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I found this landing tutorial for F16 (for beginners). I have also attached the file. https://www.tuttovola.org/index.php?action=downloads;sa=downfile&id=941 F-16LandingTutorial.pdf

I found this awesome video, and wanted to share it.

Thanks for the reply. It is not only when near the stall speed or the runway threshold, but also around 200-250 knots. The drift is more prominent as you get close to the stall speed i.e. close to the runaway, I think this is what you are referring as ground effect. It seems the drift is effected by the landing gear. In my mission, when I am 15nm from the runway (at heading 324), if I do not lower the landing gear there is no drift, I can just leave the flight stick, and it stays at current heading, but when the gear is lowered the f16 starts to drift and needs +/- correction in roll constantly. I am not using any trim, just flying the plane. I did not see people correcting the drift on Youtube tutorials for landing, so I thought maybe I am doing something wrong. Anyway thanks for the detailed reply, I will keep at it, until I get better.

I am having a difficult time keeping the F16 straight and aligned with the runway. It seems to drift in both direction after some time by +1/-1 degrees in heading. My load is balanced, so the FBW should be able to keep it where I have pointed the FPM. I used L-CTRL Y to show the bank angle, and the bank angle changes by +/-1 after some time, even if I do not touch the flight stick. The drift gets worst at slower speed, when one is about to land. Lot's of you tube videos for landing tutorial show once the FPM is aligned with the runway, the f16 does not drift. For me to keep it straight I need to keep adjusting the roll by +1/-1 continuously. I tried using trim, but it seems to over-trim and the drift becomes worst. I am using VKB gladiator NXT EVO - made sure it is calibrated and I have a deadzone of 5. Made sure no other keys are binded to the roll axis. I copied the DCS F16 landing tutorial to make a custom mission with a balance load, so I can learn to do a simple straight landing. Any help will be appreciated. Attached are some tracks. slight drift 3.trk slight drift 2.trk