Carrier Landing - a short film in FSX [HD]

[Alpha8264]

y didnt u use the airbrake or thrust reverser

???????

[degigi2003]

@Alpha8264 Yeah, the whole thing is not very realistic, but the landings are real, I was just very low on gas and very slow, perhaps 120 kts with the F-14. I made the video because I could use multiple camera angles on the static carrier. I can now use cameras on a moving carrier, so I have made more realistic videos - for exaple check my "NEW Dino T-45C" trailer video...

[Alpha8264]

@degigi2003

THXS

[LastXdeth]

These static carriers are so ugly!

[gamerguy436]

good song choice good job at landing. your better than i am landing on a carrier

[gamerguy436]

good song choice and good job at landing your better than i am at landing on a carrier

[SuperSabio111]

i have a qustion how come the plane never slings back?

[degigi2003]

@SuperSabio111 The arresting wires on this carrier are not active. However, in Fight Simulator even with active arresting gear, the jet will not sling back, it will only decelerate and stop.

[Wadef16]

What did you use to film it?

[degigi2003]

@Wadef16 I used Fraps.

[aligerous]

Nicely done. I am impressed.

[loginname75]

I have Pentium 4 processor, 1.80 Ghz, nvidia graphics card, 1 gb of ram.....

will my fsx run atleast without breaking in frame rate!? im not expecting as much as yours, but a good graphic gameplay!? and btw i saw some fsx videos in which there are shaking effects with a colour difference....how do you do that!?.....pls reply

[degigi2003]

@loginname75 I think your CPU is way too slow for FSX. There is a demo version you can try - google "Flight Simulator X Trial Version". All effects are done in post-production after you record the video, for example with Windows Movie Maker (which is free) or with more expensive editing software such as Sony Vegas or Adobe After Effects. You can also check Flight Simulator 2004 - it is very good, there are no carrier landings, but it will run on slower machines.

[koolerv8kid]

I've been looking at this sim for a few weeks now and haven't bought it yet. After watching this, I'm going to get it tomorrow. Thanks. :D

[degigi2003]

@koolerv8kid Make sure you get the Gold Edition, which includes the Acceleration pack - you need it for the carrier operations and the F/A-18. The standard deluxe edition does not have carrier operations or the F/A-18 aircraft.

[degigi2003]

@koolerv8kid Also, if you still have doubts - check some of my other FSX videos ;)))

[d4dd10hakaJustin]

you guys fail, he didnt even get cable, he drove onto the deck?

[degigi2003]

@d4dd10hakaJustin Because there is no cable on this carrier.

[d4dd10hakaJustin]

true trueeee....

[frankevega]

well you did a fantasic job man.. i finally got fs 2004 downloaded and i cant seem to control the f 14 for shayt haha.... i uninstalled it now im gonna try fsx maybe i'll have better luck. Hey i sure would love to see yoiu make a version of the tower flybye ...not the carrier one but the ground flybye on TOPGUN? oh and have you see the making of TOPGUN yet? if you havent you got to see it asap...its like 3-4 hours long.. effin awesome man.

[degigi2003]

@frankevega Hey, thanks for the idea to watch the making, I thought I watched it, but obviously I've only seen a very small part, I will find all of it :) I am also interested in directing, so it will be very interesting. Also I probably watched Top Gun a couple of hundred times :))))

[frankevega]

that was so kewl man, the part where the F14s did the corkscrew manuever looked just like that one part on TOPGUN.. i liked this video alot..i hope i can do stuff like this as im downloading FS 2004 right now.

[degigi2003]

@frankevega Thanks ! The last maneuver I wanted to be like the one from the end of Top Gun, I think you are the first one to point it out :)

[DNotarbartolo]

Nice video!! How do you get the two F-14's taking off together at the end?

[degigi2003]

@DNotarbartolo Hi, I used FSRecorder - I fly each aircraft, record it, and then play both together.

[mboy3515]

why didnt you use your tail hook?

[degigi2003]

@mboy3515 Because the arresting wires on this carrier are not operational, the carrier is not active, its just scenery.

[mboy3515]

@degigi2003 ok i thought it was aicarrers, u should get it, and it is free!

[123dachi]

buen video, una pregunta donde has descargado los dos ultimos aviones?

[degigi2003]

@123dachi Este avión es F-14D de Dino Cattaneo. El enlace de descarga está en la descripción anterior.

[nikorski1]

AWESOME!!!

[nss105]

Wait, you didn't use an arrestor cable (hook) but you still managed to stop before the end of the carrier runway? Wow, you're really good! Nice flying!

[degigi2003]

Thanks! It's actually quite difficult - you have to fly really slow and then touch down at the very beginning of the deck, and it didn't happen from the first try :))

[AviatorHD]

dont u use tail hook?

[degigi2003]

The wires on this carrier are not functional so the hook will not work. Check my other videos for some nice traps :)

[donfiler1]

WOW. I know how difficult it is to get these video capture angels. Magnificent. I really like the soundtrack from Top Gun too. Outstanding JR.

[degigi2003]

Thanks Don :)

[foxboy13579]

do you have to download the aircraft carrier or do you just turn up the scenery setting??? please reply

[degigi2003]

The carrier you see in the video is always there as long as your "Boat" traffic slider is at 100%. There are also moving carriers on schedule in free flight.

[foxboy13579]

cool, thanks

[Mrjustcommentsnovds]

All landings are bolter,

[degigi2003]

Yes, the arresting wires on this carrier are inactive.

