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RE: Sustained G Breathing Mod
Back on this topic Fox3TwoShip …
So, what you be (according to your knowledge) the correct implementation in game?
Currently (in game and according to the real -1) , the INTERCOM is a sort for master volume for all headset device (reducing the INTERCOM will reduce the MSL, THREAT, BETTY, TONES, RADIOS … and of course breathing returns as well)
If I understand correctly, you are suggesting that the INTERCOM knob should ONLY act on the breathing mask volume, and all other knob (MSL, THEAT, RADIO) are independent and BETTY should be fixed volume (no way to change the volume) ?
Could you confirm ?
Correct. That’s exactly how it works. In terms of Betty being fixed, I couldn’t tell you how many decibels it is, but it will get your attention. When I last flew BMS (awhile ago), this is not how it worked.
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RE: Decoys and entering coordinates.
1. No
2. In BMS you can enter coordinates into steerpoints. You cannot perform a HSD/HAD mark in BMS. In the real jet, in the newest tape (M7.1), you can take HSD/HAD marks.
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RE: Yellow spider
@JJO:
That answers my main question, without the spider down, the warning is stays on. But….when the canopy is open and the spider is down…is the canopy warning light off ?
I know from a f16 pilot that during flight the canopy light goes sometimes on and off because trembling of the canopy.I have never experienced that nor do I know of anyone who has experienced that. There’s no way that would be normal. You would not have a good seal and that jet would be code 3 instantly.
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RE: Yellow spider
@JJO:
Thanks all for discussing this part of the aircraft. I start to become a bit confused. When goes the warning light off ? When the canopy claws are at final position ? Or when the spider is down ? As written before, there are several momentary switches ( one under the spider and one under the left aft glareshield and maybe more ? ) personally i think that after the spider is down and the claws are at position the warning light goes off.
As reddog wrote , bms misses the spider function and offcourse the momentary switch down for canopy closing.
Another point what Falcas wrote… when canopy is open and the spider goes down, the seal is inflated and full power is possible…is there a protection onboard ???
A small part of the aircraft… so many questions…complicated hobby we have…The seals inflate and the CANOPY light extinguishes when the spider guard is down.
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RE: PAIR dropped GBU-10 with only 50% precision
Yah this doesn’t seem to be implemented correctly. It’s possible you might not get the desired weapons effects or it misses slightly due to things like IR deconfliction but it should not be missing this much.
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RE: Yellow spider
Looks like there is some miscommunication here. In the real jet, the CANOPY light will not extinguish until the spider guard is lowered. It has nothing to do with the switch or “claws” being engaged.
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RE: CRUS EDR mode, am I using it right?
For that type of config with approx. 9000 lbs of fuel, 230-235 is the correct airspeed. I’d have to test it out and see how it feels. 5000 pph might be a little high. I’d expect something like 4300 to 4500 pph.
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RE: Small - but effective idea…
My alibi is that it has been 28 years since my last AAR. But I could feel the connection most of the time.
Why? A little background. The airplane’s crew chief would periodically lube the receiver hardware (don’t recall the frequency). However it was not uncommon for the receiver hardware to fail to latch on to the boom. If that happened the boomer would send you back to pre-contact and have you cycle your IFR door. If the problem persisted, the boomer might “stab” the boom into the receptacle to get it to latch. So ISTR some boomers’ technique to smoothly stab you on their first try. I don’t think it’s my imagination that I heard a very quiet “ka-thunk” (two syllables) in the F-16 but I definitely heard and felt it in the RF-4C. I remember refueling from the backseat and knowing the boom had contact by the feel and the “ka-thunk” (couldn’t see the director lights while backseat refueling, but could see them if the guy in front was.) And as an aside, I can say with complete confidence that until I had a dozen or 30 AAR hookups in the RF-4, I was always squeezing the shit out of stick grip. Then one day a very cool WSO says, “Hey mind if I try.” WSOs were NOT permitted to refuel. I gave him the jet and he smoothly drove in, took a thousand pounds, disconnected, slid back to pre-contact, said “Thanks, your aerospace training device” all the while humming. And magically it was like ALL the self-inflicted pressure was gone, even with all the trimming while on the boom and often having to put one throttle in minimum burner and the opposite less than Mil to stay on the boom. In comparison refueling the F-16 was an absolute piece of cake.
[edit] Regarding a two syllable sound, I suppose that might have been a result of the boom making contact with the fuselage spine (RF-4) or IFR door (F-16) and then sliding into the receptacle. It was quite common to find rub marks around the IFR door where the boom had made contact. So if the boomer simply stabbed/plugged you cleanly it would just be “thunk.”
Don’t take my word for the feel and sound in the F-16, see what Fox3TwoShip says.
RhoBee shacked it. I sent DeeJay a PM regarding it. That’s the best way to explain it as a “ka-thunk” and a small thud as the boom connects. Here’s what I sent DeeJay:
The clunk can be heard and felt if you’re paying attention to those cues. It’s not super loud but it’s definitely there. Some other things to improve tankers in BMS would be in the real world KC-135 have real dim (most of the time you cannot see them during the day) director lights and there is a lot of turbulence which makes it harder to stay on the boom. On the KC-10 the lights are much easier to see and the boom is powerful enough to actually move the F-16 where they want it so it makes it easier for new guys.
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RE: TIR giving me a bad neck
If you think the TIR is rough on the neck you should try a Oculus Rift (Sadly not usable with BMS for now… Fingers crossed!) I think real fighter pilots must have some serious neck pains!
Haha I have to admit I laughed a little bit at this thread. Yes, pretty much all.