not know that beacon light and tones were modeled. What was the condition to get it working?

Also maybe you know the condition at which one can select TCN mode during the approach?

 

It detects the outer and middle markers on final approach of an ILS runway that you've selected. When you get a preset distance out from the threshold (1 ish mile?) there is a slow beep in the cockpit and the light mentioned blinks at the same rate as the beep (both of which occur again at a faster rate when you reach the middle marker (1/2 ish miles?) from the runway selected. The key in DCS is to have the correct ILS selected for the runway you're landing at and (I think) approaching the correct end of the runway. In the past, the light blinked with the tone, now we just get the tone.

[draconus]

[...]When you get a preset distance out from the threshold (1 ish mile?) there is a slow beep in the cockpit and the light mentioned blinks at the same rate as the beep (both of which occur again at a faster rate when you reach the middle marker (1/2 ish miles?) from the runway selected.[...] In the past, the light blinked with the tone, now we just get the tone.

Did some testing and confirm no light blinking. The distances were like 2nm and 1nm. But as for visuals MKR indication is blinking on the HUD. And btw, man, I have mistaken it for some ground proximity warning before! ;)

[draconus]

Haven't checked in DCS but IRL you don't need to select any ILS or any other navaid to receive the marker beacon audio/lights.

You certainly do in this module. I guess for systems simplicity reasons ADF is set automatically when proper ILS target is selected.