Air Force Fighter Pilot Attempts F-18 Aircraft Carrier Landings | DCS
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When’s there gonna be Growling Sidewinder vs Max AB
why dont play quest3?
Learn to fly the US navy carrier pattern, helps a lot with getting set up correctly for a good 3 wire landing. Most of the preperation takes place in the downwind leg where you descend to 600 ft, drop the gear, drop the flaps and trim the aircraft to fly onspeed (hook it usually dropped on inital approach to carrier before entering the pattern). From then on you mainly use lateral stick inputs and power to adjust height and postion with minimal to no pitch inputs on the stick. The F18 has an autothrottle too that will maintain onspeed power when the gear and flaps are down
Always FULL AFTERBURN when you hit the deck. In the Navy we always used to laugh at a bolt without AF
Wait I thought it was mil power or am I wrong
@@T_Rannikill Should be, or used to be I should say land with full power and burner until arrest cable stops full. Reason is in case hook breaks, or cable breaks, or you just bolt "miss" the cable you can get back up.
@@80aj yeah fs
I don't give a damn. I'll take whatever arrestor cable I can get! Provided I don't crash into the deck...😝
My son LTCMDR test pilot 17.5 years, says toughest is pitching deck at night after a 10 hour day of CAP. Said it would scare the poop out of you, your tired but have to bring your game up too max. He says after 700 traps you still are learning! Now they use Magic carpet.. my son was active from 2006-2023. Now reserves is a test Pilot for the FAA. Thank you for your service. During Covid you guys and the blues did a joint show over NYC where I am. Bravo Zulu!
Very cool! Thanks for sharing. I salute your son for his service
The joint flyover was great! We had it here in DC too
Really enjoy your videos 👍 USMC ground vet. Appreciate you fly boys
Awesome! Thanks for being here
Growler Jams is side eyeing you reaaaaal hard right now.
I can hear him yelling "meatball, line up, angle of attack..." In my head.
If you're used to the Viper, the landing mode in the F-18 is a little weird until you get used to it. You're supposed to trim to the correct AOA and then only use throttle to go up and down by adding power and not try to control pitch with the stick. But still, these were pretty good landings for going in cold. Congrats on never smashing into the back of the boat!
So funny landing on carrier. We must push full throttle the moment we touch the deck. In case we miss the cables. You dont. I saw that with Ate Chuet french pilote on Rafale marine. I love your video.
Thanks for watching!
If you get the super carrier plugin you can get LSO scores. Plus you can use the radio menu to do basic comms.
That’s awesome!
@@MaxAfterburnerusanew video! 😂
one thing most people wont realize is that on deck, there is a very particular spot where the nonskid is really worn down from the aircraft tailhooks hitting that spot over and over and over again. Its not a big spot when you consider all of the variables in play. Its pretty damn impressive.
Sir, the airboss would like a word...
Time to stand at attention in front of the boss (again) 😆
Don’t walk past the arresting gear shop they are pissed they missed chow because of you….
@@MaxAfterburnerusa😂
On some of the missed landings your nose is dropping. This raises the hook above the cables. And decent should be around -750 ish. I love landing on the carriers! Too fun!!!
Since they hid the cables on you Ryan, you should have gone down and strafed the flight deck! They wouldn't mess with you after that, would they? 🤣😆
Haha that’s diabolical
Lot of fun to watch! Made life super hard for yourself Bruh! Look forward to the next round!
Ha thanks!!
I'm aware of the hubris of correcting a pilot of your calibre - but fwiw, a tip or two from a couch horneteer :) You actually do want to come in somewhat steep, about 3-4 degrees glideslope, but think of the glideslope as ending in the middle of the wires, quite a ways in - and not at the start of the "runway". Rather than touching down on the ramp and then taxiing into the wires, you want to slam down on top of the wires - similar to what you did in the first two traps. That second trap was actually looking pretty good imo but I think you pulled a bit too much power at the end so you dropped off and snagged the two-wire instead.
Love seeing real pilots in the sim!
Nice! Thanks!
