Why cant I eject?

[RODEO5150]

Every single time I get hit in the f16 I get my wings blown off and just drop out of the sky, hitting eject the whole time with zero results. 100% casualty rate in the f16. 

Wwwwwhhhyyyyyyy lol

I can eject sitting on the ground just fine or before I get hit I can eject anytime I want it's only after I get hit that I can't eject.

Also as a side note I can't look out of my cockpit anymore I have I no longer have cockpit view once I get hit with a missile I'm no longer looking in the cockpit it's like I'm knocked out of the plane but I'm still in the plane

Am I supposed to be hitting something before I hit eject like maybe release the canopy or something?

Edited August 5, 2022 by RODEO5150

[Exorcet]

You have to press the eject command 3 times for it to work. You also can't eject if your pilot is dead or unconscious.

[RODEO5150]

I know you have to hit it three times and I know you can't do it if he's dead but he doesn't get killed every single time especially when he gets hit from the back of the plane it's not 100% every time that my pilot gets killed and I'm hitting the eject the entire time falling out of the sky go try it please and tell me if you're able to eject

Edited August 5, 2022 by RODEO5150

[Exorcet]

If you're locked out of cockpit view, you're dead. If cockpit view is black, you're unconscious.

Try setting up a situation where you are hit by a R-60 or SA-18 Igla missile. Both have small warheads. Missiles with larger warheads may be able to kill you even if they hit you from behind.

[RODEO5150]

The pilot only dies a very small amount of the time I'm talking about this is 100% every single time. The entire plane cockpit everything still intact the only thing is missing is my wings the wings are both on fire I'm falling out of the sky and I cannot get back into the cockpit view and I can't eject. Even when I'm still in cockpit view if I've been hit I Can't eject

Am I supposed to be hitting something before I hit the eject button like maybe the canopy release or something?

Edited August 5, 2022 by RODEO5150

[RODEO5150]

When I'm locked out of cockpit view I'm sitting there looking at my plane it's like I'm right beside my plane the entire planes in is intact I'm watching it fall out of the sky with without wings

[MTM]

I have this problem too. I fly in VR and it used to be that if I needed to punch out, I just look down at the ejection handle and click it with the mouse and BOOM I’m out! Doesn’t work anymore. Oh well. The mission’s over anyway at that point. 

[Exorcet]

How are you determining the pilot is dead? If you're locked out of the cockpit, it means the pilot is dead, so for one thing I think the pilot is dying more than you expect. If you want to know for sure press ' I think and look at the event log. Somewhere it should say "Pilot Dead".

You don't have to press anything except the eject command to eject.

[einarabelc5]

More than likely you're too slow when hitting the eject button sequence. I have it mapped to my Hotas and have been ejecting from every single module I have since 2018.

 

As for the pilot being dead, if you press F1 and it doesn't show the cockpit view with the UFC, your avatar is done. Is the same as crashing.

On 8/5/2022 at 6:57 AM, RODEO5150 said:

When I'm locked out of cockpit view I'm sitting there looking at my plane it's like I'm right beside my plane the entire planes in is intact I'm watching it fall out of the sky with without wings

Yup, you're dead....you just said it yourself. OUTSIDE.

[baza]

i have just recently brought the f16 he is right as far as i can tell. you cant pull the ejection seat with the mouse for some reason. i just tried sitting on the ramp only way i could eject was ctrl e on keyboard. would not eject clicking on the ejection handle with the mouse in cockpit