TCN/ILS - why no distance ?

[FZG_Immel]

So, i always loved doing blind ILS approaches in BMS, and I do the same in DCS.. especially now that we are getting super weather conditions.

 

i do a completely blind approach in Incirlik, by night. and i works, but my only issue is that I have to guesstimate my distance to the station. it works, but makes it more difficult.

 

Why doesnt the TCN gives me the distance to the station, at least in the HSI ???

 

everything else work.. ILS, TCN course, etc, but NO distance to TCN....

 

 

any clue ?

 

(I can post a video of the landings if you want to better understand)

 

thx !

[danyxo1]

TACAN in T/R mode?

[Tholozor]

IIRC, the distance to the tuned TACAN should appear in the bottom-right data block on the CNI page on the DED.

Edited April 10, 2021 by Tholozor

[Florence201]

17 minutes ago, Tholozor said:

IIRC, the distance to the tuned TACAN should appear in the bottom-right data block on the CNI page on the DED.

 

Only in A-A Mode

2 hours ago, FZG_Immel said:

So, i always loved doing blind ILS approaches in BMS, and I do the same in DCS.. especially now that we are getting super weather conditions.

 

i do a completely blind approach in Incirlik, by night. and i works, but my only issue is that I have to guesstimate my distance to the station. it works, but makes it more difficult.

 

Why doesnt the TCN gives me the distance to the station, at least in the HSI ???

 

everything else work.. ILS, TCN course, etc, but NO distance to TCN....

 

 

any clue ?

 

(I can post a video of the landings if you want to better understand)

 

thx !

I've flown a mission into Incirlik and the TACAN had range. Check you have put the TACAN into T/R

[FZG_Immel]

thanks guys !

[FZG_Immel]

4 hours ago, Tholozor said:

IIRC, the distance to the tuned TACAN should appear in the bottom-right data block on the CNI page on the DED.

 

 

what is the CNI page on the DED ??? I cannot find it

 

works on the HSI now though !

Edited April 10, 2021 by FZG_Immel

[Tholozor]

41 minutes ago, FZG_Immel said:

 

what is the CNI page on the DED ??? I cannot find it

 

works on the HSI now though !

 

The CNI page (Communications, Navigation, IFF) page is basically the main DED page (displays your current COMM settings, selected steerpoint, and IFF status), and doesn't have a dedicated button assigned to it from the LIST menu or ICP keypad. Hitting Return (RTN) on the dobber switch will return the DED to the CNI page.

 

As @Florence201 mentioned, TACAN distance is only visible on the CNI page in A/A mode, otherwise the bottom-right data block on the CNI page only displays the tuned code.

Edited April 10, 2021 by Tholozor

[FZG_Immel]

oh ok, sorry, didnt know it was called CNI.

 

indeed, my mistake was having the ILS on req and not T/R-

 

now I get my distance on the HSI, as expected.

 

will post a video later tonight. its just to much fun to do blnnd landings !

 

thanks guys

[FZG_Immel]

here it is !!!

 

as you can see weather is rough and visiblity is almost none...  

 

I kinda screwed up the touch down a little bit, because my rate of descent was a bit high in the last few seconds, but that little bounce wasnt too bad considering. I've made nicer ones since then, but i think it was honest posting one that I took live with OBS ! I can share the mission if anyone wanna try. 

just a detail. I capture in 1920x1080, but in realty I fly in 3840x1080, with another monitor below the main one with MFDs and HSI on it.. so sometimes you wont see my comm menu on the sides, and also, sometimes I just glance down to look at my HSI, which you cannot always see. Easier to look at my real HSI than the one in the virtual cockpit-

 

 

Edited April 11, 2021 by FZG_Immel

[FZG_Immel]

is it broke now in 2.7 ? doesnt work anymore 

[FZG_Immel]

nevermind