A10C Bullseye Offset Waypoints

Demonstrates how to convert a bullseye call, into a waypoint, and to an SPI on the TAD, in DCS A10

[@Aeropayo]

Huge thanks!!!! very good tuto. Very nice and instructive.

[@DAZZYD1977]

Very helpful thank you very much for the effort.

[@nume1981]

Great Video with a Whole Lot of good learning a for me! Thx a lot! I hope to see some more of your vids for it has been quite calm in your channel lately! Best to you, Nume

[@gerryabbott]

Cheers Crasher. Hooking is covered in detail in my Navigation TAD Video. Key point is the info on the lower right of the TAD. When i'm 'OWN-HOOK', to the SPI, the info shows me bearing and distance from from it, and its altitude.

[@VJS161Fire]

Great tutorial, Gerry! You explained the whole B/E - TAD work very well. :) kind regards, Fire

[@sinisterem]

Great video. That's another one in the category: 'gee, I didn't know it could do that!' Thanks and keep 'em comming! :)

[@gerryabbott]

@Iba350EX Well wouldn't normally use AP much while up front, and rarely fenc-in. I have my mfd and UFC functions mapped to a saitek dash controller, so generally don't have to do the 'snapping' of views. Was keeping an eye on altimeter and ADI through most of the vid!! Did use AP when using the EGI panel. Hope it did not spoil your viewing too much

[@Dusan56]

Helped a lot. Thank you Garry.

[@CHECK6-963]

BTW real world we often have more than one bullseye active at a time. Especially in the theaters where you might be covering a 1000 mile border. So if we are dividing the country into lanes we might call the lanes, Florida, Kansas, Oregon. The bull for each lane might be Miami, Salina, and Portland. So calls would be more like, "Chalice single group, Portland 200/090, 22,000 Hostile."

[@gerryabbott]

@Teriander The UTM, and LL cordinates are relative to a fixed (on the earth) reference, i.e. they wont change. The Bullseye is a moveable location (but only say on a daily basis), so locations relative to this 'bullseye' must be 'converted' to a location which can be referenced as an LL or UTM location. So no need to 'offset' an LL or UTM co-ordinate.

[@GateCrasherVI]

(Can't see if anyone else has answered this) I can give a hint, if anyone else since 2011 has wondered the same thing =) Notice if you look very closely that when he switches from "Hook - Own" to "Own - Hook" that the arrowhead on the hashed yellow line connecting his aircraft to the SPI weddingcake icon on the MFCD switches from pointing at his aircraft, to pointing at his SPI. I believe it's an orientation thing for a "direction of travel" reference when applicable.

[@nruff100]

thanks mate explained perfectly it helped alot

[@stemajor7]

I dont own DCS, and probably wont because its beyond my capacities to learn. But i love to watch others who have studied the manuals and know how to use the simulated technology. Thats enough for me.

[@Iba350EX]

Nice tutorial, how come you don't put the autopilot on when you are doing all the work because you are all over the place?

[@sinisterem]

@gerryabbot: looking at your video again, it seems you're using some voice recognition software. Am I correct and if so: what are you using?

[@DavNagle]

@Iba350EX very polite

[@Teriander]

Question, is the same technique used when receive locations from JTAC? For example if JTAC tells me "Tanks on the road from IP ADDAR 17 miles MM3300345" or something like that in the 9 line. Do I switch to OFFSET > (instead of going to BULLSEYE goto IP ADDAR) > Then enter MM3300345 into the pad, and connect MH/DIS? But somehow change the MH/DIS to accept MM... information?

[@sinisterem]

@gerryabbott: it looks like you're using some kind of voicerecognition software, what exactly are you using?

[@fansaaap]

@bigsam656 yes do us all a favour make sure you invest your time in HAWX 2. Good boy :)

[@N305MT]

hey Gerry how to you get AWACS to give you Ground Targets

[@gerryabbott]

Bit hit and miss i think. Place the flight track close to them. Not sure if they need to be threatened. Might be better in current version.

[@mirtaet123]

What kind of voice recognition software are you using?

[@peraZdera88]

when i enter coords and press OSB9 to set it to waypoint, it set it to wp 8 but i can choose on my hud only from 0 to 7 wps... What's the problem?

[@m00shim]

Can anyone tell me what exactly is the advantage of switching from "HOOK OWN" to "OWN HOOK"? 04:07 Thanks very much.

[@Dvich]

Hi, I've lost you on the TAD page with all the hooking thing, how did you make the SPI using the hook options? Thanks!

[@GazAce]

Hope I’m not being a pain in the #%@! but I like to ask questions. Firstly another great tutorial Gerry which is helping me no end. I only wish I checked out all your clips a year ago.. I would’ve finished all those wonderful Campaigns a hell of a lot quicker heh. And sorry this is prob a dumb question but by definition what exactly is the “Bullseye” ? Obviously I know we receive headings and bearings from but is it actually where JTAC is physically or is it just a GPS ref in space?

[@gerryabbott]

No bother, but you'll get info on wiki also. But quickly its a designated location on the battlefield, used to pass position information between friendly forces securely, since the enemy won't know the location of the 'bullseye' as it can be changed frequently (maybe daily). Positions are given 'relative' to it with the direction (bearing) and distance, just like any navigation reference.

[@GazAce]

Thanks mate, cheers. I was getting that mixed up with JTAC's position in the field. I understand now, thank you kindly.

[@racingtheweb]

Hi Jerry and congrats. for your video. One question: in the video the Awacs says the bullseye of the enemy that he spotted. But if I spot an enemy when I'm flying, how can I determine his bullseye, so I can share it to another pilot? Thx

[@GateCrasherVI]

Thats a pretty good question. I think you would need to hook the target location in your TAD and cycle your hook setting (OSB18 iirc) through "Hook-Own" "Own-Hook" and there should be one something like "Bulls-Hook" but I may be completely wrong about this. Just taking a shot in the dark, maybe you've figured it out by now

[@racingtheweb]

GateCrasherVI Thank you, I think you're right. I have just to check it out.

[@gerryabbott]

You need to make the object a SPI, then 1 'send' to your wingman or 2 'share' with your flight. 1. SPI 'on' (osb6), so wingman can see your current spi.(mini cake symbol). 2. HUD as SOI, slew to TGT, then TMS UP LONG to 'spi' it. Now TAD SOI, cursor over you wingman icon, then click the 'SEND' (osb7 tad). No hooking necessary unless you need to 'announce' the position. Above are more accurate though

[@racingtheweb]

Gerry Abbott I will follow your instructions, thank you very very much! P.S. I will tell you if I will made it :-)

[@N305MT]

Hey greet how do you slow tad down?