Is there a way to turn down the sound of a missile lock on your plane?

[Stickman]

When I have a missile locked on and fired at me the plane starts screaming at me to the point I throw my hands off the controls and mute the PC. Is there a way to lower the volume in the aircraft?

 

One other issue, only a visual one, is that the stick barely moves inside the plane, is this normal?

[Cupra]

Audio 1 Panel... bottom right switch.

[panton41]

For the first question, there's probably a volume knob on the left console that can adjust that.

 

/Ninja'd

 

For the second, yes. The stick on the F-16 barely moves.

[Deano87]

When I have a missile locked on and fired at me the plane starts screaming at me to the point I throw my hands off the controls and mute the PC. Is there a way to lower the volume in the aircraft?

 

One other issue, only a visual one, is that the stick barely moves inside the plane, is this normal?

 

One of the rotary volume knobs under the throttle is called "Threat", that controls the RWR Volume.

 

And yes the real F-16 stick barely moves as well. This is because the flight controls are fully digital and the stick measures input pressure not movement. So you pull on the stick and even though it doesn't really move (It flexes maybe 5mm at the top) It registers that as a pitch up input.

 

Some of us even have sim sticks that work the same way.

 

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Dammit, ninja'd twice! :megalol:

 

I'm getting slow in my old age.

[ilikepie]

I also find the heater tone a bit too loud too. turn that down with the missile rotary switch

[panton41]

To add to what Deano87 mentions, it's not that the 5mm of gimble is the full range, it's how much pressure you exert. If you put, say, 1 foot-pound of pressure on the unmoving stick it registers differently than placing 5 ft-lbs. I think the basic idea was to improve pilot control under heavy G-forces (which is the reason for the laid back seat as well).

 

There's also the simple fact General Dynamics simply liked showing how ultra-modern the F-16s design was by including oddball details that would be impossible or impractical on older aircraft.

[Odey]

To add to what Deano87 mentions, it's not that the 5mm of gimble is the full range, it's how much pressure you exert. If you put, say, 1 foot-pound of pressure on the unmoving stick it registers differently than placing 5 ft-lbs. I think the basic idea was to improve pilot control under heavy G-forces (which is the reason for the laid back seat as well).

 

There's also the simple fact General Dynamics simply liked showing how ultra-modern the F-16s design was by including oddball details that would be impossible or impractical on older aircraft.

 

The really cool thing about the system is the ratio from input to output tries to remain constant. So if you put full force on the stick for roll the flight control system tries to give you 270 deg/sec roll rate. Doesn’t matter if it’s 100 knots or 500 knots. Pitch is similar. At higher speeds look at it as asking the flight control system for G’s. So a specific pressure on the stick has an equal G as long as the speed is adequate. If not the control system limits your AOA. Very predictable for a pilot. Ingenious system.

Edited April 24, 2020 by Odey

[Speedywrx]

Aside from the excellent advice already given concerning the volume knob, an alternate method is to not chaff, don't maneuver, and wait a short moment.

[USAF-Falcon87]

Aside from the excellent advice already given concerning the volume knob, an alternate method is to not chaff, don't maneuver, and wait a short moment.

 

That is what is known as a permanent fix. :)

[Xavven]

Aside from the excellent advice already given concerning the volume knob, an alternate method is to not chaff, don't maneuver, and wait a short moment.

 

 

That worked! Thanks. Everything is quiet now.