DCS F 15C Radar TWS Mode

[@mikedebear]

This video is 8 years old, and it's still hands down the most thorough and approachable DCS training out there. Thank you for the preparation and hard work you clearly put into making these tutorials.

[@Blablablabla1ify]

This training video kickstarted me in to DCS about 5 years ago. In my opinion it’s still one of the best tutorials out there. I really wish you’d do some training vids for the F/A-18!

[@DessertUnicorn]

this is a single best tutorial on DCS.

[@Flankertrainingcom]

+GooseGamingHD :) Thank you.

[@anthonyjenkins7090]

Real Pilot... This is fact.

[@smileyheckster7231]

amazing looking back on the graphics of DCS then and now

[@MuteSpider63393]

Wow, this tutorial series for the F-15C is one of the greatest things I have ever watched. Infact it’s so amazing, it makes me almost wanna cry knowing this is the last one. I have severe ADD which makes me struggle to focus while learning, but I never felt like I missed anything for the entire duration of all three videos. Your info is relevant almost 10 years later, your examples are wonderful, the process you give is perfect, you teach info in the most memorable way, and you also teach some very useful info outside the context of the radar that really helps, (while also throwing in some comedy that really brings a good mood). I feel like I was being told this info from someone right in front of me, and even after flying this plane for abt a year, I feel like I have never really taken control until this moment. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, and giving people the ability to shape their wings in the F-15C.

[@Flankertrainingcom]

Thank you for taking the time to let me know how helpful you found them and why you liked them. Much appreciated.

[@Blablablabla1ify]

I've recommended your vids for the F-15 to the three people I've introduced the game to. They are difficult to fault in any way! Incredibly easy to follow your instruction, you got me up and running a couple of years ago on the F-15 in a matter of hours. Thank you so much for your time and effort! Easily the best tutorials I've seen so far. Legend.

[@Flankertrainingcom]

:) Thank you. Glad you're still enjoying the sim. Every once and awhile, a tutorial does what it's supposed to do.

[@Blablablabla1ify]

Flankertraining.com But in this case, it's not just one. I really don't mean to brown nose you, but all your tutorials are consistently brilliant and stand out so very far! I need to get to grips with the Flanker at some point, I certainly know where to start learning. I wish you could do a tutorial for the Viggen's Rb 15!

[@Flankertrainingcom]

:) Thank you again. The Viggen, alas, is probably not in the cards.

[@hennibbale]

I can't believe how good and detailed this is.

[@Flankertrainingcom]

+hennis Thanks! It took quite a bit to pull it all together. I actually made this years ago. Luckily it's still 99.5% applicable.

[@rentaspoon219]

This is still the single best tutorial

[@francoiscrepeau4275]

Flanker, You really have a way to explain things properly. It would be interesting to get more tutorial about radar, visual awareness, dogfight, etc. Regardless of the air platform, I am sure it would be awesome. Good work sir.

[@Flankertrainingcom]

+francois crepeau Thank you. Those are all topics I would enjoy covering. Finding the time to create them is the problem these days.

[@Skyfaller2010]

Really appreciate your knowledge. Totally enjoyed your tutorials. I'll watch them again and again because it's so far the best I've seen.

[@Flankertrainingcom]

Thank you both for the compliment and for taking the time to let me know.

[@stooge123]

Great tutorial. Much clearer than having someone explain to a complete novice over TS3 how to use the radar. This game in and with VR is amazing... my flying is not so amazing, though now I can grow through better understanding. Thanks a bunch.

[@Flankertrainingcom]

You're quite welcome. And thanks for taking the time to comment.

[@asser5547]

Never increase the quality of your mic, it just makes it better ;-)

[@oralord5659]

I'm not english but I understood about 90% of the vidéo, that was really interesting, thanks. Nice vidéo.

[@at335pro]

Great tutorial and I love the mic work

[@sjoerdwiegersma624]

How can you not have more subs you are awesome

[@burbur7205]

HI new DCS player here, absolutely great tutorial thanks. Somewhere in these 3 tutorial videos you mention being able to switch between low, medium and high settings regarding freq or power of the radar beam ? Is this setting still available in dcs 1.5.x in the F15 and what is it called in the control tab ? Is the PFR setting for the su-27 the same thing ? -Found the setting in the control tab at sensors: Radar Pulse Frequency Repeat Select.

[@MrRelojero]

thanks you for the tutorials, just perfect.

[@Flankertrainingcom]

:) You're welcome.

[@p0wer5000]

Perfect tutorial helped me so much! could you do some tutorials on the basic things like employing weapons themselves? I know the f-15 isn't too hard but it's hard to find the info for beginners

[@Flankertrainingcom]

I very well might. What is it exactly you're looking for?

[@p0wer5000]

just like when should you use what missiles maybe and like nagivation is confusing to me like can you create waypoints like you can with the A-10C?

