F-16 Weapons Masterclass Ep. 2 - LITENING Targeting Pod

F-16 Weapons Masterclass Ep. 2 - LITENING Targeting Pod | DCS: World

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The LITENING Targeting Pod is an awesome device that is used as the baseline for 9/10 Air-to-Ground missions.
I hope to help you discover all of its glory in this video.
If you need any further help make sure to join my Discord server at
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I'd love to see you there!
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Time stamps:
00:00 Opening and Intro
00:25 Controls Setup
01:54 Getting to Know the TGP MFD Page
06:37 HOTAS Controls and Extra Features
11:00 Outro

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@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Join my Discord server here: discord.com/invite/Wbe4RbN4V4 I hope to see you there!

@danh6720 6 ай бұрын

Going over binding the controls and what controls you'll be using is an absolutely key segment most tutorials are missing.

@yassm 29 күн бұрын

@onstade3261 Жыл бұрын

Although i have a couple hundred hours in the viper and feel pretty experienced, this is seriously some of the best quality tutorials ive ever seen! Keep up this amazing work:) Also I would love more Apache videos/tutorials since im just starting learning it;)

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Wow thank you! So glad to hear!! Trust me I'll keep this going! If you ever hear about anyone needing help then I'd love it if you could spread the word ;) And oh man the Apache is crazy fun. I'm also still learning it but I'll get right to it for you! Thanks again!

@onstade3261 Жыл бұрын

@@MamboDCS I’ll definitely show my friends that are new to dcs and the viper your videos:) I’m looking forward to more F-16 and apache videos:)

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Sounds awesome! Can't thank you enough! It's all on the way!

@magrathean0 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the clearest tutorials I have found. Grim Reapers has a load of tutorials and is great channel, but he tends to go through everything sequentially in the interface - this approach is almost impossible to follow if you don't know it to start with. Thank you for taking it slowly and explaining. Subscribed

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you so much for subscribing! I really really apprerciate it! I try my best to include all the details in my videos and explain them clearly, concisely, and fully. I'm glad you found it helpful and hope to keep helping you with my videos in the future!

@R3v0kt 4 ай бұрын

You have a gift for making complex material accessible!

@tomasgutierrez6954 Жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial! I’m a total noob on DCS and this really clarifies some questions I had about the Targeting Pod.

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

That's awesome man! You're welcome to join my Discord. I'm always there to help ;)

@gordonmuir6881 5 ай бұрын

Great video mate - the Offset Point function is a really useful one. One point though is that DMS is Display Management Switch, not Data ... but I suspect you know that by now! Cheers.

@keithbriscoe99 5 ай бұрын

OMG.... this answers so many questions! Really hope you keep producing videos - you nail this stuff. Thank you.

@yurgon15723 10 ай бұрын

Awesome tutorial! It covered a lot of stuff, went through lots of basics, it's short and to the point - exactly what I was looking for. Great work! 👍

@MamboDCS 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it! I'm always happy to help :)

@somefap331 Жыл бұрын

I have used the viper as my main aircraft never really bothered with A/G when I first started, starting learning it recently, this video explains some things I didn't quite understand especially the target store function which I didn't even know existed, very good overall I wont lie

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad you learned something new ;) I love A-G in the Viper, it's a lot of fun! If you want and need help with it I'd love to help!

@myZisfantastic Жыл бұрын

The best explanation I've found on the Targeting pod!

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you liked it :D I tried my best to make this video all you need to learn the LITENING TGP ;)

@ViperDriver22 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the upload. Keep'm coming. Cheers!

@MamboDCS 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and will do!

@keithbriscoe99 6 ай бұрын

You are my new hero! Added Sub.

@forsaturn4629 11 ай бұрын

I can’t wait for the Sniper pod to be released

@MamboDCS 11 ай бұрын

Same here! I'm sure it'll be a game changer!

@ohyeahyeah-ql3jh 4 ай бұрын

@@MamboDCS so funny enough the LITENING pod actually has more funtionability and versatility than the sniper pod does. This is from a real world standpoint so I have no idea how it will be in game.

@ergenekonkucuk1649 7 ай бұрын

Great works great effort Im so apreciated your works ,thank you very much .

@MamboDCS 7 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Thank you so much for watching ❤️

@jameswilliams1085 8 ай бұрын

Brillianr. Thank you!!

@SAEVONIX Жыл бұрын

Excelent tutorial, great job, i am learning a lot.Thank you for the videos

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Really glad to hear this! If you need any further help I'm always happy to help and you can contact me through Discord :D

@ingott1974 29 күн бұрын

well done..thank you

@BuyWonderBread Жыл бұрын

You covered a lot of cool short cuts for the TGP thanks

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@teelsmith5 Жыл бұрын

Great vid learned some new stuff and I been flying for 2 years now.

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

That's my goal 😉 Thank you so much!

@Englishbikerdan Жыл бұрын

Dude, thank you for this!

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Happy to help! Thank you for watching and glad you liked it!

@mayayaniv2829 Жыл бұрын

Amazing tutorial! Thanks!

