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Therefore if you read this document or use the information herein you do so at your own risk. ********* The Project 64 etext of the Fighter Pilot manual. Converted to etext by Alex J. Slater . FPILOT10.TXT, December 1996, etext #141. ********* FIGHTER PILOT COMMODORE 64 BY DK, MARSHALL ADAPTED BY DARRELL D. FIGHTER PILOT LOAD "FP",8 FIGHTER PILOT is a real-time flight simulation based upon the F15 Eagle, USAF air-superiority jet fighter. this supreme stimulation otters many of the features found on modern flight simulators including 3-D view from the cockpit, fully acrobatic performance, air-to-air combat, cross winds, turbulence, and blind landing. The program otters training modes for each option and a pilot skill rating for varying difficulty levels. Options (1) Landing Practice - Your aircraft is positioned at an altitude of 1700 ft. 6 miles from touchdown at runway BASE. The undercarriage is lowered, ready for landing. Use the throttle, flaps and elevator controls to adjust your rate of descent and approach speed. Guidance may be taken from the Instrument Landing System (ILS) or the Flight Computer Once you have landed, reduce the thrust to zero and apply the brakes. (2) Flying Training - Your aircraft is positioned at the threshold of runway BASE, facing due North. Take off by opening the throttle, typically to 100% or full reheat, and pulling back on the joystick (or key 7) when you reach take off speed. Maximum acceleration on take-off is achieved by applying the brakes until full thrust is reached. Raise the undercarriage shortly after take-off if you intend to exceed 300 kts Take-off is possible at a lower speed with full flaps. Steer on the ground by using the rudder controls, easiest if your speed is below 10 kts. (3) Air-to-Air Combat Practice You are positioned 2 miles behind the enemy aircraft at the same altitude. Select Combat Mode and the Flight Computer to obtain a readout of enemy bearing, range and altitude. The enemy will be flying at 550 kts and will not return fire during the dogfight. Maneuver your aircraft when you see the enemy and open fire as he passes through your sights. (4) Air-to-Air Combat - In this final option, you are responsible for defending the four airfields BASE, TANGO DELTA and ZULU Your mission begins with a scramble from runway BASE. Use your radar and flight computer to determine the location of the enemy aircraft, and after assessing his likely target fly your aircraft on an intercept course. Visual contact will occur at less than 1 mile and less than 5000 feet altitude difference and the dogfight begins with the enemy maneuvering to gain advantage. Damage to your own aircraft is indicated by a colour change of the aircraft symbol on your radar. A fourth strike by the enemy is fatal ! If you wish to break-off during the dogfight because of extensive damage or no ammunition left, the enemy will cease to attack once you are over 1 mile away or more than 5000 ft altitude difference. At this stage he will lock-on to his original ground target and pursue his ultimate objective of destroying all airfields. This will leave you free to return to any remaining runway for repairs, rearmament and refueling. (5) Blind Landing - This option simulates landing and take-off in tog. No visual display is given whenever the aircraft is above 50 ft and the horizon is not displayed at any time. Navigate by using your radar, flight computer and map. Press key 5 to switch this option on or off. (6) Cross winds and turbulence This option gives crosswind effects and random aircraft disturbances due to turbulence. Selection of this option will make flying and navigation more difficult and is recommended after a little practice. Press key 6 to switch this option on or off. (7) Pilot rating - Skill levels increase from trainee to ace. This feature varies the skill of the enemy pilot during combat e.g. how soon he will detect your approach. the types of maneuvers he can execute, how quickly he can get you into his sights, and how close you have to get to shoot him down. Your pilot rating does not affect the flight characteristics of your own aircraft. Beware, an ace enemy pilot is very mean! CONTROLS During flight, your aircraft is maneuvered using the elevator, aileron and rudder controls. The ELEVATORS are operated using keys 7 and 8 (back and forward on a joystick) to pitch the aircraft