Please be quiet!
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… Guys, no need to switch on the backup radio … if you are still hearing ATC comm’s of other flights, it is because one of your radio is still tuned on a Tower freq.
So check your frequency set (and NOT only the channel number, but the actual frequency associated to the channel) and switch your VHF on one of the “Flight” frequency, and your “UHF” on one of the “Package” frequency.
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… Guys, no need to switch on the backup radio … if you are still hearing ATC comm’s of other flights, it is because one of your radio is still tuned on a Tower freq.
So check your frequency set (and NOT only the channel number, but the actual frequency associated to the channel) and switch your VHF on one of the “Flight” frequency, and your “UHF” on one of the “Package” frequency.
And any idea to which freq?! Is there a t/o and landing freq and* an inflight freq… Do I missed something?
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And any idea to which freq?! Is there a t/o and landing freq and* an inflight freq… Do I missed something?
Probably to read the BMS-Mnual.pdf
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And any idea to which freq?! Is there a t/o and landing freq and* an inflight freq… Do I missed something?
There is a tower UHF/VHF for each base. Just make sure you aren’t on those and you won’t hear tower comms. You set the tower UHF before you fly in the DTC (for example I usually use 15). Then in the cockpit you load your DTC and you are on 15, get altimeter settings, remove chocks, request taxi, etc…. As you are taking the runway or after you takeoff you push to a new UHF to get off the tower freq. For Falcon Online events, you would switch to UHF 13. By doing so, you would no longer hear the tower comms because you aren’t on the freq anymore.
What Dee-Jay is saying is that you should check the frequency you are using for the preset if you think you switched off the tower UHF but still hearing tower comms. For example, hit COMM1, use the directional switch to select the preset channel on the bottom of DED, change it to the preset you are on and make sure you aren’t still on the tower freq. There isn’t a single freq used for takeoff/landing or inflight. It depends on the mission, briefing, your needs, etc…
There are however preset channels built into Falcon for what AI comms you hear (see attached from Red Dog’s manuals). For example, if I’m on UHF 13 I hear all AI comms on my team (all Blue comms for example). If I’m on UHF 6 I hear all AI comms in my package. If I’m on UHF 12 I hear AI proximity comms (aircraft nearby). Sometimes it can be helpful to hear AI comms nearby to see if they are engaging the same group as you, or hear declare responses from your wingmen, etc… However sometimes it can also be too much comms. If you don’t want to hear any AI comms once airborne, switch to UHF 17 for example since nothing assigned to that. But it’s worth noting that you still need to be on the tower freq for the base you are landing at to communicate. You can’t just go to UHF 13 and call the tower. The presets below only corresponds to what AI traffic you hear.
Edit: I agree with Dee-Jay - read the section on the radios.
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Probably to read the BMS-Mnual.pdf
To infom you, I’ve read… But to me, mostly flying single Player with AI it didn’t made real sence to me, what I’ve read there.
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To infom you, I’ve read…
So you should be able to finf the Flight and Package frequency list and how to use the VHF/UHF along the flight duration because it is explained (as advice) how to use it.
Usually I do not use any presets. I set freqs manually…
You should use presets, because once you are accustomed to use frequencies, presets can be very handy. (But first, ppl have to learn how to use freq before dealing with channels and DTC presets.)
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You should use presets, because once you are accustomed to use frequencies, presets can be very handy. (But first, ppl have to learn how to use freq before dealing with channels and DTC presets.)
presets are handy. I dont tend to use them overly much really. I do tend towards just learning the tower frequencies and using them. Im sure if I needed to do package comms (which is quite the rarity for me at the moment) then presets would be much more useful.
B61?
IRL The EMP would take care of all radio traffic within quite a few miles.
depending on the bomb, its fuzing… lots of things. Probably will be outside the scope of BMS for quite some time I imagine.
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You should use presets, because once you are accustomed to use frequencies, presets can be very handy. (But first, ppl have to learn how to use freq before dealing with channels and DTC presets.)
