Landing on carrier with an asymetric loadout

[Leviathan667]

Hi,

 

I've just been trying to land on the carrier with an asymetric loadout that made the plane behave erratically.

 

The loadout was 1 x AIM-9M and 1 x AIM-7M, both on the right side of the plane. The gun ammo were mostly spent. Fuel stood at about 2.9k. Atm pressure was 29.95 hg.

 

The plane had a strong tendency to lean right which I would correct using the stick (no trim). Overall, at low speeds, it was difficult to steer the plane. So I made larger loops after the first bolter in order to give myself more time to stabilize the plane when on the glideslope.

 

After three attempts with incresingly large loops, I almost made it to the deck. But the plane suddenly lost alot of altitute just prior to touch down.

 

I have been wondering:

• IRL, would the pilot do the case I overhead landing pattern before landing (in VFR) when the plane is so destabilised?
  
• Would the pilot trim the plane in order to try to stabilise it horizontally and proceed as usual with the landing pattern?
  
• Would the pilot use the ACL system?
  
• Anything else I did not think about?
  

 

Also, I am having issues assessing the "real" BRC of the carrier. Whether I follow the one in the briefing (I was flying the Tomcat campaign) or the one on the F10 map, I am always off by a few degrees. Even If I correct using the local mar var. Did anyone figure it out?