up and down. The AILERONS are on keys 5 and 6 (left and right on a joystick) used to roll the aircraft left and right. Finally, the RUDDER control uses keys Z and X for left and right rudder The rudder gives both a heading change and a roll change. During acrobatic maneuvers, the effectiveness of the controls will vary. For example, at near 90 degrees roll, the elevator control will have a primary effect on heading, not pitch. The aircraft will also tend to pitch nose-down when in a steep turn. Your pitch rate, roll rate and yaw (heading) rate will all increase in proportion to how long the control is applied. This feature gives a good approximation to the feel of a real aircraft. The THROTTLE control uses keys Q and A; Q to increase engine THRUST, and A to decrease thrust. As' well as affecting the aircraft speed, your pitch angle will vary when changing the thrust setting. The amount of thrust required to maintain a particular speed depends primarily on pitch angle and altitude At low speeds, for example on the approach, the aircraft must adopt a nose-up attitude to maintain lift on the wings. This generates more drag and will require more thrust as a result. At higher speeds, this nose-up attitude is no longer necessary and the same thrust will maintain a higher speed. Your maximum speed will increase with altitude because of the decreasing air density The FLAPS are on keys W (up) and S (down) next to the throttle controls. The flaps are used to give a slower runway approach speed and a reduced rate of descent The stall speed varies with flap setting, and operation of the flaps during flight will affect the pitch angle. Operation of the flaps at speeds above 472 kts will cause them to fall. The UNDERCARRIAGE is raised and lowered using the key U. Lowering the undercarriage will have a small effect on aircraft speed. BRAKES remain on whenever the key B is pressed, indicated by the panel BRAKES light. The he brakes do not function when airborne. The GUNS are fired by pressing space bar after selecting COMBAT mode with key C. The ammunition status is shown at the bottom right hand corner of the instrument panel. The 3 lightning symbols above the ammo indicate that enemy aircraft are present. The number of enemy aircraft destroyed is to the right of these. One final point... flying a fighter aircraft is not easy and will take a little practice - particularly air-to-air combat. SUMMARY OF CONTROLS 5 Joystick LEFT 6 Joystick RIGHT 7 Joystick BACK 8 Joystick FORWARD Z RUDDER LEFT X RUDDER RIGHT Q Increase THRUST A Decrease THRUST W Flaps UP S Flaps DOWN U Undercarriage UP and DOWN B Brakes ON N Next Beacon M Map F7 ILS /Flight Computer Space Bar GUNS (active only in Combat mode) H Hold J Release Run Stop/Restore To return to menu PORT 2 Joystick INSTRUMENTS Artificial Horizon-This instrument, in the center of the panel, shows the roll angle and pitch angle of your aircraft, and is particularly useful during acrobatic maneuvers or air-to-air combat when you will frequently lose your mew of the horizon. The small aircraft symbol rotates to show your roll angle relative to the ground, and the roll angle, Left or Right is shown underneath. A roll angle over 90 degrees equates to inverted flight. The pitch angle is shown on a "moving tape" with blue to indicate nose-up (skywards) and yellow to indicate nose-down, towards the ground. 90 degrees equates to a vertical climb or dive. Speed - To the left of the artificial horizon is your speed, in knots Altitude Aircraft height, in feet. Vertical Speed Indicator, VSI - This gives your rate of climb or descent in feet per second. When your aircraft is gaining height the arrow will point upwards, and when you are losing height the arrow will point downwards. Your rate of descent on the approach should be approximately 20 fl per sec. Flaps - Flaps may be set at any angle from zero to Full. The stall speed varies from 130 kts at zero flaps, to 120 kts at full flaps. Thrust - The engine thrust indicator is a bar scale running along the bottom of the instrument panel. The green region represents 0% to 100% engine thrust, and the red region indicates reheat. Reheat gives a considerable boost to your thrust at the expense of heavy fuel consumption. Radar and Compass This is the instrument on the far left of the panel. The readout above the aircraft symbol is your compass heading. At the bottom of the Instrument Is shown the