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| Take Offs, Landings, and Carrier Landings |
| Take Off - Line up on the end of runway - Incrementally add some flaps if appropriate * most fighter you won't need flaps on land bases, there more than enough runway, but on Carrier take offs about 25% to 50% flaps is good* - lock parking brake and advance throttle slowly to full power. ( to lessen Torque affect) - Maintain back pressure on the stick to keep the tailwheel on the ground until your rudder becomes effective - slowly ease forward on the stick so the tail rises (with the exception of the p 38, which has tricycle gear, keep that tail down! - at your aircrafts take off speed (around 100 kts) pull back gently on the stick - once airborne, retract the gear and flaps |
| Landing - Slow plane down to its maximum gear extention speed - lower gear and start a shallow 500 foot per minute decent toward the runway (Vertical Speed Indicator on instrument panal) - incrementally add flaps to steepen the approach - Maintain the approach speed recommened for your aircraft and use pitch to control airspeed, to speed up move stick slightly forward. To slow down, pull stick back - Pick a touchdown point and use the throttle to control decent rate. If the touchdown appears to move down your windscreen, decrease power: your too high. if your touchdown point seems to move up: your too low. - as you cross the end of the runway, ease the trottle back to idle - "Flare" about 20 feet above the runway by pulling back on the stick, and touch down in a nose high "three point" attitude. All three wheels should contact the ground at the same time -During and after the touchdown, maintain directional control with rudder - Slow aircraft with the brakes to a stop |
| Carrier Landing - Slow plane down to maximum gear extition speed - Lower landing gear and extend tailhook - Incrementally add flaps to steepen approach - follow LSO *Landing Signal Officer* instructions to bring you in - if cut signal is given, cut throttle and flare plane so tailhook catches the deck cable and stops you, if you miss the cable, full power and go around again |
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| F4F Wildcat launching off the deck |
| P-40 Warhawk flown by the AVG "Flying Tigers" |
| here is my carrier landing, almost text book, but speed was too fast and i bounced over the wires and had to go around *tip* have canapy open incase you have to bail quickly! |