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bizarre F-18 landing on a carrier

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They basically point the nose at the ship, use the trimmer to align the E bracket that appears after the gear gets dropped down. Then using engine thrust to raise or lower the nose to get the right AoA. There’s a hook on the back of the aircraft that contacts and grabs onto 1 of the 3 cable set out across the deck, that stops the aircraft. Pretty fucking awesome stuff.
 
I'm no expert but landing a fighter looks more manual then landing a passenger jet. He's clearly basing that landing on looking and lining up and doesn't look automated at all.
Are you suggesting that "passenger jets" routinely use autoland? Because they don't...
 
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