Carrier Landing Basics

[Willy]

Ok, since I moved over to FSX SE, I've yet to try carrier ops in it. Just what is needed for them? Or can I just hop into my trusty old Seafire and go for it? FS9 was easy enough with the carriers at anchor although the wind could be a bit of a nuisance at times. I'm wanting to see if I can hit a moving target. Errr...... make that land on a moving deck.

W

[delta_lima]

Moving carriers was the single biggest enhancement for why I witched to FSX. Never looked back, since that’s easily 75% of my sim flying.

Pattern your progress after real life training. Most folks jump into a fighter and then struggle with poor consistent results. My suggestion is start on trainers, like the T-28. Piglets A-1 and Richardson’s Gannet work well too, with slow approach speeds. Work up to the faster fighters.

Enjoy the progress. It’s very rewarding.

There’s some good threads here. I’ll. Try to find them later (on vacation now). Lots of great help from some really talented pilots. Including DaveB - RIP.

Will pop in later.

DL

[Cees Donker]

Have you got AiCarriers already?

Cees

[Willy]

I've got the Vertigo SBD which is pretty slow.

Cees, I've heard some about it, but where can I find it? Off to see how my Google Fu is working today.

[teeboy]

If you hop on youtube and search, you will find a video tutorial for setting up the .net version of Aicarriers. It includes some links to download it. Works the same as the original. Or for payware, get Tacpack and use the carrier functions there. The SWS Midway battlegroup is fantastic - and on offer atm, 30% off I think (see Justflight).

Only just started to give this a go myself after 11 years. Managed to trap the VRS FA-18 on third attempt, then got cocky and it all went downhill ! But I'm hooked - land bases, who needs 'em?

[PRB]

Try here Willy:

https://flyawaysimulation.com/downlo...x-ai-carriers/

[PRB]

Once you get AI Carriers figured out, you need the "Pitching Deck" addon by Orion Lyau.

[Cees Donker]

You'll find a version that doesn't need java here: http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/ind...c,11293.0.html

Cees

Edit: I prefer the non-java version!

[Bjoern]

Just what is needed for them?

1. Approach carrier just outside of the pattern envelope because you can't fly for crap on your measly home computer and do 5000 things at the same time
2. Prop yourself up in the virtual seat until your virtual helmet touches the virtual canopy
3. Curse that you still can't see anything over the nose
4. Adjust heading to approach the centerline of the strip, not the center line of the ship
5. Add power to not fall out of the sky
6. Reduce power to actually keep descending
7. Ignore vLSO commands
8. Ignore mirror landing system cues
9. Constantly increase the volume of your internal screaming with decreasing distance to flightdeck
10. Panic and add 0.001% too much power because you're 0.0000001% too low and about to slam into the ship's stern
11. Overcorrect because you're too high now
12. Slam the thing onto the deck like the keg of beer on the table when retelling your flying heroics
13. MOST IMPORTANTLY: Slam the throttle levers forward just upon touchdown
14. Pray you've caught a wire - any wire will do
15. Curse that you're going over the deck and into the air again or that you've actually caught a wire and now look like a fool
16. Rinse, repeat and remember that the more often you try, the worse you will perform


Easy mode: FSXBA F/A-18C on any Enterprise/Nimitz class carrier.
Medium: RFN Étendard IV on the Foch.
Hard: F-4 on any of Her Majesty's Postage Stamps.