Kneeboards for AH-64D for guided/unguided weapon employment

[609_Relentov]

Not really a tutorial, closer to a guide, but hopefully helpful to anyone new to the AH-64D or at some point rusty with employing some of the weapons.

I put together some simple procedural kneeboards for the AH-64D, placed in the User Files section.

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3321164/

As stated these are not official procedures, just what I've put together as a quick reminder on how to employ various weapons on the AH-64D.  Kneeboards included:

AH-64D - AGM114 HELLFIRE GEORGE-1.png
AH-64D - AGM114 HELLFIRE GEORGE-2.png
AH-64D - AGM114L HELLFIRE PILOT WITH FCR-1.png
AH-64D - AGM114L HELLFIRE PILOT WITH FCR-2.png
AH-64D - GEORGE HELPER INTERFACE - PLAYER AS PILOT-1.png
AH-64D - GEORGE HELPER INTERFACE - PLAYER AS PILOT-2.png
AH-64D - GEORGE HELPER INTERFACE - PLAYER AS PILOT-3.png
AH-64D - GEORGE HELPER INTERFACE - PLAYER AS PILOT-4.png
AH-64D - GEORGE QUICK REFERENCE.png (with permission from Raptor9)
AH-64D - M230 30MM AWS-1.png
AH-64D - M230 30MM AWS-2.png
AH-64D - UNGUIDED ROCKETS-1.png
AH-64D - UNGUIDED ROCKETS-2.png
AH-64D CPG - AGM114 HELLFIRE-1.png
AH-64D CPG - AGM114 HELLFIRE-2.png
AH-64D CPG - AGM114L HELLFIRE WITH FCR-1.png
AH-64D CPG - AGM114L HELLFIRE WITH FCR-2.png
AH-64D CPG - AGM114L HELLFIRE WITH FCR-3.png
AH-64D CPG - GEORGE HELPER INTERFACE - PLAYER AS CPG-1.png
AH-64D CPG - GEORGE HELPER INTERFACE - PLAYER AS CPG-2.png
AH-64D CPG - GEORGE HELPER INTERFACE - PLAYER AS CPG-3.png
AH-64D CPG - M230 30MM AWS-1.png
AH-64D CPG - M230 30MM AWS-2.png

Enjoy!
AKA_Relent (609_Relentov)

Edited 12 hours ago by 609_Relentov
Updated list of kneeboards

[Dscross]

THANK YOU! 

[Ramstein]

Thank You! 

[609_Relentov]

After some time flying the CP/G seat, I've added some kneeboards for using the Hellfires and 30mm chain gun from that position, and additional George AI related kneeboards.  These include:

AH-64D CPG - AGM114 LZ HELLFIRE.png
AH-64D CPG - GEORGE HELPER INTERFACE - PLAYER AS CPG-1.png
AH-64D CPG - GEORGE HELPER INTERFACE - PLAYER AS CPG-2.png
AH-64D CPG - GEORGE HELPER INTERFACE - PLAYER AS CPG-3.png
AH-64D CPG - M230 30MM AWS-1.png
AH-64D CPG - M230 30MM AWS-2.png
 

[PKP_Cooler]

Great job!

[elchacal]

Excellent job! Thanks a lot for sharing it! 

[609_Relentov]

With the introduction of the AGM114L radar guided Hellfire, and the addition of the image auto-track feature for tracking moving targets, I needed to review a few kneeboards.  Due to some added and (hopefully) clearer updated procedural steps, I made the following updates:

1) Replaced the following kneeboard:

AH-64D - AGM114 HELLFIRE GEORGE.png

With the following two kneeboards:

AH-64D - AGM114 HELLFIRE GEORGE-1.png
AH-64D - AGM114 HELLFIRE GEORGE-2.png

Please delete the first kneeboard listed above, if previously installed, and replace with the two new ones above.

2) Replaced the following kneeboard:

AH-64D CPG - AGM114 LZ HELLFIRE.png

With the following two kneeboards:

AH-64D CPG - AGM114 HELLFIRE-1.png
AH-64D CPG - AGM114 HELLFIRE-2.png

Please delete the first kneeboard listed above, if previously installed, and replace with the two new ones above.

3) Updated the following kneeboards:

AH-64D CPG - M230 30MM AWS-1.png
AH-64D CPG - M230 30MM AWS-2.png

Edited July 13, 2023 by 609_Relentov

[609_Relentov]

With the addition of the FCR (GTM mode), I've added a two-page kneeboard for employing the AGM114L radar guided Hellfire using the FCR from the pilot seat:

AH-64D - AGM114L HELLFIRE PILOT WITH FCR-1.png
AH-64D - AGM114L HELLFIRE PILOT WITH FCR-2.png

NOTE: As more FCR modes become available, including LINK mode (that will slave the TADS to the FCR NTS), I will probably make additional updates to this kneeboard.  Also, I plan to add a kneeboard(s) for employing the AGM114L radar guided Hellfire using the FCR from the co-pilot (CP/G) seat, but it may take a bit longer; thus, I wanted to provide this kneeboard sooner rather than later.

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I've added a three-page kneeboard for employing the AGM114L radar guided Hellfire using the FCR from the CP/G seat:

AH-64D CPG - AGM114L HELLFIRE WITH FCR-1.png
AH-64D CPG - AGM114L HELLFIRE WITH FCR-2.png
AH-64D CPG - AGM114L HELLFIRE WITH FCR-3.png

NOTE: Similar to the recent kneeboard above, as more FCR modes become available, including LINK mode (that will slave the TADS to the FCR NTS), I will probably make additional updates to this kneeboard.

