Functionality F/A-18C

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F/A-18C widescreen Superpit v3.0 description of functionality

Frontpanels objects/instruments:
1) SHOOT and LOCK lights	10) Right engine FIRE light	19) Fuel Status Display
2) AoA lights	11) Left DDI	20) HI/MPCD
3) HUD (Head Up Display)	12) DED data	21) Backup ADI
4) Back up Aiming Reticle	13) Displays (Autopilot)	22) RWR
5) Left engine FIRE light	14) Comms 1 Channel	23) Backup Compass
6) Left side warning lights	15) Comms 2 Channel	24) Airspeed Instrument
7) Video recording ON/OFF lights	16) Right DDI	25) Altitude Instrument
8) Right side warning lights	17) GEAR/FLAPS lights	26) AoA Instrument
9) APU FIRE warning light	18) ENGINE status Display

Frontpanels switches/buttons:
1) Master Caution light disable	16) Autopilot states select	31) Course select switch
2) Set video recording switch	17) UFC IFF (DED)	32) HSI Power
3) Left DDI power ON	18) Autopilot states ON/OFF	33) SMS power
4) A/A selection	19) Comms Channel select	34) FCC power
5) A/G selection	20) HUD symbology Drift	35) FCC brightness
6) Master Arm switch	21) HUD brightness/power	36) Navigation/TCN modes
7) Emergency Jettison	22) HUD day/night mode	37) ILS TACAN modes
8) Left DDI pushbuttons	23) HUD radar ALT mode	38) AoA Instrument
9) L DDI brightness (Left side/Right side click)	24) Right DDI power ON	39) Heading select
10) Comms 1 volume	25) Right DDI pushbuttons	40) Moving Map select
11) UFC digits	26) R DDI brightness (Left side/Right side click)	41) Menu select (closes Map)
12) Autopilot in UFC displays	27) Spin recovery override	42) Course select
13) EMCON (Silent mode)	28) Landing gear handle	43) HI/MPCD power
14) Comms 2 volume	29) FUEL quantity select	44) Hook down lever
15) Comms Channel select	30) Heading select switch

Front rightside panels:
	Blue
	1) CM dispenser selection	5) CM Chaff power	13) Seat Arm handle
	2) RWR modes	6) CM Flares power	14) Battery power select
	a) Target separation /Offset	7) EWS Jammer power	15) Bleed Air select
	b) Handoff / Special	8) Ejection handle	16) Consoles/Inst lights
	c) Priority / limits	9) Trim pitch/roll (cross shape L and R click)	17) Flood light
	d) RWR power	10) Browsable checklists	18) Flood chart light
	3) CM modes	11) Wing spread/lock handle
	4) ECM select	12) HUD radar ALT mode

	Orange
	1) Clock	5) Landing checklist
	2) Cabin pressure gauge	6) Hydraulic pressure gauge
	3) Radar altitude instrument	7) Caution warning panel *See below
	4) HOOK light	8) Battery power

	*7) Caution warning panel
	a) Seat not armed	e) Gen Tie	i) empty
	b) APU/ACC	f) LE Flaps Locked	j) L GEN
	c) Battery	g) Fuel Low	k) R GEN
	d) FCS HOT	h) FCES Avionics	l) empty





Front rightside panels:
	Blue
	1) Flares quick dispatch	11) Test MAL/IND/Betty	17) CM modes
	2) Landing gear handle	12) Steerpoint mission data	18) ECM select
	3) Launch bar extend/retract	13) Briefing mission data (disabled)	19) CM Chaff power
	4) Flaps select	14) Moving Map Select	20) CM Flares power
	5) Ground Jettison enable	15) CM dispenser selection	21) EWS Jammer power
	6) Taxi/Landing lights	16) RWR modes	18) Flood chart light
	7) Anti Skid ON/OFF(disabled)	a) Target separation /Offset	22) AUX REL (disabled)
	8) Hook Carrier/Field select	b) Handoff / Special	23) Ejection handle
	9) Parking brake/Emerg brake	c) Priority / limits
	10) Ext lights power	d) RWR power

