Flap setting?
On a FRESH plane, spawn in the air, I can shoot an approach on the carrier just fine. I land pretty well. I use trim to set up my 8.1 degree approach with onspeed AOA. All good.
However, when I take off again (then gear UP, and flaps AUTO) and circle around the carrier for a second approach, I put gear DOWN, hook DOWN, and hit SHIFT+F... I think I have an incorrect flaps setup or something because when I set up in my onspeed AOA, it puts me at a -2200FPM rate of descent. So I speed up, get on AOA and I'm nose at the horizon at 200kts.
I don't know what I'm doing wrong with the flaps? Should they be on auto, half or
full?
Am I forgetting to "cycle" a system after takeoff? Is my plane stuck in a "mode" I'm unaware of?