I’m a flight sim noob, but after landing once successfully in 25 VFR tries, I’m beginning to wonder if it’s my “noobness” or I’m doing something wrong. All other aspects of learning the plane and weapons are going well, but landing is a clusterf***. Most of my landing attempts go something like this.
1. Downwind Leg. Get to 350 Knots and 800 Feet. Check.
2. Turn to Upwind Leg. Turn at 3.0 to 3.5 G and slow to @ 250 knots. 600-800 feet. Still a little wobbly at times but I’m usually still OK here.
3. Upwind Leg. This is where it starts to get off track.
a. Gear and Flaps down.
b. Trim up to 8.1 degree-ish AOA.
c. I do these more or less simultaneously. My nose starts to pitch up and down wildly. I’m finding it's almost impossible to maintain a steady nose at 600 feet or any other altitude for that matter.
4. Turn into Final Approach. A mess.
a. If I manage to get to the end of the downwind leg in reasonable shape (rare), the final turn is a disaster.
b. Lose pitch with the turn, compensate with more throttle. Nose pitching all over the place
c. Come out of the turn, compensate with less throttle. Nose hopelessly pitches up, the oscillates wildly.
5. Abort landing and come in for another pass. Rinse and repeat. Eventually crash or run out of gas.
Is it just a matter or patience and practice, or am I doing something fundamentally wrong? This is driving me nuts. Thanks in advance for any advice.
