Bearfoot Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Yup, the Tomcat is not an SUV, I know! But when I drive one (the SUV not the Tomcat), I would use the odometer to telll me when I have cleared a particular distance. What do you use on a Tomcat?? After the 10 degree clearing turn, I now just sort of tootle along the carrier heading for, I dunno, "several" seconds before going, "I guess it's OK now??" and then doing the unrestricted climb. Of course, nobody stops me or pulls me over. But to get it Right, just for my own self-satisfaction, how do I know I have traveled 7nm (or ballpark)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantron Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 TACAN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf359 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 What he said. It's the same in the Hornet. Here's a tutorial for it: Rig: Alienware Aurora R9 - 9th Gen Core i7 9700K 4.6GHz 8 Cores | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6 | 2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD | 64GB Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO SL DDR4 3200MHz XMP 2.0 | LG Series80 QNED 50in 4K 120hz | TM Warthog HOTAS w/F-18 grip | Logitech G Pro RP | TM Cougar MFDs | TrackIR 5 Pro | VR: Oculus Quest 2 | Modules: FC3 | F/A-18C | F-16C | A-10C II | F-14 | M-2000C | AV-8B | F-5E | JF-17 | P-51D | KA-50iii | UH-1H | AH-64D | Supercarrier | Combined Arms | Nevada | Persian Gulf | Syria | Normandy | Chanel | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
key_stroked Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Tune to the ship's TACAN frequency, and then simply use the distance readout on your Bearing Distance Heading Indicator. Your HSD will also show it if you're in the TACAN Steer CMD mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearfoot Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Ah, thanks all! I use the TACAN a lot to go somewhere. It never occurred to me it could help get away (correctly) from somewhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatthis Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Ah, thanks all! I use the TACAN a lot to go somewhere. It never occurred to me it could help get away (correctly) from somewhere! its a great and simple bit of tech 7700k @5ghz, 32gb 3200mhz ram, 2080ti, nvme drives, valve index vr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustBelt Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Well if your speed is supposed to be 250 Knots inside 7NM, and you want to go 7 NM.........There's always good old math... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearfoot Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Well if your speed is supposed to be 250 Knots inside 7NM, and you want to go 7 NM.........There's always good old math... Sure. I guess I could also use maths for bomb release, given that we know our altitude/speed/angle distance and reasonable assumptions about the bomb as a Newton extensionless object. But it's good to have back-up instrumentation .... ;) ;) ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedrzej Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Well if your speed is supposed to be 250 Knots inside 7NM, and you want to go 7 NM.........There's always good old math... Correct my if I wrong : - 120 knots = 2 miles per minute - 180 knots = 3 miles per minute - 240 knots = 4 miles per minute etc :) Many years ago I used only map and watch, keeping constant speed and course in VFR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4y30n Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 “Gimme a stopwatch and a map and I’ll fly the Alps in a plane with no windows.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatthis Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Correct my if I wrong : - 120 knots = 2 miles per minute - 180 knots = 3 miles per minute - 240 knots = 4 miles per minute etc :) Many years ago I used only map and watch, keeping constant speed and course in VFR. do we have a tas gauge anywhere? 7700k @5ghz, 32gb 3200mhz ram, 2080ti, nvme drives, valve index vr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaemus ODonnelly Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Yes, the HSD in Dest mode shows TAS and GS so you can calculate from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattag08 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Well if your speed is supposed to be 250 Knots inside 7NM, and you want to go 7 NM.........There's always good old math... No speed limits for Case I departures. Flying the DCS: F-14B from Heatblur Simulations with Carrier Strike Group 2 and the VF-154 Black Knights! I also own: Ka-50 2, A-10C, P-51D, UH-1H, Mi-8MTV2, FC3, F-86F, CA, Mig-15bis, Mig-21bis, F/A-18C, L-39, F-5E, AV-8B, AJS-37, F-16C, Mig-19P, JF-17, C-101, and CEII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearfoot Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 No speed limits for Case I departures. Thank you for clarifying this! I was not aware that there was a speed restriction, but took @RustBelt's comment in good faith. Managing the 10deg turn at 250kts under 500ft etc. was a lot of boxes to tick. Nice to know I can just focus on altitude and direction for this ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustBelt Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 I'm actually surprised, inside 7 miles and under 1,000 feet feels nuts going that fast. You do get to 7 miles real quick that way though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoBlue Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 No speed limits for Case I departures. "Case I. Case I departures are flown during day VMC conditions (WX 3,000-5 or better). Once the aircraft clears the catapult and a positive rate of climb is established, the pilot will execute a clearing turn, climb to 500’ and parallel base recovery course (BRC). The Case I departure is flown at 500’ and 300 KIAS paralleling BRC until 7 DME. When directed, or at 7 DME, the aircraft shall climb VMC on course (Figure 2-1)." i7 8700k@4.7, 1080ti, DDR4 32GB, 2x SSD , HD 2TB, W10, ASUS 27", TrackIr5, TMWH, X-56, GProR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustBelt Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Yea I thought I had seen some speed limit. Just defaulted to the FAA below 10,000' I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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