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“Super Hornet“

The cockpit

UFCD Upfront control display

Left DDI - Digital display indicator

Head up display

Right DDI - Digital display indicator

Standby instruments

MPCD Multipurpose color display

Right console

Fuel gauge / engine gauge

Landing gear lever

Gear brakes

Left consoleEmergency ejection handle

HUD settings

RWR Radar warning receiver

Manual flap switch

Tailhook handle

Head up displayTo see collimation effect move forward or back in the cockpit

(Switch to 3D view „shift+9“ and use use . and , key)

Heading bar

Vertical speed indicator(ft/min * 100)

Altitude in ft

Barometric setting in/hg

Pitch ladder

Nose/wing pitch

ILS localizer line

ILS glideslope line

Horizon line

Velocity vectorActual flight direction of the aircraft

HUD line thickness

HUD contrast (color)

Toggle Baro/RADAR Altitude

HUD brightness

Reject/Hide HUD info1. Bank scale

2. Pitch ladder

Bank scale with indicatorAngle of attack bracket

Angle of attack indexer

Flap symbologyGear/hook symbology

Speedbrakes symbology

G-meter

Mach indicator

Angle of attack indicator

Airspeed indicator in kts

Digital display indicatorDDI (main menu)

Brightness

Weapons indicator

Horizontal situation indicator - circle format

Interaction buttons

Flight data indicator

RADAR indicator

Engines indicator

Fuel indicator

Attitude direction indicator (artificial horizon)

Contrast color

Attitude direction indicator(artificial horizon)

Altitude in ft

Vertical speed indicator(ft/min)

Current heading


Barometric setting in/hg

Pitch ladder

Nose/wing pitch

Return to main menu


Horizon line

Bank scale

Turn indicator

DDI- Engine indicator

RIGHT engineLEFT engine

Left air intake temperature

Low pressure compressor rpm

High pressure compressor rpm

Exhaust gas temperature

Nozzle position (turkey fedders)

Fuel pump on/off

Flue flow in pounds/h

Fuel pressure in psi

Oil pressure in psi

Oil temperature in °C

Interstage turbine temp. °C

Engine pressure ratio

Full autonomy digital engine control systemThrust in kN

Afterburner ratio 0-100%

Return to main menu

DDI – Fuel indicator

Tank 1 in pounds

Total available fuel in pounds, including external drop tanks

Available internal fuel only Level brackets high is full, low is empty

Bingo fuel warning setting

Left feed tank

Right wing tank

Tank 4 in pounds

External drop tanksCenterline, 2x Left, 2x Right

Return to main menu

Left wing tank in pounds

Right feed tank in pounds

Horizontal situation indicatorCirlce format

Aircraft heading

Selected navaid frequency

Selected navaid ID

Aircraft position

Aircraft altitude

Selected navaid position on mapAircraft position on mapMap range

Ground speed kts

Airport symbol on map

Show/hide 10 nearest VOR

True airspeed

Show/hide 10 nearest NDB

Show/hide 10 nearest airports

Return to main menu

Selected navaid type

Distance to selected navaid if DME is available on it

Bearing to selected navaid if available on it

Time to the selected navaidif DME is available on it

Selected navaid position

Compass rose

Wind speed

Wind coming from direction

Wind direction indicator

DDI - Flight Data indicator

Range at current speed with 2000pounds remaining in the tanks afterwardsOptimum speed in Mach

Optimum altitude in ft

Remaining flight time at current speed with 2000pounds remaining in the tanks afterwards

Remaining flight time if passed to optimum envelope

with 2000pounds remaining in the tanks afterwards

Remaining range if passed to optimum envelope with

2000pounds remaining in the tanks afterwards

Current speed in Mach

Current Knots indicated airspeed

Current true airspeed

Current ground speed

Current altitude in ft

Current available fuel lb

Current fuel flow in lb/h

Current thrust in kN

Return to main menu

DDI - RADAR

Increase RADAR range

Select next targetMaster arm must be ARM

and a weapon selected

Current RADAR range

Decrease RADAR range

Target speed

Target altitude difference

Select previous targetMaster arm must be ARM

and a weapon selected

Target heading arrow

Return to main menu

DDI – weapons indicator

Cycle air to ground weapons

Mk 83 free fall bomb

Cycle air to air weapons

MASTER ARM switch

MASTER ARM indicator

Gun with round remaining indicator

Drop tank

AIM-120 Advanced medium range air to air missle AMRAAM

AIM-9L „Sidewinder“ air to air missle – infrared guided (heat seeker)

Remaining jamming decoys, chaff and flare

Return to main menu

Currently selected weapon

UFCD – Upfront control display

Square means ACTIVE

Contrast (color)

