DCS F/A-18C Hornet NEW Cold Start & HMD Alignment Tutorial!

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Hey guys! My last attempted wasn't my best so this is a new version of this video!
As of July 21st 2021 the Cold Start procedure for the DCS F/A-18C Hornet has changed and now requires you to align your JHMCS HMD before you take off!
If this procedure is not followed it will make it very hard to use the HMD for weapons employment in a combat situation as well as get accurate readings of headings and pitch values as you look around at the airspace around you.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:00 - Cold Start Procedure
0:11:20 - JHMCS HMD Alignment Procedure
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@Spudknocker 2 года назад

Hey guys! As Of today the 21st of July, 2021 the cold start procedure of the F/A-18C now requires you to align your JHMCS HMD! My last attempt at this video wasn't my best but this version should be much better! Hope you guys enjoy it and it helps you out!

@darkcognitive 2 года назад

Thanks for this spud!. I’m waiting on my sim rig to be delivered, alongside some Virpil Gear, so I’m swotting up on some DCS content and trying to learn as much as i can before it all arrives. I’ve played flight sims casually before, but nothing as in depth as DCS, so these tutorials really are valuable to me, especially since I’ve picked the F/A 18C as my first module to learn. It’s so insanely detailed….but I’m looking forward to it, so thanks again. Fly Safe!

@nutsinpuss9563 2 года назад

Hey Spud, I haven't purchased the F/A 18-C for DCS but I'm going too!. Meanwhile I have access to the F/A 18-E in another simulator and was wondering if the preflight checks and startups are the same between the two?

@CVSiN 2 года назад

US Navy Hornet Ground Crew AT2 FC/TS here.. just FYI the Countermeasures WILL NOT FIRE with weight on wheels.. just like any other ordnance on the aircraft. You can set whatever you want and it still will not fire on deck. We have safety measures.

@npc6817 2 года назад

Say, is there any circuit breaker I can pull from the cockpit to disable that safety? You know, for science.

@trustii5128 2 года назад

@@npc6817 definitely

@npc6817 2 года назад

@@trustii5128 and which one might it be my esteemed sir

@trustii5128 2 года назад

@@npc6817 that's a good question, i just don't see a reason why it wouldn't be connected to a circuit breaker

@CVSiN 2 года назад

@@npc6817 nope as that would defeat the entire purpose of the feature. To do that you need a test set to trick the aircraft into thinking its airborne.

@killshot932404rj 2 года назад

I love that there is things happenning in the background, gives the video a more lively feel having other aircraft flying around and taxiing on the runway. Very cool!

@twasko 2 года назад

Hey Spud. Good video. FYI all shore take-offs are stab trim 12. 16 and 19 for carrier opps based on weights. Thanks for the vid!

@fxhockeyrocks2 2 года назад

Meh you don't need trim at full power and a cat launch

@oxsnxiwn7804 2 года назад

@@fxhockeyrocks2 well you don't need it but the stab trim let's you go hands free on a cat launch letting you raise gears, setup radar, stores etc

@collinallison283 2 года назад

hey there, currently attached to VFA-143 working on F/A-18E super hornets, just thought this would be such an amazing addition to the F/A-18C and F-14A/B: eagle dynamics really needs to add squadron personnel that stand around and give you hand signals. imagine looking outside the cockpit and the plane captain is giving you hand signals on what to do next. and then the final checkers come through and give you the “safe for flight” run through. Or if your jet is having issues, the trouble shooters will come out and hook up to your coms and give you tips on how to clear the codes and fix the issue.

@thomasfreimuller4470 2 года назад

I totally agree, an animated ground crew for airfields like the one we already have on the super carrier would be awesome. I am sure once the super carrier is completed we will get a ground crew for airfields as well :)

@rajm1976 2 года назад

I think this is planned after they are done with the Super Carrier

@CVSiN 2 года назад

They already do that on Supercarrier module. ex VFA-105 AT2 FC/TS here as well.

@collinallison283 2 года назад

@@CVSiN yeah but you know how it is when we have flight schedule on the beach, i think it would be a cool representation.

@CVSiN 2 года назад

@@collinallison283 yeah for sure I spent far more time ashore than afloat myself.

@Ghost-pz3uy 2 года назад

You missing the 'Bleed Air Knob' cycle thru off to normal - after the first engine is started. Also the Test of the 'warning and caution lights'.

