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.stevie.: /* BULLSEYE */

2024-06-20T07:36:30Z

BULLSEYE

.stevie. at 07:26, 20 June 2024

2024-06-20T07:26:52Z

Stevie at 11:32, 26 September 2022

2022-09-26T11:32:22Z

Stevie at 11:31, 26 September 2022

2022-09-26T11:31:34Z

Stevie: /* Bullseye */

2022-09-26T11:25:07Z

Bullseye

DarkFib3r: /* Steffan's bullseye orientation helper */

2017-03-27T14:54:40Z

Steffan's bullseye orientation helper

DarkFib3r at 14:52, 27 March 2017

2017-03-27T14:52:51Z

DarkFib3r: /* Learning files */

2017-03-27T01:29:22Z

Learning files

DarkFib3r at 21:12, 26 March 2017

2017-03-26T21:12:01Z

DarkFib3r at 21:10, 26 March 2017

2017-03-26T21:10:37Z

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 '''When giving a bullseye position you should always'''
-* '''Use the BULLSEYE proword in your message.'''
+*'''Use the BULLSEYE proword in your message.'''
-* '''Bearing is communicated in single digits, “two-two-five thirty”.'''
+*'''Bearing is communicated in single digits, “two-two-five thirty”.'''
-* '''Range is communicated as a whole number "twenty-five". Avoid using the word "for" in front of the distance, as this can be confused with the number "4".'''
+*'''Range is communicated as a whole number "twenty-five". Avoid using the word "for" in front of the distance, as this can be confused with the number "4".'''
-* '''BULLSEYE should not be truncated to “bull” to avoid it being misinterpreted as “BRAA”.'''
+*'''Altitude is communicated as a whole number with "thousand".'''
 Getting used to the BULLSEYE system can be difficult, but it's just a matter of experience.

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 While BRAA is well and good for telling your flight members where something is, if you need to communicate the position of a bandit to another flight in your package your BRAA call won’t work. The target won’t be at the same bearing and range to the other flight as it is to you.
-In order to solve this, we use a system called a '''BULLSEYE reference'''. TheBULLSEYE is a fixed point on the map that is known to all flights. A position is then referenced like a BRAA, but relative to the BULLSEYE instead of any plane.
+In order to solve this, we use a system called a '''BULLSEYE reference'''. The BULLSEYE is a fixed point on the map that is known to all flights. A position is then referenced like a BRAA, but relative to the BULLSEYE instead of any plane.
 For example, a call of ''“Bandit, BULLSEYE two-three-five, ninety-five, twenty-two-thousand”'' means that there’s a bandit 95 miles southwest of the bullseye, flying at 22000 feet. Where this position is relative to your plane depends on where you are relative to the BULLSEYE.
-'''When giving a bullseye position you should always use the BULLSEYE proword in your message. The bearing is communicated in single digtis, “two-two-five thirty” the range is communicated as a whole number "twenty-five". Avoid using the word "for" in front of the distance, as this can be confused with the number "4". BULLSEYE should not be truncated to “bull” to avoid it being misinterpreted as “BRAA”.'''
+'''When giving a bullseye position you should always'''
 Getting used to the BULLSEYE system can be difficult, but it's just a matter of experience.

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 For starters, let's say you are flying north. I have marked the layout on the picture below. The principle is this: just think of the HSI as a top view of the map with the bullseye slap dead in the center. Then, these steps apply:
-#Whichever plane is farthest from the bullseye, omit the distance and just keep the bearing. Mentally put that dot on the according degree marker on the outline of the HSI. In this case, it's the bandit at BE 260/60 (red dot).
+#Whichever plane is farthest from the BULLSEYE, omit the distance and just keep the bearing. Mentally put that dot on the according degree marker on the outline of the HSI. In this case, it's the bandit at BE 260/60 (red dot).
-#Add the other bullseye to the overview. In this case, it's us at BE 035/40. Remember, because we put the bandit on the outer edge, that is our scale. He was 60 miles out, so 40 miles for our position would make that 2/3 from the center to the outline (and towards 35 degrees — blue dot).
+#Add the other BULLSEYE to the overview. In this case, it's us at BE 035/40. Remember, because we put the bandit on the outer edge, that is our scale. He was 60 miles out, so 40 miles for our position would make that 2/3 from the center to the outline (and towards 35 degrees — blue dot).
 #Draw a line between you and the bandit (green dashed line)
 #Now shift that line onto the center of the HSI, or our imagined bullseye (green solid line)