I've also made a very minor update to the following kneeboard, correcting part of the description of the IHADSS overlay display:

AH-64D CPG - AGM114 HELLFIRE-1.png

Edited December 27, 2023 by 609_Relentov

[609_Relentov]

With the changes to George AI (mainly for player as pilot), I've updated many of the kneeboards that included some George AI commands, as well as some other minor updates:

1) Updated the following kneeboards:

AH-64D - AGM114 HELLFIRE GEORGE-1.png
AH-64D - AGM114 HELLFIRE GEORGE-2.png

2) Replaced the following kneeboard:

AH-64D - UNGUIDED ROCKETS.png

With the following two kneeboards:

AH-64D - UNGUIDED ROCKETS-1.png
AH-64D - UNGUIDED ROCKETS-2.png

Please delete the first kneeboard listed above, if previously installed, and replace with the two new ones above.

3) Replaced the following kneeboard:

AH-64D - M230 30MM AWS.png

With the following two kneeboards:

AH-64D - M230 30MM AWS-1.png
AH-64D - M230 30MM AWS-2.png

Please delete the first kneeboard listed above, if previously installed, and replace with the two new ones above.

4) Replaced the following kneeboard:

AH-64D - GEORGE HELPER INTERFACE - PLAYER AS PILOT.png

With the following four kneeboards:

AH-64D - GEORGE HELPER INTERFACE - PLAYER AS PILOT-1.png
AH-64D - GEORGE HELPER INTERFACE - PLAYER AS PILOT-2.png
AH-64D - GEORGE HELPER INTERFACE - PLAYER AS PILOT-3.png
AH-64D - GEORGE HELPER INTERFACE - PLAYER AS PILOT-4.png

Please delete the first kneeboard listed above, if previously installed, and replace with the four new ones above.

5) Updated the following kneeboards with minor spelling fixes:

AH-64D CPG - AGM114 HELLFIRE-1.png
AH-64D CPG - AGM114 HELLFIRE-2.png

6) Updated the following kneeboards

AH-64D CPG - GEORGE HELPER INTERFACE - PLAYER AS CPG-1.png
AH-64D CPG - GEORGE HELPER INTERFACE - PLAYER AS CPG-2.png
AH-64D CPG - GEORGE HELPER INTERFACE - PLAYER AS CPG-3.png

NOTE that with the George AI changes, the following kneeboard may be out of date, but it may still be helpful, so keep or remove it as desired

AH-64D - GEORGE QUICK REFERENCE.png (with permission from Raptor9)

[Minsky]

Hi,

I believe you need to re-check everything related to the Player as CPG controls.

They reworked that part substantially in the last patch.

[609_Relentov]

5 hours ago, Minsky said:

Hi,

I believe you need to re-check everything related to the Player as CPG controls.

They reworked that part substantially in the last patch.

Actually I went through all of my AH-64D kneeboards, and updated all of the ones affected by George.  On the player as pilot I changed most of them.  In the player as CPG, the only ones I changed due to George were the ones in item 6 above, which I pulled as excerpts from the latest early access guide.  For the remaining player as CPG kneeboards, I was playing DCS today and confirmed they are fine as is.  The only George commands I mentioned when player is CPG are the FLT and H-B commands, which didn’t change (based only on the ones I mentioned in those kneeboards).

Are there specific errors you see on the player as CPG kneeboards that I missed?

Thanks

 

Edited 6 hours ago by 609_Relentov

[Minsky]

45 minutes ago, 609_Relentov said:

In the player as CPG, the only ones I changed due to George were the ones in item 6 above, which I pulled as excerpts from the latest early access guide.

Maybe you forgot to include them into the archive?

I downloaded the latest version from the link in the first post, and those files inside are dated 2022:

 

But even if you did update them based on the latest EA guide, that document is not up-to-date. It doesn't yet have changes from the latest patch described here:

 

[609_Relentov]

Hmm, I had checked that by downloading from the site to test.  I just downloaded again and the files look fine.  Is the date your showing above the last modified date?  Looks more like the original file dates.

Yeah if the George AI has more changes I’ll have to review again and tweak as needed.  I didn’t realize there was another set of changes coming or I might have waited… oh well.  At least I’m caught up for now …

Edited 5 hours ago by 609_Relentov

[Minsky]

8 minutes ago, 609_Relentov said:

Yeah if the George AI has more changes I’ll have to review again and tweak as needed. 

Just make sure to read the patch notes as well, as they have some things not mentioned in the mini-update. And neither of them explains more nuanced stuff (probably saving it for the updated manual).

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/changelog/release/2.9.21.16362/

[609_Relentov]

22 minutes ago, Minsky said:

Just make sure to read the patch notes as well, as they have some things not mentioned in the mini-update. And neither of them explains more nuanced stuff (probably saving it for the updated manual).

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/changelog/release/2.9.21.16362/

Will do, TBH I didn't catch this subtle change:

• Renamed the "Consent To Fire" command in AH-64D Pilot Controls to "Multifunctional Input (Center)" to more accurately describe AI CPG functions added to this command in the DCS update on July 23.

The Early Access Guide still shows "Consent to Fire" in the "Player-as-Pilot AI Helper Commands" section that I included in some updated kneeboards, so I didn't catch the change.  I also checked in-sim and I see that change has already occurred.  I will have to update the kneeboards to reflect the new command name, although it may take a while to get a new archive uploaded as my PC will be unavailable most of the next two weeks.

Thanks for the catch...