F/A-18 H.O.T.A.S RECCE event mark

What does the recce mark button do on the stick?

When the weapon release button is pressed, an event mark signal is supplied to the HUD video camera. At that time a black box is generated by the camera and appears in the upper left corner of the video signal going to the video tape recorder. When the trigger is pressed to the second detent position to launch a missile, the event marker is generated and recorded until the trigger is released.

What does the button do then

I believe it initiates recording for RECCEE equipped aircraft at least that's what I can gather from the NATOPS manual.

Thank you

I asked a pilot what it did and he said they use it for marking something that happens in flight maintenance wise so it can be found easily on the maintenance card later . Say an engine issue like a vibration or abnormal readings , stuff like that.

so aceofspades9963 so it wont really be useful for dcs and thank you for the insight.

You guys are on the right track, but here is more information.

To manually blank/unblank the HMD, the PILOT depresses and releases the RECCE

Event Marker switch on the flight control stick. The WSO castles aft for more than 800 ms on the right hand

controller DCA to manually blank the aft HMD. The HMD continues to slave weapons and create

designations when blanked, however, visual feedback of the designated target is not available when

blanked.

In order to resolve the dual functionality of the RECCE event marker switch when both MIDS and

JHMCS are utilized, the following mechanization is commanded:

a. When TDC priority is assigned to the SA Format, MIDS expand functionality is the only function

for the HOTAS switch. This is true even if the HMD is manually blanked prior to entering the SA

Format.

b. When TDC priority is not assigned to the SA Format, HMD manual blanking is the only function

executed by the HOTAS switch.

You guys are on the right track, but here is more information.

Ok kind of confusing now, lol. There is no mention of its use or future implementation in either manual at the moment.

Sounds like in DCS that button can be assigned to something more useful, like maybe undesignate.

Sounds like in DCS that button can be assigned to something more useful, like maybe undesignate.

Or once SA, and JHMCS is implemented they can use it for exactly what its used for in the jet, as i posted earlier in this thread.

At the very least it seems like a switch that can be relegated to the keyboard, freeing up a space on the HOTAS. When the Hornet gets more features, it may become functional, however I just don't see it being HOTAS worthy (in DCS). Obviously RL is a different case.

as JMHCS is now fully implemented how are we supposed to use this RECCE function?

What does it do?

as JMHCS is now fully implemented how are we supposed to use this RECCE function?

 

What does it do?

It toggles the JHMCS display on and off.

It toggles the JHMCS display on and off.

yeah thanks, I've tested it and it works, there's a good reason to use it now, instead of having to use the know , just use RECCE and works like a treat :>:thumbup:

What does the recce mark button do on the stick?

Text on that picture seems wrong. Im quite sure that Air-Air Weapon select FWD selects Sparrows and not Amraam IRL. Amraam is Air-Air Weeapon select RIGHT if I remember correctly.

It's a Track IR recenter button when the TM stick is released :)