The ULTIMATE F-16 Landing Guide | DCS: World

Find yourself struggling to land the mighty F-16 in DCS: World?
No worries, I'm here to help!
This video shows you all the tools and tricks I use to make my F-16 landings precise and smooth.
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Time stamps:
00:00 Opening and Intro
00:32 Important Things to Understand
01:31 Controls Set-Up
04:28 Landing Demonstration and Explanation
13:18 Touchdown and Rollout
13:49 Taxi to Parking
15:53 No Waypoint? No Problem!
20:13 2nd Touchdown and Rollout
21:08 Outro

[SargeSHC]

A quick tip for landing. Once your gear is down hit the "Uncage" button and it will declutter your HUD and make it easier to see the runway etcetera. Great Video Mambo, very helpful.

[ashitaka]

Very, very nice explanation. I mostly land very softly, but still need too much of the runway to stop my plane. Now you've taught me why. I'll follow your instructions to improve. Thanks a lot!

[billcedarheath]

I'd rather use TACAN than F-10 for heading and range.
It's far easier and keeps you in the cockpit.
That's the only thing I'd add or do differently.
A good job on this video tutorial for a straight in approach to full stop.

[Trafish-xz]

Thank you so much the f18 used to be my favorite but as time goes on it seems like the f18 is going to be out of service before the 16 so now I just main f16 this helped 5 stars

[theaceofspades]

I am kind of prideful in my ability to land. I practiced this over and over, and over, and.... again with only keyboard and mouse many years ago in BMS. I got to the point I was landing without ever looking out of the cockpit.

[Juebar]

Stunning series. So glad I found you! 👍

[papawars]

Very nice, and thank you for the instructions.

[KillerKev]

Your vids are great, thank you so much!

[yyorophff]

Lol I legit learnt a few things, like speed brake indicator, seat adjustment..

[isekaiexpress]

Don't forget to raise both hands after stopping to full halt.

[Kevin-sgxc]

Thanks, great tutorial. My first landing looked too much like the 18 and I'm sure you know how that went lol. My issue is I'm trying pattern approach with like a 2 mile final and that's not nearly enough time for me to get the jet setup and remember everything. I need to practice some straight in 10 mile finals first.

[pagratisn]

Awesome videos!!! Were you flying the real thing? Which HOTAS do you use?

[hiroyukik]

I hope you mentioned more about aerodynamic braking. F16 manual said you maintain 13 degree nose up until a plane reduce its own speed to 100 knots. I have no idea how to determine 13 degree nose up. When I saw this video, there was no13 degree nose up indication .

[p.imprint]

Don't forget the contact atc button and map button

[Ecthaelyon]

This is a decent tutorial, BUT the landing speeds and throttle are dependent on remaining fuel and external stores. I noticed you were coming in pretty hot here, so heavy with fuel? Anyone interested the F-16 approach speed is 136kts, you must add 4kts per 1000lb of fuel and same weight in external stores, if any. Watch your AoA like an absolute hawk. Anyone who says the F-16 is easy to land is full of.... But with plenty of practice, you can get good.

[mazinkhurshid]

Thank you for the great video. Do you have to constantly adjust the roll as the F16 drifts left and right when close to the runway? Is there someway to keep it straight without having to constantly adjust for the drift?

[vvcv__]

I know this is a minor mistake, but when flaring the 16 for speed reduction, just before touchdown, is not due to the 16's airframe acting as a speedbrake. A speedbrake slows an aircraft by disrupting the flow of air molecules by adding a physical object which causes a force in the opposite direction the craft is moving. Remember the saying, "for every force, there is an opposite, equal force." In other words, by adding a 'causing factor', you are then able to slow the craft. The same concept can be imagined when considering how a row boat can be slowed by placing an oar in the water. Adding a 'causing factor' (oar), which causes a directionally opposite force, and thus a 'disruption' in the 'flow' of water gives the ability to slow the boat. However, when quickly adding flare to the F-16, what actually happens is that you are slowing the craft by taking away a 'causing factor' (air molecules). In this situation, you are not adding an opposite and equal force for speed reduction; instead, you are taking away the medium (air) which gives the craft lift. Think of what would happen if you were to roll an aircraft by 90 degrees and not pull back on the stick. With the craft in this position, you are taking away the air flow/molecules from over/under the wings, which of course, would cause the craft to instantly stop, umm, well drop. Let's go back to the row boat example. Imagine that you were able to roll the boat 90 degrees, as soon as the bottom of the boat was out of the water it would instantly stop. Not because of a 'causing factor' adding an opposite/equal force (as the oar), but rather that it no longer is in contact with the 'medium' that allows it to move. Both the F-16 and a row boat can stop/slow in two ways which are fundamentally different. Either by adding an element that gives an opposit and equal force, or by taking away the medium that allows them to have lift and float.
Please forgive me if I got this wrong, I'm not an engineer, just a tactical jet enthusiast that remembers reading something about this many years ago.

[Plumsytheghillieone]

Great as usual :D
But to be a pain in the behind, is it really the ULTIMATE guide if it doesn't cover TACAN and ILS? :P

[zhangsheng]

The great video is of great help to me, because Viper landing is easy to rush out of the runway or roll over. And can i forward your video to the video playback platform in the mainland China ?

[xennion]

lol you should use Shift and Enter so that the left side thing that shows your controls are visible.