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Heading, Altitude, Time A method of conducting a turn at a waypoint during navigation. This occurs twice, Before the turning point is the Pre-HAT and after the turning point is the Post-HAT Pre-HAT HEADING - Having seen the turning point (or planning to turn on time) Check the next heading from your navigation plan. Adjust this heading for drift using Max Drift and Clock Code. ALTITUDE - Check if there is a required change of altitude for the next leg and the associated Safety Altitude. TIME - If running individual leg timing, reset the clock. If running continuous timing for the route, note the time at the waypoint. At the waypoint, Restart the clock (if required), Lookout and Turn.... JUST Lookout and Turn until rolling out on heading. Do NOTHING else. Post-HAT HEADING - After rolling out, check you have rolled out on your wind adjusted heading. ALTITUDE - Adjust your altitude for the next leg. TIME - Ensure the clock is running or if you forgot to note the time at the waypoint take the time now and add a few second for the turn.
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Navigation Exercise A flight primarily aimed at exercising navigation skills | |||
LOI | |||
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Limitation, Operation, Indication A method of ensuring aircraft limitations are not exceeded when changing aircraft configuration. LIMITATION - Before operating any control that will change the configuration of the aircraft like the Flaps, check that the aircraft is within the limitations for that configuration change. OPERTION - Select the new configuration. INDICATION - Check that the configuration change has been successful by the control indicator. E.g. If the Landing Gear speed limitation is 175 kts the process is:
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Lookout, Attitude, Instruments A method of maintaining a good Lookout whilst ensuring the aircraft maintain the desired altitude, heading and speed. LOOKOUT - This is completed in two stages, beginning with the Right hemisphere. Look as deep into your 5 o’clock as you can and scan fully up and down whilst progressing you Lookout back to the ahead. ATTITUDE - Whilst looking ahead assess you aircraft‘s attitude to the horizon. Ensure it remain where you desired. INSTRUMENTS - Check that this attitude is maintain your chosen flight path by checking the instruments:
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PAAT | |||
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Progressively Adjust the Attitude and Trim PROGRESSIVELY ADJUST the ATTITUDE - As an aircraft accelerates from a Climbing speed to a Straight and Level speed the lift initially generated by the initial attitude of attack increases as the speed increase. If attention is not paid to this the aircraft will begin to climb. The attitude will need to be progressively reduced as the speed increases. and TRIM - At each stage of attitude change the trim will need to be adjusted to ensure the aircraft maintain the new attitude with minimal input from you. | |||
PAT | |||
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Power, Attitude, Trim A method of changing airspeed whilst maintaining level flight, or levelling off from a descent. POWER - Adjust the throttle to give the expected required power for the new Straight and Level speed. ATTITUDE - Adjust the aircraft in pitch to the expected attitude for that speed. TRIM - Trim any stick forces to a minimum so that the aircraft maintains the new attitude with minimal attention from you. | |||
SHT | |||
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Select, Hold, Trim A method of correcting small errors in attitude. SELECT - Adjust the aircraft attitude slightly to minimise the error that is developing HOLD - Hold this new attitude against any stick forces. TRIM - Adjust the relevant trim to minimise the stick forces so that the aircraft will stay on the new attitude with little attention from you. | |||
DSMS | |||
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DSMS Digital Stores Management System | |||
PB | |||
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PB's in the F/A-18C designate the buttons around the AMPCD and DDI's (20 each). The screens show the current options of the buttons next to the PB's. When pressed, the screen either switches to the specified page, or the activated option is framed to indicate that it is selected or active. If there is nothing next to the PB, it has no function at the moment. In our courses we name the buttons after their function. In other sources they are numbered consecutively (from the bottom left corner clockwise e.g: PB 19 is in the bottom row of the 2nd from the left). Further information: | |||
FLIR | |||
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Forward Looking Infrared A camera operating in the Infrared spectrum. Able to display heat images and so give a thermal representation of the viewed scene. Often in a flight wing/fuselage pod. can be slewed from the cockpit. Function can include zoom, tracking, black or white hot etc. | |||
DDI | |||
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Digital Display Indicator This is a three-color color display that shows the data required to control various systems. There are 20 selector buttons on the DDI that can be used to display functions and modes. Source: <InstallDir>\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Doc\DCS FA-18C Early Access Guide EN.pdf Additional information: | |||
AMPCD | |||
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Advanced Multipurpose Colour Display The AMPCD (hereinafter simply referred to as MPCD) is a multicoloured digital display that is suitable for night vision goggles and can display any format that can be selected using the menu, apart from the air-to-ground RADAR display. Source: <InstallDir>\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Doc\DCS FA-18C Early Access Guide EN.pdf Additional information:
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Onboard Oxygen Generation System Further information:
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SARI | |||
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FCS | |||
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Flight Control System The Flight Control System includes:
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IFEI | |||
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Integrated Fuel / Engine Indicator Functionality:
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SMS | |||
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Stores Management System The Stores Management System is accessed through a DDI page and allows the control of loaded external stores on the aircraft. It displays a lot of information about the loaded weapon system and allows various parameters of those weapons to be modified in preparation for release. | |||
EAC | |||
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CLP | |||
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Caution Light Panel (dt.: Warnlichttafel) Weiterführende Informationen:
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