Quick question on Lightning Pod

[Dieselmadness]

Hey guys, running the latest update and the F16..just coming back to DCS After a short hiatus, and I’m having a problem with the targeting pod, I hit air to ground mode, and can slew it around most of the time, but hitting TMS Down twice should put it straight ahead (as I understand it, basically resets it) but instead it keeps aiming back and left (which I think is maybe a different waypoint or something), even hitting CZ it points to a different direction and no matter what I press, I can’t seem to get it to reset straight ahead. Also watched a video on YouTube and the guy hits CZ then a button for snowplow mode shows up, however I NEVER get that…no way to put it into snowplow mode…am I doing something wrong or is this a new bug or something? I’ve reinstalled the F16 and repaired DCS, same issue. How do I make sure in a saved scenario this isn’t some sort of inadvertently saved waypoint or something that it keeps trying to point at? I’ve watched countless videos and I don’t seem to get the same results…never had a problem with the Hornets Tpod. I must be missing something.

[Furiz]

6 hours ago, Dieselmadness said:

but hitting TMS Down twice should put it straight ahead

No, TMS AFT when not in AREA or POINT TRACK returns it to selected steerpoint.

It will then show SP or Snowplow,

 

can you post a short track so we can see what is going on?

Edited March 7, 2024 by Furiz

[Dieselmadness]

2 hours ago, Furiz said:

No, TMS AFT when not in AREA or POINT TRACK returns it to selected steerpoint.

It will then show SP or Snowplow,

 

can you post a short track so we can see what is going on?

 

I will try to post a track when I get home, I can tell you that hitting TMS Aft then will not give me an option for SP (should be on the right side of the MFD from what I’ve seen). How do I then, reset it to the velocity vector?

[llOPPOTATOll]

You cannot reset it to the flight path marker in CCRP

[Furiz]

30 minutes ago, Dieselmadness said:

I will try to post a track when I get home, I can tell you that hitting TMS Aft then will not give me an option for SP (should be on the right side of the MFD from what I’ve seen). How do I then, reset it to the velocity vector?

There is SP option in AG, but not in NAV mode tho, Snowplow will set it in front of your aircraft at half of your FCR scale, so if FCR is set to 40nm SP will set TGP at point on the ground 20nm ahead of your aircraft.

but if you want to put it on velocity vector you need to use DTOS with gbu12, or VIS with MAV or GBU38.

Edited March 7, 2024 by Furiz

[Raptor9]

Snowplow is available any time the FCR is set to GM, GMT, or SEA modes while not in VIP/VRP sighting modes, which includes NAV master mode or A-G master mode when in any pre-planned sub-mode like CCRP, LADD, EO-PRE, EO-BORE, or PRE.

If the FCR is set to CRM, ACM, or AGR, or if VIP/VRP are enabled, Snowplow cannot be entered. So if you are in AAM, MSL, or DGFT master modes (which puts the FCR in CRM or ACM), in NAV with the FCR set to CRM or ACM modes, or in A-G master mode in CCIP, STRF, DTOS, EO-VIS, or VIS sub-modes (which puts the FCR in AGR mode), the Snowplow option is removed.