DCS: F/A-18C Hornet - Episode 9: CASE I Carrier Landing

[@KarlMoebius]

So calm and made it look easy. Just another day at the office.

[@NormGrassfield]

James Macdonald literally.

[@johjoh9270]

Meanwhile I can't even perform a decent VFR landing :/

[@codename1176]

Bill Pii yeah I have no idea why I keep dropping like a rock when I get to the speeds he is flying at

[@bertraminc9412]

Well with autopilot holds it really is easy.

[@harpoon_bakery162]

This is EXTREMELY hard to do. Can't stress it enough. You will need time to get this right. Lots and lots of time. Unless you are pure genius and have fighter aviation built into your DNA or something.

[@MurderdInTheBasement]

"I currently have the flight in active pause mode. Press the space bar to continue."

[@hba8103]

WAGS, consulted with a friend that is former F-18 pilot. He stated "breaking the deck" is the first aircraft to land on the ship, not to go below 2k ft. Each squadron will hold starting at 2k at 1k intervals for deconfliction. Bottom of the stack goes first with each squadron moving down 1k ft until it is their time to land. Also stated they hold at around 250 kts (400 too fast and burns too much fuel). Zip Lip is correct terminology. No contact with anybody inside of 10 mile radius of ship.

[@man_vs_life]

Awesome info, thanks brudda.

[@Bo_Nidle]

I think my carrier landings will be less "Top Gun", more "Hot Shots"!

[@JakeSignalYT]

Aye, just tried to use this method and almost went into the back of the carrier, I must be messing something up. I couldn't get my tacan to connect.

[@thatnorwegianguy1986]

Looking good : Smashes whats left of the aircraft on the deck

[@SunfireGTX25]

Lol!

[@ShackCoreContingency]

@@SunfireGTX25 What was that? My eyes are ceramic. Caught a bazooka round at Little Big Horn. Or was it Okinawa? The one without the Indians.

[@jamesward2141]

All my landings are top gun landings, just like cougar’s in the opening scene.

[@Anita95_original]

I understand why ED likes trains, Matt flies like a train - right on track...

[@DaddyKoolPop]

That was a great demo Matt. I must add that the seas look awesome. Beautiful work DCS Team.

[@mogumogu3686]

Matt Wagner is a legend.Thank you bro for your great videos.

[@bowser515]

Great video, and nicely done Matt. I can't wait to crash into the deck about 500 times before I finally manage to do this myself :)

[@DOGosaurus_rex]

bowser515 better light that afterburner don't crash and try again :)

[@bransondarch8678]

2 Hornet videos in one day? Matt you're spoiling us!

[@tavichh6529]

Don't say mean things or you'll scare him away and its back to 1 video every week

[@Gomendio]

The Kiss off to your right matt when braking the deck was missing, leaving your right hand fully opnened on the glass canopy..;-) Very nice one. Tipical Case I Natops by the book. My LSO critique...Little high start for a bit settle in the middle LLOW in close 3 wire OK PAss.A green chip on the greeanie bord to your record. A coupple "little power to catch up" on the sexy chat were heard as well. Nice peace of software guys. Very impressedl

[@Gomendio]

And, just a quick one. The ACPL, needles and ATC mode are scheduled to be at least on the " to do list"?

[@Bloodrayne800]

You make it look so easy. I have done 1 carrier landing out of 5 so far

[@slyderace]

That was the smoothest roll out I've ever seen once gears and flaps go down! I always balloon up to 1000 feet if I try to trim before rolling out.

[@azayomi]

I just pre-ordered DCS: Persian Gulf Map and DCS: F/A-18C Hornet! Thank you for these videos! It looks great! Excited!

[@torbai]

Finally, a video using correct carrier landing procedure... I am so happy...

[@eddielonestar7962]

Nice one! Just getting into DCS and loving the Hornet. Cheers for the tips!

[@J_JetClips]

This video has made me want invest in a full pc setup more than anything I've seen yet. It would be fantastic to get some kind of LSO pass debrief of your pass. Awesome stuff here. Cheers.

[@gopaldesikangopaldesikan5818]

Such a lucid commentary slow and study.. appreciate the video.

[@alchemicalanarchist]

Primary use of the ATC is for maintaining angle of attack for landing on carrier. Its secondary use is for cruising. The ATC has two modes. Cruise mode you can just turn it on and it will keep the same speed and you can do whatever. But the other mode is for landing and it only engages when your flying slow and your near the E bracket already. When it turns on the auto throttle will keep you centered in the E bracket hands off for landing.

[@MrDanielHell]

Beautiful! Can't wait to get my hands on her. Keep that good work up!

