Wires working on Marianas AC Carrier?

[Falkomat]

Keep missing all 4 wires with my F18... hook extended...hmm..

Anyone else or am I just distracted by the beauty of the map so my approaches became sloppy?

[Recoil16]

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that this has nothing to do with the map.

[seabat]

I am a firm believer of “If the navy provided it they must want me to use it.”

 

On the Marianas map I have successfully use the 1 wire, the 2, 3 and 4 wires to trap.  

 

I have also used the ramp, the island, and parked aircraft to stop.  I even used an escort ship and the plane guard helicopter but they should not have wandered into my flight path and I deny any and all responsibility for their errors.

 

seabat

[Diesel_Thunder]

I have done one approach and landing on the SC in the Marianas map. Flew the Tomcat and caught the 3 wire 

 

Unfortunately I had dropped the flaps too early and jammed the inboard flaps. 

Edited July 13, 2021 by Diesel_Thunder

[maxTRX]

2 hours ago, Diesel_Thunder said:

I have done one approach and landing on the SC in yhe Marianas map. Flew the Tomcat and caught the 3 wire 

 

Unfortunately I had dropped the flaps too early and jammed the inboard flaps. 

 

FCS writeup.  I'd have to look it up but if you drop'em before slowing down to 280 kts (?) they'll continue to operate in UA mode until you slow down. You'll see the flaps light in amber. Works the other way too.

If you accelerate after t/o and don't raise the flaps handle to 'auto' at around 280 or 270 kts (?) they will transition to UA regardless of gear position.

Edited July 12, 2021 by Gripes323

[Diesel_Thunder]

17 hours ago, Gripes323 said:

 

FCS writeup.  I'd have to look it up but if you drop'em before slowing down to 280 kts (?) they'll continue to operate in UA mode until you slow down. You'll see the flaps light in amber. Works the other way too.

If you accelerate after t/o and don't raise the flaps handle to 'auto' at around 280 or 270 kts (?) they will transition to UA regardless of gear position.

 

That's how the Hornet works, and I agree, the flaps won't drop until your speed is slow enough.

 

Tomcat is a whole different animal, and it's taking me a lot more time to learn it. If you don't watch your speeds, and manage the controls accordingly they can and will get stuck. The flaps will try to move according to the handle, but the hydraulic actuators can get overstressed and fail if your too fast.

[maxTRX]

5 hours ago, Diesel_Thunder said:

That's how the Hornet works, and I agree, the flaps won't drop until your speed is slow enough.

 

Tomcat is a whole different animal, and it's taking me a lot more time to learn it. If you don't watch your speeds, and manage the controls accordingly they can and will get stuck. The flaps will try to move according to the handle, but the hydraulic actuators can get overstressed and fail if your too fast.

 

Sometimes I forget I'm not in Hornet's forum and since the bug is the only bird I fly 'recently' I'm on mental autopilot 

[arniebook]

There are two original DCS carriers in Guam.  One is in a fleet cruising to the southeast of Anderson, and one is docked at Naval Base Guam which is at Old Orote (typo'd "Olf" Orote on the DCS Map - which needs to be corrected).  I have successfully trapped the F-18 Hornet on both of those carriers with the pulled wires showing.  The docked carrier is the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).  I don't remember what the marking was on the East Side carrier.  I will probably set up a Supercarrier for free flight somewhere near Anderson because carrier landings are my music (fun thing).  The Supercarrier is incredibly immersive, and the new Marianas Map is simply gorgeous! Well done DCS! (though I have much yet to explore).

Side note ... I also run the new MSFS 2020, which is pretty awesome for scenery.  Your home town looks like your home town ... really, and remarkably, includes the whole world, a diverse set of excellent Commercial and General Aviation aircrafts but no "live" carriers (yet?). 

The older Microsoft FSX is where I got the Navy Pilot Bug ... I don't run FSX anymore, but I credit my Navy flyer bug to the stock FSX Hornet and a now well known designer (initials DC) who provided fantastic FSX models of the F-35 A,B,&C, F-14, and T-45 Goshawk, among others ... Thank You "D".  There are many other trappable aircrafts free to download for FSX, and I would try anything with a hook!  in FSX, I could place a carrier literally anywhere there is water ... even inland lakes!  Imagine flying an F-14 through the Grand Canyon and up over Hoover Dam and trapping on a carrier in Lake Mead ... it's just fun ... it's a game ... right?  I'm 79, and not practicing to go to war (BTDT). 

I love both these systems.  Anyone else have both?  I'll guess ... yes.

As far as DCS vs. MSFS 2020, they really don't compete ... Yet.  Both have great scenery and aircrafts, but MSFS is biased toward sightseeing.  DCS, while catering to a different and finite class of simmers, has limited, but comparable scenery for sightseeing (think Las Vegas), but wins hands down in the execution department, as MSFS stumbles clumsily and annoyingly with updates.  DCS updates are fast and dependable, and the program is always stable, and seems less hardware hungry (and of course you can blow stuff up). 

As DCS adds more and more of the world, they move closer to siphoning off MSFS users, and if DCS were to add some Commercial and GA planes to the hanger, I believe it would cut seriously into MSFS' market share.  I would like to see DCS offer some C and GA, with ATC support.  At the same time I would hope Microsoft gets their s*** together, as well as adding live carrier support.  I would still use both systems.

Sorry for the length ... I don't even know how I fell down that rabbit hole.  Right now I'm gonna' dwell the beautiful DCS Marianas Map! ... Cheers!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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