DCS F/A-18C Hornet NEW Cold Start & HMD Alignment Tutorial!

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Hey guys! My last attempted wasn't my best so this is a new version of this video!
As of July 21st 2021 the Cold Start procedure for the DCS F/A-18C Hornet has changed and now requires you to align your JHMCS HMD before you take off!
If this procedure is not followed it will make it very hard to use the HMD for weapons employment in a combat situation as well as get accurate readings of headings and pitch values as you look around at the airspace around you.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:00 - Cold Start Procedure
0:11:20 - JHMCS HMD Alignment Procedure
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@Spudknocker 3 жыл бұрын

Hey guys! As Of today the 21st of July, 2021 the cold start procedure of the F/A-18C now requires you to align your JHMCS HMD! My last attempt at this video wasn't my best but this version should be much better! Hope you guys enjoy it and it helps you out!

@darkcognitive 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this spud!. I’m waiting on my sim rig to be delivered, alongside some Virpil Gear, so I’m swotting up on some DCS content and trying to learn as much as i can before it all arrives. I’ve played flight sims casually before, but nothing as in depth as DCS, so these tutorials really are valuable to me, especially since I’ve picked the F/A 18C as my first module to learn. It’s so insanely detailed….but I’m looking forward to it, so thanks again. Fly Safe!

@nutsinpuss9563 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Spud, I haven't purchased the F/A 18-C for DCS but I'm going too!. Meanwhile I have access to the F/A 18-E in another simulator and was wondering if the preflight checks and startups are the same between the two?

@CVSiN 3 жыл бұрын

US Navy Hornet Ground Crew AT2 FC/TS here.. just FYI the Countermeasures WILL NOT FIRE with weight on wheels.. just like any other ordnance on the aircraft. You can set whatever you want and it still will not fire on deck. We have safety measures.

@npc6817 2 жыл бұрын

Say, is there any circuit breaker I can pull from the cockpit to disable that safety? You know, for science.

@trustii5128 2 жыл бұрын

@@npc6817 definitely

@npc6817 2 жыл бұрын

@@trustii5128 and which one might it be my esteemed sir

@trustii5128 2 жыл бұрын

@@npc6817 that's a good question, i just don't see a reason why it wouldn't be connected to a circuit breaker

@CVSiN 2 жыл бұрын

@@npc6817 nope as that would defeat the entire purpose of the feature. To do that you need a test set to trick the aircraft into thinking its airborne.

@killshot932404rj 3 жыл бұрын

I love that there is things happenning in the background, gives the video a more lively feel having other aircraft flying around and taxiing on the runway. Very cool!

@Ghost-pz3uy 3 жыл бұрын

You missing the 'Bleed Air Knob' cycle thru off to normal - after the first engine is started. Also the Test of the 'warning and caution lights'.

@NikiHunwick 2 жыл бұрын

And flight control systems

@collinallison283 3 жыл бұрын

hey there, currently attached to VFA-143 working on F/A-18E super hornets, just thought this would be such an amazing addition to the F/A-18C and F-14A/B: eagle dynamics really needs to add squadron personnel that stand around and give you hand signals. imagine looking outside the cockpit and the plane captain is giving you hand signals on what to do next. and then the final checkers come through and give you the “safe for flight” run through. Or if your jet is having issues, the trouble shooters will come out and hook up to your coms and give you tips on how to clear the codes and fix the issue.

@thomasfreimuller4470 3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree, an animated ground crew for airfields like the one we already have on the super carrier would be awesome. I am sure once the super carrier is completed we will get a ground crew for airfields as well :)

@rajm1976 3 жыл бұрын

I think this is planned after they are done with the Super Carrier

@CVSiN 3 жыл бұрын

They already do that on Supercarrier module. ex VFA-105 AT2 FC/TS here as well.

@collinallison283 3 жыл бұрын

@@CVSiN yeah but you know how it is when we have flight schedule on the beach, i think it would be a cool representation.

@CVSiN 3 жыл бұрын

@@collinallison283 yeah for sure I spent far more time ashore than afloat myself.

@Iwoodlikethat 2 жыл бұрын

I took a shot everytime you said 'go ahead'. I died in the first 5 mins if the video.

@ExarchNZ 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one, the only thing that I do in addition to this is the altimeter setting.

@twasko 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Spud. Good video. FYI all shore take-offs are stab trim 12. 16 and 19 for carrier opps based on weights. Thanks for the vid!

