Real GCI Instructor discusses Relative Motion | DCS WORLD

In this DCS World video, I demonstrate how to intercept a target using relative motion to position yourself in an advantageous position. I have been instructing GCI for close to 17 years, this works a treat in DCS.
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[@JamesTyranski]

Great to see how to properly do intercepts instead of just flying at the Bearing given. Much better to have a strategy to approach with a little bit of thought.

[@juansebastianvillamil2647]

just incredible!, I admire how you explain the stuff. I'm a GCI instructor as well here in Colombia and it's amazing how simple you explain those concepts.

[@Saguanay]

Awesome to see this type of videos coming out.

[@TacticalPascale]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@williamstilgoe61]

ABSOLUTELY brilliant. Thanks for taking the time to put this together.

[@artao5]

Thanks. I'm much less intimidated now. This is WAY easier than TMA (Target Motion Analysis) in a submarine.

[@tomjaduke]

Awesome to see these employment / strategy / method videos from you

[@zlotnikk]

Great stuff. I'm looking forward to some more mig21 action.

[@LogicWarrior1474]

Beat’n up on the poor little F5….. little fella never knew what hit em!

[@pinkfloyd7572]

Really enjoying your videos. Thank you.

[@TacticalPascale]

Thanks, I like your music 😁

[@yianniskanellopoulos6719]

Thank you for these great guides/lessons. Greatly appreciated thank you!

[@curlyplumbing5121]

So good, love the detailed lessons mate keep it up.

[@angelomammetti1846]

Awesome video. very clear explanation

[@thunderace4588]

Thank you for making this informative tutorial video for us.

[@S.Figur-the_real_one]

THY VM well done. I startet with the Mig and this is very helpfull thx alot

[@lu-tze8099]

Cracking job, as always mate!

[@hilaigofast1053]

Used to be able to do those angles in my head, but those days are long over. Nice video.

[@crazygmanssimstuff]

Nice vid. People always wonder why I spam the bogey dope button. When I do intercept in game though I usually will only turn on the radar to visually acquire and IFF the target then I put it into silent mode for the final stage, unless I'm using R3Rs or there is visibility restrictions. I don't like panicking them last minute, as they can fly defensively and drop counter measures but a quick lock on and then a break confuses then a bit. I find a lot more F-5s would get a kill on me in the MiG 21 if they didn't bother locking me last second, and alerting me to check my 6.

[@MrStefanbojan]

Love these type of videos. Thank you

[@TacticalPascale]

Glad you like them!

[@KielEire]

Thanks for the video! Turn off sticky keys!

[@elbutchio]

Great video, thanks man, keep it up. Question- would that technique of calculating the bandit’s heading still work if there was a significant speed difference?

[@TacticalPascale]

Yes and no, the rate at which the bearing changes will let you know it it’s a speed or heading difference. Experience let’s you which one it is

[@elbutchio]

@@TacticalPascale nice. Thanks man!

[@rws1467]

Damn your hand writing is far to neat for an instructor, awesome vid

[@TacticalPascale]

Thanks :)

[@TheKhakikid]

Aye TP, a question from another video I forgot to post. Is calling out Angels just friendly aircraft? As in enemy are in thousands or do angels apply to enemy aircraft also. Just started GCIing yesterday and absolutely loved it.

[@TacticalPascale]

Angels: friendly height in thousands of feet.
Angels 2-6 for example is a friendly at 26000.

[@ArchonCommando]

Did you instruct to let the students know what the enemy does or to use themselves? I once heard GCI was mainly used by the russians / eastern block? Is it still taught to use in NATO airforces or just as a know your enemy kind of thing?

[@TacticalPascale]

Everyone uses GCI as the air defence or AEW radars build greater situation awareness. Knowing what the enemy does is key, for example GCI know the enemy weapon parameters, aircraft performance, radar capabilities etc.
Managing the battle space is key, knowing when to scramble, when to replace fighters or when to commit them against the enemy is done by the GCI. Pilots excel at what they do, but even with complex data links they lack the overall battle space awareness of awacs/GCI.

[@SeanAnwalt]

Tactical Pascal, I'm really enjoying this information about intercept and relative motion, but what would it look like against a maneuvering target?
I try this kind of thing but nobody ever just flies straight and level for me like a good bandit, and it causes problems.
I dunno maybe I'm just a rookie about this kind of thing.

[@TacticalPascale]

You need to keep getting BRAA information and adjusting as required for the changing aspect.

[@digisuboob]

Reminder. disable your sticky keys

[@wraith444]

So, looking at this compared to the intercept geometry video you uploaded a few days before this one... Would you only use the datum ideal final thing when you're pretty much head on and need to create that offset, and in a case like this one where you're approaching from their flank you would just maintain constant bearing/decreasing range until you get WVR then play it by ear from there?

[@TacticalPascale]

You use it when you want to roll in behind. If you want to go for a cut off then a constant bearing decreasing range will have you do that.

[@wraith444]

@@TacticalPascale @Tactical Pascale so then in the case of the example from this video if you wanted to approach the target from behind, you'd have a reciprocal of 310 and a datum of 260, so the ideal would be... 240? So you'd turn 50 degrees right (back to 260 as it happens in this case), wait for the datum to reach 240, then turn to 220 final?

[@horstweihrauch1]

MiG 21 woohoooo :)

[@vasilisroukis1108]

r-60? r-60m? Nice vid thanks.

[@indigosaiyan4738]

how do you stop getting picked up on RWR and radar?

[@TacticalPascale]

Beam the enemy and turn off your radar

[@kyriakos2706]

Are you playing with vr

[@TacticalPascale]

Sometimes, but for videos I use trackir