This is not a perfect landing by any means, but if you're breaking the Eagle when you put her down, this ought to help you not do that.The HUD gives you everything you need: a descent rate reference, an angle of attack reference, and a flight path reference. Here's what you do:
1) Prepare for your approach by flying at 2500 feet and 250-300 knots. You may need the airbrake, and it's a good idea to have it out anyway—because flying with the airbrake requires bigger throttle changes, you have finer control over your approach.
2) When you begin your final approach, slow to 200 knots and put down your flaps and gear.
3) Your aim, to fly a good approach, is to put the flight path marker on the runway threshold AND about three degrees below the horizon datum. If you do that at the same time, you're on a good-enough glideslope.
4) To control your speed, watch the angle of attack tape on the bottom left of the HUD. Keep it at the first big hash mark. (Right now, it's labeled '10' for degrees. Later, it'll probably be labeled '20' or so, because the F-15's flight control computers had a hard time with negative numbers, and so AoA-counting starts from -10.)
5. Your touchdown speed should be between about 150 and 180 knots. When you pass the runway threshold, pull your throttle back to idle and pull back gently on the stick. (Don't pull more than 14 degrees/24 weirdo-units of angle of attack, or you'll bounce your tail off the ground.)
6. Hold the nose at ten degrees up while gently pumping the brakes. The nose will fall at about 100 knots. Continue working the brakes until you've stopped.
Eagle Dynamics tester GGTharos has a much prettier landing here: [ Ссылка ]
