F-4E Phantom II - Landing the Legend | DCS |

Today I practiced landings with the phantastic F-4E Phantom from ‪@HeatblurSimulations‬ and I think that after a few attempts the result is quite presentable. What do you think?
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[@joespeed1952]

Wonderful landing. Awesome livery, one of my favorites.

[@nemisis_wolf]

A few comments mention you only achieving AOA as you pass the threshold. For a military fast jet THIS IS correct procedure holding that ^0 on the AOA indexer till threshold then getting the o just before touchdown. RAF instructors teach this method to new pilots, so a well done from me for a perfect touchdown, but I do agree you were fast on the downwind with gear and flaps coming out above 250Knts. Nice video and good choice in music. Keep up the good work

[@flyingchiefDCS]

I've always wondered why so many people have criticized it, for me it was a pretty good approach, even if it wasn't perfect. Thank you for your kind words, I really appreciate it.

[@daofong3791]

Beautiful...

[@AnthonyAdrianAcker]

Dang Jester just can't be happy can he? :P Very nice landing, way better than me so far. I keep breaking Jester's glass vertebrae spine lol.

[@flyingchiefDCS]

He will probably never be happy, but he certainly tries his best 😂

[@AnthonyAdrianAcker]

@@flyingchiefDCS He does and he is a really cool addition. I'm having a blast in the F-4E. It was so worth the wait! And having a WSO is a really interesting dynamic that I am finding a lot of reason to be thankful for.

[@dotbmp]

anything under 500 FPM Vs at touchdown seems okay with him.

[@AnthonyAdrianAcker]

@@dotbmp Thank you for the tip! Yeah, I really need to work on my sink rate.

[@Q3ark]

Jester just doesn’t want his spine snapping on a hard landing, I can respect that 😂

[@VonHoffnung]

Noice!

[@sedlo]

Nicely done!

[@flyingchiefDCS]

Thanks for your comment! Btw I really appreciate your contents and missions 👍

[@sedlo]

@@flyingchiefDCS thanks, I’m glad you are enjoying them!

[@JD-xh3ex]

nice!

[@paulwalker2988]

Butter :)

[@vedymin1]

Hm..would you be dragging the chute like this behind you or cut it off after it drops down ? Are they reusable ?

[@flyingchiefDCS]

Well, you just drop it... following the procedures, you do it on the taxiway. In DCS you get a new chute after rearming and refueling.

[@rwhunt99]

Jester is never nice to me, lol! I guess I never greased a landing yet.

[@flyingchiefDCS]

Oh well, just keep practicing your landings and he'll love you. He is very moody 😇

[@largeheadsmallbrain]

Very fast round downwind to final. You only reach on-speed AoA on the flare. Having said that, im really struggling chasing the the throttles around to keep in the really narrow envelope of on-speed while controlling rate of descent

[@speedingSloth]

Butter 👍

[@flyingchiefDCS]

Ich möchte fast sagen "butterzart" 🙃

[@andwhiteley]

Great video....what map and airfield is this?

[@flyingchiefDCS]

That's on the Kola map. I simply used the instant mission that comes with the module 😊

[@798christian]

klasse clip 👍 aber sollte das fahrwerk nicht erst bei 250 kn ausgefahren werden? hatte da bist jetzt immer angst es geht kaputt 😂. P.S.: wie heißt der song?

[@flyingchiefDCS]

Ja, sollte es... aber da ich das Ganze nach Gefühl gemacht habe, wusste ich das zu dem Zeitpunkt noch nicht. Außerdem bremst das Fahrwerk ja selbst auch noch die Maschine ab. Song editiere ich demnächst noch in die Beschreibung, habe ich gerade nicht zur Hand😀

[@SklllsS]

Gute Landung des Luftverteidigungsdiesel!

[@flyingchiefDCS]

Danke für Dein Lob... ist zwar noch Luft nach oben, aber das Modul ist ja auch noch nicht so lange draußen 😊

[@florianstephan5745]

Von mir auch "Super Landung", dachte ich müsste den AoA "Kringel" bereits vorm Threshold haben, versuche es mal so...noice ;-)

[@flyingchiefDCS]

@@florianstephan5745 und auch von mir, danke für Dein Lob👍 Unterm Strich ist es halt einfach nur entscheidend, beim Aufsetzen den richtigen AoA zu haben, auch wenn ich hier immer noch einen Tick zu schnell war ☺

[@MemphisBelle291]

Nicely done, indeed. But you´ve been a bit fast on the approach. Try to be between 160 and 180 knots to be precise onSpeed AoA.

[@flyingchiefDCS]

Thanks for your advice. It's very much appreciated 👍

[@MrPhantom453]

Very smooth landing but it looked like you were going a little fast at touchdown. Also, it looked like you didn't lower your flaps until on final. Did I see that right? Anyway, it looked great. I'm still landing like a house brick that's been thrown out of a car window. 🙄

[@flyingchiefDCS]

The landing was certainly not perfect and after watching Reflected's new video today, I know what I need to do better. But slats & flaps were definitely in the OUT & DOWN position 😇

[@richskinns]

Comments- Deploy flaps on the base turn before finals and achieve correct AOA on finals. You only achieved it just prior to the flare so were fast on touch down. Trimming on downwind is very crucial so you can focus on subtle throttle movements to control the rate of decent.

[@nemisis_wolf]

Achieving AOA just before touch down is common practice in fast jets (with the exception of carrier landings) It is the correct and same method taught by RAF instructors to new Fast Jet Pilots!

[@Q3ark]

If he achieved the correct AOA then surely he must have been at the correct speed no?

[@OldGlaseye-gf7si]

fast all the way....(ok)....

[@flyingchiefDCS]

Nobody is perfect 😇