@NikiHunwick 2 года назад

And flight control systems

@Iwoodlikethat 2 года назад

I took a shot everytime you said 'go ahead'. I died in the first 5 mins if the video.

@leor2830 2 года назад

Thanks mate - the person that has never made a mistake is the person that has done nothing Wombat - Out

@ExarchNZ 2 года назад

Nice one, the only thing that I do in addition to this is the altimeter setting.

@windex002 2 года назад

What happened to the FCS BIT test?

@warriorsp1 2 года назад

That's why the right DDI should be on the check list page rather then the HUD

@phillperry487 2 года назад

It's just called BIT not BIT test....BIT is Built In Test

@slyderace 2 года назад

I was just about to say the same thing!

@npc6817 2 года назад

It's a game, we know for a fact that it works. If you want to run it for simulation's sake go ahead, I'm no one to tell you how to have your fun and besides I enjoy this sort of simulation myself, but it's safe to assume that people who know enough to notice he skipped that step don't need a tutorial in the first place so there's no need to show that

@jesse632 2 года назад

@@npc6817 Yeah people complaining about missed BIT tests when theres a million other things left out of the game. Lmfao. Air sim neckbeards.

@CommanderSteinsch 2 года назад

Spud, loved it. Great scripting, everything was crystal clear.

@nathanaelgodson3994 2 года назад

When i start up the Hornet i turn all the instruments and the HUD on before engine start so the come to life as soon as the engine fires. Once the right engine is stable i turn on the INS alignement and crank the left hand engine. while thats starting i turn on datalink, iff and set tacan and ils channels + radios. When the left engine is stable aswell i shut of the APU and continue with stuff like standby ADI, Altimiters, FCS bit etc. Helps me get in the air quicker doing it that way^^

@Arnogorter 2 года назад

STD HDG is exactly what i was looking for...

@10-ka59 2 года назад

Спасибо за обучение. А то не мог разобраться с тестом HMD)

@MistaMurk88 2 года назад

You still screwed up a few times here n there jumping ahead and not explaining multiple clicks and just going on, but still. One of the best F/A-18C Cold start videos out there. Everyone else just rushes through it making me minimize and pause their videos constantly. Very, very annoying. BTW I found out that during the HMD alignment you don't press TDC depress but you press the cage uncage button to fine tune your roll, thankyou very much for this video :D

@florianmisof1988 2 года назад

Very much appreciated

@Dusan56 2 года назад

Thank you sir.

@tomaszwota1465 2 года назад

Casually doing a pretty cool intro. Okaaay. ;)

@ENMUEL 11 месяцев назад

Çok faydalı oldu teşekkürler.

@jameswilliams1085 2 года назад

As Alwaaays.... Thank you sir!!

@nyanates 2 года назад

The only thing humans like better than to click buttons on/off and admire the blinky lights is full automation.

@alliedmastercomputer5407 2 года назад

Great video as per usual What head tracker do you use as it works so nicely? I bought the Decaln one last year and I honestly could not set it up well and basically just scrapped it but looking at buying one that will actual work well or easy to set up. Would that be the TrackIR 5 the one to get? Thanks a lot Spud.

@austinjeffris38 2 года назад

I had a track ir for a long time. only complaint is it works really great in a dark room, but horribly if there is any back light of any kind. kind of sucks if you’re sensor is facing a sunny background. If that’s not an issue, then track ir is the move

@paulwalker1086 2 года назад

Wot! No FCS BIT! How do ya know the controls surfaces will work?

@BalticSeal 2 года назад

Hi, not every ED module has logic that right mouse button i up and left down. In A-10C different switches has difgferent logic and in some movement is wraped around, in som isn't.

@valuedhumanoid6574 Год назад

So the BIT run thru is not needed? I normally do the BIT by holding the Y key and left clicking and holding the FCR button and watch all the control surfaces move. It's actually kind of cool. And there's a lot of messages on the FCR page saying many systems are not ready. They just go away? I know somethings are very automated and do not require pilot in the loop. Great update, didn't realize Betty was a tape! Those silly 80's engineers!...

@wee6838 2 года назад

I can’t get my depress thingy to work so that’s nice

@malachijensen1818 2 года назад

What button do u push for the stab trim.

@leafboy3967 2 года назад

verry cool

@Spudknocker 2 года назад

I kinda like the new HMD alignment!

