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Feature Request for Manual:

Please include some sort of very basic changelog for new material or large reworks. Obviously a notation of every spelling error corrected or other small edits would not really have much benefit, but being able to check the online version for updates, and see which sections have new/updated material would be great for people trying to keep up with the aircraft as post-release development continues.

Keep up the good work Heatblur.

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4 hours ago, Zergburger said:

Feature Request for Manual:

Please include some sort of very basic changelog for new material or large reworks. Obviously a notation of every spelling error corrected or other small edits would not really have much benefit, but being able to check the online version for updates, and see which sections have new/updated material would be great for people trying to keep up with the aircraft as post-release development continues.

Keep up the good work Heatblur.

A full changelog of any change is available once the Phantom is released. GitHub never forgets, full history is available.

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10 minutes ago, Zabuzard said:

A full changelog of any change is available once the Phantom is released. GitHub never forgets, full history is available.

would greatly appreciate a link to the version history page on the git in the online manual, for quick reference; TYVM!

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would greatly appreciate a link to the version history page on the git in the online manual, for quick reference; TYVM!
It will be made available with the release of the Phantom :)
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Am 13.3.2024 um 19:27 schrieb mattag08:

This still doesn't look fixed. Also, it would be nice if the second half of the sentence could be expanded upon. It is currently very oddly worded. Does it require the compass mode selector knob SYNC position to be used? Even a link to 2.10.1.3 of the document would help. (It's also missing a period at the end of the sentence.)

Also the page break is in an odd spot. It does not seem that this sentence is directly related to the sentence above relating to the change in ADI source data when going from PRIM to STBY. I would move "When transitioning between STBY and PRIM, immediate attitude information may show unusual gyrations on the attitude director indicator due to initial erection" up to the previous paragraph where it makes more sense. If it is meant to be included with the statement about synchronization, then more detail is needed, because it there isn't enough information to understand how those two sentences are linked.

If this works similar to the F-14, I would rephrase the last sentence as: "Rapid turns (above 15° per second) may temporarily disrupt accurate heading information, requiring the pilot to perform a manual synchronization of the ADI.  Manual synchronization is performed by flying straight and level flight for approximately 20 seconds while holding the Compass Mode Selector Knob in the SYNC position (it is spring loaded to SLAVED).

This information also feels a little out of place since it delves into systems and 2.1 seems to be more of an overview of the cockpit.

 

So after talking to my colleagues I can verify that 15°/min is correct however the sentence was, a bit short frankly and the explanation lacking a bit. What the old sentence meant was that the automatic synchronization would cut off at above 15°/min. After returning to a straight and level flight the automatic synchronization would kick back in. That takes about 20 seconds to do. If it should fail you can manually synchronize it with the mode selector knob on the compass control panel. It is now explained with a bit more detail thanks to everyone that brought that up 🙂

 

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I know its been asked before but is there any chance of getting close up images of each console without a grey out so we can see how the cockpit panels will look and how the switches relate to each other. Would be great for practicing cold and dark.

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I know its been asked before but is there any chance of getting close up images of each console without a grey out so we can see how the cockpit panels will look and how the switches relate to each other. Would be great for practicing cold and dark.
Not for the manual, as that unfortunately causes the PDF to crash.

You can find high res shots featuring almost all switches pinned on our Discord and social media accounts though :)
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