testudine2002 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 I've been fiddling with the course knob in the F18. I noticed when I fly from Nellis AFB to McCarren International that runway 25 at McCarren is actually closer to 260 degrees. I know this now from trial and error, but how would I know what the actual runway heading is in advance before I take off, so I can set the course line in Tacan? I could not find it in the F10 map anywhere. Thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Download DCS Manager App on your phone. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 I noticed when I fly from Nellis AFB to McCarren International that runway 25 at McCarren is actually closer to 260 degrees. I know this now from trial and error, but how would I know what the actual runway heading is in advance before I take off, so I can set the course line in Tacan? You can find it on the Airport chart at the Kneeboard: :) For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testudine2002 Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 Awesome...Ty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven (Elysian Angel) Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 You can also use the ruler tool on the F10 map. Spoiler Ryzen 9 5900X | 64GB G.Skill TridentZ 3600 | Gigabyte RX6900XT | ASUS ROG Strix X570-E GAMING | Samsung 990Pro 2TB + 960Pro 1TB NMVe | HP Reverb G2 Pro Flight Trainer Puma | VIRPIL MT-50CM2+3 base / CM2 x2 grip with 200 mm S-curve extension + CM3 throttle + CP2/3 + FSSB R3L + VPC Rotor TCS Plus base with SharKa-50 grip mounted on Monstertech MFC-1 | TPR rudder pedals OpenXR | PD 1.0 | 100% render resolution | DCS "HIGH" preset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 You can also use the ruler tool on the F10 map. Doesn't that give True Heading instead of Magnetic? For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigfan86 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Doesn't that give True Heading instead of Magnetic? Yes, The f10 map is always true heading System: Ryzen 5900x, G.Skill 3600 32GB, MSI 4090 suprim liquid X, samsung odyssey+ headset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourorborus Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Airfield plates will provide this information. And you are correct that the actual heading may be a little different to the numbers. There are several reasons for this: a. Movement of the magnetic poles over time b. Poor surveying c. Avoidance of certain runway combinations e.g 20/02 d. Avoidance of similarly named runways on aerodromes in close proximity. Real aircrew do a quick check that their compass and DG align with the expected runway heading before rolling. It is a final check that the instruments are correct before getting airborne. If you don't want to look at plates, you can use the reverse to find the runway heading...…… If your DG is aligned by INS (as it is in many of the aircraft simulated in DCS) then look at your heading before you roll...…. I use this before carrier launch to ascertain the BRC since the ATC is so useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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