F/A-18C Discussion

[f-18hornet]

This is a standard procedure.:joystick:;)

[Lord_Pyro]

Altough the Startup of Hornets is already well known, teached by various sims. It's not like no one ever did a hornetsim beforehand. So first thing we'll do is to ramp up at an carrier (if ED delivers some major improvements to carriers, like a crowded deck or rampstartpositions (the system we have right now would be an show stopper!)) line up at the cat and shoot that brid in the air! (and of cource try to land back on deck without ils, just by the feeling and eyemeasurements) :)

I long for that day!

[bigian]

yep standard procedure for me, get into the pit, crash, repeat, crash open the manual get into the pit and crash again.... repeat - my wife just doesn't understand !

[jay43]

Looking forward to this one Tomcat all the way my favourite whos my rear, that would be cool if the your could be another player instead of ai.

 

Lol at Big Ian does any wife understand

[Pizzicato]

Assuming that we get realistic carrier ops, I suspect that I will just spend weeks taking off, flying circuits and landing on the boat again.

[GodsPrototype]

Assuming that we get realistic carrier ops, I suspect that I will just spend weeks taking off, flying circuits and landing on the boat again.

 

Totally. And the same procedure as previously mentioned. I cannot wait! DCS is going to improve even more. Hope we get an estimate on when they will release these new birds after they complete FC3 or even when they release 1.2.4.

[Lord_Pyro]

Assuming that we get realistic carrier ops, I suspect that I will just spend weeks taking off, flying circuits and landing on the boat again.

 

Assuming that we get realistic carrier ops, i will just spend weeks outside my RL XD

[Madone]

This is a standard procedure.:joystick:;)

 

Then I must have a problem or something cause I'm the type that read the manual 3 times before getting in the aircraft :book: lol

[NineLine]

Then I must have a problem or something cause I'm the type that read the manual 3 times before getting in the aircraft :book: lol

 

I fall somewhere in-between... I print the manual at work, nice color print with spiral binding... lay it on my desk... forget to open it... jump in the plane and crash it a bunch of times :)

 

[Madone]

I fall somewhere in-between... I print the manual at work, nice color print with spiral binding... lay it on my desk... forget to open it... jump in the plane and crash it a bunch of times :)

 

lol I hope your boss isn't a DCS forumer... :music_whistling:

[NineLine]

lol I hope your boss isn't a DCS forumer... :music_whistling:

 

Its a perk to working at a print shop ;)

[SUBS17]

Trying to get this thread back on track. What will you guys do first with the F/A-18C? I will most definitely do carrier ops online non-stop. I am also hoping that Thrustmaster releases a F/A-18C or F-15C joystick attachment. That would be amazing!

 

I'll go straight into carrierops on the boat, I've had plenty of practice.:thumbup:

[IonicRipper]

Makes me want to watch Jetstream again to get ready :)

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetstream_%28TV_series%29

 

Thanks for that, I didn't even know about that series. I always wondered if I could've been a fighter pilot. Halfway into the 1st episode I know I wouldn't have been able lol.

[Steel Jaw]

I have purchased and watched Jetstream many times. Great series. Their training and accomplishments are quite impressive until you stop to consider missing vital aspect that USN aviators must deal with: the final hurdle in USN Hornet training is the Boat. And the boat can still cut you from the program. I suspect a couple of the Canadian Forces pilots who squeaked through the program may yet have been DQ'd at the Boat.

[NineLine]

I have purchased and watched Jetstream many times. Great series. Their training and accomplishments are quite impressive until you stop to consider missing vital aspect that USN aviators must deal with: the final hurdle in USN Hornet training is the Boat. And the boat can still cut you from the program. I suspect a couple of the Canadian Forces pilots who squeaked through the program may yet have been DQ'd at the Boat.

 

I cant even imagine how intimidating that first landing on a carrier must be... I am sure its crushed a few pilots dreams over the years.... figuratively and literally.

 

I am quite fine doing it virtually :)

[SkateZilla]

I cant even imagine how intimidating that first landing on a carrier must be... I am sure its crushed a few pilots dreams over the years.... figuratively and literally.

 

I am quite fine doing it virtually :)

 

There's always the Airforce

[Gunsmoke]

What would you say is more difficult initially.. Air-Air refueling or landing on a carrier?

[NineLine]

What would you say is more difficult initially.. Air-Air refueling or landing on a carrier?

 

Refueling on the way to land on a carrier :)

[Gunsmoke]

Refueling on the way to land on a carrier :)

 

Haha! Too true

[toni]

So......, will the F18C come by itself I mean land based? A proper Carrier simulation,able to steer into the wind and set different speeds is mandatory I think. If not at the beginning,a future Naval Ops can content full CBGs,with operative detailed vessels. Mmmmmm, concerning Carriers,what do you think about starting with the SLEP Forrestal class and keep moving forward till reaching the G.Ford class,this in a couple of years?

[NineLine]

So......, will the F18C come by itself I mean land based? A proper Carrier simulation,able to steer into the wind and set different speeds is mandatory I think. If not at the beginning,a future Naval Ops can content full CBGs,with operative detailed vessels. Mmmmmm, concerning Carriers,what do you think about starting with the SLEP Forrestal class and keep moving forward till reaching the G.Ford class,this in a couple of years?

 

There is little info beyond intent to develop the F-18C at this point.

 

Proper carrier ops simulation would be cool with all the features you listed...

[cichlidfan]

So......, will the F18C come by itself I mean land based? A proper Carrier simulation,able to steer into the wind and set different speeds is mandatory I think. If not at the beginning,a future Naval Ops can content full CBGs,with operative detailed vessels. Mmmmmm, concerning Carriers,what do you think about starting with the SLEP Forrestal class and keep moving forward till reaching the G.Ford class,this in a couple of years?

 

Without proper wave motion what would be the point.

[Rider1]

Did you guys ever play Graphsim's Hornet Series or Janes FA18?

Fantastic carrier ops in both of those.

 

I remember playing Janes and it had carrier landing training missions. One of those, if I remember correctly, was really really hard. Pitching deck, black night, lightening. Really really challenging.

 

I remember my buddies would come over and we would spend the evenings drinking beer, huddled around my comp, taking turns shooting carrier landings. Cheering each other on and talking smack.. Pretty damn fun.

 

The Hornet is my second most favorite airplane of all time, so I am pretty excited to transition into a new jet.

[SkateZilla]

Refueling on the way to land on a carrier :)

 

 

At Night, in bad weather.

[Madone]

At Night, in bad weather.

 

With an engine failure and the control panel flashing like a christmas tree?:huh: