Fighters Anthology Carrier Landings     WARNING Practice controlling your rate of descent with the throttle at an altitude of 10,000 ft with a "hard deck" of 5000 feet. Do not attempt shipboard landings until the Rate of Descent (ROD) can be consistently controlled.   Ground radar ON Shift R TARGET THE CARRIER T OPEN TARGET WINDOW Shift 4 NOTE To obtain reliable bearing and distance info ot the carrier. The carrier will be steaming at 25-30 knots, so the landing waypoints entered before flight should not be relied on for accurate distance readings.   Fly over the carrier   DOWNWIND   1 mile ABEAM OF CARRIER Alt 600 FT Speed 250 KTS BUFF CHECK   Brakes OFF Undercarriage DOWN Flaps DOWN Fuel SUFFICIENT		ARC TO FINAL ____ 30 seconds past the ship, bank left at 3G   Intercept the localiser deviation Remember that the landing bearing is 10 deg left of the carrier heading, so travel past the wake during the arc.   FINAL   INTERCEPT GLIDE PATH   REDUCE Speed TO Mca PLUS 10 KTS   AOA 13 - 15 DEGREES   ADJUST Throttle to control Rate of Descent   WAVE OFF   BURNER   Gear UP G Flaps UP F Adjust pitch to avoid impact   FLAME OUT ON APPROACH Gear UP G Flaps UP F RESTART Engine 6 Pitch 5 DEGREES UP