DCS: F-16C Viper - Navigation Introduction

[@MattWagner]

Note: Selecting MAN/AUTO Steerpoint sequence has changed since this video was created. You need to dobber down to select the MAN/AUTO option and then press M-SEL to toggle.

[@georgeventura9929]

I remember back in the old days of Janes USAF flying the F-16 out of Nellis AFB. I was only like 12 years old, dam those were the days. Thanks for bringing this aircraft to DCS bro.

[@billdewahl7007]

Thanks for the nostalgia. Miss Janes anthology :( (not sure how many janes there were)

[@WatainMC]

Jeez... Jane's USAF was so amazing. Can't wait to do exactly what you wrote again..

[@taccat361]

@@WatainMC I missing the good Jane`s Sim: "Longbow2", "F-15", "F/A-18E". JANE`s Simulations Today with uptodate Grafik, and DCS was history. The DCS Engine was so terrible... example: rendering Water below Surfaces.... OMG... using so much performace for NOTHING! I will hope ED will fix this Performance eater quickly.

[@georgeventura9929]

@@taccat361 Yea I played Janes F15 also, it was pretty dam good. And I agree, DCS engine needs work, my PC STRUGGLES when I fly multiplayer.

[@georgeventura9929]

@@WatainMC Hellz ya

[@friggindead]

You're like the Bob Ross of flight sims- sounding so calm and reassuring, making me feel like I can do it just as well as you do. But looking at my replays, I look like I'm having an epileptic seizure. And then I crash.

[@Xero525]

"Let's get a little crazy here, let's send our happy little AMRAAM to our friend next to those happy little trees"

[@schweizerluchs7146]

Aw, life is so beautiful, when u wake up, and see a new Matt Wagner Video. ❤️

[@IkeThe9th]

Now starts the hunt for me to come up with a 4-way “Dobbler” switch. Great work as usual, Wags. Thanks.

[@nerbomatic6054]

Mmhmm, I've been thinking on that as well.

[@flow3219]

vipergear.eu/product/vipergear-f-16c-integrated-control-panel-icp-v1-7/

[@pan2990]

NES controller

[@SpecialistBR]

Dobber

[@NWestmoreland]

Arrow keys have served me well.

[@saulot9545]

That cockpit and external model are looking phenomenal! Beautiful beautiful work.

[@ronaldwatson1951]

Definitely liked taking the time to explain instead of running through the different settings. Great video will be looking forward to seeing others in the near future.

[@Dave_ess]

How the heck am I supposed to stay interested in the hornet when you keep pushing these vids out wags!?!!

[@JackFN_VR64]

Why not both?

[@Dante347]

Why not ALL the aircraft? ;)

[@WatainMC]

Same problem here...

[@friggindead]

Pretend you're a Top Gun instructor- those dudes were qualified on more than one plane ;)

[@YaddaYaddaDa]

Yup I bought one now I want them all

[@LIKWID]

With each video my hype levels grow. Full send ready to go!

[@user_16309]

Yup. The only pre-order I don't worry about.

[@saiajin82]

I do not know what to say anymore other than I am really enjoying these videos and look forward to the day when I can fly this beauty, my favorite beauty around the Persian Gulf map. I am also looking forward to touch and go's off the carriers. :)

[@Zilch79]

Vids or it didn't happen. :)

[@keo528528]

Thank you . Everything my budy was trying to tell me makes sense now.

[@NubsCockpit]

Very easy and user friendly NAV system on the viper, thx for the video as always wags 😊

[@ArcherAC3]

Can't you guys make the sounds audible while the map is open? Looking for the TCN frequency of an airfield with the map would be somewhat like going heads-down to look through your kneepad - and that's when the sounds (especially Betty) come in useful to warn you of any problem while you're not looking forward. Having the sound going off makes no sense at all.

[@rjtoten]

set up the TCN on the ground before you taxi. writing notes is helpful too.

