Cepheus76

I have nothing to add to Bremspropellers explantion. If you really want to delve into the matter try this read: https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/airplane_handbook/08_afh_ch7.pdf

Wind across the runway will become a headwind/ tailwind component in the break and base turn. For constant radius, decrease the bank angle when subjected to a headwind and increase it in a tailwind. Now, if you want to get a feel for adjustments, you can practice "turns around a point". It is exactly as it says on the tin, pick a ground reference and circle around it, trying to maintain the same distance to the reference point as you circle around it. This isn't as sexy as the very famous sh*t hot break at 500 knots, but a basic flight school maneuver which prepares the student, you may guess it, for pattern work.

That seemed to do the trick, thanks a lot for the pointer!

Good evening, Since the last update, I experience almost constantly CTDs of DCS upon touchdown on the carrier. This happens both in the Tomcat and in the Hornet. Does anyone else have, or had, the same issue? Best regards.

I know.... bro... However, the change of behaviour was only noticable to me this week. Last Sunday I could fly the pattern in Bankler's training mission as always, come Thursday the aircraft's reaction to trim and configuration changes changed remarkably, when flying around the super carrier.

On a whim I made a quick test and flew a normal carrier break pattern on an airfield (Persian Gulf Landing Instant Action Mission), on the Stennis (Caucasus Case I Instant Action Mission) and around the Forrestal. I found that the aircraft behaved much more as expected in these three cases when compared to operating in the vicinity of the Super Carrier.

For me it worked for a long time to extend the gear and deploy half flaps when decelerating through 250 knots and deploy full flaps when on speed. Funnily, after the last "just campaigns" update, the above described procedure doesn't work as well anymore and I also noticed that the aircraft is much more sensitive to pitch trim inputs.

So does a Tomcat in a flat spin. That the DCS flight model of the F/A-18 allows such high AoAs doesn't necessarily imply that the FM exploits that capability to its full extent.

In addition to what was said before, I'd like to ask that since the F/A-18s flight model is said to be modeled less accurately in the high alpha regime lest important deductions about its real capabilities can be made, how many deliberate inaccuracies are then to be expected in the F-35?

Hello, I noticed that after the latest update the BRA indication on the radar page will show bearing and distance information to the designated L&S target, both in RWS and TWS. Yet, according to the manual, page 160 in the March 24, 2024 edition, states that the BRA indication should always for the cursor position related to ownship. In the track you can observe how the BRA indication will show the expected behaviour until designating a L&S target and then shows the bearing and distance information to the current L&S target. F-18 BRA Indication Shows BRA to Designated Launch and Steer Target.trk

Well, that old truism that "a two-ship formation is an asset, a single fighter a liability" just didn't appear out of the blue

Another option is to silence the radar and use the "active" (I think it's called that) option when you want to look at the targets. The radar will do one complete sweep according to its settings and goes silent again. That way you will have certainly minimum RF-transmissions, but, of course must still remember to turn the Radar on when you start the engagement in earnest

Just a small request: If I understand correctly, the fuzes are set in the mission editor and the entries made in the aircraft must match these settings, so that the fire control computer (or whatever is doing these calculations) can determine the correct release solution etc. Would it be possible that a kneeboard page with the fuze settings chosen in the ME is automatically generated as a reference, much like the one with particulars of the Super Carrier in the Hornet? I guess that would make many a virtual pilots' life much easier

And pretty please ED, could you just add the wind read out on the A/C HSI subpage?

Well, since there is no "Flight Controls, Flight Controls" warning, but the "Fuel Low" warning is clearly understandable, it can be safely assumed that the paddle switch wasn't engaged.