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Raptor Dynamics AV-42C "Kestrel II"

AV-42C "KESTREL II" - Raptor Dynamics - Nerfer Co.

Behold, the work of 4 days and countless bug fixes. The Av-42c "Kestrel II" is back at it again and greater than before, with the massive GAU-8 Avenger Gatling gun and 4xAGM-288 Missiles it is ready to tear apart tanks and leave the ground forces pissed.
Now that this flying tank has full VTOL Capability you can now get infantry to areas you couldn't reach before, and land on small ships.

Now with that out of the way, time to talk flight basics/characteristics.

READ THIS ENTIRE MANUAL BEFORE OPERATING.
Manual is stated below and goes over Controls, Cockpit features and basics, Flight characteristics in Level and VTOL flight, and basics of the AGM-288 Air-to-Ground missile.
It is not reccommended to read the Cockpit Features (Sec. 2) section of this, however it is there if you want to read it.

--AV-42C "KESTREL II" FLIGHT MANUAL--

1. CONTROLS--------------------

REGULAR (Level) FLIGHT CONTROLS:
W/s - Pitch Up/Down
A/d - Roll Left/Right
</> - Yaw Left/right
Arrow key up/down - Throttle Up/down

VTOL FLIGHT CONTROLS:
Invert steering - Enter/exit VTOL mode
Mouse Up/down (ALT MODE) - Pitch Up/down
Mouse Left/right (ALT MODE) - Roll left/right
A/d (ALT MODE) - Yaw Left/right
W/s (ALT MODE) - Throttle (Climb) Up/down

AUXILIARY CONTROLS:
X - RAISE/LOWER LANDING GEAR
X (Hold for 2 secs) - ENTER/EXIT VTOL MODE
Action 1 (LMB) - Fire GAU-8 30mm "Avenger" Rotary cannon.

2. COCKPIT FEATURES AND BASICS--------------------

2.1 - Buttons:
VSR NVG - Enables Short-Range night vision.
Master caution - Enables Every H.U.D. Caution and warning.
Button on the Weapons display - Jettisons all armament
Landing/Interior Lights - Enables Landing/Interior Lights
Autopilot - Engages autopilot (SEE 2.2.3 AND SECTION 4.0)

2.2 - Basics:
-----2.2.1 - Master Caution-----
The Master Caution Button Enables all cautions of the aircraft availible on the Heads-up-display (HUD)
Below is stated what each of them are telling you what to do.
SHOOT - This warning means to fire at the aircraft you are aiming at, however, this may pick up the ground so if you are pointing towards the ground please disregard it.
ROLL LEFT/RIGHT - This warning indicates that your wing might strike an object , please roll in the direction it tells you to if you feel as if you are going to collide.
ALTITUDE - This means you are too low and have a higher possibly of crashing into the ground, Please Climb.
STALL - This means you are too slow and may experience a sudden drop in altitude or decrease in performance of the aircraft, either let of the controls a little bit or pitch your nose down.
-----2.2.2 - Weapons Display-----
The weapons display indicates what armament was orginally loaded on your aircraft and if it is still ready to fire.
If it is ready to fire it will show a green light next to the weapon's name, if it shows no light, then it has been fired already or has been detached from your aircraft.
The switch behind this display ditches all armament and will indicate on the display that all ammo has been jettisoned, some of the lights on this display may still appear green, if they are, please disregard the green light.
-----2.2.3 Autopilot-----
The Autopilot of the Av-42c is very needy and should be only engaged when a certain set of circumstances are met;
- The aircraft should be below 440 kilometers an hour.
- The aircraft should be flying Straight and level on the pitch and roll axises.
-The two circumstances above should be met for over 5 seconds.
After these priorities are met the Autopilot is safe to engage.

3. FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS IN FLIGHT--------------------
3.1 - Level Flight
The flight controls in level flight are as you'd expect them to be, they are responsive, but not super snappy. The Controls can pull hard enough to stall your plane, so be on the lookout for the stall warning as mentioned in Section 2.2.1

3.2 - VTOL Flight
The characteristics of VTOL flight are complex. In order to not crash in VTOL mode you need to correct the plane any time it tries to kill itself.
-----3.2.1 - Pitch Axis -----
The Vtol Will pitch up if you;
A: Tilt the engines backwards
B: Throttle up at low speeds
In order to correct the Kestrel from going "Bottoms up" you need to pitch all the way down and throttle up. It is difficult to explain what I mean by "Bottoms up" but while testing this you will understand what I mean.
-----3.2.2 - Yaw + Roll Axis -----
If you are strafing sideways then the aircraft may try to roll itself downwards, in order to correct this, yaw the aircraft in the direction you are strafing.

4. BASICS OF AGM-288 AND ARMING--------------------
In order to correctly set up a firing platform for the AGM-288 Missiles, you need to follow the steps listed below.
1: Reduce aircraft speed to below 440 kph
Ran outta space to type.