Is the HARM tutorial bugged? I keep getting MAL on launch.
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Greetings,
I’m trying to get a successful flight using the HARM tutorial. For some reason whenever I try to launch the HARM I get a MAL.When I start out all the switches and set up correctly, stores are correct, WP 57 is selected, POS mode is set to 2T, weapon is powered on, Master on, ect…
When the SA2@57 lights me up I select the pickle button but the MFD then shows MAL. Prior to that both MFD’s show RDY for the weapon and the MAXG is at 1.3.
Very frustrating. Anybody have any suggestions? What am I missing?
Thanks
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@Puckertoe said in Is the HARM tutorial bugged? I keep getting MAL on launch.:
Greetings,
I’m trying to get a successful flight using the HARM tutorial. For some reason whenever I try to launch the HARM I get a MAL.When I start out all the switches and set up correctly, stores are correct, WP 57 is selected, POS mode is set to 2T, weapon is powered on, Master on, ect…
When the SA2@57 lights me up I select the pickle button but the MFD then shows MAL. Prior to that both MFD’s show RDY for the weapon and the MAXG is at 1.3.
Very frustrating. Anybody have any suggestions? What am I missing?
Thanks
Are you making sure that you are pressing and HOLDING the weapon release button until the missile has left the rails?
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Hello, how long you press pickle? For the most weapons you must press the pickle longer. For example to fire the harpoon missile in the training for harpoons you must hold pickle above 3 seconds. If you press the pickle momentarily is is normal to get hung weapons.
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Press and hold until you see the missile go off the rail or hear/feel the bombs come off the rack is what I usually do to make sure the weapons get released properly.
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Thanks folks, that was the issue. For some reason my WH Joystick pickle button wasn’t registering a long press. Reinstalled Windows and now everything is working again.
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@Puckertoe
once you’re in combat, the pucker factor will be high and you’ll be pressing-and-holding that pickle button for longer