DCS : F/A-18 Hornet : ICLS Tutorial

In this video we're approaching the carrier in the F/A-18 Hornet, using ICLS.
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[@Laerei]

Thank you for this, F/A-18 tutorials didn't cover how to turn on the ICLS so I was always missing something.

[@supanova88]

You're welcome. I'm glad it was helpful.

[@MattWagner]

Good job!

[@supanova88]

Thanks. :)

[@Golden5er]

Great tutorial. Tip: when you fly CASE III (which is the one you will use ICLS all the way for), the tacan course will eventually be changed to the final bearing, and hot ship's heading.

[@supanova88]

Yes. I expect to do the Case 2 when the supercarrier module is released.

[@theaceofspades485]

Supernova helped me a lot in BMS. So glad he is here to help in DCS as well !. One of the best flight tutors.

[@supanova88]

Thanks for your kind comments. :)

[@MrChingon70]

Nice video, very clear on how to go about landing on the carrier, I hate when some people try to explain but they talk super fast that you can't understand what the hell they are saying.

[@Schneids]

i gotta start using this and practice with it. Almost had to land in a cloud the other day but luckily made it to the deck just before we hit the fog

[@TheXocusai]

Why do I feel like Jon Snow is teaching me how to land a Hornet?

[@nruff100]

thanks nice and simple with everything covered just how i like it

[@benoitrenard3462]

You forget to change your INS to NAV to put your radar on Standby and to cut your ALR67. But nice work

[@supanova88]

Thanks for pointing that out. I appreciate it.

[@vishwaskarmarkar9932]

A good video. But the descent rate at touchdown looks over 800'/min. Did you get u/c warning horn? Is there a way to shut it down? Thanks 👍

[@supanova88]

It's a long while since I last landed the Hornet on a carrier, but I don't recall hearing a warning. The Hornet is built for a solid touch down, after all.

[@casper9258]

Great video, presented well. Refreshing myself on the basics and this helped greatly.

[@supanova88]

Thanks. :)

[@joewalker2491]

why is the three-wire the one of choice? I am just happy to land ?

[@supanova88]

I forget the reasoning, but I think Max Afterburner was also talking about the three wire when he looked at landing the Hornet.

[@CynicalOldDwarf]

From what I've been told, catching the three is ideal because if you miss it or the wire fails you've got wire four as a back up.
Wire two iirc is a bit below ideal glide scope, so not ideal but acceptable; and wire one is a no-no because it meant to were probably at risk of slamming into the back of the carrier.

[@MrSatur15]

thak you so much very well explained ....hoping fo more tutorials about the fa18

[@supanova88]

You're welcome. :)

[@thefridge71]

Great video mate. Thankyou very much.

[@supanova88]

You're welcome. :)

[@fady904]

You said to set the carrier course to 347 degree. My question is, the 347 is the BRC of the boat, correct?

[@supanova88]

I'm really setting the course as a cross refernece to the localiser. I will cover BRC when we get to Case 3.

[@fady904]

@@supanova88 Thanks for responding back.

[@TPFXTD]

I set everything like on this video but i never get the horizontal line on the hud to show if im too high or low? it fucks up all of my night/fog landings..

[@marekmartinek981]

i think you did not enable it on the hud on the right ddi

[@TPFXTD]

@@marekmartinek981 thanks it was an old comment figured everything out oretty quick!

[@bronco1738]

Thankyou for another great tut video., well explain and concise.
Would it be possible to do a Bullseye tutorial on the F18 when you have a chance?
Thank you!

[@supanova88]

I did a bullseye tutorial previously for BMS.

[@bronco1738]

supanova I couldn’t find the video on the F16 on Bullseyes but thanks anyway.

[@supanova88]

th-cam.com/video/88QzpuGap-w/w-d-xo.html

[@bronco1738]

supanova thanks for the link on Bullseye!

[@VideoUser3053]

Well done!

[@thatnorwegianguy1986]

Thanks for the help Jon Snow you do know a little something after all

[@nxtvctm]

I understand why you chose the Alt display to Radar alt - is this actual SOP on doing the ICLS in a real Hornet?

[@supanova88]

I believe so.

[@chipwarshaw8074]

Super

[@alexanderbeck5998]

Should have done it with the SuperCarrier

[@supanova88]

That might happen now the module has been released. ;)

[@throkhan]

Could you please make carrier take off and landing video for we poors who still playing falcon bms

[@supanova88]

I will look at it and make a decision on whether it's practical.

[@jahnkaplank8626]

nicely done.
subd!

[@supanova88]

Thanks. :)

[@fady904]

You said by 0.5 mile, your altitude should be 200 feet. However, yours was 270 feet!!

[@supanova88]

It was actually 250, which is 50 feet higher than perfect, but I'd rather be 50 feet too high than 50 feet too low at that point.

[@Phvpark]

rule of thumb, fast and high is better than low and slow, when high the worst that can happen is a bolter or wave off, low you have the risk of smacking the plane on the back of the ship

[@erfguuipo8084]

This video is not for beginners. You must already know how to get to AOA, and how AoA works before trying this.

[@supanova88]

I would hope landing on solid ground would have been mastered before attempting a carrier landing.

[@xKuZiKaNx]

I always want to punch myself because I don’t know why the Icls never shows on my hud. Then I panic because I realize I didn’t hit the hsi button. Of course that happens at .3 miles... thank the dcs gods there’s 4 wires...

[@deathrooster14]

I just realizied i never pushed the On/Off button *headdesk*