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Aerosoft F-16 Fighting Falcon 1.00 Manual
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MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAYS
The two large displays on both sides of the center console are used for navigation and as the radar
screen. The MFDs are activated with the Avionics Power panel on the right console.
LEFT MFD (RADAR)
The left MFD is dedicated to the radar. It will be able to track all the AI aircraft that you see in the
simulator. Only targets in a 60 degree cone in front of the aircraft will be detected and when there are
many targets the load on the systems computer will increase a lot. Radar range can be cycled through 5,
10, 20 (default), 40 and 80 NM. All targets will show a trail showing the history of the target hits. The
active target will show red for 10 seconds and always will show the attitude in thousands of feet above
the radar dot.
Using the click zone on the display allows you to cycle through the targets and selects one as the
‘Locked’ target. Information on this target will be shown on the display. Target Heading and Speed are
shown, just as Aspect Angle and Overtake Speed.
One of the more complex bits of information on this screen is the Aspect Angle. It has nothing to do with
the position of the target in relation to your heading but only shows the angle between the (extended)
tail of the target and your position. If the indicated Aspect Angle is zero, you are directly behind the
target (but you could be flying any, even an opposite, heading). It is important in combat as you like to
get this angle as small as possible to avoid being detected and to increase your chances of hitting the
target.