Ozmandi Posted December 28, 2020 Posted December 28, 2020 This may have always done this but I just noticed it after the update. My AOA gauge bounces around, from 0 - MAX. It starts before any power is turned on. The gauge needle bounces around the gauge from 0 - MAX. After power is turned on, the gauge on the HUD matches what's being shown on the gauge below. Has anybody else notices this?
BlackPixxel Posted December 28, 2020 Posted December 28, 2020 Might be the AOA sensor reacting to the wind. Su-27 does the same I think.
N22YF Posted December 29, 2020 Posted December 29, 2020 Yeah, if you're at close to 0 airspeed, then any air movement around the aircraft that's not exactly head-on can result in very large AOAs (e.g., even a small tailwind when at 0 ground speed will be 180º or -180º AOA), so in any aircraft the AOA measurement isn't really useful at very low airspeeds.
Ozmandi Posted December 30, 2020 Author Posted December 30, 2020 It's strange that I haven't noticed it before. I flew 4 missions the morning before I updated to the latest version and after updating DCS I noticed the bouncing gauge the first mission I loaded. So this gauge doesn't need to be electronically enabled? Because it's moving before I even turn the power on. Just this morning I tried a Cold Start mission where the plane is in a building and the AOA gauge was at it's highest point.
draconus Posted January 3, 2021 Posted January 3, 2021 On 12/30/2020 at 2:03 PM, Ozmandi said: Just this morning I tried a Cold Start mission where the plane is in a building and the AOA gauge was at it's highest point. It's raining in the buildings too so the simulation does not go that deep yet. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Quest 3 T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria
N22YF Posted January 5, 2021 Posted January 5, 2021 On 12/30/2020 at 6:03 AM, Ozmandi said: So this gauge doesn't need to be electronically enabled? Because it's moving before I even turn the power on. Some of the analog gauges are passive and don't need electrical power to work - I'm not sure if the AOA gauge is supposed to be one of those, but I wouldn't be surprised!
draconus Posted January 5, 2021 Posted January 5, 2021 2 hours ago, N22YF said: Some of the analog gauges are passive and don't need electrical power to work - I'm not sure if the AOA gauge is supposed to be one of those, but I wouldn't be surprised! Yes, but AoA Indicator is not one of them. Just checked -1. It's electrically driven and should have Off flag when power is off. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Quest 3 T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria
N22YF Posted January 6, 2021 Posted January 6, 2021 19 hours ago, draconus said: Yes, but AoA Indicator is not one of them. Just checked -1. It's electrically driven and should have Off flag when power is off. Ah you're right! Maybe that behavior is a carryover from another FC3 aircraft in which the indicator is passive.
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