game manual included How do I translate the HOCAS Commands from the Pilot/Gunners Positions?

[Gault05]

In essence, what do the command prompts in the HOCAS Controls page of the Pilot and Co-pilot relate to in terms of the functions for the AH-64, such as BUCS, CHOP, etc? Is it explained in the manuals of the chopper, and if so, which page(s)? I've recently started to get on the training tutorials, but I'm not quite versed as to how these functions will be used for the moment.

[TrichomeCharlie]

I just checked mine and based on my keybinds (I have them bound to arrow up down left right)under CpG and those are used to slew the curson on the the TSDs (those 2 screens in the cockpits "cursor controller). For me, I'm very novice, that and hocas sight select, FCR scan and polarity switch are really all I have bound under hocas. I don't have anything under buc or chop.

I use reWASD and an Xbox controller for CPG (I don't fly the Apache) and have the up down left right arrows bound to the left thumb stick.

Not sure if that was helpful.... 

[ShuRugal]

On 4/22/2025 at 5:56 PM, Gault05 said:

In essence, what do the command prompts in the HOCAS Controls page of the Pilot and Co-pilot relate to in terms of the functions for the AH-64, such as BUCS, CHOP, etc? Is it explained in the manuals of the chopper, and if so, which page(s)? I've recently started to get on the training tutorials, but I'm not quite versed as to how these functions will be used for the moment.

The cockpit overview sections of the manuals touches on what each function does.

 

If you're looking to learn the Apache for the first time, i would recommend starting first learning the rear cocpit, and using the George commands to employ weapons the CPG controls.

For the rear cockpit, HOACS controls priority items are, IMO:

Cyclic

1. Trimmer switch (all 4 directions, controls force trim and SCAS hold modes)
2. George commands (vital for employing weapons from the rear)
3. WAS - Weapon Action Switch (only need gun, rockets, and missiles, A2A has no function) - selects which weapon you will shoot
4. Trigger (if you have only a single stage trigger, then bind the stage-2 binding.  Stage 1 is 'fire if in limits' and stage 2 is 'ignore limits and fire')
5. Symbology select switch (toggles HMD display between hover, transition, and cruise display modes)
6. Flare and Chaff buttons (dispense countermeasures)
7. Radio switch (operates radios)

Collective

1. Sight select - allows the pilot to choose what sensor you will aim with  - only FCR, HMD, and LINK are usable by pilot.
2. Cursor controller + cursor enter - allows you to interact with the MFDs without using the pushbuttons
3. FCR modes and scan size - changes operating mode and scan angle of the fire control radar
4. FCR scan - both positions - commands a single or continuous scan from the FCR
5. CUED search - not YET implemented.  When RFI is released, this will commands the FCR to immediately scan for targets at the highest-threat radar detected by the RFI
6. Cursor display select - fast swap cursor between MFDs - not required, but nice to have if you have a button for it (you can swap cursor to other display by running it into the display border, releasing the cursor slew, then pressing toward the border again)

 

The other functions are nice to have if you have room for them, but you won't use them a whole lot.