How to Navigate in the F-4 Phantom

How to Navigate in the F-4 Phantom | DCS World

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Ай бұрын

Aviate, NAVIGATE and communicate. Let’s examine the various methods by which we can find our way around in the mighty F-4 Phantom from ‪@HeatblurSimulations‬
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@CallsignJoNay Ай бұрын

The hold-M and click a switch for the in game manual has to be one of the best innovations I've ever seen in flight simming.

@Antares2 Ай бұрын

I agree. That seems extremely useful compared to alt-tabbing to a PDF. Having it in-game is going to be so comfortable when learning the plane.

@Galf506 6 күн бұрын

Agree. Needs to be ported over ALL modules.

@VonHoffnung Ай бұрын

The in-cockpit interactive manual is one of the major things about this module that I have been most excited about!

@aaronwhite1786 Ай бұрын

Yeah, one reason I always buy Heatblur planes, even if I don't love flying them as much as the newer planes that I'm more used to. They just do so much cool stuff with the game that I'm more than happy to keep supporting them financially. The F-4 looks like I'll probably get more joy out of it than the F-14. Granted, I may finally tuck into learning both and try to pry myself away from the helicopters.

@NikolaDavidovic2006 Ай бұрын

Same, but for some reason i cant see half of the manual, maybe because i play in vr

@DanielSirqueira Ай бұрын

If other Cold War aircraft want to continue selling, developers will have to greatly improve their modules. The F-4E is revolutionary.

@FelipFS Ай бұрын

Fully agreed. Other 3rd party and ED will need to play the catch up game after this one. Even the HB's own Tomcat will be asking a facelift (yes, it is coming too).

Ай бұрын

This or lower prices. I'm fine with a less impressive module if I can get it at a discount or more often. Then we'd have three types of prices depending on complexity, FC3-types modules, standard modules and component-based modules.

@williamhall2386 27 күн бұрын

Would love/buy a newer mig21 and F5/T38

@kevin1873 Ай бұрын

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. Just so that that no one is confused. A VOR/DME are VOR's that also provide Distance Measuring Equipment to the VOR station. While VOR/DME's are more commonly used in civil aviation. TACAN's are used more commonly in military operations. The TACAN operates in the UHF band and its frequency ranges from 960 to 1215 MHz. It also allows simpler and smaller emitters compared to a VOR.

@redtailpilot Ай бұрын

And the VORTAC (combination VOR and TACAN). Some very interesting and odd looking ground based transmitters to see in person! Former airfield Electrician at EWR and LGA (learned the airfield lighting and electrical system at 17, while a junior in a NJ Vo-tech high school. Sooo glad that I learned to navigate via old-school when I got my PPL in 1998. None of the school's fleet had the new tech (GPS) nor autopilots. Didn't use any of that until years later, lol. Love the Garmin G1000 😂

@charlesc7723 Ай бұрын

Casmo, another informative video. Basic navigation is a skill I think all pilots, including sim pilots should learn. We do tend to get caught up with modern tools, such as GPS. The Phantom pushes us back a bit. I did learn on VOR and NAV radios, so this was a nice refresher. I’m a huge fan of your combat ready series, so keep them coming.

@aaronwhite1786 Ай бұрын

That's always my issue. I've become so used to using the fancy MFD navigation, where I can easily just follow a path that's been pre-selected on a map that shows me my location. I think I might do a nice little flight around the Persian Gulf map, stopping off at various airbases and navigating between them using old school navigation.

@PappyGunn Ай бұрын

@@aaronwhite1786That's what I do for every new aircraft including this one, a little trip around the map. You know, aviate, navigate and all that. I was raised on steam guages and GPS navigation is a luxury for me.

@aaronwhite1786 Ай бұрын

@@PappyGunn Oddly, that's all the opposite for me. I grew up playing all of the Fighters Anthology games, Flanker 2.5 and Lock-On, leading into DCS. I guess I played a good bit of Il-2, but as a kid I never really learned how to properly fly without the HUD. Now going back to the old steam gauge planes, I'm trying to force myself to relearn how to properly fly without the HUD and all of the other fancy technology. So with the F-4 I figured I would finally just force myself to learn how to fly the real way, using the gauges and radio beacons by just flying around the Persian Gulf map doing an air patrol and stopping at a few bases for refueling along the way.

@lilletrille8998 Ай бұрын

Really nice video Sir! Old flight sim guy here (50y old) and I am so looking forward to tomorrow! Also really enjoyed your twitch stream (that I sadly found after the fact - but really nice stream and first time I saw the start up of the F4E so I have that open on my browser and will have a quick look tomorrow before I attempt a cold start myselfe). Take care Sir and Stay safe! I hope you continue making some F4E videos!!! Also thank you for your AH64 videos - they have been really helpful for a nob like me!

@valuedhumanoid6574 29 күн бұрын

I must admit, I was VERY harsh with Heatblur for the last 3 months, especially the last few weeks. But now that I have owned this thing for a few days, I am eating crow. My apologies HB. So far I have not encountered any bugs or glitches, and if I have, I don't realize it and it was very minor This is the most fun I have had in DCS in a long time since the Tomcat came out, another Heatblur product. Not only the F4, but the addition of all the static structures and AI aircraft, like the Kiowa. Being able to drive a tug is just fun. I can't wait to see the cinematics with all the new stuff. I don't have the Kola map yet, not enough HD space. I have a 2 TB on the way so that's coming soon. With all the content creators like Casmo in overdrive right now, this is truly the golden age of DCS and flight sim in general. Well done sir

@flightsimulatoradventures7246 Ай бұрын

This is what everyone should be learning this week after cold start and pattern. Long before putting bombs on the jet.

@zoe..d Ай бұрын

Considering a lot of people don't need to navigate when they have access to the F10 map... I know it can be restricted, but the vast majority use it and just need to determine a heading...

@cbassfishin9494 Ай бұрын

This was the primer I’ve been waiting for. Thank you and subscribed!

@Raven-sv4es Ай бұрын

Thank you Casmo. This answers a lot of questions I had about Navigation and planning in the Mission Editor.

@SQUID_2259 Ай бұрын

Nice man! I was leary about the jet being super complicated to grasp but especially in scenarios like navigating, the core concepts remain the same just in a different “ flavor “ . Thanks Casmo!!! Keep it coming!

@sp00f64 24 күн бұрын

Nav is Absolutely important, as I am still weak on it. I spend too much time dropping bombs ;-) But wow! Awesome and practical knowledge.

@brish1665 Ай бұрын

Excellent and informative, thank you Casmo!

@angrygandalf Ай бұрын

I look forward to your combat ready series of a new module almost as much as the module itself. Bring on the learning.

@masterman3178 Ай бұрын

Haven’t learned how to set up VOR since my piper Cherokee days back in flight school. Never take garmin for granted.

@colindelaney4208 Ай бұрын

YESSSSS! Casmo, Apache, F15E and now F4 content!

@wackomedic911 Ай бұрын

my day is always better when there is a casmo video!

@mco119jj Ай бұрын

Good stuff, man. Very helpful. Also, I'm surprised you don't have more subscribers yet. You certainly should based on the quality of your content. You're quickly becoming one of my go to guys for DCS.

@CasmoTV Ай бұрын

You’re very kind. Thank you.

@josefwitt9772 Ай бұрын

Great tutorial. Love the flight plan editing - it's cool that they give us plenty of options, including super easy mode with map markers. Edit - HOLY CRAP THE GUNS

@AnthonyAdrianAcker Ай бұрын

Great guide! The F-4E is going to be so exciting to learn to pilot!

@DCS_World_Japan Ай бұрын

That interactive manual is a game changer.

@Coolhand101e Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. These are things I've gotten used to do with older planes/modules like the F-5E, so knowing where everything is in the F-4E cockpit will certainly help me navigate a bit better starting tomorrow with the release of Heatblur's Phantom II.

@hellcat_axg Ай бұрын

Lets goooo. Thx for the Video man!

@Musix4me-Clarinet Ай бұрын

Wow! Nice find for me. Glad you're doing what you do. _Subscribed_

@CasmoTV Ай бұрын

Thank you kindly

@kevoman4980 Ай бұрын

Recruiting as in my company? We are hiring again now. Boeing slowed us down but it’s said to be picking up again.

@Brimmlinn Ай бұрын

Good training for children of the magenta line! Us old guys should be okay. 😂

@Iceman_2005 Ай бұрын

Love the F-4 content

@cowboy10uk Ай бұрын

Loving this, can’t wait for more lessons. One thing I’ve never done is learn proper nav, just always used the gps and hud in the past. I’m assuming a cold and dark startup will come soon though. One thing I’ve never seen in all the vids being released is how to actually start the darn thing.

@RazloTPD Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this video. I really struggle with HSI navigation, so this has been a helpful bit of bedrock. At the moment I keep failing the F-4E Pilot Visual Landing tutorial. It starts with a navigation section, down from 22,000ft, and it's just happening too quick for my brain. If I have to hear the WSO say ''We're leaving the flight corridor'' one more time I'm going to eject him lol

@kevoman4980 Ай бұрын

Cool man, I’m an Airbus Captain at a major just passed the 26 year mark. Digging your vids!

@CasmoTV Ай бұрын

Do you know any friendly recruiters…? Asking a friend… me. I’m the friend.

@randynovak8486 Ай бұрын

Great video, thank you for your hard work! Did you find a way to hold heading? :P

@macedk Ай бұрын

Great video on a tough subject :)

@michalk2072 Ай бұрын

Insane loadout, 3x gattling cannons and 6x rocket pods:D

@AR_Parker Ай бұрын

Ty for the info. Look forward to arguing with jester 😂

@Sven2157 Ай бұрын

Thanks you for your service!

@prichardgs Ай бұрын

Another great vedio and now I feel smarter and will be more able to -get to the target, and find home.

@craigh1790 Ай бұрын

This reminds me why I ended up in the infantry.

@captain_kaoss Ай бұрын

Awesome video, thank you! I'm just relieved that we don't have to use a sextant and the stars in the night sky to navigate!

@Antares2 Ай бұрын

You mis-spelled "disappointed"! Give us the sextant! 😁

@alpenfoxvideo7255 Ай бұрын

man this thing navigates better between airports than the F-14

@christhenademan13 Ай бұрын

MAN I GOTTA WORK TOMORROW I WANNA FLY F-4 NOW!

@Hustler9g Ай бұрын

I'm so sorry to hear that you aren't feeling well ;)

@mobius7089 Ай бұрын

I need to see servers with more adverse weather conditions...I want to have to do a DME arc sometimes

@CasmoTV Ай бұрын

You sick bastard.

@tonymarcella13 Ай бұрын

I know most people are doing the sexy stuff with this bird, but this is the stuff we need to know first before the sexy stuff ;), Thanks Casmo!

@CasmoTV Ай бұрын

It’s like I been a pilot once! 😜

@tonymarcella13 Ай бұрын

@CasmoTV A bad one, as you mentioned in the vid 😀

@termitreter6545 29 күн бұрын

Tbh I usually start with the sexy stuff and over time go more and more into the nerdy details with DCS planes. Really fun imo! :D F-4E seems like a perfect module for that, its got so much quirks and complexity in there, even tho the basic aircraft stuff is surprisingly simple/inituitive, for such an old machine.

@tonymarcella13 29 күн бұрын

@termitreter6545 the beauty of DCS means you can do whatever you like. I just think knowing how to get somewhere helps putting warheads or foreheads 😀

@MrPeperoni79 4 күн бұрын

I do what any highskilled hotshot bad-arse does; I "navigate" with F10.

@VonHoffnung Ай бұрын

Good stuff man, keep it up! We appreciate you!

@CasmoTV Ай бұрын

I appreciate you back

@Antares2 Ай бұрын

I have never flown a real plane, but I have flown a lot of different types in simulators. And I have never really understood the point of "flight firectors". Like, I can read the HSI just fine, I don't need even more needles telling me where to go. ILS is the obvious exception, but I never bother with FDs on other types of navigation. If anything I think it takes more concentration to watch it than ignore it. But great tutorial, Casmo!

@CasmoTV Ай бұрын

Use them constantly in airliners.

@Antares2 Ай бұрын

@@CasmoTV Yes, I can imagine. I'm not saying they are "useless", just that I don't like them when I play games 😁 I grew up playing old versions of MS Flight Simulator, so a VOR needle or ADF doesn't scare me

@CasmoTV Ай бұрын

@@Antares2 kids these days can’t fly without it being spoon fed.

@Antares2 Ай бұрын

@@CasmoTV Haha, yeah 😊

@AggrarFarmer Ай бұрын

I see F4 as step in into more complex F14.

@Gomendio Ай бұрын

Jesus H…casmo. Imagine facing The MEP IR exam on the 4E instead of the da42 on G1000nxi…% of atpl new pilots ZERO.

@sparrowlt Ай бұрын

I can make a marker in the map in flight and ask jester to make a WP or target out of it? and i find now ?

@cayenne7792 Ай бұрын

would have like to see what reaching a waypoint for a course correction (turn point) looks like. Can this AP follow waypoints?

@CasmoTV Ай бұрын

I like to leave some mystery for you the eventual player to uncover.

@cayenne7792 Ай бұрын

@@CasmoTV bout to fake an illness so i can go home and download it, thanks...

@KomradeDoge Ай бұрын

So then Jester will automatically "flip-flop" waypoints? (That's where you "preload" a waypoint into the 2nd slot, a way to get around there only being 2 waypoint storage slots)

@CasmoTV Ай бұрын

He does the work

@KomradeDoge Ай бұрын

@CasmoTV perfect yep. Just played a mission with 3 waypoints and everything you taught worked perfectly thanks.

@keithcolvin2210 Ай бұрын

Where is the TACAN Range displayed ?

@CasmoTV Ай бұрын

Bottom left of the HSI

@ntme9 Ай бұрын

What's the top speed in game clean?

@CasmoTV Ай бұрын

Idk. Fast.

@ntme9 Ай бұрын

@@CasmoTV o.. b s.. you know Don't lie I know you've tried her out

@PappyGunn Ай бұрын

Helpful, but could be better: show how to switch to VOR, or NDB or Navpoints and how to set that up on the display HSI with those 2 selector knobs. You went kinda quickly on that and concentrated on the TACAN. I am fiddling with those now. I am familiar with how this all works on different aircraft from the Huey to the F18, but the switchology of those 2 knobs has me confused a bit.

@CasmoTV Ай бұрын

I mean you literally turn the knob to point at VOR…

@PappyGunn Ай бұрын

@@CasmoTV To be more specific, how do those 2 knobs affect the HSI display especially the right one. And the various types of info that can e displayed at the same time. My issue is with the switchology of that particular aircraft, not how to use a VOR. For example you can set up the display to show a TACAN and a radial to intercept, while at the same time displaying the direction of an INS way point.

@PappyGunn Ай бұрын

At about p345 of the manual, I will just have to play with it to figure out how to operate it in practice.