MiGMan’s Flight Sim Museum

MiGMan’s Flight Sim Museum

F/A-18 Korea Checklists

BVR
Most air combat will take place Beyond Visual Range (BVR). The following checklists are presented in the order in which they will be used in most aerial combat situations.
Check RWR and HUD for airborne threats indicated by " I "F/A-18 Korea
Turn towards the threatsF/A-18 Korea
Radar ON 
The Radar defaults to RWS modeF/A-18 Korea
Adjust rangeTab
Select Autopilot modeShift A
Autopilot ONA
AUTO DESIGNATE/
OR 
MOVE TDC OVER CONTACTShift arrows
INTERROGATE IFF 
Tone = FRIENDLY 
Click = UNKNOWNI
VIEW THE CONTACT5
IF CONTACT IS FRIENDLY 
UNDESIGNATEShift /
Select RWS modeQ
Check RWR and HUD for threats 
Execute a standard turn towards the threats 
IF CONTACT IS UNKNOWN 
Check Aspect angle 
Check ClosureF/A-18 Korea
MANOEUVER STEERING DOT INTO THE NIRDF/A-18 Korea
Padlock view4 4
Manoeuver until Range is between Rmin & RmaxF/A-18 Korea
Select AIM 120[
Range 5-7 nm 
SELECT AIM 9 
LISTEN FOR RISING TONE INDICATING LOCK ON 
Within 1 mile 
SELECT GUN[
MiG-21 evades my AIM-120. Again.F/A-18 Korea