OK, now we need a proper INS alignment procedure.

[DmitriKozlowsky]

OK, now we need a proper INS alignment procedure. Upfdated for 2.5.3

[LazyBoot]

OK, now we need a proper INS alignment procedure. Upfdated for 2.5.3

 

Did you check the included "pocket guide"?

[DmitriKozlowsky]

No. But this is new functionality. Just post a link to the relevant text, if you have it.

[defeatist99]

No. But this is new functionality. Just post a link to the relevant text, if you have it.

 

Just go open the manual and click INS. It's the first thing. Start engine. Set parking break. Open EHSD. Click Data. Click A/C. Input coordinates if required. Move INS switch to appropriate align setting. Wait till qual is 0.7 OK. Move INS switch to IFA. done.

[Mech]

"Input coords if needed". How do i know if its needed? If its needed, how and where to enter?

[Esac_mirmidon]

Please read the Pocket Guide first.

[Mech]

Very helpful. Keep it up.

[Zeus67]

"Input coords if needed". How do i know if its needed? If its needed, how and where to enter?

 

 

Please read the pocket guide. It explains the steps you need to follow so you can input the data required for the alignment.

[Esac_mirmidon]

Learning a procedure is simple.

 

First read the manual, the description is very complete and step by step.

 

Second try yourself the steps you have readed.

 

Third ask for help after the first and second step if you still have problems to do so describing what step of the procedure you have difficulties to complete

 

Thats how things work.

[Angus]

Learning a procedure is simple.

 

First read the manual, the description is very complete and step by step.

 

Second try yourself the steps you have readed.

 

Third ask for help after the first and second step if you still have problems to do so describing what step of the procedure you have difficulties to complete

 

Thats how things work.

 

+1

 

Don't forget what zeus have say , you must chose "saved heading only " in "special" menu for the moment . ;)

[mvsgas]

+1

 

Don't forget what zeus have say , you must chose "saved heading only " in "special" menu for the moment . ;)

 

Not after the hotfix on Friday. It was fix on version 2.5.3.21107 AFAIK.

[chardly38]

How about making a Training Mission! You know like the A10C has or a you tube channel with audio.

[DmitriKozlowsky]

Not really. But thank you. All I get is Qual : ATT NOT OK TIME: 00:00 flashing. UFC is not entering time. So ita not get in and go. There are ALWAYS INVARIABLY missing details that are actually important and are missing from RTFM.

 

My backup method is to take off and do IFA.

[Zarma]

I read the manuel but didnt figure out if the SINS is working with ground power.

[Cornelius]

I read the manuel but didnt figure out if the SINS is working with ground power.

 

"Before SINS can be performed, the aircraft needs to be connected to the ship’s INS via deck cable or

by using either COM1 or COM2 radios.

To request the deck cable, you must request Ground Power from the ground crew. Both the power

supply and data cables will be connected/disconnected at the same time."

 

Page 57 , Pocket Guide

[Retu81]

Not really. But thank you. All I get is Qual : ATT NOT OK TIME: 00:00 flashing. UFC is not entering time. So ita not get in and go. There are ALWAYS INVARIABLY missing details that are actually important and are missing from RTFM.

 

My backup method is to take off and do IFA.

 

As was stated earlier, with full alignment you need to enter the starting location coordinates and the magnetic variance. Also check that the parking brake is engaged. The INS system needs that signal before it can start the alignment process.

[DmitriKozlowsky]

Parking brake is engaged by default upon mission start from ramp. Does it need to be disngaged and then re-engaged?

 

The coords on F2 view and F10 Theater view are shown in MGRS , not LAT LONG.

[Esac_mirmidon]

Change coord values on the Special tab

Edited September 3, 2018 by Esac_mirmidon

[Zarma]

OK SINS working, only not having the infos on the CDU. Just set the ground power then switch on SINS and wait : voilà !

[DmitriKozlowsky]

Just to be certain, we are discussing AV-8B not Mirage-2000C. parking break in AV-8B is a purely mechanical device acting on throttle, not landing gear. In M2KC parking break does act on landing gear. In AV-8B parking break is automatically engaged in ramp starts on mission entry.