[@DillonV]

There’s one step that I didn’t hear mentioned for added realism and that’s to throttle all the way up when you hit the deck in case you missed the wires so you wouldn’t crash into the ocean

[@IkeThe9th]

Holy Crap, finally.

[@CaptainAirplane]

Nice video

[@Blairvoyach]

That one video will probably sell more copies than all the rest put together. Awesome work.

[@Braeden123698745]

Ohhhh helll yeah, you DCS guys are kicking ass!

[@JJC2611]

This is the video I’ve been waiting for. Thanks, Matt. Great flying too. I’ve paid and am now impatiently waiting for the release, I can’t wait :-)

[@MattWagner]

A little right and slow at end.

[@Frankestein01nl]

What a great explanation again on this wonderful airplane. The landing might have been off for you, but man, everything leading upto it was just awsomely detailed, very well done, and.. you got to "walk away from it" ;)

[@borkug1566]

5:23 Are you using speed brakes? I cannot enter that bank at 350 and end it under 200. I'm always faster at the end.

[@surfman88]

Nice. My hud and the bracket 'walked away' when i did some practice runs (thought is was a bug), but i see i have to cage it as you mention. So many things to take notice of lol but very nice game.

[@blackout2331]

I simply can not wait. I'm so on edge!!!

[@ryu1940]

Very nice! I'm looking forward to this and the F-14.

[@trucktrucker5043]

My favourite parts are the back of the carrier and the sea in front of it.I always crash in them.

[@SunfireGTX25]

At 4:15, how the heck do you turn so evenly like that while keeping the hud so even with the Horizon? I've tried and failed this many times while banking on approach!

[@David-nn1cf]

Watch your bank indicator at the bottom and keep your heading vector on the horizon. No sudden movements and slight adjustments will make for a good bank.

[@cs512tr]

great work hope they add LSO - Pilot calls like Colt 1 -1 3/4 of a mile call the ball etc

[@chipwillis]

thats the video ive been waiting on. really nice!

[@hendogg11b]

Will there be training missions to help teach how to fly the F/A-18C? Everything from start-up to carrier landings?

[@MattWagner]

Yes

[@czdaniel1]

​@@FERNANDOPENAS -- Thanks for posting the F-18 manuals link. Purchased tons of DCS material in the Steam Summer Sale, but couldn't find any flight manuals .PDFs linked on STEAM to read before installation

[@sidv4615]

@@czdaniel1 are those manuals available to people who don’t play DCS or haven’t bought something?

[@alcmann]

Thanks for the upload Matt

[@mikkihintikka7273]

people disliking these videos should not have found these videos at first hand. i mean this is super informative video and this is detail stuff so if someone disargees he should say it in the comments and share their knowledge with this community

[@snowman374th]

I bought the F18, but I'm not finding a tut for it. So tis is cool. I'd like to learn all about nav, auto pilot, and so much more haha.. Find the carrier I feel so far behind haha

[@andyw248]

Really nice approach!

[@tomhocking5606]

I really, really want to see this game get ATC and JTAC roles, and heavy transport/refueling/surveillance pilot and aircrew roles for DCS and multiplayer particularly. Absolutely think this should be the next step for the game as it adds a whole new level of immersivness and cooperation between players. Actually being able to talk to real people in the tower or awacs aircraft would be amazing. You could be juggling aircraft in the circuit pattern, communicating to strike aircraft targets on the ground, or conducting surveillance from above. Right now its a bit 2 dimensional in the aspect that the game only has fighter pilot roles, especially because it is a (digital) combat simulator, and not just a fighter pilot simulator.

[@tomhocking5606]

Guess this also means we need an in-game voip

[@GrandMasterWu777]

DCS has us all waitin day to day like dope feens!!

[@nickgrey582]

Excellent stuff Matt 👍🏻

[@ontherampflightsim]

Pretty good for purely going off the ball ind. I heavily rely on the ILS on the HUD to keep things on track.

[@Pricklyhedgehog72]

Piece of cake...right? Oh, and looks stunning Wags!

[@daviddavids8218]

Looking forward to downloading this, you made it look so easy, lol, good info about the pattern thank you- I turn in far too early. Refuelling next, have never managed that yet. Will be happy with whatever comes on the day.

[@nexus888]

amazing!! so excited. Well done :)

[@retrocny5625]

Yeah, this jet is gonna make me get back into flight sims and get into DCS for the first time. It's been a long time and I'll need a new HOTAS setup but with this jet nearly released plus the F-14 on the horizon....this is gonna be a must have for me. Truthfully I'm more excited about the prospect of the F-14 because that's always been my dream aircraft to fly and to my knowledge there really hasn't been a high fidelity flight sim that's modeled that aircraft faithfully and accurately. The Heatblur F-14 module looks great and I can't wait. I'm not sure it'll be quite on the same level as the hornet here but all the same, I'm excited.