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@rampageExtremeGamer Жыл бұрын

great stuff mate!

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@captaindutt6407 Жыл бұрын

finally! I understand what CZ means. I've been flying around trying to find my SPI. thank you!

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Yup, it's really helpful ;) TMS DOWN x2 does the same thing as I mentioned in the video :)

@3dmax911 Жыл бұрын

كالعادة شرح مميز !!! As usual, great vid!!!

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@dandadrumman Жыл бұрын

Great videos!

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Thank you so so much!

@Rex-ii2yz 2 жыл бұрын

Good vid, well done. :)

@MamboDCS 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks my guy! Glad you liked it!

@kevinlong1772 Жыл бұрын

Nice full of details... Thx...

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

I try my best! Thank you for watching!

@fortza11 6 ай бұрын

Hi - I´m new in this DCS, could be great if you show wich stick that you are ref. to on a HOTAS. Otherwise I have enjoyed your video.

@ramtin-s8722 Жыл бұрын

Great and up to date tutorial!

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! And I'll keep updating it if ever needed :)

@ramtin-s8722 Жыл бұрын

@@MamboDCS Awesome. I am now learning the viper and I really like your explenation. Very clear and great attention to detail. I will follow the whole series

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Welcome to the club 😎 The series isn't finished yet but I'm working towards it ;)

@nabuk19 7 ай бұрын

Hello, you made a great job with this tutorial but i have some trouble to do some of the things explained here in my F16. I can't make multiple target as you show it to us. I aim at the target, push DMS right then STP button, do the same for second and third target. The problem is, when i do the same on the second target, the TGP don't came back to the first target, it goes on the ground, some meters away from second target. In your video, you say "aim at it, edit, then push DMS right and STP button" (if i hear correctly). How do you "edit"? I can't see where you explain that in the vid. Also, the button "STP" appear only in NAV mode, it does not work in AG mode. Thank you.

@ryanridgely7807 3 ай бұрын

Any idea why I can't see the "SP" button after pressing "CZ"? Did DCS change something since your excellent video came out?

@Haz0052-tu7rr 7 ай бұрын

Really good tutorial, thanks for the effort. Would you say the TMS switch or DMS switch is more important? Just so I know which to bind to an easy to reach switch and the other to a slightly less convenient one.

@keithbriscoe99 5 ай бұрын

TMS for sure - it is what you're using to direct all the different sensors. You use all 4 directions for both A-G and A-A. DMS primarily selects which screen you want to interact with and changes screens. There's more to DMS but answering your question... clearly make TMS the most accessible if you have to choose. Assume you are using T16000M stick! When I had that, the thumb on stick was TMS. I assigned DMS to one of the throttle thumb hats.

@Haz0052-tu7rr 5 ай бұрын

@@keithbriscoe99 Thanks, I realised that quite a while ago. You don't want to be fiddling about with a hard to reach Hat switch, when an enemy has already locked and launched at you!

@keithbriscoe99 5 ай бұрын

are STP and OAP"s still used in current version of dcs F16? I cannot get that to come up?

@salim7025 Жыл бұрын

Love the content, simple quick straight to the point and informative :) sub like and looking for more content

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad you liked it, that's awesome!

@yassm 29 күн бұрын

Hi very helpful tutorial. I have a question, what happens when I press TMS down only once (twice will cz)? I notice that the crosshairs become "bigger" but idk what that means. Thanks

@its-kemo 18 күн бұрын

Beginner myself I am studying F-16C on daily basis so do not take it for granted, but if I am not mistaken TMS Down once should “Reject the Target”, meaning if you TMS Up to select one TMS Down (once) deselects it.

@baronvonrichthofen2021 4 ай бұрын

How do I know the difference between sp-sensor point and sp-snow plow? In fact, it’s a bit confusing. It starts with saying CZ is centre zero and takes you to bore sight/straight ahead. Then it says so is sensor point, which is whatever sensor is being used, usually waypoint. Then it says CZ takes you to the waypoint selected. Then it says when you press CZ a new button sp (aka sensor point, which was already there) appears called snow plow. So now sensor point is snow plow. So I’m confused if sp is sensor point or snow plow. I’m sure the designers of the f-16 would not confuse the pilot by having a control that is on the same location and with the same identifier. In fact, this is a primary handling requirement in aviation.

@realdeal3262 Жыл бұрын

10:16 ".. And watch the Glory".... 😂

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Hahaha glad you liked that

@realdeal3262 Жыл бұрын

Mambo, what's the correct lasing time to start lasing with the GBU-24? GBU 12 and 10s are 8-15 sec until impact via USAF manuals. I ask bc when u Lase early the trajectory changes with GBU and could cause issues...

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

I don't have the exact time, but I know for fact that it's more than the GBU-10 and 12. And I've heard real pilots mention that it's a longer time. But the exact number might be classified, I'm not sure. To play it safe, I recommend doing so shortly after dropping the bomb. The GBU-24 is a lot smarter than the Paveway IIs, so that probably helps it.

@zealandwylie489 4 ай бұрын

When I am in AG mode I cannot slew the pod at all. STP and CZ do not show on my screen either.

