DCS Guide - SA-342 Gazelle
Table of Contents
Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - Controls Setup
Part 3 - Cockpit & Equipment
Part 4 - Pre-Flight & Mission Planning
Part 5 - Start-Up Procedure
A - Before Start-Up
B - Engine Start
C - Post-Start
Part 6 - Takeoff
Hover Power Check
How to Hover
Taking Off
Part 7 - Landing
Part 8 - Engine & Fuel Management
Section Summary
1 - Powerplant
1.1 - Turbomeca Astazou XIV Engine
1.2 - Engine Controls
1.3 - Engine Indications
1.4 - Engine Operation Limits
1.5 - Engine Fire
1.6 - Sand Filter & Infrared Deflector
2 - Fuel System
2.1 - Overview
2.2 - Fuel Indications
2.3 - Fuel Controls
2.4 - Fuel Planning
3 - Main Rotor & Fenestron Systems
Part 9 - Principles of Helicopter Flight
Part 10 - Autorotation
Part 11 - Mission Types & Operation
Part 12 - Sensors
Section Summary
1 - SA-342M APX-397 Viviane Sighting Camera
1.1 - Introduction
1.2 - DIsplay & Symbology
1.3 - Controls
1.4 - Power-Up & Designation Procedure
1.5 - Range & Field-of-View Limits
2 - SA-342L Athos Sight
2.1 - Introduction
2.2 - Display & Symbology
2.3 - Controls
2.4 - Power-Up & Designation Procedure
Part 13 - Offence: Weapons & Armament
Section Summary
1 - Introduction
1.1 - Armament Overview
1.2 - Weapon Interface
1.3 - My Weapon Controls
2 - SA-342M Weapon Employment
2.1 - HOT3 AIr-to-Ground Missile (APX-397 Viviane Sight)
3 - SA-342L Weapon Employment
3.1 - HOT3 Air-to-Ground Missile (Athos Sight)
3.2 - SNEB Rockets (68 mm)
3.3 - GIAT M-621 Cannon (20 mm)
3.4 - FN HMP-400 Gunpods (12.7 mm)
3.5 - Mistral AIr-to-Air IR (Infrared) Seeker Missile
4 - SA-342 MINIGUN Weapon Employment
4.1 - M-134 Minigun (7.62 mm)
Part 14 - Defence: RWR & Countermeasures
1 - Countermeasures
1.1 - Introduction
1.2 - Controls
1.3 - Deploying Flares
2 - DRAX 33 RWR (Radar Warning Receiver)
Part 15 - Radio Tutorial
Radio Systems - Overview
UHF Radio Tutorial
VHF AM Radio Tutorial
FM PR4G Radio Tutorial
Part 16 - Navigation
Section Summary
1 - Introduction
1.1 - Navigation Basics
1.2 - Navigation Equipment Overview
1.3 - Magnetic Deviation
2 - NADIR System
2.1 - Introduction
2.2 - Power-Up Sequence
2.3 - Navigation Tutorial 1: How to Select & Track a But (Waypoint)
2.4 - Navigation Tutorial 2: How to Create & Track a But (Waypoint)
2.5 - Waypoint Creation Methods
3 - ADF (Automatic Direction Finder) Tutorial
4 - EFB (Electronic Flight Bag) Tablet
Part 17 - Trim & Autopilot
Overview of Trim and Autopilot Systems
Autopilot Tutorial
Altitude Hold Mode
Speed Hold Mode
Auto-Hover (CVS) Mode
Heading-Align (ALV) Mode
Part 18 - Other Resources
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