User Guide

Air-to-Ground Radar
Air-to-ground radar shows objects
(including runways) on the ground, unless
they are blocked by terrain. As you get
closer to the objects shown on the screen,
they will get closer to the bottom of the
screen. The number at the top of this
display is the scale of the view. You can
zoom in from normal view, through 2x, 4x,
8x and 16x steps, to a 32x magnification,
using [ (larger) and ] (smaller).
Air-to-Air Radar
Multiple Target Tracking Mode. The
default mode for air-to-air radar is Multiple
Target Tracking mode. All targets are
displayed as square blips. The closer the
blips are to the bottom of the screen, the
closer they are to you.
Targeting Mode. When you select a target,
it is designated on the Radar MFD by
brackets.
Single Target Tracking Mode (STT mode).
This mode displays more information about the
designated target at the expense of losing all
other contacts. The target blip changes into a
diamond, and three numbers appear in the
lower right corner of the MFD. The top number
is the heading of the target. The middle
number is the speed of the target in knots. The
bottom number is the target aspect angle with
respect to your plane. STT mode also allows
you to see if an enemy is finished or not. If an
opponent is gone for good, his diamond in STT
mode will turn into an outline.
The air-to-air radar can operate in four scales: 80, 40, 20 and 10 nautical miles. Zoom in and out
using [ (larger range) and ] (smaller range). The current scale is displayed at the top of the MFD.
Across the center of the MFD is a pair of lines separated by a “W” (see diagram). These lines are
called the watermark and indicate the roll of the plane.
Enabling the “smart” radar function in the option screen interface (see Option Screens, p. 24) lets
the radar discriminate between friendly, neutral and enemy contacts. Neutral contacts appear as
circular blips, enemies are squares and friendlies are triangles. Shot-down contacts appear as
outlines of circles, squares or triangles.
The 360-degree scan mode in the option screen interface (again, see p. 24) lets the radar scan all
contacts around you. In this mode, the closer the contact is to the center of the screen, the closer it
is to your plane.
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Max Range (NM)
Mode
Waterline
Other Aircraft
Current Target
Max Range
Mode
Target Altitude
in 1,000s of feet
Target Aspect Angle
Target Heading
Target Speed
Magnification Mode
Large Buildings
Runway