Post by LOU on Mar 16th, 2015 at 2:54pm
Mark, the key to a successful carrier landing is speed control.
If you're able to keep the speed around 130 knots and line up early that makes the approach a bit easier. If you find the right pitch and power setting the workload drops. Every time you change pitch, the speed changes and you end up chasing the plane around.
I don't make every landing, but most of them. I wish there was some control of the sea state so the ship would move around a bit more. That movement would make the landing even more realistic. :o
It's interesting to see the fog form so quickly as the wing loading increases, and to see the Coanda effect over the wing.
Lou
If you're able to keep the speed around 130 knots and line up early that makes the approach a bit easier. If you find the right pitch and power setting the workload drops. Every time you change pitch, the speed changes and you end up chasing the plane around.
I don't make every landing, but most of them. I wish there was some control of the sea state so the ship would move around a bit more. That movement would make the landing even more realistic. :o
It's interesting to see the fog form so quickly as the wing loading increases, and to see the Coanda effect over the wing.
Lou