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ACLS - All I get is CPL HDG


Chewmann
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I follow this (see attachment) almost to the letter (info from Wag's video) and no matter what I do, I do not get CPL P/R... I get CPL HDG.  I hit button 5 on the UFC over and over again to see if it will properly engage... never.  

Any suggestions?

The good thing is, I am getting really good at landing manually at night.

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If you provide a track of your attempt, we can see exactly, what's goin' wrong.

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14 hours ago, Chewmann said:

I follow this (see attachment) almost to the letter (info from Wag's video) and no matter what I do, I do not get CPL P/R... I get CPL HDG.  I hit button 5 on the UFC over and over again to see if it will properly engage... never.  

Were there the other flights (human-controlled or AI) that attempted to land on the carrier around the time of your recovery?

If yes, then you've encountered the very well-known CPLD P/R bug.

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2 hours ago, F18mech said:

That's not correct. We flew the last one where you attempted case 3 landing while I sat on the boat following on the guide so we knew no steps were skipped... you were the only flier....

This is the most likely cause of this issue. I haven't watched the track replay, so it could be something else.

4 hours ago, Chewmann said:

I’ll try it by myself later just to confirm it’s the bug.

I'd suggest practicing this offline with the simplest mission possible: only you and the ship.

The ACLS is not that complicated once you understand its cues and the order they appear on the Link 4 page during the approach.

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1. Configure and enable ACLS before the "Inbound" call. Confirm the "ACL 1" status on the Link 4 page. If it's not there, then something (the boat and/or the on-board ACLS) is misconfigured.

2. Once reported "Established", confirm the "T/C" cue.

3. When the ATC says: "Final radar contact, 8 miles", confirm the "LND CHK" cue.

4. At 6 nm the ACL tadpole should appear on the HUD. Check the "ACL RDY" cue, and make sure the "T/C" cue is replaced with "MODE 1". Else you most certainly won't get the CPLD P/R option.

5. At 4 nm ATC says: "Approaching glidepath". Decouple the autopilot if it was coupled (use the paddle switch), then press UFC > A/P > CPL to couple ACL. This can be done as soon as the tadpole appears on the HUD. "ACLD RDY" cue is then replaced with "CMD CNT", and the "CPLD P/R" cue appears on the HUD.

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17 hours ago, Minsky said:

I'd suggest practicing this offline with the simplest mission possible: only you and the ship.

Here's not the very simplest offline mission, but a working one for testing purposes (based on the SC template for Caucasus).

Try this one @Chewmann: FA-18C SC ACLS3.miz


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16 hours ago, Chewmann said:

tried it twice and got CPL P/R each time. Looks like the bug mentioned above. Good to know it isn’t me.  

Glad to see that you found the source of your issue. Thanks for your feedback! 👍

[Modules] A-10C, A-10C II, AH-64D, F-4E, F-14A/B, F-16C, F/A-18C, FC3, Ka-50, P-51D, UH-1H, CA, SC
[Maps] PG, NTTR, Normandy, Sinai, Syria, TC

[OS] Windows 11 Pro
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