Fuel state callouts low.

[9thHunt]

I noticed something funny in the Tomcat the other day. Whenever you give a fuel state on radio (i.e. during approach check-in with Mother), it's a couple of thousand pounds low compared to the actual fuel gauge in the cockpit. I also checked the Hornet, but didn't see any discrepancy there.

 

Of course, for all I know it could be SOP for tomcat pilots to short their fuel states.

[sLYFa]

The highest difference I ever had between ATC fuel state callout and actual fuel was 100lbs.Would you mind posting a screenshot of a situation where this happens, ideally showing the fuel gauge and the ATC text.

[9thHunt]

The highest difference I ever had between ATC fuel state callout and actual fuel was 100lbs.Would you mind posting a screenshot of a situation where this happens, ideally showing the fuel gauge and the ATC text.

 

funnily enough, now that I've called attention to it, it's not happening anymore. I've flown a couple of times since yesterday and it's reading right on now.

[Nealius]

I often experience up to 500lbs differences in both the Tomcat and Hornet.

[Eldur]

The difference seems to be the amount you can have left with the engines still dying because nothing is left actually. Comms should incorporate the indicated amount though and not the actually usable one, because nothing shows you that, but the DCS code simply knows and uses that instead.