ASpiderfromMars Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Im a total newbie to the F 14. I seem to have a problem only on supercarriers , where there is a crew visible. I cant get them to hook me to catapult. No problem in the training lesson. I can do it fine. When I go to that same spot at launch bar , careful to be aligned and all. But pressing " U " , nothing happens. They just stand there. But whenever I try it on " The Stennis" - the one without visible crew - I get hooked Anyone else have this problem? Happy Landings spider 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz000 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 On the supercarrier you follow the directions of the yellow shirt and the crew will hook you up, you don't press U to hook up currently except for the non supercarrier module ships. Learn the hand signals, they should be giving you directions. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXsenna Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Im a total newbie to the F 14. I seem to have a problem only on supercarriers , where there is a crew visible. I cant get them to hook me to catapult. No problem in the training lesson. I can do it fine. When I go to that same spot at launch bar , careful to be aligned and all. But pressing " U " , nothing happens. They just stand there. But whenever I try it on " The Stennis" - the one without visible crew - I get hooked Anyone else have this problem? Happy Landings spiderUse the radio menu and "request launch" to hook up. To get launched one had to select "salute" the same way. But I think that was changed, toggle lights or just rev up. Can't remember. Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASpiderfromMars Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 In the F 14 carrier take off lesson. Its "U" to hook up. Then "L+shift U" to salute and launch. But I cant do it on any other ship so far. But yes I noticed that option in the F 10 radio menu. But I was not near the launch bar when I tried it. I will immediately go back and try again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASpiderfromMars Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 Still no luck. Here is some Pics from my latest attempt. Its on the Washington. In the CV quals instant mission. But no luck in getting that hook on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASpiderfromMars Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 ..please come on man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXsenna Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Go further and it will snap in. Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz000 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) Listen to the directions of the yellow shirt, he is telling you to spread wings open... Tell you what, I'll make a short video for you Edited October 31, 2021 by Baz000 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASpiderfromMars Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) @Baz000 Thx that was it you are a champ , I was scrambling through whatever I could find on hand signals. No going further forward, as soon as I spread the wings the crew sprung into action. @MAXsenna Thx for youre advise to - they actually told me to roll just a bit forward , so you where right to - Keep the blue side up spider Edited October 31, 2021 by ASpiderfromMars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASpiderfromMars Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 This forum is a pure Goldmine, been having that problem for 2 days . Thanks guys. Also made my first carrier landing today. So not a bad day at all 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz000 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) Here you go, hopefully this helps. Here is a way you can hook up to the catapult on the Forrestal and the Stennis without ever having to resort to external view (in some multiplayer servers external views are disabled) it takes a little trial and error and I much prefer the ground crew but it is possible to do and when you do it enough you will get some visual references of how far to move the plane forward to get over the catapult shuttle. It works on both the Forrestal and Stennis carriers. Edited October 31, 2021 by Baz000 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASpiderfromMars Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 Used to work at a Shipyard. We used hands to signal crane operators a lot. There where rules to follow there to. This is really perfect , it works great and adds realism . Thanks for the vids spider 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz000 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Having the carrier crew directing you onto the catapult makes it so much more immersive, authentic and quite frankly helpful... The biggest aid to you is that they tell you how far forward to come to have the launch bar seat into the shuttle properly. You don't get that with the decks devoid of crew, so you need to play around a little bit with trial and error with inching the plane a bit forward... But you can do it without having to resort to using external view, in case you are on a multiplayer server that doesn't let you for example. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASpiderfromMars Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 @Baz000 Yes its really well done. Adds a lot. And now thanks to your vid , I recognize " kneel and hook " to . They really did a great job here I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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