paulb@cbnewsk.att.com (paul.l.bidwell) (04/22/91)
I'm just getting into playing FA/18 Interceptor, and I'm in the qualification stage, where you have to land on the carrier. I'm getting quite frustrated doing this. I actually landed twice, but the game never gave me credit for doing so. The plane just sat there on the deck. Granted, it was not a pretty landing. Does it matter which direction you land from? What is the key to passing the qualification? Also during this qualification, I've been attacked (which the manual warns about). However, the manual is very vague about how to use the weapons. What do the target and range keys do? The target one puts up a box on the HUD - do I have to line the enemy plane up in that box to shoot it down? Paul Bidwell p.l.bidwell@att.com
kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu (Kent D. Polk) (04/23/91)
In article <1991Apr22.135402.16090@cbnewsk.att.com> paulb@cbnewsk.att.com (paul.l.bidwell) writes: >I'm just getting into playing FA/18 Interceptor, and I'm in the qualification >stage, where you have to land on the carrier. > >I'm getting quite frustrated doing this. I actually landed twice, but the >game never gave me credit for doing so. The plane just sat there on the >deck. Granted, it was not a pretty landing. Did you turn your engines COMPLETELY off (zero thrust)? >Does it matter which direction you land from? What is the key to passing the >qualification? You can land pretty much any way, from any compass direction - even upside down. Yes, I realize that landing in the width of the deck isn't easy. I do it from altitude, with no thrust - severe flare out with the correct position, attitude, speed & timing. Don't know what the max. wing loading is supposed to be, but I suspect I would be getting close (Ahhh!). The fear upon realization that you are approaching this loading value is not quite the same as when you do it in a real aircraft... >What do the target and range keys do? Target selects which aircraft you want to target, range changes the range setting of your radar. (Did you read the manual? :^) With missles, you just select your weapon, choose your target, wait for the missle lock signal, and fire. ===================================================================== Kent Polk - Southwest Research Institute - kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu May all your stalls be intentional, power-off stalls =====================================================================
dac@prolix.pub.uu.oz.au (Andrew Clayton) (04/23/91)
In article <2469@swrinde.nde.swri.edu>, Kent D. Polk writes: [Discussion about FA/18 interceptor (a neat game!) deleted] > With missles, you just select your weapon, choose your target, wait for > the missle lock signal, and fire. ARGGGHH. Why do so MANY people spell 'missile' as 'missle'. I mean, it's preposterous. No, this is not a spelling flame, it's genuine curiousity thinly disguised as a spelling flame! The neato PD game 'Gravitywars' calles them 'Missles' as well. Is this some kind of joke? [Or is there really a conspiracy?] Dac -- [Signed: "Confused and angry of Mayfair"] David Andrew Clayton. // _l _ _ dac@prolix.pub.uu.oz.au *or*|I post.I am. Canberra, Australia.\X/ (_](_l(_ ccadfa.cc.adfa.oz.au!prolix!dac@munnari.oz
ajs9462@zeus.tamu.edu (SIMON, ANTHONY JOE) (04/24/91)
In article <1991Apr22.135402.16090@cbnewsk.att.com> paulb@cbnewsk.att.com (paul.l.bidwell) writes: >I'm just getting into playing FA/18 Interceptor, and I'm in the qualification >stage, where you have to land on the carrier. > >I'm getting quite frustrated doing this. I actually landed twice, but the >game never gave me credit for doing so. The plane just sat there on the >deck. Granted, it was not a pretty landing. It's been a long time sine I did this, but I think that you have to catch the arrestor hook on the arrestor cable on the deck. Hope that helps. Tony
Jeremy_Hepner@mindlink.bc.ca (Jeremy Hepner) (04/26/91)
I have not flown FA/18 Interceptor in a long time (I'm a Falcon driver
now) ;however, I do seem to remember having the same problem. As I
recall you must land on the Aircraft carrier heading the right
direction. I can't remember which direction this is, but obviously
it is one of the two possible angles. I have gotten a lot of enjoyment
out of FA/18 Interceptor but I was never able to get past the submersable sub
mission. If you make it past there let me know the secret. The advice you
recieved about keeping your arrestor hook
down was also good advice. As I begin to recall now, I used to spend a lot of
time driving around the carrier deck just getting the hook to catch so the
mission would end. I hope this helps.
Please forgive my rambling and my typos :) "Viper 21 snap 350 degrees, bandits
at 25 miles committing south."
Happy landings, JHjohnhlee@CS.Cornell.EDU (John H. Lee) (04/30/91)
In article <5638@mindlink.bc.ca> Jeremy_Hepner@mindlink.bc.ca (Jeremy Hepner) writes: >I have not flown FA/18 Interceptor in a long time (I'm a Falcon driver >now) ;however, I do seem to remember having the same problem. As I >recall you must land on the Aircraft carrier heading the right >direction. I can't remember which direction this is, but obviously >it is one of the two possible angles. I have gotten a lot of enjoyment >out of FA/18 Interceptor but I was never able to get past the submersable sub >mission. If you make it past there let me know the secret. The advice you >recieved about keeping your arrestor hook >down was also good advice. As I begin to recall now, I used to spend a lot of >time driving around the carrier deck just getting the hook to catch so the >mission would end. I hope this helps. >Please forgive my rambling and my typos :) "Viper 21 snap 350 degrees, bandits >at 25 miles committing south." > Happy landings, JH Land on the carrier at heading 350 degrees. You takeoff at 0 degrees. You do not need to catch the arresting wires to end a mission. You just need to shutdown your turbine (0% thrust.) As far as the sub mission goes, take out all the Migs and the cruise missile, should it appear, and land back on the carrier. That's it. Apparently you can sink the sub if you manage to make six AMRAAMs hit the conning tower, but I have never managed it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The DiskDoctor threatens the crew! Next time on AmigaDos: The Next Generation. John Lee Internet: johnhlee@cs.cornell.edu The above opinions of those of the user, and not of this machine.