INS alignment takes between 8 and nine minutes. Up from under 3 minutes

[DmitriKozlowsky]

INS alignment takes between 8 and nine minutes. Up from under 3 minutes

[MacEwan]

Most recent update also implemented INS alignment.

Use the STD HEAD option (I think that's what its called) on the HSI page to align in 90seconds

[DmitriKozlowsky]

Thank you

[Juanillo]

My hornet alignt in less than 20. I play on stable, is something new on beta?

[randomTOTEN]

My hornet alignt in less than 20. I play on stable, is something new on beta?

 

 

Yes,

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=283532

 

 

not like it's the 2nd sticky in this subforum or anything (not directed at you Juan).:music_whistling:

[G B]

Most recent update also implemented INS alignment.

Use the STD HEAD option (I think that's what its called) on the HSI page to align in 90seconds

 

 

IRL the stored heading alignment is only used for alerts. 99.9% of the time that is never used.

[MacEwan]

IRL the stored heading alignment is only used for alerts. 99.9% of the time that is never used.

 

Good to know thanks GB. I still need to look into the details of the Stored Heading function. At this point I only just barely know how it's used in DCS but the true how/when/why still eludes me.

[Pkdos]

Good to know thanks GB. I still need to look into the details of the Stored Heading function. At this point I only just barely know how it's used in DCS but the true how/when/why still eludes me.

 

I read in another thread that the stored heading is only effective if the plane has not moved since the last landing, so for example, on an aircraft carrier it would not be effective.

[QuiGon]

I read in another thread that the stored heading is only effective if the plane has not moved since the last landing, so for example, on an aircraft carrier it would not be effective.

DCS unfortunately doesn't simulate that for the Hornet.

[DeathAngel1]

Is INS now like INS in JF-17, with data-card loading all flight data?

[Swift.]

Is INS now like INS in JF-17, with data-card loading all flight data?

 

No just the INS has been updated, we still dont have AMU

[G B]

I read in another thread that the stored heading is only effective if the plane has not moved since the last landing, so for example, on an aircraft carrier it would not be effective.

 

 

This is incorrect. It will work on an aircraft carrier, so long as the jet has not been moved (i.e. towed) from the parking spot where it shut down.

[Andartu]

This is incorrect. It will work on an aircraft carrier, so long as the jet has not been moved (i.e. towed) from the parking spot where it shut down.

 

Always very much appreciate your posts and even your short one liners full of useful information.

 

Thanks very much o7

[Pkdos]

This is incorrect. It will work on an aircraft carrier, so long as the jet has not been moved (i.e. towed) from the parking spot where it shut down.

 

I don't know how it works in reality but logic indicates that the plane saves the coordinates once parked. If the carrier is in motion, when it is aligned again, the stored information will not be correct. It's just a guess.

[Tholozor]

The only thing the jet would be storing is the heading, not the position, hence why there are startup checks in the NATOPS for verifying the coordinates of waypoint 0 (at least for shore-based startup, which should be within 60 feet of actual position). CV alignment gets the aircraft's deck position from the ship.

 

All the above assuming I've read the NATOPS correctly.

Edited September 3, 2020 by Tholozor