FA-18C: Airfield Takeoff & VFR Landing Tutorial | DCS WORLD

[@anbu94]

my buddy was an airframer for F/A 18s on a carrier and said whenever the pilots landed harder than within that e-bracket, they had to do a mandatory inspection of the landing system

[@amax1229]

Not sure why nobody has mentioned this. You landed on the area (white centerline arrows) before the displaced threshold, a big no no. That area is weaker than the runway itself and will take damage (in the real world) if you land on it. You can takeoff from that area though, it gives you extra room to get up to speed. Otherwise a good tutorial.

[@AizenSousuke92]

wow. interesting info (Y). Worked at an airport and I had no idea of that!

[@baronvonwinkle1470]

Always beware of the virtual pilot, information given is not all it seems....

[@CaptainC6969]

@@baronvonwinkle1470 A Max is correct, Instrument rated pilot here.

[@baronvonwinkle1470]

@@CaptainC6969 I wasn’t disputing A Max, I was advising caution on the video creators “knowledge”

[@MengLinWu]

This comment is correct and needs to be upvoted more.

[@iain8837]

Maybe cause this is an old revision, but military thrust is designated by the small line across your control display throttle axis, you don't appear to be near that, which is confirmed that you aim for 95% thrust? 100% is military, once you go to burner, rpm stays at 100% but the fuel flow obviously increases a great deal. Also, the runway has touchdown markers on, perfect aim points, and flap settings is also important, half flap take off (never Auto), and there is no such thing as "neutral" flaps. Love ALL your videos, just this could do with a refresh, I guess you rushed it as it's not one of the core items to learn, but actually (and I speak from experience), it can all go wrong in this crazy beast, especially for new pilots joining the sim. Keep up the good work Cap...cheers

[@The_Cokester]

I’m a commercial pilot and this helped immensely for this game 😂

[@grimreapers]

Thx Corey :)

[@luissowhat2511]

How do I know if my HUD is caged or uncaged? When I press the key C or programmed button on my stick, nothing happens and my HUD keep moving.

[@kingfisher5303]

I also want to know this

[@tonyascaso6254]

@@kingfisher5303 uncaging the hud will give me a true indication of where the jet is moving based on wind. You always want to aim for the crotch of the ship. That or a crosswind landing at an airfield.

[@luissowhat2511]

@Grim Reapers ok. Thank you. Now I am having trouble with the e bracket. The fucker keeps escaping me. So I have to keep using my trim. I tried using my thrust, but the velocity vector doesn't catch it. How do people keep it centered? Like still lose control with just using my throttle

[@luissowhat2511]

Nm. I think i got it. I set my pitch up and down unstead if trim up and down. Well see if that works

[@Gfsverse]

i go through all of the TO checklist and check the FCS page and set my trim and spool up to 95% but the f18 still doesnt lift off the run way even at 170 knots (yes ik the take off speed is less than that) please help me

[@rayray-zf4fj]

Need help. I cant lower my landing gears anymore. when ever I push G or landing gear down button on my HOTAS. A POKIE Machine appears on the left screen. and it dosent lower it. What do I do? can I turn that off somehow?

[@yourlunch321]

heya cap, i would like to ask you a question. how do i see my distance from the runway when starting the first left turn on the downwind leg? thanks!

[@mistergameman1]

For a weird reason i hold the brakes, go to military power then full afterburner and releas. But it accelerates very slowly and when i take off i cant gain speed. Pls help

[@SunIRIise]

Are your elevators stuck in a pitch up position and you can't gain any speed at all? That happened to me as well and what I did to fix it was turning off "GAME FLIGHT MODE" in the Options menu, under the Gameplay tab.

[@cmibm6022]

Nice landing, but it is a nice touch to flare a bit at the last moment. And again: You don't need to look anywhere for the trim - just hit the Take Off trim button (in front of the throttles - or bind it to a key).

[@natebisque6067]

what controllers/ joysticks/ pedals do u use?

[@grimreapers]

X-56

[@williamhughjoneswill5981]

@@grimreapers does it have a afterburner step?

[@williamhughjoneswill5981]

@@grimreapers afterburner detent

[@exploring_thailand]

Very helpful video, thanks. Is it possible to bring up that information bar at 7:00 while you're flying, or is it only available in replay?

