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- HINTS FOR F-16 SIMULATION
-
- 1: Learn what the various keys are for the simulation.
- See the text file SHARE.TXT
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- 2: Use a good quality joystick, such as a Gravis. Remember to
- calibrate your joystick the first time you run the simulation.
- Either press the ESC key in flight to activate the pull down
- options menu, or press CTRL C. Although you can use the mouse or
- keyboard to fly the aircraft, we really recommend that you use
- an analog joystick
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- 3: Practice flying in safe areas untill you can handle the F-16
- Emergency landings in combat, repair damage, and re-arm the plane.
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- 4: Learn to dogfight using the correct 'lead' angle for deflection
- shooting. Remember a jet pulling 6+ G's means that the bullets from
- the gun, appear to curve away from the target. You have to aim ahead of
- a turning fighter to get a gun kill.
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- 5: In Flight Menu (Activated with the ESC key.
- The menu gives you options for the control method, joystick, keyboard
- or mouse. Blackout on/off, ground crash on/off, plus graphics options
- such as sky shading (turn off to increase frame rate on slower machines.)
- There is the option to save your favourite set up as the default.
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- Special Keys:
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- The [P] key is vital in staying alive in air to air combat.
- It's the 'Padlock' view on the closest enemy plane. So if an enemy is in
- range hitting the P key will have the effect of turning your head to look
- at the enemy aircraft. You will only face forward again if the enemy plane
- flies out of range or is shot down or crashes. If another enemy plane gets
- closer than the first one, the padlock view will lock onto the new target.
- There is an old fighter pilot saying that goes, "Lose sight, lose the fight."
- Practice untill you can get on a bogies six and stay there.
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- The padlock view can with practice, be used to determine which direction an
- enemy aircraft is heading. Usefull in a turning fight, as the enemy pilots
- use the vertical quite a lot. The best way to use the padlock view, is to
- hit the P key, try to work out the direction the enemy jet is flying in, and
- then hit P again to return to the front view. Dogfighting with constant padlock
- view is near impossible, you will lose orientation and probably fly into the
- ground.
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- Padlock view is also very handy for checking your six in a furrball. So if
- your locked onto an enemy jet up front, tapping the P key will show you if
- another enemy plane is about to clobber you from the rear.
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- Situation awareness:
- This is the stuff survival is made of. You need to develop a sixth sense, to
- survive and win (or stay even!)
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- Smooth flying:
- You will never get a gun kill unless you learn to fly smoothly. This is why
- a good joystick is needed. Do not over control the aircraft. Flying the
- simulation is just like the real thing.
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- Various Damage:
- Damage can be caused by enemy fire, mid-air collisions, or dropping bombs when
- too low. Damage is progressive. The hydraulics control the landing gear.
- Electrics control radar and HUD info. If the engine goes you are left with
- approx 46% power. Catasrophic failure means the airframe fails, and it's time
- for the nylon letdown.
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- ALT V key combination:
- From certain views, this is the only way to get back into the cockpit again.
- If you are panning around using the function keys and get mixed up, hit
- ALT V to restore the forward view.
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- Finally do us proud, try not to end up with your body parts flying in close
- formation with the remains of your aircraft!
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- Good hunting gentlemen!
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- To contact us other than surface mail:
- Compuserve: FSFORUM or E-Mail 100735,3430
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