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F-14A/B MANUAL
AIRCRAFT NORMAL
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F-14B
REV: 20220617
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Contents

1 PROCEDURES 1-1
1.1 START-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.1.1 PILOT - PRE-START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.1.2 PILOT - ENGINE START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
1.1.3 PILOT - POST-START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1.1.4 RIO - PRE-START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
1.1.5 RIO - POST-START - SHORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
1.1.6 RIO - POST-START - CARRIER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
1.2 TAKEOFF & LANDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
1.2.1 PRE-TAXI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
1.2.2 TAKEOFF - SHORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
1.2.3 TAKEOFF - CARRIER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-12
1.2.4 LANDING - CASE I / OVERHEAD PATTERN . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
1.2.5 LANDING - CHECKLIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
1.2.6 LANDING - CASE III - ICLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-15
1.2.7 LANDING - CASE III - ACLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
1.3 IN-FLIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-20
1.3.1 AERIAL REFUELING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-20
1.4 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-21
1.4.1 AIRSTART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-21

2 SYSTEMS 2-1
2.1 FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.1.1 AFCS - SAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.1.2 AFCS - AUTOPILOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.1.3 APC / AUTOTHROTTLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2.1.4 ACLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.1.5 WING-SWEEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2.2 NAVIGATION SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
2.2.1 OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
2.2.2 ALIGNMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10
2.2.3 NAVIGATION UPDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12
2.2.4 INS FAILURE INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-13
2.2.5 ALIGNMENT REINITIALIZATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-15
 2.2.6 INS (BACKUP) MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-15
2.2.7 WAYPOINT NAVIGATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-16
2.2.8 TACAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-17
2.3 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-18
2.3.1 ARC-159 UHF 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-18
2.3.2 ARC-182 V/UHF 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-19
2.3.3 ARA-50 UHF ADF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
.
2.3.4 KY-28 VOICE SECURITY EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-21
2.3.5 LINK 4 DATALINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
.
2.3.6 ARA-63 ICLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
.
2.3.7 APN-154 RADAR BEACON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
.
2.4 DEFENSIVE SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
.
2.4.1 ALR-67 RWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
.
2.4.2 ALE-39 CMS DISPENSER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
.
2.4.3 ALQ-100 / ALQ-126 DECM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
.

3 AWG-9 RADAR 3-1

3.1 OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.1.1 MAIN MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.2 PULSE MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.2.1 PULSE SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.2.2 PSTT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
3.2.3 PSTT ACQUISITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
3.3 PULSE DOPPLER MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
3.3.1 PULSE DOPPLER SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
3.3.2 RWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
3.3.3 TWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-12
3.3.4 TWS MAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14
3.3.5 TWS AUTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15
3.3.6 PDSTT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-16
3.3.7 PDSTT ACQUISITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-17
3.4 ACM MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-18
3.4.1 OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-18
3.5 APX-76 IFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
.
3.5.1 OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
.

4 TCS - LANTIRN 4-1

4.1 TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.1.1 OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.2 LANTIRN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4.2.1 OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4.2.2 OVERVIEW - STARTUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4.2.3 OVERVIEW - POINTING MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
4.2.4 OVERVIEW - LASING/DESIGNATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
4.2.5 CONTROLS - PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
 4.2.6 CONTROLS - STICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
4.2.7 DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-10

5 A/G WEAPONS 5-1

5.1 SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5.1.1 A/G WEAPON SETTINGS - OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5.1.2 SELECTIVE ORDNANCE JETTISON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5.2 UNGUIDED ORDNANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
5.2.1 M61 GUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
5.2.2 FFAR / ZUNI ROCKETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
5.2.3 UNGUIDED BOMB - CCIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5.2.4 UNGUIDED BOMB - CCRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5.3 GUIDED ORDNANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
5.3.1 LASER GUIDED BOMB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
5.3.2 TALD DECOYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

6 A/A WEAPONS 6-1

6.1 M61 GUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
6.1.1 M61 GUN - OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
6.1.2 M61 GUN - MANUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
6.1.3 M61 GUN - RTGS / NO RADAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
6.1.4 M61 GUN - RTGS / RADAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
6.2 AIM-9 SIDEWINDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.2.1 AIM-9 - OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.2.2 AIM-9 - SILENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6.2.3 AIM-9 - RADAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6.3 AIM-7 SPARROW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
6.3.1 AIM-7 - OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
6.3.2 AIM-7 - STT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
6.3.3 AIM-7 - PDSTT -VS- PSTT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
6.4 AIM-54 PHOENIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-10
6.4.1 AIM-54 - OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-10
6.4.2 AIM-54 - PD-STT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-12
6.4.3 AIM-54 - TWS / MULTI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-13
6.4.4 AIM-54 - ACM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-14

7 APPENDIX 7-1
7.1 SYMBOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
7.1.1 ALR-67 RWR - THREAT SYMBOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
7.1.2 TID SYMBOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
7.2 INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
7.2.1 THREAT ADVISORY INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
7.2.2 INS STATUS INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
7.2.3 VDI CAUTION INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-12
 Procedures
Chapter 1

PROCEDURES

Contents
1.1 START-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.1.1 PILOT - PRE-START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.1.2 PILOT - ENGINE START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
1.1.3 PILOT - POST-START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1.1.4 RIO - PRE-START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
1.1.5 RIO - POST-START - SHORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
1.1.6 RIO - POST-START - CARRIER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
1.2 TAKEOFF & LANDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
1.2.1 PRE-TAXI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
1.2.2 TAKEOFF - SHORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
1.2.3 TAKEOFF - CARRIER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-12
1.2.4 LANDING - CASE I / OVERHEAD PATTERN . . . . . . . .1-13
1.2.5 LANDING - CHECKLIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-14
1.2.6 LANDING - CASE III - ICLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-15
1.2.7 LANDING - CASE III - ACLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-17
1.3 IN-FLIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
.
1.3.1 AERIAL REFUELING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
.
1.4 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-21
1.4.1 AIRSTART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-21

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1.1 START-UP
1.1.1 PILOT - PRE-START

1. Parking Brake ENGAGED

2. Ground Crew (a) Ground Power .......................connected

(b) Compressed Air ..................... connected

3. ICS HOT MIC

4. TO RIO “Begin Start-Up”

5. ICS Comm Check

6. MASTER TEST (a) LTS

Selector
• Warning Lights ..................checked
• Caution Lights ...................checked
• Advisory Lights ................. checked
(b) FIRE DET/EXT
• L FIRE GO ..................... illuminated
• R FIRE GO .....................illuminated
(c) INST
• RPM ....................................96%
• EGT ...................................960 C
• FF ...............................10500 pph
• AOA .................................. 18 ± 5
• Wing Sweep .....................45 ± 2.5
• FUEL QTY ................... 2000 ± 200
• Oxygen QTY ....................... 2 liters
• L&R FF lights ................. illuminated
(d) OFF

7. Ejection Seat Armed

8. RIO Canopy Closed

9. Oxygen ON (FWD)

10. Emergency Wing OVERSWEEP

Sweep

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1.1.2 PILOT - ENGINE START

1. AIR SOURCE OFF

2. Hydraulics (a) HYD TRANSFER PUMP ............. SHUTOFF

(b) Emerg. Hyd. .....................AUTO (LOW)

3. L&R MASTER NORM

GEN

4. RIO “Ready to Start”

5. Right Engine (a) Engine Crank .................................. R
Start-Up (b) R Eng N2 ................................... 20%
(c) R Throttle ................................... IDLE
(d) TIT ......................... < 890 C during start
(e) R GEN CAUTION .................extinguished

6. Stabilized • RPM ..................................... 62-78%

Parameters • TIT ................................ approx 500 C
• Fuel Flow ....................... 950-1400 pph
• NOZ .................................... 5 (100%)
• Oil Pressure .......................... 25-35 psi
• Hyd Pressure ......................... 3000 psi

7. Left Engine (a) Engine Crank .................................. L

Start-Up (b) L Eng N2 ....................................20%
(c) L Throttle ................................... IDLE
(d) TIT ......................... < 890 C during start
(e) L GEN Caution ................... extinguished

8. Stabilized • RPM ..................................... 62-78%

Parameters • TIT ................................ approx 500 C
• Fuel Flow ....................... 950-1400 pph
• NOZ .................................... 5 (100%)
• Oil Pressure .......................... 25-35 psi
• Hyd Pressure ......................... 3000 psi

9. HYD TRANSFER NORM

PUMP

10. HYD PRESSURE 3000 psi

11. AIR SOURCE BOTH ENG

12. Ground Power disconnected

13. Compressed Air disconnected

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1.1.3 PILOT - POST-START

1. TO RIO “Both Engines Running”

2. Displays Control • VDI ............................................ ON
Panel • HUD ........................................... ON
• HSD ........................................... ON
• HDS MODE ...................................TID
(monitor INS)

3. RIO Select Align Quality

• INS GO NOW – shortest but least precise
alignment
• INS GO COARSE – does not meet Launch
Criteria for AIM-7 / AIM-54
• INS GO MIN WPN LAUNCH – allows AIM-7
/ AIM-54 launch
• INS GO FINE – fine align (8 min)

4. ACM Panel • GUN RATE .......................... as required

• SW COOL ....................................OFF
• MSL PREP ................................... OFF
• Missile MODE/STP ..................... NORM

5. Gun Rounds Set

6. ANTI-SKID OFF
SPOILER BK

7. Emergency Wing (a) Handle ....................................... AFT

Sweep (b) Angle ............................. Verify 68 deg

8. AFCS Panel - SAS • PITCH ......................................... ON

STAB AUG • ROLL .......................................... ON
• YAW ........................................... ON

9. WING/EXT AUTO
TRANS

10. UHF 1 Function BOTH

Selector

11. TACAN Function T/R

Selector

12. ARA-63 ICLS ON

RECEIVER

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13. Radar Altimeter (a) Control Knob ........ one click CW to turn on
(b) Display .....................6000 ft (warm up)
(c) Display ..............................0 ft (ready)

14. Standby ADI erect at least 2 min before T/O

15. KY-28 Crypt. Key Set (refer to GROUND SETTINGS kb)

16. RIO set D/L frequency

17. Lights As desired

WARNING

• PARKING BRAKE MUST BE ENGAGED DURING ALIGNMENT.

Lack of parking brake engagement inhibits INS alignment

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1.1.4 RIO - PRE-START

1. Oxygen ON (FWD)

2. PILOT • Ground Power ...................... connected

• Compressed Air .................... connected

3. ICS Comm Check

4. Lights As required

5. LTS Test Coordinate with Pilot

6. Ejection Seats ARMED

7. Canopy CLOSED

8. TO PILOT “Ready to Start”

1.1.5 RIO - POST-START - SHORE

1. PILOT • Engines .................................. started

• AIR SOURCE ........................BOTH ENG

2. INS STARTUP (a) LIQUID COOLING .................. ON (FWD)

(b) WCS Switch ..........................STANDBY
(c) IR/TV Power ...................... STBY/IR/TV
(d) TID/DDD ................ illuminated after 40 s

3. Kneeboard Retrieve Coordinates, Elevation, Magnetic Varia-

tion from GROUND SETTINGS Page

4. Start INS Align (a) Nav Mode ......................... GND ALIGN

(b) CAP
• Category ............................. NAV
• MESSAGE ....................... OWN AC
(c) Keyboard
• CLEAR, LAT, latitude, ENTER
• LONG, longitude, ENTER
• ALT, altitude, ENTER
(d) CAP MESSAGE ............... MAG HDG VAR
(e) Keyboard ............. HDG, mag var, ENTER
(f) Align Progress .........................Monitor

5. U/VHF Mode T/R G

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6. Datalink (a) Kneeboard ...................... TACTICAL DL

(b) DL Power ............................ ON (FWD)
(c) DL Mode ..............................TAC (AFT)
(d) DL Freq. ...................................... Set

7. TACAN T/R

8. RWR Panel (a) Display Type ............................ NORM

(b) PWR ........................................... ON
(c) TEST .......................................... SPL
(d) MODE ........................................ LMT

9. DECM STBY, then ACT

10. IFF (a) MASTER .................................... STBY

(b) CODE ................................ as required

11. Altimeter Reset

12. CAP Enter Data (WP, FP, etc.)

13. Displays • DDD ............................................Set

• TID ............................................. Set
• Multiple Display Indicator ................Set

14. Hand Control Set

Panel

15. AN/ALE-39 Set (as required)

• AUTO (CHAFF)/MAN
• MAN

16. Flare Mode PILOT

17. Complete INS • Duration Full Fine ........................8 min

Align • Duration ASH ..................... much faster
(a) Align Complete ........... Caret → Diamond
(b) NAV Mode ............................ INS NAV

18. Standby ADI Erect at least 2 min before T/O

19. TO PILOT “Ready to Taxi”

Once Airborne

20. IR/TV Power ON

21. WCS Switch WCS XMT

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1.1.6 RIO - POST-START - CARRIER

1. PILOT • Engines .................................. started

• AIR SOURCE ........................BOTH ENG

2. INS STARTUP (a) LIQUID COOLING .................. ON (FWD)

(b) WCS Switch ..........................STANDBY
(c) IR/TV Power ...................... STBY/IR/TV
(d) TID/DDD ................ illuminated after 40 s

3. Datalink (a) Kneeboard ...................... TACTICAL DL

(b) DL Power ............................ ON (FWD)

