Radar elevation caret question

[Svend_Dellepude]

Is the radar elevation caret supposed to move as the radar scan through the bars? For me it seems weird. I would think that it would show the center of your vertical scanzone. It's seems a bit odd to have the caret jumping around when you change elevation.

[aaron886]

Edit: misunderstood the question.

 

Because the Hornet's elevation dial is spring loaded to center, you need a graphical representation of how far up or down the radar is trained from level. However, the additional movement through the raster scan pattern helps indicate to the pilot the time remaining before the scan volume can be searched again.

Edited February 9, 2019 by aaron886

[SirJ]

I agree it is hard to re-center the radar.

 

 

the good thing of the jumping caret: you can guess the altitude of the contact by looking the caret when the contact appears (also possible by the current bar number but for me way more intuitive...)

 

 

When I need the radar back in perfect center i use the 1bar scan and move the caret towards the center marking

[momsi]

Why would you recenter the elevation? I always use the altitude induction above and below the cursor to adjust the radar to scan the airspace I want it to scan. Wouldn't a centered elevation setting lead to the radar scanning the ownship altitude?

[FZG_Immel]

Why would you recenter the elevation? I always use the altitude induction above and below the cursor to adjust the radar to scan the airspace I want it to scan. Wouldn't a centered elevation setting lead to the radar scanning the ownship altitude?

 

I do the same

[Svend_Dellepude]

Edit: misunderstood the question.

 

Because the Hornet's elevation dial is spring loaded to center, you need a graphical representation of how far up or down the radar is trained from level.

 

That was why I asked. To me it would make sense for the pilot (me) to relate elevation to the center of the volume that is being scanned, when i move the radar up and down. I mean: I spot something, and I see that it's 10° under me, and then I want to point the center of my radar 10° down to have a look at that area.

Now I have to cross-reference the actual bars that is being scanned by looking at the top-left corner and looking back at the caret.

 

However, the additional movement through the raster scan pattern helps indicate to the pilot the time remaining before the scan volume can be searched again.

 

This the pilot can see by looking top-left on the scope.

[probad]

you should look at your altitude first and then estimate from that instead of looking at your pitch ladder

 

attitude relative to ownship isnt as useful as absolute altitude anytime you need to be communicating

[Svend_Dellepude]

you should look at your altitude first and then estimate from that instead of looking at your pitch ladder

 

attitude relative to ownship isnt as useful as absolute altitude anytime you need to be communicating

 

I dont think we're talking about the same thing.

[Juuba]

Activate HMD, Look at the contact, press and hold Sensor switch Forward for LACQ (up to 10nm).

[Svend_Dellepude]

That would lock the target, but not give me a picture of the situation.