Datalink source

[VC]

Possibly a silly/simple question but what does the current Flanker simplified datalink actually show you? Everything friendly AWACS can see? Everything friendly EWR can see? Does it combine data if both AWACS and EWR are available or just pick one? Any information from other sources e.g. other aircraft on same side?

[Kappi]

Afaik it shows AWACS, EWR and flight member contacts, up to a flight number of 4 planes. Iirc it shows no contacts from planes outside of your flight right now, which is quite a showstopper on MP servers without AWACs.

[BlackPixxel]

There is unfortunately no sharing of flight member targets, not even of the flight member positions in multiplayer.

[VC]

Right, thanks. So it always mixes EWR and AWACS as available. Not too bad then if AWACS isn't in the air.

[FlyMaker]

flight member contacts, up to a flight number of 4 planes.

 

Sadly this Works only with IA... This is why some players are upset, me either

[DarkFire]

SP: shows everything that is detectied by AWACS, EWR and your flight (up to 3 wingmen). It also shows the positions of your wingmen. It also shows which targets are detected by which of your wingmen, and which targets are being locked by which of your wingmen. The symbology for the latter features isn't particularly intuitive and I'd suggest reading through this thread:

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=160144

 

Co-op / MP: Data link does not show information from or position of any wingmen.