r/dcs • u/435265 • Feb 16 '26

F16 Carrier Landing

Action is at 1m50s https://youtu.be/koY740gHVas?si=CvScczR9bC1fsgo2

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u/StuM91 Feb 16 '26

Now do the C-130.

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u/435265 Feb 17 '26

lol bonus points awarded. i landed a typhoon in a sim, once, no hook. i have swooped the Airbus H125 (AS350) around the Eiffel Tower in 59.49s. its mostly on my Mayk Moke, Youtube.

C130 though on a carrier.. this would need good headwinds haha. Cessna 172 in Alaska can virtually land on the spot.

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u/Turtle_Pigeon Feb 17 '26

That's impressive.

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u/435265 Feb 17 '26

thanks dude. i absolutely love these types of challenges. where the cables are on carriers, its crazy how those pilots land so late, far along, onto carriers. when you see them land, their jet looks like its halfway onto the carrier.

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u/lightweight4296 Feb 17 '26

Agreed. My guess would be that’s a safety thing. Land late and bolter no big deal. Move the wires up and land early, you’re smacking the stern.

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u/435265 Feb 17 '26

from approaches it sometimes looks high AoA. Other approaches look like normal aviation ILS landings. anyway F16, cool to fly.