Please help me understand the TGP

[Frogfoot1606687865]

Hi, now that I have had a few hours on the A10-C things are starting to make sense. However I am struggling with one thing in particular. When using the TGP I can get it working and zoom in, pan around etc however when it comes to selecting point tracking mode to 'lock up' a vehicle it only seems to work about 75% of the time. I'm sure it must be me so what are the pre-requisites for enabling point track mode.

Apart from that little annoyance I am having a blast.

Cheers

Tom

[71st_Mastiff]

In your Docs folder the A10c Quickstart guide, page 9;

Target Designation Using the Targeting Pod

The Targeting Pod (TGP) is an external container carried on one of the weapon stations. It is

equipped with powerful cameras, which allow the pilot to see a close-up video picture of the target

area on the MFCD in the cockpit in daytime and night-time conditions. The TGP is designated

AAQ-28 LITENING and needs to be included in the aircraft payload when preparing missions in the

mission editor. Prior to using the TGP, it needs to be turned on as described earlier in the Combat

Preparation section. When first turned on, the TGP will need a couple of minutes to set-up for operation.

If the mission starts in mid-air, the TGP will already be turned on and ready for operation.

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A-10C warthog

Air to Ground mode

Tracking mode

TGP select button

The TGP diamond can be moved using the

SLEW CONTROL switch or "," "." "/" ";" keys

on the keyboard. You can select between

wide field of view (further from the target)

and narrow field of view (closer to the target)

by pressing the CHINA HAT forward

command or V on the keyboard. You can

also zoom the camera by pressing the DMS

UP/DOWN commands or HOME/END on

the keyboard. The camera has two stabilization

modes: AREA track and POINT track.

POINT track can be used to track a specific

object, such as a moving vehicle. Press TMS

UP (LCTRL+UP) to select tracking modes.

Once you are tracking your desired target,

press and hold TMS UP (LCTRL+UP) to designate

the target.

Press the TGP select button and watch for the TGP OFF indication to appear. Select A-G

(Air to Ground) mode by pressing the A-G select button. The display will now show a

video picture from the TGP camera. Make the TGP display SOI by pressing the TGP select

button at the bottom of the MFCD once more. A diamond will appear on the HUD

to indicate the location of the TGP view.

TGP view diamond

on the HUD

Once the target is designated, the target line will appear on the HUD and the "wedding

cake" will appear over the target position on the TAD map as discussed previously in the

HUD designation section.

To re-center the camera, press the CHINA HAT aft command or C on the keyboard.

[Frogfoot1606687865]

Mastiff, thanks for that, however I have read and re-read that section earlier, but it doesn't explain why sometimes pressing TMS up does not select the tracking modes. It could be a bug, but I think I am missing something.

Tom

[71st_Mastiff]

Mastiff, thanks for that, however I have read and re-read that section earlier, but it doesn't explain why sometimes pressing TMS up does not select the tracking modes. It could be a bug, but I think I am missing something.

Tom

 

check your inputs on the control panel and see if your having issues with intermittent signals to your joystick I'm having this issues with my X52 and this is the 3rd one in 6 months I'm buying a TM HOTAS right now. :joystick: