Manual

PILOT (FRONT SEAT) COCKPITBecause you portray a F-14 pilot in thissimulation, most of your time will be spentin the front seat cockpit. All the necessaryflight controls are located here. While youoccupy the front seat you are incommand of the aircraft, you make thedecisions. The following sectiondescribes the various displays andinstrumentation you have at yourdisposal.WaypointCaretHEAD-UP DISPLAY (HUD)The basic Head-Up Display(HUD) showing pitch ladderand Phoenix missiles inpriority.WeaponPriorityIndicatorThe Head-Up Display is actually atransparent pane of “plexi-glass” situateddirectly in front of your field of vision.When you look directly forward, you areactually looking through the Head-UpDisplay (HUD). As the name implies, thereason for a HUD is simple. Flight andweapon symbology is superimposed onthe “glass” so that you do not have to lookdown to read instruments. This allows youto keep your head upright when involvedin combat so you don’t lose sight of abandit at an inopportune moment.STANDARD HUD INFORMATIONMuch of the symbology on the HUD isstandard information which shows upregardless of the weaponry or modeselected.THE MAGNETIC HEADINGINDICATORStretching across the very top of the HUDis the Magnetic Heading Indicator. Thisindicator is divided into 10 0 compassheading increments which are thenfurther sub-divided into 2 0 increments.Your course is equal to the compassheading which occupies the centreposition of the indicator (directly abovethe tiny cross). You can check theaccuracy of the Magnetic HeadingIndicator with the analog compasslocated to the right of the Vertical DisplayIndicator (VDI).Waypoint CaretLocated underneath of the MagneticHeading Indicator is a waypoint referencecue known as a caret (pronouncedcarrot). The caret resembles an invertedV and is positioned on the headingindicator according to the waypoint youhave selected.Aircraft ReticleThe aircraft reticle depicts the position ofyour aircraft’s wings (chord line). Itappears on the HUD as two L shapedcharacters that have been knocked overon their sides. This line indicates wherethe nose of the aircraft is pointing, relativeto the horizon. The position of the aircraftreticle on the pitch ladder indicates youraircraft’s relative pitch angle.Pitch LadderThe pitch (up/down reference) angle ofyour aircraft is displayed by means of apitch ladder. The pitch ladder is the set ofhorizontal pitch lines in the centre of theHUD which are arranged like the rungs ofa ladder.The pitch lines of the ladder are divided