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 [[File:bullseye_map.png||none|400px|left|]]<br />
-The '''Bullseye''' is a fixed reference point on the map that is known to all flights from which the position of an object can be referred to by bearing and range. A position is then referenced like a [[Situational_awareness#BRAA|BRAA]], but relative to the bullseye instead of any plane.
+The '''BULLSEYE''' is a fixed reference point on the map that is known to all flights from which the position of an object can be referred to by bearing and range. A position is then referenced like a [[Situational_awareness#BRAA|BRAA]], but relative to the bullseye instead of any plane.
 =Learning objectives=
-#Understand bullseye
+#Understand BULLSEYE
-#Understand how to calculate the relative position and distance between two bullseye references
+#Understand how to calculate the relative position and distance between two BULLSEYE references
 =Learning files=
 <embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pe1wDXULr0</embedvideo>
-=Bullseye=
+=BULLSEYE=
 [[File:bullseye_range.png|thumb|right|Bullseye ranges in BMS]]
-In BMS, the bullseye on the map has range rings that cover 30nm out from the center.
+In BMS, the BULLSEYE on the map has range rings that cover 30nm out from the center.
 While BRAA is well and good for telling your flight members where something is, if you need to communicate the position of a bandit to another flight in your package your BRAA call won’t work. The target won’t be at the same bearing and range to the other flight as it is to you.
-In order to solve this, we use a system called a '''Bullseye reference'''. The bullseye is a fixed point on the map that is known to all flights. A position is then referenced like a BRAA, but relative to the bullseye instead of any plane.
+In order to solve this, we use a system called a '''BULLSEYE reference'''. TheBULLSEYE is a fixed point on the map that is known to all flights. A position is then referenced like a BRAA, but relative to the BULLSEYE instead of any plane.
-For example, a call of ''“Bandit, BULLSEYE two-three-five, ninety-five, twenty-two-thousand”'' means that there’s a bandit 95 miles southwest of the bullseye, flying at 22000 feet. Where this position is relative to your plane depends on where you are relative to the bullseye.
+For example, a call of ''“Bandit, BULLSEYE two-three-five, ninety-five, twenty-two-thousand”'' means that there’s a bandit 95 miles southwest of the bullseye, flying at 22000 feet. Where this position is relative to your plane depends on where you are relative to the BULLSEYE.
-When giving a bullseye position you should always use the BULLSEYE proword in your message. The bearing is communicated in single digtis, “two-two-five thirty” the range is communicated as a whole number "twenty-five". BULLSEYE should not be truncated to “bull” to avoid it being misinterpreted as “BRAA”.
+'''When giving a bullseye position you should always use the BULLSEYE proword in your message. The bearing is communicated in single digtis, “two-two-five thirty” the range is communicated as a whole number "twenty-five". Avoid using the word "for" in front of the distance, as this can be confused with the number "4". BULLSEYE should not be truncated to “bull” to avoid it being misinterpreted as “BRAA”.'''
-Getting used to the bullseye system can be difficult, but it's just a matter of experience.
+Getting used to the BULLSEYE system can be difficult, but it's just a matter of experience.
-==Understand a bullseye reference==
+==Understand a BULLSEYE reference==
-#A bullseye reference is a direction and distance from a know fixed point
+#A BULLSEYE reference is a direction and distance from a know fixed point
-##E.g. "''BULLSEYE zero-two-zero, fifty-one''" is 20 degrees and 51nm away from the bullseye point
+##E.g. "''BULLSEYE zero-two-zero, fifty-one''" is 20 degrees and 51nm away from the BULLSEYE point
-#The bullseye can be anywhere, but you need to know where it is to make sense of a bullseye reference point
+#The BULLSEYE can be anywhere, but you need to know where it is to make sense of a BULLSEYE reference point
 ==Determining reference location based on geography==
-#Bullseye is on a fixed location that makes sense in relation to your objective
+#BULLSEYE is on a fixed location that makes sense in relation to your objective
 #You know your own location in reference to the fixed location
 #You can mentally calculate where a reference location is knowing these two points
 #Easiest to visualize and least amount of work
-#Requires you to know your location in reference to the bullseye
+#Requires you to know your location in reference to the BULLSEYE
 ==Determining reference location based on geometry==
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 [[File:compass_card.png|thumb|right|Compass card <ref>Ibid.</ref>]]
-#Bullseye is at an arbitrary location.
+#BULLSEYE is at an arbitrary location.
-#You do not necessarily know your physical location in reference to the bullseye.
+#You do not necessarily know your physical location in reference to the BULLSEYE.
-#Get the reference point in terms of the bullseye (e.g. BE 220/30).
+#Get the reference point in terms of the BULLSEYE (e.g. BE 220/30).
-##This usually comes from AWACS, but flight and package pilots often refer to bullseye locations, especially for hostile contacts.
+##This usually comes from AWACS, but flight and package pilots often refer to BULLSEYE locations, especially for hostile contacts.
-#Get your own reference point in terms of the bullseye (e.g. BE 150/20).
+#Get your own reference point in terms of the BULLSEYE (e.g. BE 150/20).
 ##You can find this on your HUD, your FCR, or your HSD.
 ##Note: your heading or the target's heading does not matter; you are going to get the bearing to the target regardless of your own heading.
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 ##The target is to the west of you at around 19nm.
-=Steffan's bullseye orientation helper=
+=Steffan's BULLSEYE orientation helper=
-Let's say you're cruising at bullseye 035/40 and you then get a radio call informing you of the nearest bandit at bullseye 260/60. Not everybody will be able to tell from that how far the bandit is away and at what bearing.
+Let's say you're cruising at BULLSEYE 035/40 and you then get a radio call informing you of the nearest bandit at BULLSEYE 260/60. Not everybody will be able to tell from that how far the bandit is away and at what bearing.
 For starters, let's say you are flying north. I have marked the layout on the picture below. The principle is this: just think of the HSI as a top view of the map with the bullseye slap dead in the center. Then, these steps apply:
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 #Now shift that line onto the center of the HSI, or our imagined bullseye (green solid line)
-Now, because in actuality, our own plane is in the center of the bullseye, we can directly see which bearing we need to fly to go towards the bandit. In this case, it's 250. Also, we can kind of guestimate the distance. It's the full distance of the enemy from the bullseye and a little extra, because we are on the opposite side of the bullseye (in other words, the bullseyes 3-9-line). Let's say it's around 80 miles.
+Now, because in actuality, our own plane is in the center of the BULLSEYE, we can directly see which bearing we need to fly to go towards the bandit. In this case, it's 250. Also, we can kind of guestimate the distance. It's the full distance of the enemy from the bullseye and a little extra, because we are on the opposite side of the bullseye (in other words, the bullseyes 3-9-line). Let's say it's around 80 miles.
 This is all really cool and believe me, you can get quite fast at this with some practice (also, no need to use text markers on your screen :wink:.

