DCS: F-14 CASE I Carrier Landing Tutorial

DLC is engaged and checked on downwind. You are referencing actual use of DLC, which generally was only required to stop from going flat in close, after adding power to counter the downdraft behind the boat.

Usually, the technique was one or two quick "clicks" in the nose down direction. Bang Bang to stop from going flat as you cleared the ramp.

Ok that makes sense, thanks Vic. Listening to the FPP over the last few months has me wishing for the burble in DCS.

Why is the the +5º pitch line in the HUD on the horizon? When level, the VV was pretty close to the 5º line, and I noticed that there was a miscompare between the HUD and ADI.

What are you using for your scan?

Why is the the +5º pitch line in the HUD on the horizon? When level, the VV was pretty close to the 5º line, and I noticed that there was a miscompare between the HUD and ADI.

What are you using for your scan?

It was that way in the aircraft.

The HUD is designed for weapons delivery, and is not a primary flight display. Everyone, and I mean everyone I know turned it either way down for landing at the ship, or completely off.

Learn to fly using the VDI for attitude and heading information.

By weapons delivery, I assume you mean A to A? Dive angle is crucial for air to ground deliveries, I don’t remember it being like that. If my memory is correct the horizon line was usually about 1° above the horizon in the HUD, not 5° below. In the VDIG-R, they were calibrated.

I agree about turning it off for landing.

The higher you go, the closer the horizon line gets to the real horizon.

Pitch is referenced to the aircraft symbol correctly, it just doesn't correlate to the real horizon accurately. Go figure.

Heatblur got it right.

It was that way in the aircraft.

 

The HUD is designed for weapons delivery, and is not a primary flight display. Everyone, and I mean everyone I know turned it either way down for landing at the ship, or completely off.

 

Learn to fly using the VDI for attitude and heading information.

Right on, I think this serves as a great opportunity to relearn basic scanning techniques. I'm going to try it the old school way and just turn the HUD off from the beginning. It's definitely a challenge.

The only adantage I will miss just a little is the E bracket, which I guess real life pilots didn't need in the groove as they could feel exactly what the jet was doing.

It was that way in the aircraft.

 

The HUD is designed for weapons delivery, and is not a primary flight display. Everyone, and I mean everyone I know turned it either way down for landing at the ship, or completely off.

 

Learn to fly using the VDI for attitude and heading information.

For clarity, the E-bracket/velocity vector wasn’t widely used during landing? Just sight picture and the AoA indexer?

For clarity, the E-bracket/velocity vector wasn’t widely used during landing? Just sight picture and the AoA indexer?

Right, and calls from the RIO around the turn. That would be briefed as each pilot had his own tastes. I usually wanted VVI and knots to lose when rolling wings level in the groove.

Right on, I think this serves as a great opportunity to relearn basic scanning techniques. I'm going to try it the old school way and just turn the HUD off from the beginning. It's definitely a challenge.

 

The only adantage I will miss just a little is the E bracket, which I guess real life pilots didn't need in the groove as they could feel exactly what the jet was doing.

AOA indexer turned up bright, and trim.

How do you read the roll angle on the f14? The artificial horizon doesn't show it at all.

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How do you read the roll angle on the f14? The artificial horizon doesn't show it at all.

 

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You read it at the bottom of the VDI using the tic marks...

Just tried using the same case 1 technique that I use with the F18, and managed 2 out of 2 traps. Smug would be a reasonable statement.

For all that, I'd better go read the manual now so I understand how you SHOULD do it.

Just tried using the same case 1 technique that I use with the F18, and managed 2 out of 2 traps. Smug would be a reasonable statement.

 

For all that, I'd better go read the manual now so I understand how you SHOULD do it.

I managed to plop it on the deck first try too, but jesters vertebrea never recovered... And I am doing it wrong... Very wrong, not by the book but it works in DCS...

The 5800 word landing guide (this should kill Millennials) is ready, just waiting to see where HB want to put it.

The 5800 word landing guide (this should kill Millennials) is ready, just waiting to see where HB want to put it.

NICE! :megalol:

The 5800 word landing guide (this should kill Millennials) is ready, just waiting to see where HB want to put it.

Thanks for the time that went in to it sir... can't wait to start working up the skills to nail it properly!

This is excellent. Thank you so much for taking the time to write this. I've recently developed an appreciation for just how solid the back of an aircraft carrier is. This is exactly what I was searching for to learn how to land rather than just getting lucky on occasion. Study and practice!

Quality video fella. thanks