DCS World - F-14 Tomcat - Front Seat - ACM - Radar Acquisition Modes

The F-14 Tomcat has a few radar modes that are available to the pilot and take priority over what the RIO may be doing with radar. In this video we are going to talk about each of these and demonstrated how they work.

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F-14 Tomcat by Heatblur Simulations

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[DemonLordGamingAC]

"It's like the force, we just have to trust that it's working" lmao

[Renkovic_]

Seeing the F14 cockpit


-Me: LET ME IN


LET ME !

[Froobyone]

One of the best parts of the run up to Tomcat Day, is the small community of early testers/youtubers who provide videos such as this. You have, in no small part, added greatly to the release of this much anticipated aircraft.

[jarrydlee]

Thanks man I was so confused with all the different lock modes when the SU33 only has a "target lock" binding.

[nollix]

Good job on keeping this exactly as short and simple as this needed to be with no fluff or extra talking or nonsense. Good video

[Globule]

very cool video ! please do a video about the RADAR management in the RIO cockpit!!!

[LIKWID]

Loving these educational videos man, the more I watch in depth stuff about this beautiful bird just keeps the hype levels strong. 1 week away!

[pilotguy]

Can't wait till 13th I even purchased a VR headset it looks phenomenal in the F-18 I can't wait to see what it'll look like in the F-14

[TheRobo]

Great bitesized video! Any plans for doing a HOTAS setup recommendation video? I'm not even sure if the Tomcat has that difficult of a HOTAS setup (Nothing like the A-10 with it's cryptic DMS, TMS, Coolie boat etc etc terms) since it's more mechanical and older era.

[strikeeaglemodels]

That’s dam cool! Have to get back in the cockpit seat on DCS 🍻👍

[IkeTheth]

Nice Job, Dude!! That's a lot in less than 5 mins. (just the facts, ma'am)

[GER-Thorgs]

Cant wait to see how the default bindings on the Warthog are. One fun part of getting a new module for me is setting up all the modes an buttons to the HOTAS. But i would go with the default if the are good. 7 more days :)

[gavinpearson]

Hey man thank you so much you helped me I’ve been struggling with just learning the tomcat so I thank you for that

[ZoeSummersA]

Great and concise tutorial. Thanks Jabbers.

[danconnell]

Love your RIO tutorials! Is there access to the AIM 7 from the RIO seat for launch or is it all pilot control when within visual range? Keep up the good work!

[dmax]

simple but very precise !!
thanks a lot

[herbertpocket]

I have had PLM lock big stuff like bombers up to 10 nm. It comes in handy when he RIO is looking too far out

[ColmVD]

Very helpful video. But which ACM mode gives you computed missile lead or high off boresight instead of putting the target inside a 10 degree cone off my nose?

[varanzmaj]

Quick question. I finally managed to find these binds in the command binds menu (took me ages) but for some reason they don't work for me. What am I doing wrong? Well apart from PLM. That seems to work. Do I have to press and hold these commands for them to work or what?