Dive Toss in Five Minute-ish – F-4E-45MC
The first quick look at the Dive Toss technique applied to the F-4E-45MC.
An in-depth discussion will follow later on, covering topics such as good practices, considerations, and limitations of Dive Toss.
Category: F-4 & Nav
F-4E as a CAS Asset: Thoughts
A few months ago, before I had to redirect all my spare time towards the AIM-54 study, I managed to fly a training sortie as an F-4E WSO. The purpose was to practice Close Air Support in a controlled environment. Here are some thoughts about the experience.
Lessons (Re)learned & Hints for Multicrew: Radar, ECM, Coordination – Casual Training
An impromptu series of considerations after a casual training session. Probably nothing new to F-4 and F-14 players, but perhaps some points will trigger an interesting discussion with your crew.
F-4E Navigation: Impromptu In-Game No-Tools Planning – VR Friendly!
The idea behind this video came from a post I read on ED’s forum about having an in-game F-4E kneeboard page that does pretty much everything (from course and distance to time and fuel). An idea I found very much not feasible.
However, with a bit of the usual ingenuity and the very same rule of thumbs we apply in-cockpit, we can definitely plan something basic in just a few minutes. A more complex solution definitely requires something ad hoc; something that should come from ED itself, and should be fully integrated in DCS.
F-4E Air-to-Air VIII: Variable Lag Pursuit Stern Conversion Intercept
This 1970s technique is one of the least intuitive I have discussed so far. However, after going deeper into its mechanics, it turned out to be very flexible and quite easy to follow.
F-4E-45MC INS: Visual/Radar, GPS Fix Update (AN/ASN-63)
Visual/Radar Fix updates are, historically, the go-to methods of performing an INS Fix Update. This article introduces them along with considerations from “Vulture”, a former F-4E WSO and Heatblur SME.
“Old” players may remember the GPS update I suggested for the F-14 Tomcat years ago. The NS430 is back, with an unexpected supporter.