dporter22 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 What's the white diamond on the TAD in the attached screenshot? It seems to have something to do with the wingman, but I can't find anything about it in the manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmy Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 (edited) SPI from another friendly aircraft. Edited May 8, 2021 by Emmy [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] http://www.476vfightergroup.com/content.php High Quality Aviation Photography For Personal Enjoyment And Editorial Use. www.crosswindimages.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foka Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 17 minutes ago, Emmy said: SPI from another friendly aircraft. No, others SPI is 2-level "cake". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ㅤStalker Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 I have never paid attention to this white diamond, but it appears to be related to the SPI broadcast of your wingman. From what I have observed it will show up briefly if he designates a new SPI location, and then be replaced a few seconds later by the two-tier wedding cake. Still unsure about it though, I haven't found anything about it in the manual either. NZXT H510i | ASROCK B450 Pro-4 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | GeForce GTX 1080Ti | 32GB G.Skill 3600 RAM | Western Digital SN750 NVME M.2 | MSI Optix MAG341CQ 34" | Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog | Virpil WarBRD | MFG Crosswind | NaturalPoint TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmy Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Foka said: No, others SPI is 2-level "cake". If the donor is on your net. This is a non-net friendly SPI from perhaps a (AI) Viper or Eagle. Probably an A2A target. If you’re inside the 42nm rendering range, hook it and slave your TGP to it and you’ll see what it is. Edited May 9, 2021 by Emmy [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] http://www.476vfightergroup.com/content.php High Quality Aviation Photography For Personal Enjoyment And Editorial Use. www.crosswindimages.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 dporter, I believe that Emmy is correct. I have seen that white diamond also. It seems to appear just before the mini SPI and in the same place. Caldera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foka Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) So maybe it's place where wingman is directing his TGP, and then he makes it SPI? My TGP is green dimond, so it would sound logical. Edited May 9, 2021 by Foka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dporter22 Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 I don't believe it's from a non-net aircraft since there were no other aircraft in the mission. Might be the wingman's TGP as suggested. Too bad it's not mentioned anywhere in the manual. ED? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) It’s part of the SADL message package. you receive it first as a set of linked coordinates, and its then identified by the system as a broadcasted SPI. When that happens, the symbol changes to the wedding cake symbol. The diamond symbol is only visible very short. Edited May 10, 2021 by Stuka 2 Windows 11 | i9 12900KF | 64GB DDR4 | RTX 3090 | TM Warthog HOTAS | Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals | TM MFDs + Lilliput 8" | TIR5 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dporter22 Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 6 hours ago, Stuka said: It’s part of the SADL message package. you receive it first as a set of linked coordinates, and its then identified by the system as a broadcasted SPI. When that happens, the symbol changes to the wedding cake symbol. The diamond symbol is only visible very short. That sounds possible, except it's not just there for a second and then changes to a mini SPI, sometimes the diamond symbol is visible for quite a while and it moves around. When another aircraft broadcasts their SPI, I can see the mini SPI immediately, and it will be in a different location than where the white diamond was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 What Stuka writes is just about what I have observed. Caldera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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