Issue with FCR Radar Cone Alignment During Flight

[Gideon312]

Hello everyone,

I encountered a peculiar issue during my flight yesterday and could really use some guidance. After engaging and using the FCR (Fire Control Radar), I repositioned my aircraft about 90 degrees offset from my initial position. When I checked the TSD (Tactical Situation Display), I noticed that my FCR radar cone was pointed to the right instead of directly ahead.

I attempted to re-center the radar cone using the arrow keys on the FCR page, expecting to finely adjust its direction. However, I found that the radar cone would only snap to the extreme left or right positions, without allowing for any intermediate stops or precise adjustments.

I’m puzzled about what step I’m missing or what I might be doing incorrectly. Has anyone experienced this before, or does anyone have advice on how to properly center the radar cone using the FCR controls? Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

 

Edit: I was flying as a pilot with an AI CP/G

Edited April 9, 2024 by Gideon312

[Floyd1212]

Keep in mind that while in a continuous scan, the FCR will maintain the same heading, regardless of what direction you turn, or what you tell it to do.

I don’t use the manual slew controls on the top of the FCR page, but normally use the TADS as ACQ, or PHS. (This is assuming you are using it from the back seat.).

If ACQ is set to TADS, I have George slave to my LOS and then do a single scan. Or, if you have a human CPG using the TADS to search for targets, I use the FCR with my PHS so I can scan independently from my CPG.

To get the FCR to stay forward, I think you might be able to set FIXED for the ACQ?

[LorenLuke]

29 minutes ago, Floyd1212 said:

To get the FCR to stay forward, I think you might be able to set FIXED for the ACQ?

IIRC, it'll try and move to face forward any time it's not active, but it'll still maintain its initial scan heading during a scanburst, or during a continuous scan.

[markturner1960]

As CPG, Is it possible to get the TDS to slave to the FCR targets, so you can visually see whats happening?

As CPG, you can slew the radar with the manual tracker hat on the TEDAC

I am a little unclear on the correct useage of the ACQ source button on the FCR page - how does this affect what the radar is looking at?

Edited April 9, 2024 by markturner1960

[krazyj]

37 minutes ago, markturner1960 said:

As CPG, Is it possible to get the TDS to slave to the FCR targets, so you can visually see whats happening?

As CPG, you can slew the radar with the manual tracker hat on the TEDAC

I am a little unclear on the correct useage of the ACQ source button on the FCR page - how does this affect what the radar is looking at?

 

a - not yet but its coming for both front and backseat
b - the source of your acquisition determines which direction your FCR scans in, so if you have LOS/TADS pointing to the left, FCR will scan that area

 

[Raptor9]

43 minutes ago, markturner1960 said:

As CPG, Is it possible to get the TDS to slave to the FCR targets, so you can visually see whats happening?

Select TADS as your sight, and select FCR as your ACQ to slave the TADS to the FCR NTS target. Alternatively, press the CAQ button on the TSD page and cursor-select an FCR target on the TSD page, which will set T50 at that location, and then slave your TADS to it.

[LorenLuke]

4 hours ago, markturner1960 said:

As CPG, Is it possible to get the TDS to slave to the FCR targets, so you can visually see whats happening?

As CPG, you can slew the radar with the manual tracker hat on the TEDAC

I am a little unclear on the correct useage of the ACQ source button on the FCR page - how does this affect what the radar is looking at?

 

 

3 hours ago, Raptor9 said:

Select TADS as your sight, and select FCR as your ACQ to slave the TADS to the FCR NTS target. Alternatively, press the CAQ button on the TSD page and cursor-select an FCR target on the TSD page, which will set T50 at that location, and then slave your TADS to it.

Piggybacking off of this, though you can't have the radar scanning while you use the TADS, you can still bring up the FCR page with the icons for the detected vehicles still shown.

In this page, you can use the cursor to select a particular target (or place it over the NTS text) while the TADS is slaved to the FCR acquisition source in order to look at targets on the FCR.

Note that this data will degrade and become inaccurate over time (especially for moving targets) and you'll need to switch to the FCR and rescan in order to refresh target locations (which I believe will require you to reset your acquisition source back to FCR when you switch back to TADS).

[markturner1960]

Just trying this out......in CPG, with FCR on, but no scan done ( IE no targets) selected TADS as sight, when I try and change the ACQ, I have options PHS, GHS & FXD in green and selectable. FCR & SKR are in white with a question mark in front and are not selectable. If I make FCR the sight, perform a scan so I have targets, when I then try and set the ACQ as FCR, the options have changed, I have ?SKR, ?00, ?TRN in white text. In green I have TADS, PHS, GHS......no FCR . FCR becomes available if I then set the sight to TADS, but when I select FCR as ACQ, the TADS does not slew to the NTS target as you said......What am I doing wrong?

Second method works well though, EDIT: And Luke's method. There is some jumping back and forth between sights and ACQ sources, but it works...its a shame that you cant set it up and the TADS stays slaved to each target in turn as you cycle the NTS though, instead of having to do the buttonmashing, which is for reference: 

FCR Scan > select target with cursor > Sight select TADS > ACQ source FCR > Slave  > Rinse wash repeat

 

Thanks

Edited April 10, 2024 by markturner1960

[Raptor9]

30 minutes ago, markturner1960 said:

when I select FCR as ACQ, the TADS does not slew to the NTS target as you said......What am I doing wrong?

You must press the SLAVE button any time you are trying to slave the TADS, or any sight in the CPG seat, to the selected ACQ source. I guess that was an implied task that wasn't as known as I thought.

[Floyd1212]

8 hours ago, Raptor9 said:

Select TADS as your sight, and select FCR as your ACQ to slave the TADS to the FCR NTS target. Alternatively, press the CAQ button on the TSD page and cursor-select an FCR target on the TSD page, which will set T50 at that location, and then slave your TADS to it.

Does this work if the PLT is using the FCR and has radar returns, and the CPG is using the TADS and can then slave to the NTS by setting FCR as the ACQ?

[LorenLuke]

3 hours ago, Floyd1212 said:

Does this work if the PLT is using the FCR and has radar returns, and the CPG is using the TADS and can then slave to the NTS by setting FCR as the ACQ?

Currently, there's no synchronization for multicrew, though depending on updates and what's included, that may change.

Given that there's no synchronization at this time in game, only targets you have personally scanned will show up. However, if you're the only human player in the aircraft, scanning vehicles from the back seat, and then moving to the front seat will still have them present on your FCR and TSD until you start another scan. 

[markturner1960]

10 hours ago, Raptor9 said:

You must press the SLAVE button any time you are trying to slave the TADS, or any sight in the CPG seat, to the selected ACQ source. I guess that was an implied task that wasn't as known as I thought.

Pretty sure I was pressing "Slave", just omitted to say in my post....will check again now