filtonflyer Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 Sorry in advance for the question but im stuck, myself and another new BS pilot cant seem to contact ground for fuel request even using the right config and also the key binds.We are using Dragons training missions.Any help would be greatfully received as im running out of hair to pull out. Nick [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Frederf Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 Intercom on and SPU-9 set to Ground phone? Of course you can have the engines/rotors stopped and just open the door. If it's mission-dependent then it's likely that the facility you're at in the mission isn't capable to satisfy the request. Hopefully ED programmed it such that if there's no fuel truck around your crew chief would let you know "Sorry, no fuel available." but I'm not sure they did. There is a list of prerequisite equipment within X radius for certain services.
EinsteinEP Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 Post a track! The GUI manual defines the equipment required to support refueling, rearming, ground electrical power, and repair at FARPs. It also indicates the distance these items need to be from the FARP to be effective. Shoot to Kill. Play to Have Fun.
filtonflyer Posted May 18, 2010 Author Posted May 18, 2010 Im running Dragons free flight training mission, and other pilots have taken off from next to me.Not sure what you mean by the GUI manual can you shed a bit of light on that for me. Nick [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Frederf Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 There's a whole PDF (dcs-bs_gui_manual_eng.pdf) that deals with things like mission editor, network GUI, etc. It's a sister to the flight manual.
filtonflyer Posted May 18, 2010 Author Posted May 18, 2010 Just ran throught the gui manual, nothing as to do with ground comms, im looking at the default keys to bring up requesting of ground power but they dont seem to work and im not getting any response good or bad from the sim. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Frederf Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 The GUI manual mentions which editor units are required for certain ground services.
EtherealN Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 Like other gents have said before: Is the radio set to Ground? If you supply a track file of this behaviour, we would be able to analyze it very easily. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester
JLZ Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 You should check Ka50's Pilot Manual, section 8-18 (page 354) But, most probably you were looking for this: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
filtonflyer Posted May 19, 2010 Author Posted May 19, 2010 Thanks for the reply JLZ I have that selected, Im going to try a different mission to see if it works at a different base. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
nemises Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 It can depend on the facilities / vehicles that are at the landing point.. If a FARP, then there must be several vehicles for comms and re-fuelling. Most airfields (if not all?) are allready equiped with what is required. And so, the things to check are....do you have the radio set to Gnd (english) or HON (russian). Are you at a farp?.. if yes, are the necessary vehicles there for comms and refuelling? Do you have your radio's turned on? (you must have the Radios powered to hear any responce from the ground crew)... to do so, enable your batteries, and switch on the radio stack (several switches on the lower right hand wall near front). As others have suggested, if the issue continues, please post a track.. it's a complicated Sim, and many many variables are at play...a track is the surest way to get all the info so we can help you.
filtonflyer Posted May 20, 2010 Author Posted May 20, 2010 It can depend on the facilities / vehicles that are at the landing point.. If a FARP, then there must be several vehicles for comms and re-fuelling. Most airfields (if not all?) are allready equiped with what is required. And so, the things to check are....do you have the radio set to Gnd (english) or HON (russian). Are you at a farp?.. if yes, are the necessary vehicles there for comms and refuelling? Do you have your radio's turned on? (you must have the Radios powered to hear any responce from the ground crew)... to do so, enable your batteries, and switch on the radio stack (several switches on the lower right hand wall near front). As others have suggested, if the issue continues, please post a track.. it's a complicated Sim, and many many variables are at play...a track is the surest way to get all the info so we can help you. Lo Nem The mission im using is the day version of dragons freeflight training, Radio is set to Hon an intercom and batteries on.When you say radio stack do you mean vhf 1&2.Myself and another pilot on the same multiplayer are having the same problem.Im pressing the \ key but i get no response.Also how do i post a track and what do you need in it. cheers nick [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
EtherealN Posted May 20, 2010 Posted May 20, 2010 You post a track through clicking the "Go Advanced" button below the Quick Reply field, then click the paperclip icon in the toolset and you'll be given a dialog box to upload a file. It will then be attached to the post you are writing. What's needed in it would simply be a startup where the issue you are experiencing is happening. This is the easiest way to ensure that there is no oversight, and we are also able to take control of the flight to look around the surroundings to see which vehicles are present and if they are close enough to the FARP centrepoint to be effective. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester
Frederf Posted May 20, 2010 Posted May 20, 2010 The biggest teller of what's going on is try the experiment in different missions. If it works in an ED-made mission like Shooting Range but not in another mission...behavior is clearly-mission dependent, yes?
-Painter- Posted May 20, 2010 Posted May 20, 2010 (edited) filtonflyer, do you get the menu at all? The menu where you can choose F10 for ground crew? If not: Check your keyboard-assignments in the options. -> open single player -> options -> key assignments/bindings -> radio comm -> edit key assignment -> press the desired radio comm menu key -> save options -> start mission -> let the helicopter cold & dark (engines and APU OFF) with door open (RCTRL+C is for close/open door) ---> explanation: with engines & apu off and door open you are able to communicate with the ground crew regardless if radio intercom-system is on/off/correctly set. It is the simulation of just talking to them out of your open door instead of any radio-system. -> press radio comm menu key as assigned in the steps above In case of success the radio comm menu should appear where "F10" is ground crew. I have the problem that certain keys from my keyboard DCS recognizes as some others. That's why I have to assign some keys in the options manually. One of the keys is the radio menu, an other is the key for chat. There some more. You have to try and error to find out which keys are working by default and which are not. Edited May 20, 2010 by -Painter- Regards REAPER 31 | Painter [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Dave_H Posted May 20, 2010 Posted May 20, 2010 Many thanks all and Chips. Reprogrammed the "\" by pressing \ in setup comes up with "OEM102" but works, see you tonight Nick. regards Dave
filtonflyer Posted May 20, 2010 Author Posted May 20, 2010 Thanks to all for your help, this has to be one of the friendliest and helpfull forums going. Ok Dave I will be on 19:00 ish if your free. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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