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No American Hornet or Super Hornets have ILS for civilian airfields. They only have ship compatible ICLS. Exceptions are the Blue Angels, and expeditionary (non carrier) Growler squadrons. That’s It.

The MPCD in that video was in full color. Just like in DCS. Check out 10:15 in the original video (not sure of the timestamp in the FPP video).

You wouldn’t want to wear NVG for landing. The ship’s lights are not NVG compatible. Looking at clouds and fog through NVG are worse. The NVG does not offer any depth perception. Finally, the force of the trap could send the NVG flying off the helmet (possibly through the glass HUD). NVG is not used for night carrier landing ever. In fact, never used for the night approach at all. In the USN, goggles aren’t worn for night takeoff or landing from an airfield. From what I understand the USMC does allow that.

It wasn’t Jello. It was in Mover’s DCS video. And yes, you’re right, use the speedbrake. That’s normal. Plenty of self-respecting guys use it.

Only the lowest lot or two have the green. Everything above that (which is the vast majority) have white.

Only the oldest lot Rhinos have the Legacy-style monochrome green. The vast majority have moved on from that. Fun fact, in the Rhino if you hold down the menu button, it will “acknowledge” the advisories and clear them off your screen.

You’re more likely to see a SHB in cyclic ops than CQ by far. CQ is when guys are going to the boat for the first time, or returning to the boat after being away from sea for a while. Nobody is really proficient. I have maybe seen only a few SHB in CQ. Contrast that with cyclic ops when pilots have gotten into a routine and have a bunch of recent experience, they’re more inclined to do it. Typically it’ll be the first guy down that has the only opportunity, but once in a while a gap will be in the pattern when somebody else has a chance. Often, the recovery tanker has a chance himself at the end of a recovery. The Air Boss won’t have a thought on the matter, so long as the SHB wasn’t screwed up.

Technically a SH break is not formally taught (it’s more “gouge” between pilots than anything else). It is never required to be performed. It definitely shouldn’t be performed by a nonproficient pilot. There are pilots who have gone their whole careers electing not to perform a SH, with no regrets. But damn do they look good and they’re fun too. :) Sorry for the threadjack. Agree with your points. Edit: SHB conversation was in reference to Navy carrier fast jet pilots.

If you were told this by a real hornet driver, then he is an exception. That is definitely not a regular practice.

As Lex said, don’t read into it. Text format of communication leaves room for misinterpretation. Was not meant as a cheap shot or that anyone is doing anything wrong. Just acknowledging that some guys pursue realism, some guys don’t, and I don’t know who’s who. And if that he was pursuing realism, he should not set the flap switch in the overspeed condition. I am not one to attack people, especially over a game. My apologies for giving the opposite impression.

You are free to do that in DCS. In theory, that may work in the real world. However, if you are interested in realism, nobody ever does that in the actual hornet. Once below 250, select gear down and flaps full. Nobody ever prestages the flaps switch. Of course, you may do as you wish. I don’t know if you are one of the guys that pursues super realism in the way you do things.

Double check what Lex just posted in the post above yours.

You’ll get different answers from different guys. I was taught to use the speedbrake in the break. Many of my peers did the same.

You can use the speedbrake.

Not sure if this is what you meant or not, but yellow shirts are prohibited from moving at the same time they are controlling. They are allowed to pause, move to a new spot, and then resume...but they are not allowed to move simultaneously with directing. Just an FYI!

I know that. I wasn’t describing what you get in DCS. I was describing what happens in the real world, and what should happen in DCS.

The only place to experience what you guys are describing is the Burble behind the ship. A strong Burble will bring you down in a hurry.

Don’t spot (look at) the deck at all. Meatball, lineup, AOA; that’s the scan. Not the ship.

The legacy Hornet does have an Autoland at the ship. It’s called an ACLS Mode 1.

You understand when you posted my quote about the answer being illogical, I wasn’t talking to you right? When I said “friend” it was in reference to M1 saying “asking for a friend.” Also, you keep saying that you don’t care about protocol and how it’s used, and that you only care that it’s mechanics are true to life. The reason that I previously gave you a discussion on its protocol and practical uses is because you invited it. Specifically in posts 62, 95, 97, 104 of this thread, you had made assertions directly related to its practical uses, despite the insistence you don’t care about its practical uses.

This has been answered several times. I won’t address It again. I think the problem is that your friend finds the answer illogical, or doesn’t want to accept it.

I can’t speak for Lex, but I have no idea how it would work, because I don’t know anybody who has used it. I don’t have academic training on its smoothness or roughness, because the extent of the training on it is: “you get 33% more G, don’t use it unless you’re about to become one with something else and have no other choice to avoid that outcome.” The academic instructors aren’t going to go into detail on its smoothness or roughness, if they even know the answer.

I don’t care what the Tomcat guys said. The Hornet community does not align with the views you say they expressed.

You don’t need to pull the paddle switch to win a fight. If I lost a fight, nobody (including any CO) would ask to find out if the paddle switch was pressed. That is not what it’s for. You can reasonably assume you will break your airplane if you over-G. At the least it’s down for a while to be inspected and now out of your lineup until it’s inspected (and repaired). Your mindset of how it is used is just not in alignment with reality, despite how illogical it seems to you. 7.5G is plenty for the pilot to work with. I’d pull the paddle switch if I was about to collide with somebody or something, AND if my current available G would not be sufficient. Hopefully you consider that a direct answer. I encourage you to join Lex’s discord.

I have never used it. I don’t know anyone that’s used it. I don’t know anyone that knows anyone that’s used it. If somebody used it, that information would spread rapidly through the community (“holy $*^*, somebody pulled the paddle switch??!)