F/A-18C Hornet Startup in 60 Seconds!

In this video, we'll show you how to startup your F/A-18C Hornet in just 60 seconds! This is a quick and easy guide that will get you up and flying in no time!
If you're looking for a quick and easy guide to starting your F/A-18C Hornet, then check out this video! We'll show you how to startup your aircraft in just 60 seconds, so you can get up and flying as soon as possible!
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[@jorgec2824]

Ah yes, my daily brain massage

[@blazingguyop]

🤣🤣

[@andrewgordon235]

Watching this really made me appreciate car keys

[@Drnken229]

To start the engines its 2 buttons really.. the rest is just aid and to fight

[@tallymeban-anas]

A close buddy of mine is an f18 pilot he drives a tesla , I guess I see why

[@joaorodrigues-dy9rm]

Great comment😁👌

[@ZombieEmpire9199]

he would enjoy the noise too, Quiet drive and a really bloody loud flight.@@tallymeban-anas

[@okalright3941]

in modern cars at least its that simple, in the older ones, even just ones with carburetors, BOY youre in for a rough start in the cold

[@bageldoctor1484]

Me sitting in the cockpit of the stollen Cf/18

[@beardedalienfpv1294]

Pause play pause play pause play. Fuck no ont removed the chalks!

[@scooterparsons7221]

Instructions unclear, detained in Guantanamo

[@commandernomad2817]

​@@scooterparsons7221 wrong country, he said "CF18"

[@fallinginthed33p]

Who forgot to fuel up this bird, eh?

[@SonOfTheChinChin]

​@@commandernomad2817 maple is a burger ally

[@j6077xxd]

Ok got it. Let's go, LEROY JENKIIIIIINNNNNNS!

[@shaider1982]

Man, that's one of the OG memes.

[@EveningOfficer]

He said, after the part of the video where he turns on the right engine and he thought “Meh, I can figure it out from here.” 😂

[@DubbaDDave]

@@EveningOfficer this makes it funnier... oh well at least he has chicken.

[@Richardgg94]

Lmaooo

[@kiio1291]

Would love to see one for the Huey, these guides are quick and to the point and I feel like I learn more than watching a 10 minute tutorial lmao

[@d_kortman]

Yessss I always just auto start the Huey. I’d love one for the UH-60L Blackhawk too! My attention span is too short to learn from a long video 😂

[@MyKillerson]

​@@d_kortman The huey is like 10 steps? Are you a gold fish?

[@d_kortman]

@@MyKillerson I just never learned. Hopped in just to fly and never cared to learn 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@d_kortman]

@@MyKillerson I actually LEARNED the Apache though. It’s super easy

[@drScorp1on]

​@@ceciliacole5098yes, you can? you can move the time-line at the bottom at screen

[@Majd_Saad]

Pilots doing all of that in an emergency scramble is so impressive ngl

[@NAISBAISFSX]

in a emergy scramble all of those expect the ngines are already set

[@somefeker9104]

I have never played DCS but this is brain candy

[@Bryan-cd9cl]

😂😂😂 this is why anyone Can play with..but DCS is not a game.. it's a sim.. that's means a Real tutorial in every aspect 🎉❤

[@tophmcgoph9229]

I just started DCS...this is 1000000% a game you dedicate alot of time to. Single plane....like I got 10 hours just working on learning the basic controls.

[@Tigerman1138]

@@tophmcgoph9229a lot.

[@cmj0929]

Maverick must’ve stole his fast as hell

[@kevinlofgren4824]

Just a reminder, Maverick stole a F-14 Tomcat, not a F/A-18C

[@kevinlofgren4824]

When I realize, yes he actually did. Forgor

[@EECAI]

⁠@@kevinlofgren4824he didnt, he stole a super hornet (i cant tell if its E or F) not the C

[@SonOfTheChinChin]

​@@EECAIe

[@mrljones01]

@@kevinlofgren4824He also "stole" the Fa18 that he used for training when he proved that the canyon run was possible.

