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
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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
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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