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MikeB54:
Sludge,

Glad it's working for you.  I did some laps myself last night.  Let's just say I need some more work.  ;)

Mike

SpazSinbad:
F/A-18 trainers receive 360-degree high definition visual system | Dec 15, 2011

http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.NAVAIRNewsStory&id=4854

PIC: http://www.navair.navy.mil/img/uploads/TOFT2_revised_1.jpg

"NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. -- The F/A-18 Tactical Operational Flight Trainers (TOFT), Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., recently received state-of-the-art upgrades to their cockpit systems.

The new visual system upgrade, developed by L-3 Corporation’s Link Simulation & Training division of Arlington, Texas, uses High Definition (HD) technology, the first HD 360-degree visual system for the F/A-18 platform. Upgrades consists of new projectors, mirrors and image computers that give pilots and naval flight officers the same visual perspective they have in the aircraft, including night vision goggle training.

“Through this new visual package, aircrew will become more proficient in recognition and target identification, as well as experience simulated carrier landings with a clarity and fidelity not yet seen in the Navy’s simulation of fighter aircraft,” said Lt. Cmdr. Brian Baller, F/A-18 training systems integrated product team lead, Naval Aviation Training Systems Program Office (PMA-205) here.

In addition to the HD-9 visual system upgrade, the TOFTs will receive new motion cuing seats that will simulate the feel of the aircraft employing weapons; taxiing, take-off and landing; and motion simulation of special effects, such as positive and negative gravitational forces.

"PMA-205 is enriching F/A-18 simulation by enhancing priorities identified by the Naval Aviation Simulation Master Plan study. What does this mean to the warfighter? It means effective training, which promotes increased performance and mission readiness," Baller added.

Recently, a NASMP requirements analysis identified the physical and functional requirements of training systems that enhance the performance of aircrew and mission readiness of the platform. The evaluation identified visual perception and motion cueing as top priorities to increase F/A-18 simulation training effectiveness.

“The goal at PMA-205 is to ensure our warfighters are proficient and effective before they even step into an actual aircraft,” said Capt. John Feeney, Naval Aviation Training Systems Program Office (PMA-205) program manager. “By implementing these advanced technologies into the F/A-18 trainers, our pilots and naval flight officers will be even better prepared for live-fly scenarios.”

GOONIE:
Nice find Spaz! This is the exact sim I flew (super Hornet) at Oceana NAS after thanksgiving weekend. The cool thing is when you use the 'close canopy' switch in the cockpit the hexagon panel on the rear left closes which gives you full 360 view. They also have a WSO sim that looks exactly the same. One thing you may notice is the HUD is bigger/wider then the real f/a-18 HUD, my friend confirmed this. Also the HUD symbology is not displayed on the glass, it is projected on to the front panel to simulate a conformal/collimated HUD (collimated to the distance the screen is in front of you compared to the real HUD which is several 100 ft ahead).

It is cool to have a picture of the sim since I was not allowed to take in a camera. The article talked about motion, I guess they did not use that when I flew (was not active) although the 360 display can trick your senses that you are moving, or at least it felt that way to me. I wasn't able to use any weapon systems (classified), but all I wanted to do anyways was try to land on the boat.

CAPT

Orion:
Wow- impressive! :o

SpazSinbad:
capthaltli said: "...360 display can trick your senses that you are moving..." Good to know. Good to know you had a good time in that same sim. Thankfully our eye sense over rides other mistaken senses (such as 'balance, turning' from inner ear) in cloud flying for example. This is when locking on to the instruments and believing them (rather than your mistaken senses otherwise) really is important. However as you have experienced there are other effects.  ;D  To me that says a lot about the sim fidelity. Disorientation for pilots in cloud or at night can be fatal.

I get disorientated flying night FCLP in FSX when looking at the zoomed HUD and nothing else (not that at that point there is anything much else to look at mostly). I really have to convince myself to pay more attention to what the HUD is telling me. But maybe that is just me. ;D In this instance it is easy to over concentrate on altitude or bank angle or airspeed at the expense of the others - so having an overview is important.

Must be terrific in that Hornet sim.

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