[@Imadog989]

Or just hit windows home and it’ll startup for you -operatordrewski 😂

[@Feser64]

Nice, now I just need to find a F/A 18

[@nequals151]

You don't have one? Wow. I mean. I don't know what to say.

[@UntakenNick]

@@nequals151 My F-16 takes me from point A to bomb point B and back to point A, I does the job just fine and I don't need rich kids stuff like your fancy F18.

[@JayLupe]

Amybody down to go for a ride..? I know how to turn an F18 on💪

[@EnigmaticPenguin]

Watching this makes it seem like a lot when you’re new, but it’s actually pretty straightforward after a while if you fly the Hornet.

[@jeffleduc1398]

Seems simple 😂

[@KarmaNagitashe]

Its actually easy just gotta remember it not hard tho

[@Tingleton11]

@@KarmaNagitashe you can also press win + home for the auto startup

[@alexmaine2922]

@@Tingleton11really? Does it work?

[@Tingleton11]

@@alexmaine2922 Yeah

[@brianburnes3470]

Radar goes to STBY once you are out of the ramp area. This way you aren't blasting ground crews with radiation. Source is a F/A-18 Instructor at NAS Lemoore

[@karadiina3257]

Hmm I'm not disagreeing that it's like this but I read somewhere that radar won't blast while weight on wheels in the 18 even on operate. Might be just standard safety thing for all planes to follow

[@De_Geit]

Also off when you are in the air refueling

[@brianburnes3470]

@@De_Geit I believe it goes to standby when doing a/a refueling, not off. I'll look at the natops

[@MarkGTLLC]

Question: is there still more in Lemoore? 😁

[@vividpsychosis8222]

Don’t forget to remove blink from HUD in menu and set distance to 100nm. Then don’t forget to setup program 1 and 5 on dispensers so you aren’t wasting chat and flares. I use program 1 for 1 flare x10 every .50 interval and program 5 as 1 chaff x5 at .50 interval. You’re welcome. Also reason you remove blink is you can lock targets with HMD through the floor or body of your airplane ;)

[@augiehicks4588]

Hey Tricker, you might want to clarify that when turning on datalink, the first push of the button only brings up Link 4 and a second push of the DL button is needed to bring up Link 16 and subsequently turn it on. Someone might inadvertently turn on only Link 4 and they’re left without situational awareness.

[@TrickerDCS]

Thanks Augie, will definitely do that!

[@kierenstreet3826]

Never in my life have I seen another with this pfp

[@magnetacyan5032]

Thank you now i can sucessfully steal an f16 smh😂

[@HalalMuaz]

Pov: you have a pagani

[@Chris_Bro_aka_MR_PLAT1NEM]

I learned this by heart when I first got the game only to learn days later you can skip a lot of this with two key presses lol. But I still done it this way sometimes just to do it more realistically.

[@andrealves2630]

Yup you can save yourself a lot of time by just pressing Rshift + Home and Rshift + L but do I do it? NO! I always do the full startup, its part of the immersion

[@Aereto]

I shave off a lot of time doing it manually. Very helpful in Scrambles

[@PappaBear_yt]

Man, I was wondering will you make it in 60!... 😁😎👍🏻👏🏻💪🏻🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@TrickerDCS]

Haha it was tough, had to squeeze thru the HMD alignment to make it

[@PappaBear_yt]

@@TrickerDCS Well done, man! Keep 'em coming! 👍🏻

[@TrickerDCS]

When turning on datalink, the first push of the button only brings up Link 4 and a second push of the DL button is needed to bring up Link 16 and subsequently turn it on. DCS World www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/

[@0BuLLeT01]

Wait wut? That explains so much...

[@MCD10000]

How the hell was I able to manage to memorise the A10c || start up but half of this lost me

[@davidmadden3293]

Dang, planes are complicated 😵‍💫

[@Kraken9911]

This is just the gamer level introduction to operating the F18. The real life pilots have to learn a wholeee lot more.

