investigating operating error - IFEI

[muxmuni]

I would like to help you improve your F/A-18.

 

 

I have more than 17 years of experience as an engineer on the F/A-18.

 

 

In real, when you switch on the battery, the IFEI stay OFF.

 

 

You need to push ENG Crank L or R to see something.

 

 

 

The backlight of the IFEI coming only with the external power or with the generator.

 

 

I saw several things to correct or improve

 

 

If the TEAM DCS need more help contact me in pvt.

 

 

Great job.

 

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

Alex

[RED]

Great offer, Alex!

 

I add that the IFEI might have a bug with the Day/Night mode of the Mode Switch.

 

Engine off -> IFEI day mode (white)

 

switch Mode switch from Day to Night/NVG

 

Start one engine -> IFEI stays in Day (white) mode until you toggle the mode switch

 

With electric power interrupted the IFEI mode reverses back to Day much like the Caution light panel should and is working.

[muxmuni]

Normal working

 

IFEI with battery - ON is totally black (no indication)

If you crank the engine without APU and the throlle is on cutte-off. You see the digit with color black-brown.

 

During the start.

 

 

1. You turn on the battery
   
2. You start the APU
   
3. After you crank, on the IFEI you see the digit with color black-brown.
   
4. When the engine as started and the generator is online.
   
5. The IFEI is coming with the backlight withe. At this time the dim switch, on the IFEI have not impact on the back light.
    
   CAUTION
    
   After the start (or with external power) the IFEI come everytime white is a security ( even if the mode light is on NVG or NITE – if you want change the mode you need to go on DAY and again on NVG or NITE)
   

 

 

Engine RUN or External Power

 

 

If you switch the MODE Light on NITE or NVG, the IFEI come Green, and the dim switch on the IFEI is active.

 

 

IF you comeback on the DAY with the MODE Light, the IFEI come white and the dim swith is inactive.

 

 

 

 

I hope is a little better so

[Papa Spardy]

I'm a little confused as I work on a very wide array of different lot hornets. Because I know for a fact that you can switch on the battery and check the fuel load without the crank switch. It is something I do every single day. The only exception to this is the alpha hornets which need extenal power to check the fuel load. So I'm wondering if this procedure to crank engine to see the ifei maybe got changed to not needing it all or if certain lots have it and some don't.

[muxmuni]

Maybe yes the configuration is not same between the lot. You see that in the technical manual. I work on the last lot. I don't work for the US Navy or the Marine Corps.

 

I know this lot have many difference with other A/C and we have a another configuration.

 

DCS must simulate the most common lot. I am agree with that. What is true for us is not the same for other air force.

 

But i think all people work on the hornet can share the experience. Is very good for DCS.

[uunilenkki]

What I can say about C model is that it is blank when batt on, but one can check the fuel by pressing MODE and (wait for SP) then ET, after a while it goes blank again.

 

Must check that crank sw thingy some time.

[muxmuni]

Try right now.

 

 

 

With Battery on, no backlight. IFEI part engine all indication are present. Fuel part nothing.

 

 

 

the procedure of uunilenkki working well.

 

 

 

Sorry for my mistake.

[Hippo]

From the NATOPS. The behaviour in bold is not replicated in-game (all the numbers come up).

 

2.1.1.7.5 Integrated Fuel/Engine Indicator (IFEI) Engine Display (F/A-18C/D).

 

During engine starts without external electrical power, only RPM and TEMP are displayed by battery power until the APU comes on line. With the APU on line or external power, all engine data is displayed. If the IFEI stops receiving data from the signal data computer, the IFEI flashes the last data received until communication with the signal data computer is restored.