DCS F-14B Tutorial 11 - ACL

Today I demonstrate Automatic Carrier Landing System or ACL in the F-14B.

[@demonfurby9063]

You are literally the only person to point out that you have to have dlc enabled to perform this landing. THANK YOU!!! Subscribed and Good work!!

[@deephack]

It took some figuring out, when prepping this video I couldn't get it to work. Did some searching on the ED forum and found a post from Heatblur on the subject.

[@craig8724]

DLC countermeasures dispense…….. that’s what my DLC says. Anything specific ?

[@dr_arcade]

What is dlc?

[@ozark6454]

What’s the keybind to enable this ?

[@dr_arcade]

If i push the button how do i know if its enabled?

[@alcatraz0643]

quick,easy to understand thanks we need more on point tutorials without exact procedures, just talking about system and then demonstration

[@LtRiot]

Fantastic video. Only thing I would point out is that you push to MIL, not afterburner during a trap, or you owe the LSO a beer and will be graded like you did a cut pass. The legacy Hornet can go burner in a bolter, but not the F14. Big no no

[@asawyer2872]

Great tutorial!

[@uwebech5825]

ACLS is for Nuggets. :) Nice video, thanks... Bad WX is the great equalizer of Naval Aviators. :)

[@craig8724]

DLC is countermeasures dispense on my control option menu. Sooooo….. IDK 🤷🏼‍♂️ Also it help when you guys turn on status bar at the bottom of screen when making these videos. Thanks I will keep trying.

[@panicraptor2837]

not in landing mode

[@SMUK89274]

@@panicraptor2837 Mine pops a flare in landing mode

[@panicraptor2837]

@@SMUK89274 gear & flaps down?

[@SMUK89274]

@@panicraptor2837 Yup, following video exactly and it never works

[@panicraptor2837]

@@SMUK89274 hmm maybe bugged or wrong binding for DLC button

[@Revilo147]

I couldn't tell from the video but did you have the air break out? also DLC? might explain why your velocity vector was bouncing up and down cause the auto throttle didn't have enough range cause you were too fast.

[@deephack]

Air brake was in and DLC was enabled. The ACLS does not engage without DLC engaged.

[@Revilo147]

@@deephack thanks. Couldn’t tell from the cockpit view. Think you may want your air break out just like a case 1. Will possibly give you a smoother ride in. I might be wrong but I was under the impression that the air break extended is the standard for all landings in the f-14. Your video helped me get in the deck though so thanks either way.

[@dr_arcade]

does this work during snow/wind case iii etc?

[@rickytikki1]

yes thats the whole point of acls

[@OperatorPuski]

the question remains...did you make a Ham Sandwich?

[@notmy2358]

If only I could have one, very good video though!