I’m almost giving up on DCS because I just can’t land on a carrier
I’ve been learning the F/A-18C and I’m honestly getting to the point where I’m considering giving up on DCS because I just cannot get carrier landings down.
I can barely land on the carrier even during the day. From a distance the carrier looks absolutely tiny on my monitor, and I find it incredibly difficult to control the aircraft precisely enough to stay lined up and on glideslope all the way to the deck.
I’ve done the training and I’ve spent a lot of time practicing carrier landings, including missions where I start just a few miles behind the carrier so I can practice the approach over and over again. But I’m still incredibly inconsistent. Out of maybe 10 attempts, I’ll successfully land once.
What really made me realize how much I’m struggling was Mission 2 of The Serpent’s Head. I got to the carrier recovery and just couldn’t do it. If I can barely manage a carrier landing during the day when I can actually see the ship, I have no idea how I’m supposed to do it at night.
I also find the controls extremely sensitive during the approach. It feels like the smallest throttle adjustment sends me off the glideslope, and then I correct it, overcorrect, and end up constantly chasing the aircraft all the way down.
Did anyone else struggle this much when learning carrier landings? Is there something fundamental I might be doing wrong?
Any advice on how to practice this without losing my mind would be appreciated.
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