4. Start INS Align (a) DL FREQ ...................................... Set

(b) DL Mode ....................... CAINS/WAYPT
(c) Nav Mode .................................. CVA

5. U/VHF Mode T/R G

6. TACAN T/R

7. RWR Panel (a) Display Type ............................ NORM

(b) PWR ........................................... ON
(c) TEST .......................................... SPL
(d) MODE ........................................ LMT

8. DECM STBY, then ACT

9. IFF (a) MASTER .................................... STBY

(b) CODE ................................ as required

10. Altimeter Reset

11. CAP Enter Data (WP, FP, etc.)

12. Displays • DDD ............................................Set

• TID ............................................. Set
• Multiple Display Indicator ................Set

13. Hand Control Set

Panel

14. AN/ALE-39 Set (as required)

• AUTO (CHAFF)/MAN
• MAN

15. Flare Mode PILOT

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16. Complete INS • Duration Full Fine ........................9 min

Align • Duration ASH ..................... much faster
(a) Align Complete ........... Caret → Diamond
(b) NAV Mode ............................ INS NAV

17. Datalink (a) DL Mode ..............................TAC (AFT)

(b) DL Freq. ...................................... Set

18. Standby ADI Erect at least 2 min before T/O

19. TO PILOT “Ready to Taxi”

Once Airborne

20. IR/TV Power ON

21. WCS Switch WCS XMT

WARNING

• Input Coords BEFORE selecting GND ALIGN if using ASH. Else

alignment can progress too far to correct coordinates by the time
they are input.
• PARKING BRAKE MUST BE ENGAGED DURING ALIGNMENT.
Lack of parking brake engagement inhibits INS alignment

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1.2 TAKEOFF & LANDING

1.2.1 PRE-TAXI

1. ANTI-SKID OFF
SPOILER BK

2. HOOK BYPASS As Required

3. Nose Strut RETRACTED

4. HUD MODE TO

5. Parking Brake Released (IN)

6. NWS ENGAGED

7. Path verify clear

1.2.2 TAKEOFF - SHORE

After Lining Up On Runway

1. Wing Sweep (a) EM WING SWEEP ............... FWD, then IN

(b) MASTER RESET .......................... PRESS
(c) Wings ................ Verify thumb controller
(d) WING SWEEP ............................ AUTO
(e) Wings ......................... Verify at 20 deg

2. ANTI SKID BOTH (UP)

SPOILER BK

3. FLAPS UP

4. Trim 0 deg

5. NWS DISENGAGED

6. Takeoff (a) Throttle ........................MIL (90% RPM)

(b) Stick .......................... Back at 130 KIAS
(c) Rotation ......................approx 140 KIAS
(d) GEAR ............................UP < 250 KIAS

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1.2.3 TAKEOFF - CARRIER

Lineup • Wait behind JBD until Catapult is clear

• Follow Taxi Directors Instructions to line up
on Catapult
1. Wing Sweep (a) EM WING SWEEP ............... FWD, then IN
(b) MASTER RESET .......................... PRESS
(c) Wings ................ Verify thumb controller
(d) WING SWEEP ............................ AUTO
(e) Wings ......................... Verify at 20 deg

2. FLAPS DOWN

3. Launch Bar (a) Nose Strut ............. KNEEL when directed

Preparation (b) Throttle ..................... UP when directed
(c) Taxi ..................... launch bar into shuttle
(d) Throttle ................... IDLE when directed

4. Trim 2-3 deg nose up

5. Speed Brakes IN

6. Final Checks (a) Throttle .................... MIL when directed

(b) Control Wipeout
• Stick Full Forward
• Stick Full Aft
• Stick Full Left
• Stick Full Right
• Rudder Full Left
• Rudder Full Right
(c) Eng. Inst. ..............................Checked
(d) Caution/Warnings ...................... None

7. Catapult Shot (a) Salute ................................ CAT SHOT

(b) Gear ............................ UP < 250 KIAS
(c) Flaps ............................ UP < 225 KIAS

8. Clearing Turn

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1.2.4 LANDING - CASE I / OVERHEAD PATTERN

Figure 1.1: Case I / Overhead Pattern

1. Initial Approach • WING SWEEP ........................... 68 deg

Figure 8-3. Carrier Landing Pattern
• HOOK .................................... DOWN
• SAS ............................................ ON
ORIGINAL
• HUD 8-6
.......................................... LDG
• Airspeed ....................... 300-350 KIAS
• Altitude ...................................800 ft

2. Initial Break • Break Interval ...........................15-17 s

• BANK ................................ 45-60 deg
• SPEED BRAKE ......................... EXTEND
• Throttle ..................................... IDLE
• G ............................................ 3-4 G
• Altitude ...................................800 ft

3. Break Turn • Wing Sweep ............... AUTO < 280 KIAS

• Landing Gear ............ DOWN < 280 KIAS
• FLAPS ...................... DOWN < 225 KIAS

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4. Downwind • DLC ....................Selected once flaps out

• AOA ................................. ON-SPEED
• Landing Checklist
• Altitude ..................... descend to 600 ft

5. Final Turn 180 Deg Position

• Abeam Pos. .......................... 1-1.2 nmi
90 Deg Position
• AOA ......................................DONUT
• Altitude ............................ 400-500 ft

6. Intercept • Distance ............................... 3/4 Mile

Glideslope • Altitude ................................... 360 ft
• AOA ................................. ON-SPEED

1.2.5 LANDING - CHECKLIST

1. Wing Sweep 20 deg AUTO

2. Wheels • Lights .................................. 3 DOWN

• Transition Light ........................... OUT

3. SAS ON

4. FLAPS DOWN

5. DLC Checked

6. Hook • HOOK .................................... DOWN

• Transition Light ........................... OUT

7. Harness Locked

8. Speedbrakes EXT

9. Brakes Check

10. Fuel Check

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1.2.6 LANDING - CASE III - ICLS

1. Inbound Call (a) UHF 1 & V/UHF 2 ................. As Required

(b) Contact Carrier and note QFE, Pattern Alti-
tude, BRC

2. Cockpit Check (a) Altimeter QFE ............................... Set

(b) Cockpit Lighting ................... As Desired
(c) Navigation Lights ................. As Desired

3. Nav Systems (a) ARA-63 .............................ON & tuned

(b) TACAN ............................. T/R & tuned

4. Approach Use TACAN / ILS steering

Navigation (a) VDI Mode ................................ NORM
(b) HSD Mode .................................. NAV
(c) HUD Mode .................................. LDG
If ILS steering is desired must set AWL Mode
(d) HUD AWL ..................................... ILS
(e) VDI AWL ...................................... ILS
Set steering command to desired mode
(f) STEER CMD ............. TACAN or AWL/PCD

5. Prepare Landing (a) ANTI-SKID SPOILER BK .................. OFF

Systems (b) HOOK BYPASS ....................... CARRIER
(c) HOOK ......................................... DN
(d) WING SWEEP ............................ AUTO
(e) SPEED BRAKE .............................. OUT

25 NM FROM CARRIER

6. Intercept Mar- • Range – 25nm

shall Radial • Radial – Marshall Radial
• Altitude – 10,000ft (descend to 5,000ft)
• IAS – 250 kts

15 NM FROM CARRIER

7. Intercept Run- • Range – Maintain 15nm during turn

way Heading • Radial – Runway Heading
• Altitude – Maintain 5,000ft
• IAS – 250 kts

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8. ILS Steering (a) STEER CMD .......................... AWL/PCD

(b) HUD AWL ..................................... ILS
(c) VDI AWL ...................................... ILS

10 NM FROM CARRIER

9. Landing (a) HOOK ......................................... DN

Configuration (b) SPEED BRAKE .............................. OUT
(c) WING SWEEP ................... 20deg AUTO
(d) GEAR ...................................... Down
(e) FLAPS ........................................ Full
(f) Autothrottle .............................. AUTO
(if desired)
(g) AOA ................................. ON-SPEED
(Autothrottle should maintain On-Speed)

10. FINAL (a) Follow ICLS Needles

(b) Transition to flying the ball once visual

NOTE

• APC does NOT advance throttle on touchdown

• Refer to VDI Caution Indicator Table for summary

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1.2.7 LANDING - CASE III - ACLS

1. Inbound Call (a) UHF 1 & V/UHF 2 ................. As Required

(b) Contact Carrier and note QFE, Pattern Alti-
tude, BRC

2. Cockpit Check (a) Altimeter QFE ............................... Set

(b) Cockpit Lighting ................... As Desired
(c) Navigation Lights ................. As Desired

3. Nav Systems (a) ARA-63 .............................ON & tuned

(b) TACAN ............................. T/R & tuned

4. Approach Use TACAN / ILS steering to follow approach pattern

Navigation before engaging ACLS on final
(a) VDI Mode ................................ NORM
(b) HSD Mode .................................. NAV
(c) HUD Mode .................................. LDG
If ILS steering is desired must set AWL Mode
(d) HUD AWL ..................................... ILS
(e) VDI AWL ...................................... ILS
Set steering command to desired mode
(f) STEER CMD ............. TACAN or AWL/PCD

5. ACLS Setup (a) DL Power ..................................... ON

(b) DL Mode ..................................... TAC
(c) DL Freq. ........................... As Required
(d) APN-154 Power ............................. ON
(e) ACLS TEST Light .....................Verify ON

6. Prepare Landing (a) ANTI-SKID SPOILER BK .................. OFF

Systems (b) HOOK BYPASS ....................... CARRIER
(c) HOOK ......................................... DN
(d) WING SWEEP ............................ AUTO
(e) SPEED BRAKE .............................. OUT

25 NM FROM CARRIER

7. Intercept Mar- • Range – 25nm

shall Radial • Radial – Marshall Radial
• Altitude – 10,000ft (descend to 5,000ft)
• IAS – 250 kts

15 NM FROM CARRIER

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8. Intercept Run- • Range – Maintain 15nm during turn

way Heading • Radial – Runway Heading
• Altitude – Maintain 5,000ft
• IAS – 250 kts

9. Autopilot Setup (a) STEER CMD .......................... AWL/PCD

(b) HUD AWL ....................................ACL
(c) VDI AWL .....................................ACL
(d) Autopilot Selector .........................ACL
(e) Autopilot Switch .................... ENGAGE
(f) A/P REF Light ...............Verify Illuminates
(autopilot ready for activation)
(g) Autothrottle .............................. AUTO

10 NM FROM CARRIER

10. Landing (a) HOOK ......................................... DN

Configuration (b) SPEED BRAKE .............................. OUT
(c) WING SWEEP ................... 20deg AUTO
(d) GEAR ...................................... Down
(e) FLAPS ........................................ Full
(f) AOA ................................. ON-SPEED
(Autothrottle should maintain On-Speed)

11. FINAL (a) LANDING CHK Caution ...Illuminates (6nm)

(b) ACL READY Caution ....... Illuminates (4nm)
(c) AP/CPLR Caution ..................Illuminates
(Indicates Carrier ready to control A/C)
• Localizer Needle – Verify Centered
• Glideslope Needle – Verify Centered
(d) Autopilot Reference ................. Depress
(e) CMD CONTROL Caution ..........Illuminates
(f) 10 SECONDS Caution ............. Illuminates
Prior to touchdown

NOTE

• Pilot should be ready to disengage ACLS at any time

– Can be disengaged with PLM Depress
• APC does NOT advance throttle on touchdown
• Refer to VDI Caution Indicator Table for summary

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Table 1.14: VDI Caution Indicators

Light Description

ADJ A/C Indicates other aircraft close to own traffic pattern

LANDING CHK Indicates carrier has channel ready for ACL, crew
should prepare for carrier landing, center needles

ACL READY Indicates CATCC has aquired aircraft and is transmitting

glidepath information

A/P CPLR Indicates CATCC is ready to control aircraft

CMD CONTROL Indicates aircraft is under data link control for landing

10 SECONDS Indicates that carrier motion is added to data link info

and commands during landing
Indicates 10 seconds to arrival at the next point in ap-
proach pattern in other modes

TILT Caution that data link command received for the last 2
seconds during ACL
When not in ACL it indicates no data link messages dur-
ing last 10 seconds

VOICE Caution that CATCC not ready for ACL, switch to stan-
dard voice procedures

AUTO THRO Caution that autothrottle has been disengaged

A/P REF Indicates autopilot selected but not engaged. Exception

altitude and heading hold

WAVEOFF Indicates waveoff commanded

WING SWEEP Caution indicating failure in both wing-sweep channels

or disengagement of spider detent

REDUCE SPEED Indicates flap retraction failure with greater than 225
knots indicated airspeed
Also indicates safe Mach number exceeded

ALT LOW Non functional, refer to radar altimeter

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1.3 IN-FLIGHT
1.3.1 AERIAL REFUELING

1. REFUELING (a) WCS .........................................STBY

CHECKLIST (b) ARMING ................................... SAFE
(c) DUMP Switch ............................... OFF
(d) AIR SOURCE ............................. L ENG
(e) REFUEL PROBE .....................As desired
(transition light off)
(f) WING SWEEP ...................... As desired

2. DISENGAGE- (a) REFUEL PROBE ............................. RET

MENT (transition light off)
(b) AIR SOURCE .............................. BOTH
(c) WING SWEEP ............................ AUTO

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1.4 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