[@Flankertrainingcom]

p0wer5000 Ah. OK. I see what you're looking for. As far as WPs are concerned. No. They have to be set in the Mission Editor.

[@BobRadu]

I have a question, that either I missed or was a little ambiguous. When you are in TWS and have multiple targets bugged, do you need to wait between firing? I always thought you could just fire them off one after the other (presuming they are all still bugged), but in your video you often count down until "active" before firing off the next one, so I wasn't sure if that was necessary or you were just doing it a slightly slower tempo for training purposes.

[@Scoogwie]

He has to wait for the target to become in range before he'll fire the missle, other wise they won't have enough energy to harass an evading bandit.

[@thewritingwriterof89]

An absolutely stellar tutorial that I cannot praise enough. This has really helped me get my head around the F-15C, my first air-to-air airplane in DCS. One question, though - given that STT provides constant tracking information, shouldn't that make a semi-active AMRAAM more accurate, given that it is receiving constant updates? TWS mode, while it provides awesome SA, isn't tracking as well, right? It's tracking multiple targets at once, so wouldn't there be a reduced refresh time on the display, a shortcoming that would also be reflected in the data then sent to the missile? Seems less useful for high G-maneuvering targets. Extrapolating a little further, TWS seems ideal for a flight lead, keeping SA while handing targets to other elements for engagement with STT.

[@Flankertrainingcom]

+thewritingwriterof89 I think you misunderstand what an AMRAAM is. It is not semi-active. It is an active radar homing missile. A TWS launch makes sense because, at the time of launch, the target data is uploaded to the missile which uses its inertial guidance system to travel toward the computed intercept point. Periodically, target updates are provided from TWS while the missile is in flight. But these updates are simply to get the missile into the target's neighborhood with its own radar facing in the right direction to spot the target. When the missile judges itself to be with range of its own onboard radar, it turns it on and uses it for "kill" guidance. So there is no need for faster refresh times. An AMRAAM is not following your radar's reflected energy at all.

[@thewritingwriterof89]

+Flankertraining.com Ah, I see now. So, really the entire point of the AN/AGP-63 in this case is just to point the AMRAAM in the right direction? This, opposed to semi-active, which really does require guidance from the aircraft radar?

[@Flankertrainingcom]

thewritingwriterof89 Correct in the case of AMRAAMs. And it can also provide the required STT guidance for semi-active missiles like the AIM-7.

[@Munky332]

also, have any tips for remembering the a-10c hotas commands? bad enough i have to remember the pre-flight for my own aircraft in real life, yet alone the pre-flight for the UH-1 and A-10 hotas commands lol.

[@Flankertrainingcom]

Nope. And if you ever discover a way, please let me know. As far as I'm concerned, the only way to remember is to use it hours and hours each day until you're relying on muscle memory and not memory itself.

[@Munky332]

Flankertraining.com lol thanks. yea, i'm thinking about making flash cards. out in the sand right now as a KC-10 engineer, got a bit of time for each flight where i can maybe get some study on. the X52 kinda makes it harder to learn them because a muscle memory might be used twice due to shift commands. soon as i get home i'm buying a warthog too, which means i'm going to have to re-learn the muscle memory. maybe i can come up with some acronyms while im at it lol. any chance of going more in depth on the SU/mig radar, with examples? i kind of get how it works, and i'm going to do my own testing, but if you have any tips that you've picked up on it that'd be awesome.

[@Flankertrainingcom]

Munky332 That's where I was thinking of going next with the Su-27. Radar, HUD cues, HDD, etc. Just as soon as I'm sure I know what I'm talking about. :)

[@toiler1]

Fantastic video! Thanks

[@ranchlazyo]

Very well done.

[@blameusa7082]

lol i been playing for entire year with no slew and only single track mode online. i even get 2 kills'ish per flight on 104th with that...now i should be a god!

[@bluedragon807]

Very good video. Subscribed.

[@eurekafilmsNz]

great video. any chance we get a similar series for the mirage2000?

[@Flankertrainingcom]

Unfortunately, it's unlikely. I just don't have the time I used to have for these. At the moment, I don't even own the aircraft.

[@deltasierracharlie]

Jeeeesus!! God Bless AESA's!

[@Matthew.1994]

what about long range? i want to hit a target before he is within 25NM i have aim-120c rockets and i can get my target on the radar and lock on to him while he is 40+nm away. but then i have to get like to 15nm to get my fire indecator (the red lights)

[@Flankertrainingcom]

+KleytenHD Missile range depends on a number of factors: aspect, closure rate, altitude, etc. You'll get your longest ranges at high altitude with a high rate of closure rate head on.

