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Sludge:
Fellas...

Dont know if this is a TRUE FIX, but when I launch off cat 3 and 4 (waist cats), right before I hook up, the total wind over deck on my shift-z screen increases to around 36 (where its supposed to be) and so I can do a regular pattern.  When I land, after I catch the wire, the boat slows down to where there is just wind speed. Now, when I did the same pre-hookup with Cat 1/2, nothing... the wind stayed at 15 knots. Hook up, wind still at 15 knots. Launch off the boat from CAT 1 and 2, once I drove out for a little while to about 1.2 on BRC, then turning downwind, I'd look back and sure enough the boat started (the wake started to trail out) but I could tell I it was taking a bit to get up to steam. Maybe it ALSO activates at the call "cleared downwind" if launching from Cat 1 or 2? Just some late night/early morning obvserations, could be wayy off on this, but thats what I seemed to experience.

For everyone that flies, whether you have this problem or dont. To test and help Serge, when you fellas fly the mission, can you do your first two traps from 3 and 4, while having your shift-z RED INFO LINES up? Note the wind speed while youre stopped before hooking up to the cat. Then launch, do a pattern, get a pass in, trap; as the hook is coming up take note of the wind speed while you are stopped. Is it holding about 35-38 kts? Is it slowing? Then do the same thing with Cats 1 and 2, and let me know the results.

This will help determine if its a mission "activation zone" issue, that somehow the mission and/or the vLSO program are causing the boat to inadvertently STOP until the person lines up behind cat 3 or 4, or if its a machine problem that me and a few others are having right now.
Much appreciated fellas.

Thanks
Sludge

sonofabeech:
Hey Sludge thanks for the info glad to know its not just me ......will fly some patterns and post the results
as soon as I can.

Sonofabeech out

Sludge:
Simon...

No worries. Ive had this problem since the start of the missions and thats been my biggest critique so-far that has stopped me from posting other critiques on the actual program itself.

Once you get a few traps though, on the same missions, its alot of fun. On the .FLT missions startup data, I changed the time to 1130 or something like that, as I need a full up sunny day, along with not having to worry about sun angle coming across my view in the pattern.

Interesting to find out your testing results.

Later
Sludge

Johan:

--- Quote from: Johan on August 03, 2011, 10:15:59 pm ---My lateral debrief shows a curve way to the left of the carrier, even when I make a point coming from the far right.

Johan

--- End quote ---

Hi Sludge,

I see the debrief curves you posted are quite good. Did you have a problem with the lateral or is it just me?

Johan

Sludge:
Johan...

Yeah, but Im still wondering if thats part of the carrier not at the right speed (having gone from 0 to 22, from cat launch)? Or its just me having trouble maintaining my lineup geometry?

Im guessing that ideally, one wants to be within the "OK" boundaries at startup, then proceeding to center up and stay there. As a real world cheat (Hornet pilots have said as much), once lined up, I keep the v/vector on the "crotch" of the ship (portside v-junction between the waist and front cats) until Im past in-close, then I maintain that lineup and meatball focus.

Also, on a bit of a side note, see the WRONG Wind and Groove time? I take about 20 secs (a tad long but far closer to optimum), and the wind should be 35-37 knots, so Im wondering IF that ties into the ship problem some of us have been experiencing?

Later
Sludge

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