F/A 18 Hornet manual?

Tregarth,

I can help you with the carrier.

Please download our:

https://flight-sim.org/filebase/index…/498-apollo-50/

and land here:

The originally bland F-15 is now a capable navigable FS2 plane. Using keys and switches the nav1 course, the heading bug and using the nav page, the VOR in use can be selected. A VOR in a simple route holds that beacon and DME as nav 1.

Here is the KLO VOR setup for the 16 VOR approach to Zurich. The nav 2 was automatically switching to the nearest beacon, TRA is displayed here.

Its good fun at 400 knots.

The course should have been 157.

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and copy/overwrite the unzipped attached file to folder:

Kennedy_Space_Center/Misc_Objects_v15/Hornet_Landing

I don't have this folder.

I downloaded Apollo50 again, but it seems that it is the first version, which I already have.

@TmSimMuc

Moin Thomas,

I have all data for your carrier Hornet and for me also for this download (catapults and landing on carrier, heliports on ships):

https://flight-sim.org/filebase/index…ff-pt-mugu-af2/

I just don't know exactly how it is with the rights of third parties when I publish my part there. We cam make something to publish a new download.

Tschüss, Michael

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I don't have this folder.

Tregarth , @Tomfa

I am sorry for the confusion. This location was for an upcoming update.

For the recent version 1.0 you actually do not need a patch.

Just use the carrier as it is.

ApfelFlieger: Yes let us publish a seperate carrier. (->PM) I will add the correct credits.

However do not get your hopes up too high, one CAN land the F18 on the carrier, but there are no signal (ball, comm) and no arrestor cables so the landing procedure is not quite the regular one.

Here is a quick checklist for a normal landing. The normal landing pattern is to fly over, do a left 2G turn, a downwing leg parallel to the carrier, then another 2G turn and land.

Landing Procedure Checklist:

On approach:

• Check landing weight is below safe maximum (42,900lbs for F18-E, don't know for F18-A)

• jettison stores or fuel as necessary (via jettison controls) (N/A)

At five miles from carrier on straight approach, or on the oval pattern:

• Descend to an altitude of around 600ft and bring airspeed down to around 200kts

• De-activate the countermeasures dispenser (via the UFC) (N/A)

• Lower the hook (pull the handle at the lower right corner of the cockpit )

• Extend the landing gear (depress the red rocker switch at the lower left corner of the cockpit, or press [G] )

• Flaps are automatic

• If on oval pattern, start a 2G turn CCW to get into carrier alignement

• Adjust thrust and/or angle of attack as necessary (indicator in HUD, maintain AOA, adjust glide slope with throttle)

At FLOLS acquisition range (approximately 0.75 miles):

• "Call the ball" when you see the FLOLS display (not available or needed here)

• Monitor glideslope on the FLOLS and general position via ILS HUD needles, and respond to LSO instructions (not available or needed here)

At touchdown:

• Engage maximum thrust in anticipation of a bolter (do not do and better step on the brake in this case as soon as you touch down)

• If you catch a wire successfully, throttle back to idle (not available or needed here)

I haven't landed the F18 ont the carrier yet, you may even have to stall land the plane (drop airspeed way below normal, at the edge of stalling and increase AOA to maximum possible), as I don't htink there is enough distance to brake sufficiently.

Anyway, that's the gist of it. The checklist I gave came form another game.

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but there are no signal (ball, comm) and no arrestor cables so the landing procedure is not quite the regular one.

Does anybody know, if there are plans to implement thees features in the FS 2?

No plans AFAIK. We've been trying to come up with some kind of solutions, so far that's the best we've been able to come up with. By "we" I mean a group of us users and tinkerers.

Apfelflieger created this great model of the aircraft carrier, that can be landed on, which is already not a simple task. I think it came from other models too, not sure, the parties can chime in (Apfelflieger, Tom, DaveW, etc..) It's been a collective effort just to get here.

We've also worked on the "ball" or FLOS but again so far that's it, yet really not much.

The features have been suggested, but I don't think there are any plans from IPACS, although I don't really know, nor would they probably tell us until it's done, which I understand completely.

Same with developing more electronic systems for the F18/F15 etc.. We can come up with stuff, but it's not easy to implement.

Jan, I have access to some manual for the F18 (not military and I control the copyright), it's for the superhornet, but the differences can be managed (or we could also make a superhornet ). Once systems start to get implemented, we can easily use that as a base, and fit it to this one, I'm willing to help too, just let me know.

50 knots of wind would be a help, I tried landing the Corsair on the very flat USS Hornet at Alameda.

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50 knots of wind would be a help, I tried landing the Corsair on the very flat USS Hornet at Alameda.

Ha, good point 140 knots of wind and landing the F18 would be perfect.

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I don't know about you guys but I landed the F18 successfully on the deck several times even with 5kt winds. It's all about the speed on touchdown and that you don't bounce and that you have the parking brake set and and use the full length of the deck obviously....

OK Maverick (yes I know, wrong plane), we'll try to catch up to your top gun mad skills.

Did you also try to land a C130, with full reverse, and maybe JATO. Oh wait we don't have a C130 and even less JATOalthough I hear they could be relatively easily implemented.

Videos????