Skwinty

I can get this close without exploding. :thumbup:

Indeed, thankfully I have learnt to trim for on speed as soon as the gear and flaps are down. From then on you need to play the throttle like a finely tuned fiddle to control your descent path. Very little stick input from on speed to trap.:pilotfly:

You need to configure the JTAC frequencies in the mission editor for each JTAC. IT wont help just setting aircraft frequency. Open Wags mission in mission editor and see the JTAC settings in advanced waypoints.

IIRC some of these instant action BFM's only use the gun.

Google ""F-18 Tactical Pocket Guide.pdf""

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The HUD acts as a yaw indicator so you are flying in a cross wind. You can cage the HUD to stop this.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/field-carrier-landing-practice-at-wallops Looks like the pattern is the same as F18 NATOPS. The link has an e2 FCLP.

Thanks for the clarity.

I corrected that as soon as I realised my mistake.:huh:thumbup:

I took Jeepyb as being sarcastic. So the military do not use QNH, ONE and QFE then. Do they have special altimeters? I know the the air force here use these settings. The only difference would be that civvies use the term flight level when set to QNE. The military use the term Angels to refer to flight level. This is my understanding, please correct me if I am wrong.:pilotfly: Sorry, it was Frederf I was referring to as being sarcastic not Jeepyb.

http://www.aviationchief.com/altimeter-settings.html

Is the Stennis tacan activated on all the carrier waypoints?

Hahaha, I'd like that to mow my lawn. Seriously though, when I crash land and break my ship and the grass peers through the cracks I go straight to the stores and demand a new one. :pilotfly:

Here is a list of variants which may help. http://www.uswarplanes.net/hornet.html

Because FCS GAIN OVERIDE Is selected and more control is passed to the pilot. Sent from my SM-P585 using Tapatalk

I think the issue is about understanding the flight control system and flight dynamics in general. something as simple as applying flaps when chucked off the end of carrier and experiencing uncontrolled flight because well stuff procedure. i thought the articles showed the inherent instability of the earlier F18's. they are after all relics from the 70's and following procedure means increased survivability anyway i have been socializing and will elaborate further when i am in the right frame of mind. if thats okay.

Did you read links I posted earlier? Listen to the experts and procedures. Both make for informative reading. I can find more.;)

I can replicate the auto flaps take off exactly as the video in a hot aircraft with FCS GAIN OVERIDE engaged and 0 degrees on stabilator, 0 degrees flap and 3 degrees LEX.. Once airborn, rear flaps extend to half. No out of control longitudinal pitch.

Perhaps the pilot engages FCS Override to better control pitch in this flapless take off.

https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/docs/990414-ART-Super-Hornet.htm https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/2372/

This thesis analyzes the recent Version 10.7 Operational Flight Program (v10.7 OFP) Flight Control System upgrade to the F/A-18A-D (legacy) Hornet fighter aircraft. This developmental program endeavored to improve high angle-of-attack (AOA) maneuverability while vastly reducing the aircraft’s susceptibility to sustained out-ofcontrolled flight events. Although the original F/A-18 Hornet, designated F/A-18A through F/A-18D, has been acclaimed for its departure resistance as well as its exceptional maneuverability as a fighter aircraft, the model, in actuality, has suffered from significant losses due to out-ofcontrolled flight (OCF) mishaps. Since its development in the early 1980s, eighteen Hornets have been lost to a particular OCF mode called “Falling Leaf”, including eight aircraft crashed since 1999. With no improvements, 10 additional aircraft, at a cost of $40 million each, were forecast to be lost.

If there is a difference between cold and hot start behavior, the next thing to do would be to ensure that both are following the same start procedure with no exception.

Another last thought, perhaps the reason for the take off in auto and stabilator neutral, was to achieve a short take off run. It was an airshow wasnt it?

If this aircraft behaviour was untenable to me, I would fly in game mode and concentrate on the weapons delivery systems.