reported earlier pitch down and trap

[dbarak]

First, let me start out by saying I suck at carrier landings. Despite that, I've been getting a little better - I only crash and burn about 50% of the time and I abort about 40% of the time. I bolter about 9% of the time, so that leaves a 1% success rate. Only about 1% of those successful traps are anywhere near being within acceptable parameters. I've cost the imaginary taxpayers a LOT of money.

Okay, so an odd behavior I've noticed over the last couple of days is this - when I get to within a quarter mile or so of the ship, maybe even a little closer, the Hornet always pitches down, apparently in an effort to get me into the hangar deck the hard way - through the fantail. It certainly can't be my joystick - not the best in the world - since it has no idea where I am. I seriously doubt it's me that's causing it despite my lack of skill - the behavior is too consistent, and my flying the airplane is very inconsistent. It seems like it can only be blamed on a software bug. Aircraft configuration of any kind wouldn't suddenly cause it to pitch down because of proximity to the ship. I can't imagine it would be the "burble" coming off the island; for one thing it's only started happening recently.

So is this a real problem or has the quality of my illicit drugs gone up? (And no, I don't really use drugs, but now might be a good time to start.)

Dave

Slo-Mo

[Hulkbust44]

There is a pitch down ground effect bug, but that only happens in close.

It other thing would be having flaps set to full, but being above 250kts IAS. At these speeds the flaps retract as to preserve them. Slowing down through 250 will deploy the flaps again.

You should never be near these speeds on approach, bit it's an idea.

Are you flying onspeed AoA?

Mobius708

[BIGNEWY]

It's not a ground effect bug, but there is a pitch down behaviour during traps, we have reported that and the team need to address it in a future patch. 

thanks