Via HUD Remote Control Panel different parameters for flight and navigation can be selected on the
HUD. The Remote Control Panel is located on the
right console.
Element |
Type |
Position |
Information |
VV VAH |
3-Way switch |
VV VAH |
Display vertical velocity, velocity, altitude, heading and the Bank Angle Indicator (BAI) |
VAH |
Display velocity, altitude and heading |
OFF |
Replace the heading, velocity and altitude scales with the digital readouts |
ATT/FPM |
3-Way switch |
ATT/FPM |
Display the Flight Path Marker (FPM) and the pitch ladder (Attitide bar) |
FPM |
Display the Flight Path Marker (FPM) |
OFF |
No Flight Path Marker (FPM) and pitch ladder |
DED DATA |
3-Way switch |
DED DATA |
Display the DED data in the lower HUD position |
PFL |
Display the PFD data in the lower HUD position (PFL=Pilot fault list) |
OFF |
Display no DED and PFL datas |
DEPR RET |
3-Way switch |
STBY |
Display depressibile reticle to standby and removed all other symbols |
PRI |
Display depressibile reticle to primary |
OFF |
No display depressibile reticle |
CAS |
3-Way switch |
CAS |
Display calibrated airspeed |
TAS |
Display true airspeed |
GND SPD |
Display ground airspeed |
ALT RADAR |
3-Way switch |
ALT RADAR |
Display radar altitude above ground level (AGL) |
BARO |
Display barometric altitude above sea level (MSL) |
AUTO |
Display automatic altitude, it's radar altitude while below 1500 ft AGL/MSL when higher than 1500 ft AGL. |
DAY |
3-Way switch |
DAY |
Turns on full brightness |
AUTO BRT |
Automatically maintains an appropriate brightness level |
NIGHT |
Sets half brightness |
TEST STEP |
3-Way switch |
TEST STEP |
Test the HUD-display step by step with test pattern |
ON |
Test the HUD-display of four test pattern |
OFF |
Display test off |
Note:
The showed panel drawing is a drawing with can be downloaded from my page
Documents,
plans and diagrams from the F-16.
Element |
Type |
Position |
Information |
VV VAH |
3-Way switch |
VV VAH |
Display vertical velocity, velocity, altitude, heading and the Bank Angle Indicator (BAI) |
VAH |
Display velocity, altitude and heading |
OFF |
Replace the heading, velocity and altitude scales with the digital readouts |
ATT/FPM |
3-Way switch |
ATT/FPM |
Display the Flight Path Marker (FPM) and the pitch ladder (Attitide bar) |
FPM |
Display the Flight Path Marker (FPM) |
OFF |
No Flight Path Marker (FPM) and pitch ladder |
DED DATA |
2-Way switch |
DED DATA |
Display the DED data in the lower HUD position |
OFF |
Display no DED datas |
DEPR RET |
3-Way switch |
STBY |
Display depressibile reticle to standby and removed all other symbols |
PRI |
Display depressibile reticle to primary |
OFF |
No display depressibile reticle |
CAS |
3-Way switch |
CAS |
Display calibrated airspeed |
TAS |
Display true airspeed |
GND SPD |
Display ground airspeed |
ALT RADAR |
3-Way switch |
ALT RADAR |
Display radar altitude above ground level (AGL) |
BARO |
Display barometric altitude above sea level (MSL) |
AUTO |
Display automatic altitude, it's radar altitude while below 1500 ft AGL/MSL when higher than 1500 ft AGL. |
DAY |
3-Way switch |
DAY |
Turns on full brightness |
AUTO BRT |
Automatically maintains an appropriate brightness level |
NIGHT |
Sets half brightness |
TEST STEP |
3-Way switch |
TEST STEP |
Test the HUD-display step by step with test pattern |
ON |
Test the HUD-display of four test pattern |
OFF |
Display test off |
Note:
The showed panel drawing is a drawing with can be downloaded from my page
Documents,
plans and diagrams from the F-16.