Mangrove Jack Posted January 31, 2023 Posted January 31, 2023 Been seeing the bar (while in MP) which I think might be called the Load Transfer Bar, stuck in the chute upon mission load. Has been the case for many months now. If I try and hook up, the aircraft bucks and explodes. It seems to disappear after a time but does preclude the chute from being used. I have only seen it in either 1 or 2. I feel it is a bug but not sure. Is anyone aware of this? Intel i7-7700@3.6GHz 16GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX1060 6GB
Razor18 Posted January 31, 2023 Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) Probably a bug. It is supposed to be attached on the backside your nose wheel only after you stop in front of the chute. Watch this from 1:04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHdz9hcccpw&t=64s Edited January 31, 2023 by Razor18
Raisuli Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 That's the holdback bar. In my day they used dog bones, but I guess the Navy got tired of having to find homes for all the boneless dogs. If the Air Boss sees that got left in the track someone is going to walk funny for a while, especially with the troubleshooters just standing around doing nothing about it. Completely off topic, but now I wonder what they did with the left-overs after a launch. I imagine a snapped dog bone would make great FOD in an engine.
Razor18 Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) Recently nothing snaps in them, it uses now a spring actuated hold-back mechanism, no part falling out of it. Watch this: Hold back bar function Sorry if misunderstood... And just for nitpicking on DCS, the color of the release sleeve color for the Hornet should be yellow, and not orange, as in DCS. Orange is for Rhinos. Edited February 2, 2023 by Razor18
Mangrove Jack Posted February 4, 2023 Author Posted February 4, 2023 (edited) Ok now I have terminology correct being the - Holdback Bar -, it's not just a graphic as when it appears in the hook up area and if you do not notice it it causes your plane to buck and carry on and then explode. After I worked out what was causing it I always look for it 1st. It does not seem to happen for MP host (I think) but does for others. It always seems to be be after initial spawnings and then after a respawn it seems to disappear. Ok so thread is marked as 'missing track file'. So while I have used DCS for many years a track file is not something I have ever got into. Is it a simple thing and can anyone in MP session do it or does it need to be the host? Edited February 4, 2023 by Mangrove Jack Intel i7-7700@3.6GHz 16GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX1060 6GB
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