Visual cues are important. Weight/speed/AOA is critical. Dump down to 6K on the fuel before entering the pattern, as being heavy can make you shallow and fast. Remember to come in from the starboard side at an angle, not directly from behind. On a long approach you keep the flight path marker on the front of the island until about two miles out. Then you move it to the "crotch" of the ship where the edge near the bow cats meets the angle of the end of the landing area. under a mile and in-close you move it to the end of the landing area. If you're on-speed and proper descent this should plant you down right on the three-wire. Remember that the three-wire is halfway down the landing zone so it'll feel real long before touchdown.
Also remember that once established with proper AOA and dirtied up, all the vertical adjustment should be done with the throttle. A momentary adjustment with the stick when in-close will often result in either floating over the wires or diving for the deck.
Your narration is top notch, it literally makes these videos interesting.
If you get the Supercarrier module, you can be graded on your landings. You can even chill in the tower and actually steer the ship after the latest update. Eventually, there will be a ready room too. I will not comment on your trap landings since i am but an armchair pilot, and you're a real pilot lol. I will say check out Mooch's videos on the Case 1 in the Tomcat.
i have played enough DCS carrier ops in the hornet to know that beeping sound when u landed is your landing gear broken, you need to move the camera to look at ur gear in F2 so you can see they will be bent
Gotcha!
Thats for maintenance anyway. ;)
@@MaxAfterburnerusa
NO WAY YOU REPLIED HELL YEAH BRO LOVE YOUR CONTENT
Pitch is not controlled by the stick on final.
Trim into that e-bracket and use the throttle to control your velocity vector and rate of descent. Stick for adjustment in the horizontal plane only on final.
what about vertically then?
view from the ship would be fun to watch
Do not fly speed, fly AOA. It ensures your jet is at the optimum angle to engage the wire. Your scan is: AOA, BALL, Line-up… constantly repeating.
Well in most of your attempts you broke the landing gear ;p You have to smack down the plane at around 700 kts/minute. I saw the attempts coming in at 1200 usually followed by the alert that your landing wheel is crooked ;p
Ah gotcha. Just trying to be a good Navy pilot 😂
What about checking the meatball and angle of attack? I always hear navy pilots talk about landing on a carrier to constantly check the meatball, lineup, and angle of attack.
Awesome! Are you doing the maverick river runs on DCS or MSFS? MSFS has the free Maverick DLC and the world ranked maverick low level challenges. They are awesome!
That’s awesome I’ll try MSFS! The one releasing next week is DCS!
That was funny. Maybe next time get the carrier module so you have all the fun guys walking on the deck for extra anxiety. And try a Case 1. Would be fun to see how precise you can land it following all the procedures. And do it in the F-14.
7:43 lol gotta do that fly by
As a former T-bird pilot, all you needed was a few drink at the 25 Club across the street from the main gate, and you would have nailed the third wire on your first attempt. 😂
Hey neo, you should watch Growler Jams video on aircraft carrier landings, he has a few videos on how it’s done in a real F18
As a Docent on board the Midway it's the #2 wire for an OK. Yes the Midway is a 4 cable system but the fourth is for the barrier. Interesting right? I can't tell if your getting the Meatball in sim??? The Fresnel lens would be set for 3.5 degrees normally depending on the aircraft. I'd say the LSO and the Air Boss is a bit upset about now. Oh - That's CVN - 74 - John C. Stennis.
800 fpm decent maximum (its above the altitude). Fly the ball. 3.5 degree slope. Trim to on speed, use the e bracket. Use the ILS. Don't flair!
Awesome to watch your videos. My dad (who recently passed) spent 18 years on several Navy Carriers. Use to tell me all kinds of stories of the landings. He was overseas & active for Desert Storm
Great stuff man, thanks for sharing about your old man!
I learn a lot from your videos, Thank you so much.
That’s not the Midway, and you’re damn lucky it isn’t. She was the most unstable carrier in the fleet with a nasty tendency to snap roll.
John C. Stennis?
Call the ball.
it feels/looks like your slaming the F out of the plane onto the boat lol
Lol you called Bagram a good time. Respect to anyone who knows what life on BAF was like.
I liked Bagram way more than Kandahar...
@@tomseifarth6548 Poo Pond 2012 never forget
I mean, it had a BK. Was Disneyland compared to where I spent my 2 deployments.
