Hawk T1A : VOR and ADF Radio navigation ?

[Satarosa]

When can we use the complete radio navigation of the hawk?

When I try to use the VOR navigation mode, nothing happen in my HSI..

[flyingscotsman]

+1

[Ells228]

Which map?

It was working fine in Caucasus yesterday when I was flying.

[flyingscotsman]

Hi Ells228,

Persian map Dubai intl in my case. Not tested in Caucasus, so no problem I'm sure your'll get round to it

[Ells228]

Ok I’ll look into that.

I’m pretty sure I added all of the PG map Nav data into our nav database.

 

Cauc’s and Nevada are def working as I was testing the nav missions in both yesterday.

[Satarosa]

Only Tacan and ILS is working for me, VOR and ADF not working, tested in Caucasus

[flyingscotsman]

Hi Ells228 - no problem as long as you are aware of it, thanks

[Ells228]

Thanks for the feedback guys, will look into it.

[Satarosa]

Thank for your quick answer.

 

Could you check also the Hawk blue beacon light, this light normaly have to turn on when you get ILS beacon I think ?

Only the self check working :-(

[Ells228]

Roger will check that as well.

That’s the outer beacon light, should play a noise as well from what I remember.

[bengo]

Just tried some nav in the Hawk. Loaded up the Practice aerobatics instant mission. Started in Mozdok. Tuned to Batumi Tacan (16X) . Total distance of approx 166 miles. Could pick up the morse code while on the ground at Mozdok, but green needle pointed to the right until about 120 miles from Batumi, when it started pointing to Batumi. Quite confusing. Is that the way it's supposed to work ?

 

 

Oh, and in Chuck's guide it says that the Hawk in game cannot track VOR beacons, but the first leg in the Navigation instant mission in Nevada requires you to fly to a VOR beacon. I tried that but got no steering indication . So, can it track VOR or can't it ?

 

 

B

Edited August 15, 2018 by bengo

[Ells228]

Yes it should be able to track VOR but not DME.

It seems broken at the moment and I'm looking into it as was working very nicely even with terrain masking.

[bengo]

A reply was posted on facebook today :

 

Hey Guys,

A word from the developer to clear up a few mis-information posts on the ED forums about the Hawk.

 

The Hawk in DCS does currently have TACAN, VOR and ILS Navigation which is the staple for any modern day trainer in military use.

There is also a ground based taxi-around-the-runway mission in Training on Caucasus map that shows you how to use the nav radios and HSI indicators.

We also have a NavEx mission in the Nevada map, included in the module, along with a time-on-target mission (short flight and long flight) which again you can use navaids for if you wish to.

 

We also have modelled terrain masking, so if you're behind the mountain as an example, you'll lose the beacon.

 

The flight manual with the module is very detailed on how to use the radio navigation.

 

It has been reported currently (mid August 2018) that the radio nav isn't working with the latest patch which we are looking into. That said, all of the above functionality is coded into the module and will be available when the bug is fixed.

 

The Grim Reapers also recently put out a YouTube video on the Hawk weapons functionality and how to use it (graphics are the old cockpit):

 

I hope this helps clear some things up.

 

Thanks,

Chris.

Edited August 19, 2018 by bengo

[Ells228]

Thanks B.

 

For some people it is working in the Nevada map so we’re looking into why it’s working for some and not others.

[bengo]

Chris,

let me know if you need any info on my install, or if you want me to test anything.

 

B

[Ells228]

Cheers B, will do