@fxhockeyrocks2 2 жыл бұрын

Meh you don't need trim at full power and a cat launch

@oxsnxiwn7804 2 жыл бұрын

@@fxhockeyrocks2 well you don't need it but the stab trim let's you go hands free on a cat launch letting you raise gears, setup radar, stores etc

@nathanaelgodson3994 3 жыл бұрын

When i start up the Hornet i turn all the instruments and the HUD on before engine start so the come to life as soon as the engine fires. Once the right engine is stable i turn on the INS alignement and crank the left hand engine. while thats starting i turn on datalink, iff and set tacan and ils channels + radios. When the left engine is stable aswell i shut of the APU and continue with stuff like standby ADI, Altimiters, FCS bit etc. Helps me get in the air quicker doing it that way^^

@CommanderSteinsch 3 жыл бұрын

Spud, loved it. Great scripting, everything was crystal clear.

@leor2830 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate - the person that has never made a mistake is the person that has done nothing Wombat - Out

@Arnogorter 2 жыл бұрын

STD HDG is exactly what i was looking for...

@10-ka59 2 жыл бұрын

Спасибо за обучение. А то не мог разобраться с тестом HMD)

@windex002 3 жыл бұрын

What happened to the FCS BIT test?

@warriorsp1 3 жыл бұрын

That's why the right DDI should be on the check list page rather then the HUD

@phillperry487 2 жыл бұрын

It's just called BIT not BIT test....BIT is Built In Test

@slyderace 2 жыл бұрын

I was just about to say the same thing!

@npc6817 2 жыл бұрын

It's a game, we know for a fact that it works. If you want to run it for simulation's sake go ahead, I'm no one to tell you how to have your fun and besides I enjoy this sort of simulation myself, but it's safe to assume that people who know enough to notice he skipped that step don't need a tutorial in the first place so there's no need to show that

@jesse632 2 жыл бұрын

@@npc6817 Yeah people complaining about missed BIT tests when theres a million other things left out of the game. Lmfao. Air sim neckbeards.

@florianmisof1988 3 жыл бұрын

Very much appreciated

@Dusan56 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir.

@ENMUEL Жыл бұрын

Çok faydalı oldu teşekkürler.

@BalticSeal 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, not every ED module has logic that right mouse button i up and left down. In A-10C different switches has difgferent logic and in some movement is wraped around, in som isn't.

@paulwalker1086 3 жыл бұрын

Wot! No FCS BIT! How do ya know the controls surfaces will work?

@jameswilliams1085 2 жыл бұрын

As Alwaaays.... Thank you sir!!

@tomaszwota1465 3 жыл бұрын

Casually doing a pretty cool intro. Okaaay. ;)

@nyanates 3 жыл бұрын

The only thing humans like better than to click buttons on/off and admire the blinky lights is full automation.

@atomgaming1413 Жыл бұрын

NICE WORK DUDE , KEEP IT UP

@MistaMurk88 2 жыл бұрын

You still screwed up a few times here n there jumping ahead and not explaining multiple clicks and just going on, but still. One of the best F/A-18C Cold start videos out there. Everyone else just rushes through it making me minimize and pause their videos constantly. Very, very annoying. BTW I found out that during the HMD alignment you don't press TDC depress but you press the cage uncage button to fine tune your roll, thankyou very much for this video :D

@malachijensen1818 2 жыл бұрын

What button do u push for the stab trim.

@wee6838 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t get my depress thingy to work so that’s nice

@Fib3R21 2 жыл бұрын

forgot to set the altimeter and do the FCS BIT test, right? :D

@alliedmastercomputer5407 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as per usual What head tracker do you use as it works so nicely? I bought the Decaln one last year and I honestly could not set it up well and basically just scrapped it but looking at buying one that will actual work well or easy to set up. Would that be the TrackIR 5 the one to get? Thanks a lot Spud.

@austinjeffris38 2 жыл бұрын

I had a track ir for a long time. only complaint is it works really great in a dark room, but horribly if there is any back light of any kind. kind of sucks if you’re sensor is facing a sunny background. If that’s not an issue, then track ir is the move

@leafboy3967 3 жыл бұрын

verry cool

@Spudknocker 3 жыл бұрын

I kinda like the new HMD alignment!

@leafboy3967 3 жыл бұрын

@@Spudknocker yea its a neat extra step.

@FD1CE 3 жыл бұрын

I'd never start without a checklist unless I let her auto-startup :)

@valuedhumanoid6574 Жыл бұрын

So the BIT run thru is not needed? I normally do the BIT by holding the Y key and left clicking and holding the FCR button and watch all the control surfaces move. It's actually kind of cool. And there's a lot of messages on the FCR page saying many systems are not ready. They just go away? I know somethings are very automated and do not require pilot in the loop. Great update, didn't realize Betty was a tape! Those silly 80's engineers!...

