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The variant modeled in FlightGear is the '''F-14B''', the second variant, which had new, more powerful {{Wikipedia|General Electric F110|GE F110-GE400}} engines. The F-14B is included as part of the base package, which means that it comes preinstalled with FlightGear. | The variant modeled in FlightGear is the '''F-14B''', the second variant, which had new, more powerful {{Wikipedia|General Electric F110|GE F110-GE400}} engines. The F-14B is included as part of the base package, which means that it comes preinstalled with FlightGear. | ||
== Primary Instruments == | |||
=== VDI === | |||
[[File:F-14-vdi.jpg|thumb|F-14 vdi]] | |||
The F-14 uses a Vertical Display Indicator (VDI) as the primary attitude reference instrument; there is a standby ADI just to the right. | |||
The centre screen has a top part representing the sky and an artificially generated ground representation. When performing a carrier landing there will be flight director bars shown to reference the vertical deviation from the glideslope and deviation from the centre line. Carrier landings require the right TACAN channel to be selected (for the carrier) and the ARA-63 to be turned on. When the primary nav is tuned to a civilian ILS frequency this will also be shown on the display although the ARA-63 specific carrier lights will not illuminate | |||
The lights on the side of the VDI that are relevant for a carrier landing are | |||
* LANDING CHK - displayed when between 6 nm and 4.5nm from from carrier and tuned correctly | |||
* ACL READY - displayed when tuned correctly and system operating | |||
* AP CPLR - displayed when system operating and within correct altitude. The AP CPLR system is not available. | |||
* WAVE OFF - displayed when landing should be aborted as outside of the parameters for a good landing. | |||
* 10 SECONDS - displayed when about 10 seconds from touchdown trap | |||
Other lights on the VDI | |||
* AP REF - Autopilot operating | |||
* REDUCE SPEED - Overspeed for flaps; or over the speed bug on the ASI | |||
* ALT LOW - below alt bug on Altimeter | |||
==== VDI Controls ==== | |||
There are controls for | |||
* HUD BRT - HUD Brightness | |||
* VDI BRT - VDI Brightness | |||
* VDI CONTR - VDI Contrast | |||
* FILTER - Changes the color of the HUD between red and green | |||
* HUD TRIM - non operational | |||
* VDI TRIM - non operational | |||
== Keyboard controls == | == Keyboard controls == | ||