TACAN Settings for Air-to-Air Tracking

[firefly2442]

I'm trying to setup my TACAN for a tanker so that I can find it and attempt to refuel, however, after setting it to the last notch (for air-to-air) and then putting in the designated number value, I switched the mode on the front dash to TCN. However, it then hides the number of miles to the target. Is there a step I'm missing?

[Revelation]

Post a track. Is this a mission you created or one you downloaded?

 

There are several variables that can come into play and a track to see how the mission was put together and what you are doing would aid in the troubleshooting process.

[WildBillKelsoe]

1- Ensure only 1 tanker (the one you hitched) is in the mission. (Unit List)

2- Remove that tanker (click + Del)

3- Add aircraft

4- Assign Name: Tanker

5- Assign Role: Refuelling

6- Open advanced waypoint options

7- Start Enroute Task -> Tanker (Tanker-/?-a)

8- Perform Command -> Activate TACAN , TACAN frequency, TACAN identifier, and BRG, CALLSIGN TKR

9- Perform Task -> Orbit -> Pattern Race-track

10- Perform Command -> Invisible=true

11- Set Option -> RTB @ Bingo = true

THEN

 

Start adding waypoints..

[ENO]

Hmmmm- interesting. I've finally had the courage to start working on the tacan / ILS side of things as well and had the same thing happen to me while approaching BATUMI. My understanding is if it has a TACAN signal of 16X that I Would have to set m.... oh crap now I know. We needed to set the one knob over to the proper setting. I think in your case it's AATR. I'm pretty sure I didn't set mine properly either now that I'm writing this.

[BigfootMSR]

Ah, glad to see you got that worked out WildBill.. I was wondering what happened with that. You never responded. :thumbup:

[ralfidude]

I have a similar issue at times.

 

 

Its the dial mode.

 

 

Its not always AATR, sometimes its one of the other knobs. I just scroll through the knobs and when I see the miles range working I know I have the right one.

[ENO]

Yeah that's one way. At least now I know which knob to play with!

[Tailgate]

I'm trying to setup my TACAN for a tanker so that I can find it and attempt to refuel, however, after setting it to the last notch (for air-to-air) and then putting in the designated number value, I switched the mode on the front dash to TCN. However, it then hides the number of miles to the target. Is there a step I'm missing?

 

 

Make sure that the tanker frequency is using the X freq, Unless it's been changed in 1.2, the Y freq does not give DME.

[Eddie]

Make sure that the tanker frequency is using the X freq, Unless it's been changed in 1.2, the Y freq does not give DME.

 

That should indeed have been fixed in 1.2.

 

Although it's worth mentioning that IRL the KC-135 TACAN, like other aircraft with A/A TACAN can only provide range, not bearing. Only the KC-10 has a full TACAN beacon capable of giving both range and bearing.

[WildBillKelsoe]

Ah, glad to see you got that worked out WildBill.. I was wondering what happened with that. You never responded. :thumbup:

 

Sorry mate! Thank you for yer'elp!

[firefly2442]

Mission: Shooting Gallery (one of the stock missions included in DCS)

Version: 1.2

 

Not sure what I'm doing wrong... thanks all. :)

TACAN_Test.trk