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NEW Realistic HUD for the Hornet

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virtuali:
As far as I know, the NATOPS manual is copyrighted and sold at several sites so, better be safe than sorry, and not linking it here.

Sludge:
Spaz...

I talked to Neutrino and he's all over the T-45, so I'll leave that to him as he's proven a very capable modder and experimenter.  So far, have been pleased with the C/Sim FA-18D as its at most ONE plane length difference in v/vector to MLG touchdown.

Also, another "DOH!" moment.  I REALLY need to read the fine print and pay attention to details.  I have been landing with the HUD "UNCAGED", when ALL the real-life HUD videos have the HUD caged.  Again, makes it soo much easier to do it that way and learned real quick that I dont have to fight the HUD but can use it to get into the ball park and work the basics from there.

Good flying fellas.  Later
Sludge

** Virtuali... didnt know you could copyright gov't material that isnt classified?  Isnt the issue whether its FOUO?  I do understand why you dont want that link put out here though, protecting this site from any action that would bring bad attention. **

SpazSinbad:
Virtuali, I'm not going to argue because I don't have other commercial website NATOPS manuals for the Hornet or Super Hornet to compare. The other aircraft NATOPS (Skyhawk) I have bought are very low quality scans of actual manuals. The one offered here: http://www.vfa-41.net/Home_Page.php is an electronic PDF copy that looks to be unclassified. There is just general information about the Super Hornet. On that same page is a very good Hornet Video featuring weapons work with HUD video. At the end there is a Carrier Landing with HUD Visible along with AoA Indexer but sadly the lights are not visible in dark shadow.

neutrino:
Hey Spaz, I was waiting for your opinion on the landing, so I am glad you liked it ;D I was way too fast all the way to the ramp, but then I got the donut  8) The idea was to make a super fast circuit and a very short time in the groove, while still observing (some of) the rules for proper CV landing  ::)

J.R.


--- Quote from: SpazSinbad on December 05, 2009, 02:56:44 am ---NEUTRINO: Finally got to look at the HD video at your first post on this thread on the first page (had only dialup speed for awhile). What a great video - especially liked the super fast day carrier landing circuit [turn off the G effects :-) ]. OUTSTANDING!

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SpazSinbad:
Neutrino, Cannot see the doughnut without changing the lightness in the video. Maybe on your screen you can see it but not on mine. I guess I can look at the HUD indications later. Anyway in real life the LSO would tell you what to do if you were not doing it properly. It is scary enough for him without you trying to scare him deliberately.  ;D  Certainly it was impressive! Can you do a 1.25G approach in a continous turn. Probably doing a circuit at 300 feet level in the turn until you see the ball. That is how A4Gs did it in the early 1970s.

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