We need to be certain that we are discussing the same thing as even RAZBAM was confused for a time, as Special Options for AV-8B were actually from M2KC. TOT firing mode for example. Both habe INS alignment options. I own both modules. I concentrated on AV-8B as I found training missions and RTFM for M2KC to be deficient, confusing, and uninformative. AV-8B , material, on other hand, is acceptable.

[DmitriKozlowsky]

It is at this point, that if we were in a class, I would have an unquenchable desire, to get up from my desk, grab the instructor by the scruff of his coat lift him a few inches of the ground, lock eyeballs , then calmy ask;

"How do we GDamn enter the coordinates and mag dev when UFC is not accepting input!!!! You, sir, have missed some important detail, a button we have to push, a sub-procedure!!!" Then I would put him down, straighten his wardrobe, pat him on the shoulder, and take my seat.

I had imagined doing that in college, in Field Artillery School, and few times in Airborne School. But ABN blackhats were aholes and were bigger then me, and did not appear to have a sense of humor. Cpt. Stevens, my instructor, in Artillery School was a Marine, and thus was not an option. The other instructor was Ranger tabbed and that also served as a deterrent. But the desire never left me.

[ChickenSim]

Just to be certain, we are discussing AV-8B not Mirage-2000C. parking break in AV-8B is a purely mechanical device acting on throttle, not landing gear. In M2KC parking break does act on landing gear. In AV-8B parking break is automatically engaged in ramp starts on mission entry.

 

No, the AV-8B parking brake doesn't just block the throttle, it actuates cables that are also attached to the brake pedals that connect to the brake control valve and applies braking pressure when engaged.

 

That said, I'm pretty sure you're correct that there's nothing in the INS logic that should prevent someone from attempting a GND alignment without the parking brake set. The parking brake is just to ensure the aircraft doesn't move from its original location as that would foul the alignment and cause INS drift/failure.

[Ramsay]

It is at this point, that if we were in a class, I would have an unquenchable desire, to get up from my desk, grab the instructor by the scruff of his coat lift him a few inches of the ground, lock eyeballs , then calmy ask;

"How do we GDamn enter the coordinates and mag dev when UFC is not accepting input!!!! You, sir, have missed some important detail, a button we have to push, a sub-procedure!!!" Then I would put him down, straighten his wardrobe, pat him on the shoulder, and take my seat.

I still don't understand your problem entering Lat/Long via the UFC, can you post a track or video ?

 

UFC Lat/Long input for Ground Alignment:

 

Parking brake is engaged by default upon mission start from ramp. Does it need to be disngaged and then re-engaged?

AFAIK the parking brake must remain engaged, else the alignment process resets.

 

The coords on F2 view and F10 Theater view are shown in MGRS , not LAT LONG.

The default coordinate format can be changed in Options->Misc->Coordinate Display or in the F10 Map using LAlt+Y (Options->Controls->General->Coordinates units change)

[Chops]

It is at this point, that if we were in a class, I would have an unquenchable desire, to get up from my desk, grab the instructor by the scruff of his coat lift him a few inches of the ground, lock eyeballs , then calmy ask;

"How do we GDamn enter the coordinates and mag dev when UFC is not accepting input!!!! You, sir, have missed some important detail, a button we have to push, a sub-procedure!!!" Then I would put him down, straighten his wardrobe, pat him on the shoulder, and take my seat.

I had imagined doing that in college, in Field Artillery School, and few times in Airborne School. But ABN blackhats were aholes and were bigger then me, and did not appear to have a sense of humor. Cpt. Stevens, my instructor, in Artillery School was a Marine, and thus was not an option. The other instructor was Ranger tabbed and that also served as a deterrent. But the desire never left me.

 

 

I am with you..having same problems. Also, what is the best way to obtain Magnetic Variation for the DCS Airports....google?

[Cornelius]

Read the other thread on this topic:

 

MVAR = Magnetic Variation = the difference between True North and Magnetic North

 

MVAR changes slowly with time (years) and with location

 

Caucasus = approx +6°

Nevada = approx +12°

Persian Gulf = approx +1.6°

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