There is an infamous NAN story (I think I've posted elsewhere here) of a Hornet nugget flying 'the needles' during a night approach because someone said it was OK (but disastrous for him almost).īad Idea: Get Vertigo - Good Idea: Turn Off Your HUD One old bold Intruder pilot said (but I do not believe ever practiced) a HUD only carrier approach was good enough to do if needed (I suppose in an emergency perhaps). However from 'the start' one has to line up on the centreline and be in parallel with the centreline (not crabbing/drifting) which means having to 'nibble' to the right to remain lined up because the 9 deg angle deck centreline moves from left to right (carrier moves forward - angle deck centreline moving). One gouge technique (only done at beginning perhaps of a long approach - maybe instrument flying breaking out of cloud but not 'at the start' (of carrier approach) was to put the VV on the 'crotch' (intersection of angle & axial deck) for line up. EXCEPT any LSO story - especially from the now 'not available online' monthly LSO newsletter - constantly emphasised 'FLY THE BALL'. Over the years I have read (but not retained copies except a few less relevant) stories about 'how good a HUD can be for carrier approaches'.
F18 carrier landing cockpit view simulator#
… determining if Shaw unlawfully recorded simulator sessions or conducted unauthorized training, including the allegedly dangerous Velocity Vector techniques, to students.…" Parlatore said Shaw repeatedly violated that lawful order and has only himself to blame, not the Navy. Shaw’s desire to teach a dangerous method to land on an aircraft carrier instead of just getting himself qualified to instruct students.”Įchoed in Shaw’s own lawsuit, Parlatore pointed out that the lieutenant had been told by superiors at VFA-131 not to teach potentially dangerous “F-18 Ball Flying Techniques” to fellow aviators, long before he became a whistleblower at VFA-106.
Shaw’s lawsuit has nothing to do with racism,” said Parlatore shortly after leaving the courthouse on Thursday. accused Shaw of teaching potentially deadly landing procedures to student pilots. teaching a potentially deadly landing technique to impressionable students at Strike Fighter Squadron 106, the F/A-18 Fleet Replacement Squadron at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia. ".tried to discipline the junior aviator for alleged safety violations involving carrier landings. No tail hook to slow it down and no catapult to launch it.Top Navy aviators sued by lieutenant claiming vast racist conspiracy What blew my mind is the C-130 landing on the aircraft carrier. Throw in night operations and foul weather and I’ll bet the pucker factor increases a bit. It takes a ton of concentration, hand-eye coordination and some seat-of-the-pants feel to make a safe landing. Add gas to decrease the sink rate and flatten out a bit, reduce gas to continue descending. While most general aviation aircraft use pitch to control the rate of descent, the F-18 pilots use the throttle. What you’ll notice from the F-18 pilots cockpit videos are the control inputs on the stick and throttle. Below is a video containing a few routine landings, along with a couple unconventional landings. Although I didn’t fly in the military, it’s hard not to appreciate the skill necessary to land an aircraft on the deck of a ship. And I suggest anyone interested in becoming a pilot to go out and pursue that dream as well.
My childhood dream of flying finally became a reality in the mid 90’s.
My wife graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and I was her first private pilot student. I’m not sure if you know this yet, but I’m a fan of everything aviation related.
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