Emergency counter measures button wont work unless a program is selected?

[CypherS]

Is the emergency countermeasures button on the left wall supposed to not do anything unless a countermeasures program is selected?

 

Right now if you have the CM suite on with no program selected it does nothing..

 

Is this normal behaviour or is this a bug?

[Tholozor]

Is your Master Arm on?

[Pandemic]

Pretty sure that button only works if the ALE-47 is in override.

[CypherS]

yes but I also think that should not matter

[rassy7]

One of the mapable CM buttons always uses program 5. When you get airborne, program that as your emergency CM. I usually set program 1 for a mission-specific profile based on the briefing (i.e., expected surface-to-air threat types). As mentioned before, make sure Master Arm is on, the and the mode is set to manual.

Edited October 5, 2018 by rassy7
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[CypherS]

One of the mapable CM buttons always uses program 5. When you get airborne, program that as your emergency CM. I usually set program 1 for a mission-specific profile based on the briefing (i.e., expected surface-to-air threat types). As mentioned before, make sure Master Arm is on, the and the mode is set to manual.

 

I am asking about the button on the sidewall of the cockpit in red with disp written on it. That button should run countermeasures program 6 (only editable in the .lua file)

 

However by the virtue of being an emergency button it should not wait for a program to be selected for it to function. Master arm should be enough