Skyfox Mission Night 040622
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Skyfox Mission Night 040622
v6,
boNes
"Also, I would prefer a back seater over the extra gas any day. I would have 80 pounds of flesh to eat and a pair of glasses to start a fire." --F/A-18 Hornet pilot
Re: Skyfox Mission Night 040622
Xpendable's livestream from last night:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1448532747
I watched the tail end of the video and discovered what went wrong when I was dropping on the arty installations. I was carrying GBU-54's which are JDAMS that also have laser tracking capability. I was dropping them using GPS coordinates, but I accidentally fired the laser from the TPOD when zooming out the TPOD, and this caused the bombs to track the laser. I probably need to remove the lase function from my stick because A) there is no lase button on the stick in the real Harrier and B) I tend to fire it a lot accidentally without even realizing it while zooming the TPOD.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1448532747
I watched the tail end of the video and discovered what went wrong when I was dropping on the arty installations. I was carrying GBU-54's which are JDAMS that also have laser tracking capability. I was dropping them using GPS coordinates, but I accidentally fired the laser from the TPOD when zooming out the TPOD, and this caused the bombs to track the laser. I probably need to remove the lase function from my stick because A) there is no lase button on the stick in the real Harrier and B) I tend to fire it a lot accidentally without even realizing it while zooming the TPOD.
Re: Skyfox Mission Night 040622
Interesting find Xpen. That's why I like videos, good for debriefs and AARs.
Your last AAR was pretty good. I used to post AARs like that here (you can see them in older posts) but have gotten a little complacent about it recently as they take time that I don't really have anymore. I haven't even been timestamping my videos for the same reason.
I'll try to do last night's though because you, Grif, and I had a pretty good night last night. And I'm under investigation for shooting down Trichome, haha.
v6,
boNes
Your last AAR was pretty good. I used to post AARs like that here (you can see them in older posts) but have gotten a little complacent about it recently as they take time that I don't really have anymore. I haven't even been timestamping my videos for the same reason.
I'll try to do last night's though because you, Grif, and I had a pretty good night last night. And I'm under investigation for shooting down Trichome, haha.
v6,
boNes
"Also, I would prefer a back seater over the extra gas any day. I would have 80 pounds of flesh to eat and a pair of glasses to start a fire." --F/A-18 Hornet pilot
Re: Skyfox Mission Night 040622
Oh yeah, you can see that fracticide in my video... lol here is the clip...
Check out this clip! xpendable172 streaming DCS World! https://clips.twitch.tv/GrotesqueScrump ... hTbzD7Qrcu
Check out this clip! xpendable172 streaming DCS World! https://clips.twitch.tv/GrotesqueScrump ... hTbzD7Qrcu
Re: Skyfox Mission Night 040622
Yeah if you look at my video at 6:43, you can see what happened. I am clearly locked onto the bandit, and IFF confirms him both through DL and my own IFF that he is a bandit. I launch, but unfortunately Trichome is closer to me than the bandit and is in my dashed visual boresight circle. I still don't think Trichome should have been hit by my missile since the bandit is clearly locked on--but maybe since Trichome was in the visual circle it went after him instead?
Or it is another DCS issue...
v6,
boNes
Or it is another DCS issue...
v6,
boNes
"Also, I would prefer a back seater over the extra gas any day. I would have 80 pounds of flesh to eat and a pair of glasses to start a fire." --F/A-18 Hornet pilot