	Orange
	1) Brakes Pressure gauge	3) Flaps indicator	5) Cabin Pressure
	2) Left Kneeboard (disabled)	4) Clock


Rrightside down panels:
	Blue
	1) Canopy Open/Close switch	6) Flood lights	11) R Hardpoints Arm power
	2) Wing Spread/Lock handle	7) Instruments lights	12) L Hardpoints Arm power
	3) Battery Power	8) Consoles lights	13) FCR power
	4) Seat Arm handle	9) Flood chart light
	5) Bleed Air select	10) FCS BIT

	Orange
	1) Caution warning panel *	3) Battery power	5) L Hardpoints Arm power
	2) Hydraulic pressure gauge	4) R Hardpoints Arm power

	*1) Caution warning panel
	a) Battery	e) APU/ACC	i) Seat not armed
	b) empty	f) Gen Tie	j) FCS HOT
	c) empty	g) FCES Avionics	k) Fuel Low
	d) empty	h) R GEN	l) L GEN





Leftside down panels:
	Blue
	1) Oxygen Flow	9 ) Rudder Trim disc	17) Ext lights Anti-collision
	2) TACAN digits selection	10) FCS reset	18) Flares quick dispatch
	3) UFC power auto/manual	11) Refuel Probe extend/retract	19) Test MAL/IND/Betty
	4) IFF power	12) Fuel master/Norm	20) Hook Carrier/Field
	5) Threat Warning volume	13) Fuel engine feed /Norm	21) Taxi/Landing lights
	6) Missile Warning Volume	14) Fuel wing first	22) Parking brake
	7) Crank Engine L/R	15) Ext lights Position
	8) APU	16) Ext lights Strobe

	Orange
	1) Oxygen gauge	3) APU light
	2) TACAN digits	4) Brake Pressure gauge


Warning Lights from left to right
	FIRE	Left engine fire warning
	MASTER CAUTION	Master Caustion light, push to set OFF
	GO / NOGO	Proceed with flight advisory light
	L BLEED/R BLEED	Air Bleed Left and Right
	SPD BRK	Speed Break Air
	STBY	Stand by
	L BAR	Launch Bar extended
	XMIT	Exmitting of Electronic countermeasures

	RCDR ON	HUD camera recording ON
	DISP	Limited or no Chaff/Flares available
	AI	RWR activity alert light
	SAM	Surface Air Missile launch warning
	APU FIRE	APU fire warning
	FIRE	Right engine fire warning


HI/MPCD (Horizontal Indicator/Multipurpose Color Display)
	Blue
	1. NORM	- Switches HSI ON and OFF
	2. SMS	- Stores Management Power
	3. FCC	- Switches FCC ON and OFF
	4. Left side, left mouse BRT	- DIMS FCC data
	5. Right side, Right side mouse BRT	- FCC data Brightness
	6. NAV/ TCN	- Navigation/Tacan modes
	7. ILS / TCN	- ILS TACAN modes
	8. ADI	- Enables digital ADI on DDI 1
	9. HDG	- Heading selection
	10. L4MAP	- Enables Moving map display
	11. MENU	- Disables Moving map display
	12. CRS	- Course selection

	Orange
	1. Moving map
	2. HSI
	3. FCC data
	4. Heading digits
	5. Course digits

F/A-18C Hornet Superpit features and tips: features:

2D cockpit:

Graphics - This install allows autoscaling, therefor it is possible to fly in lower resolutions like 1680 x1050 or 1440x900. The default resolution is 1920x1200.

Photorealistic - cockpit with as real as possible functionality, within the limits of the Falcon simulator software.

DDI color - The 2 real F-18C DDI's (Digital Display Indicator) are in green only, so it is advisable to disable "color MFD's" in the FF5 config editor in your main Falcon4 directory.

ADI - The left DDI has a digital ADI, to be enabled on the HI/MPCD (Horizontal Indicator/Multi Purpose Color Display).

