#F14 COCKPIT MANUAL#

There are three main snags and/or time-wasters that need to be kept in mind if doing a cold start: you need help from the ground crew to get the engines started, you need to wait until engines are running and providing power and airflow before you start any major systems, and you need to align the INS and program waypoints, which can take a while. In practice, however, the 'Cat is almost trivial to get going, even from a carrier. When first getting into the Tomcat, the large panels and huge amount of switches, to say nothing of the fact that you have two separate cockpits to juggle, may seem intimidating.

On the third hand, as mentioned, it does not have any protections in place to keep the pilot from being stupid: pulling lots of AoA leads to a whole lot of shaking and loss of speed pulling lots of G:s results in damaged on-board systems and asymmetric forces can and will cause engine stalls and flat spins and all the horrible ends this entails. On the other hand, while still essentially stable at low speeds, it needs a gentle hand to stay coordinated. On the one hand, it has ridiculous amounts of power and stonking huge control surfaces (including those variable wings) that makes it very stable and easy to control. Sub-variants of the F-14A: with or without partial upgrades such as the camera module, updated RWR, fuel pylons, and numerous minor visual differences as the airframe evolved between the A and B variants.Ĭomes with the built-in Operation: Cage the Bear and Operation Reforger - The Iron Heel campaigns.įlying the Tomcat can at times be a rather schizophrenic experience.

#F14 COCKPIT MANUAL#

A completed manual that actually matches the aircraft model in the module and that provides full descriptions of equipment and procedures.The TARPS reconnaissance pod for photography enthusiasts.While the F-14 module certainly feels very complete, it is still marked “Early Access” in the DCS store for the simple reason that it is still missing a couple of things: Both the classic A variant, for those who really want to rough it out with weaker engines, and the updated and more manageable (but still highly temperamental) F-14B.All kinds of temperamental radars and datalinks and optical scopes and other fiddly bits for the RIO to be endlessly frustrated by.A kneeboard score sheet where the LSO tells you exactly how horrible your landing was.A landing auto throttle to run in conjunction with the autopilot.DLC - not the type you buy but rather a set of spoilers that let you shift your flight path up and down without altering your AoA.A curious collection of tools to make carrier landings really easy:.The ADM-141 TALD decoy missile to trick air defences into shooting at something else.

A decent selection of air-to-ground weapons, including LGBs and the LANTIRN pod needed to guide them.

Updated missile physics that make the above work almost as expected.

A small but highly functional complement of air-to-air weapons, including the mythical AIM-54 Phoenix.

The JESTER and ICEMAN AI virtual RIO and pilot, for when your friends have no taste and have not bought the Tomcat.

True, fully functional, fully synced multicrew where a pilot and a RIO player can (and indeed must) coordinate their actions to make the aircraft do anything.

The very heart of the F-14 is that it is a two-man aircraft, and this complication alone is shown in the two top features of the module (although the rest is nothing to sneeze at either): Heatblur's recreation is well on its way to become a legend of its own based on what it has achieved. The DCS prop plane modules are all marked “fly a legend!” but if there was ever a candidate for that label among jet aircraft, it is the F-14 Tomcat.

F14 cockpit