F/A-18E Super Hornet reviewed at MiGMan's Flight Sim Museum

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F/A-18E Super Hornet
Carrier Ops

As you get in visual range of the Carrier
Speed	140 kts
Throttle	~ 75 %
Angle of Attack	..
Rate of Descent	700 - 900 fpm

The Fresnel Lens or "Meatball"
The Fresnel Lens Landing System is apparently modelled very accurately, but is only visible during the last 5 seconds of the approach. At this point the Landing Signals Officer is screaming directions at you:

"A little left"
"Above glideslope"
"Below glideslope"
"On glideslope"

...at the rate of about 2 instructions per second! I found there simply wasn't time to look at the Meatball. And following the cues on the HUD seemed to do the trick quite nicely.

The autopilot flies a perfect approach, every time.

Myself on the other hand...

... I on the other hand... ...

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