@RomeoKhazalia Ай бұрын

Do they removed multi select? STP is now TGT and no OA1/OA2

@PlanesA-10 Жыл бұрын

My right mfd only displays some of the functions, compared to yours like the sp and the cz modes, they’re just not there?

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Make sure you're in the A-G mode :)

@Fl4sHbAnG Ай бұрын

Yo i like the function of the offset aimpoints but i think this doesnt work anymore. If ur in AG mode STP will be TGT and in NAV mode it doesnt react at all. U just can see how the cross in TGP is getting bigger. Would be cool to have a resolution for that, maybe im using the TGP wrong.

@possumteeth1692 6 ай бұрын

I don’t have a good joystick that has all the buttons on it, but great tutorial anyways 😊

@staydatie 4 ай бұрын

how can i focus my taregting pod to the steering point ?

@Swatmat 9 ай бұрын

have they changed how offset aimpoints work? i'm trying it exactly as you describe and it wont save the points

@brentg2947 8 ай бұрын

i’m having the same problem, going step-by-step, but seems to not work, or be bugged, anybody know an update on this??

@yyorophff786 Жыл бұрын

Lightning 🌩

@matchstick0978 Жыл бұрын

So i can’t get my tgp to spi to a target with the offset aimpoints like u say select the target tms right press the button for the next oa repeat till ive used all 3 then when i cycle them their all over the place

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

It was bugged and was patched again recently. Make sure you're on the newest open beta build and try again :)

@davenottingham3254 3 ай бұрын

Has something changed since this video? If I click 'CZ' to reset the view it only flashes and nothing changes. I'm sat on the ground trying to work this out and its pointed of somewhere and I can't seem to bring it back. I click CZ hoping to reset but it won't. I don't get the SP option back either.

@imposter0shadow Жыл бұрын

How do you tell where it's looking at? Every video says it's the square on the HUD or HMD but when I put the square over a target my video is way way off

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

If you're looking at it through the HMD make sure your HMD is aligned. Otherwise, the square should definitely show you where the TGP is looking

@codyhawkcaster4671 Жыл бұрын

In the bottom rightof my TGP I see a button labeled TGT not STP, how do I correct this?

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

It works basically the same way. STP shows when your in NAV mode and TGT when you're in A-G mode. You can treat it exactly the same way :) Sorry for not being 100% clear about this!

@shadowfax9861 4 ай бұрын

Sometimes do not have SP and CZ available. Can't figure it out.

@einarabelc5 11 ай бұрын

The TGP doesn't move when I attempt to slew it, even on Manual mode, why?

@MamboDCS 11 ай бұрын

First check that your controls setup is done correctly as shown in the video. Also make sure you've SOI'ed the screen the TGP is on and then try moving it around. If that doesn't work try pressing TMS Right while the screen the TGP is on is SOI'ed to put the TGP into area track and then try moving it. Let me know how it goes :)

@Zahadumgoth Жыл бұрын

STP button (MFD) is present only in NAV mode, but in A/G there is TGT - does it have same functio? Strange, but I cannot set any offset poits even doing same as you do. After STP is depressed OA1 appears but when I pres on it - crosshair moves not to set target before but to waypoint. Mess... no idea what is happening.

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Yes, when in A-G it says TGT. My bad for skipping on that in the video. But it does have the same function. Offset Aimpoints were bugged up until the latest open beta update, so make sure you've updated to it. If you have, after setting an OA, it'll jump back to your currently selected steerpoint and you'll need to set another offset if you'd like. This is again showcased in my JDAM video which you can watch here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qZlljNuquc6yl2g.html

@Zahadumgoth Жыл бұрын

@@MamboDCS firts of all Thank you for tutorials! They are the best I`ve ever seen among other youtube videos. Yesterday updated DCS. Now is possible to set TGT (ok) and OA2 (ok) but not OA1 - it always moves someshere else instead of my set point. Also there are no triangles on ILS. Again doing everything you did on video. Interesting fact - TGT and OA can be set even without pressind TMS right. Because when you slew crosshair it automaticaly goes from Inertial to Area track.

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

That's true, TMS right isn't always necessary, but I mentioned it just to make sure :) I used OA1 and OA2 a couple days ago and it worked fine so I'm not sure why it isn't working for you :( Maybe try a different mission and see if it works there? Again, maybe my JDAMs video can further help 😅 Thank you for the kind words and support, I really appreciate it!

@mvw6933 16 күн бұрын

I dont see the snowplow button. Does anyone know why?

@Zahadumgoth Жыл бұрын

Function of NT button on MFD (TG pod) is unknown ? Probably is not implemented jet.

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Exactly, it's known but not implemented :)

@Zahadumgoth Жыл бұрын

@@MamboDCS could you share info regarding its function ?

@MamboDCS Жыл бұрын

Taken out of Chuck's DCS F-16 Guide: Track Polarity: •NT (Neutral Track) allows both white and black targets to be point tracked. Default A-G mode. •WT (White Track) only allows white point targets to be tracked. Default A-A mode. •BT (Black Track) allows black point targets to be tracked.