DCS AERGES MIRAGE F1, Flight Manual

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DCS: Mirage F1 Flight Manual Version 1.0
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“Rapid canon + Magic or Sidewinder” butt on
This button, located in the throttle lever, is used to activate the Magic or Sidewinder
rapid, (C + M or SW) R, function.
"Rapid canon + Magic or Sidewinder" erasing manipulator
This switch, located in the left wall, is used to restore the previous arming selection, if the (C +
M or SW) R function was used.
Operation
1- Getting started
The radar is energized using the armament panel three-position selector:

“AR”: Radar power cut.
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“V”: Heating of the tubes (no emission) and start of the emission timers. After 35
seconds, appearance on the radar indicator scope of: scanning, markers, alidade
and lights.
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“EM”: Starting of the transmission after 3 minutes of heating.
2- Adjusting the scope
It is provided by the controls located on the indicator and the indicator scope control box.
3- Tilt/altitude difference control
The radar antenna can be controlled in tilt or in altitude difference. The selection is made using
the push-button located in the rear base of the radar stick, and causes the display of the letter
E (elevation) or D (altitude difference) in the indicator scope display.
A. Altitude difference display: “D” selected
Using the two buttons on the radar handle:
- the larger one (on the left) causes an increase in the difference in height
- the smallest (on the right) causes a decrease
Each push-button continuously controls the scrolling of the altitude difference. Two scrolling
speeds are available:
- until the 1st detent: 2°/s
- until the 2nd detent: 10°/s
The displayable domain is:
- ± 48000 ft in AIR-AIR
- ± 4800 ft in AIR-GROUND
The antenna tilt corresponds to the altitude difference displayed and varies according to the
strobe (alidade) distance; but the command of the strobe has no effect on the display of the
altitude difference.
B. Tilt display: "E" selected
Bring the alidade (strobe) to 10 NM. The tilt, displayed in the same way as the elevation, is then
read directly in the indicator scope display.
When the alidade is at a distance different from 10 NM, the scope display always indicates
altitude differences. I.e., the alidade control varies the altitude difference but has no action on
the antenna tilt.