[@dantetrend3215]

@@Kraken9911 You don't say

[@learningthehardway]

Yeah, I spent 100 hours learning startup and basic radar tracking, I wanted to try fighting others in a PvP environment, only to be shot down by a SA6. That's the day I started researching the AGM88 HARM anti radiation missile. Definitely a learning curb.

[@BlindxSide]

man really started to struggle with the 60 second timer at the end there lmao.

[@tracytrawick322]

So, I guess a key FOB is out of play? You know, cabin temp, heated seat & auto in/out config, present cabin latch, etc. - oh, and engine startup & status. 😉

[@misterprimeminister473]

This ain't no SAAB.

[@fr9456]

All this just to go grab milk at the store

[@Bond.JamesBond00]

Do you choose violence like I do and send both throttles to idle before starting engines?

[@teodor-rubene]

Fun fact for beginners: read the fvcking manual

[@Xtoxinlolinecronomicon]

Close to the real procedure. Only minor changes needed.

[@Eluderatnight]

Spill it...

[@laszlokiss483]

Are there steps missing or is it rather the order in which things were done ?

[@Xtoxinlolinecronomicon]

@@laszlokiss483 Steps.

[@MondoChow777]

​@@laszlokiss483 This is the correct start up procedure. These modules cost upwards of a million dollars to make due to the expertise and resources it takes to develop.

[@parksal1981]

Yeah that was legit, Don’t have to bother with the radar if not using it but basically need battery on, start apu, start right engine for back up emer systems/ recharge apu pressures, reset fcs, left engine start. All thats needed to start for maintenance turns

[@mamoonahmed9993]

Blud can steal a fighter jet from a Air base.

[@nequals151]

I'm beginning to wonder if all the flight simulators I played as a kid were 100% accurate....

[@belevezero2279]

you just increased my appreciation of the F16 by %100

[@SportDCS]

First 🎉

[@PappaBear_yt]

👍🏻👏🏻🍻😎

[@jeremyfoster6942]

let's go!!!, half an hour later😂😂😂😂

[@ac06god1]

*switches radar to operate while parked* Ground crew: sniff.. .sniff... is that my skin cooking and why am i suddenly going blind🫠

[@pyroman7550]

This was one of my first full fidelity aircraft. You are the best for these startup tutorials. I have this startup memorized so well now. 320 hours in DCS later lol

[@CenobiteBeldar]

Seems easier and more straightforward. I guess Boeing heard F-14 aircrew frustration (from maintenance and supply to pilots) and built the Hornet series.

[@I01I1]

That one photographic memory person could fly any plane watching this dudes content

[@neckofthewoods24]

I don’t think Independence Day was believable. 😂

[@AAAAAAAAAAAAAAeE710]

all that for your teammate to crash into you two seconds after

[@TrickerDCS]

True

[@MrHeuvaladao]

And don't forget to set the trimbulator to middle position.

[@farajibadr6748]

How can tap on controls directly with mouse instead of keyboard keys ? Thanks

[@tdknc]

Did it smell like "Navy" in there? 😉

[@digitalsiler]

Navy seaman swabbing the poop deck

[@alexmaine2922]

How do u adjust RPM power percentage ?

[@raystrickland344]

Throttle up

[@VanillaFox1-1]

Why switch the ins to in flight alignment instead of the nav mode?

[@Monarch683]

IFA continually updates and adjusts the INS alignment via GPS. Nav mode is only used in settings where GPS is not available.

[@VanillaFox1-1]

@@Monarch683 interesting, thanks for the information

[@nickej25det]

I bought it at an auction for a very reasonable price, but it did not come with a manual and I was wondering what to do with it. This is going to cut my commute time down to 1/8th.

[@lochuudang662]

I have to learn it to fly airplane suicide mission vs anime at all types

[@JohnWayne7777]

My questions is, if you get shot down, do you need to start your plane every time again?

