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#3506719 - 01/29/12 03:53 PM A-10C cockpit question
tomcat Member Registered: 10/27/99 Posts: 2304 Loc: Halifax, NS, Canada	I've been looking at some A-10 shots again today and finally remembered to ask this: To the bottom right of the right MPCD there is something that looks almost like a mini mini mag lite. Anyone know what it is? I don't think it has any function in the sim, is it a teeny light to illuminate the steam gauges for the engines in the event of electric issues? A water tight Aspirin container? Anyone know? Thanks!
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#3506734 - 01/29/12 04:12 PM Re: A-10C cockpit question [Re: tomcat]
Timothy Senior Member Registered: 07/22/07 Posts: 2906 Loc: Phoenix	Quote: A water tight Aspirin container? It hold Cialis for those late night Red Flag/Vegas outings. Not that those bad ass pilots have ED, they just want a quick rearm, like DCS. Shut the engines off for 3 minutes and you're good to go again. _________________________ Free Lt. Behenna Learn Economics at: http://www.mises.org Carthago delenda est
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#3506737 - 01/29/12 04:16 PM Re: A-10C cockpit question [Re: tomcat]
tomcat Member Registered: 10/27/99 Posts: 2304 Loc: Halifax, NS, Canada	Grrr! I read through your message hoping the ending might contain my answer but the finish was a letdown. Sorta keeping with the theme of your reply there ....Anyone know the manufacturer's intent for that thing? The instrument panel thing, not the pill.
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#3506745 - 01/29/12 04:23 PM Re: A-10C cockpit question [Re: tomcat]
tomcat Member Registered: 10/27/99 Posts: 2304 Loc: Halifax, NS, Canada	As usual I found my answer after even MORE rooting around the net after I searched, gave up and posted a question. It is indeed a map light. Too bad it doesnt work in the sim. Though I haven't flown at night yet, still trying to get my stick to be somewhat usable. No need to comment here Timothy....
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#3506788 - 01/29/12 06:06 PM Re: A-10C cockpit question [Re: tomcat]
Timothy Senior Member Registered: 07/22/07 Posts: 2906 Loc: Phoenix	Originally Posted By: tomcat As usual I found my answer after even MORE rooting around the net after I searched, gave up and posted a question. It is indeed a map light. Too bad it doesnt work in the sim. Though I haven't flown at night yet, still trying to get my stick to be somewhat usable. No need to comment here Timothy.... LOL! Oh, but it is so tempting. Better me making a snarky comment than Sauron. _________________________ Free Lt. Behenna Learn Economics at: http://www.mises.org Carthago delenda est
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#3507226 - 01/30/12 10:51 AM Re: A-10C cockpit question [Re: tomcat]
tomcat Member Registered: 10/27/99 Posts: 2304 Loc: Halifax, NS, Canada	Hehe. Sauron and I have never spoken, at least not much, I haven't encountered his snarky side. Yours I'm familiar with after this. Maybe it'll help some other inquisitive plane nerd too.
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#3507525 - 01/30/12 04:29 PM Re: A-10C cockpit question [Re: tomcat]
EinsteinEP Air Combat & General Aviation Editor Member Registered: 11/20/07 Posts: 1790 Loc: Tucson, AZ	So...the light is to check whether the Cialis is working? _________________________ Shoot to Kill. Play to Have Fun. SimHQ's Forum Use Agreement
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#3508068 - 01/31/12 09:55 AM Re: A-10C cockpit question [Re: tomcat]
Wrecking Crew Smooth Operator Member Registered: 03/04/07 Posts: 1649 Loc: Colorado	On the lower right side console is the lighting panel section. The bottom left dial is for Floodlights. Turn this dial up about halfway and your floods will be visible. There is also an Emergency Floodlight switch next to the Battery Inverter - but I would not use this except for starting up. Start Up Guide Wrecking Crew _________________________ Model: Home Built in Cooler Master Storm Scout CPU: Intel i7 950 Motherboard: EVGA X-58 Crossfire SLI Power: Antec TPQ-1200 1200W Continuous Power Memory: 12 GB OS: Windows 7 64bit Video: EVGA GeForce GTX 580 Monitor: Dell Ultrasharp 30" Audio: Creative Labs X-Fi + Logitech Z-5500 / SteelSeries 7H USB Internet Connection: Century Link DSL 1.5 Down 896 Up
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#3509079 - 02/01/12 03:49 PM Re: A-10C cockpit question [Re: tomcat]
tomcat Member Registered: 10/27/99 Posts: 2304 Loc: Halifax, NS, Canada	I know about the various twirly light switches WC, I'm talking about this: PS I'm DEFINITELY giving your startup guide a go soon, thanks for posting that. I found one here that I think had a few left panel vs right panel confusions. If I knew where it was I'd post a note if it hasn't been done already.
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#3509082 - 02/01/12 03:52 PM Re: A-10C cockpit question [Re: tomcat]
MaceUK33 Dirk Diggler's stuntman Hotshot Registered: 01/10/05 Posts: 8837 Loc: Darlington, UK	I've always wondered about the paracord tied to either side of the cockpit too. _________________________ Antec 902 \| MSI GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR 3 1280MB GDDR5 \| Samsung F3 1TB \| Corsair 6GB DDR3 \| Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Intel X58 \| LG DVD±RW SATA DL RW \| Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 PSU \| Intel i7 920 2.66Ghz D0 OC'd to 3.40GHz \| Coolermaster V8 CPU Cooler \| W7 HP 64 bit \| 27" iiyama monitor \| TM HOTAS Warthog #05225 \| TM Cougar MFDs \| Saitek Pro-flight combat pedals \| Track IR 5 Tolerance and apathy are the last virtues of a dying society.
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