F-18 C/D, USS Vinson, Yellow Sea
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Just a little question without link, but it’s possible to increase the visibility on the UFC ? If not, what’s the problem for that ?
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Yes, I know the pilot does a lot of twisting around and that the rear view in an F-18 is not as good as an F-16. But it’s not this bad either. Just look at the pictures in the article of your link. You can see quite a lot to the back of the aircraft. Yes, I realise the camera is mounted on the canopy frame and it’s not at pilot eye level and that you’re looking through a camera lens. But the view to the back is not as bad as it is in the BMS cockpit. This is the view when you look in the direction of your wingtip:
This is the same view in the F-16:
In the F-18 I can’t even see the wing! No way that when you turn your head in the direction of the wingtip that the ejection seat blocks 3/4 of your view. While I have not sat in a real F-18 or F-16 cockpit, I have sat in real ejection seats. And I sat in the F-14 simulator they have at Pax River museum. Granted that was an F-14 cockpit and simulator, but the cockpit and seats were real. And the view to the rear is simply not this bad.
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If you have a Track IR or other 6 DOF headtracking, I advise to check the settings - I personally see the wing just fine with default panning (TIR not activated) :
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Ah ok, that’s a big difference! That’s the view I would expect when I look around. I don’t have trackIR and mouse wheel is a bit awkward like PumpyHead said to do in flight while maneuvering etc. Is there a way to change the normal panning views to that position?
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glad to see you unleash the potential of Vinson in 4.33…the.future will kickyour ass
I hope I’m alive to see that…
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Where can we get the CV model from the OP?
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glad to see you unleash the potential of Vinson in 4.33…the.future will kickyour ass
What does this mean brother?
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360° video of a F-18 cat. … For ppl who do not really know what is particular in a cat shot, note the position of pilot’s hands during the launch.
https://www.facebook.com/360fly/videos/vb.438737556252084/833531760105993/?type=2&theater
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…it should be noted that while a RL Hornet shot is in fact performed with left hand on the throttles (to hold them forward/max under accel) and right hand off the stick, this is not necessarily the case for all jets the go down the stroke.
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…it should be noted that while a RL Hornet shot is in fact performed with left hand on the throttles (to hold them forward/max under accel) and right hand off the stick, this is not necessarily the case for all jets the go down the stroke.
Dunno…I have seen Rhino strokes where the pilot has both hands on the canopy handles.
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Dunno…I have seen Rhino strokes where the pilot has both hands on the canopy handles.
One can run the throttle friction down to keep the handles forward, but personally I would think having to relax it on the way to cancelling burner would just be another PITA during fly away. Not saying some pilots don’t do that, just that I wouldn’t.
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…it should be noted that while a RL Hornet shot is in fact performed with left hand on the throttles (to hold them forward/max under accel) and right hand off the stick, this is not necessarily the case for all jets the go down the stroke.
In France (I do not know what is SOP in USN?) … AFAIK, hand is kept closed (closed fist) and behind the throttle pushing it forward to avoid to retard it accidental due to the kick in the ass. … for the stick, it doesn’t really matter since it is side stick and arm can just rest on the armrest.
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In France (I do not know what is SOP in USN?) … hand is kept closed (closed fist) and behind the throttle pushing it forward to avoid to retard it accidental due to the kick in the ass.
That certainly makes tons of sense…though I’ve also heard some Hornet guys say they go down the stroke with both palms on their thighs, which while maintaining hands-off also keeps hands closer to the controls…
…but I had another thought, and I suspect what guys do may also depend on the jet itself. The T-45 has a grip that folds down ahead of the throttle at max, and you go down the cat with palm on the throttle and fingers hooked over the cat grip…then once away you fold the cat grip back against the sidewall and fly. So I could conjecture that if you polled younger Hornet drivers that they may be more prone to put a hand on the throttles because they trained that way in the T-45. I have no idea what the drill was in the T-2 or TA-4…but they probably/may have did something different.
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Jane’s F-18 has a 3D clickable cockpit. If I remember correct it’s one of the first released sims that featured a clickable 3D pit.
And how awesome and immersive it was…:) I’ll never forget the ‘ACL Lock-On—Call the ball’
A guy called ‘ToS’ RL name Chris even made a very nice F-14D pit that worked perfectly. That makes Jane’s F/A-18 the only combat-sim ever to have an almost finished and working F-14D pit…that I got to fly in:).
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And how awesome and immersive it was…:) I’ll never forget the ‘ACL Lock-On—Call the ball’
A guy called ‘ToS’ RL name Chris even made a very nice F-14D pit that worked perfectly. That makes Jane’s F/A-18 the only combat-sim ever to have an almost finished and working F-14D pit…that I got to fly in:).
…anybody care to tell me what major mistake this guy made coming aboard?
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…anybody care to tell me what major mistake this guy made coming aboard?
Looks like he spotted the deck at the ramp. That can cost you your CQ if it becomes habit.
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Looks like he spotted the deck at the ramp. That can cost you your CQ if it becomes habit.
…nope. Not what I was thinking of…any other guesses?