Sharpe_95 Posted May 16, 2020 Posted May 16, 2020 (edited) Hi guys, Atm ED are investigating whether or not the DED should automatically take it's time from GPS. As things stand the F16 does not take its system (DED) time from the GPS and as such that clock only starts running once the power is applied to the aircraft, resulting in having unsyncronised clocks in a flight and/or package. While I appreciate that until we get the TIME functions sorted (particularly Carret/ToT) this is something of a mute point. However, my sqn syncs the DED after start up in anticipation of having the full TIME functionality but no system time taken from the GPS. My question is (as the title infers): how can we get ACCUATE (+/- 1 second) on our system/DED time if F2 is disabled on a mission? As things stand we are able to sync our clocks reasonably well using F2 to get the exact in game time. However, if F2 is disabled it is not possible to get a good time sync for the F16. Its not possible to take it from the 'analogue' clock in the pit as it's hard to accurately determine the minute and impossible to determine the seconds in the minute. Really could do with anyone's ideas on how to resolve this issue of accurately syncing clocks when F2 is disabled? -S Edited May 16, 2020 by Sharpe_95
Tholozor Posted May 17, 2020 Posted May 17, 2020 Isn't there a clock on the F10 map? REAPER 51 | Tholozor VFA-136 (c.2007): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3305981/ Arleigh Burke Destroyer Pack (2020): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3313752/
MadCat1381 Posted May 17, 2020 Posted May 17, 2020 There is a clock on the F10 map. Or you could use the info bar (LCtrl + Y) which also shows the time. But I'm not shure if it's available when F2 view is disabled or if it can be disabled as well.
Sharpe_95 Posted May 17, 2020 Author Posted May 17, 2020 Perfect thanks guys (I'd never noticed that!). -S
SpaceMonkey037 Posted May 17, 2020 Posted May 17, 2020 You'd most likely get time from the GPS, however you need to manually input time on the datalink +-1 minute from the network time reference (who ever has mode selected NTR, this can be AWACS or a flight member etc.). You can set the datalink time by either guesstimate the GPS time and press in the correct time using that, you can time the cockpit clock to the GPS clock and use that to input the time into the datalink or you can dial your hand clock to a squadron clock and use that to get the correct datalink time. (this is your only option if you do not have GPS.)
Nealius Posted May 18, 2020 Posted May 18, 2020 Info bar (Ctrl+Y) works in-cockpit. I often use it to get my INS elevation.
Recommended Posts