DCS F-14A & B Tomcat INS Navigation Tips & Tricks!

Hey guys, today we are going to go over a quick tip on how to get the most out of the INS or Inertial Navigation System of the DCS F-14A and B Tomcat.
The INS of the DCS World F-14A and F-14B Tomcat can only store a total of 7 Waypoints, 1-3, IP, ST, FP and HB. When placing Waypoints normally within the DCS World mission editor Jester will only load waypoints 1-3 and HB as the landing point into the INS System. IP, ST, and FP have to be manually placed with a special tab within the waypoint actions panel.
This makes integrating the DCS F-14 Tomcat into missions much more difficult and time consuming for the mission creator, especially because those special waypoints do not copy over when copying and pasting flights of aircraft.
However, everyone should be aware that all of the waypoints placed in the DCS World Mission Editor will populate on the Kneeboard of the F-14A and B Tomcat, and it is up to the Pilot and RIO, whether the RIO is Jester or a Human, to swap out waypoints on the fly to utilize the full potential of the F-14's INS system.
This tip or trick was talked about a lot at the initial release of Heatblur's F-14 module but I think has been slightly lost and if we can bring this procedure back into the collective consciousness of the DCS World Community it will allow F-14 pilots and RIOs to navigate right alongside more modern aircraft through complex flight plans and make mission creation far easier on all the Mission makers out there!
Keep in mind that this trick applies to flying with Jester, or a human RIO equally!
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[@Spudknocker]

Hey guys! This tip on how to get the most out of the F-14 Tomcat's INS system was talked about a lot at the release of the F-14, but I wanted to highlight it again to allow DCS F-14 Tomcat pilots to get the most out of their INS System and help make mission making for mission creators that much easier and more efficient! Link for DCS World Players Survey: forms.gle/uETU3eXXFvXonDpQ6

[@F-5E3_Tiger_II]

Thanks so much for this video, i haven’t really been that confident with navigation in the tomcat

[@Erv704]

Spudknocker!! You're a genius bro. Greatly appreciate it sir.

[@mactgnr]

Simple yet very effective buddy, cheers for doing this video again mate!

[@laughing747]

You can also put markpoints over the waypoints and then Jester can set a waypoint on a markpoint. Sure, this means overriding waypoints, but if you name them correctly, you can know which markpoint corresponds to what waypoint and dynamically change them depending on what you need.

[@oneflyline96]

Great work as always mate!

[@ShawnF0912]

I like how the rain drops are moving upwards on the right window of your cockpit :D

[@ShawnF0912]

Seems, to me to be an inverted mirror of the raindrop animation on the left window.

[@billymunce4602]

Nice video keen for the next burning sands mission

[@Spudknocker]

We are flying it on Sunday so stay tuned!

[@caseysaunders2137]

Great info. All new to me and easy to manage.

[@Spudknocker]

Glad I could help!

[@jarrydlee7906]

Can you not get Jester to add waypoints from F10 map markers anymore?

[@robertmackay4613]

Where can we get those awesome Strike Fighter skins for the Tomcat and Mirage?

[@Spudknocker]

In my discord server!

[@M4rK3Ting]

Sup. And when we are flying and the INS get fuck with some long distance drift. How can we use the Fixpoint to reset the INS ?

[@LogicWarrior1474]

On a MP server: can a fresh mark point be used to reprogram one of the original 7 INS points? I’m looking for a way to navigate to a newly identified target, slave the lantern to that target point and then kill that target. 😬

[@Spudknocker]

Yes It can!

[@einweiesblattpapier2676]

What ecactly are IP, Fp and SP? I would imagine a FP is a Fixpoint like for fixing navigation like in the viggen, but what are the other ones?

[@algroyp3r]

Ingress point, fixed point, surface target..

[@hellcat611]

Can this be done while in the air? Say I'm flying to WP1 while having Jester add FP, IP, and ST?

[@Spudknocker]

Sure can!

[@hellcat611]

@@Spudknocker Thanks Spuddy.

[@ayeitsgerry_5517]

Can this be done while airborne?

[@Spudknocker]

Absolutely!

[@Steen_Skov]

RDAF is also the Royal Danish Air Force :D They've operated many aircraft over the years. Sadly not the Tomcat . Which nation does this also represent?

[@sabre051]

the Royal Dhimar Air Force of the old Strike Fighters video game. We've been doing a recreation/fictionalized campaign in DCS on Spud's server using the fictional countries of Paran and Dhimar from that game.

[@Steen_Skov]

@@sabre051 Oh! It's, of course, been ages since I've played that game, so I totally forgot about it :)

[@groundpounder0541]

I'm trying to like this module but Jester is worthless. I need a human RIO but it's easier to find Sam Bankman-Fried's missing FTX funds

[@ewjiblits]

Damn, dude. Get to the point already. It shouldn't take 12 minutes to show how to have Jester restore mission waypoints.