@@functional18490 BAF, KAF, and NKC here
@@functional18490 BAF, KAF, and NKC here
Converting "Lead" wings to Gold is a tough go. Keep at it Air Farce ... ;-) ^v^
That's the plan!
I had only the 18 for a while I never got good at this I could land but not legit. I'm working on the 14 now. This is still one of my favorite things to try in dcs. I wish we had access to some official education on the subject but who knows its probably classified
"Wonder if we can take off from here" funny, but you nailed it on the traps awesome job!
Hey thanks!
Enjoy your stuff!
Hey Thanks!
you smashed the landing gear
Runway axes Bro "glide path 3.5°" like on runway .. Follow the ball : ) ( for better view with Track ir, unbox "Z, and Y axes..")
You definately were not trapping aboard the Midway CV-41. But you did well for an airforce guy LOL
For a better landing try over head break at 800 ft and speed of 350 knots after the turn drop the gear and flaps at 250knots (hook included :) ) you should have 1.25-1.5nm distance from the carrier and around 450-600 ft.
when you arrived at final and lined up then just focus on the meatball (the light guides) and try to keep it in the middle
(Sorry sir for talking like this with a real pilot 🫡)
This is gonna be interesting ✈️ Hope your doing well Neo😊
Thanks! Hope you are as well!
Fake pilot stolen valor. Reporting your videos you were never a pilot@@MaxAfterburnerusa
@@mitch511and how would you know that? Are you a pilot? In fact do you do anything worth a shit?
@@mitch511 wtf are you talking about? www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/ryan-bodenheimer/
@@mitch511 lol, He's all over the press from his time in the thunderbirds if you google his name :) He's ex thunderbirds pilot so he's everywhere with the jets
Hey Max, how did you set up the joysticks on the side of your chair? Is it an extension from your table or do you have something else to hold them?
Hey Max you should do F14 vs F15 flying the TOMCAT! When are you doing a collab with Mover and Gonky???
Screaming Eagles and the Beeping Canopies
Great band name!
@@MaxAfterburnerusa Thanks!! Though I am a 40 sumfun y/o Army Vet, grew up in Indianapolis watching the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels and this made my moments!!
@@MaxAfterburnerusa You gonna Kereoki something someday while Team Streaming?
I’m a little confused as a civilian why the 1 and 2 wires exist if they are considered as fouls.
Of course, my immediate thought is due to redundancy, but the other thought that comes to my mind is that if you are already in line to catch a 1 or 2, I would think that the hook should be able to snag a 3 or 4 as well. My only thought here is that if your aircraft bounces a bit on landing that might prevent the catching of the wire.
Can someone shed some light on this? I’m just a bit confused as it seems obvious to me that its for redundancy, but at the same time, the redundancy offered seems to have a severe diminished return.
last landing made my head go " huh " previous 2 landings were bad, but that one was good?
Haha right!? I need to do more trick shots!
I'm a Airforce Fighter Pilot and Naval Officer who is a Member of Top Gun Instructors, 1st flight 10,5 11 y/o and 1st driver test 12 19
Excellent! You could be a writer for Hollywood!
Now all you need to do is learn how to spell "Air Force." 😉
@@phillipzx3754 bro u actually believe yt commenters??
@@SpidaMez My comment was about spelling, not belief. You know the difference, right? 😉
@@phillipzx3754 English is not my second language
Try it when the deck has pitch and yaw. ;-)
Snagged the one wire....
Nice work 👍💪. How are you liking the Hornet?
I looked through your channel but couldnt find any Eurotyphoon fighter jet videos, would love to hear your thoughts on some of our planes over in the EU. Much love from Austria, keep up the great work. Fly safe o7
Iirc, glide path for the Hornet is -3°, with a AOA of 8.1° ;)
More like an almost supersonic flyinto the drink😂
He flies by the seat of his pants....this chair don't move!!!
Cool video and nice set up you have there! 👍👍
Do you need a mustache like this one to fly a fighter jet ? Asking for a friend !!!
Not required BUT It adds 1,000MPH to your face!
@@MaxAfterburnerusa 🤣🤣
Stick with the 7,000ft runways. Your AOT is too low, your hook is hitting after the nose wheel and jumping the wires. 5 Degree AOL, fly the throttle not stick. F18 lets you get away with stuff. Pull that with F14 and you're naval aviation log book will end suddenly and violently (Ramp Strike at best).
