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From: alberti@cs.umn.edu (Albatross)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: F/A 18
Message-ID: <1990Dec2.201152.22965@cs.umn.edu>
Date: 2 Dec 90 20:11:52 GMT
References: <1990Nov30.175221.343@tc.fluke.COM> <1990Dec1.194329.20431@dg-rtp.dg.com>
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, CSci dept.
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In <1990Dec1.194329.20431@dg-rtp.dg.com> hunt@dg-rtp.rtp.dg.com (Greg Hunt) writes:

>In article <1990Nov30.175221.343@tc.fluke.COM>, logden@tc.fluke.COM (Leonard Ogden) writes:
>> 
>> First, landing on the carrier is a BEAR! I can never seem to getlined up
>> right, I seem to be to far left or right, and when itcomes time for last
>> minute adjustments the joy stick puts me allover the sky!!!

>You're right, it ain't easy.  Practice makes perfect.  Once you get
>lined up in the right general direction, I'd suggest using the rudder
>(the < and > keys) instead of the stick to move left and right.  It's
>much easier to make small adjustments to your direction with the
>rudder than the ailerons.

A couple more hints:
   If you are having problems getting aligned correctly, try this idea:
make a pass over the carrier to get lined up.  Don't try to land, just come in
from the south, low (say 200-400 feet) and just get yourself lined up so you
go over the carrier in the correct direction.
   Fly an inside loop until you're upside down, fly BACK over the carrier
in this inverted position.  Set your radar on 10 miles, and climb, still
inverted, to about 3500 feet.  When the carrier is 10 miles away (the signal
is on the edge of the radar), cut power to 50%, and continue your inside loop
until you are once again level and upright.  You are now aligned with the
carrier.
   To land on the carrier, you must be between 150-160 feet up.  Come in at
about 50% thrust (and gear down, of course). As soon as you are at the edge
of the landing deck, cut power to 10% (don't do this too early!, if you
wait longer than you should you'll still land safely).  Drop your arrestor
hook and when the wheels scrape, drop power to 0.
   It's possible that you'll miss the 10 arrestor lines strung across the
deck.  Additionally, you can land on the carrier from any direction (I've done
it crosswise), and you won't hit the ropes at all.  In this case, you'll have to taxi to the end of the carrier, turn around, drop your arrestor hook, and
taxi over an arrestor line.  Otherwise you won't get the "congratulations"
message.
  
   For real fun, fly inverted with the afterburners going at about 30 feet
altitude, then eject onto solid ground. 

>If you don't get the "Congrats" message, the mission wasn't considered
>a success, and you'll have to try it again (press ESCAPE and start the
>mission over) before you'll be able to continue on to the later
>missions.

Yes, and you'll know you've qualified for the "Congratulations" message
because the game will pause and you'll be told "Good job!  Return to
carrier!"
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