DCS World - F-14 Tomcat - Back Seat - RIO Startup (4 different ways)

It’s time for RIO seat version of the inaugural no checklist startup tutorial for the DCS World F-14 by Heatblur. The RIO startup is mostly a lot of waiting. If you are doing a real deal mission you might be spending a lot of your time input waypoints or surf target points. But for the most part, the process is turn on the various panels and waiting for INS alignment. This video will show 4 different ways to do an alignment, a land alignment, a carrier alignment, and then both land and carrier with an Automatic Stored Heading.
00:00:50 - Land Based Startup
00:07:07 - Carrier Based Startup
00:08:36 - Land Based ASH Startup
00:11:08 - Carrier Based ASH Startup
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[@winthaa156]

I’m a pilot but I’m looking for a good rio🦧👍🏼😶‍🌫️

[@JETZcorp]

This is very helpful, but there's one thing I want to point out that took me HOURS to discover the first time out. Following this startup procedure, the master caution and advisory panel will be warning you about "AWG 9 CONF", which indicates that the liquid cooling has not been turned on. I'm not sure if failing to address that will result in issues with the radar or AIM-54, but the manual says it does and I cannot tolerate a master caution. The liquid cooling switch is hidden under the left canopy support rail at 9 o'clock and the labels are incredibly hard to read. I cannot see it at all without moving my head down a bit. Hopefully this helps anybody who, like me, came back to this video trying to figure out how to clear the caution and couldn't find the "LIQ COOLING" switch casually mentioned in the manual!

[@p0p771]

At the moment this switch isn't labeled at all. Fwd means only AWG-9 cooling and aft means AWG-9 & Aim-54 cooling enabled. Aim-54 cooling is only necessary for the A model, so if you equipped the C model, you can move that switch forward. Also turn the WCS into standby is only allowed after both engines are running and the ECS is set to both. (This guarantees the proper cooling of the system)

[@ghostrider1827]

WHAT manual????

[@AB-bu8ti]

You're right. RIO cold-start training mission tells you to turn on WCS to aft position for cooling both. This video skips and doesn't mention it.

[@ghostrider1827]

@@AB-bu8ti The RIO cold start mission is a part of the module I'm guessing?

[@AB-bu8ti]

@@ghostrider1827 RIO cold start training mission is part of the module. But heatblur links to this video that is missing the WCS step here: www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/tutorials.html

[@GruntyGame]

8:10 "Hey you, you’re finally awake. You were trying to cross the border, right? Walked right into that Imperial ambush, same as us, and that thief over there."

[@wewd]

Todd Howard you've done it again!

[@ufasdfasd]

As a future RIO, I thank you!

[@FilipeFibra]

The best gift to finish my work-shift. Thanks Jabbers! Keep the videos coming. Always a pleasure to watch and learn! Cheers

[@PaddyPatrone]

All the waiting time is good to grab some beers

[@cowboy10uk]

Fantastic yet again Jabbers. Been waiting for this vid as a future Rio. To be fair it’s a lot less intense setting up the aircraft backseat than I was expecting. Nice to get a steady relaxing start before getting extremely busy once flying. 4 days to go before I get to experience it myself.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

Same here, thought it was more work. But I guess the magic mainly happens when operating the radar airborne.

[@tenkayruanaya2554]

Yes im back here with out sleep . Waiting for this video tutorial.

[@PorcoRossoPorcorosso86]

His holiness jabbers! Thank again dude

[@irk72ag]

super quality content!

[@Balle402]

Does this mean I’m gonna have a back seat comedian for 10mins!?

[@Jabbers]

Yep gl :)

[@swety2962]

gigachad

[@ScreamingElectron]

You forgot to mention dialing in the magnetic variation afterward. Good vid though man, thanks much.

[@NavyGuy2OO7]

I cant wait! Thursday....I know it comes out Wednesday but I'm out of town till Thursday afternoon.

[@varanzmaj]

Love it!

[@howegav]

Wow. That is one highly detailed flight simulator.

[@goreoproductions6955]

Who’s being a RIO like me?

[@JETZcorp]

I too plan on being the one that fights the mission, rather than driving the bus! ;-) Neither of my squad mates can be bothered to deal with the big scary switches, so they get to snuggle with the big chunky front canopy rails and do all the night traps for me.

[@RealismFTW]

Me! Love studying stuff like this so the RIO pit is a dream come true.

[@Air-Striegler]

You cheap bastard took that line from the name of the Always Second series and magazine: "A RIO like me"!

[@juniorslothsix5562]

my dad.

[@hvymtal8566]

*Ticks RIO box

[@dunbar555]

Thanks. That will help

[@EmuRose]

I dont plas dcs but its still nice to watch videos like this

[@EmuRose]

Play

[@igorkratka]

haha, taking nap while waiting was so funny.