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 [[File:bullseye_map.png||none|400px|left|]]<br />
-The '''bullseye''' is a fixed point on the map that is known to all flights. A position is then referenced like a [[Situational_awareness#BRAA|BRAA]], but relative to the bullseye instead of any plane.
+The '''Bullseye''' is a fixed reference point on the map that is known to all flights from which the position of an object can be referred to by bearing and range. A position is then referenced like a [[Situational_awareness#BRAA|BRAA]], but relative to the bullseye instead of any plane.
 =Learning objectives=
 #Understand bullseye
 #Understand how to calculate the relative position and distance between two bullseye references
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 While BRAA is well and good for telling your flight members where something is, if you need to communicate the position of a bandit to another flight in your package your BRAA call won’t work. The target won’t be at the same bearing and range to the other flight as it is to you.
-In order to solve this, we use a system called a '''bullseye reference'''. The bullseye is a fixed point on the map that is known to all flights. A position is then referenced like a BRAA, but relative to the bullseye instead of any plane.
+In order to solve this, we use a system called a '''Bullseye reference'''. The bullseye is a fixed point on the map that is known to all flights. A position is then referenced like a BRAA, but relative to the bullseye instead of any plane.
-For example, a call of {{green|“Bandit, BULLSEYE 235, 95 miles, angels 22”}} means that there’s a bandit 95 miles southwest of the bullseye, flying at 22000 feet. Where this position is relative to your plane depends on where you are relative to the bullseye. When giving a bullseye position you should always use the BULLSEYE proword in your message.
+When giving a bullseye position you should always use the BULLSEYE proword in your message. The bearing is communicated in single digtis, “two-two-five thirty” the range is communicated as a whole number "twenty-five". BULLSEYE should not be truncated to “bull” to avoid it being misinterpreted as “BRAA”.
 Getting used to the bullseye system can be difficult, but it's just a matter of experience.
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 ==Understand a bullseye reference==
-# A bullseye reference is a direction and distance from a know fixed point
+#A bullseye reference is a direction and distance from a know fixed point
-## E.g. 020 for 51 is 20 degrees and 51nm away from the bullseye point
+##E.g. "''BULLSEYE zero-two-zero, fifty-one''" is 20 degrees and 51nm away from the bullseye point
-# The bullseye can be anywhere, but you need to know where it is to make sense of a bullseye reference point
+#The bullseye can be anywhere, but you need to know where it is to make sense of a bullseye reference point
 ==Determining reference location based on geography==
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 [[File:bullseye12.jpg|thumb|right|Bullseye example <ref>Ibid.</ref>]]
 [[File:compass_card.png|thumb|right|Compass card <ref>Ibid.</ref>]]
 #Bullseye is at an arbitrary location.
 #You do not necessarily know your physical location in reference to the bullseye.
-#Get the reference point in terms of the bullseye (e.g. 220 for 30).
+#Get the reference point in terms of the bullseye (e.g. BE 220/30).
 ##This usually comes from AWACS, but flight and package pilots often refer to bullseye locations, especially for hostile contacts.
-#Get your own reference point in terms of the bullseye (e.g. 150 for 20).
+#Get your own reference point in terms of the bullseye (e.g. BE 150/20).
 ##You can find this on your HUD, your FCR, or your HSD.
 ##Note: your heading or the target's heading does not matter; you are going to get the bearing to the target regardless of your own heading.
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 #Put the furthest reference point (i.e. the point that has the largest distance) on the outside of the compass; this will set the diameter of your compass and is required for the next step.
 #Put the closest reference point in the middle of the compass in relation to the radius of your compass.
-##For example, if the first point is 220 for 30 and the second point is 150 for 20, the distance to the outside of your compass from the center (i.e. the radius) is 30 because it is the largest. The second point is at 20; since the radius is 30, you want to place the second point about 66% away from the center (20/30 = ~66%).
+##For example, if the first point is BE 220/30 and the second point is BE 150/20, the distance to the outside of your compass from the center (i.e. the radius) is 30 because it is the largest. The second point is at 20; since the radius is 30, you want to place the second point about 66% away from the center (20/30 = ~66%).
 #Identify the point that represents you.
 #Draw an imaginary line between the two points. This will give you the bearing to the reference. The length of the line will give you distance.
-##So if you are at 150 for 20 and the target is at 220 for 30, the target is at a rough bearing of 262 degrees (to the west) and is approximately 25nm away.
+##So if you are at BE 150/20 and the target is at BE 220/30, the target is at a rough bearing of 262 degrees (to the west) and is approximately 25nm away.
 #Feel free to use your HSI as a visual aid, but soon you will be able to do this exclusively in your mind quickly with a good degree of accuracy.
-#Let's try it again: you are at 097 for 8 and the target is as 262 for 12
+#Let's try it again: you are at BE 097/8 and the target is as BE 262/12
 ##The target is to the west of you at around 19nm.
 =Steffan's bullseye orientation helper=
-Let's say you're cruising at bullseye 035 040 and you then get a radio call informing you of the nearest bandit at bullseye 260 060. Not everybody will be able to tell from that how far the bandit is away and at what bearing.
+Let's say you're cruising at bullseye 035/40 and you then get a radio call informing you of the nearest bandit at bullseye 260/60. Not everybody will be able to tell from that how far the bandit is away and at what bearing.
 For starters, let's say you are flying north. I have marked the layout on the picture below. The principle is this: just think of the HSI as a top view of the map with the bullseye slap dead in the center. Then, these steps apply:
-#Whichever plane is farthest from the bullseye, omit the distance and just keep the bearing. Mentally put that dot on the according degree marker on the outline of the HSI. In this case, it's the bandit at 260 060 (red dot).
-#Add the other bullseye to the overview. In this case, it's us at 035 040. Remember, because we put the bandit on the outer edge, that is our scale. He was 60 miles out, so 40 miles for our position would make that 2/3 from the center to the outline (and towards 35 degrees — blue dot).
+#Whichever plane is farthest from the bullseye, omit the distance and just keep the bearing. Mentally put that dot on the according degree marker on the outline of the HSI. In this case, it's the bandit at BE 260/60 (red dot).
 #Draw a line between you and the bandit (green dashed line)
 #Now shift that line onto the center of the HSI, or our imagined bullseye (green solid line)