[@ArcherAC3]

@@rjtoten Indeed, but the point still stands. Maybe you have to go for a second alternate for example; besides, TCN is not the only navigational info you can obtain with the map, it is?

[@ArcherAC3]

"Then make a note beforehand and view the Briefing". @Matt Wagner I believe everyone who flies seriously does that. But again, this isn't the point and it sounds like a cheap excuse for a seemingly simple feature. The map seems to offer a lot more information than a main briefing template can. Not to say you went for the map in this instructional video to find the desired TACAN. Much better than having to scroll with your phone on a 2D map looking for NAVAIDS is being able to use the in-game map tool.

[@mdeerocks6792]

you can get TACAN freqs from standard kneeboard too (shift+K)

[@SPBurt1]

Looks good, we can start it up, take off, navigate and land, release this puppy!

[@dereklchung]

Yep - that's all I need for now.

[@rwhunt99]

Wags mentioned the start up will be one of the last videos that will be released.

[@chrisl117]

I'm looking forward to your video on operating the radar.

[@BlackNova2142]

That release getting personal lol All done,cold beer at side rdy,Track IR 5 rdy,all HOTAS Keybindings set for F16.ED wants to bleed us out wahhhhh

[@andrewanderson4372]

Why was this not included in the training portion of the F-16 in DCS? Is there an update coming that could fix that? I like your videos though! *thumbs up*

[@prestonmartin6135]

Great Video! Living the frequency of video releases here. Something about those fuel tanks looks funky though , I can’t quite pinpoint it.

[@radarluv67]

Whats glideslope, and how do I get the trim to stay still

[@rwhunt99]

One question - are you supposed to fly the FPM over to the tadpole, or is it fixed? Not sure how you know you're on course.

[@b.h9186]

the only way to navigate are tacan and steerpoints ?

[@giuseppeloggia6412]

Hi Wags. I have a question, I tried to fly following the waypoint usigng the "auto" sequence active. But when I arrive on the waypoint the only thing my plane does is tell me on the Hud that I'm goin even far from the waypoint. What I mean is that it doesn't change automatically the waypont from one to two or more. It does it only in manual mode. I watched your video a lot of times but you are still Flying to waypont 3. I don't know what happen when you reach it.

[@MattWagner]

This is not yet implemented. Thanks

[@giuseppeloggia6412]

@@MattWagner tks Matt.

[@urrugames4062]

Wow wow wow... Can't wait to fly this beauty!!!!!

[@drummerdude05]

I'm unable to toggle the band. It just puts a 0 into whatever field I'm on. I've tried it on all of them, I tried it immediately after entering the channel and pressing enter, like in this video. No band change, just getting 0's. Am I missing something?

[@ethanponce6770]

after you put in your TAC channel, the space should clear blank, click "0,M-SEL", ad then click enter, it should bounce from X to Y bands

[@blabla7535]

Hello Sir, did i spot the LAU-88A - 3x Maverick in the Trailer? Can you confirm we gonna get this? If yes - I will GOD DAMN Love you Guys!

[@MattWagner]

It will be possible, but would never be used in the real world.

[@lilletrille8998]

Great video Matt, SO looking forward to this aircraft!

[@charlesmagrin6260]

Hi, how do you get the BE range and bearing slaved to the TDC in order to pass bogey location to other allies please?

[@DerekSpeareDSD]

Wags...VR user here...what in-cockpit button do I press to change the HSI mode from Waypoint to TACAN? I can't see the KB when in VR :/

[@CessnaNV-zd3nc]

You press the M key below the electronic HSI with your mouse, not the M key on the keyboard :)

[@tonymarcella13]

My tacan says it's off even when I've turned the tacan knob on (seems to be on as default). Is there something I'm missing? Also where does it tell you when your ins is aligned?

[@MattWagner]

Please set the TCN to T/R from the DED and select TCN from the EHSI. Thanks

[@Frank.77]

@@MattWagner I think Tony Marcella means in a cold and dark scenario. Tacan is set to off when starting up from cold and there seems to be no way of switching it on. Works fine when going into the game engines hot.

