| The checklists in the sim take you from a cold start to landing and indicate where the buttons and switches are located. |
| Forder Learn to Fly has produced a great introductory briefing for the aircraft. Well worth a watch! |
| Forder Learn to Fly tutorial. (external site) |
| The following values are from that video. Forder also recommends buying the US Navy NATOPS Flight Manuals from the following link: |
| US Navy NATOPS Flight Manuals (external site) |
| Payload |
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| Get the weapons patch and install into your community folder to enable visible weapons. |
| Weapons patch at Flightsim.to (external site) |
| Payload | Add 1001 lbs to the holders inner and holders outer slots |
| Cockpit operation |
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| Many of the buttons, including almost all the navigator side and the fuses are INOP in this sim a/c. |
| Centre console |
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| These are the working switches on the centre console. Thanks to Forder Learn to Fly for this info. |
| GPS MODE | Operates the circular moving map display |
| NAV MODE | Operates the circular moving map display |
| TACAN MODE | Operates the circular moving map display |
| Vertical | MAP | Operates the circular moving map display |
| DIM | Adjusts the brightness of the green ADI, which is very bright by default. This instrument approximates but doesn’t replicate the original display which contained sterring cues and carrier landing info as well as the artificial horizon shown here. |
| GUN SIGHT | Turns on the cross hairs in the HUD, which is useful for ground steering. |
| Speeds |
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| These speeds assume the default 50% fuel load and total weight ~ 37,705 lbs |
| Takeoff |
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| Rotate VR | 112 kts |
| Takeoff VY | 127 kts |
| Refusal speed | 135 kts |
| Take off run to 50 ft | 4,530 ft |
| Cruise |
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| Cruise speed | 412 kts |
| Max speed | 560 kts |
| VNE | 700 kts |
| Combat range | 878 nm |
| Ferry range | 2,818 nm |
| Service ceiling | 42,400 ft |
| Rate of climb | 7,260 ft/min |
| Lift to drag | 15.2 |
| Landing |
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| These speeds assume the default 50% fuel load and total weight ~ 37,705 lbs |
| Landing run from 50 ft | 2,540 ft |
| STALL speed | 98 kts |
| Landing approach speed | 122 kts |
CAUTIONSet landing speed with pitch adjustment via stick & trim |
| AOA | 22 units |
| Speed Brake | Extended |
| Flaps | 30 degrees |
CAUTIONAdjust Rate of Descent with Throttle |
| Carrier Ops |
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| The a/c has a ACLS: Automatic Carrier Landing System which enables automatic carrier landings. This is INOP in this sim a/c. |
| It is possible to land this a/c on some of the various carrier DLC for MSFS 2020. Do a google search for more info. |
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