unlikely_spider Posted February 9, 2023 Posted February 9, 2023 They're probably referencing Zulu time Modules: Wright Flyer, Spruce Goose, Voyager 1
Exorcet Posted February 9, 2023 Posted February 9, 2023 The pilot can specify. "On my 12 O clock" vs "On your 12 O clock" If you're referring to AI wingmen in DCS, when in formation I think it's all relative to you since they should be flying the same direction. Awaiting: DCS F-15C Win 10 i5-9600KF 4.6 GHz 64 GB RAM RTX2080Ti 11GB -- Win 7 64 i5-6600K 3.6 GHz 32 GB RAM GTX970 4GB -- A-10C, F-5E, Su-27, F-15C, F-14B, F-16C missions in User Files
ex81 Posted February 9, 2023 Posted February 9, 2023 7 hours ago, unlikely_spider said: They're probably referencing Zulu time No, in this case not. Good info about zulu time here: https://pilotinstitute.com/what-is-zulu-time/ What goes up, must come down ! Intel Core i7-8700, 32 GB-RAM, Nvidia GTX 1060, 6 GB GDDR5, 1TB HDD, 1000 GB 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD, Windows 10/64, A10-C, Rhino X55, Persian Golf, F/A-18 Hornet
unlikely_spider Posted February 9, 2023 Posted February 9, 2023 2 hours ago, ex81 said: No, in this case not. Good info about zulu time here: https://pilotinstitute.com/what-is-zulu-time/ 6 Modules: Wright Flyer, Spruce Goose, Voyager 1
Charly_Owl Posted February 9, 2023 Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, Hell0 said: Does he mean your 12 o’clock or his. It's a way to reference the direction of a contact/target in relationship to you (or anyone else). The "o'clock" is based on the position of needles on a watch indicating the time, but it is used to reference a direction as a quick way to know where to look. 12 o'clock would be in front, 3 o'clock to the right, 6 o'clock behind, and 9 o'clock to the left. "My 12 o'clock" means "look to the direction straight in front of ME", while "your 3 o'clock" would mean "look to the right in relationship to YOU". Edited February 9, 2023 by Charly_Owl 1 Chuck's DCS Tutorial Library Chuck's Guides on Mudspike Chuck's Youtube Channel Chuck's Patreon
Yurgon Posted February 9, 2023 Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) 11 hours ago, Hell0 said: Does he mean your 12 o’clock or his. When not specified, I would always assume that it's relative to whoever says it. Unless my memory completely fails me, the DCS AI always calls out relative to them. So when your wingman's nose is offset to you by 90 degrees and he calls out "Mudspike 12 o'clock", that's also offset to your flight path by 90°. Takes a lot of situational awareness to understand these calls correctly at any given time. In multiplayer environments, someone could specify "Mud, your 12 o'clock" - it's good practice to really say "your" or "my" whatever o'clock to leave no ambiguity. Then again, when the flight is in formation and the thing of interest is (beyond a doubt) at the same relative position for all flight members, "2, mud, 2 o'clock" would be perfectly fine. 11 hours ago, unlikely_spider said: They're probably referencing Zulu time Excellent, that means it's tea time already! Edited February 9, 2023 by Yurgon 2
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