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	=Steffan's bullseye orientation helper=		=Steffan's bullseye orientation helper=
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−	Okay, so that tool above might be pretty helpful as an educational tour during courses, but you won't be able to take your hands off your stick and push targets around just so you know the distance (that's what she said). The problem with the tool is as follows: obviously, you can't really use it while in-game, but also, it does not tell you which way to point your aircraft's nose to turn into the target (or possibly away).
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−	~~Fortunately, I'm here to help out, and you can use this little method using the HSI (not HSD!) to get your bearings.~~
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	Let's say you're cruising at bullseye 035 040 and you then get a radio call informing you of the nearest bandit at bullseye 260 060. Not everybody will be able to tell from that how far the bandit is away and at what bearing.		Let's say you're cruising at bullseye 035 040 and you then get a radio call informing you of the nearest bandit at bullseye 260 060. Not everybody will be able to tell from that how far the bandit is away and at what bearing.

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 =Learning files=
-*For help see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pe1wDXULr0 this video] by Fluffer.
+<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pe1wDXULr0</embedvideo>
 =Orientation=

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	The '''bullseye''' is a fixed point on the map that is known to all flights. A position is then referenced like a BRAA, but relative to the bullseye instead of any plane.		The '''bullseye''' is a fixed point on the map that is known to all flights. A position is then referenced like a BRAA, but relative to the bullseye instead of any plane.