DCS A-10C QUESTIONS

[FreeFall]

^^ They are actually EMER FM & AM. They are used to select the Guard Channel automatically. Not for switching the device from AM Radio to FM Radio, or vice versa, as you already noticed.

 

Some links about Guard Channel:

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=83116

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=84020

[Kickswitch]

Figured it out

 

Well I seem to be able to start them up fine in campaign missions and others it's only a problem with the mfcd's not displaying during a mission editor mission could it be something to do with ground power, either way i sort of figured it out

[311Gryphon]

Had a look around the forum couldn't find the answer to this question.

 

Question is - Why won't my MFCD's display any information when I am starting up the plane, I tried increasing brightness and toggling day/night switch but no luck

 

Thanks in advance

 

I'm taking a shot in the dark here but I had some questions about this early on. A few things have to be done before they can show any information, and the steps I take on startup may not all be necessary to get the MFCDs on but they are what I do.

 

Once I have some form of power (Battery on, Inverter on, APU Generator on, APU on). Then I flip the top two switches on the Auxiliary Avionics Panel up then rotate the Steer Point dial on the same panel to "Flight Plan" (this is the step that may not be necessary but I do it first anyway, it needs to be done). I then flip the CICU on the lower, left dash up. Finally, I turn the MFCDs on by clicking the dial at the bottom left of each screen.

 

Sometimes I have to wait a few seconds before the MFCD comes up, then you get the "DTS Load All" message and can proceed.

 

If you are seeing anything on the screen but can't see any actual information, then I'm not so sure. I usually have to wait a few seconds for the blue screen to change, then a few seconds before I can click the "DTS Load All" and then the screen won't switch to the CDU Repeater for a bit for some reason but will eventually change. Once the navigation loads I can change to whatever screen I want.

 

That's about all we can guess at. If there is some other problem it is a harder fix.

Edited May 15, 2013 by 311Gryphon
Added relevant information

[BiBa]

Training Videos installation problem

 

I acquired the Ka-50 Black Shark 2 and installed it successfully in the standard path with registry and is running well, but every time I try to install one of the five training Videos, there is an error report: "Black Shark 2 not found, installation interrupted". There is here no option to look for the right path, as it closes up automatically.

 

Need a solution.

Many thanks in advance

[par2005]

Question which I don't think is worth creating a new topic:

 

How do get out of force correlate mode in Maverick?

 

I know how to get into force-correlate mode, but then if I decide my maverick to try locking on high-contrast objects again, I can't make it work back to Centroid mode?

[shagrat]

According to the HOTAS description the same steps with boat switch again. You may try TMS down short for ground stabilize, but that's just a guess.

[Yurgon]

Training Videos installation problem

 

Not sure about that problem, but you don't really need to bother with that. BBQ was kind enough to put the vids up on YouTube: 720p HD Widescreen v1.0 Individual Training Tracks (22) Available

[jmainjet]

Blood and gore

 

I'm a grown up. No need to protect my eyes. I'll be blind in a decade or so. How about some better graphic scenes with the explosions and bullets penetrating the vehicles and persons. Kinda like the old Bonnie and Clyde movie scene when the cops fire on them while they try to escape! Can I purchase a mod? Is there a free Mos out there? Lets eliminate this protection on my computer. What do you say?:smilewink:

[GGTharos]

I say you're in the wrong forum, talking about the wrong game ;)

[sobek]

Even if you had 20/20 acuity, you still wouldn't be able to make out what you want so what is the point? :)

[IonicRipper]

In the mission planner, you can change the UHF frequency before you take off. Is it possible to change the VHF frequencies as well?

[bezzi]

How do you drop external fuel tanks?

[IonicRipper]

If I remember correctly... DSMS, SJET (selective jettison), select the tanks and drop with weapon release.

[Yurgon]

If I remember correctly... DSMS, SJET (selective jettison), select the tanks and drop with weapon release.

 

That should do the trick, I believe.

 

But the subject at hand is rather theoretical in nature. AFAIK, external tanks are only used for long distance ferry flights and are never carried in combat. That means that if a pilot finds himself in a situation where he's in urgent need of dropping the tanks, jettison all would be the preferred way. :)

 

In the upcoming F/A-18C and other fighters, things may be different, though.

[bezzi]

If I remember correctly... DSMS, SJET (selective jettison), select the tanks and drop with weapon release.

 

Thanks for the help going to test it today.

[Nealius]

Random Q:

 

Is jetwash not modeled? A couple of days ago I flew right in a KC-135's jetwash...or what should have been jetwash...and nothing happened....

[Pythagorus]

Help please

 

So i just bought this Sim, and I have one problem. Im using a 32" Bravia as my monitor, and when I load the game, the menu fills out the entirety of the screen. However, when I get into actual gameplay, The game is not filling out the widescreen. I cant find answers on google...what do I do?

[GripenNG]

Random Q:

 

Is jetwash not modeled? A couple of days ago I flew right in a KC-135's jetwash...or what should have been jetwash...and nothing happened....

 

No it is not modeled.

[Nealius]

That's disappointing. I was expecting more turbulence from flying through clouds too but that didn't work either...

[GripenNG]

So i just bought this Sim, and I have one problem. Im using a 32" Bravia as my monitor, and when I load the game, the menu fills out the entirety of the screen. However, when I get into actual gameplay, The game is not filling out the widescreen. I cant find answers on google...what do I do?

 

Check in the Options-menu and you will find the screen and graphics options.

[shagrat]

So i just bought this Sim, and I have one problem. Im using a 32" Bravia as my monitor, and when I load the game, the menu fills out the entirety of the screen. However, when I get into actual gameplay, The game is not filling out the widescreen. I cant find answers on google...what do I do?

Check that the resolution set in the Options match your monitor's.

Usually it is full HD these days, which means "1920 x 1080 px":smartass:

[jmainjet]

Kill zone and impact explosions

 

Any chance for more realistic shots. Make it Non PG. I'm a big boy now.

[IonicRipper]

Quick Q: When JTAC doesn't call out target, is it simply because it doesn't have any in sight?

I just spent about 30 minutes over a battlefield and kept calling JTAC for targets but never got one...

 

Oh and if anyone knows... I never got an answer for my previous question:

In the mission planner, you can change the UHF frequency before you take off. Is it possible to change the VHF frequencies as well?

[shagrat]

In the mission planner, you can change the UHF frequency before you take off. Is it possible to change the VHF frequencies as well?

not like the UHF frequency, you may try "prepare mission", but that comes along with a sh..load of other potential problems... so before doing that, take care to know what it does! You can easily prepare a lot of things quite badly if switching and changing things.:smartass:

[IonicRipper]

not like the UHF frequency, you may try "prepare mission", but that comes along with a sh..load of other potential problems... so before doing that, take care to know what it does! You can easily prepare a lot of things quite badly if switching and changing things.:smartass:

 

Where is this "prepare mission"?