1.4.1 AIRSTART

• Spooldown Before significant spooldown

(a) Non-Running ENG ............ IDLE or above

If no relight occurs
(b) Non-Running ENG ............ OFF then IDLE

If still no relight occurs

(c) ENG MODE .................................. SEC
(d) Non-Running ENG ............ OFF then IDLE

• Cross-Bleed With one ENG running, if Spooldown fails

Restart (a) Non-Running ENG ........................ OFF
(b) FUEL SHUT OFF ...........................check
(c) Running throttle ........................ 80%+
(d) BACK UP IGNITION ........................ ON
(e) ENG CRANK ................. non-running eng
(f) Non-Running ENG ........................IDLE
If no start occurs
(g) Non-Running ENG ............ OFF then IDLE

If still no start
(h) ENG MODE .................................. SEC
(i) Non-Running ENG ............ OFF then IDLE

• Windmill Restart (a) Airspeed ...............................>450 kts

(b) Throttle ..........................IDLE or above
(c) BACK UP IGNITION ........................ ON
If no relight occurs
(d) Throttle ..........................OFF then IDLE

If still no relight
(e) ENG MODE .................................. SEC
(f) Throttle ..........................OFF then IDLE

• Post Restart (a) BACK UP IGNITION ....................... OFF

(b) ENG MODE ...................................PRI

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Chapter 2

Systems
SYSTEMS

Contents
2.1 FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
2.1.1 AFCS - SAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
2.1.2 AFCS - AUTOPILOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
2.1.3 APC / AUTOTHROTTLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5
2.1.4 ACLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6
2.1.5 WING-SWEEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7
2.2 NAVIGATION SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-9
2.2.1 OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-9
2.2.2 ALIGNMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
.
2.2.3 NAVIGATION UPDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
. -12
2.2.4 INS FAILURE INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
. -13
2.2.5 ALIGNMENT REINITIALIZATION . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
. -15
2.2.6 INS (BACKUP) MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
. -15
2.2.7 WAYPOINT NAVIGATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
. -16
2.2.8 TACAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
. -17
2.3 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
. -18
2.3.1 ARC-159 UHF 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
. -18
2.3.2 ARC-182 V/UHF 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
. -19
2.3.3 ARA-50 UHF ADF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
.
2.3.4 KY-28 VOICE SECURITY EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . 2
. -21
2.3.5 LINK 4 DATALINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
.
2.3.6 ARA-63 ICLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
.
2.3.7 APN-154 RADAR BEACON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
.
2.4 DEFENSIVE SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
.
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2.4.1 ALR-67 RWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24

.
2.4.2 ALE-39 CMS DISPENSER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
.
2.4.3 ALQ-100 / ALQ-126 DECM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
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2.1 FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS

2.1.1 AFCS - SAS

• SAS • Stability Augmentation System

– Not Fly-by-Wire
– Automatic control surface commands
generated by analog computer to im-
prove stability

• Controls • Three individual Switches

– Pitch
– Roll
– Yaw

• Autopilot Emer- • Paddle on Stick

gency Disengage
– Disengages Autopilot Modes
Paddle
– Deactivates Pitch, Roll SAS Channels

2.1.2 AFCS - AUTOPILOT

• Attitude Hold • Basic Attitude Hold

– Maintains existing pitch & roll
– Attitude can be changed with stick in-
put
– If engaged outside limits will automati-
cally move within range
• Limits
– Pitch: 30 deg
– Roll: 60 deg
• Engagement
(a) SAS Switches ..................ON (FWD)
(b) Alt. Hold Mode ...................... OFF
(c) VEC/PCD/ACL ........................ OFF
(d) Heading Mode ....................... OFF
(e) Autopilot Switch ...... ENGAGE (FWD)

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• Altitude Hold • Barometric Altitude Hold

– Maintains current barometric altitude
• Limits
– Vertical velocity: < 100 ft/s
• Engagement
(a) SAS Switches ..................ON (FWD)
(b) Autopilot Switch ...... ENGAGE (FWD)
(c) Alt. Hold Mode ...............ALT (FWD)
(d) A/P REF Light ....... Wait until appears
(e) NWS Button ......................... Press

• Heading Hold • Magnetic Heading Hold

– Maintains current magneatic heading
• Limits
– Bank angle < 5 deg
• Engagement
(a) SAS Switches ..................ON (FWD)
(b) Autopilot Switch ...... ENGAGE (FWD)
(c) Heading Mode .............. HDG (FWD)

• Ground Track • Autopilot follows ground track

– Similar to heading hold
– Compensates for wind drift
– Uses INS data instead of mag. bearing
• Limits
– Bank angle < 5 deg
• Engagement
(a) SAS Switches ..................ON (FWD)
(b) Autopilot Switch ...... ENGAGE (FWD)
(c) Heading Mode ..................GT (AFT)
(d) A/P REF Light ....... Wait until appears
(e) NWS Button ......................... Press

• VEC/PCD • Vector / Precision Course Direction

– Allows Link 4 controller to remotely di-
rect the aircraft
– Not Modelled in DCS

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• ACL • Automatic Carrier Landing

– See ACLS Section

• Autopilot Emer- • Paddle on Stick

gency Disengage
– Disengages Autopilot Modes
Paddle
– Deactivates Pitch, Roll SAS Channels

2.1.3 APC / AUTOTHROTTLE

• APC • Approach Power Compensator

– Automatic throttle control
– Maintains ON SPEED AoA

• Conditions Inhibited / disengaged if conditions not met:

• Throttles .......................75%-90% RPM
• Landing Gear Handle .................. Down
• Weight on Wheels .......................... No

• Engage • Throttle Mode ................... AUTO (FWD)

• Disengage CAGE/SEAM Button

NOTE

• With APC engaged use gentle pitch input to adjust glideslope

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2.1.4 ACLS

• ACLS • Automatic Carrier Landing System

• Precision Datalink Landing guidance using
APN-154 Radar Beacon

• ACLS Setup • DL Power ..................................... ON

• DL Mode ..................................... TAC
• DL Freq. ........................... As Required
• APN-154 Power ............................. ON
• ACLS TEST Light .....................Verify ON

• Autopilot Setup • STEER CMD .......................... AWL/PCD

• HUD AWL ....................................ACL
• VDI AWL .....................................ACL
• Autopilot Selector .........................ACL
• Autopilot Switch .................... ENGAGE
• A/P REF Light ...............Verify Illuminates
(autopilot ready for activation)
• Autothrottle .............................. AUTO

• ACLS Engage (a) LANDING CHK Caution ...Illuminates (6nm)

(b) ACL READY Caution ....... Illuminates (4nm)
(c) AP/CPLR Caution ..................Illuminates
• Localizer Needle – Verify Centered
• Glideslope Needle – Verify Centered
(d) Autopilot Reference ................. Depress
(e) CMD CONTROL Caution ..........Illuminates
(f) 10 SECONDS Caution ............. Illuminates
Prior to touchdown

• Disengage • ACLS – PLM

• Autothrottle – CAGE/SEAM Button

NOTE

• ACLS can not handle large deviations

– Must be ON-Localizer & ON-Glideslope at engagement
– Pilot should be ready to disengage ACLS at any time
• APC does NOT advance throttle on touchdown
• Refer to VDI Caution Indicator Table for summary

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2.1.5 WING-SWEEP

• Overview • In Flight Limited between 20 deg & 68

deg
• On Ground can Oversweep to 75 deg
• Hydromechanically Controlled
– Automatically through CADC
– Manually with emergency wing-sweep
handle
• 15 deg/s at 1g loading
• Mechanically linked to ensure symmetry

• CADC Modes • AUTO

– CADC controls wing position as function
of current Mach via wing-sweep pro-
gram
• MAN
– Pilot manually chooses desired wing
sweep angle with thumb controller
• BOMB
– Sets wing sweep to 55 deg or further
aft

• Emergency Mode • Emergency Wing-Sweep Handle

– Moved with wing sweep program by
spider detent under normal operation
– Can be forced out of spider detent and
moved manually

• Oversweep • Selected via Emergency Wing-Sweep

Handle
(a) Em. Wing-Sweep ................ 68 deg
Wait for wing-seal airbags to deflate
(b) HZ TAIL AUTH .............. Illuminated
(c) Em. Wing-Sweep ................ 75 deg

• Return to CADC • After Emergency Mode / Oversweep

Control
(a) Em. Wing-Sweep ....... Spider Detent
(Fwd on startup)
(b) MASTER RESET ..................... Press

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Indicated Mach Max Forward Wing Position

0.4 20 deg

0.7 25 deg

0.8 50 deg

0.9 60 deg

1.0 68 deg

NOTE

• Indicates Max forward selectable wing sweep position

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2.2 NAVIGATION SYSTEMS

2.2.1 OVERVIEW

• CAINS Carrier Aircraft Inertial Navigation System

• Primary navigation system of F-14
• Additionally provides own position for tacti-
cal systems (long range missiles & D/L)

• Main • IMU – Inertial Measurement Unit

Components
– 3-Axis, 4-Gimbal system prevents
gimbal-lock
– 2 gyros provide aircraft attitude and
stabilize the platform
– 3 accelerometers measure accelera-
tions in all orthogonal axes
• CSDC – Computer Signal Data Converter
– Handles data interface between sen-
sors and WCS
• WCS – AWG-9 Computer
– performs general navigation computa-
tions and provides them to PILOT & RIO
through displays
• NPS – Navigation Power Supply
– Provides power to IMU & CSDC
• Subsytems
– Radar Altimeter
– TACAN
– AHRS

• Controls • CAP – Used for Data Entry

• NAV MODE Selector – Used to select align-
ment/operation mode

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2.2.2 ALIGNMENT

• Enter GND Align (a) NAV MODE Switch .............. GND ALIGN
• Requires A/C or Homebase Lat, Long,
Alt
• Can be entered before or within 90-
120 s after selecting GND ALIGN

• Enter CVA Align (a) Datalink ...................................... ON

(b) WCS .........................................STBY
(c) D/L Mode ...................... CAINS/WAYPT
(d) NAV MODE Switch ............... CVA ALIGN

• Indicators & Initialization

Symbology • After 20 s STBY/READY Lights illuminate
• TID displays alignment time of 0.7 during
initialization
• After 42-45 s NAV COMP and READY lights
extinguish, indicating IMU is ready
Coarse Alignment
• CARET before coarse-align complete
marker (first tick)
Fine Alignment
• DIAMOND between 1st and 3rd ticks
• 2nd Tick – min weapon launch criteria met
– STBY Light – extinguishes
– READY Light – light illuminates
– INS Mode – may be selected
• 3rd Tick – fine alignment complete
– Dot appears in Diamond

• Exit Alignment (a) NAV Mode ................................... INS

• READY Light – extinguishes
• Tactical tape appears
• Normal navigation display available

• Automatic Stored • Reference alignment stored prior to

Heading powering-down the aircraft
• Allows for fine alignment in < 2min
• ASH acronym shown on TID during align

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• Handset Align • Allows for carrier alignment even when SINS

data not available
• Indicated by flashing HS acronym on TID on
setting NAV MODE to CVA ALIGN
• Total align duration slightly longer due to
ship’s motion
RIO must enter following data (in order)
(a) Ship’s speed, true heading
(b) Lat/Long
(c) Corrected pressure altitude

NOTE

• Parking brake must be on during initialization of any mode

– If released during coarse align, STBY and READY lights flash,
align program reinitializes
– If released during fine align, suspend align discrete sent to
CSDC, STBY or READY light blinks, time-to-align clock on TID
stops
– During suspend align taxiing more than 4000 ft will render the
INS performance unreliable
• GND Align
– Whatever has been hooked when ALIGN is selected is injected
as own-aircraft coordinates
– If fine align complete not yet achieved, own-aircraft latitude
entry will reinitialize the alignment
• CVA Align
– You will get Erroneous Heading Readings on a Carrier (up to
30 deg) due to ship’s magnetic field
– Deviation goes away shortly after takeoff

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2.2.3 NAVIGATION UPDATE

• Radar Update Prestored update point must be easily recognizable

through pulse ground returns
(a) Desired Update Point ................ Hooked
(b) Radar Mode ..................... PULSE SRCH
(c) Sensor Control Panel ...................... Set
• STAB Switch – IN
• EL BARS – 1
• AZ SCAN – As Desired
(d) RDR FIX Button ....................... Depress
(e) HCU Mode .................................. DDD
(f) HCU ................................ Half-Action
• HCU cursor visible on DDD
• Position cursor over desired point
(g) HCU ................................. Full-Action
• TID – observe lat/long delta
• If results unsatisfactory deselect RDR
FIX, repeat from (d)
(h) FIX ENABLE Button ...................Depress

• TACAN Update Prestored update point must be colocated with TACAN

station
(a) TACAN ............................. On & Tuned
(b) Desired Update Point ................ Hooked
(c) TACAN FIX Button ....................Depress
• TID – observe lat/long delta
• If results unsatisfactory deselect TACAN
FIX, repeat from (b)
(d) FIX ENABLE Button ...................Depress

• Visual Update (a) Desired Update Point ................ Hooked

(b) VIS FIX Button ........................ Depress
(As overflying waypoint)
• TID – observe lat/long delta
• If results unsatisfactory, press VIS FIX
to clear data and try again
(c) FIX ENABLE Button ...................Depress

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WARNING

• Nav update can easily lead to an increase in Navigation Error

rather than reduction

2.2.4 INS FAILURE INDICATORS

• NAV COMP Light • If illuminates while NAV MODE is in INS in-

dicates failure in INS or CSDC
• Navigation system automatically switches to
IMU/AM
• Remains illuminated until NAV MODE is set
to IMU/AM