bearing and range of the beacon on which you are currently logged. As you select the Next Beacon by pressing N. the beacon identifier will change and new range and bearing information will be displayed. The flashing cross shows the bearing of the beacon relative to your own aircraft.. To fly to the beacon, bank your aircraft until your heading matches the beacon bearing. You should now see the flashing cross at the nose of the aircraft symbol on the radar. Combat Mode - Switch to Combat Mode using key C. This switches on your sights, activates the guns, and locks your radar and flight computer onto the enemy. Combat mode Is shown on your radar by the lightning symbol. The range and bearing is now that of the enemy, and his bearing IS shown as the flashing cross. Select the Flight Computer to find his altitude. ILS /Flight Computer - To the right of your altitude and VSI is a dual-purpose instrument used for landing guidance and air-to- air combat. Switch between the two modes by pressing F7. (a) Instrument Landing System - This mode gives the pint direction guidance when approaching a runway and may be demonstrated by selecting the "landing practice' option. By keeping the flashing square in the center of the instrument, you will be flying on the correct glideslope to the runway at the correct rate of descent (3 degrees) for a good landing. As the Hashing square drifts from the center of the instrument, turn towards it and you will return to the correct approach. For example, if the square drifts led and up. bank your aircraft to the left and pull back on the joystick (or key 7) and the flashing square will slowly return to the center. (b) Flight Computer- Select the Flight Computer by pressing F7 This displays your precise ground position. in units of feet Noah, South. East or West of any runway with a beacon within a radius of 6 miles. The distances are relative to the beacon currently indicated on your radar. However, if the runway has been destroyed or it is out of range, the computer will be inactive, shown by black and yellow stripes. The Flight Computer will also display the altitude of enemy aircraft when the radar is in combat mode. During a dogfight try and keep your altitude roughly equal to that of the enemy, pointed to by the arrow on the flight computer. Fuel: This is a simple fuel gauge showing the amount of fuel left. Undercarriage: The indicator for the undercarriage is below the fuel gauge. 3 reds and an UP arrow = undercarriage UP 3 greens and a DOWN arrow = undercarriage DOWN MAP - Switch between the map and normal visual display using key M. Your instruments are displayed at all times enabling sate flight to continue. PILOT'S NOTES Take-off speed: zero flaps = 140 kts full flaps = 130 kts Stall speed: zero flaps = 130 kts full flaps = 120 kts Flaps: Vmax full flap = 352 kts Vmax any flap = 472 kts Undercarriage: Vmax = 300 kts Vmax on ground = 250 kts Performance: Vmax = B02 kts, at sea level, full reheat Vmax = 1439 kts at 60,000 H., level flight Ceiling: approx. 65,000 ft. Approach: Thrust Flaps U/C Pitch VSI Speed, kts 74% 74% Full Down +3 \/9 125 62% Zero Down +6 \/12 135 Landing: Normal \/ 15 max Undercarriage failed \/ 8 max Technical Data - McDonnell Douglas F15 Eagle Role: Air superiority fighter Performance: Max. speed 800 kts at sea level, (Mach 1.2) 1440 kts at 60,000 ft (Mach 2.54) Landing speed: 130 kts Take off run: 900 ft., 8 secs with reheat Ceiling: 65,000 ft Initial climb rate greater than 50,000 ft/min. Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100 turbofans Each giving 17600 lbf thrust, dry 25000 lbf thrust, reheat Dimensions: Wing span: 42 ft 9 in Length: 63 ft 9in. Wing area: 608 sq ft. Weight: Intercept mode full internal fuel: 41,500 lbf NOTE: To improve the clarity of the display panel we recommend that the brightness level be reduced on your television set. All of the above information is approximate and widely published. Although considerable effort has been given to achieving a realistic simulation, approximations have been made due to the limitations of the CBM 64 and certain technical data not being available to the pubic. COPYRIGHT 1984 DIGITAL INTEGRATION For details of other DI games, send an S.A.E. to DIGITAL INTEGRATION, Watchmoor Trade Center, Watchmoor Road Camberley, Surrey GU15 3AJ. Telephone Camberley (0276) 884959. ********* End of the Project 64 etext of the Fighter Pilot manual. *********