scotth6 Posted January 12 Posted January 12 (edited) I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I have flown the training mission for AGM-65 on the Viper 100 times, and every time I can do every variation of firing the AGM-65, but when it comes to the Arctic Thunder mission 2, I cannot for the life of me get the Mavericks to lock onto the tanks. I am locked on with the TGP, within range, but the Maverick seeker is just stuck in a spot 300m away from where the TGP is locked. I have tried Auto and manual handoff, and have also tried Pre and Visual for the AGM-65. I cannot get the Maverick seeker to slew anywhere near the tanks, let alone lock on. What am I doing wrong? Is it a contrast problem due to the snow? If I'm locked on with the TGP, shouldn't the Maverick slew to where the TGP is locked on, despite a contrast issue? The Maverick seeker never moves when I lock on with the TGP. Edited January 12 by scotth6
Solution NytHawk Posted January 12 Solution Posted January 12 Might be a redundant question, but have you boresighted your mavericks? You need to do that on every F16 cold start if you want to use TGP handoff. 1 1
scotth6 Posted January 12 Author Posted January 12 58 minutes ago, NytHawk said: Might be a redundant question, but have you boresighted your mavericks? You need to do that on every F16 cold start if you want to use TGP handoff. I have not. I guess that would be it. I feel like I've flown hundreds of missions with the F-16 and AGMs, but I'm probably thinking of air start missions, and AGM missions in the Hornet and A-10C. You don't need to boresight in the Hornet or A-10C right? I can't say I even knew you had to do that. Along with all the hours I've flown with AGM-65s, I've also watched a dozen hours of AGM tutorials and never once heard of boresighting the AGM for alignment . You learn something new every day. Thanks. 1
NytHawk Posted January 12 Posted January 12 27 minutes ago, scotth6 said: I have not. I guess that would be it. I feel like I've flown hundreds of missions with the F-16 and AGMs, but I'm probably thinking of air start missions, and AGM missions in the Hornet and A-10C. You don't need to boresight in the Hornet or A-10C right? I can't say I even knew you had to do that. Along with all the hours I've flown with AGM-65s, I've also watched a dozen hours of AGM tutorials and never once heard of boresighting the AGM for alignment . You learn something new every day. Thanks. That's your issue. Currently, the F16 is the only aircraft which requires you to boresight your AGM-65s if you intend to use TGP handoff. You don't need to boresight your mavericks if you are using BORE/VIS mode. 2
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