I’m looking for RIO Radar Pointers

[CBenson89]

I can do just fine tracking targets as a RIO when I’m around the same altitude as the bandits I’m chasing. Tonight I was at angels 30 and the bandits I was trying to track were at angles 13 per the data link 40 miles away and I couldn’t for the life of me get them on my radar scope. I tried all the radar modes and lowered the antennae some and I still couldn’t find the bandits we got shot down by a SAM

When I was about 15 miles away from the bandits but I have always found it hard to find targets that are below me. Anyone got any pointers?

 

 

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[QuiGon]

Keep the TID scale at the smallest possible one, that still has the bandit on scope. On the left side of the TID screen you see your max and min scan altitude and those applie to the range you have set as your TID scale (to the top of the TID screen so to speak). So if your TID scale is set to 100, then the max and min scan altitude apply to 100nm. By setting the TID scale as low as possible, you place the bandit as close as possible to the top of the TID screen, meaning your scan altitude min and max readout will be as accurate as possible for the position of the bandit. That way you know very precisely how you have to set the antenna elevation.

[draconus]

You can also check the kneeboard radar angle table for quick reference.