[@SweViver]

Awesome video, thank you so much! I'm gonna watch through all your tutorials, they will really help me out :) I have so much to learn, but wow this F/A-18C is just amazing, it's becoming my addiction now! Cheers

[@Theyoutubecongressman]

Hey Matt, I noticed that the carrier is bare. Are there going to be personnel, other aircraft, air traffic, or any other additions that would make the carrier atmosphere more realistic in the final release?

[@MattWagner]

You can start many aircraft at once now and have a crowed deck after many aircraft recover. Static aircraft will come after EA launch.

[@Theyoutubecongressman]

Matt Wagner good to know. What about personnel? Marshallers?

[@Lollix46]

Any of this things for the Kuz too?

[@davidjin8147]

it will be too complicated for gamers to learn the whole carrier system in order to play this game.

[@payzenia487]

Ziyi Jin dcs isn’t supposed to be a game, more of a simulation

[@reyco1987]

more than one vid a day? holy crap it must be really close to dropping.

[@emretekince]

2 weeks

[@noez_ergo]

LOL

[@MemphisBelle291]

are you sure about that? If this is the case so it will be a bit close with the "Hornet first and Persian Gulf after and all within May" release plans. I pretty much assume that it´ll be the upcoming weekend....crossing fingers that I´m right :).

[@CHRISXTR3M3GAMING]

12HRS until release...so yea he was sure

[@SandMartin]

Guys, what mean UNCAGED at 7:14 ? Did he say this about velocity vector indicator ?

[@crregazzamerone]

Damn... its kind of difficult for me to control or keep the g's at 3.5 at the 1% of speed... great smooth landing. Thank you fircthis video. I see and need adjust my Throttle and turn radius. Crashed into ship many times. Lol.

[@bluecollarphil7064]

Matt makes it look easy once again (Still waiting for my early access btw)

[@Zatracenec]

Beautiful. Nice landing btw...

[@Lucaswilsonn]

does anyone know that double boing sound at 7:30??

[@johjoh9270]

Ha! lining up the catapult again right there at the end of the video, looks like someone still wanted to have some fun, huh? ;)

[@hook86]

Hmmm. Looks like 5 haters caught a wave off.... amazing video, Matt!

[@MattWagner]

Always a few...

[@hook86]

True enough, but many many more appreciative fans like myself who are thankful for what you and Eagle Dynamics do! Thanks for all the hard work! I haven't been this excited in awhile, this really is a golden age for combat flight simulation!

[@cazrl6023]

nicely done!

[@masterman3178]

I’d like to see wags in heated combat.

[@dhbroussard89]

Looks easy....why did it take me a month to trap?

[@sorted0blud]

Well execute Matt come along way from the 3 missed approaches on the live stream a few months ago!

[@Tridan24]

That was awesome thx wags... hey any chance of making the manual available before hand... just a thought... it would keep the impatient at bay... well for a little bit...

[@yorkng5029]

nice landing

[@eknight101]

I'm just amazed at how you can look down into the cockpit and manipulate controls while maintaining a bank angle and not looking at the HUD??

[@MattWagner]

Use BARO hold with ATC Cruise mode.

[@eknight101]

@@MattWagner 10-4. thank you

[@kidyugi1]

Where did you learn to do all of those buttons?

[@gungriffen]

Will we be getting deck crew eventually?

[@MattWagner]

Yes

[@kipchickensout]

when you said "nice centre ball" it looked like the ball was low though?

[@flashfire157]

I haven't even bought the hornet yet but I've heard how hard this is so watching now just to get familiar lol

[@callmegurpp1268]

I finally found a video game that simulated this, Because when I grow up I want to be a hornet pilot on the carrier Edit: also great landing

[@figjam5181]

Nice landing

[@NateKennison]

Matt, you da best.

[@godofm3tal1]

How do you get your HUD tinted like that?

[@itsmejp75]

Do you need to buy the carrier package in order to land and takeoff on one?

[@freeworld3814]

Professionally done ;)

[@Mrparangos3]

How do you know the correct distance you need to be from the carrier when flying in the downwind leg?

[@MattWagner]

Use the distance from TCN in the bottom right corner of the HSI. Thanks

[@willbryson4681]

Set TACAN by pressing tacan button putting the code in and then boxing the TCN on the HSI

[@Saber341]

Why do you turn anti-skid OFF?

[@j3tdr3ams57]

Awesome tutorial!

