LockOn does not allow changing the altimeter setting (to the best of my memory / knowledge), which means it is always "standard"; however, otherwise we'd use local altimeter setting (or QNH) as the Thunderbirds call out their MSL altitudes "On Top" following the 2003 accident involving the Solo Max...

I've been meaning to ask you this for many moons but have been too busy to get it done. When flying your virtual show in the simulator, what altimeter settings are you using for the show pre-brief? Are you using local altimeter settings in the sim and doing the AGL math for the hard deck or are you ...

Well, to give you the short gist of it... I use the same calls as the actual Thunderbirds for the most part, however our pulls, rates and turns are "slowed down" to account for lag. We cannot go ahead and pull 4G's in the loop like the real guys for instance cause you'd lose everyone in formation (...

Dudley, I have some formation experience in real jets and would like to make some comments here. Lockon does not model the aerodynamic effect of close proximity to other aircraft. I have stuck the pitot tube inside the jet exhaust with no ill effects and jetwash also is non-existent. The sim also a...

There's no need for trim in our sim and even though the real F-16 has trim, it's all fly-by-wire and computer controlled unless the pilot asks to do manual inputs. I'd like to know how much if any interference the planes cause each other for real demo teams? I know they fly offset positioning based...

Got a question for you if I may; First of all, congrats on doing a hell of a lot of work to get your program up and running. I can only imagine how difficult it must have been, and how much satisfaction you are getting from it. There are certain aspects of the team show formation environment that wo...

This is a very interesting project you have going on here and I'd like to wish you all the very best of luck with it. Once you get everything tuned up, the experience should prove very rewarding. I'm afraid my present time constraints will prevent me from taking an active part, but if there is anyth...