M-2000C Procedures

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The following sections describe Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP) that are valid only for M-2000C.

Some Tactics and Techniques have reference to the manual "DCS M-2000C Flight Manual EN", this manual can be found in the DCS installation folder "DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\M-2000C\Doc"

Considerations

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Operating Range/Altitudes

• Service ceiling: 59.000ft
• Ferry Range 837 nm (with drop tanks)

Threat

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Day versus Night

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Capabilities

• Normal Fuel Endurance with Standard air-to-air loadout ~2 Hours (~1500 kg/hour).
• Normal Fuel Endurance with Standard air-to-ground loadout ~3,5 Hours (~2000 kg/hour).
• Best efficiency altitude:
  • Clean aircraft: 40 k' M0.9 ~350 kg of fuel every 15 minutes
  • Standard air-to-air: 35 k' M0.85 ~400 kg of fuel every 15 minutes
  • Standard air-to-ground: 30 k' M0.8 ~500 kg of fuel every 15 minutes

1. Clean aircraft = Full internal fuel, gun ammo, countermeasure and éclair pod (Additional chaff and flare dispenser) or drag chute.
2. Standard air-to-air = Clean + 2 Super 530, 2 MAGIC II and 1 centerline drop tank.
3. Standard air-to-ground = Clean + 2 MAGIC II, 4 Mk-82 and 2 wing drop tanks OR Clean + 2 MAGIC II, 2 GBU-12 and 2 wing drop tanks.

Tactics and Techniques

Tasks

• Intercept
• Combat Air Patrol
• Strike
• Air Interdiction (Limited)
• Close Air Support (Limited)

En Route

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Tactical Formations

• Finger Four: (Finger Four Right Default if not specified)

• Echelon (left/right):

• Trail:

• Combat Spread:

Formations explained here.

Ingress

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Control

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Techniques of Movement

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Attack

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Control

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Techniques of Attack

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Disengagement and Egress

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Procedures

The procedures described here aim to ensure a common view of the workflow during assignments in order to facilitate the change of staff. Pilots knows who do what and when even if it’s the first time flying together.

Standard Conventional Loadout

• SCL 1

- 4xMk-82, 250rds AP

• SCL 2

- 2xGBU-12, 250rds AP

• SCL 3

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Airfield

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Startup

• Ramp-start is generally done with ground power (results in least drift rate during the INS alignment)

• INS alignment can be done in two ways (do not hanging heavy ordinances during the alignment process):

1. Normal alignment: Lasts for 8 minutes and result in a 0,7 nm/h drift rate.
2. Stored heading alignment: Last 1 minute 30 seconds and result in a 3 nm/h drift rate.

• Radio 1 (Green) used as "Mission radio" with presets as standard and manual input available.
• Radio 2 (Red) used as "Intra-flight" with preset 1 = ATIS, 2 = Intra-flight and 5 = AI Tower (All other as stadnard as backup)

- Powering on the secondary radio tunes ATIS, when done taking notes, switch to preset 2 for intra-flight.

You find the Quickstart Checklists here.

Taxi / Takeoff

• Takeoff-procedures

Landing

• Normal descent

- RPM: 85%

- Speed: 350 KIAS / M0.9

- Speed brake: Out

The aircraft travels about 1 NM for each 1000 ft of altitude lost.

• Tactical descent

- RPM: 75%

- Pitch attitude: 20°

- Speed brake: Out

• Economical descent

- RPM: Flight idle

- Speed: 300 KIAS / M0.9

- Speed brake: In

• Overhead break:

1. Initial approach

- When runway in sight at initial: Raise the seat slightly and sett approach mode on the weapons control panel.

- 350 KIAS, if cleared by ATC otherwise according to MA SOP.

- Break left/right at runway threshold, throttle to IDLE, extend speed brake, ~60° Bank.

- 225 KIAS, retract speed brake, gear down, ~30° Bank, throttle up to hold 200 KIAS and maintain Altitude.

2. Downwind leg

- 1,5 nm abeam threshold, 200 KIAS and maintain Altitude. Confirm landing gear down.

3. Base leg

- Turn base when threshold ~45° behind aircraft, ~40° Bank.

- Aim for ~5°-7° descend, when 90° to runway heading check speed 200 KIAS and altitude 1200-1300 ft.

4. Final to touch down

- Aim to turn out to finale at 300-500 ft and with 1 nm to threshold, speed at 190 KIAS.

- Reach and keep on-speed, and aim for 3° descend.

- Throttle to IDLE just before touchdown, extend speed brake when wheels on ground and maintain your Angle of Attack to perform an aerobraking until 110 KIAS.

- Wheel brakes below 130 KIAS and engage nose wheel steering below 40 KIAS.

En Route

Inflight

Generally, pick one of four speeds:
1. Max Flight time (aka Max Endurance or Max E) is generally flown around 300 KIAS, and above 30 k' best efficiency.
2. Best efficiency is generally flown as below:

- Clean aircraft: 500 KIAS at low altitude then M0.9. Altitude 40 k'.

- Standard air-to-air: 460 KIAS at low altitude then M0.85. Altitude 35 k'.

- Standard air-to-ground: 440 KIAS at low altitude then M0.8. Altitude 30 k'.

3. Contract speed (pre-briefed speed for certain events/parts of the flight).

- Generally 350 KIAS, best efficiency or Max E

- Circle rejoins: Max E

- Or stated at the briefing

4. Tactical (what the situation requires).

Target Area Ingress Preparations (Fence In)

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Ingress

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Attack

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Disengagement and Egress

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Glossary

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LASER BREVITY TERMS

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Abbreviations

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