Mid mission system failure.

[Jordan4]

So I was executing a high AOA manuever with a very heavy payload and all of my systems and engines shut off. I restarted everything however I am unable to get any aiming reticles or navigation marker guides. All I am getting is basic alt and speed stuff along with some other basic info. I am not able to switch to ccip ccrp nav or guns. All I have is the fixed cross gun reticle. This has happend to me before when I was learning how to do a cold start and take off. I remember somebody said it was the egi or something. Can somebody tell me what I need to do to get my h.u.d back to normal? Thankyou.

 

P.S without starting a new thread I figure maybe I can just ask this question separatley. Can somebody point me in the direction of a tutorial where I can learn how to put Lat Lon cooridinates into the CDU. Ive got UTM down however I do not understand how to input lat long in. For instance when given your objectives location in the mission breifing lets say for example it is at 41-55-2N/042-0-25E. Are those two different cooridinates or are they the same? What part of that do I input into the CDU? Thanks for the help!

Edited September 23, 2012 by Jordan4

[autogyro]

I'm no expert with the A10 but it does sound like a EGI navigation alignment issue. You'll probably need to do an inflight navigation alignment on the CDU, which I believe takes about 10 minutes.

[159th_Falcon]

For instance when given your objectives location in the mission breifing lets say for example it is at 41-55-2N/042-0-25E. Are those two different cooridinates or are they the same? What part of that do I input into the CDU? Thanks for the help!

The part with the N is North ie Latitude

The part with the E is East ie Longitude

 

You have to input both into the CDU, N above E i believe, not sure though.

 

Important is not to forget the first 0 in the East co-ordinates cause it will mess things up otherwise.

 

Did you have a look in the flight manual? find it in DCS:x root folder, then DOC folder.

Or for DCS:World Rootfolder/Mods/aircrafts/ACtype/doc/DCS A-10C Flight Manual EN.pdf

 

Regarding the coordinates have a look at pages;

191, 192, 460

Or do a search within the document for coordinates.

[NC_Cyborg]

Great video on inputting coords into the CDU

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9nhxcd_s6A

[Jordan4]

Great thanks for all the help. Any idea on how to do an inflight cdu/egi alignment?

[Jordan4]

I did look in the flight manual but I just could not understand what it was talking about. Is there a way to input MGRS coordinates into the cdu as a waypoint? If not what are you supposed to do with the MGRS data given in the breifing of some missions?

[thisisentchris87]

On the CDU goto System / INS / ALIGN

 

From that page click on INFLT to begin the in flight alignment.

 

And you can input coordinates into the CDU as waypoints. Check page 459.

[Hamblue]

Do you have to fly straight and level during inflight align?

[thisisentchris87]

Do you have to fly straight and level during inflight align?

 

The manual doesn't say, but in my experience with INS equipment, I would assume the answer is yes.

[Dethmagnetic]

Great thanks for all the help. Any idea on how to do an inflight cdu/egi alignment?

 

Set your CDU mode to Other. Press the NAV button. Press the ALIGN LSK. Press the INFLT LSK.

[WildBillKelsoe]

1- Fly wings level with trim

2- press FN/2 on up front keypad UFC

3- press align

4- press INFLT

5- wait around 10 minutes ( if airfield closer, land and do ground align instead)

6- when INS NAV RDY flashes, press NAV

7- press EGI behind stick

8- press LASTE behind left throttle (infront of vhf-am mode selector)

 

If you are doing a powered dive, before the attck, start apu

Edited November 14, 2014 by WildBillKelsoe