Navigation

[YMadDog]

Hello fellow pilots,

 

I am not sure if I am navigating correctly. I flew Mission 1 and 2. There is no TACAN therefore I wondered if there is DF available which is not if I am not mistaken. On Caucasus only kHz-Frequencies are available (found something around 800 MHz at Krymsk) and the F5-E operates only in MHz frequencies...

 

Do I really have to navigate manually? I am often using the F10-map but do not like it as immersion is somehow shitty...

 

Thans for any advice and or help

[SorelRo]

As the F5 version we have was not built for instrument navigation there's not a whole lot you can do. TACAN's are getting introduced later in the campaign, as the forces are getting more supplies and the UN bases are consolidated throughout the conflict. 

Most of the waypoints are built around easily spotted landmarks, lakes, clearings in the forest, areas that are easy to recognize on the map on your kneeboard. F10 navigation is not bad, but if you study your flight plan and use the headings in the brief it's totally doable. If anything this should bring out more of your capabilities to navigate and increase your skills, it's more fun than chasing a caret on your HUD. Also, there's no shame in dropping a carrot on your kneeboard to get a fix on where you are. 

 

Maintaining constant heading, speed and altitude are the first thing you have to do right as a pilot. 

[=475FG= Dawger]

In the real world, you would never rely on single source navigation alone (TACAN only)

 

You would always be running a dead reckoning plot either in your head or on paper and using pilotage (visual landmarks) when able. 
 

Prior to takeoff, it’s pretty easy to measure bearings and distances on the F10 map for your dead reckoning plot. 
 

There is a clock with a stopwatch function in the aircraft. 

 

Everything you need to navigate. 

[YMadDog]

Thanks guys, was not sure if I was missing something ... but it sounds about right!