Landing

[Mike0909]

I'm new to Flight Sim's, and am finding it almost impossible to land in CFS3. By the time I get a decent view of the landing strip, I'm finding I can't get lined up, drop height, drop speed, etc. in time to keep the plane under control. Any hints?

[AvHistory]

Y'all might want to look at stepping up your graphics with the WM scenery pack that Mathias mentioned & the recommended settings.

As a quick fix try boosting your sliders up if they are still at default settings.





Edit thing:  if you cant see the runway till close no matter what then do a standard military landing, not a straight in airliner approach  Fly the upwind leg with the runway on your left to get low & slow....count two seconds after you reach the perch then do a stand rate turn to the left...on the downwind leg get the flaps/gear out....as you pass the threshold make a standard rate turn to the left.....you are now on final...final adjustment & land.

Plane with long noses Spitfires/F4U's always flew a curving turn onto final let them see the runway/deck quite easy.

Y'all will never see combat film of an F4 doing anything but a curving turn to line up for a trap.  They learned that from the Royal Navy who adopted the F4 for carrier use way before the USN.

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[Mike0909]

Thanks for help - I'm getting better, slowly.

[IndioBlack]

You'll see the runway better if you use the HUD for this part of the flight.

[papa-metro]

As in most things in life yu gotta walk before you can run. In real life no instructor would teach you how to handle a "hot ship" until after your basic training in a slower, more stable plane.
Might be good to practice basics on one of those.
papa-metr usaf 1953-57

[AvHistory]

How about a 1% AvHistory PT-19 like the rest of the WWII pilots?



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