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NEW Realistic HUD for the Hornet
Sludge:
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A "caged" HUD will LOCK the HUD Pitch Ladder and Velocity Vector to the middle, so you can see it, even in high wind conditions. Normally, an "uncaged" HUD Ladder will move side to side as well and can drift off the screen if the sidewinds are too high. "Caging" it locks it down and instead of moving left or right, you will see a "ghost" velocity vector, denoting where the wind is pushing you. The ghost v/vector looks like the regular v/vector without the circle. Instead, you will just see the three sticks. If you need pics, let me know. To enable, simply bring up the HUD Control Panel, and click ON the CAGE switch.
Also, you are close on TACAN. Press TCN, then "4" and "7" and Enter. Once entered, just make sure there is a green colon to the immediate left of the "X". The green colon ":" denotes selection/activation when using any of those 5 side menu windows on the HUD UP FRONT CONTROLLER.
Later
Sludge
neutrino:
Yes, to get TACAN and ILS from a carrier (with the new HUD) - you need to press the 'TCN' button, then 4-7-X. The display will show only 47. This is for the default Acceleration carrier. For Javier's Nimitz - you press 5-7-X. The immediate indication that you receive TCN/ILS from the carrier will be the letters 'TCN' in the lower-right corner of the HUD. When you are +/-35 degrees from the runway centerline you will also see the ILS needles.
The 'Caged' mode, which is turned on from the HUD Switch Panel (Shift+2), "cages" the velocity vector near the vertical centerline of the HUD. This is very useful when you have a strong cross wind and your velocity vector is outside the field of view of the HUD. When you switch to 'caged mode' - the vector will get back near the center of the HUD and you will be able to see if you are climbing or descending.
--- Quote from: Tregarth on February 05, 2010, 04:58:06 pm ---I have read all of the posts on this site and found them very helpful. I have seen a reference in Post 91 to a "caged" HUD. What does this mean, please? Why is it caged? Has it escaped? if so how do you catch it?
I am not clear about setting TACAN frequency 47X, does this mean press "TCN", 4-7 and then the green X followed by "ENT". I have tried this but the figures on the frequency display don't show 47X so I think I have done something wrong.
Thank you,
Tregarth
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Tregarth:
Dear Sludge and neutrino,
Thank you for your replies, I apprciate the time you have taken to answer the question.
Best regards,
Tregarth
Tregarth:
Dear Sludge and Neutrino.
I don't see the ILS cross hairs when I try to land on Javier's Nimitz whilst flying the F-18 with your improved HUD. I have pressed ILS, 1-1-2-ENT on the key pad but nothing appears either on the HUD or HSI screen. I have used AICarriers to position the carrier 10 miles ahead of me and can see it but nothing shows on the display.
I know the HUD is working because when I input the home airfield ILS in as ILS-1-1-1-7-5-ENT into the keypad the ILS cross hairs show immediately as does the caret on the HSI showing where the home field is. Pressing Shift + 2 shows the HUD is switched on and the GPS/NAV switch is set to NAV, so all seems to be set correctly so why can't I see the ILS for the carrier? :(
Thank you,
Tregarth
Razgriz:
--- Quote from: Tregarth on February 17, 2010, 08:52:26 pm ---
Dear Sludge and Neutrino.
I don't see the ILS cross hairs when I try to land on Javier's Nimitz whilst flying the F-18 with your improved HUD. I have pressed ILS, 1-1-2-ENT on the key pad but nothing appears either on the HUD or HSI screen. I have used AICarriers to position the carrier 10 miles ahead of me and can see it but nothing shows on the display.
I know the HUD is working because when I input the home airfield ILS in as ILS-1-1-1-7-5-ENT into the keypad the ILS cross hairs show immediately as does the caret on the HSI showing where the home field is. Pressing Shift + 2 shows the HUD is switched on and the GPS/NAV switch is set to NAV, so all seems to be set correctly so why can't I see the ILS for the carrier? :(
Thank you,
Tregarth
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Instead of using ILS (It should work, but don't quote me on it), press the TCN button directly to the left of the ILS button and input 5-7. That will set the tacan channel to 57X, and X is the default channel.
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