unable to set elevation of waypoint higher than 25k feet

[buur]

Not able to set the elevation of a waypoint higher than 25.000 in UFC.

If try to set over 25k feet UFC ignores input.

[Ramsay]

12 hours ago, buur said:

Not able to set the elevation of a waypoint higher than 25.000 in UFC.

AFAIK this is intended - SOP in older OFP's was to set waypoint altitudes at ground level and the elevation data is used for "height above target" calculations, overfly position updates, etc. i.e.

• GPS/Barometric Altitude - Waypoint Elevation = Height Above Target
• Waypoint Elevation + Radar Altimeter (at time of overfly update) = Aircraft Altitude

DMT TV/ARBS and TPOD use range, angle and LOS rate to calculate the slant range/angle directly - and hence a more accurate height above target bombing solution.

Not sure how much (if any) of this is modelled in DCS or if/how RL digital elevation data is used beyond the planning stage in OFP H6.2

Edited October 11, 2023 by Ramsay