Need help with autohover and changing height.

Hi everyone.

Hope someone could help me. :)

I currently try to fly a Gazelle-M in combat conditions.

So there is an enemy vehicle which could launch an IR or visual guided rocket at me and i try to kill it first.

So i start on sneaking on lowspeed and low altitute and use hills, buildings and trees as cover. My i goal is to be behind a row of trees with only the camera and rotos is visible. Then i select my target, get a little bit higher, shoot the HOT3 and go back again, so the Gazelle is mostly secure and the camera can guide the missile to the target.

And here is my problem:

I cant fly and use the targeting system at the same time. To much concentration for my to stay in place AND use the weapon system. I want to use autohover. But in autohover i cant change altitute. So i need to get all conditions for the autohover AND be in the perfect spot for targeting and that is something which not work for me.

Everytime i try to low speed and hold the hover, the VSI jumps around and when i try to stabilize the VSI the speed start to mismatch. I mostly got into hover but not in the height i need to spot the target but still are covered. :joystick:

What i need could be an auto-hover but with "free" collective so i can decide the height myself.

Is there a way to do that? :helpsmilie:

What i need could be an auto-hover but with "free" collective so i can decide the height myself.

There is a button that does just that, I can't remember its name but it definitely here :).

It toggles between auto-hover + auto-collective and auto-hover + manual collective.

If you have a free button to map on your HOTAS I would recommend selecting "Auto-Collective Toggle" (Keyboard command C).

When pressed you will be able to adjust the collective to increase and decrease your height as desired. Toggle the switch again to hold your preferred altitude. All this is possible from the WSO seat. Hope this helps. Cheers

Wow cool. Thank you very much. :)

Hi Larkis,

There is a way to do it. I have binded the altitude hold on my HOTAS so I can easily perform the kind of move you describe (moving up and down while in hover). You just have to check in your command parameters (I am not currently at home). When you activate auto hover, the command displays shows "Hover" and "Altitude". When you deactivate altitude hold, it will only show "Hover" and you will be able to change height freely. Just be aware this altitude hold feature is different from the altitude/speed hold switch.

All this is possible from the WSO seat.

This is possible from the pilot seat too. You just have to move to the WSO seat to fire a HOT missile (at least I could not fire some from the pilot seat).

All this is possible from the WSO seat.

This is possible from the pilot seat too. You just have to move to the WSO seat to fire a HOT missile (at least I could not fire some from the pilot seat).

Thanks again for the answers. :)

Another question, on the WSO Place there is the switch to change between the BW and the IR-Camera. How is that switch labeled on the controls?

Thanks again for the answers. :)

 

Another question, on the WSO Place there is the switch to change between the BW and the IR-Camera. How is that switch labeled on the controls?

"Normal/IR View Toggle"

The advice on the Auto hover the other chaps have answered.

But just regarding the other information you gave.

When engaging targets, you should leave a little distance between yourself and the trees/buildings you are hiding behind.

The HOT missile climbs when it is fired then dives down again after a certain distance. The Hot missile only needs a little distance to clear your cover and there fore you do not need to increase height to fire the missile. Stay at the height where your camera just sees over the obstruction.

After launch, start counting to 10 seconds; 1-1000, 2-1000, 3-1000 until you reach 10 seconds. If a ruskie launches a missile at you within 10 seconds you are in danger of dying just when you kill him but more than likely you WILL die just before you kill him. This is the true advantage of the Russian missile's high velocity and it is a truly superb advantage!

At 10 - 12 seconds you can guide your missile all the way to the target with another 2 - 3 seconds left to take cover from his missile.