@jimclark28 3 жыл бұрын

This doesn’t work for me using TrackIR. After aligning, the HMD graphics still show up 15 degrees below the HUD.

@sharkoftheskies3256 2 жыл бұрын

What are all the bir warnings for?

@pierrelofinusound3020 3 жыл бұрын

FCS BIT test= Missed.....But thanks for the JHMD BIT test trick, you're the first to describe it in a easy way !

@haulperrel2547 3 жыл бұрын

Nobody does the FCS bit test you don't need it.

@mattwagnerismylordandsavio5169 3 жыл бұрын

@@haulperrel2547 If you don't need it then it's ok to not turn OBOGS on as well. It's part of the start up procedure but it's ok it's just a sim and your fcs will always be in perfect condition.

@pierrelofinusound3020 3 жыл бұрын

@@haulperrel2547 ok so don't do the initial fire test aswell, and so on...

@pierrelofinusound3020 3 жыл бұрын

@@mattwagnerismylordandsavio5169 and whatabout hypoxia ?

@mattwagnerismylordandsavio5169 3 жыл бұрын

@@pierrelofinusound3020 ask Jim "Flip" Wilson.. he's got a great story to tell :)

@mitch_the_-itch 10 ай бұрын

Is this still all applicable in fall 23?

@williamhall2386 3 жыл бұрын

Do people still do FCS Test? How do you do the new INS alignment with the stored heading? I can never find it when I try to set it up

@UMSLdragon 2 жыл бұрын

@6:40 is where he starts to explain it. @7:10 is specifically where he mentions stored heading alignment. If you don't have that option then you're not running the beta version of DCS. You're running the stable version and it might not be up to date with all the current releases of the beta.

@williamhall2386 2 жыл бұрын

@@UMSLdragon I’m not sure how I missed that. I must have glossed over for a moment Thanks!

@fiesty161 3 жыл бұрын

So much to remember lol.

@ArkanOthman 3 жыл бұрын

Muscle memory :)

@Jasonmoofang 3 жыл бұрын

Being the lazy ass that I am I pretty much go through a process of skipping stuff and then adding back in stuff on a "I-regret-not-setting-that-up" basis :P

@JurassicKong 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jasonmoofang exactly what I do lmao

@williehayesjr8336 3 жыл бұрын

At what point do we cycle the Bleed Air nob?

@williehayesjr8336 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I kind of jumped the gun. He does cycle the Bleed Air later in the video.

@VassilliHD 3 жыл бұрын

@@williehayesjr8336 As soon as the engines are on. IRL bleed air provides cooling to the Avionics and the ECS (Environmental control system, think AC) Spud dropped the ball on that one.

@Brokkolesz 3 жыл бұрын

@@VassilliHD Not to mention you'd be sweating your balls out without bleed air in a closed cockpit. Imagine a hot summer car with windows up.

@donniehewett6875 3 жыл бұрын

what happened to the one u uploaded first

@Spudknocker 3 жыл бұрын

I forgot messed it up by not getting the IFF and datalink not turned on.

@henrikwerder 3 жыл бұрын

@@Spudknocker You missed FCS bit test again. But nice video any way! 👍🤘

@heefie8659 3 жыл бұрын

9:14 thank you for saying that. I know people's preference is just that, but it bugs the hell out of me when I see photos that look great but have formation lights on.

@williehayesjr8336 3 жыл бұрын

Can I have fries and a Kneeboard file with that.

@Taipan303 2 жыл бұрын

I can't understand what you said about Bingo fuel: if you want Betty to tell you when external tanks are empty, wouldn't you set bingo to the amount of the internal tanks? They hold much more than 10,400. Can you explain why 10,400 makes Betty warn when the external tanks are empty?

@AlexTunstall 2 жыл бұрын

The internal tanks hold about 10-11,000lbs of fuel in the 18C

@Max-rg2fd 3 жыл бұрын

First

@gspacec7772 3 жыл бұрын

its the second upload though

@rwhunt99 3 жыл бұрын

@@gspacec7772 Lol!!

@LegalLowGround 2 жыл бұрын

I also like how random ass fuckin dudes decide how THEY want to do a cold start, but then they'll make videos and put it out there to try and "teach" or give advice to those who don't know any better despite doing the process entirely wrong.....good job kid.

@JGStonedRaider 2 жыл бұрын

Your comment is great. But if I was going to write your reply I would have....wait....wait

@LegalLowGround 2 жыл бұрын

Lmao this HMD align BS literally does not need to be done wtf

@Spudknocker 2 жыл бұрын

Recommend you watch this video so you can see exactly why it needs to be done, kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bZt6Y5ZhuK63Y4E.html