• IMU Light • Indicates failure of IMU

• Nav system automatically switches to
AHRS/AM
• Remains illuminated until NAV MODE
Switch is set to AHRS/AM

• AHRS Light • Indicates AHRS self-test detected a failure

• Magnetic heading now commanded by WCS
computer using last known mag var values
• Heading values will degrade over time

• TID Acronyms Appear between first and second ticks

• C – Cal Data Fail
• T – Temp (cold IMU)
• S – SINS Data Invalid
• O – Observable (alignment data bad)

• INS Indicators See INS Status Indicators

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Table 2.10: INS Status Indicators

STBY READY Description

ON ON • Normal during align initialization

• Else indicates IMU, NAV COMP, NPS or
AHRS Failure
ON OFF • Normal during align after initialization
• Normal when IMU/AM selected prior to
completion of coarse align
FLASH FLASH • Alignment not initiated due to suspended
alignment (check parking brake)
FLASH OFF • Align suspended (check parking brake)
OFF ON • Min weapon launch requirements met
OFF OFF • System operating normally
OFF FLASH (after 5s both off)
• Occurs when IMU/AM selected and IMU is
aligned. If another mode not selected within
5 s, alignment lost, INS not available
OFF FLASH • Alignment suspended past mission alert cri-
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2.2.5 ALIGNMENT REINITIALIZATION

• Reinitialization If observable acronym (O) or align stalls during

fine align. RIO can apply any of following meth-
ods

• Method 1 (a) NAV MODE ................................. OFF

(b) WCS .......................................... OFF
(c) Proceed with normal start sequence

• Method 2 (a) NAV MODE ................................. OFF

(b) NAV MODE ............. Desired Align Mode

• Method 3 (a) NAV MODE .................................. INS

Verify IN on TID
(b) NAV MODE ................................. OFF
(c) NAV MODE ............. Desired Align Mode

2.2.6 INS (BACKUP) MODES

• INS Mode • Standard Navigation Mode

• IMU provides system state

• IMU/AM Mode • Backup Navigation Mode

• Automatic activation upon CSDC or select
IMU failures
• TID – IM replaces IN acronym
• STBY, READY lights flash until RIO sets NAV
MODE to IMU/AM

• IMU/AM Mode • Backup Navigation Mode

• Automatic activation upon IMU failure
• TID – AH replaces IN/IM acronym
• STBY, READY lights illuminate until RIO sets
NAV MODE to AHRS/AM
• Uses dead-reckoning from last known po-
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2.2.7 WAYPOINT NAVIGATION

• Reference Point • Navigation Waypoint – Used for naviga-

Types tion. Maximum of 3 stored simultaneously
• Fixed Point (FP) – Arbitrary point to estab-
lish current position relative to external ref-
erences
• Initial Point (IP) – Starting point for A/G
attack run
• Surface Target (ST) – Enemy surface target
• Defended Point (DP) – Area to protect (i.e
friendly forces)
• Hostile Area (HA) – Area with known
ground or air hostiles
• Home Base (HB) – Airfield / CV

• CAP Entry (a) CAP CATEGORY .................... TAC DATA

(b) Desired Point ............................ Select
(c) Cap Keyboard .......................... CLEAR
(d) LAT ................................ Input, ENTER
(e) LONG ............................. Input, ENTER

• Point Navigation (a) CAP CATEGORY .................... TAC DATA

(b) Desired Point ............................ Select
(c) DEST Mode Selector ...............As Desired
(d) Monitor steering information on Displays

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2.2.8 TACAN

• Overview TACtical Air Navigation System

• Indicates Position relative to station
– Slant Range within 0.1 nm
– Bearing within 0.5 deg
• Operating Range – approx 300 nm
• Channels – 126

• Power / Tune (a) Mode ................................ As Desired

• REC – Receive only
• T/R – Transmit & Receive, enables
ranging
• A/A – Air to air mode
(b) Frequency .......................... As Desired
(c) TACAN CMD ......................As Required
(Corresponding Crewmember)

• Pilot Setup (a) STEER CMD ............................. TACAN

(b) HSD MODE ................................. NAV
(c) Desired Course ............ Set via CRS Knob
(d) Consult BDHI, HSD to track TACAN station

• Miscellaneous • BIT Button – Initiates self test

• GO & NO-GO Lights – Indicate BIT result
• VOL Knob – Allows audio monitoring
• BCN Mode – Beacon Mode (Non-functional)

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2.3 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

2.3.1 ARC-159 UHF 1

• Stats • Range – 225.000 - 399.975 MHz

• Steps – 25 kHz
• Channels – 20

• Power Function Selector – BOTH

• Tune • Channel
(a) Mode Selector ................... PRESET
(b) CHAN Select Knob ................Rotate
(until desired channel)
• Manual
(a) Mode Selector ................. MANUAL
(b) Freq. Tuning Switches ........... Adjust
(until desired Frequency)
• Guard
(a) Mode Selector ................... GUARD

• Adjust Volume • Pilot – VOL Knob on ARC-159 Panel

• RIO – UHF 1 VOL Knob on COMMUNICA-
TION/TACAN Panel

• Load Channel (a) Preset Channel .....................As Desired

(b) READ Switch ................................ ON
(c) Manual Frequency ................ As Desired
(d) LOAD Button .......................... Depress
(e) READ Switch ................................OFF

• Miscellaneous • TONE Button – Steady 1.020 kHz test tone

• READ Swtich – Displays freq. of channel
• SQL Switch – Toggles radio squelch
• BRT/TEST Knob
– Controls Radio FREQ Display
– Turn past max to display 888.888

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2.3.2 ARC-182 V/UHF 2

• Stats • Band 1 – 30 - 88 MHz

• Band 2 – 108 - 156 MHz
• Band 3 – 156 - 174 MHz
• Band 4 – 225 - 399.975 MHz
• Steps – 25 kHz
• Channels – 30 selectable

• Power Function Selector – T/R & G

• Tune • Channel
(a) Freq. Mode Selector ............PRESET
(b) CHAN Select Knob ................Rotate
(until desired channel)
• Manual
(a) Freq. Mode Selector ...............MAN
(b) Freq. Tuning Switches ........... Adjust
(until desired Frequency)
• Guard
(a) Mode Selector ........................... G

• Adjust Volume • Pilot – V/UHF 2 Knob on VOLUME Panel

• RIO – VOL Knob on V/UHF 2 Panel

• Load Channel (a) Preset Channel .....................As Desired

(b) Freq. Mode ............................... READ
(c) Manual Frequency ................ As Desired
(d) Freq. Mode ...............................LOAD
(e) Freq. Mode ............................... READ
(f) Freq. Mode .............................PRESET

• Miscellaneous • UHF Mode Switch – Selects between

AM/FM while in 225-399 MHz band
• TEST Mode – V/UHF 2 BIT
• TONE Button – Steady 1.020 kHz test tone
• READ Swtich – Displays freq. of channel
• SQL Switch – Toggles radio squelch
• BRT Knob – Controls display brightness

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NOTE

• UHF 1 Pilot Controlled & V/UHF 2 RIO Controlled

– Crewmembers can transmit on either radio
– Necessitates crew communication for tuning / mode selection
• UHF 1 Guard
– BOTH – monitoring of selected freq. and Guard (243.00)
– GUARD – enables monitoring and transmission on UHF Guard
• V/UHF 2 Guard
– G – selects Guard frequency in last used radio band
– 243 – forces selection of UHF Guard (243.00)

2.3.3 ARA-50 UHF ADF

• Overview Automatic Direction Finder

• Used with ARC-182 Radio
• BDHI – Displays Relative Bearing to trans-
mitting ground station
• Range – Line of sight
• Frequency Range – 108-399.975 MHz
• Only operable for RIO

• Power / Tune (a) V/UHF 2 Mode .............................. T/R

(warm-up, at least 5 min)
(b) V/UHF 2 Frequency Mode .............. MAN
(c) V/UHF 2 Frequency ............... As desired
(d) V/UHF 2 Mode ............................... DF

NOTE

• UHF 1 ADF is not functional despite controls in PILOT cockpit

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2.3.4 KY-28 VOICE SECURITY EQUIPMENT

• KY-28 Voice Se- • Voice Ciphering

curity Equipment • Integrated with UHF 1 and V/UHF 2
• 2 min Warmup

• ZEROIZE • Lift Guard to Erase Preloaded Codes

Switch • Codes loaded via ground crew

• Power-Mode • Selects Mode

Switch
– P/OFF – Removes power from system
– C – Transmit / Receive in secure mode
– DELAY – Between PTT and trans.

• Radio-Select • Selects Radio Mode

Switch
– RELAY – Acts as relay for other stations
(not simulated)
– RAD-2 – Secure voice for V/UHF 2
– RAD-1 – Secure voice for UHF 1

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2.3.5 LINK 4 DATALINK

• Stats • Modes – Mutually exclusive

– Link 4A – AWACS / Surface Ship
– Link 4C – Tomcat to Tomcat
• Range – 300.0 - 324.9 MHz
• Data Speed – up to 5000 bit/s!

• Power / Basic (a) Power Switch .......................As Desired

Modes
• Link 4A – ON Position
• Link 4C – AUX Position

• Tune (a) MODE Switch ....................... As Desired

• TAC – Normal airborne mode
• CAINS/WAYPT – Enables CV align
(b) Freq. Thumbwheels ...............As Desired

• Miscellaneous • Test Switch – Controls test / anti-jam modes

– TEST – Initiates BIT
– NORM – Normal Operation
– A-J – Anti-Jam (not simulated)
• ANTENNA Switch
– UHF 1 LWR / DL UPR
– UHF 1 UPR / DL LWR
• REPLY Switch
– NORM – Own Aircraft replies to
datalink messages
– CANC – Receive only
• Address Thumbwheels – Sets two least sig-
nificant bits of aircraft D/L address

NOTE

• All controls in RIO Cockpit

• Datalink Frequency – First digit fixed as 3
• Antenna – Shared with UHF 1, Mutually Exclusive

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2.3.6 ARA-63 ICLS

• Overview • Instrument Carrier Landing System

• Provides Glideslope and Localizer Needles
for precision approach

• Power ARA-63 POWER – ON

• Tune (a) ICLS Channel Selector ............ As Desired

• Display (a) HUD MODE ................................. LDG

(b) VDI MODE ............................... NORM
(c) HUD AWL ..................................... ILS
(d) VDI AWL ...................................... ILS
(e) STEER CMD .......................... AWL/PCD
(f) HUD / VDI ...............Verify needles visible

• Miscellaneous • BIT Button – Displays landing sybology if

HUD & VDI modes set accordingly

2.3.7 APN-154 RADAR BEACON

• Overview • Radar Beacon for ACLS tracking &

guidance

• Power PWR Switch – ON

• Tune (a) Datalink ..............................ON & TAC

(b) Datalink Host ................................ CV
(c) ACLS TEST Light ................... Illuminates

• Miscellaneous • ACLS TEST Button – Illuminates indicating

successful test when in ACLS Mode
• MODE Selector
– ACLS – Enables augmentor. Required
for CATCC radar lock on for ACLS
– SINGLE – Beacon responds to single
pulses
– DOUBLE – Beacon responds to double
pulses

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2.4 DEFENSIVE SYSTEMS

2.4.1 ALR-67 RWR

• Threat Bands See RWR Symbology

• Outer / Critical Band
– Imminent threat to own aircraft
– Blinking – engaging own aircraft
• Middle / Lethal Band
– Potentially threatening emitters
• Inner / Non-Lethal Band
– Not within threat range

• Power PWR Switch – ON

• Volume • PILOT – ALR-67 Knob on VOLUME Panel

• RIO – VOL Knob on RWR Panel

• Change Display (a) DISPLAY TYPE Selector ........... As Desired

Type
• NORM – Normal threat symbology
• AI – Airborne Interceptor prioritized
• AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery prioritized
• UNK – Unknown prioritized
• FRIEND – Friendly threats prioritized
(b) Display Center .............Verify Symbology

• Alert Tones • Short Tone – New emitter / emitter moved

• Slow Warbling – Threat in critical band
• Fast Warbling – Threat engaging own A/C
• 4-Tone Sequence – New threat capable of
silently engaging own aircraft

• Inner Circle • N, I, A, U, F – Prioritization type

Symbology • O – Offset, L – Limit, B – BIT Failure,
T – Thermal overload

• Miscellaneous • Test Switch

– BIT – Initiates Build In Test
– SPL – Holds BIT status page while held
• MODE Switch
– OFST – Separates overlapping symbols
– LMT – Displays 6 highest threats

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2.4.2 ALE-39 CMS DISPENSER

• ALE-39 • Control – Pilot and/or RIO

• Operation – manual, program, auto-chaff
• Capacity – 60 cartridges (100 with LAU-
138)

• Power (a) PWR/MODE Switch ...................... MAN

(or AUTO(CHAFF) / MAN)
(b) FLARE MODE Switch ................... PILOT

• Chaff Setup • B QTY – Cartridges per burst

– 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / C (continuous) / R (ran-
dom, 4-6 cartridges)
• B INTV – Seconds between cartridges
– .1 / .2 / .5 / .7 / 1 / R (random)
• S QTY – Salvos of bursts per program
– 1 / 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 15
• S INT – Seconds between salvos
– 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10

