[NOT A BUG] ACM Bore sight mode cannot lock on anything

[Rabbisaur]

Hi, I found this yesterday. I don't know if it is a bug or intended feature.

 

First start the radar in RWS mode. Put the radar in silent by pushing the button on MFD. Without getting the radar out of silent mode in RWS, switching radar to ACM bore sight mode. Everything looks normally as in working ACM bore sight mode except the radar is not actually working at all.

 

You cannot lock on anything in this mode, unless you first switch back to RWS, push the silent button on MFD again, and then go into ACM mode.

[Gierasimov]

Seems correct to me, no?

[Rabbisaur]

Seems correct to me, no?

 

ACM should be an emergency. Imaging you merged with a bandit and there's nothing showing the radar is in silent on the HUD or in the MFD. You cannot tell that except your radar is just not able to lock on anything in the bore sight... I don't think F18 designers are that stupid...

[Rabbisaur]

What... I'll try upload a track file ASAP...

[Rabbisaur]

Here is a track file. I turned the labels on so we can see the distance. This is the first time that I record a track... I hope it works.

F18ACMRadarSilent.trk

[NineLine]

Based on our available information, you need to exit SIL mode first, then switch to ACM.

[Rabbisaur]

Based on our available information, you need to exit SIL mode first, then switch to ACM.

 

Thank you for your answer. Although I think it is very unlikely in the real A/C. But I believe you did your research.

[NineLine]

It's possible it's not, but until we find otherwise, this is what we have.

[Py]

It doesn't make sense that if you go into ACM mode while in SIL, eg in an emergency, the only way to get the radar active is to get out of ACM mode, press SIL, then go into ACM mode again.

 

The fact that there is no SIL button even available in ACM mode pretty strongly implies that the radar should exit SIL mode automatically if ACM is selected.

[Lex Talionis]

ACM mode is not an emergency.