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Flight Training
1 - Premium Materials
Although much of this material is valuable to all virtual pilots, the focus of this site is on training material for the F/A-18C Hornet.
Carrier Ops
The carrier ops bible
Comprehensive guide to carrier ops written by Pieterras / DCS-Sn@k3Sh!t with the help from real life navy pilots. Open the document
Lex’s boat ops videos
Lex explaining port holding, the pattern and more
More details on keeping your interval in the pattern and on setting up the jet on deck.
Pieter Ras video and document
Pieter showcasing a full Case I recovery with hawking the deck
Pieter has written a very good explanation of cyclic ops.
NATOPS documents - the real deal
It is said that the Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) documents are “written in blood”. These documents are used by real navy pilots. The documents are often the result of decades of experience in naval aviation and they provde operational standards for aircraft, equipment, carrier procedures and more.
NATOPS documents provide very detailed and comprehensive information
Be aware that those documents are restricted to U.S. government and their contractors only. So you better not search for them on the internet, please.
CNATRA documents
Issued by the Chief of Naval Air Training, this collection of documents covers the training of future naval aviators or naval flight officers. Although documents from the advanced phases of flight training are not publicly available (anymore), many of the early phases are. Be aware that some topics are artificially simplified or adapted for training purposes. Later, in the fleet, other rules may apply.
2 - Ground School
Complying with the “Public Use Notice of Limitations” of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), we declare that “The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.”
We present this material solely for educational purposes in the field of flight simulation.
Basic (but extensive) General Aeronautical Handbooks
FAA
FAA
Aerodynamics
Naval Aviation Schools Command
Naval Air Systems Command
Weather
Naval Aviation Schools Command
Aircraft Systems
Naval Aviation Schools Command
Navigation
Naval Aviation Schools Command
FAA
Instrument Flying
FAA
FAA
VFR Charts of the U.S.
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/vfr/
Regulations
Naval Aviation Schools Command
3 - Basic Airmanship
Although much of this material is valuable to all virtual pilots, the focus of this site is on training material for the F/A-18C Hornet.
Primary flight training
Primary formation and instrument flying
… and a real briefing
Primary formation in the T-45
Very nice division formation flight
Tons of videos from basic flight training in the T-6
Yes, it’s Air Force, but the content is nice.
4 - Fighter Pilot Life
Jetstream - Canadian pilot training
A TV series about Canadian fighter pilot training
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Carrier PBS
A documentary about life and work on an aircraft carrier. You might find more episodes online if you’re lucky. There’s also an old webpage. and Amazon Prime.
Ep 1: All Hands
Ep 7: Rites of passage
Ep 9: Get Home-itis