• Flare Setup • QTY – Cartridges per burst

– 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10
• INTV – seconds between cartridges
– 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10

• LAU-138 • Hold 20 chaff cartridges (equivalent) each

• When mounted R10 controls LAU-138,
R20 controls both R10 R20 buckets

• Load Cartridges (a) RESET Switch ....................... Hold 5 sec

(resets internal counters)
(b) L10/L20/R10/R20 ....................... C or F
(as required)

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• Miscellaneous • Jammer Settings – Not implemented in DCS

• FLARE MODE Switch
– MULT – Fires 1 flare from each flare
bucket per pulse
– NORM – Normal behavior per pulse
– PILOT – 1 Flare per DLC depress
• SALVO FLARES – Rapidly ejects all flares

NOTE

• Burst settings R & C have special behavior

– C QTY R INTV – 1st 3 cartidges at 0.125s intervals, rest at 0.25-
4s intervals until all cartridges ejected
– R QTY R INTV – Each burst has 4-6 cartidges, 1st 3 cartidges of
1st burst at 0.125s intervals, rest at intervals of 0.25-4s
– R QTY Number INTV – Each burst has 4-6 cartridges, 1st 3 car-
tridges of 1st burst at 0.125s intervals
– Fixed QTY R INTV – Each burst ejects 1 cartridge disregarding
B QTY
• AUTO (CHAFF) / MAN
– Automatic chaff ejection (often wasteful)

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2.4.3 ALQ-100 / ALQ-126 DECM

• DECM • Defensive Electronic Counter Measures

• Modelled as simple noise jammers in DCS

• Power (a) Mode Selector ................... HOLD 3 SEC

(b) Mode Selector ............................. ACT
(BIT, approx 30s)
(c) Mode Selector ..............................REC
(Receive only mode)
(d) Mode Selector .............................. RPT
(Full system functionality)

• Miscellaneous • AUDIO Knob – Controls volume of audio

played to RIO. Audio is generated directly
from received PRF signals
• STANDBY Light – Indicates system warmup
not yet complete or system has a fault

• Threat Advisory See Threat Advisory Indicators for RCV/XMIT

Indicator Status

Table 2.25: Threat Advisory Indicators

Light Description

IFF Friendly IFF signal received but no reply generated

RCV ALQ-126 DECM is receiving a signal

XMIT ALQ-126 DECM is transmitting

SAM Steady – Lockon from SAM detected

Flashing – SAM launch detected

AAA Steady – Lockon from AAA detected

Flashing – AAA engagement detected

CW CW emitter detected

AI Airborne Intercepter lockon detected

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Chapter 3

AWG-9 RADAR

AWG-9
Contents
3.1 OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
3.1.1 MAIN MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
3.2 PULSE MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4
3.2.1 PULSE SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4
3.2.2 PSTT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5
3.2.3 PSTT ACQUISITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7
3.3 PULSE DOPPLER MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8
3.3.1 PULSE DOPPLER SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8
3.3.2 RWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-11
3.3.3 TWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
. -12
3.3.4 TWS MAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14
3.3.5 TWS AUTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
. -15
3.3.6 PDSTT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
. -16
3.3.7 PDSTT ACQUISITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-17
3.4 ACM MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-18
3.4.1 OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-18
3.5 APX-76 IFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
.
3.5.1 OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
.

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3.1 OVERVIEW

Table 3.1: Overview of AWG-9 Radar Modes

Pulse Pulse Doppler

Pulse P-STT PD RWS TWS PD-STT

Search Search

Range 60 nm 50 nm 110 nm 90 90 90 nm
(ap- nm nm
prox.)

AIM-7 BRSIT CW BRSIT - PD

AIM-54 BRSIT ACT BRSIT Multi PD/ACT

TGT

3.1.1 MAIN MODES

• Pulse • Basic Pulse w/o doppler filtering

– Cannot be notched
– Ground Clutter
– Rudimentary Ground mapping
• Pulse Sub-Modes
– Pulse Search
– Pulse-STT

• Pulse Doppler • Doppler filter –> no ground returns

– Susceptible to notching
– No ground clutter
– Greater range
– Advanced sub modes
– AIM-54 Guidance
• Pulse Doppler Sub-Modes
– PD Search
– RWS
– TWS
– PD-STT

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3.2 PULSE MODES

3.2.1 PULSE SEARCH

Figure 3.1: DDD Format in Pulse Search Mode

• Pulse Search Basic Mode - AWG-9 does not use pulse doppler
filtering
• Advantages
– All aspect target detection
– Cannot be notched
– Rudimentary ground mapping
• Disadvantages
– No ground return filtering
– Lower range

• DDD • Range/Azimuth
• Visualization of radar and erase sweeps

• TID • No Information from Pulse

• Cannot guide AIM-54

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3.2.2 PSTT

Figure 3.2: DDD Format in PSTT Mode

• Pulse STT Lock Target w/o doppler filtering

• Advantages – Cannot be notched
• Disadvantages – Susceptible to ground
clutter

• DDD • Track Indications

– ANT TRK & RDROT lights
– Tracking gates
– Closure rate
– Attack Symbology

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NOTE

• PSTT Lock Affects Missile Logic

– AIM-54 launched in Active Launch Mode
– AIM-7 launched in CW Mode

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3.2.3 PSTT ACQUISITION

• Pulse To PSTT • Conditions

– Pulse Search Mode selected
– RDR HCU Mode selected
• Lock Target
(a) Hold HCU Half-action
(b) Slew acquisition gates over desired
Target on DDD
(c) HCU Full-Action to lock
• Unlock Target
(d) HCU Half-action

• TWS to PSTT • Conditions

– TWS Mode selected
– RDR HCU Mode selected
• Lock Target
(a) Hook Target on TID
(b) Press PSTT button on DDD Panel
• Unlock Target
(c) HCU Half-action

• ACM to PSTT • Lock Target

(a) Select desired ACM Mode (Pilot or RIO)
(b) Place target in search volume through
maneuvering
• Unlock Target
(c) HCU Half-action

• PDSTT to PSTT • Conditions

– Target PDSTT Locked
• Lock Target
(a) Press PSTT button on DDD Panel
• Unlock Target
(b) HCU Half-action

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3.3 PULSE DOPPLER MODES

3.3.1 PULSE DOPPLER SEARCH

Figure 3.3: DDD Format in PD Search Mode

• Pulse Doppler “Early Warning” Mode - Longest Range, cannot

Search display range
• Advantages
– Longest Range
– Doppler Filtering
– “Look Down Shoot Down”
• Disadvantages
– Can be notched
– No range information

• DDD • Closure Rate/Azimuth

• Visualization of radar and erase sweeps

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• Doppler Filters • MLC – Main Lobe Clutter Filter

– Own GS +/- 133 knots
– Removes main ground return
– Source of notching
• ZD – Zero Doppler Filter
– Negative own GS +/- 100 knots
– Removes Radar reflection from ground
directly beneath own AC

• MLC Switch • IN: Enables MLC filter

• AUTO: Enables MLC filter if look-up angle
less than 3 deg
• OUT: Disables MLC filter

• Vc Switch Changes closure rate DDD scale

• X-4: -800 to 4000 knots
• NORM: -200 to 1000 knots
• VID: -50 to 250 knots

• ASPECT Switch Changes closure rate processing scale

• NOSE: -600 to 1800 knots
• BEAM: -1200 to 1200 knots
• TAIL: -1800 to 600 knots

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Figure 3.4: DDD Showing Contacts in PD Mode

Table 3.7: Target Data for Figure 3.4

Look Angle Line of Sight Rate Target Heading

1 60 deg 1490 180 deg

2 45 deg 1500 120 deg

3 30 deg 1428 100 deg

4 0 deg 1200 90 deg

5 30 deg 672 80 deg

6 45 deg 210 60 deg

7 60 deg -300 0 deg

NOTE

• Target 4 is notching and thus shows no radar return

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3.3.2 RWS

• Range While FM Ranging, used for getting good A/A picture

Search before selecting TWS
• FM Ranging
– Pulse Doppler with ranging
– TID shows momentary tracks with
ranges
– Processing reduces max range
• Advantages
– Long Range
– Doppler Filtering
– “Look Down Shoot Down”
– Signal Processing
• Disadvantages
– Can be notched

• DDD • Closure Rate/Azimuth

• Visualization of radar and erase sweeps

• TID • Momentary Tracks

• Max concurrent tracks: 48
• Cannot lock targets from TID

• Doppler Filters • MLC – Main Lobe Clutter Filter

– Own GS +/- 133 knots
– Removes main ground return
– Source of notching
• ZD – Zero Doppler Filter
– Negative own GS +/- 100 knots
– Removes Radar reflection from ground
directly beneath own AC

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3.3.3 TWS

• Track While Scan Builds Track Files, high situational awareness,

multi-target AIM-54 launch
• Track Files
– AWG-9 builds Trackfiles for contacts
– Can launch multiple AIM-54
– Processing reduces max range
– Can lock targets from TID
• FM Ranging
– Pulse Doppler with ranging
– TID shows momentary tracks with
ranges
– Processing reduces max range
• Advantages
– Doppler Filtering
– Multi-Target AIM-54
• Disadvantages
– Lowest Range
– Can be notched

• DDD • Closure Rate/Azimuth

• Visualization of radar and erase sweeps

• TID • Tracksfiles
• Max concurrent tracks: 24
• Max displayed tracks: 18

• Doppler Filters • MLC – Main Lobe Clutter Filter

– Own GS +/- 133 knots
– Removes main ground return
– Source of notching
• ZD – Zero Doppler Filter
– Negative own GS +/- 100 knots
– Removes Radar reflection from ground
directly beneath own AC

• Scan Volume Trackfiles require update every 2.5 s –>

• 20 deg 4 bar (if selected)
• 40 deg 2 bar (else)

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• TID Mode • GND STAB: Ground Stabilized, True North is

Selector up on TID
• A/C STAB: Aircraft Stabilized
• ATTAK: same as A/C STAB with superim-
posed attack steering symbology
• TV: Displays TCS on TID, dispays LANTIRN
on TID if equipped

• TID Display • RID DISABLE: Not simulated

Selector • ALT NUM: Enables display of track altitudes
Buttons on left side of track symbols
• SYM ELEM: Enables display of all supple-
mentary symbology of tracks and waypoints
• DATA LINK: Enables display of D/L contacts
• JAM STROBE: Enables display of jam
strobes
• NON-ATTK: enables/disables display of
targets not possible to engage (friendlies)
• LAUNCH ZONE: Enables display of weapon
launch zones
• VEL VECTOR: Enables display of velocity
vectors

• TRACK HOLD • TRACK HOLD

CLSN Steering – Normally: Tracks maintained for 14 s
Buttons after last observation
– Track Hold: maintained for 2 min after
last observation
• CLSN Button
– begins collision steering to currently
tracked target
– enables Steering Centroid if in TWS
– LD CLSN presents azimuth steering only
– CLSN presents both azimuth and eleva-
tion steering

• TWS AUTO / MAN • TWS MAN: Manual azimuth/elevation con-

trol, target designation by RIO
• TWS AUTO: Automatic prioritization of tar-
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3.3.4 TWS MAN

• TWS MAN • Target Selection: Manual

• Scan Azimuth/Elevation: Manual

• Target Selection • Conditions

– TWS MAN Radar Mode selected
– TID CURSOR TID Mode selected
• Hook Target
(a) Hold HCU Half-Action
(b) Slew TID Cursor over desired Tgt
(c) HCU Full-Action to select Tgt
• TID Symbology
– Range (RA)
– Bearing (BR)
– Altitude (AL)
– Magnetic course (MC)
• Lock Target
(d) Press PD STT or Pulse STT buttons
• Deselect Target
(e) press HCU Half-Action

• AIM-54 Launch • Automatically selects TWS AUTO

• Prevents selection of TWS MAN

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3.3.5 TWS AUTO

• TWS AUTO • Target Selection: prioritizes contacts based

off range, aspect, closure
• Scan Azimuth/Elevation: Geometric center
of targets in scan volume

• Centroid / Steer- • Steering Centroid

ing Cues
– facilitates steering cues
– HUD, VDI, TID, DDD
– Appears as X on TID
– Takes Gimbal limits into account
– Weights individual Tracks based on pa-
rameters
• Illumination Centroid
– Not Visible
– Controls azimuth and elevation of scan
pattern
– Takes scan volume into account

• Pilot Steering • Conditions

Cues
– A-A HUD Mode selected
– Master Arm ON (UP)
– AIM-54 or AIM-7 selected
– TWS-AUTO selected

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3.3.6 PDSTT

Figure 3.5: DDD Format in PDSTT Mode

• Pulse Doppler • Advantages – Ground Clutter filtering

STT • Disadvantages – Susceptible to notching

• DDD • Track Indications

– ANT TRK & RDROT lights
– Tracking gates
– Closure rate
– Attack Symbology

NOTE

• PDSTT Lock Affects Missile Logic

– Enables launch of AIM-54/AIM-7 in PD Mode
– AIM-7 PD launch requires MSL OPTIONS Switch to be in SP PD

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3.3.7 PDSTT ACQUISITION

• PD To PDSTT • Conditions
– PD Search Mode selected
– RDR HCU Mode selected
• Lock Target
(a) Hold HCU Half-action
(b) Slew acquisition gates over desired
Target on DDD
(c) HCU Full-Action to lock
• Unlock Target
(d) HCU Half-action

