Can't get ground crew to remove chocks

I have canopy open, am at idle throttle, have parking brake on. I know it's something simple, but just cant figure it out. I'm running from the carrier cold start instant action mission. What am I missing?

I have canopy open, am at idle throttle, have parking brake on. I know it's something simple, but just cant figure it out. I'm running from the carrier cold start instant action mission. What am I missing?

You have to joggle through radio "menus" and holler at the them on the "radio":director:

We have chocks? I've done countless cold starts and never had chocks.

We have chocks? I've done countless cold starts and never had chocks.

Cold start on a carrier...

We have chocks? I've done countless cold starts and never had chocks.

Next time on carrier us F2 and have a look you will see them

also you wont be able to taxi either lol

This is same here. In my case, the ground crew will respond "Unable". Just could not figure out why they would be telling me they cannot remove the chokes.

You do need to remove the chocks before hooking up on the catapult. Is that what you've been finding?

You do need to remove the chocks before hooking up on the catapult. Is that what you've been finding?

you cant get to the catapult with out removing the chocks in the first place since you need to taxi, if you spawn rdy for take off the chocks are already removed

There seems to be some step which makes it impossible for crew to take off the blocks. No idea what it is as it doesn't seem to be logical. Just ask them removed straight away, and it's all good.

I'd guess a bug there, at least I haven't managed to come up any real logic why it sometimes fails.

Edit: maybe not a bug, if you have launch bar lowered, they can't remove the blocks. Although not sure how it would actually interfere.

There seems to be some step which makes it impossible for crew to take off the blocks. No idea what it is as it doesn't seem to be logical. Just ask them removed straight away, and it's all good.

 

I'd guess a bug there, at least I haven't managed to come up any real logic why it sometimes fails.

 

Edit: maybe not a bug, if you have launch bar lowered, they can't remove the blocks. Although not sure how it would actually interfere.

If you ask them to do a repair it may change the order of priorities, not sure maybe they only start repairs when you shut down...just thinking

I think wheel chocks should be removed before starting the engines.

Also, if launch bar is lowered it will trap the front wheel chock beneath it.

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I think wheel chocks should be removed before starting the engines.

 

Also, if launch bar is lowered it will trap the front wheel chock beneath it.

 

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Hmm, no! It's the last thing I do before taxiing on the carrier.

yep same with land based aircraft, chocks are removed last before taxi

Had the same. For me it worked out to just engage the parking brake. Which makes kind of sense.

Had the same. For me it worked out to just engage the parking brake. Which makes kind of sense.

https://youtu.be/TzEOCazEwPw

Call tower and ask for TAXI.....after permission is granted call for chocks to be removed. Then release the brakes.

Tune to 127.5 then call ground crew using the appropriate radio.

Tip..: in case your cannot remove the wheel blocks, then release the handbrake and add power and then cut your power to 0..

This will move the wheels a tiny bit and the plane will become unstuck.

If not then restart mission..

( its a rare bug have happen to me 1 time out of like 150 flights ).

Regarding not being able to talk to the crew and get rearmed..

there can be a few reasons..

1). In some planes you need to turn off the engines and they also sometimes need to be 100% turned off and not spinning anymore before you can rearm.

2). You are not playing with easy communication or radio assist

( this depend how the mission was made )

But typical people use the wrong radio frq.

In the hornet you need to start 1 of the engines ( right engine ) to be able to turn on the radio... You need to talk on com 1 frq 127.500

3). im not sure, but it could be that the instant mission is made in such a way that the aircraft carrier have 0 weapons and extra fuel and you only can use what is preloaded.. ( a guess ).

However regarding ground crew you shouldent need to tune any radio to talk to them.. and as you know as long as they say something they can hear you. ;-)

When you ask to refuel/rearm with your hornet turned off, then try to move your trust joystick forward and back to 0 to see if that solve the problem.

In order to allow the ground crew to remove the blocks the launch bar must be retracted!

It is amazing how misinformed some people can be!

Without naming names, the only reason you cannot remove the chocks when required is if the aircraft isn't correctly configured. In other words, after your four finger check, retract everything again!

You don't remove the chocks until you need to move the aircraft, and you don't talk to the ground crew via the ATC frequency. The ground crew don't require you to get taxi clearance first. As for jiggling the radios a bit and hollering - just how do you holler in DCS World, I missed that bit in the quick start manual!

Come on guys, get your facts straight!

Edit: maybe not a bug, if you have launch bar lowered, they can't remove the blocks. Although not sure how it would actually interfere.

Thanks for this. Been away for months and was about to go crazy when I couldn't have the chocks removed.

Last time I had the crew "unable to comply" it was my central store. As soon as they removed the bombs or tank there, they're suddely able to comply again when trying to remove chocks.

I think I hit a bug, where ground crew wasn't responding to me after the F-18 was powered up -- make sure canopy is open and put the emergency brake on-- and then that seemed to jog things-- then:

press \

press F8 (ground crew)

press F4 (wheel chocks)

press F2 (remove wheel chocks)

done

I can't find any 'bug' here, tried it with virtually every combination with canopy, parking brakes, wing position, recovery hook, even with only 1 engine started , etc.

The only factor in Ground Crew pulling the chocks is the Launch Bar; it MUST be retracted regardless of parking breaks or canopy open/closed.