btaft Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Hello, For some reason my f14 won't launch in this first mission but will during instant action missions where I taxi up to the cat. -taxi to cat -directed forward till told to stop -kneel as directed, bar hooked up -directed forward till told to stop -guy twirls his finger around and I spool up -give the salute (I can see myself salute in the mirror) ....still twirling finger...no launch I have tried this on cat 3 and cat 4 and with or without jesters checklist. Same procedure works fine for SC instant action carrier qual with f14A Any help is appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayhawk1971 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) During night operations (that's what mission 1 is), you need to turn on all your external lights to trigger the cat shot. Ground crew would hardly be able to see your salute in the darkness. During start-up, turn on all external lights (right console), but leave master light switch (on the throttle) off. When you are hooked up to the catapult, under tension and ready to launch, turn on the master light switch, and you will be launched. Edited November 15, 2021 by Jayhawk1971 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btaft Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 Thanks Jayhawk! Didn't think of that! I like the little bit of added realism! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflected Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 8 hours ago, btaft said: Thanks Jayhawk! Didn't think of that! I like the little bit of added realism! It's a Supercarrier feature for CASE III launches, it's not campaign related - but I do like realism too Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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