[@grimreapers]

LCtrl+y

[@lucaslerch404]

Heyaaaa SuperCAP! Since you can see the N2 (?) Percentage on your EFI, did you adjust your "seat position down or back a bit? And if yes, do you do it every flight or os there a possibility to save that? I can't seem to find a position where the HUD is where it should be and I can see the EFI and the zoom is good for me.

[@grimreapers]

I think you have to move it every flight, does not save.

[@우주시민네온o7]

When I take off with my f-18, if I raise my nose more than 5 degrees, it slows down. But in the video, your speed was going up. What should I do?

[@grimreapers]

Do you have afterburner on??

[@우주시민네온o7]

@@grimreapers yes i put throttles on 100

[@homermorisson9135]

Proper Navy/Figher Pilot lingo n00b here, so could anyone enlighten me on the topic of TO w/ Military power vs AFT? I mean, the gamer in me thinks "Why the hell WOULDN'T you use AFT, it's SO COOL".... but what would a properly educated fighter pilot say to that? Is it really just the (to me) obvious thing about possibly wanting to conserve fuel? Is it about noise limitations, though I can hardly imagine such a thing to exist on military airbases? Or are there some deeper issues at play that I just don't know about? And of course: super helpful videos, and even super interesting just to watch per sé, well done!

[@doge_ram7234]

The afterburner on the hornet in particular seems to eat fuel, you get about 10 minutes of flight time on afterburner without fuel pods, and thus it is treated more like War Emergency Power on ww2 piston aircraft than most afterburners. They also put a ton of strain on the engines and cause rapid wear.

[@homermorisson9135]

@@doge_ram7234 Thanks!

[@irememberjeepz]

Great vid. Helped me a lot.

[@Jerbear889]

i cant get the pitch trim to work. i can roll using trim, using the the same HOTAS as you and the same key mapping, but the pitch trim wont work and makes a proper landing impossible for me. it will roll using the hat switch but wont do anything at all trying to pitch up or down

[@Jerbear889]

disregard- the fix for me in case anyone else runs into this with the X56 and quite possibly other HOTAS is that the HAT switch up/down is also set for mouse wheel up/down by default which was causing the pitch trim to not work

[@Jerbear889]

glad i left this little note here a year ago, was running into the same issue, i searched how to do it and here we are, back to you lol

[@AndrewGrey22]

1,000 ft for a pattern altitude at those high speeds seems like it is too low when turning for base and final.

[@luissowhat2511]

Please help me. When I turn on my flaps and gear, my plane flares up automatically and gains altitude, like stalling while ill try using push trim to catch it. Is the the right thing to do? Or do i use the joystick

[@grimreapers]

This is all correct behaviour of plane. You must correct it with trim. Also flaps should be coming down when you are low speed 180 or lower.

[@luissowhat2511]

@@grimreapers ok. Thank you. Now I am having trouble with the e bracket. The fucker keeps escaping me. So I have to keep using my trim. I tried using my thrust, but the velocity vector doesn't catch it. How do people keep it centered?

[@olivertv6175]

Very useful, thanks!

[@Dinnye01]

I fly one of these for a living. With that being said, the most impressive part is when it stops in the air. I know we have wonderful AoA capabilities, but this is off the chart. (referring to the pause, for those without any sense of humour). Also, every F18 landing is a controlled crash (you don't actually have a lot of room to fuck around on a flight deck, or you'll find out pretty soon) - so you really should land AFTER the threshold. You'll fuck up the airfield. And then the local lead controller will find you, and show you that the AMRAAM of consequences rarely comes with lube.

[@DirkVaughan]

Is it normal for the landings to be rough? I feel like I’m smashing the deck

[@kylerolannd]

Dude , thank you for this video! I just recently started playing, and I bought the FA18 when it was on sale, I only play to do the Training videos for the FA18! Would be nice to play with some like minded adults that I could practice flying with! Any advice you could give in that regard , would be much appreciated, Cheers! 😀 PS Sorry, noob question, what do you mean to not "Flare"? Cause when I google that term, it keeps brining up ''ECM, Countermeasures, Flares"etc.

[@KnightOps290]

Flare is the increase on angle of attack(Pulling back on the stick) to slow the aircraft a bit more and arrest the decent for the last 20-50 feet

[@iiTz_Golden]

How does I reset the take off trim bc after I take off I’m losing airspeed even with afterburner

[@npc6817]

Trim down?

