Warnings
The caution panel is located just forward of the flightstick on right side of the cockpit. The Pilot Fault List Display (PFLD) is located just above the caution panel. The electrical caution panel is located close to the throttle. Once a problem is detected the following indications may appear:
- WARN displayed blinking in the center of the HUD.
- Intercom voice saying 'Warning', 'Caution' or certain tones.
- Various warning lights on right eyebrow right of HUD.
To acknowledge a caution indication the following controls are available:
- Master caution light/button, located on left eyebrow (just left of the HUD on the edge of the panel).
- F-ACK button, located on left eyebrow (just left of the HUD on the edge of the panel).
- CAUTION RESET, located on the electrical caution panel.
- WARN RESET switch, located on the ICP (the panel below the HUD).
- Menu Configuration panel repair button.
The caution panel lights can light up at failures or various misconfigurations. When that happens, the master caution pushbutton will also light up. Press it to acknowledge the caution, except for ELEC SYS. It has its own caution reset button and master caution will continue to be lit until that is pressed.
On the pilot fault list top it will either say nothing, ENG, AV or FLCS. Or more at once. ENG is engines fault(s), FLCS is flight control system fault(s), AV is aviation faults. It will show up to three faults at the same time, and if they are really serious a warning will be issued on the HUD and by voice (to stop that click WARN RESET switch).
To acknowledge the three shown faults, click F-ACK. If there are more than three faults, it will then show the next three and so on. If all faults have been acknowledged and F-ACK is clicked again, all faults will return to the display. The display content can also be shown on the HUD. To do that set the switch on the left side of the flightstick to PFL. The fault system right now is seperate from the Caution system. In the real jet they have some overlap, but that is not modeled.
Failures typically happens when hitting something at speed or being hit by a weapon with weapon discharge enabled. Failures can be repaired in the configuration menu, unless weapon discharge is enabled, in which case it can only be done while resting on gear on the ground. Selecting an airport from the menu to relocate to will also repair the aircraft.
If the gears will not extend due to missing hydraulic pressure, pull the ALT GEAR handle, to extend. The ALT GEAR handle is located a little infront of the throttle on left side. This can only be done once.
This means your CAT setting is not aligned to what payload you have mounted. Consult the MFD, page SMS, to check what it should be.
On the left side of the chair you can arm the ejection seat.