no bug Chaff/Flare Release Button

[Swift.]

There are no bindings for the Chaff/Flare Release Button as shown on page 56 of the included ED manual. It is a two way switch located on the right handle throttle grip. Its function is described on page 179 of the same ED manual.

Similarly on page 282 of the manual, the Chaff/Flare Release Button does not have a binding listed amongst the others.

Edit: Looking at this more, it might be a case of there being a two way switch with only one function. In which case it would be correct.

Edited June 23, 2022 by Swift.

[skywalker22]

This is how is with chaffs and flares in our F-5 aircraft:

at the far back on the left console (before fuses) there are 2 knobs, left one for chaffs and the right one for flares. There you set individually for each: OFF, SINGLE or PROGRAM (and MULTI for chaffs).

There is only a single button which fires chaffs and/or flares (in controls you find it under the name: Flare-Chaff Button.

So if you have both knobs to OFF, nothing will be released, if you have both on ONE, each press will release 1 flare and 1 chaff.

So if you want to release for example only flares one by one, turn Chaff knob to OFF, and Flare knob to SINGLE.

It s a bit complicated, but this is how it is.

Personally I have bound a controls for chaffs and flares: Flare/Chaff mode Selector - SINGLE and OFF, so I can change with my hotas controller.

Edited June 23, 2022 by skywalker22

[Swift.]

Yes I understood how ED had implemented it, it's just the manual leads you to believe it's a two way slider switch. That switch is a two way slide switch as per the manufacturers website, and the description ED assigns it is 'Activates the chaff or flare circuits' which lead to the confusion.

 

However further reading of natops reveals the additional description of 'activates the chaff/flare circuit as programmed by the panel' or words like that, which is a much better description and prevents the confusion.

[Bucic]

Why is it two directional then?

[RustBelt]

On 2/6/2024 at 9:36 AM, Bucic said:

Why is it two directional then?

(ON) and OFF 

Real reason, the A probably didn’t have a programmer and you had to individually pop each one. Flare and Chaff being different directions.
 

With the programmed unit it’s easier to just leave the throttle alone and only wire one pole of the switch to the programmers trigger line.

Edited July 26, 2024 by RustBelt