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== Takeoff == | == Takeoff == | ||
[[File:Carrier1.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Hawker Seahawk|Seahawk]] aircraft ready for takeoff]] | [[File:Carrier1.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Hawker Seahawk|Seahawk]] aircraft ready for takeoff]] | ||
Once FlightGear has started, you should ensure that the parking brakes are off, ease the plane a little way down the catapult pressing {{key press|L}} to engage the launchbar (hold for several seconds until given "Engaged" feedback; this might be best done from an external view initially.) You should notice the aircraft being pulled into alignment with the catapult and see the strops appear and hold down the aircraft. This will only happen if your aircraft is close enough to the correct spot on the catapult; as a rough guide, for the default parking position the seahawk's nose should be roughly level with the deck observation bubble. | Once FlightGear has started, you should ensure that the parking brakes are off, ease the plane a little way down the catapult pressing {{key press|Shift}}+{{key press|L}} to engage the launchbar (hold for several seconds until given "Engaged" feedback; this might be best done from an external view initially.) You should notice the aircraft being pulled into alignment with the catapult and see the strops appear and hold down the aircraft. This will only happen if your aircraft is close enough to the correct spot on the catapult; as a rough guide, for the default parking position the seahawk's nose should be roughly level with the deck observation bubble. | ||
To get the carrier into as good a position as possible for launch, select the <tt>AI > Carrier Controls</tt> menu, then check the "Turn to launch course" box. | To get the carrier into as good a position as possible for launch, select the <tt>AI > Carrier Controls</tt> menu, then check the "Turn to launch course" box. | ||
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[[Image:Carrier6.jpg|thumb|300px|'''1:''' The takeoff part of the carrier with the catapults | [[Image:Carrier6.jpg|thumb|300px|'''1:''' The takeoff part of the carrier with the catapults | ||
'''2:''' The land part of the carrier with the wires]] | '''2:''' The land part of the carrier with the wires]] | ||
Being engaged to the catapult, you should spool up the engines to full power, ensure the brakes are off and that all flight controls are in a suitable position for launch. When ready, press {{key press|C}} to release the catapult. Your aircraft will be hurled forward off the deck, and you should be able to raise the undercarriage and climb slowly away, being careful to avoid stalling. | Being engaged to the catapult, you should spool up the engines to full power, ensure the brakes are off and that all flight controls are in a suitable position for launch. When ready, press {{key press|Shift}}+{{key press|C}} to release the catapult. Your aircraft will be hurled forward off the deck, and you should be able to raise the undercarriage and climb slowly away, being careful to avoid stalling. | ||
== Locating the carrier == | == Locating the carrier == | ||