Mavericks and ground stabilizing

[ScorpionFalcon]

So I'm trying to figure out why slewing causes the ground stabilizing to cancel? It is so hard to lock up targets, I find myself unable to keep the plane steady enough to effectively slew to a target. I used to play Falcon Allied Force, and when you ground stabilize, you can still slew around and it will stay ground stabilized. Help please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mud]

I don't think this is avoidable. The best thing to do is to use the targeting pod to acquire a target, make it your SPI (TMS up long) and then slave your Maverick to the SPI (China hat forward long). Once this is done, you don't have to slew anymore to get a lock since you can press TMS up short to have the Maverick lock onto the target.

[Warthogger]

Yah, I am wondering the same thing about ground stabilizing Mavs with the A-10?

[Warthogger]

I don't think this is avoidable. The best thing to do is to use the targeting pod to acquire a target, make it your SPI (TMS up long) and then slave your Maverick to the SPI (China hat forward long). Once this is done, you don't have to slew anymore to get a lock since you can press TMS up short to have the Maverick lock onto the target.

 

 

Although this procedure works great with the DCS Sim, I wonder if pilots would actually do this in real-world combat? With the sim you can acquire targets with the tracking pod that the slaved Maverick's camera barely even registers (even though it will still lock on to, however.) In a sense, you're almost firing blind because the slaved Maverick is tracking a target you can barely make out on the Maverick's camera display in the MFCD. In real life you wouldn't be able to make absolutely sure the locked target in the tracking pod and the Maverick's camera are both looking at the same thing - even though they SHOULD be. Does this make any sense? :cry:

[Marder]

Thanks for the tip with the TGP.

Since now i used the AP with Path-Hold.

[StrongHarm]

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=1138499#post1138499

[asparagin]

In a sense, you're almost firing blind because the slaved Maverick is tracking a target you can barely make out on the Maverick's camera display in the MFCD. In real life you wouldn't be able to make absolutely sure the locked target in the tracking pod and the Maverick's camera are both looking at the same thing - even though they SHOULD be. Does this make any sense? :cry:

 

Depends on situation:

If you have scattered targets, you can be sure you have the right target, by comparing the surrounding of where the target is.

In a combat rich environment where you have more target close to each other, you can't be sure. More than that, the mav won't lock the target you chose in TGP, but the one that stands out for the seeker. To be sure that it is the right target, you can only get close enough for identification.

[Warthogger]

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=1138499#post1138499

 

Dang, you programmer people is smart. :smartass: Thanks for clearing this up.

[Warthogger]

Depends on situation:

If you have scattered targets, you can be sure you have the right target, by comparing the surrounding of where the target is.

In a combat rich environment where you have more target close to each other, you can't be sure. More than that, the mav won't lock the target you chose in TGP, but the one that stands out for the seeker. To be sure that it is the right target, you can only get close enough for identification.

 

Good info, thank you.

[K-Nadian]

Someone help me out here... what is the keyboard equiv to the HOTAS input for "Slave all to SPI" for those of us without the HOTAS setup?

 

Also, is it possible to REMOVE a designated SPI after setting it?

 

Thanks all!

[Frederf]

I'm terrible with keyboard shortcuts.

 

You can never not have a SPI. The default is sourced from the STPT location. If you set it to TDC/TGP/IFFCC/etc. and want it back to the default it's TMS Aft Long.

[BlackRazor]

Someone help me out here... what is the keyboard equiv to the HOTAS input for "Slave all to SPI" for those of us without the HOTAS setup?

 

Keep the V key depressed for a second.

 

Also, is it possible to REMOVE a designated SPI after setting it?

 

Thanks all!

 

Unless you have a catastrophic failure of your avionics you always have a SPI; if you want to reset the SPI back to its default (which is your steerpoint) press TMS Aft Long (i.e. Left Control + Down Arrow for a second).

[159th_Viper]

Unless you have a catastrophic failure of your avionics you always have a SPI

 

CDU failure would result in no default SPI.

[K-Nadian]

Keep the V key depressed for a second.

 

 

 

Unless you have a catastrophic failure of your avionics you always have a SPI; if you want to reset the SPI back to its default (which is your steerpoint) press TMS Aft Long (i.e. Left Control + Down Arrow for a second).

 

I'm terrible with keyboard shortcuts.

 

You can never not have a SPI. The default is sourced from the STPT location. If you set it to TDC/TGP/IFFCC/etc. and want it back to the default it's TMS Aft Long.

 

 

Thanks guys, thats what I was looking for actually. I would designate TGP as SPI and then have trouble finding my steerpoint afterwards.