But at least I sounded cool on the radio 😎
IF you can see it - use the fresnel lens - used correctly, it will bring you in on glidepath.
Nice rod bro
F15E crew chief here. SJAFB 90-94. 336tfs
keep them coming Mr pilot, don't take more than 3 days for a video and your channel will grow fast, much love for that mustache...the day you shave it you will forget how to fly..its a fact in the world of superstition , Cheers from Portugal
You can't really see the wires until it's too late. I think you need to use other visual cues.
Nice vid bro
I find it much easier to land on the carrier in VR.
Hmmmm, did I spy a little forward dip of the stick? 😁 Too bad Lex Talionis (YT name=Lex) stopped posting. He's a naval aviator and had one of the best explanation of how to land on a carrier. Most of it on napkin, no less!
Ha! That’s usually how the greats do it! The Napkin not the forward dip. 😆
If you think thats hard, try putting an f14 down on a nimitz class in the NES Top Gun game
nice hog bro, congrats!
what diff does it make in what cable you get? just wondering
"Cables are numbered one through four from back to front. Although there are four cables, the visual approach
aids are calibrated so the aircraft will catch the three wire on a well-executed approach. Landing short at the
one wire risks a ramp strike at the end of the ship. Landing long at the four wire risks missing the cables
altogether, known as a ‘bolter’."
Precision matters. Like hitting the sweet spot. The others are just there for second place
@@MaxAfterburnerusa yes, but is it just a matter of "let's go for the 3rd line" or something to do with landing correctly? Thank you for the reply
big surprise AF guy gets a 1 wire
Try it out with the correct approach for a carrier you should be doing a Case 1 approach for that nice wheather you have and that's not it
Go Navy!
Why u dont use pattern, and ils and tacan and what ever u should be using as a pilot :)
Isn’t max afterburner an oxymoron? Isn’t afterburner maximum power? Are there levels of afterburner? Can you have just a little bit of afterburn. Weee afterburner?
Oh 12:01 sure it’s the Arresting Gears fault not the chairforce pilot 😂 maybe try the T-45 don’t think you can handle Top Gun😂
Is that the Hog replica throttle I see?
Bros balls in every video
Will be nice if you someday make vr school, how system works, arnament... morons like me need it xD
VR!
Why aren’t you flying a standard Case 1 break and landing pattern?
Because my GF yelled at me last time I did 🙄
do you have a head tracker
I landed a global 6000 on a carrier in the sim without a hook first try.
Haha nice!
Full MIL sir
Why not land the navy way ? (case1) ?
Time for the barrier
You need to fly the AOA ith your throttle. Your using your stick too much. I also find it alot easier from the break because your just turning in for a short approach and bam on deck
Don't own a car or license to drive 😅😂😂😂❤❤❤
Aren’t you supposed to go to mil power as soon as you hit the deck?
AB
@@mystic0maggot401
Use your words
@@ToxicGamer86454 if you don't know what AB means that's on you
@@mystic0maggot401
It’s your comment so it looks like it’s on you. Besides, I use words. Have a nice day.
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And yes, you go to mil power when you hit the deck in case you miss a wire you don’t go in the drink.
IIRC, it’s wire, not cable. 😉
Valid!
this is so wrong... so... wrong..
I can not even describe what is, you doing absolutely everything wrong, doing to my nerves xD
You were coming in too high.
@max- recently senator Lindsey Graham asked for fmr NATO pilots to Volunteer to fly Ukrainian F-16s, are you thinking about doing it? Lindsay says you'll be fighting for Freedom!
🤠
Lmfao
If the trillions spent on weapons of war were spent trying to improve humanity then would be no need for air force pilot's!
not that simple buddy
if only it were that simple. simply put, if one country decides they wont spend money on weapons.. its not going to stop another country to arm up. everyone thinks, wants and is motivated differently unfortunately.
Yeah I think you’re onto something
The day you convince China to give up on Taiwan, or convince ISIS that they should become pacifists, then you come back and let us know.
Stupid remark
9:17 HOW TO GET THE CAMERA TO FOLOW THE PLANE LIKE THAT FROM THEGROUND? PLSEXPLAIN SIR