RE: Red Force Departure Routes Chart

[Hippo]

What does "ON FLEX" mean? e.g. not above 8000 ON FLEX.

 

What do the five triangles mean (next to remain within 4 nm)?

 

Thx.

[PickleMonster]

I've just picked this up today and not gotten into it just yet. But a quick read through the documentation shows that FLEX is the name of one of the air corridors.

 

You can find the relevent information on Page 21 of the RF IFG NTTR.pdf document found in "Your DCS Install Folder\Mods\campaigns\FA-18C Aggressors BFM Campaign\Doc"

[Hippo]

FLEX appears to be a navigation point 4 nm away from LSV on the 335 radial. I don't know how a pilot following the chart is supposed to interpret the words "ON FLEX". It appears in four places on the chart.

[Sabre-TLA]

@Hippo

 

ON FLEX means on the FLEX Departure route. Page 10 of the inflight guide describes the route and altitudes you should keep when on the route.

 

For example below 3000 until past the race track then below 8000 while on FLEX until you intercept the 15 DME arc to turn south. Then you intercept the LSV R-267 radial at or about 10200 until you reach FYTTR.

 

You should be at or above 14000 at FYTTR.

 

Hope that helps.

[Hippo]

on the FLEX Departure route

 

Hope that helps.

 

Yes it does, thank you. Sorry - I hadn't worked out that FLEX was also the name of the departure procedure.

 

 

P.S. What does the line of five triangles on the chart (p9) represent?

Edited February 28, 2020 by Hippo

[Sabre-TLA]

They are hard to make out from altitude but if you look at the satellite view of the area north of Nellis you will see some triangular shapes.

 

They are on the chart as a reference point.

 

I've highlighted one of them in the graphic below so you can make them out.