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General Category => Unofficial F/A-18 Acceleration Pack board => Topic started by: average_joe on March 30, 2010, 02:40:33 am

Title: T-45 HUD problem ...
Post by: average_joe on March 30, 2010, 02:40:33 am

When I get airborne and cleaned up, the velocity vector and pitch ladder is offset quite a ways towards the left edge of the HUD. I can bring it back to center by inputting a lot of right rudder (except now I'm doing rudder rolls).

Checked the controller - calibration is ok.

Title: Re: T-45 HUD problem ...
Post by: Stretch32 on March 30, 2010, 03:02:01 am

Sounds like the HUD is uncaged. There's a key command that will cage it and set the pitch ladder in the middle of the HUD although I'm not sure what it is. If you've got the realistic HUD I think it's in the readme that came with it.

Stretch

Title: Re: T-45 HUD problem ...
Post by: Razgriz on March 30, 2010, 03:05:54 am

Quote from: average_joe on March 30, 2010, 02:40:33 am

When I get airborne and cleaned up, the velocity vector and pitch ladder is offset quite a ways towards the left edge of the HUD. I can bring it back to center by inputting a lot of right rudder (except now I'm doing rudder rolls).

Checked the controller - calibration is ok.

Caused by wind.  Cage your hud and you will have a ghost velocity vector where it is now, and the normal velocity vector centered along with the pitch ladder.

Title: Re: T-45 HUD problem ...
Post by: average_joe on March 30, 2010, 03:51:01 am

Readme file mentions a cage "switch". Don't see any such switch in the VC view.

Winds were light at 5000'. Crab angle shouldn't be that "big" a factor. I think the F-18 HUD limit is 8 degrees ... need big winds for that much crab at 300 knots!

Thanks

Title: Re: T-45 HUD problem ...
Post by: Stretch32 on March 30, 2010, 05:01:59 am

T-45C cage switch is on the stick about halfway down the grip on the left side (where your thumb would rests if you were just holding it). I don't know if you can click it or if it's even modeled though.

Stretch

Title: Re: T-45 HUD problem ...
Post by: wilycoyote4 on March 30, 2010, 07:08:26 am

The cage switch for this FSX aircraft is on a popup panel.  Press shift+5.

This is for the improved realistic HUD resized fot the Goshawk.  Not Dino's default.

Title: Re: T-45 HUD problem ...
Post by: Stretch32 on March 31, 2010, 06:01:02 am

Where do you find this HUD at? At one point I had it but can't seem to find it anymore after reloading FSX.

Stretch

Title: Re: T-45 HUD problem ...
Post by: Orion on March 31, 2010, 06:05:58 am

Quote from: Stretch32 on March 31, 2010, 06:01:02 am

Where do you find this HUD at? At one point I had it but can't seem to find it anymore after reloading FSX.

Stretch

That would be Jivko Rusev (neutrino)'s improved FA-18 HUD adapted for Dino's T-45 Goshawk ;).

Get it here: http://www.simviation.com/simviation/?ID=7266.