Waypoint turn cue

[GillyG]

Hi all,

 

I'm able to navigate to waypoints with no trouble but I always seem to overshoot them.

Does the hornet have feature like a turn cue that flashes or the like to tell you when to turn to the next waypoint so you don't drastically overshoot it. 

Also is there a HSI indication to show how far off track you are on route to a waypoint. Something along the lines of how a VOR needle deflects.

 

 

Any help would be great!

[Tholozor]

You can use the CRS knob to generate a course line from the current waypoint to the next waypoint and use that to eyeball an intercept turn.

Edited December 23, 2020 by Tholozor

[Harker]

If you box the SEQ1 option, you'll enter Sequence 1 of waypoints (each sequence takes 15 waypoints and only Sequence 1 is created automatically in DCS) and you'll see connecting lines between successive waypoints. Subsequent presses of this option will cycle through Sequence 2 and 3. Staying centered on the line can help you remain on course.

 

Or you can use the course switch to get a more accurate cue on your HUD, like Tholozor said.

 

As a rule of thumb, I start turning 3 NM before I reach the waypoint, with a 30 degree turn.

[GillyG]

Thanks guys! Big help! 

[Razor18]

It depends on your speed and the amount of angle you need to turn for the new heading. I usually use "heading select" switch to start the turn, as many miles earlier, as much hundreds of knots I'm flying. So, flying 300 KTS I start turning 3 mileas earlier, if the turn is around 50-90 degrees (left or right). If the turn is a shallow one, less than 50 degrees left or right, then 2 miles is enough. If it is a sharp turn, meaning more than 90 degrees left or right, then I start is as early as 4-5 miles from waypoint, to remain on the "inside" of the route legs.

[Stearmandriver]

One day maybe we'll have waypoint steering mode and this question will be moot.  One day, maybe...  

[Razor18]

Is it present in the RL Hornet?

[Swift.]

I think maybe he's talking about coupled auto pilot?

[Razor18]

Yeah, I even forgot it is in the RL plane. I had to look it up...

[tweet]

The real life solution is (mach x 10) - 2 for a 30 degree banked 90 degree turn. For a 90 degree turn at .9 mach: (.9 x 10) -2 = 9-2 = 7 NM. Use 1/3 of the result for a 30 degree heading/track change  and 1/2 for a 45 degree turn and 2/3 for a 60 degree turn. The TLAR method that works fine in DCS is 2-3 NM and increase bank angle/G for bigger turns.

[GillyG]

Thanks guys! Thought it might be something along the lines of mental math. Would think a jet as advanced as the Hornet would have something built in. Even the simplest GA GPS's have turn cues. Guess it is a fighting airplane not a cross country tourer after all.