Tree_Beard Posted November 19, 2023 Posted November 19, 2023 Again, looking for simple, condensed instructions on the air to air tacan to use for formation flying and A2A refuels.
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rob10 Posted November 20, 2023 Posted November 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Tree_Beard said: Again, looking for simple, condensed instructions on the air to air tacan to use for formation flying and A2A refuels. For AAR you DO NOT use A-A mode, use T/R mode with the tanker.
MARLAN_ Posted November 20, 2023 Posted November 20, 2023 (edited) For AAR you don't really need tacan, not that you can't use it or anything, but is more of a backup. You should know roughly where the tanker track is prior to takeoff (as part of briefing), then use your SA page / datalink and radar (go STT once you find it) for navigation. For formation flying, set your tacan +63 above whatever the lead pilot has set and use A/A mode. For example 48X / 111X for a 2-ship, 48X / 111X / 111X for a 3-ship, or 48X / 111X / 111Y / 48Y for a 4-ship (this is so your -3 can easily get range to either the -1 or -4) but this isn't the only way you can set it up. There are some limitations to what channels you can use as well. Edited November 20, 2023 by MARLAN_ 1 Virtual CVW-8 - The mission of Virtual Carrier Air Wing EIGHT is to provide its members with an organization committed to presenting an authentic representation of U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing operations in training and combat environments based on the real world experience of its real fighter pilots, air intercept controllers, airbosses, and many others.
Tree_Beard Posted November 22, 2023 Author Posted November 22, 2023 On 11/20/2023 at 1:54 AM, MARLAN_ said: For AAR you don't really need tacan, not that you can't use it or anything, but is more of a backup. You should know roughly where the tanker track is prior to takeoff (as part of briefing), then use your SA page / datalink and radar (go STT once you find it) for navigation. For formation flying, set your tacan +63 above whatever the lead pilot has set and use A/A mode. For example 48X / 111X for a 2-ship, 48X / 111X / 111X for a 3-ship, or 48X / 111X / 111Y / 48Y for a 4-ship (this is so your -3 can easily get range to either the -1 or -4) but this isn't the only way you can set it up. There are some limitations to what channels you can use as well. Locking the tanker in STT is what I currently do. My assumption is that you'd never do that in real life, though.
MARLAN_ Posted November 22, 2023 Posted November 22, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tree_Beard said: Locking the tanker in STT is what I currently do. My assumption is that you'd never do that in real life, though. Locking an aircraft that you are RV'ing on, whether thats a tanker or a flight member is standard procedure in real life. Edited November 22, 2023 by MARLAN_ 1 Virtual CVW-8 - The mission of Virtual Carrier Air Wing EIGHT is to provide its members with an organization committed to presenting an authentic representation of U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing operations in training and combat environments based on the real world experience of its real fighter pilots, air intercept controllers, airbosses, and many others.
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