THE ART OF CARRIER LANDING
To the uninitiated this task seems daunting landing on a moving runway only the size of a football pitch .
Many people have big problems first time round as I did until one day it all clicked in to place .
Then i started to enjoy landing on carriers and taking off on them .
A good carrier landing is like keeping your plane on a train track "the groove".
This Groove allows you to pass through a 5meter by 5meter imaginary box .
that is your window to a succesfull landing .
This box is is important because you miss the box your not in position to land .
This will cause you to wave off your landing and go back to your carrier waiting pattern.
When you hit the box smack bang in the middle your just about setup .
You have just got to land in the arrester gear and your home .
OK
LANDING PLAN
APPROACH
Approach the carrier at 3000feet aproximatly 1 mile out start decent.
Reduce your throttle and increase your flaps till you hit 150mph.
When your at 1000feet start to aim the "U" of the white lines on the deck
to your cross hair check your downward acceleration is at -1.
Lower the landing gear
FINALS
This is the 10 seconds of terror.
you chop your throttle right down
make sure its below 50% or the cable will snap and wont arrest your landing
You see the deck aim to hit the arresting gear with the tail end of your plane .
After you land look at your fps when u hit.
if u get 4.7fps you maybe staying just above your stall speed you might want to try a faster approach
if you get 10-12fps thats just right
18 is exsesive "exept for the f6f which u need to be harsh to land" try slowing down your approach
REMEMBER
These figures are based on the US NAVY fighters in the game
the other fighters might not have the same physical propertys.
Also the speeds might seem high but this prepares you for landing
a fully laiden corsair which u will find hard to control at low speeds.
tips
Try monitor your instruments alot your speed and decent rate a cruical
make sure you only make small adjustments on heading to land
dont panic if you miss the box just hit 100% throttle and go back round and try again
dont press home a bad landing approach u will crash and burn 99.9% of the time
use all your planes landing aids flaps,breaks and throttle
remember even the best pilots dont get it right 100% of the time
HAPPY LANDINGS.
disclaimer
Before attemping a carrier landing please insure your plane/smoking glider is equiped with an airbag
as this site cant take any responsibility for accidents incured
keep all extremitys in the cockpit at all time
shitting your pants will inccure a clean up charge
This site reserves the right to ventilate your plane during in landing atempts with .50cal ammunition