HI/MPCD (Horizontal Indicator/Mulitipurpose Color Display) with the following functionality:

Moving map in the center, it can be enabled by pushing the L4MAP button.
Digital HSI function, enabled by selecting the left upper knob and setting it to NORM.
Full 3rd display for various data, mainly used as FCC page for Situational Awareness.

Kneeboards - The right kneeboard has 12 pages of browsable checklists for preflight and rampstart, ETR (Enemy Treat Ranges), refueling checklist, landing checklists. The left kneeboard is fully functional since FF5 allows multiple kneeboards

Nightlighting - On the Internal Lights panel at the right down side you can enable floodlight by selecting either the FLOOD switch or the FLOOD BRT knob.
For enabling Instruments lights and backlit panels you hit keys Shift-2 and you turn the 'CONSOLES' knob to BRT.

Extra functionality panel - When keys Shift-1 are selected you will get a panel with extra large HUD/display data, and complete functionality for handling the DED content and navigation.

Rampstart - A full rampstart is possible, complete checklists on the right knee.

Brevity codes Checklists, clicking down twice from the 12 o’clock view will bring you to a large and complete NATO brevity code list for accurate communications.

3D cockpit:

Functionality - Fully clickable (although most switches will not move) and gauges/instruments operational. See chapter 2 of the manual for a full functionality description or here.

Pilot animations - The pilot moves his legs to change rudder positions, the right arm/hand moves the stick and the left arm/hand moves the throttle.
When the thottle is in IDLE mode, the pilot will move his hand in his lap to enable a better view on the left consoles the 3D cockpit.

Canopy - Realistic Hornet canopy movements when opening and closing.

6DOF - 6DOF TrackIR4 is recommended for full enjoyment.
If you don't have 6DOF enabled, open the 'FFViper config editor' in the FreeFalcon5 directory, 'TrackIR settings', TrackIR DOF support, then enable 'Yaw pitch Roll,X Y Z' and click 'Apply'.

Mirrors - Although Falcon does not support real working mirrors, this add-on has basic reflective mirrors (non–image) depending on angle of sun shining into the cockpit.

Ejection - A completely new and higly detailed ejected pilot/parachute model and textures are included.

Aircraft model - Revamped external plane model with better animations and many improved model parts like a new refuelboom, new pilot, new slimelights, new canopy, new HUD, new cockpit interior.

Aircraft textures - High quality textures for the exterior of the aircraft for both squadrons VMFA-232 and VFA-113.

Extra functionality

- High resolution map of Korea in the HI/MPCD. (This map is for daytime flights only, for night time flights it is advised to use NVG)

- Autopilot
A way was found to make the autopilot work very much like the Hornet, use the AP and ON buttons on the UFC (Upfront Control Panel)

- DISP
This indicator will warn you when the flares/chaff are almost run out of.

- AI indicator
Shows activity on the RWR

- STBY/XMIT
Enabling ECM

- Trim on Stick
There is a imaginary cross on the stick's trim button, using this cross and left and rightclick will let you trim the plane.

Credits for this add-on:

- Eric ‘Aeyes’ de Best – 2D/3D Cockpit textures, 2D cockpit functionality, 3D cockpit model design, loading and leaving ‘splashscreens’, ejected pilot model and textures, manual, quality checks

- Stefano ’Qawa’ – 3D model conversion to DXM, ejected pilot animations and conversions, 3D cockpit functionality, animations and clikability, quality checks

- JanHas – Aircraft external textures, JHMCS helmet model and texture, quality checks

- Mike’Homercide’ Hom - Installer

-Special thanks to USMC Hornet pilot ‘Jarhead’, for his advise about rampstarts

- Special thanks to the FreeFalcon development team for creating this basis for this Hornet add-on.

- Also special thanks to the Microprose, Ibeta, RPG, eFalcon, F4UT, BMS and RV teams who made it possible to advance this Falcon 4.0 simulation over the years.