This! The only time I manually set anything anymore is if I need to tune an emergency landing field. I usually pick out two of these ( in addition to the normal divert field) and brief them to my flight, trying to pick fields closer to the FLOT and with distinguishing features (or nearby features) so I don’t have to work to find them.
Then I look up the freqs and write them on my kneeboard so I am not scrambling for them later.
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Thanks Dee-Jay / Demo … you both figured it out. I was switching to pre-set #1 (297.50 I believe) on Com1 after departure from Souson and must have been picking up another near-by tower en-route to target :rolleyes: All good now!
This is something I love about Falcon … I learn something new every week!
Thanks for the help gents!
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depending on the bomb, its fuzing… lots of things. Probably will be outside the scope of BMS for quite some time I imagine.
Yeah, I agree. But there is some data for it available to the public… amazingly…
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This! The only time I manually set anything anymore is if I need to tune an emergency landing field. I usually pick out two of these ( in addition to the normal divert field) and brief them to my flight, trying to pick fields closer to the FLOT and with distinguishing features (or nearby features) so I don’t have to work to find them.
Then I look up the freqs and write them on my kneeboard so I am not scrambling for them later.
Wow you take this very seriously,
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Wow you take this very seriously,
I think me that the ‘very’ was not warranted. ‘Very’ seriously would be a half hour briefing after a half hour planning.
Having a plan before you takeoff is just ‘seriously’.
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We all do briefings, but the two additional emergency landing fields with freqs.
Unlike You & Me Blue most of the people I fly with have a “RL” and just don’t have the time to spend an hour or more on Brief/Debrief for a 45min flight. They want to get a few flights in.
Also OK for TEs but if the clocks running some times the AB not there when you hit Taxi.
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45 minutes…? Even if thats only counting gear up to gear down, thats a short flight…
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We all do briefings, but the two additional emergency landing fields with freqs.
The first time you don’t do it is the first time you’re going to need it. I do this for all my flights - and yes, with a thirty minute brief with whomever I am flying with. We cover the route, the Fence In checkpoint, whose responsible for AJAX calls, headings to the emergency fields from each steerpoint, PPTs, Altitude Heading and Speed information, a primary and a backup comms frequency for VHF and UHF, and what our plan of attack at the target is going to be like. We don’t really debrief though, just talk for a few minutes about how the mission went in general.
We do, however, give each others plane a visual once over after anyone takes damage - like planning emergency fields, this provides no benefit at all in Falcon, but it does provide us with a very real sense of immersion…enough so that when I dogfight and see people dancing around the sky with their A/C lights on I want to rage quit the match.
Unlike You & Me Blue most of the people I fly with have a “RL” and just don’t have the time to spend an hour or more on Brief/Debrief for a 45min flight. They want to get a few flights in.
I would rather get one super detailed realistic flight in, then ten. But actually what we’ve found is that when we fly the campaign mode we need a little downtime between flights where we are not in the cockpit, and this usually covers it.
For non-campaign flights, I got to a whole new level of extreme, building a packet for each flight with screenshots of the target and threat documents for each of the threats we are likely to encounter in the area…including potential aircraft (though I rarely include these in the TE’s I run).
Also, you would probably NOT be surprised to learn how often the emergency landing field has saved my butt, even if it’s just because I have poor fuel management and need a quick sip before returning to my home base.
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I would rather get one super detailed realistic flight in, then ten.
I agree, I would rather get one flight in, THEN ten more. Sadly most days I dont have time for that many.
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What I do after takeoff is to press com1 then punch in the number 1, that will completely silence the tower. You must remember the old frq. if you want tower communication upon returning to base. But I think it’s been answered.
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I am trying to find a way to silence the tower (after departure). I seem to be able to hear take-off/landing tower comms well into my flight … kind of distracting when trying to listen to comms within my package.
I’ve tried switching to another UHF frequency after departure and still hear tower comms? Does tower also broadcast on Guard freq? Appreciate any advice (the manual is not too helpful in this regard).
Thanks