User Guide

AIRCRAFT OVERVIEW

Longbow Apache

The AH-64D cockpit has three primary information display systems. The first is the

large, green display (IHADSS, or Integrated Helmet and Display Sight System)

overlaid on your forward view. The second consists of two small screens (MFDs,

or Multi-Function Displays) embedded in the cockpit. All the information you need

to fly and engage enemies is displayed in these two systems. The last system, the

Upfront display, gives damage and target information.

Kiowa Warrior

Because the Kiowa’s primary function is to be a scout craft, rather than a gunship,

it does not need the sophisticated radar targeting features of the AH-64D. It does

have an MFD with pages mirroring most of the applicable features of the

Longbow’s system, and it also has a head-up display for rocket and missile target-

ing information. The Kiowa cockpit features a centrally located, moving map

(shared by both positions) which displays a continually updating digital map of the

area for use as a navigation aid.

Black Hawk

A no-frills transport aircraft, the Black Hawk has no cockpit-controlled weaponry or

electronic targeting systems, and therefore it has no IHADDS or Upfront display. It

does have an MFD which can display a limited number of navigational and com-

munications-related pages, but a significantly greater percentage of its flight infor-

mation is displayed by old-fashioned analog gauges.

In-Flight System Keys

Here are some common, non-control keystrokes you may need to use during flight:

Game Options

Activate the

OPTIONS

This is useful if you want to adjust play options, audio settings, controls or your key mapping.

The option menu is completely described in the

Install Guide

Toggle sound and speech effects on/off

Display an in-flight navigation map

See Mission Planner, p. 1.11, for information on how to interpret and use the map.

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