On Feb 21, 8:27 am, Big John wrote:
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Dan, man to man, I get the impression you're afraid
of landings, where as myself, that's what I live for.
Sure some is sim's, but I managed to land an F104
on a Carrier deck, to prove it's possible, do you know
why? Cuz it could save a pilots life!
Ken

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Ken
Did you chop power landing or land power on?
Big John

When I land something like a Cessna (in reality) I use
minimum power so the prop is acting as a break.

In the F104 sim, I crashed and burned about 10 times.
IIRC, I set-up slowest speed on final, (possibly with
airspeed brakes) then, near the deck, flared, cut power,
and squealed the tires. I think the sim allowed a 2g
vertical strike on the gear. It was quite a rush
- even tho it was a sim - when I finally landed it ok.

Do you do sims to?
Ken