Weird F-14D won't arrest on carrier landing

[TheStig 38]

Hi, looks like my Super Tomcats I downloaded do not properly trap on carrier landings. Yes, I have the hook down. The suckers just don't want to grab a cable. I can land a stock F-14A from SF2NA after a couple scotches on the rocks and still trap.

 

So it is not the pilot. Anyone have trap issues with any other downloaded aircraft?

[Caesar 305]

Which version of the F-14D are you flying, and which aircraft carrier are you using?  While we had tested this before releasing SP 1.31, and hadn't encountered the problem before, I just flew some missions to verify and had no issues trapping the F-14Ds from the Super Pack on the stock TW carriers.

[+baffmeister 1,203]

Hook angle/length in the aircraft data ini can sometimes be an issue.

[TheStig 38]

I am flying the 96 F-14D. 06 does it too

[Caesar 305]

I can't seem to re-create the problem; they're trapping for me.  Only thing I can think of off the top of my head is maybe approach angle/connection with the deck?  The SP hooks are slightly less deflected and slightly shorter (by data) than the TW F-14 hooks.  Here's the entries in the data.inis:

 

TW F-14A

 

[Tailhook]

SystemType=ARRESTER_HOOK

MaxDeflection=60.0

Retractable=TRUE

DeployTime=2.0

ModelNodeName=tailhook_pivot

HookArmLength=2.70

AttachmentPosition=0.0,-6.72,-0.28

 

F-14SP v1.31 F-14D_96 and 06:

[Tailhook]

SystemType=ARRESTER_HOOK

MaxDeflection=50.0

Retractable=TRUE

DeployTime=1.0

ModelNodeName=Hook

HookArmLength=2.353

AttachmentPosition=0.0,-6.866,-0.717

[TheStig 38]

I used the TW length and it traps no problem now. I will just keep it that way. Thank you for your support.