[@SeongJun]

I can't wait any longer :D

[@KiloWhiskey716]

How long did it take you to learn all this ?

[@mjl1966y]

The only thing missing is going to full military power after touch down in case you need to bolter... Maybe the sim isn't set up for it, but that's the deal on the boat.

[@drsal]

That's impressive, the steep bank before lining up with the carrier. When I was doing traps in F/A-18 Hornet 2.0 I'd give myself generous distance to line up for the final approach. I can't wait to revisit the Hornet …

[@trottheblackdog]

I'm balooning on the downwind after I go dirty. Still trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong.

[@MattWagner]

This is due to the much greater lift when the flaps come down. It's best to do this while in the turn. Thanks

[@ascherlafayette8572]

I find that holding speed break through the turn helps.

[@ascherlafayette8572]

@@MattWagner Also Wags, I noticed you held 2.3 gs, while many other tutorials recommend 1% gs

[@DCS_World_Japan]

I hope they make the ball easier to see to make up for a lack of realistic visual acuity on a computer screen. I couldn't clearly see it until he was 4 seconds from touchdown.

[@romaniac1]

It's so weird... when I first started trying, I had OK runs within 10 attempts or so. Even landed online a couple times. Tried again a few days later and it was not going well at all! (no updates or any changes; just my inputs). I will say that my descent rate was quite high in the ones I was making.

[@MattWagner]

Nothing changed in the software, sounds like something running on your end that is conflicting / taking cycles away.

[@romaniac1]

Hi Matt! Oh, I was not suggesting it was the sim/software that was causing the change in my flying. It was just me; this stuff is definitely not like riding a bicycle!

[@yehanmudalige6596]

@@romaniac1 hey bro i tried Carrier landing with the F14 in DCS but my hook doesn't connect with the arrest cable (even in mission editor and instant action)do you know why i have more than 3 attempts in one mission but nothing it doesn't hook up

[@justinhammontree4214]

What about the deck crew that heat blur is working on will they work together? Or is there going to be a brawl on the deck?

[@Phoenix37csp]

I might have missed it, but what altitude sink limits should we have during this descent, and what is the maximum the gear can handle? Cant seem to find it in NATOPS

[@MattWagner]

Around 850

[@metallica71787]

I noticed when landing on replays flaperons are not visible and are inop is this magic carpet feature only in the late hornets?

[@robbiewhelan]

makes it look easy

[@jackbrook2935]

I pre purchased today and was wondering if or how i can get the early access version

[@consume_vegetables]

I always struggle after applying full flaps. I just seem to descend abruptly, way too fast. Most of my successful landings involve deploying flaps near the end of my final approach.

[@weswheel4834]

Great video, thanks. Can see I'm going to be watching this one a lot. ("Why doesn't my landing go like that? Best go watch the tutorial again....")

[@F473d]

I got an X52 pro for Elite dangerous and downloaded DCS world to give the SU25T a go but setting up the controls is super hard and I've settled for just watching the pro's play as I outright suck at setting my controller up xD

[@heythere135]

Absolutely incredible Wags. The graphics are mind blowing. This will finally allow me to delete FSX for carrier landings as it doesn't hold a candle to DCS World physics modeling. Question: Will ILS be available for Mother during initial release or just TACAN for now?

[@MattWagner]

ICLS will come after early access launch.

[@heythere135]

Awesome, thanks for the quick reply. Keep up the great work

[@ajcrowley7170]

This looks nice... but why is there no energy state caret next to the velocity vector?

[@MattWagner]

AJ Crowley. Because this is not a Super Hornet.

[@ajcrowley7170]

I didn't realize the baby hornets didn't have that, but sure enough, you are correct. Thanks!

[@RS-xj2qv]

This friday?

[@mazzingazmazzinga5419]

great!!!!!!!!!!. What is your pc configuration to have those wonderful images?

[@tonyHern865]

will it be available first only on the openbeta?

[@Plydrms]

Looks nice. I practice with FSX and Javiers Carrier. With that you can spawn the carrier in any location. Do you have to download certain scenery for carrier approaches? How do you locate a carrier...or perhaps you start on deck as a mission? I'm very interested, thanks-

[@dj7duece]

I’m having an issue that my heading tap doesn’t rotate. It’s just stuck while in flight but taxing it’s fine. This make it difficult to land

[@MattWagner]

DJ 7Duece. Sounds like you did not align the INS.

[@dj7duece]

Matt Wagner yup that did it. Thank you much

[@Plydrms]

Did you fly in 2.5.4 open beta, water set to high?..thanks( I get lots carrier deck reflection in water when set to "high."...thanks