Firing Sidewinder?

[LcSummers]

Hi Community,

 

due ti my 32 bit system my training vids are not working. So imade for myself a little document to learn how to use them.

 

Is it right how it works or did i miss something?

 

Thanks for any help and improvement:thumbup:

 

 

Master Arm → Arm

Set HUD to AIR to AIR Mode, press and HOLD Master Mode Button or hold M

Set HUD as SOI (Coolie hat up short or press U.)

Select AIM 9 Seeker Mode

MISSILE REJECT (BORESIGHT) HOTAS CHINA HAT AFT C

AREA TRACKING HOTAS TMS UP LCTRL + ↑

UNCAGE SEEKER HOTAS CHINA HAT FORWARD V

BREAK LOCK PRESS + HOLD HOTAS TMS UP LCTRL +↓

OPTIONAL

 

Set TGP as SOI COOLIE HAT RIGHT LONG K

CCD (DAYTIME) HOTAS BOAT SWITCH CENTER RIGHT ALT + ↓

FLIR HOT WHITE HOTAS BOAT SWITCH FORWARD RIGHT ALT + →

FLIR HOT BLACK HOTAS BOAT SWITCH AFT RIGHT ALT + ←

NARROW / WIDE VIEW HOTAS CHINA HAT FORWARD V

TGP ZOOM IN PRESS + HOLD HOTAS DMS UP POS1

TGP ZOOM OUT PRESS + HOLD HOTAS DMS DOWN ENDE

SLEW TGP TO BORESIGHT HOTAS CHINA HAT AFT C

SLEW TGP TO TARGET HOTAS JOYSTICK MINISTICK , . - ö

TGP AREA / POINT TRACKING HOTAS TMS UP LCTRL + ↑

Set HUD as SOI COOLIE HAT UP U

SLAVE AIM-9 to TGP HOTAS CHINA HAT FORWARD LONG HOLD V

[ralfidude]

Two ways to use them efficiently.

 

 

One, is to go to the air to air mode and look at the hud, the circle is the aim-9 seeker. Maneuver the circle on target, and fire.

 

Other way, is to turn your TGP to AA mode, and lock on to an aircraft with it, TMS up short.

 

Then China Hat forward long to slave the Aim-9 to the target you have locked on, and fire.

 

 

 

Dont forget your gun funnel. Just because you have AA mode on does not mean the gun funnel is on, because it's not. With HUD selected as SOI in AA mode, DMS right until you select the profile of the aircraft you are engaging. Bottom left corner will show you information on the profile you have selected.

[RobC]

One thing you missed is that when the TGP is in A-A mode you will notice that small vertical crosses (plus signs) show up over objects that it detects and thinks might be an air target. You can lock them up with the TGP with TMS up (tgp soi), long TMS to set them as SPI, and slew the aim-9 to it with with china-forward long, and fire.

 

That said, 99% of the time if I find myself in an A-A engagement in a hawg, something has gone horribly, horribly, wrong and I prefer to just use the conical scan/self track (TMS forward short) and use my turning radius to pull him into the AIM-9 search area before letting one off (preferably while making a run for the dirt and ejecting flares as fast as I can). If the enemy is not in visual range and coming at me on an attack run, I probably have no business engaging him ;) .

 

E: Another strange function of the A-A TGP that you might not have picked up on without the vids is that unlike the A-G mode, the pod keeps scrolling in the direction it was going even after you stop commanding slew (it will display "rates").

Edited March 5, 2012 by RobC

[LcSummers]

Thanks guys,

 

this helped me alot. I see, i have to correct some points.

With your help i can learn how to manage the Sidewinder.

 

 

Great and cheers :thumbup: