bonux1987 Posted January 30, 2022 Posted January 30, 2022 Hi Guys, When playing DCS i lock up a friendly a lot, lets say there is a awacs in the area, i practice flying formation with it, or there is AI flying and i want to join them. Now i'm not sure how they do / did it in real life ? Say you are flying at night en want to join up, do they lock up a friendly so they can fly to him with better guidance ? Or do they always use tacan ? Trying to add a little realism to my flying, thatswhy the question Thank you !
Zeagle Posted January 30, 2022 Posted January 30, 2022 Well you wouldn't lock up a friendly. You might see him on radar and use that and verbal cues initially, but at some point you are going to have to use your mark 1, mod 0 eyeballs to find him. Tacan is also usable. Tankers use TACAN Y which gives bearing only. And you don't want to microwave your buddies in the other plane. On the more modern birds you can just use the datalink. Part of flight training is night flying. There you learn how to look for things. It's a skill that can be developed. Also finding things with your eyes in the daytime is also a skill which needs to be developed. Try spotting the other aircraft when they are just dots. You get better at it over time.
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