Can pilot see the runway during standard landing?

[1130]

just curious, seems the horizon is almost at the bottom of the hud when almost touchdown, then how about on the glideslope ? Where there the runway would be smaller.

Edited August 22, 2023 by 1130
typo issue

[Oesau]

It not perfectly aligned with the pilots eyes but this video is from the helmet perspective 

 

 

Edited August 22, 2023 by Oesau

[Kalasnkova74]

The F-4 lands using a combination of AoA and power. It’s an artifact of its naval origins.

If you’re on speed (for a given fuel weight) & at correct Angle of Attack you’ll see the runway just fine. 

 

[G.J.S]

No problem viewing the landing area. Run the seat up if you were slightly smaller in stature (I classed myself as the worlds tallest midget  ).

[1130]

2023/8/23 AM4点23分，Oesau说：

It not perfectly aligned with the pilots eyes but this video is from the helmet perspective 

 

 

 

thx, it's a good POV video, and if using the landing route with final turns it would be better right?  and oof seems the pilot got a "hard ass" after that land in the vid XD

2023/8/23 AM6点03分，G.J.S说：

No problem viewing the landing area. Run the seat up if you were slightly smaller in stature (I classed myself as the worlds tallest midget  ).

alright, I guess I need to pull that handle to "lift up" that seat

 

[average_pilot]

On 8/22/2023 at 10:46 PM, Kalasnkova74 said:

The F-4 lands using a combination of AoA and power. It’s an artifact of its naval origins.

If you’re on speed (for a given fuel weight) & at correct Angle of Attack you’ll see the runway just fine. 

 

That's precisely how airplanes fly. The historical artifact is that properly flying airplanes like that is in general more an exception than the norm it should be.