[JOLY823]

nice Bolter and nice brakes

[gokumalo]

what F-14 is that?

[degigi2003]

That's Dino Cattaneo's freeware F-14D Tomcat - I strongly recommend it :)

[Cheesepickles22]

i got a problem, i got the IRIS F-14 but in virtual cockpit u can see out of it but then suddenly where you see all ther windows are coverd by orange stuff. the HUD is coverd etc. the colour is the orange like on life boats

[degigi2003]

@Cheesepickles22: It's better to post this in the IRIS support forum - I am sure they will be able to answer.

[legomaster335]

how do u gt two planes at ones???

[degigi2003]

There is a program called FSRecorder - it allows recording a flight (or many flights) and then playing them back as you fly. So you fly flight A and record it. Then fly flight B and record it, while playing back flight A. Then just replay flight A and B together and you have a nice formation flight :)

[leviathan94xxx]

does the HD option appear by itself depending on the quality of your camera or do you have to convert the file to HD

[degigi2003]

To get the HD option, the video you upload must be 1280x720 (or 1920x1080). Then the HD button appears automatically after the video was processed by YouTube. For additional requirements google "Optimizing your video uploads" and click the first link.

[dylanmoran123]

@degigi2003 how do you change the ratio on a video editor to 1280x720

[degigi2003]

I use VirtualDub to cut the video, resize it and choose compression. They are standard functions, only for the compression you may need a H.264 codec which gives the best quality. Search youtube for "Tutorial: How to Upload HD Video to YouTube using freeware".

[HYTEK24]

EXCELLENT !! :)

[2masj]

where can i find carriers???please answer!!!!

[degigi2003]

This is how to find the carrier near San Diego in free flight:

1) In display settings-> traffic move the slider "Ships and ferries" all the way to the right (100%).

2) Click FREE FLIGHT, choose July 1st, 2009 for date and 06:00 local time. Select North Island NAS (KNZY) for airport and runway 29. You can save the flight at this point if you want.

3) Once you take off from the runway turn left on course 270 and climb to 600 feet. After 30 seconds you will see the carrier :)

[kingmcbrian]

WOW 5/5 wat r ur PC specifications btw?

[degigi2003]

Thanks :) This is my PC: CPU Intel Core 2 E8500 @ 3.8GHz, CPU fan Zalman 9500, DDR 4 GB, nVidia 9800GTX+, Win7RC. I am very happy with the configuration, I don't feel I should change anything at this point.

[kingmcbrian]

AWSOME! O_O

[spyromatt]

good job! i know there's a lot of sequence needed to be captured+ editing. lol

[degigi2003]

Yeah, editing is a lot of fun :) For example I had the first landing shot from beginning to end from 6 or 7 different cameras, and later I could choose which camera to cut at what moment :) I wanted to cut the first landing a lot to see the effect of this type of cut, the other landings I wanted to show from only one angle...

[johnsmithfsx]

Good flying!

[gamefreakindustry1]

how you film it?

[degigi2003]

Record the flights with FS Recorder, then replay from different angles and record video with FRAPS. Finally edit the video in Virtualdub and add music and text in Windows Movie Maker.

[Lukeanator192]

great landings but, dude, you need to SLOW DOWN a little while landing

[degigi2003]

Yeah, I know, but at the time I didn't know how to record the way I want from a moving carrier, so I had to use a static one where I can't use my tail hook to stop (there are no wires). That's why I used airbrakes and wheel brakes and the whole length of the deck. I'll be making another video soon, much more realistic :)

[Captainbritishair]

These are GREAT collections of carrier landings, nice!

[HairTriggerRaptor]

beautiful

[degigi2003]

Thanks !

[trainfan01]

what do you use to record?

[degigi2003]

FSRecorder and FRAPS

[trainfan01]

ok thanks

[neykku]

very nice video and cool landing but have u heard of a thing called arresting wires? :D

[degigi2003]

Thanks :) I will be making a new video soon, which will be much more realistic...

[joeyoisjdoijet]

wow great video man! im impressed. i dont believe how realistic it is when the setting are on high or ultra high. i have to keep mine on minimal cuz the framerates BLOW at high graphics. any tips on making it faster if its possible?

[degigi2003]

The FSX graphics settings in this video were optimized to give the best performance for the specific camera angle. For example in the shots where you don't see the city I turn autogen to zero and reduce scenery complexity. In other shots you see only the clouds - so I max out the cloud density and drawing distance but reduce water effects to zero :) FSX is very CPU hungry and you will need at least 5.0GHz for decent frame rates around busy airports and big cities with all sliders to the max!

[degigi2003]

In fact the frame rate in some shots in the video dropped below 20, basically where you see the city, the water and the clouds. Please see my comment in the other video for some tips how to optimize performance.

[joeyoisjdoijet]

oh ok, thats really smart. thanks!

[Scuse123]

Very good landing!

[JadeInTheSky]

degigi2003, as much as I am not a fan of computer games I liked your film (and I enjoyed listening to "Danger Zone", it's a cool reminder of "Top Gun" :) ) . Good ending as well. So what's your next project?

[degigi2003]

Thanks :) As for my next project, I am thinking about either a tutorial or another film - this time with a real plot...

[Opiate364]

Cool video. I really liked the F-14s flying at dusk in the end.

[degigi2003]

Thanks a lot :) I didn't expect that, but this scene became my favorite too after I finished the editing  :)