[@tinuzz88]

Always love your videos Jabbers, when can we expect a video with the backseat in action? Especially looking forward to some LANTIRN action!

[@marcoscrespomendes332]

Muito bom f14 e o melhor aviao que ja existiu parabens

[@MrPnhartley]

Only three more sleeps until Bomcat-mas! 😁

[@GW2Vids1]

Another fantastic video. How can I or mission makers make sure that we always use ASH alignment?

[@pilotintraining2391]

Dcs is in partner ship with some of the most amazing developers for aircraft modules, as a pilot in training for my private licence and eventually going to fly old world war aircraft trainers and World War Two era propellors with Vintage wings over Canada, I can easily say learning even the simplest modules for the P-51D mustang and the Russian Yak 52 helped excel the start up and all of the flight procedures a lot. Eventually I wanna fly trainers like the t1 and the t4

[@RAVIOLIdS]

It’s funny how jester just plays rogue squadron or asteroid

[@dart_q8]

thanks for the video, you forgot the oxygen in 12:03 :P, remember! oxygen is first thing first! even if you enjoy the ocean breeze xD

[@pocketpunch9920]

Learned that the hard way. 25000ft and climbing, wondering why my pilot was blacking out and eventually had to drop alt to prevent passing out ahahah

[@ahmedkamal3227]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@dogtaggamer1]

Question, there on the last one...it never updated your lat/long???

[@viniciusrockenbach9726]

👏

[@firestarteronyoutube5542]

8:06 and SETUP MY METAL ROCK PLAYLIST

[@FalconMasters]

I thought stored alignment wasn't going to work on the carrier.

[@Jabbers]

It works fine as long as the heading doesn’t change

[@FalconMasters]

@@Jabbers Nice :D

[@chanchaniceman]

“Oh,my God,this thing is so old”

[@danielralston8044]

@Jabbers do you plan on doing another case 1 tutorial for the F-14B?? I know I would at least appreciate a quick refresher or run through from you!!!!!

[@Jabbers]

maybe eventually, its not on the shortlist atm

[@Nanne118]

So oddly enough using the CAINS does not seem to set the coordinates (LAT / LONG) in your video, is that correct? Do you need to enter those yourself? Does CAINS also provide ALT and MAG VAR (I think you forgot to set that BTW, can be done in CAP NAV mode)

[@Jabbers]

Ya, cains as far as i can tell does it all, from the ships computer. I will have to dbl check about the ALT, but i would assume the mag var is fine since its a stored heading... but again will have to check.

[@ez2jr]

During the alignment, even 2 minute can make me fall in sleep~

[@reyco1987]

Real quick mustve missed it...how do you start with the ASH loaded? Just specify in mission editor?

[@Jabbers]

Ya i just realized i left that bit out, son of a .... Anyway, yes, its a setting in the Mission Editor.

[@reyco1987]

@@Jabbers Rog, I watched it in a sleepy-middle-of-the-night stupor last night so assumed I just missed it. Great job with all these vids btw...getting me all buttered up for wed \m/

[@alisonwake2487]

Oh guys come on :D i seriously love cold start , if u dont , then start game with ur plane turned on...

[@inf3243]

Has the carrier alignment procedure changed? I'm trying it now and can never get it to work. Got my Datalink on, in CAINS mode, I think tuned to the carriers frequency (it's 302.40 mhz), so my dial reads 024 (with the 3 being painted on and I guess the trailing 0 missing?). Switch to CVA ALIGN and I don't see any confirmation. CAP doesn't swap to Stored Heading Align, and I don't see the text on the TID either. Any clues? edit: Ah nevermind! Problem was I hadn't checked "Alignment Stored" in the mission editor. All good now.

[@Sirrah81]

Is the stored heading alignment something you'll have to setup in the mission editor, or is it by standard available?

[@Jabbers]

Ya it’s in the ME I recorded footage to show that and apparently forgot to put it in....whoops

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

Would be great if you'd just put that snippet up as well, even if it's just a short one :)

[@simtaylor61]

Question: what about the magnetic variance? Is that entered also?

[@maxq4958]

Jabber, how do you get your view changes so smooth?? when i use view change it is very jerky

[@DannyP159]

Search for TrackIR

[@niklazz7037]

So basically we got an alignment INS simulator! - cant wait to spend most of my time in standby just for the INS to align...

[@niklazz7037]

@Jeff Clark So basically just because I posted the INS on the F14 is really slow, and everyone was saying so because people where anxious and comparing it to other INS aligments which took way less... means that I dont like to learn how the plane works and need explaining of what a sim is, LOL. Thanks man I feel educated by you after flying the F14 for a year.