@leafboy3967 2 года назад

@@Spudknocker yea its a neat extra step.

@Fib3R21 2 года назад

forgot to set the altimeter and do the FCS BIT test, right? :D

@atomgaming1413 Год назад

NICE WORK DUDE , KEEP IT UP

@pierrelofinusound3020 2 года назад

FCS BIT test= Missed.....But thanks for the JHMD BIT test trick, you're the first to describe it in a easy way !

@haulperrel2547 2 года назад

Nobody does the FCS bit test you don't need it.

@mattwagnerismylordandsavio5169 2 года назад

@@haulperrel2547 If you don't need it then it's ok to not turn OBOGS on as well. It's part of the start up procedure but it's ok it's just a sim and your fcs will always be in perfect condition.

@pierrelofinusound3020 2 года назад

@@haulperrel2547 ok so don't do the initial fire test aswell, and so on...

@pierrelofinusound3020 2 года назад

@@mattwagnerismylordandsavio5169 and whatabout hypoxia ?

@mattwagnerismylordandsavio5169 2 года назад

@@pierrelofinusound3020 ask Jim "Flip" Wilson.. he's got a great story to tell :)

@jimclark28 2 года назад

This doesn’t work for me using TrackIR. After aligning, the HMD graphics still show up 15 degrees below the HUD.

@FD1CE 2 года назад

I'd never start without a checklist unless I let her auto-startup :)

@fiesty161 2 года назад

So much to remember lol.

@ArkanOthman 2 года назад

Muscle memory :)

@Jasonmoofang 2 года назад

Being the lazy ass that I am I pretty much go through a process of skipping stuff and then adding back in stuff on a "I-regret-not-setting-that-up" basis :P

@JurassicKong 2 года назад

@@Jasonmoofang exactly what I do lmao

@sharkoftheskies3256 2 года назад

What are all the bir warnings for?

@mitch_the_-itch 10 месяцев назад

Is this still all applicable in fall 23?

@williamhall2386 2 года назад

Do people still do FCS Test? How do you do the new INS alignment with the stored heading? I can never find it when I try to set it up

@UMSLdragon 2 года назад

@6:40 is where he starts to explain it. @7:10 is specifically where he mentions stored heading alignment. If you don't have that option then you're not running the beta version of DCS. You're running the stable version and it might not be up to date with all the current releases of the beta.

@williamhall2386 2 года назад

@@UMSLdragon I’m not sure how I missed that. I must have glossed over for a moment Thanks!

@williehayesjr8336 2 года назад

At what point do we cycle the Bleed Air nob?

@williehayesjr8336 2 года назад

Sorry, I kind of jumped the gun. He does cycle the Bleed Air later in the video.

@VassilliHD 2 года назад

@@williehayesjr8336 As soon as the engines are on. IRL bleed air provides cooling to the Avionics and the ECS (Environmental control system, think AC) Spud dropped the ball on that one.

@Brokkolesz 2 года назад

@@VassilliHD Not to mention you'd be sweating your balls out without bleed air in a closed cockpit. Imagine a hot summer car with windows up.

@donniehewett6875 2 года назад

what happened to the one u uploaded first

@Spudknocker 2 года назад

I forgot messed it up by not getting the IFF and datalink not turned on.

@henrikwerder 2 года назад

@@Spudknocker You missed FCS bit test again. But nice video any way! 👍🤘

@heefie8659 2 года назад

9:14 thank you for saying that. I know people's preference is just that, but it bugs the hell out of me when I see photos that look great but have formation lights on.

@Taipan303 2 года назад

I can't understand what you said about Bingo fuel: if you want Betty to tell you when external tanks are empty, wouldn't you set bingo to the amount of the internal tanks? They hold much more than 10,400. Can you explain why 10,400 makes Betty warn when the external tanks are empty?

@AlexTunstall 2 года назад

The internal tanks hold about 10-11,000lbs of fuel in the 18C

@williehayesjr8336 2 года назад

Can I have fries and a Kneeboard file with that.

@Max-rg2fd 2 года назад

First

@gspacec7772 2 года назад

its the second upload though

@rwhunt99 2 года назад

@@gspacec7772 Lol!!

@LegalLowGround 2 года назад

I also like how random ass fuckin dudes decide how THEY want to do a cold start, but then they'll make videos and put it out there to try and "teach" or give advice to those who don't know any better despite doing the process entirely wrong.....good job kid.