[@D3RPTV]

Flaring is still mandatory for F18 airfield landings in most cases they only reason they might not do it is because of weight or to not forget how to do carrier landings

[@grimreapers]

thx

[@cedrictaylor08]

You flare on base runways because on a ship flight decks dose give where concert wont and cause landing gear damage and early wear and tear

[@esf-1272]

Negative. Naval/Marine pilots flare basically for comfort as it's less jolting. The gear (specific the planing link - the thing that keeps the wheels pointing the correct direction) breaks less when planted into the deck vice squeaking it on the runway, but that doesn't mean that pilots won't do it. Being overweight is the only real reason to do it.

[@Paroxsym-OX]

@@esf-1272 You should listen to/watch a video from C.W. Lemoine on the Hornet, I think it was his video on his Hornet FINI flight. Navy pilots, when operating from an air field, *will* flare the landing not just for comfort but also to reduce wear on the gear.

[@cedrictaylor08]

@@Paroxsym-OX I under stand but I was in an a6 sqadron at nas oceana and iwas told in a6 fam school that flaring on shore was to save wear on the gears concert doesn't give while of the boat the flight deck does give

[@cedrictaylor08]

@@esf-1272 yes that is one reason but as an a6 sqadron maintains crew and going to a6 fam school I was taught to save the gears plus marines only do carrier landing at flight school naval pilots land on Carrie's since the mishap on the Nimitz back in 78 I believe a ea6b flown by marines crashed on landing trying to get his quals marines were then on shore pilots after that

[@esf-1272]

@@Paroxsym-OX He can say that all he wants, but that is what was causing our landing gear issues in the first place because the planing link was not straightening the wheels correctly as the gear was designed to be slammed on the deck. I'm not saying I haven't flared and usually do, but it's not because the gear can't handle it nor that it actually shouldn't be planted on the deck.

[@hmabboud]

Whats flare?

[@LtDogoop]

There are 2 flares one is pitching up a just a tiny amount before touchdown and the other flare as in chaff/flares is used to evade missiles

[@fox25_fpv19]

Hey, great Vid, but there remains one Question: What does "pumping the wheel brakes" mean? Thanks :)

[@grimreapers]

rather than holding button down, press it many times. Stops them over-heating I believe?

[@fox25_fpv19]

@@grimreapers okay thanks

[@simonwahlstrom1296]

They should install ABS

[@martinqc]

@@simonwahlstrom1296 Adds extra weight. Need the weight for Gas and weapons.

[@fox25_fpv19]

@Randomly In accurate thank you✌

[@meeswerners5154]

very informative video!

[@LoiteringReaper]

Played Ace Combat 3; learned how to land gently. My tip’s to stay low, speed, flaps, & gear down, and as you approach the runway reduce speed the closer you are to the ground until the aircraft nearly stalls. By then, you’ll be a few feet off the ground, which’ll get you a gentle landing.

[@Dinnye01]

You do NOT land gently with an F18. Actual captain and F18-er here. The gears of the Hornet are designed to take a rough hit, because on a carrier, you don't have the space to flare up. So basically you crash in a controlled manner and hope that you'll get the 3rd cable, which is ideal. And with that said, we only ever land any other way is when we have a passenger (some high ranking officer wanting to take a ride or sth). Every ground landing is an opportunity to practice the correct way. Also, there is a little indicator on the left side of the canopy, which will tell you the correct glide slope. If you put it spot on, you will have a traditional F18 landing. If you fuck it up, and have no excuse for doing so, you'll get an O for that landing and a boot up your arse.

[@stink982]

First

[@jemand8462]

Just for comparison: An airliner lands at a 3° angle and flares to about 100-200ft/mins. This guy lands at 8° and doesn'T flare, lands at about 800 ft/mins. 4-8 times the impact speed of a normal airliner flight.

[@dcsaholic2636]

F-18 carrier landings are at around 700 ft/min and are made to withstand very hard landings. You cannot compare an airliner made for commercial use landing on a stable runway and a high performance fighter jet landing on a carrier. Nice try though.

[@rickaredoughmyloss7023]

why are you comparing an airliner to an f18

[@jemand8462]

@@dcsaholic2636 I can'T? I just did, didn't I?;) I didn't criticize, I found it fascinating that the fighter can do that.