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F/A-18C Kneeboard Suite - Updated 20 December 2023


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26 minutes ago, imacken said:

I guess I'll ignore the other one.

I'm not claiming my list is 100% correct. It's possible that under certain circumstances, or with a particular SAM setup that I didn't think of, you might spot one of these symbols.

If it can be reproduced, then of course I won't mind making corrections.

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Sure, if I see one I'll let you know!

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13 hours ago, imacken said:

I'm interested in why there are so many differences between the RWR charts and others available.  Same threats but different symbols, some missing from both lists etc. Examples attached.

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The second one is for different aircraft, possibly the Harrier and F-14. It is an older kneeboard, I had a copy and edited a few updates onto for the Harrier changes. 

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3 hours ago, markom said:

Minor nit for the "Pt. 2" page: OXY Flow OFF should also include OBOGS off (Pt. 1 has both, Pt. 2 should too)

It's based on the latest editions of the NFMs available to me (2008), and none of them have this item.

However, I just checked earlier versions of the same manuals (2000-2002), and surprisingly enough, they all have it. And so do the Super Hornet's and Growler's manuals.

I cannot explain such discrepancy, but having this item simply makes sense, so let us have it.

Download the updated kneeboards here. Disregard it saying "16 August", this is the new version.

Screenshot - 230821 00_49_41.jpg

Note that I moved the OBOGS stuff from CLEARING RUNWAY to BEFORE SHUTDOWN section. Two reasons for that:
- That's where it resides in the old NFMs.
- Before switching the OBOGS off, the mask has to be unstrapped. Which on the deck normally happens after the aircraft is parked.


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Awesome stuff, thank you so much. Here's another nit... Any chance I can persuade you to drop the page numbers from the PDF? Or at least the checklist pages? I have them printed and laminated, and page numbers interfere with my CDO (similar to OCD, just alphabetical, as it ought to be).


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BEFORE ENGINE SHUTDOWN

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3 SARI ......

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When you hit the wrong button on take-off

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10 hours ago, Minsky said:

It's based on the latest editions of the NFMs available to me (2008), and none of them have this item.

However, I just checked earlier versions of the same manuals (2000-2002), and surprisingly enough, they all have it. And so do the Super Hornet's and Growler's manuals.

I cannot explain such discrepancy, but having this item simply makes sense, so let us have it.

Download the updated kneeboards here. Disregard it saying "16 August", this is the new version.

Screenshot - 230821 00_49_41.jpg

Note that I moved the OBOGS stuff from CLEARING RUNWAY to BEFORE SHUTDOWN section. Two reasons for that:
- That's where it resides in the old NFMs.
- Before switching the OBOGS off, the mask has to be unstrapped. Which on the deck normally happens after the aircraft is parked.

 

Great work, as always!

Out of interest, why don't you combine the 3 downloads into one?

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Ok pls don't shoot me (i am new to kneeboard) do I download the PDFs and place them in the kneeboard folder?

Or do I download the userfiles and download them?

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x:\Users\[your username]\Saved Games\(your DCS folder in saved games)\kneeboard\FA-18C_hornet#

and you want to place the png files in it not the pdf


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9 hours ago, Minsky said:

ED removed HARM codes from all EWR radars more than a year ago.

Sorry for the ignorant question, but why ED did that?

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1 hour ago, fagulha said:

Sorry for the ignorant question, but why ED did that?

Most EWRs operate in frequency ranges outside of the HARM's detection capabilities.

To my knowledge, some of them (IIRC AN/FPS-117) should still be detectable, but it seems that ED decided not to bother with exceptions.

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5 hours ago, Minsky said:

Most EWRs operate in frequency ranges outside of the HARM's detection capabilities.

To my knowledge, some of them (IIRC AN/FPS-117) should still be detectable, but it seems that ED decided not to bother with exceptions.

So that means HARM's cannot target EWR at all?

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On 1/12/2024 at 1:08 AM, Minsky said:

ED removed HARM codes from all EWR radars more than a year ago.

Thanks for letting me know.  That was about when I was firing HARMs blind from MiG-29s...

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