Posted By: Comet
FCR symbology: AC colors and flashing patterns... - 10/27/12 10:45 PM
I'll reuse my own statement to open this thread:
In FalconAF the FCR can display the aircraft symbols in five different ways:
I don't know whether that's accurate real-life radar symbology. It's unimportant. The point is that
I don't know what those displays mean in the sim. They aren't explained in the manual, and the
internet seems to lack any info about their meaning (I also tried the Forums | Search function,
but it wouldn't come up with a useful hit).
That and, then, when using night vision the color differences between yellow/red/green symbols
wash out (into the same green hue), making me think that whatever red and green mean it's an
information the virtual pilot (me) can live without.
I still wouldn't terribly care about them if only I hadn't run into the BMS manual, wherein the
symbology *is* explained (BMS-Manual.pdf, page 84, "Air-to-Air FCR Symbology" paragraph).
Of course the BMS symbology differs greatly from AF's, making comparisons impossible.
Nevertheless, with the BMS paragraph in mind I tried to observe the AF symbology in action.
I couldn't make out anything useful aside the suspect that if the AC turns red there's a missile
inbound for him. But when it's flashing? And when the AC is green (or also flashing)?
Anybody knows more?
For a recap, what are the meanings of:
Thanks a lot.
Originally Posted By: Comet
As much as I've flown FalconAF in the years, I still ignore bits of it.
In FalconAF the FCR can display the aircraft symbols in five different ways:
- yellow triangle
- green triangle
- red triangle
- green + flashing triangle
- red + flashing triangle
I don't know whether that's accurate real-life radar symbology. It's unimportant. The point is that
I don't know what those displays mean in the sim. They aren't explained in the manual, and the
internet seems to lack any info about their meaning (I also tried the Forums | Search function,
but it wouldn't come up with a useful hit).
That and, then, when using night vision the color differences between yellow/red/green symbols
wash out (into the same green hue), making me think that whatever red and green mean it's an
information the virtual pilot (me) can live without.
I still wouldn't terribly care about them if only I hadn't run into the BMS manual, wherein the
symbology *is* explained (BMS-Manual.pdf, page 84, "Air-to-Air FCR Symbology" paragraph).
Of course the BMS symbology differs greatly from AF's, making comparisons impossible.
Nevertheless, with the BMS paragraph in mind I tried to observe the AF symbology in action.
I couldn't make out anything useful aside the suspect that if the AC turns red there's a missile
inbound for him. But when it's flashing? And when the AC is green (or also flashing)?
Anybody knows more?
For a recap, what are the meanings of:
- green triangle
- red triangle
- green + flashing triangle
- red + flashing triangle
Thanks a lot.