[@MattWagner]

@@Frank.77.If from a cold start, you need to turn on the MIDS-LVT switch. Thanks

[@Frank.77]

@@MattWagner Ah ok, that worked. Thanks for the quick reply

[@yyorophff786]

Why don't you make the f16 have course line like f18 so we can see it easily on the mfd

[@MattWagner]

You’ll need to ask Lockheed Martin. You can use the DHSI.

[@1tallons]

Matt, I'm sure what you are showing on the viper is good, we all love this fighter and, you are doing a great job with it but we still need the start up video. Thanks keep up your great work

[@MattWagner]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@larryunruh448]

Hey Wags I just wanted to say I enjoy your videos very much they have helped me tremendously. I do have a question though, on the F-16 videos you say to move the dauber switch(not sure that is spelled right) to the right on steer points to get it to go to auto. Mine does not. Am I forgetting something. I press the STPT button (4) and then dauber right but it stays at manual.

[@MattWagner]

This changed since the video was created. You need to dobber down to select the MAN/AUTO option and then press M-SEL to toggle.

[@larryunruh448]

@@MattWagner thanks a million works great

[@jamesrothwell8693]

If the tacan just shows off and dobber right doesn't do anything, how to turn it on?

[@MattWagner]

Please make sure you have TCN selected in the EHSI. Thanks

[@jamesrothwell8693]

@@MattWagner Got it! Thanks Wags!

[@Qwerty-sy2vh]

I can't wait until release. Please make it faster.

[@dean9718]

I’m having a challenge with steer points and I’m not sure why; they keep disappearing on me. I set up my steer points in the mission editor and when I take off they are all working fine. However, when I use the tpod for laser guided bombing they are all erased and everything I had programmed in the mission editor is no longer working in the aircraft. Today I landed and rearmed and they disappeared only this time I didn’t have a tpod or bombs. It’s really annoying and once it’s gone I can’t figure out how to get it back. What am I doing wrong that resets all the steer points? Appreciate the help!

[@thefinancier12]

Is there a NAV tutorial in game?

[@domedhead]

This plane looks veryyyy beautiful, good work to the eagle dynamics team for this, we have been waiting, Also good job on the videos!! Always giving us tips.❤️

[@tsangarisjohn]

So familiar ... Love it!

[@johnathandoe9346]

How do you switch back to the CNI page when you switch to another mode.

[@MattWagner]

Dobber left

[@johnathandoe9346]

@@MattWagner thx

[@paulf1389]

I noticed that when you selected T-ILS, your tacan was already in Rec mode. Mine is always off!. Have I missed a bit where the tacan is switched on please? I have turned the tacan rotary switch away from off but I still get OFF showing on the DED. I may have done something wrong but if you could just verify.

[@Vrellord]

I assume, with the rotary switch you mean the volume knob on the left panel? To turn on the Tacan, you need turn on the MIDS, which is located next to the power switches for the gps and dl on the right, most aft panel. Hope that helps

[@MattWagner]

Hi Paul, please make sure you turn on TCN from the EHSI and set the TCN to Transmit and Receive. Thanks

[@abrahamlloyd3250]

Is there any third party mission planners available for DCS World?

[@scarecrow1323]

so what's the purpose of the bullseye again? a reference point for everyone in the battle space to use for navigation?

[@DarkFire515]

It's a reference point for all friendly air elements. Originally it was designed to confuse enemies listening to friendly comms because while all friendly units would know the location of the bullseye the enemy would not, and would therefore be confused by apparently meaningless BRA information. Having a common point of reference is also very useful for things like asking AWACS to declare a contact because it reduces the workload of the fighter controllers on the AWACS aircraft - much easier for them to look up a contact that's 132 for 32 from bullseye rather than 124 for 24 from flight chevy 2-2, which could be anywhere in the battle space.

[@scarecrow1323]

@@DarkFire515 awsome. Thank you for the confirmation.

