Air to air TACAN with AI
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Hello!
I understand from the manual & & checklist that for a 4 ship (me being the lead) with AI flight, the AA TACAN is as follows:
#1 12Y
#2 22Y
#3 75Y
#4 85YNow I tried the above, but get dashes for TACAN distance when I set to 75Y.
All others (12Y, 22Y, 85Y) are ok, giving me a valid distance.From the distance I got (flying wedge formation) for trying each AA TACAN, I found the following:
#2 is actualy 85Y
#3 is actually 12Y
#4 is actually 22YThat means me (#1) is actually 75Y
If I got the above correct, then how come the channels are not as what is mentioned in the manual & checklist?
Cheers!
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AA TACAN works by pairs of channels. When an aircraft sets channel nn Y (nn being a number between 01 and 63), to get a distance from him, you need to set nn+63 Y.
So when you set 12Y, you tie with the aircraft with channel 75Y, aka your n°3.
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That’s because the answer needed when selecting 75Y is 12Y. And that’s the number 1 AA code, wich is you. So AA TAC is looking for a code that is not selected by anyone!!