F-16 flight control self test
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2024
- I had some extra time while performing an engine run on one of our jets in Iraq, so I ran a flight control self test just to weed out any problems and ensure that everything else was ready to go on the jet so we could return it to service for its next mission. Once I "warm up" the flight controls and engage the self test, the flight control computer has the control from there on and runs it through "steps". All I have to do from there on is monitor it for faults and advance it when needed. When the test is complete and everything works as advertised all you need to do (in a nut shell) is take the switch out of test on the test panel and make sure that the flight control movements agree with the side-stick commands.
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This place was my boyhood dream. I remember how it was like to be sitting in the Viper`s cockpit and swaggering through the sky. Thanks for uploading It!
As a Crew Chief, once you are 7 level qualified you can go through a engine run course to be certified to do functional checks on the plane so we don't have to drag out a pilot to do them. As a Crew Chief, my job was to know what the function of every switch, bolt, panel, nut, light was so you can fix it when the Pilots broke them. I'm sure Mr. AirlinePilot2008 was in the same situation. ;)
Callsign Fluffer ,Mr AirlinePilot2008 was doing a engine test because the generator was replaced
Which aircraft crew chief are you?
That’s more avionics my job to know what every switch does
We know how to fly the plane
Im still a 3 level. Getting better though!
Wow this is the greatest F16 at home HOTAS gaming setup I've ever seen ! It's so realistic, even the engine noise on the speakers is so real.
Well I guess that's why they called us the jack of all trades, masters of none. I actually miss crewing jets, one of the most rewarding jobs I've ever had.
thats cool man
Where's your T.O. Airman! lol
hope u have some video when u fly man, that will be cool
COOKIEMAN He is a CrewChief,they don’t fly,pilots do and Air Chiefs sometime.
@@predator889 you're kind of 11 years late though
@@kubefs and you're 1 year late! Hilarious
@@austinvanalstyne610 You're 3 days late tho.
@@homingbear4158 D':
wow I'm surprised how accurate the saitek x65f is to the real thing
If only they'd machined the shaft hollow so it wouldn't be entirely static !
The X56 hotas is a plastic toy. It is nowhere near accurate to the viper’s HOTAS.
@chumbulezco It really depends on many factors
besides flying them?
Unfortunately crew chiefs just know general systems, they don't know all. Don't forget engine guys get first dibs on engine run class and are usually the preferred guy to do the runs just in case there us an engine issue. And since we work in spec now, most of us know how to perform a boat load of check they need done. Chiefs just steal runs, lol. "If you didn't help change that DEC or MEC, don't think your gonna get that burner run buddy!!"
What block is this f16?
TDV FOR YOU!!!!
HAHAHA typical maintenance, the T.O. isn't even open
@AirlinePilot2008 how do you know what switch is everything?!
MRjesseNL ,He is a Crew Chief,that’s his job,the plane he is in is a f-16c block 30 viper and he is doing the test because the generator was replaced and his job was to test it,it is an Iraqi owned fighter jet,built by Lockheed-Martin in USA.
i don't know if that is a stupid question..but why does it look so "dirty" in there. how old is that jet??
The F-16 entered production in 1973. So anywhere from 48 years to now years old.
But the avionics have likely been updated once or twice since then. And i doubt they detail the cockpits between flights.
Are only the jets in Iraq that dusty in the cockpit? xd
It would've been nice if they took the panels out and cave them a refurbish, new black paint coat and white text and cleaned everything a bit
No reason for it to look this bad
Those pilots need to clean up that cockpit. I'm glad you didn't do it for them, they need to learn responsibility.
Dude
That’s literally what ground crew is for. And why should a pilot clean an aircraft thats not even his? Fighter pilots dont own planes.
Bro the ground crew are the owners of the plane not the pilot
@@jelletherandomhuman2864 no, the government owns the plane. i know crew chiefs tend to think they are superior than everyone else but they are not
We own that plane the tax payers
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Can you tell me how to operate jammer panel? Im interested in those fancy square buttons, each has a 4 indicators, and i cannot find a data what those indicators are indicating. Is it for jamming particular frequency range?
The placards on the jammer panel are actually classified and should not have been on video. However, oddly enough, Falcon 4.0 is a great and very accurate resource to learning the avionics of this jet.
Dustin Schings
Falcon 4 do not simulates ECM panel. And is strange that civilians can actually BUY classyfied panels...
Yes, there was a guy who shown photos of this panel and hes saied that he bought this panel.
And on this video i cannot see this panel i asking this guy because hes a pilot.
Its not a problem to find photos of this panel. And i am still investignating what buttons are doing.
And even more funny is that we have access to some classyfied documents related with aviation as there are leaks and we actually have Apache Longbow block 2 TM, (S) JDAM manual and even more.
macieksoft the guy in the video is not a pilot. He is a maintenance guy performing a functional check. You may be correct about Falcon 4 not showing ECM, it has been many years since I played. As for the panel itself, only certain Perron's are classified (certain symbols). It is possible someone got one without the classified symbols as the placards cans be changed out.
Dustin Schings
You suggest that somebody made a fake placards? I don't think so. It was looking real. I also found some other images showing the placards.
And yes they can be changed because whan software changes and implements new functions they must get represented on them.
macieksoft well that was not what I was suggesting. There are certain configurations of the panel that do not include classified placards. However, it is not a stretch to assume, now that you mention it, that a fan/collector would buy the panel and make his own placards. Worth pointing out, I'm not just trying to be a smart ass here, I worked on f16 avionics from 2007-2012.
What’s the dog fight button
I think it allows you to not be restricted to how many G’s you can pull if you need to dogfight, could be wrong though
@@kuiper921 you are right max 4G with drops. After that you have to ejection drop for dogfight.
@@bayraktar-sp1rc Oh awesome, thanks for the insight.
@@kuiper921 doesn't matter
The dogfight switch configures the aircrafts weapons system and displays (HUD, MFD) for air to air combat. This way if you have to suddenly engage an enemy you dont have to waste precious time pushing a lot of buttons to get everything set up.
This thing buttons looks like to need some clean bro.
TDV FOR YOU!!!!lol
That's the CMDS (countermeasures) panel.
No, it is not for those who’s wondering if this guy’s right.
It is the flight controls panel.
0:30 thats the FLCS panel, like Murphy said
The CMDS panel is this one 0:11
Heyyy
Block 30
Mainland China will see this useful information to build China new generation Air Frighter Plan.
Yeah good luck using a 30 year old F-16 for new tech lol