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vLSO Beta release
SpazSinbad:
Take it from me - if no one else ;D and yes I can point to many, many quotes / videos online where this 'fact' is stated outright (only USN with some French perhaps do it these days with perhaps some other also rans) - night carrier landings are very difficult. No one seems to be comfortable with them, even after bagging hundreds of night landings (with many more day landings). Day carrier landings are not for the faint hearted; however one becomes comfortable with them, if the weather is reasonable. Night landings are different aboard. There is no reference until very close to the ship (depends on ship/circumstances) unlike a long runway with bright lights everywhere for civilians. At sea the horizon is not there and all around is black - the blackest black you can ever - see without going into space. Black nights over land usually have the odd light somewhere - no lights visible at sea unless 'non mil ships are chugging nearby' - which itself can be a worry. Lights at sea are dimmed so the pilot can see the ball as soon as possible. I could go on and on - carrier landings at night are a special case indeed.
Paddles:
--- Quote from: upilote on March 01, 2014, 12:05:45 am ---Two small questions on beta 0.800 :
1/ LIG
I thought LIG is only for CASE I recoveries but I was able to get ones on CASEII/III traps. Intended ?
By the way, does vLSO take the WOD/APPR SPEED in consideration for the LIG ?
For exemple, optimum WOD being 25kt (aircraft depending?), could a tolerance be applied when current WOD is much higher ?
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Fair enough. Will implement in the next beta release. Let's start from this: if WOD > 25kts then LIG tolerance will increase by some 5-8%, or maybe by 1% per each 1.5-2kt of WOD above 25kts...
--- Quote from: upilote on March 01, 2014, 12:05:45 am ---2/ Manual Ball Call
Is there a angle limitation for vLSO to detect the Manual Ball trigger ?
I mean, could one call the ball as soon as "at 45" or should the plane be in a narrower aspect angle ?
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Currently it's a rectangular area 800x500x500 feet (WxHxL) at some 5000' aft. I think that being "at 45" would be well beyond current vLSO linup limits, in other words it would be a waveoff, right? By the way, do they call the ball at 45 in real life?
ExNusquam:
IRL, they call the ball whenever they see it, which can be the 45. Based on videos I've seen it seems to called just before they roll out in the groove, something more like 10°-20° before lineup.
upilote:
--- Quote from: Paddles on March 24, 2014, 04:51:45 pm ---Fair enough. Will implement in the next beta release. Let's start from this: if WOD > 25kts then LIG tolerance will increase by some 5-8%, or maybe by 1% per each 1.5-2kt of WOD above 25kts...
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Great news. Thanks.
--- Quote from: Paddles on March 24, 2014, 04:51:45 pm ---I think that being "at 45" would be well beyond current vLSO linup limits, in other words it would be a waveoff, right?
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WOP exactly.
Paddles:
Ok, guys
The new 0.8.1.0 is here
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