Aligning TPG with waypoint: pointing at sky above waypoint

[apoll]

Hi. Yet anither question. I'm trying to use my TPG to search for targets around the waypoint (doing the target range mission to practise my skills). I set the waypoint on the TAD as SPI, then fwd long China hat to set senors looking at the SPI...such as the TPG. I switch to the SPG...and nothing. The green diamind on the TAD indicates the TPG has swunbg round to the waypoint BUT on the TPG screen is nothing but grey. I think it is looking at the sky..literally at the waypoint which has an elevation of 10 000 feet. That is not much use to me looking up into the sky. It is NOT looking at the ground under the waypoint where I need it to be. I then move the TPG sensor...and it immediately flicks back to the front and about 50 km or so in front of the jet.

 

What am I doing wrong? I need the TPG to be looking at the waypoint area where the targets are...but on the ground...not 10 000 feet in the air! And why, when I go to move it down to ground level, it immediately flicks to 50km or so in front of the jet... miles from the waypoint?

 

Grateful your views.

 

apoll

 

PS: The new patch is great. Smoke is much more persistent now: hit a target and look for the burning smoke rising into the air to orientate yourself. More realistic for sure.

[nomdeplume]

Best bet is to use TMS RIGHT SHORT on the TAD to put a markpoint at the position you want to slew the TGP to (i.e. on top of your waypoint), then switch to MARK point mode (using either the selector knob under the CDU or FUNC-MARK on the UFC). The mark point will be created at ground level so when you slew the TGP to it, it'll be pointing where you want.

 

You can also adjust the elevation of the waypoint to 0, but this seems to confuse the jet and you'll get erroneous gun cueing, so I think the mark point method is the way to go.

 

Alternatively if you have visual on the area you want to search, put the HUD's TAD on it and make it the SPI, then slew the TGP to that. But I do find it's often helpful to have a mark point down.

[apoll]

Thanks nomdeplume. I'll give that a go asap.

 

apoll

[effte]

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