• TWS to PDSTT • Conditions

– TWS Mode selected
– RDR HCU Mode selected
• Lock Target
(a) Hook Target on TID
(b) Press PDSTT button on DDD Panel
• Unlock Target
(c) HCU Half-action

• PSTT to PDSTT • Conditions

– Target PSTT Locked
• Lock Target
(a) Press PDSTT button on DDD Panel
• Unlock Target
(b) HCU Half-action

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3.4 ACM MODES

3.4.1 OVERVIEW

PLM VSL PAL MRL

Range 5 nm 5 nm 15 nm 5 nm

Description Boresight Vertical Horizontal RIO

Weapons Gun + All Missiles

• PLM • Pilot Lockon Mode – see Figure 3.6a

• Highest Priority ACM
• Search Pattern
– Small Boresight
– Range: 5 nm

• VSL • Vertical Scan Lockon – see Figure 3.6c

• HI Search Pattern
– Width: 5 deg
– Vertical: +15 to +55 deg
– Range: 5 nm
• LO Search Pattern
– Width: 5 deg
– Vertical: -15 to +25 deg
– Range: 5 nm
• RIO/PILOT Controlled

• PAL • Pilot Automatic Lockon

• Search Pattern
– Width: +/- 20 deg
– Vertical: 8-bar
– Range: 15 nm

• MRL • Manual Rapid Lockon – see Figure 3.6b

• RIO Controlled
• Search Pattern
– HCU Controlled
– Range: 5 nm

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NOTE

• ACM Modes Result in PSTT Lock – affects missile logic

– AIM-54 launched in Active Launch Mode
– AIM-7 launched in CW Mode

WARNING

• Active Launch Mode Phoenixes Have Limited IFF Capability

– Employ with caution when friendlies airborne

(a) PLM Search Pattern

(c) VSL Search Patterns

(b) DDD Format in MRL Mode

Figure 3.6: ACM Search Mode Visualization

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3.5 APX-76 IFF

3.5.1 OVERVIEW

• Activation IFF Switch – Press & Hold (up to 10 sec)

• Search Modes • DDD – 2 horizontal bars above & below all

friendly returns

• TWS / STT Modes • DDD – 2 horizontal bars above & below

hooked / locked friendly
• DDD Range – shows 10 EXP

• Control Panel Non-Functional in DCS – it just works

NOTE

• APX-76 Data is Not Correlated with TWS Tracks – RIO must man-
ually enter target status (HOST, UNKN, FRIEND) via the CAP
• Lack of IFF Return does NOT necessarily mean Hostile
• APX-76 is a Secondary, Transponder-type Radar
– Can receive IFF returns from targets not detected by AWG-9

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TCS - LANTIRN

TCS - LANTIRN
Contents
4.1 TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
4.1.1 OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
4.2 LANTIRN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
4.2.1 OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
4.2.2 OVERVIEW - STARTUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
4.2.3 OVERVIEW - POINTING MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6
4.2.4 OVERVIEW - LASING/DESIGNATION . . . . . . . . . .4-7
4.2.5 CONTROLS - PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8
4.2.6 CONTROLS - STICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9
4.2.7 DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
.

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4.1 TCS
4.1.1 OVERVIEW

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4.2 LANTIRN
4.2.1 OVERVIEW

• LANTIRN Low Altitude Navigation and

Targeting Infra-Red for Night
• Only Targeting Pod – Nav pod was deleted
• Incomplete Integration – Own control
panel, supplants TCS feed

• Master Modes • A/G – Allows bomb release guidance

• A/A – Optimized for air targets

• FOV Levels • Wide

Overview
– FOV – 5.9 deg
– Slew – 8.5 deg/s
• Narrow
– FOV – 1.7 deg
– Slew – 1.8 deg/s
• Expanded
– FOV – 0.8 deg
– Slew – 0.7 deg/s
– Digital Zoom – Degraded quality

4.2.2 OVERVIEW - STARTUP

1. Power Switch POD

2. Pod Startup Se- • 8 min startup sequence

quence • MODE Switch shows STBY when complete

3. MODE Switch Press

4. Initialization Se- • 30 sec initialization

quence • MODE Switch shows OPER when ready

5. VIDEO Switch FLIR

6. TID MODE TV

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4.2.3 OVERVIEW - POINTING MODES

• Sensor Modes • Contrast Lock

Overview
– Area Track
– Point Track
• Q Designation
– Directional Q – QSNO / QADL / QHUD
– Location Q – QWp / QDES

• Directional Q • Do Not Allow Weapon Guidance

• QSNO
– Pod slaved to ground 15 nm in front
along own aircraft heading
• QADL
– Pod slaved to ADL
– In A/A mode
• QHUD
– Pod slaved to HUD
– In A/G mode

• Location Q • Allow Weapon Guidance

• QWp
– Pod slaved to WCS waypoint
– Cycled with QWp+ / QWp-
• QDES
– Designate targets for engagement
– LANTIRN Trigger Second Detent to
designate
– Coordinates can be manually added to
WCS for navigation

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4.2.4 OVERVIEW - LASING/DESIGNATION

• A/G Designation (a) Designate ................ Trigger Full-Action

• Laser Fires
• Slant Range calculated
• Time-to-Go calculated

• Steering Cues • Automatically activated when QDES se-

lected/designated
• QDES remains even if new Q selected
• Cues still point towards QDES even if pod at
another point

• Manual Lase (a) Lase ............... Trigger Half-Action Hold

• Latched Lase • Effect – Lases for 60 sec

(a) Activate ............ Latch Lase Button Press

(b) Extend .............. Latch Lase Button Press
(c) Deactivate .............. Trigger Half-Action

• Auto Lase • Effect – Fires from -10 to +4 sec TIMP

(a) Laser Mode ................. Slider AFT Short

(b) Cycle A/M ............. Right 4-Way Depress

• Laser Notes • Always at current Pod location

• Can point to different location than QDES

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4.2.5 CONTROLS - PANEL

• Power Switch • OFF – Disables power to system

• IMU – Only powers LANTIRN IMU
(Not Simulated in DCS)
• POD – Powers whole system

• MODE Switch • STBY – Standby

• OPER – Operational

• LASER Switch • ARM – Arms laser

• SAFE – Inhibits laser use

• VIDEO Switch • FLIR – Displays LANTIRN FLIR on TID

• TCS – Displays TCS video on TID

• Indicator Light • Indicate Error States

• IBIT Button • Initiates Build-In-Test

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4.2.6 CONTROLS - STICK

• Master Mode • A/G Mode – Side 2-Way FWD

• A/A Mode – Side 2-Way AFT

• Slew Center Slew Hat

• WHOT/BHOT Center Slew Hat Depress

• Contrast Track • Point Track – Left 4-Way Up

• Area Track – Left 4-Way Down

• Q Select • QADL/QHUD – Right 4-Way Up

• QDES – Right 4-Way Right
• QSNO – Right 4-Way Down

• Declutter Right 4-Way Depress

• Zoom Level FOV Button

• Cycle Gain Slider FWD short

Control Mode

• Manual Gain (a) Slider ................................. FWD long

Control (b) Gain .................. Right 4-Way Up/Down
(c) Level .................Right 4-Way Left/Right

• Laser Code (a) Slider ................................. AFT short

(b) Select Digit ......... Right 4-Way Left/Right
(c) Change Digit ....... Right 4-Way Up/Down

• Focus Control (a) Slider .................................. AFT hold

(b) Right 4-Way ......................... Up/Down

• Manual Lase Trigger Half-Action

• Latched Laser Latched Laser Fire Button

• Designate QDES Trigger Full-Action

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4.2.7 DISPLAY

• Top Left • Own Aircraft Datablock

– Lat – deg:min.dec
– Long – deg:min.dec
– ALT – Altitude (ft)
– KGS – Knots Ground Speed
– DIVE – Dive Angle (deg)

• Mid Left • Sensor Mode – WHOT / BHOT

• Gain Control – Auto / Manual

• Bottom Left • Pod Info Datablock

– SRA – Slant Range
– AZ – Pod LoS Azimuth L/R
– EL – Pod LoS Elevation
– Time – UTC Time
– IBIT – Codes

• Bottom Center • Master Mode – A/A / A/G

• Track Mode – AREA / POINT / Q
• Current Weapon
• Laser Code
• L
– Steady – Laser Armed
– Flashing – Laser Firing

• Bottom Right • Q Datablock

– TTG – Time-To-Go
– B/R – Bearing and Range
– ELEV – Elevation (ft) of Q
– Lat – deg:min:dec
– Long – deg:min:dec

• Mid Center • Crosshair

– Bounding Box – Indicates currently
tracked target in point mode
– Zoom Boxes – Indicates next zoom lev-
els
– FLIR Pointing Cue – Shows Pod LoS,
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• Mid Right • Bomb Rlease Cue

– Only shown if current Q is QDES, with
valid weapon selected
– TREL – Time to release
– TIMP – Time to Impact (after release)

• Top Center • Steering Guidance to Q

– Relative bearing L/R to commanded
heading

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A/G WEAPONS

Contents
5.1 SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3
5.1.1 A/G WEAPON SETTINGS - OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . .5-3
5.1.2 SELECTIVE ORDNANCE JETTISON . . . . . . . . . . . .5-4
5.2 UNGUIDED ORDNANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5
5.2.1 M61 GUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5
5.2.2 FFAR / ZUNI ROCKETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5

A/G
5.2.3 UNGUIDED BOMB - CCIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6
5.2.4 UNGUIDED BOMB - CCRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6
5.3 GUIDED ORDNANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-8
5.3.1 LASER GUIDED BOMB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-8
5.3.2 TALD DECOYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-9

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5.1 SETTINGS
5.1.1 A/G WEAPON SETTINGS - OVERVIEW

• WPN TYPE • Selects Weapon Type

– Configures WCS for selected weapon
– Refer to Kneeboard for list of mounted
weapons
– Mk-81 / 82 / 83 have both L and H op-
tion refering to high and low drag

• DLVY MODE • STP-SGL – Single weapon per press

• STP-PRS Single pair per press
• RPL-SGL – QTY of weapons per press
• RPL-PRS – QTY of pairs per press

• DLVY OPTNS • INTERVAL – Interval in ms

• QTY – Number of stores to be released

• MECH FUZE • NOSE – Arms nose fuze

• SAFE – Inhibits arming of fuzes
• NOSE/TAIL – Arms both fuzes

• ELEC FUZE • SAFE – Inhibits electrical bomb fuzing

• VT – Sets air-burst mode at preset burst
height for compatible stores
• INST – Sets instantaneous burst mode
• DLY 1 – Sets preset time delay 1
• DLY 2 – Sets preset time delay 2

• STA SEL • Selects Stations for Employment/Jettison

– Set to SEL to activate a pylon
– Stations 1 & 8 should be set to B for se-
lection
– Station 1 & 8 SW was used for
Sidewinder jettison, is now inopera-
ble

• TANK JETT • Allows Drop Tank Jettison

• SEL JETT • JETT – Selective jettison

• SAFE – Inhibits jettison
• AUX – Backup mode

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• JETT OPTIONS • MER TER – Jettisons ejector racks

• WPNS – Jettisons weapons only

• ATTK MODE • CCMPTR TGT

– Computer Target – Similar to CCRP
• CMPTR IP
– Computer initial point
– Extended CMPTR TGT mode using
known IP
– For use when target hard to spot visu-
ally but close to landmark
• CMPTR PLT
– Computer Pilot – similar to CCIP
• MAN
– Manual – HUD displays pipper
– Backup mode
• D/L BOMB
– Data-Link Bomb – Automatic mode
steered by D/L cues
– Not Implemented in DCS

5.1.2 SELECTIVE ORDNANCE JETTISON

1. Pilot Conditions • MASTER ARM ............................... ON

2. RIO Conditions • Desired Stations ..................... Selected

• JETT OPTIONS ..................... As Desired

3. Jettison (a) SEL JETT Guard ....................... Flipped

(b) SEL JETT Switch ........................... JETT

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5.2 UNGUIDED ORDNANCE

5.2.1 M61 GUN

1. Pilot Conditions • MASTER ARM ............................... ON

• HUD .......................................... A/G
• WEAPON SELECTOR ................... GUNS
• Wing Sweep ............................. BOMB

2. Employment (a) Dive .................................. 20-30 deg

(b) Pipper ................................. on target
(c) TRIGGER .................................... FIRE

3. Note: TCS • TCS slaved to radar impact point

• Rio can select NAR or WIDE

5.2.2 FFAR / ZUNI ROCKETS

1. RIO Conditions • WPN TYP ................................ LAU-10

• Attack Mode ......................Pilot Attack
• Deliver Mode ......................... RPL-SGL
• Mechanical Fuze ........................ NOSE
• Electronic Fuze ............................ INST
• Delivery Options .................. As Desired
• Stations ..................................Armed

2. Pilot Conditions • MASTER ARM ............................... ON

• HUD .......................................... A/G
• WEAPON SELECTOR ...................... OFF
• Stations ......................... verify selected
• Wing Sweep ............................. BOMB

3. Employment (a) Dive .................................. 20-30 deg

(b) Pipper ................................. on target
(c) TRIGGER .................................... FIRE

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5.2.3 UNGUIDED BOMB - CCIP

1. RIO Conditions • WPN TYP ................................ MK-8X

• Attack Mode ......................Pilot Attack
• Deliver Mode ......................... STP-PRS
• Mechanical Fuze ........................ NOSE
• Electronic Fuze ............................ INST
• Delivery Options .................. As Desired
• Stations ..................................Armed

