Heads-Up Display Modes 35 - Metaboli

34 Heads-Up Display Modes
the angle between the target’s tail and the line of sight to the target. The
letter “R” or “L” appears after the angle, indicating which side of the target is
presented toward the player’s aircraft.
hRemember: Lower aspect angles increase the effectiveness of your
weapons!
3.104 AIM-9
The essential Short-Range Missile (SRM) display symbols provide weapon status
and pursuit course steering. The heat-seeking AIM-9 has a seeker head
completely independent from the radar. The seeker can acquire targets with or
without using the radar. Once the missile is launched, it receives no further
guidance from the launching aircraft.
Search Display (Seeker Boresight)
Selecting SRM mode with the
radar in search mode, a fixed twodegree
circle appears around the
Aircraft symbol. This fixed circle,
aligned with the missile’s line of
sight, represents the missile’s field
of view. If the target is within
visual range, you may disregard
radar acquisition procedures and
steer the aircraft to position the
target within the two-degree
reference circle.
When the missile tracks the
target, the SRM tone will increase
in pitch. As long as the target
remains within the field-of-view
AIM-9 Boresight Mode
circle, the missile continues to
track, and may be launched. If the target moves outside the field-of-view circle,
the missile loses the track.