[@felixfaulkner5293]

yes if you respawn in cold start

[@unimahneanimatooth8963]

Fool! FCS OSB must be performed with flaps in "auto" position, not "half"!

[@2fast2goofy]

I don’t have f18, I don’t have money, I don’t have setup, I don’t have DCS, I don’t even have pc, what am I doing here?

[@vatnikmcgopnik4928]

bro bro your brake pressure was below 3000 psi and you didn't test both fire circuits. love it but still wish dcs modeled equipment failures though.

[@DNH17]

Omg I love this. Wonderful to reharse the procedure for noobs!\\\ \\\\\ I wish something realistic was created around the SU 27 flanker, no matter if it is what they do really for starting that, but it's incredible they don't create an immersive procedure for it and the SU 33 too, Red cod created a fully clickable mod for the flanker but ... DCS developer do not intend to create anything for "Red Side stuff"... "because they do not recieve these info as disclosed from Russian MOD... ok it's a simulator, sure, but they could just create a "fac simile" simulation far away from reality that just tries to guess in the cases this was not possible... as far as I heard not even the ones that have fully realistic simulation are completely realistic. at 100%

[@jungleboy1]

tell me why i always get fucking beeping shit everytime i start engines. Have to use GEN TIE to fix it.......!!

[@LycanrocNight]

Get all new Qualcomm Satellite cellphones it may do something to your needs Everything comes sometimes without the needed tool you ask your Colonel you need this CIA - DARPA cellphone custom You may be like sending stickers or WhatsApp calls

[@Arpeggio2007]

So much easier than the complicated non-intuitive F-16 startup.

[@Freko1970]

Damn thats too many switches...

[@callanharvey2293]

Any f18 pilots here? Curious as to how accurate this is to real life

[@thiskidAndres]

He missed the step right after Right engine start up where he rotates his Bleed Air switch clockwise back to normal prior to starting up the left engine. Without it, this will cause both valves in the secondary power system to be open, with less air go to the left engine for start up procedures. Also missed the step where he checks his Fire Loop A and B system for operation before he even started up his engines. Should be the first step immediately after battery on.

[@fossil6845]

@@thiskidAndres that last step isnt required ingame but is modeled. mostly because the aircraft ingame will always spawn fully functional as us knuckle dragging technicians havent touched it yet.

[@thezombiepotato1]

He missed a few steps but I can confirm this is surprisingly very accurate, although I wonder how in depth the fcs system actually goes in this game or if it's just on startup.

[@jhfox4]

Wheel chocks don't come out till you are ready to move the jet (at least in f/a-18e) and a few out of place actions but scarily accurate for the most part

[@callanharvey2293]

@@thezombiepotato1 id imagine alot of the systems on there would remain classified

[@Sam_the_Spinosaurus]

quick question, why does everyone and their mother fly the old Charlie model, rather than the Super Hornets?

[@ExtremelyAverage1]

Never had a successful startup from cold. Something must be wrong, or something else.

[@macdam11]

Damn, this goes way faster in Top Gun:Maverick ;)

[@duanegerous3484]

I really want to play this but I'd be sitting on the ground reading the user manual all day with the world burning around me. Don't make me humanities last hope 😂

[@djstatyk1540]

Alternate title: "Make sure you really want to spend $3,000 on a flight sim setup"

[@osprey2023]

New to DCS, can’t figure out camera controls without number keys, how do you remove chocks? Or get a better camera for the matter?

[@someaussieguy140]

I thought I was smart when I figured out how to start the F-18 in Arma 3 with clickable buttons. It doesnt even have half of this.

[@mahdisarrami9904]

Before you test the fcs you should put the flaps to auto and then when you want to take off bring back to half And i have a question , why you put that to ifa instead of nav?

[@tomspeed2000]

I wish if i have all those buttons and switches in my old car with actual functionality

[@youngdrizzy1682]

Now hear me out imagine being a terrorist an they are telling you the instructions now you only hear it once an you can’t forget.*disclaimer* - this is meant for joke purposes only

[@jamesjenkins8373]

Dang in gta 5 all you got to do is jump the far fence, run over a few army guys, climb up kick the canopy open, and pin it!

