Startup

  • Close Canopy (LCTRL-C)
  • Main Power (left console below throttle) (right click x2)
  • Jet Fuel Start 2 (left console above thortle) (leftclick) (wait for 20% RPM)
  • Add Fuel to Engine (RShift Home) (wait for 60% RPM)
  • Emergency Seat Activate (left side of seat)
  • Main Power (left console below throttle) (right click)
  • Avionics On - all 7 switches (right hip) (right click)
  • INS STOR (right hip)
  • Wait for INS on upper console to be below 10 and flashing (right hip)
  • INS to NAV
  • MDS LVT to ON (right hip)
  • CAUTION RESET to reset warnings (under throttle)
  • Radio OFF to Main (above throttle)


  • Hud Declutter - SNSR PWR Off (right console near hotas) (left click)
  • RDR ALT (right console near throttle) (right click twice)
    • FCR On
    • Right HDPT On
    • Left HDPT On
  • Master IFF NORM (left hip) (right click *3)
  • Right PFD
    • XMT to XMT L16

Air to Ground

  • Change Bombing Mode - Nosewheel Steering button

DTOS

  • Enter DTOS Bombing Mode
  • Select TGP
  • Move SOI to HUD (Sensor Select Up)
  • Use Throttle Selector to Slew Box to Target
  • Make TGP SOI (Sensor Select Down)
  • Select Target
  • CCRP Attack
  • Move SOI to HUD (Sensor Select Up)
  • Cage back to Nose (TMS AFT)

Using HMCS

  • Move SOI to HUD (Sensor Select Up)
  • Using HMCS, TMS Forward for more than 1 second
  • Move to general area with head tracking
  • TMS Forward to Ground Stabilize

Air to Air

Long Range

Dogfight Mode

  • HMCS ON (left side knob above throttle)
  • Weapon Select
    • Guns/Aim9 - Weapon Select AFT
    • Long Range - Weapon select forward
  • Target Selection Modes
    • Boresite mode - TMS Forward
    • 60 mode or turning mode - TMS AFT
  • AIM 9 Modes
    • SLAVE mode toggle
    • Boresite mode (aim9 follows HMCS)

CMS

  • Target Selection Modes
    • Select Target - TMS Up
    • Single Track Target Mode - TMS Up again

TGP and Custom Markpoints w/ JDAP Weapons

  1. Select Weapon and Power On
    1. Select SMS page and then INV button
    2. Select xGB38 (or comp weapon)
    3. PWR On (wait for A10 to countdown to RDY)
    4. Verify PRE selected (for TGP use)
  2. A2G w/ TGP
    1. Turn on TGP (power control switches on right side) and Warm Up
    2. Master ARM On
  3. TGP Use
    1. Select MENU > TGP
    2. DMS Down to Select Correct Sensor of Interest (SOI)
  4. Useful TGP Commands
    1. TMS Left: Toggle Between TV, BHOT, WHOT
    2. TMS Right: Select Area Track
    3. TMS Down: Target Reject
    4. TMS Up: Create Markpoint
    5. Expand FOV: Expand FOV HOTAS button or OSB 3
  5. Markpoint Creation
    1. Markpoints can be created w/ TGP, FCR (Air to Ground Radar), HUD, and HMD (not implemented?), OFLY (Air to Air mode)
    2. Enter MKP mode using UFC 7 (MARK)
    3. DED (LCD to right of UFC) should update showing empty LAT/LNG
    4. Find something interesting on TGP
    5. Hit TMS UP to create first markpoint (LAT/LNG and Elev should update on DED)
    6. Hit M-SEL (Mode Select) to make MKP the active steer point
    7. Hit CZ (Cursor Zero) on TGP to recapture lock
    8. Capture up to 5 steer points (26-30)
    9. Use Up/Down on UFC to move through steerpoints and select first steerpoint
    10. Guide plane to azimuth line and wait to be in range
    11. Use Weapon release to drop and then Up/Down to go to next steerpoint
    12. Rinse/repeat