[@niklazz7037]

@Jeff Clark snarky?! lol.. well if you put it like that then I guess you tried to be a smart ass by saying "Some people do like to learn how the plane works" - assuming of course that because I had said INS sim cause of the time it took to wait for it instead of being in the air that I just AUTO Start the plane and fly F15s or something. You like to patronize also dont you "J.s a year later turns out you were wrong" not really sure what I was wrong about, but truly I dont care/// Yes you can accelerate and all that, but I dont play single player, mostly MP. If you are in an F18 you can get in the air and align in less than 4min. At the time people where ansy to fly the F14 as I said, so not really sure really where you are going with this... and yeah Heatblur with the F14 probably made the best SIM module of DCS and probably any flying sim platform out there, period. You took one comment a year a go, and made it a big deal! Being in quarantine is affecting you brah ;) o7

[@-_Nuke_-]

Jabbers I have a question. After the manual INS, do I also need to input all the waypoints myself too?

[@Jabbers]

If the mission creator didn't put them in for you yes

[@-_Nuke_-]

@@Jabbers oh, I see!

[@NWGJulian]

hey jabbers. my rio altimeter says STBY all the time. that confuses my. what does that mean and how can i get rid of that?

[@amateurdraw9524]

is it possible to scramble these jets if it takes so long for alignment?

[@Jabbers]

AFAIK during an alert 5 they would stand 2 jets up on cats hot and ready to go, but someone who actually served might know more or be able to correct me...

[@cipher8048]

Yo YO YO :D Cipher here.... so tell me jabbers ? can you play a Kenny Loggins from the rear cockpit? by the way there's one thing , would you show us some night missions? like we haven't seen any night vision vids except from the trailer , Thanks alot jab keep up the good work

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

I guess it's possible to control the walkman back there, just convert the Danger Zone to ogg and put it in the appropriate folder, just like it's done in the Viggen already.

[@cipher8048]

@@CakePrincessCelestia wow wow wow wow you say what ?!! is there really a walkman in the back ? I didn't notice ...daaaamn man :D

[@evolgenius1150]

Do I do this by swapping seats if i'm the driver some how or does jester ai do this for me? Is there a tutorial? maybe with the zone 5 dlc? Man I wanna get the tomcat so bad.

[@3rdworldgamer495]

You did not set Magnetic variation, so I assume it's not necessary? Or did I miss it?

[@Jabbers]

It wasn't implemented when I made this

[@3rdworldgamer495]

@@Jabbers My bad. Great Vid

[@Basilone45]

How long does it take to align on carrier without stored heading?

[@Jabbers]

~12 mins

[@jetfrostgaming]

7:35 Why is it for me that when I select CAINS it rejects immediately to TAC

[@Nikola16789]

I hope keyboard for data entry is more readable without video compression.

[@Jabbers]

Video compression didn’t really cause the readability issue, it’s tough to read

[@thebgpikester]

i'm struggling with the logic of a saved heading alignment on a moving object. when and where and HOW does this work?

[@mahzel]

Well, an INS has many things to derive : the easiest are movement vectors (acceleration and speed) because they are only platform dependant and since you should be still (or in the case of the CV they're given by the CAINS DL), the hardest are heading and altitude wich must be derived from the earth rotation given your position and altitude. A you see, the full 8 minutes alignment is mostly for the INS to : 1 stabilize itself (1st carret), and then further out refine it's measurements to find a heading. So if you parked your aircaft in a heading relative to the carrier, I guess they did find a way to decrease alignment time by using the CAINS to integrate the base platform movement and then use the relative bearing to calculate true heading. Just guessing though.

[@eddievhfan1984]

@@mahzel That's pretty much it. Step 1/Tick 1: Bring gyroscopes up to speed, level the navigation platform, and zero out accelerometer readings (GND)/match them to the carrier's movement (CVA). Minimum necessary alignment to provide coarse attitude info (mostly pitch and roll) and positioning (expect lots of drift, though). Step 2/Tick 2: Use the gyro drift to determine Earth's rotation angle relative to the platform, using that to determine precise true heading. Provides accurate 3-axis pointing necessary for RADAR missile guidance/precision RADAR pointing, less accumulated drift rate in flight. By using a pre-stored heading, the direction sensing has a good starting point to rapidly converge on alignment, rather than determining heading from scratch. Step 3/Tick 3: Further refinement of gyro leveling, maximum possible pointing accuracy, minimum position drift rate.

[@delayed_control]

You forgot about liquid cooling switch. You can kinda fuck your radar up without it

[@coolkidjeff082]

What key do you press to get in the jester seat

[@Jabbers]

2

[@Pilotfredrik]

When i flip my CAINS switch on on the carrier, it flips up but instantly flips back down, any ideas?