[@isaacschmitt4803]

God, I haven't heard IFF TACAN in years, and it kinda gave me a semi. . .

[@paulsworld07]

ya mean "mode 4??" 🙂

[@tophmcgoph9229]

Tutorial says 20% rpm for engines before pushing idle on.

[@Yogasefski]

Okay, I’m gonna stay in my EF-24 in VTOL VR.

[@Cpt_Birch]

Can someone explain why this isn't a program in the planes computer? Why isn't there a startup.exe that does half of these steps for you?

[@TotalTirpitz]

I would love if car start-up was like this. Hundred of books and start-up guides.

[@あかみそP]

How do you breathe in the stratosphere without an oxygen supply?

[@Narel666]

Is it okay ...for him to let us know these things?

[@offmilk27]

There is absolutely no was he does not have a nasa super computer, I mean look at those graphics.

[@der.Schtefan]

Just go A320. Its 5 things, and you're rolling.

[@Ade-mu4zn]

🇲🇨🇲🇨

[@JLotG]

I’m here in an 18 and I can’t get my throttle s to move forward after the 18% rpm any help?

[@creskeybell]

Just sitting here wondering how accurate this really is? But actually though lol

[@Lebanon7930]

Why they just make it simple . One switch and go like a cars.

[@DakXlite]

Instruction unclear... i dont have a f-18

[@sentientbakedziti]

How many guys can do this but can't find the G-spot?

[@lordleroyyoung]

Yes left to right. Miss those days flying the plastic bug

[@adillakandi.r]

The next step is how to stole F/A-18 since most of them are carrier based

[@cikbjan5231]

"ini untuk juruterbang pertama,untuk bawanya ditukar juruterbang kedua,bila naik ke udara tukar lagi,dan lagi,betul?" - Biden.

[@nextgen89]

I've done this twice... Its taken me like an hour each time

[@realjohnkearns]

u missed the bleed air knob now your cabin is not pressurized if you didnt have a helmet youd be dead boi

[@christianmarpa8907]

My eyes 👀 & brain 🧠 ⬆️↗️➡️↘️⬇️↙️⬅️↖️↕️↔️↩️↪️⤴️⤵️🔃🔄⏯️

[@Giggles_114]

Hey for us preppers we will have some hella fun in an apocalypse for about an hour lol.

[@navyav8r653]

Dam!! Just dam. I can't say exactly what is or isn't missing but this is good

[@andrealves2630]

He forgot to turn bleed air on. Not gonna be a problem in game as far as I know but it could make the pilot run out of oxygen on long missions. Also a lot of these steps arent so simple and require more actions to be done

[@bird.9346]

@@andrealves2630 Iirc it's already on if you don't do the engine warning tests which he didn't

[@emielv7677]

I've got a question. I downloaded dcs last week but I can't figure out how I can manually operate an aircraft. I can do pretty much everything with the keybinds but the manual switching is much more satisfying

[@antdiary9006]

I only got the canopy and engine😂

[@jeanyonsei2318]

F-16 seems to have a more organized cockpit.

[@mfs-inc22]

Bru this be the l teacher when she says “the test is easy and you should all pass”

[@Fluckoff]

Jesus Christ yeah I’m way too stupid to fly planes

[@acewilliamcarpio7843]

So the F 18 still using the same engine startup like the F 14?

[@mjtpaiq3998]

Someone explain why the aircraft have to be that complicated

[@butterfliege885]

Hey can you do a tutorial for the sa342 gazelle?

[@TheYouTubeCommentor]

Ok so like, how accurate is this to the real startup? Just out of curiosity.

[@kevinsingh7936]

I mean it literally only takes 4 steps to start the engines of a multi million dollar jet.

[@Hot1765]

Ok I got turn on battery .then it’s parking break I think