Input keyboardInput format is always

1st 2nd 3rd . 4th 5th 6th digitENTER

Example: 20000ftClick: 020000 Enter Or click: 02 ENTER

COM1 menu

COM2 menu

Settings menu

Autopilot menu

NAV1 menu

NAV2 menu

Software info menu

Brightness

Squawk ident

COM2 volume

COM2 - Cycle saved frequencys


COM1 volume

UFCD – COM1 Menu

COM1 active frequencyTo change, input new FQZ to keyboard - ENTERClick to switch COM2 to active COM

Clear

Square means active

SET new active FQZ from FQZ storage slots1st select one of the 6 frequency slots down2nd click SET(active and stored FQZ swap)

6 FQZ storage slots1st click a slot2nd input the FQZ3rd hit ENTER(FQZ is stored in solt)



Example: 120.40 Click: 12040 Enter


Enter

COM1 - volume

UFCD – Autopilot menuLanding - AP disengages itself under 6ft RADAR ALT

Autopilot main switchClick to disengage all AP functions

AP heading hold

AP thrust to keep selected airspeed

Value set mode1st click value set mode2nd click on the AP function you want to change example: ALT H3rd input the new value4th hit ENTER5th click the value set button again to return to normal functionality

AP keep wings leveled

AP reach and maintain selected altitude



Example: 10000ft Click: 01 Enter

Example: 250 kts Click: 250 EnterExample: 90deg Click: 09 Enter

UFCD – Settings menu

Set RADAR altitude warning flag

Barometric setting in in/hg for altimeter

CAUTION!Standby altimeter has it's own setting. It could show wrong values if not set separatly

UFCD – NAV1 Menu

NAV1 active frequencyTo change, input new FQZ to keyboard - ENTERClick to switch NAV2 to active NAV

Clear

Square means active

SET new active FQZ from FQZ storage slots1st select one of the 6 frequency slots down2nd click SET(active and stored FQZ swap)

6 FQZ storage slots1st click a slot2nd input the FQZ3rd hit ENTER(FQZ is stored in solt)



Example: ILS 109.50 Click: 1095 Enter

Example: ADF 358Click: 358 Enter

Enter

Input keyboard

Fuel gauge / engine gauge

All internal tanks – schematic representation

Engines RPM in %

Total available fuelInternal plus external

Internal fuel lb x 1000

Bingo fuel set lb x 1000

External drop tanks – schematic representationExternal drop tanks fuel amount – lb x 1000

Engines temperature in °C

Fuel flow in lb/h * 100

Oil pressure in psi

brightness

Nozzle position Converging/diverging(turkey fedders)

Engines RPM in percent

Right console

Open/Close canopy

Toggle wingfold

Deploy/raise tailhhok

Hydraulic pressureGenerator right engine

Main battery on/off

Windshield defrog

Instrument brightness at night

Console brightness at night

Bleed air switch

Pitot heat

Emergency eject handle

Night lighting

Instrument brightness

Console brightness

Left console - front

Landing gear lever

Brake pressure indicator

Landing light switchLanding gear indicators

Flaps indicators

Manual flap switch

Landing gear brake

Left console - rear

Generator cross tie

Rudder trim wheel

Start / stop auxiliary power unit

Throttle - click to hide

Emergency fuel dump

Start/stop engine left / right - see next pages

FCS Flight control system main switch

NAV lights switch

Formation lights dim

Strobe lights switch

NAV tone switch(example: marker tone on/off)

Engine / aircraft startup

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2.

3.10.

4 + 6.Hold until 20%RPM

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5.

7.

8.

1. Main battery ON2. Bleed air to AUTO3. Start APU4. Hold L starter switch until 20%RPM5. L generator on 6. Hold R starter switch until 20%RPM7. R generator on

8. Close generator cross tie9. Assure main FCS switch is ON10. Switch off APU11. Set external lights as needed(click on throttle-base to access switches)12. Set COM/NAV volume as needed(Vol switch near UFCD + TACAN VOL switch)

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Engine / aircraft - shutdown

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4.

6 + 7

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3.

2.

5.

1. Assure Bleed air OFF2. R generator OFF3. L generator OFF4. Assure APU is OFF5. Open generator cross tie6. Click engine crank R7. Click engine crank L

8. Assure main FCS switch is OFF9. External lights OFF(click on throttle-base to access switches)10. Set COM/NAV volume to ZERO(Vol switch near UFCD + TACAN VOL switch)11. Main battery OFF

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With great respect for all men and women on the ground and in the air, developing and mastering this machines in real life.

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