max22 Posted July 29, 2019 Posted July 29, 2019 Target right ahead of me, I switch to vertical scan, boresight and no lock. Am I missing something ?
noisy_lightning Posted July 29, 2019 Posted July 29, 2019 How far away is "right ahead of me" I expect its a distance issue, as in they are further away than can be locked?
Svend_Dellepude Posted July 29, 2019 Posted July 29, 2019 Radar is bugged. make sure it's centered in elevation before selecting vacq, otherwise it will be offset left or right, and not centered. Boresight should work though. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Win10 64, Asus Maximus VIII Formula, i5 6600K, Geforce 980 GTX Ti, 32 GB Ram, Samsung EVO SSD.
Py Posted July 29, 2019 Posted July 29, 2019 Vertical scan only locks within 5 miles, boresight within 10.
max22 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Posted July 29, 2019 How far away is "right ahead of me" I expect its a distance issue, as in they are further away than can be locked? Below 10 miles for sure. An F-14 flew right above me I made a climb and there he was I switched to bore, no go. Switched to vertical, no go.
Jak525 Posted July 29, 2019 Posted July 29, 2019 Note that if your helmet is on, Helmet Acquisition (basically boresight) is only 5nm too. You can press the Sensor Control Switch up for more than 0.8 seconds to get Long Helmet Acq which goes out to 10nm.
DeltaMike Posted July 29, 2019 Posted July 29, 2019 VACQ is helpful if you're at the same altitude in a turning fight (when it's not bugged). Horizontal scan mode is useful for a sweep if you're not sure of the altitude. Gun mode is useful if they are right in front of you. I have not found the HACQ modes very helpful unless you can see the bad guy Ryzen 5600X (stock), GBX570, 32Gb RAM, AMD 6900XT (reference), G2, WInwing Orion HOTAS, T-flight rudder
Tom Kazansky Posted August 5, 2019 Posted August 5, 2019 Note that if your helmet is on, Helmet Acquisition (basically boresight) is only 5nm too. You can press the Sensor Control Switch up for more than 0.8 seconds to get Long Helmet Acq which goes out to 10nm. I found this interesting and wanted to test it. Surprisingly I had aquisition ranges with JHMCS-boresight of 10nm without SCS up and 15nm with .8s SCS up. using current stable version.
Dagger71 Posted August 5, 2019 Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) Note that if your helmet is on, Helmet Acquisition (basically boresight) is only 5nm too. You can press the Sensor Control Switch up for more than 0.8 seconds to get Long Helmet Acq which goes out to 10nm. I'm not understanding this. JHMS has nothing to do with radar. It's just a HUD repeater and can (currently) only work with sidewinders sensors. how does it affect radar ranges???? Ah NM I understand now what you meant. Edited August 5, 2019 by Dagger71
Jansgi Posted August 5, 2019 Posted August 5, 2019 JHMS has nothing to do with radar. It's just a HUD repeater and can (currently) only work with sidewinders sensors. how does it affect radar ranges???? It's not only a HUD repeater. You can also use it to slew the radar off boresight. AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT G.Skill 64GB (4 x 16GB) Trident Z Neo DDR4 3600MHz
Dagger71 Posted August 5, 2019 Posted August 5, 2019 It's not only a HUD repeater. You can also use it to slew the radar off boresight. Now I'm really confused. So when I turn on the HMD the radar automatically goes to HMD boresight mode and is no longer searcher according to what my radar screen is displaying and will infact slew according to my helmet orientation??
Jansgi Posted August 5, 2019 Posted August 5, 2019 Now I'm really confused. So when I turn on the HMD the radar automatically goes to HMD boresight mode and is no longer searcher according to what my radar screen is displaying and will infact slew according to my helmet orientation?? No. Here are a few quotes from the manual, which I strongly recommend reading: HMD ACM Modes When in an ACM mode and the HMD is active, the radar will use either Helmet Acquisition (HACQ) mode or Long-Range Helmet Acquisition (LACQ) mode. The ACM mode must first be selected to Boresight (BST) mode. These are selected by: • HACQ: Sensor Control Switch forward for less than 800ms • LACQ: Sensor Control Switch forward for greater than 800ms Using the HMD line of sight, the radar will center its scan on this location. As the HMD line of sight moves, this is reflected on the radar page elevation caret and azimuth indicator B-sweep line. This is in reference to the horizon, not the aircraft. • HACQ: Auto acquisition of targets out to 10 nm that are within the reticle using MPRF. • LACQ: Auto acquisition of targets out to 40 nm that are within the reticle using MPRF. If attempting to slew the radar outside of radar gimbal limits, the HACQ/LACQ symbol will flash. To break an ACM HMD lock, press the undesignated button. Hope this helps. AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT G.Skill 64GB (4 x 16GB) Trident Z Neo DDR4 3600MHz
Dagger71 Posted August 5, 2019 Posted August 5, 2019 No. Here are a few quotes from the manual, which I strongly recommend reading: Hope this helps. Yes it does thanks! Is this in the new revised manual? I don't have it yet (is it available as a download yet?) and chuck's newest guide doesn't go into this detail.
Dagger71 Posted August 5, 2019 Posted August 5, 2019 It's my fault actually because I am not spending enough time learning all the systems as my time in the hornet has been rather limited due to work.
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