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From: kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu (Kent D. Polk)
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Subject: Re: Need help with FA/18 Interceptor
Keywords: FA/18 help
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Date: 22 Apr 91 17:29:55 GMT
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In article <1991Apr22.135402.16090@cbnewsk.att.com> paulb@cbnewsk.att.com (paul.l.bidwell) writes:
>I'm just getting into playing FA/18 Interceptor, and I'm in the qualification
>stage, where you have to land on the carrier.
>
>I'm getting quite frustrated doing this. I actually landed twice, but the
>game never gave me credit for doing so. The plane just sat there on the
>deck. Granted, it was not a pretty landing.

Did you turn your engines COMPLETELY off (zero thrust)?

>Does it matter which direction you land from? What is the key to passing the
>qualification?

You can land pretty much any way, from any compass direction - even
upside down. Yes, I realize that landing in the width of the deck isn't
easy. I do it from altitude, with no thrust - severe flare out with the
correct position, attitude, speed & timing. Don't know what the max.
wing loading is supposed to be, but I suspect I would be getting close
(Ahhh!). The fear upon realization that you are approaching this
loading value is not quite the same as when you do it in a real
aircraft...

>What do the target and range keys do?

Target selects which aircraft you want to target, range changes the
range setting of your radar. (Did you read the manual? :^)

With missles, you just select your weapon, choose your target, wait for
the missle lock signal, and fire.

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Kent Polk - Southwest Research Institute - kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu
       May all your stalls be intentional, power-off stalls
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