F-14 HUD...why so slow?

[Predator-78]

I noticed that the Tomacat HUD moves really slow, does it do the same in real life? I watched this real video and it seems much smoother. I noticed that the Tomacat HUD moves really slow, does it have the same effect in real life? I watched this real video and it seems much smoother. What do you think?

 

[razo+r]

2 hours ago, Predator-78 said:

I noticed that the Tomacat HUD moves really slow, does it do the same in real life? I watched this real video and it seems much smoother. I noticed that the Tomacat HUD moves really slow, does it have the same effect in real life? I watched this real video and it seems much smoother. What do you think?

 

Thats not a real video, that's DCS World. It's even written in the title.

Try a different one, like this: https://youtu.be/PzL7RI2-JZ8?si=27MRhV4cxLOQ_X00

[PawlaczGMD]

2 hours ago, razo+r said:

Thats not a real video, that's DCS World. It's even written in the title.

Try a different one, like this: https://youtu.be/PzL7RI2-JZ8?si=27MRhV4cxLOQ_X00

DCS seems about right, or even more responsive. Yes, the HUD had a pretty low refresh.

[WarthogOsl]

I've heard it was actually worse in real life then what we have in DCS.  The path marker in that video is jumping around to the point of being useless.

Edited October 24, 2024 by WarthogOsl

[draconus]

8 hours ago, Predator-78 said:

I noticed that the Tomacat HUD moves really slow, does it do the same in real life?

Yes, state-of-the-art 60s tech.

[JupiterJoe]

What does he mean by "Fox 2 kill from the music"?  

[Swordsman422]

Fox 2 refers to the launch of an IR missile. "Music" was the callsign of Lt. Lawrence Muczynski, the pilot of Fast Eagle 107 during the engagement.

[JupiterJoe]

Oh okay,  I have heard the term 'music on/off' used for radar jammer and because it's an IR missile I was confused.  Lucky the guy's callsign wasn't Fox   Thanks. 

Edited October 24, 2024 by JupiterJoe

[Naquaii]

15 hours ago, Predator-78 said:

I noticed that the Tomacat HUD moves really slow, does it do the same in real life? I watched this real video and it seems much smoother. I noticed that the Tomacat HUD moves really slow, does it have the same effect in real life? I watched this real video and it seems much smoother. What do you think?

 

It's true to life as far as we know, we used the real life data update rates for those symbols. It's the databus sending the data to the HUD not the HUD itself actually and we have data for on what frequency those updated.

[Swordsman422]

4 hours ago, JupiterJoe said:

Lucky the guy's callsign wasn't Fox   Thanks. 

 

There was a pilot, I think the CO, in VF-84 circa 1980 with the callsign Fox. You can hear him called by it in dialogue in Final Countdown.

[WarthogOsl]

4 hours ago, Swordsman422 said:

There was a pilot, I think the CO, in VF-84 circa 1980 with the callsign Fox. You can hear him called by it in dialogue in Final Countdown.

Richard "Fox" Farrel...I don't think he was the CO, though, that was Emory Brown at the time.  Fox Farrel had a very snappy salute for launching, which I believe is visible in some of the catapult scenes.