[@Jabbers]

Never seen that :(

[@PringphotographyDyndnsOrg1]

I think it will need power, as the switch is electromagnetic held

[@krostouin]

So we can start the alignment process before entering the LAT/LONG/ALT coordinates ? That's surprising.

[@krostouin]

I just RTFM and found that RIO has approx 90 sec to enter the coordinates during ALN. Cool, it saves time :)

[@Jabbers]

Yup that was the point of the video as always :) I did fail to mention this point but basically you have to do it before the first tick mark

[@kevinbryan1187]

@@Jabbers When ya taxi do you move the WCS to ON?

[@AB-bu8ti]

@@krostouin thanks for that heads-up. This video leaves out a few points and a year later it hasn't been amended or noted and it's confusing.

[@geri0077]

hi! when this plane gonna be available on steam? because it says 2019 winter but the winter is almost over so I am just wondering.

[@Gurbe1]

geri007 March 13th

[@geri0077]

@@Gurbe1 thank you very much

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

Correct. Just make sure you've switched to openbeta.

[@xaviergraham7411]

It’s 2 am my dude...

[@Joemon0001]

How do you switch to the rio position

[@Jabbers]

Press 2

[@cs512tr]

watching the X5 and X10 speed i couldn't help but notice the clock not moving. lol

[@Mark-fo7tu]

Might wanna read the manual. lol www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/cockpit.html#rclock

[@chrispbacun6861]

How do you switch seats?

[@Jabbers]

Press1 and 2

[@bravomorningstar4567]

The Data Link Mode keep flipping back downward instaed go to CAINS, can anyone tell me why?

[@Pilotfredrik]

Im having the same issue, did you find a solution?

[@bravomorningstar4567]

@@Pilotfredrik set data link freq, it will stay there for a while before flipping back

[@Pilotfredrik]

@@bravomorningstar4567 where do i find/set the datalink frequency

[@bravomorningstar4567]

@@Pilotfredrik next to the datalink power button, the button above the button which we are saying having problem

[@Pilotfredrik]

@@bravomorningstar4567 alright so i just turn that on and it should work, or do i have to tune to some datalink frequency?

[@HORNET012]

I don’t like the fact that when I installed the f-14 that my f-18 hornet cold and dark start on the carrier is missing only on ground is available, did anyone else have this problem that the f-18 on the carrier went missing? Thanks

[@Jabbers]

Never seen it, files are completely separate and should have no changes module to module

[@pocketpunch9920]

When I first launched the F-14 and the Fear the Bones campaign, I started on the supercarrier with a full animated crew. Since then i reformatted my PC a few times and when i tried it again, my F-14 was hot and in the air plus I couldn't do any supercarrier training missions (understandable). So yeah I've had the same glitch, but only once. You can't use the supercarrier if you don't have the module installed... Or rather.. you shouldn't be able to lol.

[@pocketpunch9920]

Also, you should be able to practice carrier ops even without supercarrier module since there are carriers in the asset list. Go into mission editor and try setting it up

[@mr6johnclark]

Rooster should have played DCS.

[@PADONAGG]

Can NPC get front seat?

[@ufasdfasd]

Yep, there is an NPC for the front seat called "Iceman" but it's much more limited than Jester.

[@behindthen0thing]

Yes. He's called maverick

[@dbvetter7485]

Jabbers; You sound like the guy Steve that tries out the ration food from a lot of different countries. Are you "Steve1989MREInfo"?

[@Jabbers]

No

[@behindthen0thing]

No

[@AndrewsDaveAU]

how do you know this is correct?

[@Jabbers]

HB and some former F14 guys told me.

[@robertburnam885]

Retired f-14, 18 avionics guy here. Your tutorial was spot on. Brought back a lot of memories watching this. BZ

[@AndrewsDaveAU]

@@Jabbers Fantastic. Thank you!

[@AndrewsDaveAU]

@@robertburnam885 Thank you for your service!

[@behindthen0thing]

@@robertburnam885 u have your red x orders?

[@Ajvella31]

what is ash alignment and why not just always use that? Also for all these "future rio" comments, CVW5 is looking for dedicated rios for our tomcat squadrons

[@Phil0rd]

aj vella More info about your unit plz?

[@Ajvella31]

@@Phil0rd virtualcvw5.com/

[@Air-Striegler]

Another day in the life of RIOn: "She said 'Top Gun', stone her, stone her....or let her align the INS, yes...!"

[@jep1103]

So does anyone actually Rio now it's been out two years

[@Jabbers]

Yup lots of ppl

[@speedkiller3026]

there needs to be an pre aligned option >.

[@realQuiGon]

No, this is not War Thunder.

[@csf3lihao]

Wtf is ins alignment? Why is it taking so long? I don't even play flight simulation games, why am I watching this at 3 am...

[@marybenward3952]

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[@Jabbers]

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