Ghanja Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 For some reason I can't manage to create a new flightplan from the markpoints I set during a target approach. Reading the manual didn't really help me either. Could someone share an easy step-by-step approach to this issue? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] .:: My System ::. .:: My Paintings ::.
Juuba Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) After tagging the markpoints, look at your CDU 1. Press FPM 2. Start a new FPM: Type a name for the FPM: (eg. Targets) and press Left LSK4 (where there reads "[]0x (NEW FP)" - x is the number of the new FPlan..) 3. Press Right LSK for the new flight plan to open the new flight plan. 4. Start adding the waypoints: Press the letter for the first markpoint you want to use as the first waypoint (e.g A) then press Left LSK2 where it says []01 (NEXT) 5. Repeat for all way/markpoints, you can fit 3 waypoints per page, after 3 if you waqnt to add more, you need to switch to next page with the CDU P/G up/down rocker. When you're done, activate the Flightplan from FPM screen by pressing the left LSK for the flightplan "Targets" you just created. Also, you might want to switch to manual waypoint selection, by pressing the same LSK again. ---- EDIT: But as to why you would need to do this is ... well, not needed if you just want to drop JDAMs at the markpoints: Just swap the nav-system to "MARK" mode (STEER PT selection "mode" or whatever), and just "browse" the markpoints directly. Edited March 23, 2011 by Juuba Sometimes I Amaze even Myself!
Ghanja Posted March 23, 2011 Author Posted March 23, 2011 Thanks for the reply. I was wondering about the need to create a flightplan. I knew how to set markpoins and also that I had to change to Mark-mode in order to flip through them (I did this for Mavericks). I saw it on a video where the guy made a flightplan - why would you do that then? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] .:: My System ::. .:: My Paintings ::.
Juuba Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Thanks for the reply. I was wondering about the need to create a flightplan. I knew how to set markpoins and also that I had to change to Mark-mode in order to flip through them (I did this for Mavericks). I saw it on a video where the guy made a flightplan - why would you do that then? One possible reason might be, that If you have lot of Markpoints marked, and you want to bomb e.g A, F, I and M only - then it would be more efficient during the bombing run, only to have those 4 points as waypoints, rather than click thru all of the points in the "smallish" bomb release window, with possible enemy activity to monitor as well. *shrug* :) Sometimes I Amaze even Myself!
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