[@puffthree5004]

@@DarkFire515 but if the awacs declares a contac and the enemy is listening, doesn't it expose the bullseye location anyway? sice the enemy contact know where he is at, so its easy to figure it out...

[@DarkFire515]

@@puffthree5004 if the enemy can listen in to plain voice or text comms then yes, but these days most comms are encrypted anyway.

[@dealwolfstriked272]

Wags,any chance to show a video on the work being put into the dynmaic campaign.I think that would really make alot of people happy. :)

[@MattWagner]

No graphical elements to show yet, all code.

[@dealwolfstriked272]

I eagerly await any news even if its the nothing to show just yet,thanks for the Reply . :)

[@DarkFire515]

What does the T/R TACAN mode do that the receive only mode does not? Is it more accurate or is it used to inform the receiver of the position of the transmitter?

[@MattWagner]

REC mode provides bearing but no range.

[@DarkFire515]

@@MattWagner Ah OK thanks.

[@nakotaapache4674]

have the F16 wings not to be a little more flex to airodynamic force ?

[@MattWagner]

It will be included, please remember that his is pre-release work in progress.

[@prodog2355]

Hey watt...I have only 1 wish for the F16c...pls pls pls include the option for CFT(conformal fuel tank) I BEG U

[@MattWagner]

Sorry, but no. USAF/ANG F-16C blk 50 have never had them.

[@theflyinggasmask]

Could you make a video on the ICP and LIST functions?

[@MattWagner]

Yes, later.

[@jakubdabrowski3846]

Amazing! Can't wait to test it myself.

[@smokehouse2544]

Will TMS, DMS, CMS, and other HOTAS functions be configurable in the options for inital release instead of mapping everything one by one like hornet ?

[@MattWagner]

Yes, we plan to have several HOTAS auto-configured.

[@Zilch79]

I keep ruining keyboard with drool. Thanks, Eagle Dynamics! Can't wait to see more of your good work.

[@sylvaindudrip341]

How do you even turn TACAN on ? It's always OFF for me

[@MattWagner]

Please set to T/R on the DED and set the EHSI to TCN. Thanks

[@FreeRangeLemon]

Hey wags, will you do a countermeasures tutorial? Thanks!

[@MattWagner]

Yes, when those systems are ready.

[@aghostofrazgriz5137]

So this dosen't help at all. How did you get to the CNI page in the first place?

[@MattWagner]

Sorry you feel that way. As mentioned in the video, dobber left to return to CNI. Thanks

[@aghostofrazgriz5137]

@@MattWagner got it!!! You the best my friend!!!

[@Matthew.1994]

for me it says tcn "OFF". how do i turn that on?

[@MattWagner]

If you start from a cold aircaft, please turn on the MIDS/LVT switch on the avionics power panel. Thanks

[@Matthew.1994]

@@MattWagner perfect ty^^

[@caribbaviator7058]

Wow your DCS looks better than mine and I have everything on Ultra

[@MattWagner]

No special version or settings here. A bit part is time of day and camera angle.

[@norwegianwiking]

will we get to see ground radar before EA release?

[@MattWagner]

www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/2019-02-15_Beta/

[@kaspariito]

i already want to fly it. :) preodered it just in case ;)

[@aurelientedesco9802]

The Radalt can scan to 22000ft?????

[@MattWagner]

Yes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKDVemt7mbirjZY

[@Yinetteification]

Oooh, the NOS POS gauge works now

[@number3729]

My body is ready!

[@clankilpatrick4417]

lookin' great!

[@jano6137]

The external view suggests the next video will be unguided bombs :)

[@MattWagner]

You are correct.

[@Knightfang1]

Can’t wait for release, my dad was in the USAF for 20 years and I grew up watching F-16s fly over my house several times a week, and it’s always been my favorite jet.

[@TacticalError]

Any updates on a more accurate release timeframe?