[@Matthew.1994]

ah okay :D ty for the answer

[@DD-sw1dd]

+KleytenHD DCS has totally screwed up the AIM-120's. Max range for reliable firing (w/o installing the Missile Mod) for AIM-120C is 15 miles. Should be alot more than 15 miles. You get targeting computer says your within range when you hit 20 miles...but you'll never hit a aircraft that far away with the AIM-120C in DCS. Just the way it is unfortunately. In DCS the Russian aircraft (SU's and Mig's) actually have a advantage in missile range. They can fire from 20-30 miles. But American aircraft have a advantage in "fire and forget" missiles like the AIM 120. AIM-120 has been severely hamstringed though compared to real world performance. I've installed a DCS missile mod everybody seems to be using for more realistic missile performance for ALL missiles. Helps alittle bit...but keep in mind most competitive DCS servers don't allow mods for obvious reasons. Ppl tend to cheat when given a inch.

[@DD-sw1dd]

+KleytenHD DCS has totally screwed up the AIM-120's. Max range for reliable firing (w/o installing the Missile Mod) for AIM-120C is 15 miles. Should be alot more than 15 miles. You get targeting computer says your within range when you hit 20 miles...but you'll never hit a aircraft that far away with the AIM-120C in DCS. Just the way it is unfortunately. In DCS the Russian aircraft (SU's and Mig's) actually have a advantage in missile range. They can fire from 20-30 miles. But American aircraft have a advantage in "fire and forget" missiles like the AIM 120. AIM-120 has been severely hamstringed though compared to real world performance. I've installed a DCS missile mod everybody seems to be using for more realistic missile performance for ALL missiles. Helps alittle bit...but keep in mind most competitive DCS servers don't allow mods for obvious reasons. Ppl tend to cheat when given a inch.

[@Matthew.1994]

i did a 24miles hit with the aim-120c :D wich mod is it? can you provide a link?

[@jomomma8754]

Life saver.

[@luckynumber3922]

how do you move the curser in small increaments, mine skips like an inch every time

[@Flankertrainingcom]

+thegamingnation I have it mapped to one of the hat switches on my X52. But I've never had issues with it being much too sensitive.

[@luckynumber3922]

+Flankertraining.com I just did the same thing and it's working thanks!

[@Flankertrainingcom]

+thegamingnation Excellent!

[@ultrasabreman]

Is there any disadvantage to TWS assuming you're only running 120Cs?

[@damonhawkins1]

So helpful, thankyou

[@Munky332]

woah, i literally just downloaded all the vids off your website because i didn't think they'd exist on YT (watched them awhile back, finally getting into DCS now) i just finished watching them all, and you mention in this vid that in the next tutorial you would be getting into intercept geometry. I can't find this tutorial, is it released yet, or are you still working on it?

[@Flankertrainingcom]

Sent you an email. Life took a drastic turn on my right after this tutorial. So there was no #4 made. Just starting to get back into things but with very limited time.

[@Maartssssss]

Flankertraining.com Hope everything is okay with your life. Any update on the next video? These tutorials helped me so much, thank you!

[@Flankertrainingcom]

Glad they've helped. Things are fine now, though I don't have the time for simming that I used to. So it will probably be awhile before I get back to the F-15. Right now I've been focusing more on my first love, the Su-27.

[@Munky332]

+Flankertraining.com totally. i was designing a basic sim-pit but couldn't decide on screen setup. on a 1440p 27" monitor now, but its just not doing it for me. I was set up to purchase a projector setup, but the price is just too overwhelming and the resolutions are still too low. waiting for a good VR set might be my only option, and the only option that pleases me so far is StarVR with its 5k total resolution (which will unfortunately be split down to about 2.5k per eye). since i put everyhting on hold i've basically stopped simming almost completely until i can get a good small compac easy to use simpit setup.

[@ImagenNoReligion]

+Munky332 I was wondering the same thing. I just watched all 3 videos and they really were some of the best I've seen. Very well made.

[@n.s.3410]

excellent!

[@iamerighi]

awesome tutorial thx

[@Flankertrainingcom]

+iamerighi You're quite welcome.

[@snafuedem]

THANKYOU!!!!

[@舒克-b7w]

It would be better if there were subtitles.

[@Kraken9911]

I passed on the an-apg trivia bite to my mom. She was not impressed.

[@BirdRunHD]

skip to 4:15 before he gets to new stuff. *rolls eyes*

[@jwagner1993]

Uuuaaaaaoooowwww!

[@jcason6295]

Shitty Mic, but an absolutely outstanding explanation!

[@josephrosenbaum3343]

so what are the advantages of stt over tws and why would you use it over tws? seems to me like its the exact same thing, but the target doesn't know you have lock until the spamraam is on their doorstep.

[@Flankertrainingcom]

TWS won't guide an AIM-7 to the target. STT will. That's about the only reason to use STT.

[@josephrosenbaum3343]

Flankertraining.com so why use aim-7's over spamraams?

[@Flankertrainingcom]

Because it's the missile you have?