fantasy Digital UFC

[Hornet_Driver]

I think it´d be a great addition to the module. You could swap between the traditional and digital one in mission editor.

Here's a Finnish F/A-18C with a digital UFC:

 

[BarTzi]

There's no need for it, unless you are willing to pay for a Finnish version. They will make a digital UFC when they decide to model the Super Hornet.

[DmitriKozlowsky]

American aviators prefer actual buttons, to digital pressure sensitive screens. I can see both sides. Moisture on pressure screen, can mess up its operation. Every piece of equipment has to undergo extensive testing, to operate at max G, max sustained G. If equipment works, don't replace it, unless there is definite advantage to do so.

[IkarusC42B Pilot]

On 1/29/2021 at 9:01 PM, BarTzi said:

There's no need for it, unless you are willing to pay for a Finnish version. They will make a digital UFC when they decide to model the Super Hornet.

Tell that to the spanish lightning pod

[Stearmandriver]

On 1/29/2021 at 11:35 PM, DmitriKozlowsky said:

American aviators prefer actual buttons, to digital pressure sensitive screens. I can see both sides. Moisture on pressure screen, can mess up its operation. Every piece of equipment has to undergo extensive testing, to operate at max G, max sustained G. If equipment works, don't replace it, unless there is definite advantage to do so.

It could be said there is a definite advantage: assuming we're talking about the same digital UFC that's in the Super Hornets, it can be configured to display the UFC or any other DDI display.  It's effectively an entire extra display in the cockpit, not just a UFC.

[Bunny Clark]

The Super Hornets have had a touchscreen display for the UFC for 20 years now, and in the newest version of the Super Hornet they doubled down on the idea replacing the entire instrument panel with a giant touch screen. The F-35 does the same thing. Evidence would suggest that American aviators seem fairly accepting of touchscreens.