[@Ereshkigal616]

noone's replied so imma guess.... based on the way the leaves fell off a tree I saw at lunch, the way a black bird attacked a bug near work, and the time it took my daily commute... i'd estimate we're about 5-7 weeks out. :) hope that helps. :)

[@lukew2031]

Stop asking silly questions.

[@mister_66]

I love this plane and I am Russian

[@simulatedpilot3441]

Me still want a full Fidelity 27 J11

[@GeFlixes]

I see that work on the F-18 pays dividends, with the bullseye HUD/MFD info directly available on Early Access. We had to wait for that for quite a bit in after the F-18 EA release.

[@asotelles]

but when???

[@MattWagner]

Sometime in early autumn 2019.

[@jessepeck847]

I just pre ordered the viper and paid for it and it does not show up in my module manager is that normal for a module that is not out yet?

[@qatronano]

yes

[@MattWagner]

It will be released sometime in early autumn 2019.

[@chocken4867]

does the Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick work for DCS?

[@ImpendingJoker]

I use a Saitek X52 Pro. Works great.

[@rwhunt99]

You can use it, if that's what you have but I do recommend a stick and throttle with many more buttons and switches, it will make your flying experience so much smoother and immersive. If you don't have the money, then Christmas is coming!

[@rjtoten]

been using one for 4+ years... no problem

[@saiajin82]

I got myself a Thrustmaster T16000M Flight pack - Stick, throttle, rudder pedals. The bundle is pretty cheap considering what you are getting, the sensitivity on my 3D Pro's axis would be out of whack after a month or two of use and I would have to get another one. Also, the throttle leaves a lot to be desired when needing precision for landing and especially air to air refueling. Other comments have also provided excellent choices for stick/throttle combos though.

[@chocken4867]

SmoglessPanic I’m planning on using the stick with my left hand and use my mouse for the head movements and throttle control with side buttons

[@ninegravity2275]

Nice video

[@lucaswoods1155]

toggling the band doesnt work

[@ethanponce6770]

after you input your choice of TAC station, hit | (M-SEL), 0 | button on the ICP and press enter. i had trouble with that as well for a long time. when M-SEL\0 is in the astericks by itself and u press enter it will turn to Y or X band

[@chrisrobert1392]

nice!

[@radarluv67]

Ty wags

[@Dcs-Brasil]

Good!

[@azzazz4549]

Is Dcs playable with a mouse and keyboard...

[@MattWagner]

Yes, but a joystick or even game pad is recommended.

[@azzazz4549]

@@MattWagner Ok

[@tomasmateus3606]

why does it sound like an A-10C?

[@MattWagner]

Common for a turbo fan.

[@esquadra701dcsworldportuga5]

It does sound similar. I think it's missing the world famous whine the Falcon produces. It's audible even in inflight videos online. Maybe it's still work in progress.

[@neovo903]

now this is defo a reupload this time

[@MattWagner]

The initial had to be removed due a technical error in the video.

[@williamhall2386]

Inb4 it’s pulled down again

[@marwankthd1629]

What happened?

[@CapitanTavish]

Why setting the video at dusk why WHY WHYYYYY beautiful over nine thousand.. I’m throwing money at monitor nothing happens ... am I doing something wrong ?

[@MattWagner]

To show the night lighting of the cockpit, something not seen in the videos yet.

[@CapitanTavish]

Matt Wagner Tho It wasn’t a criticism.. It was an APPRECIATION ❤️

[@ilejovcevski79]

Man i miss that blusseye indicator in the other birds in DCS :(

[@MattWagner]

ilejovcevski79. The Hornet and A-10 have one.

[@ilejovcevski79]

@@MattWagner it does?! Man, i'll have to revisit it soon. She has been collecting dust in my hangar for some time now :(

[@mrj3217]

A little confusing.

[@hdpk3r]

wooo

[@dicejones3654]

11th!!!!

[@LafnPimp]

Tease! It's weird from a guy!

[@MattWagner]

Don't make me show some leg.

[@GMoneyMacFresh]

first

[@Qwerty-sy2vh]

I can't wait until release. Please make it faster.