User manual

Aerosoft F-16 Fighting Falcon 1.00 Manual
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SIDE STICK CONTROLLER, THROTTLE QUADRANT SYSTEM AND ANIMATIONS
There are many special animations that have no real function but increase the realism of the cockpit.
SIDE STICK CONTROLLER
The side stick was one of the major innovations of the F-16. It was located to the side of
the cockpit so the full arm of the pilot could be supported making high G maneuvers
easier to control. Furthermore the stick was almost fully static. It did not move as other
controls in aircraft did. It senses force applied to it and not movement. We added a tiny
bit of animation to give the user some feedback though. There are no controls on the
side stick for the FSX pilot.
THROTTLE QUADRANT SYSTEM
There are several controls that are located on the Throttle
Control. Most are linked to weapons systems are not used in our
model.
SPEEDBRAKES - The speed brakes are toggled with the
SPEED BRAKE CONTROL switch or with the spoiler
command of (FSX [/] on a standard keyboard). Speed
brake extension is shown on LEFT AUX panel. The
speed brakes are manual but will move automatically
under certain conditions; When the speed brakes are
open when the gear is extended, they will
automatically partially close (from 60% to 43%) to compensate for the drag of the gear.
When the nose wheel touches down the speed brakes are automatically fully extended.
CUTOFF RELEASE SWITCH - The small lever on the throttle prevents the throttle from being
pulled all the way into the fuel cutoff position inadvertently. When you click this switch the
throttle will advance to idle/starting 12% position. The throttle can now not be moved back
until the small switch is clicked (and your hardware throttle is fully closed). This will close
the fuel lines and shut down the engine.
COMMUNICATION SWITCH – inop
MANUAL RANGE / UNCAGE SWITCH – inop
DOGFIGHT / MISSILE OVERRIDE SWITCH – inop
ANTENNA ELEVATION – inop
CURSUR SWITCH - inop
JET STARTER DOORS
On the right side of the fuselage, under the wings are two small doors that open when the engine is
started. These doors allow additional air to stream into the engines.