2. Pilot Conditions • MASTER ARM ............................... ON

• HUD .......................................... A/G
• WEAPON SELECTOR ...................... OFF
• Stations ......................... verify selected
• Wing Sweep ............................. BOMB

3. Employment (a) Dive .......................................40 deg

(b) Pipper ................................. on target
(c) STORE RELEASE ..............Press and Hold

5.2.4 UNGUIDED BOMB - CCRP

1. RIO Conditions • WPN TYP ................................ MK-8X

• Attack Mode ................... Target Attack
• Deliver Mode ......................... STP-PRS
• Mechanical Fuze ........................ NOSE
• Electronic Fuze ............................ INST
• Delivery Options .................. As Desired
• Stations ..................................Armed

2. Pilot Conditions • MASTER ARM ............................... ON

• HUD .......................................... A/G
• WEAPON SELECTOR ...................... OFF
• Stations ......................... verify selected
• Wing Sweep ............................. BOMB

3. Designation (a) Slew Diamond ..................... VSL HI/LO

(b) Designate ................................... PAL

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4. Employment (a) Flight Path ..................... Straight, Level

(b) Vel Vector ................... on Bomb Fall Line
When Solution Cue meets Velocity Vector
(c) STORE RELEASE ..............Press and Hold

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5.3 GUIDED ORDNANCE

5.3.1 LASER GUIDED BOMB

1. LANTIRN (a) Target Pod Power .........................POD

PREP
• Warm up takes approx. 8 min
• Automatically switches to STANDBY
(b) Laser Code .......................... as desired
• MUST BE SET ON THE GROUND
• Default: 1688
(c) LANTIRN Mode ......................OPERATE
• STANDBY caution will flash for 30 s
• Then switches to OPER
(d) VIDEO Switch .............................. FLIR
(e) TID Mode ......................................TV

2. RIO Conditions • WPN TYP ...............................GBU-XX

• Attack Mode ........................... Manual
• Deliver Mode ......................... STP-SGL
• Mechanical Fuze ........................ NOSE
• Electronic Fuze ............................ INST
• Delivery Options .................. As Desired
• Stations ..................................Armed

3. Pilot Conditions • MASTER ARM ............................... ON

• HUD .......................................... A/G
• WEAPON SELECTOR ...................... OFF
• VDI Mode ..................................... TV
• Stations ......................... verify selected
• Wing Sweep ............................. BOMB

4. Slew LANTIRN Refer to LANTIRN Control Section

• Slave to WYPT ........... Left-4-Way RIGHT
• QSNO (Snowplow) ............ S4 HAT Down
• Toggle FOV ........... LANTIRN Toggle FOV
• Slew ............................ LANTIRN Stick
• Area Track .................... Left-4-Way UP
• Point Track ................ Left-4-Way Down
• Undesignate ........ LANTIRN Undesignate

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5. Designate Refer to LANTIRN Designation Section

(a) Designate ................ Trigger Full-Action
• Slant Range calculated
• Time-to-Go calculated
Once Time-to-Realease (TREL) is 0
(b) Auto-Lase ... If selected: lases 10s to impact
(c) Manual Lase ............ Trigger Full-Action
(d) While Lasing ............................L blinks

6. Employment Once Time-to-Realease (TREL) is 0

(a) STORE RELEASE ..............Press and Hold
(b) Flight Path ............Gentle right-hand turn
(to prevent masking)

5.3.2 TALD DECOYS

1. RIO Conditions • WPN TYP ...................................TALD

• Deliver Mode ......................... STP-SGL
• Delivery Options .................. As Desired
• Stations ..................................Armed

2. Pilot Conditions • MASTER ARM ............................... ON

• HUD .......................................... A/G
• WEAPON SELECTOR ...................... OFF
• HSD Mode ................................... TID
• Stations ......................... verify selected

3. Employment (a) Flight Path .......................... High / Fast

(b) RWR ............... Monitor to locate emitters
(c) STORE RELEASE ..............Press and Hold

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A/A WEAPONS

Contents
6.1 M61 GUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3
6.1.1 M61 GUN - OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3
6.1.2 M61 GUN - MANUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-4
6.1.3 M61 GUN - RTGS / NO RADAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-4
6.1.4 M61 GUN - RTGS / RADAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-4
6.2 AIM-9 SIDEWINDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5
6.2.1 AIM-9 - OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5
6.2.2 AIM-9 - SILENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6
6.2.3 AIM-9 - RADAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6
6.3 AIM-7 SPARROW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7
6.3.1 AIM-7 - OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7

A/A
6.3.2 AIM-7 - STT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8
6.3.3 AIM-7 - PDSTT -VS- PSTT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-9
6.4 AIM-54 PHOENIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
.
6.4.1 AIM-54 - OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
.
6.4.2 AIM-54 - PD-STT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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6.4.3 AIM-54 - TWS / MULTI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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6.4.4 AIM-54 - ACM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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6.1 M61 GUN

6.1.1 M61 GUN - OVERVIEW

• GUN RATE • Cycles Gun Rate

Button
– HIGH – 6000 rpm
– LOW – 4000 rpm

• A/A Gun Modes • RTGS – Real-Time GunSight Mode

– Selected automatically with guns
– If No WCS Data Available displays
bullet location at 2000 ft with diamond
and 1000 ft with pipper
– If WCS Data Available pipper displays
bullet location at targets current range
out to 4000 ft
• MANUAL
– Fixed manual pipper
– Adjust with GUN ELEV knob
– Press CAGE/SEAM to select

• CAGE/SEAM • Cycles RTGS / MANUAL Gun Modes

Button

• ROUNDS Knob • Allows selection of remaining gun rounds

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6.1.2 M61 GUN - MANUAL

1. Pilot Conditions • MASTER ARM ............................... ON

• HUD .......................................... A/A
• Gun Rate .................................. HIGH
• Gunsight Lead .....................as required
• WEAPON SELECTOR ................... GUNS

2. Employment (a) Gun Mode ............................ MANUAL

(b) Pipper ................................. on target
(c) Trigger ...................................... FIRE

6.1.3 M61 GUN - RTGS / NO RADAR

1. Pilot Conditions • MASTER ARM ............................... ON

• HUD .......................................... A/A
• Gun Rate .................................. HIGH
• WEAPON SELECTOR ................... GUNS

2. Employment (a) Gun Mode ................................. RTGS

(b) Pipper ................................. on target
(c) Trigger ...................................... FIRE

6.1.4 M61 GUN - RTGS / RADAR

1. Pilot Conditions • MASTER ARM ............................... ON

• HUD .......................................... A/A
• Gun Rate .................................. HIGH
• WEAPON SELECTOR ................... GUNS

2. Employment (a) Gun Mode ................................. RTGS

(b) Radar .........................................STT
(c) Pipper ................................. on target
(d) Trigger ...................................... FIRE

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6.2 AIM-9 SIDEWINDER

6.2.1 AIM-9 - OVERVIEW

• Missile • MSL PREP

Preparation – AIM-9 seeker must be cooled
– Either press SW COOL button
– Or activation of ACM

• Seeker Head • SEAM – Sidewinder Expanded Acq. Mode

Modes
– Double-D search pattern (invisible to
pilot)
– 4.5 sec search time
– Allows AIM-9 to uncage & track target
– 40 deg track limit
– WCS slaves AIM-9 to radar track
• Boresight
– AIM-9 locked to ADL
– 2.5 deg FOV
– Selected if MODE/STP set to BRSIT (and
ACM not active)

• MODE/STP • NORM
Switch – Allows SEAM seeker mode
• BRSIT
– Forces Boresight seeker mode
– Overridden if ACM active

• CAGE/SEAM • Uncages Seeker

Button
– Starts 4.5 second double-D search
– If no IR source found cages again
• Slaves Seeker
– If radar STT locked

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6.2.2 AIM-9 - SILENT

1. Pilot Conditions • MASTER ARM ............................... ON

• HUD .......................................... A/A
• SW COOL .................................... ON
• MODE/STP ..........................As Desired
• WEAPON SELECTOR ....................... SW

2. Employment (a) CAGE/SEAM .................. Uncage Seeker

(b) IR-Lock .............................. Good Tone
(c) Trigger ...................................... FIRE

6.2.3 AIM-9 - RADAR

1. Pilot Conditions • MASTER ARM ............................... ON

• HUD .......................................... A/A
• SW COOL .................................... ON
• MODE/STP ............................... NORM
• WEAPON SELECTOR ....................... SW

2. Employment (a) Radar .........................................STT

(b) CAGE/SEAM .....................Slave Seeker
(c) IR-LOCK ............................ Good Tone
(d) Steering ...... center T-shaped cue with ASE
(e) Trigger ...................................... FIRE

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6.3 AIM-7 SPARROW

6.3.1 AIM-7 - OVERVIEW

• Missile • MSL PREP

Preparation – AIM-7 must be tuned to AWG-9
– Either press MSL PREP button
– Or activation of ACM

• Launch Modes • Normal

– Standard operation, STT target desig-
nated before launch
– AIM-7 uses SARH all the way to target
– WCS can use CS or PD for guidance set
with MSL OPTIONS Switch
• Boresight
– Uses CW flood antenna of AWG-9
– Missile will track strongest return in
Flood area
– Automatically activated if STT broken
– Selected if MODE/STP set to BRSIT
– Or if no STT available
– Shown Below

• MSL SPD • NOSE QTR

GATE Switch – Standard setting in DCS
• All Others
– Not simulated

• MSL OPTIONS • NORM

Switch – WCS uses dedicated CW antenna for
AIM-7 guidance
• SP PD
– WCS uses PD from main flood antenna
for AIM-7F/M guidance

• MODE/STP • NORM
Switch – Sets normal launch mode logic
• BRSIT
– Forces Boresight launch mode

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Figure 6.1: CW Flood Search Pattern

6.3.2 AIM-7 - STT

1. Pilot Conditions • MASTER ARM ............................... ON

• HUD .......................................... A/A
• MSL PREP .................................... ON
• MODE/STP ............................... NORM
• WEAPON SELECTOR ........................ SP

2. RIO Conditions • MSL SPD GATE ..................... NOSE QTR

• MSL OPTIONS ..................... As Desired

3. Employment (a) Radar .........................................STT

(b) Steering
• Target < 20 deg from ADL
• ASE center T-shaped cue within
(c) Trigger .........................Press and Hold
(until weapon release)
(d) Radar ........................... Maintain Lock
(until impact)

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6.3.3 AIM-7 - PDSTT -VS- PSTT

• PSTT • AIM-7 Guided in CW Mode

• PSTT Advantages / Disadvantages
– Susceptable to ground clutter
– In close range scenarios (<20 NM) ex-
tremely hard to break lock

• PDSTT • AIM-7 CAN be Guided in SP PD Mode

– Requires MSL OPTIONS – SP PD
– Only available on AIM-7F and newer
• PDSTT Advantages / Disadvantages
– Susceptable to notching
– Enables longest range Sparrow shots

NOTE

• If launch is initiated on a PDSTT target with MSL OPTIONS

switch set to NORM
– CW illumination & guidance will be used
– Lock still based off PDSTT

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6.4 AIM-54 PHOENIX

6.4.1 AIM-54 - OVERVIEW

• Missile • Weapon Cooling

Preparation
– AIM-54 requires liquid cooling
– RIO enabled LIQUID COOLING switch
• MSL PREP
– AIM-54 must be tuned to AWG-9
– Either press MSL PREP button
– Or activation of ACM

• Launch Modes • PDSTT SARH

– AIM-54 uses SARH all the way to target
– Faster update rate than TWS
– Slightly increased effective range as
compared to a TWS launch
• TWS SARH/ARH
– Allows 6 launches at 6 targets
– Missile initially SARH guided
– When within AIM-54 seeker range
AWG-9 sends activation command
– Not Fire and Forget: Requires auto-
matic activation command
• ACM Active
– Activated when BRSIT selected
– Or ACM active with no radar track
– Missile commanded active before
launch

• MSL SPD • NOSE QTR – Standard setting in DCS

GATE Switch • All Others – Not simulated

• MSL OPTIONS • NORM

Switch – Normal guidance (SARH or SARH/ARH)
• PH ACT
– WCS immediately sends AIM-54 acti-
vation command on launch
– Reverts to SARH if no target detected
– Must be selected before launch

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• TGTS • SMALL – 6nm activation range

Switch • NORM – 10nm activation range
• LARGE – 13nm activation range

• Missile Next • Selects Hooked Track as Next Target for

Launch Button AIM-54 TWS Engagement

• MODE/STP • NORM – Normal operation

Switch • BRSIT
– Commanded active before launch
– Missile follows ADL and locks strongest
return

• TWS Symbology Refer to TID Symbology Section

• Pre-Launch
– Prioritization numbers assigned to
tracks automatically or manually
– Blinking indicates optimal launch pa-
rameters
• Post-Launch
– Target prioritization number replaced
with TTI
– Other prioritization numbers collapsed
by one
– Tracks under missile attack brightened
– TTI blinks when missile active

• Launch To Eject • Normal Operation – 3-4 seconds

(LTE) Time • When in ACM – 1 second

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6.4.2 AIM-54 - PD-STT

1. Pilot Conditions • MASTER ARM ............................... ON

• HUD .......................................... A/A
• MSL PREP .................................... ON
• MODE/STP ............................... NORM
• WEAPON SELECTOR ....................... PH

