Tactical Formation
Flight Procedures
Air-to-Air Data Entry
If you need to change the wingspan or the air-to-
air aiming mode after post-start checks or in the
Select "MODE"
operating area, it is done on the stores display
Select "MENU"
page. There are two ways to get to the air-to-air
stores display with the ADI and HSI displays on
the MFDs (Figure 15). One path is to select
Select "STRS"
Select "MENU"
MENU on an MFD display, then select STRS,
and then select A/A. After A/A has been
selected, the A/A stores display (Figure 16) is
Select A/A
Select "STRS"
shown on the MFD and the HUD changes to the
A/A master mode. The other path is to select
the A/A master mode by pressing the MODE
button on the Data Entry Panel (DEP), then
Select "WSPN"
MENU on an MFD display, and then STRS.
The ground start default air-to-air aiming mode
is Lead Angle Computing (LAC) and the default
Previous Wingspan
wingspan is 31 feet. If the real-time gunsight
Displays
(RTGS) aiming mode is desired press the
button next to RTGS. If a wingspan other than
Enter New Value
31 feet is desired, press the button next to
Press ENT
WSPN. The reticle disappears and the scratch
pad on the PDU with WS 31 is displayed. Enter
the desired wingspan using the keys on the data
Press ENT
entry panel (DEP) and press enter. If the
numbers flash an incorrect entry was made (the
Figure 15: AIR-TO-AIR DATA ENTRY SEQUENCE
maximum wingspan is
120 feet), press the CLR key and reenter the
wingspan. The aiming mode and wingspan are
retained in memory. After entering the air-to-air
data, you can return the HUD to the navigation
master mode by pressing the MODE key twice
(A/G master mode is selected on the first press
of the MODE button and the NAV master mode
is selected with the second press). Also select
the desired MFD display for takeoff and transit
to the operating area. Once in the operation
area, select the air-to-air master mode by
pressing the MODE button on the DEP. The
aiming mode and wingspan you selected during
post-start are displayed. In addition to selecting
the air-to-air master mode, place the VCR
switch in ON or AUTO, as briefed.
D
N
OFF
Figure 16: MFD STRS PAGE
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