2. RIO Conditions • LIQUID COOLING .................. ON (FWD)

• MSL SPD GATE ..................... NOSE QTR
• MSL OPTIONS ..................... As Desired
• TGTS Switch ........................ As Desired

3. Employment (a) Radar .........................................STT

(b) Steering
• Target < 20 deg from ADL
• ASE center T-shaped cue within
(c) Trigger .........................Press and Hold
(until weapon release)
(d) Radar ........................... Maintain Lock
(until impact)

NOTE

• Missile SARH until impact – must maintain radar lock

WARNING

• ACM Radar Modes Result in PSTT Lock

– Missile is active off the rail
– Employ with caution when friendlies airborne

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6.4.3 AIM-54 - TWS / MULTI

1. Pilot Conditions • MASTER ARM ............................... ON

• HUD .......................................... A/A
• MSL PREP .................................... ON
• MODE/STP ............................... NORM
• WEAPON SELECTOR ....................... PH

2. RIO Conditions • LIQUID COOLING .................. ON (FWD)

• MSL SPD GATE ..................... NOSE QTR
• MSL OPTIONS ..................... As Desired
• TGTS Switch ........................ As Desired
• WCS Mode ..................TWS MAN/AUTO

3. Employment (a) Radar ....................................... TWS

(b) Trigger .........................Press and Hold
(until weapon release)
(c) Repeat .................. for remaining targets
(d) Radar .......................... Maintain Track
(until active)

NOTE

• AWG-9 Responsible for Sending Activation Command

– Must maintain track until this point
– AWG-9 continues to send guidance information after missile
activation

WARNING

• AIM-54 has NO IFF Capability

– Employ with caution when friendlies airborne

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6.4.4 AIM-54 - ACM

1. Pilot Conditions • MASTER ARM ............................... ON

• HUD .......................................... A/A
• MSL PREP .................................... ON
• ACM COVER ..................................UP
• WEAPON SELECTOR ....................... PH

2. RIO Conditions • LIQUID COOLING .................. ON (FWD)

• MSL SPD GATE ..................... NOSE QTR
• MSL OPTIONS ..................... As Desired
• TGTS Switch ........................ As Desired

3. Employment (a) Steering

• Range < 10 nm for immediate tracking
• Azimuth near ADL
(b) Trigger .........................Press and Hold
(until weapon release)
(c) Repeat ............Can fire additional missiles
(no guarantee good missile distribution to
targets)

WARNING

• AIM-54 Is Pitbull off the Rail – No IFF capabilities

– Employ with caution when friendlies airborne

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APPENDIX

Contents
7.1 SYMBOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-3
7.1.1 ALR-67 RWR - THREAT SYMBOLOGY . . . . . . . . . .7-3
7.1.2 TID SYMBOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-5
7.2 INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-11
7.2.1 THREAT ADVISORY INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-11
7.2.2 INS STATUS INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-11
7.2.3 VDI CAUTION INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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7.1 SYMBOLOGY
7.1.1 ALR-67 RWR - THREAT SYMBOLOGY

SHIPS 21 MiG-21bis

AB Arleigh Burke 23 MiG-23MLD

AK Admiral Kuznetsov 24 Su-24M/MR

GR Grisha 5 (Albatros) 25 MiG-25PD

HP Oliver Hazard Perry 29 MiG-29A/G/S

Su-27
J2 Type 054A Frigate,
Su-33
“Jiangkai II class”
J-11A
KK Krivak 3 (Rezky)
30 Su-30
KV Kirov (Pyotr Velikiy)
31 MiG-31
L1 Type 052B Destroyer,
34 Su-34
“Luyang I class”
37 AJS-37
L2 Type 052C Destroyer,
“Luyang II class” 39 Su-25TM

N Ship with Nav Radar 50 A-50

NE Neustrashimy 52 B-52

NZ Nimitz (Vinson, Stennis) AN AN-26B

AN-30M
SV Slava (Moscow)
AP AH-64D
TC Ticonderoga
B1 B-1B
TT Tarantul 3 (Molniya)
BE Tu-95
TW Tarawa
Tu-142M
YU Type 071 Amphibious
BF Tu-22M3
Transport Dock, “Yuzhao
class” BJ Tu-160

AIRCRAFT E2 E-2D

14 F-14A/B E3 E-3C

15 F-15C/E F4 F-4E

16 F-16C F5 F-5E

17 JF-17 HX Ka-27

18 F/A-18C IL IL-76MD
IL-78M
19 MiG-19
KC KC-135

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KJ KJ-2000 HA Hawk SR

M2 Mirage 2000-C HK Hawk TR

Mirage 2000-5
HQ HQ-7 SR
S3 S-3B
PT Patriot
SH SH-60B
RO Roland
TO Tornado
RP Rapier SR
TR C-130
S 1L13 55G6 EWR
C-17A
SD Buk TR (SA-11/Snow Drift)
AIR DEFENSE
2 S-75 TR SNR (SA-2) “Fan SN PRW-11 (Side Net)
Song” MISSILES
3 S-125 TR SNR-125 (SA-3) M AIM-54
“Low Blow” AIM-120
MICA-EM
6 Kub SA-6
R-37
7 HQ-7 TR R-77
8 OSA (SA-8) SD-10

10 S-300PS 30N6 TR (SA- ATC

10) T Airport ATC Radar

11 Buk (SA-11)

12 S-300V

15 Tor 9A331 (SA-15)

19 Tunguska 2C6M (SA-19)

A Gepard
M-163 Vulcan
ZSU-23-4 Shilka

BB S-300PS 64H6E SR (SA-

10/Big Bird)

BF Rapier Blindfire TR

CS S-300PS 5N66M SR
(SA-10/Clam Shell)

DE Sborka (Dog Ear)

FF S-125 P-19 SR (SA-3/Flat

Face)

GR Roland SR

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7.1.2 TID SYMBOLOGY

GENERAL

Center Dot • Basic Component of Symbols

– Marks coordinates of sym-
bol
Own AC • Symbol representing own air-
craft
– Ground Stabilized: Moves
– Aircraft Stabilized: Sta-
tionary
– Outside TID: line drawn
from TID center towards
symbol
TID Cursor • Hook Cursor
– Controlled by HCU in TID
mode
• Half-Action
– Enables display of symbol
– Enables HCU stick to move
cursor
• Full-Action
– Hooks closest symbol
– If no symbol near, cursor
dropped at location
TWS Steering Cen- • Steering centroid of TWS
troid tracks
– Selected by WCS for
weapons engagement
ONBOARD SENSORS Symbol Above Dot

Unknown • Unknown Sensor Track

• All Returns in RWS
Hostile • Sensor Track designated Hos-
tile by RIO
Friend • Sensor Track designated
Friendly by RIO
Angle-Tracked • Radar Angle Tracking
Radar Target
– Jamming Target

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Angle-Tracked • Radar Angle Tracking

Radar Target with
– Jamming Target
Altitude Difference
– Alt. diff. ranging
Ranging

TCS-Angle Tracked • TCS Angle Tracking

Target

TCS-Angle Tracked • TCS Angle Tracking

Target with Altitude
– Alt. diff. ranging
Difference Ranging

D/L TARGETS Symbol Below Dot

Unknown • D/L Track designated Un-

known by Source
Hostile • D/L Track designated Hostile
by Source
Friendly • D/L Track designated Friendly
by Source
MANUAL REF POINTS

Home base • Waypoint Representing

– Home Base
– Carrier
– Airfield
Waypoint • Nav Waypoint
• Supplanted by Number
– 1, 2, or 3
Defended Point • Waypoint to Defend

Fixed Point • Generic Waypoint

Hostile Area • Waypoint Indicating Hostile

Area
Surface Target • Waypoint Indicating Surface
Target
IP • Initial Point
– Waypoint for A/G engage-
ment
D/L REF POINTS

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Home Base • D/L Waypoint Representing

Home Base
Waypoint • D/L Generic Waypoint

Data Link Fixed • D/L Waypoint Representing

Point Fixed Point
Surface Target • D/L Waypoint Representing a
Surface Target
POS SYMB MODIFIERS

Mandatory Attack • Additional Symbology on

TWS Track
– Horizontal bar through
center dot
• Selected by RIO
– Only 1 target can be desig-
nated
– Guaranteed WCS priority
number
Data Link Destroy • Additional Symbology on D/L
Track
– Horizontal bar through
center dot
• Selected by Source
– No effect on WCS prioriti-
zation
Do Not Attack • Additional Symbology on
TWS or D/L Track
– Vertical bar through center
dot
• If Set by RIO
– Removes WCS prioritiza-
tion
Multiple Targets • Additional Symbology on
TWS or D/L Track
– Horizontal bar on left side
of symbol
• Indicates Multiple Targets

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Data Link Challenge • Additional Symbology on D/L

Track
– Small V with center at cen-
ter dot
• Command to Visually Identify
Track Extrapolated • Additional Symbology on
TWS or D/L Track
– Small X with center at cen-
ter dot
• No Update within 8 seconds
– Track deleted after 14 sec-
onds
– Or after 2 min if track hold
Altitude Numerics • Altitude to Nearest Ten Thou-
sand
– example: 35000-45000
Firing Order Nu- • Indicates AIM-54 Prioritiza-
merics tion
– Numbers 1-6
– Only in TWS
Time-to-Impact (TTI) • After AIM-54 Launch
– Prioritization replaced
with estimated TTI
• Flashes after Pitbull
Velocity Vector • Additional Symbology from
center Dot
– Direction represents track
heading
– Length represents speed
• Varies with Mode
– Ground Stabilized: true
heading and ground speed
– Aircraft Stabilized: relative
heading and velocity

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Launch Zone Vectors

• Additional Symbology for

AIM-54
– Selected manually by RIO
– Or 60 seconds from max
launch
• TUMR
– Time-Until-Minimum-
Range
– Max: 180 seconds, 1.5
inches
• TUOR
– Time-Until-Optimal-Range
– Start of bar is 8 seconds
from optimum
• TUIR
– Time-Until-In-Range
Jamming Strobe • Line from own AC towards
Jammer
Radar Antenna Scan • Limits of Current Scan Az-
Pattern Azimuth imuth
Limits • Single Line in STT
Data Link Jamming • Line from D/L point towards
Strobe Jammer

Data Link Pointer • Additional Symbology on D/L

Track
– Circle
– Indicates operator concern

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Data Link Priority • Additional Symbology on D/L

Kill Track
– Square
– Indicates target must be
destroyed
– No effect on WCS prioriti-
zation
ATTACK DISPLAY SYMBOLOGY

Artificial Horizon • Represents Pitch and Roll

Steering Guidance • Represents Steering Error

Symbol – Should be placed as near
as possible to center of
ASE circle
Allowable Steering • Indicates Allowable Steering
Error Circle Error for Missile Launch
• Size Varies with Geometry,
Mode, Missile
Breakaway Indica- • Appears when Target Range
tion Less than Minimum for Se-
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7.2 INDICATORS
7.2.1 THREAT ADVISORY INDICATORS

Light Description

IFF Friendly IFF signal received but no reply generated

RCV ALQ-126 DECM is receiving a signal

XMIT ALQ-126 DECM is transmitting

SAM Steady – Lockon from SAM detected

Flashing – SAM launch detected

AAA Steady – Lockon from AAA detected

Flashing – AAA engagement detected

CW CW emitter detected

AI Airborne Intercepter lockon detected

7.2.2 INS STATUS INDICATORS

STBY READY Description

ON ON • Normal during align initialization

• Else indicates IMU, NAV COMP, NPS or
AHRS Failure
ON OFF • Normal during align after initialization
• Normal when IMU/AM selected prior to
completion of coarse align
FLASH FLASH • Alignment not initiated due to suspended
alignment (check parking brake)
FLASH OFF • Align suspended (check parking brake)
OFF ON • Min weapon launch requirements met
OFF OFF • System operating normally
OFF FLASH (after 5s both off)
• Occurs when IMU/AM selected and IMU is
aligned. If another mode not selected within
5 s, alignment lost, INS not available
OFF FLASH • Alignment suspended past mission alert cri-
teria with parking brake off

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7.2.3 VDI CAUTION INDICATORS

Light Description

ADJ A/C Indicates other aircraft close to own traffic pattern

LANDING CHK Indicates carrier has channel ready for ACL, crew
should prepare for carrier landing, center needles

ACL READY Indicates CATCC has aquired aircraft and is transmitting

glidepath information

A/P CPLR Indicates CATCC is ready to control aircraft

CMD CONTROL Indicates aircraft is under data link control for landing

10 SECONDS Indicates that carrier motion is added to data link info

and commands during landing
Indicates 10 seconds to arrival at the next point in ap-
proach pattern in other modes

TILT Caution that data link command received for the last 2
seconds during ACL
When not in ACL it indicates no data link messages dur-
ing last 10 seconds

VOICE Caution that CATCC not ready for ACL, switch to stan-
dard voice procedures

AUTO THRO Caution that autothrottle has been disengaged

A/P REF Indicates autopilot selected but not engaged. Exception

altitude and heading hold

WAVEOFF Indicates waveoff commanded

WING SWEEP Caution indicating failure in both wing-sweep channels

or disengagement of spider detent

REDUCE SPEED Indicates flap retraction failure with greater than 225
knots indicated airspeed
Also indicates safe Mach number exceeded

ALT LOW Non functional, refer to radar altimeter

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