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Craig, Landings during qualification MUST be done using the arrestor hook, hitting the arrestor line area, and during the qualification mission. Landing using just the brakes won't get you the qualification. You also must land from the South. The easiest method I've found is to launch, cut left ten degrees, then loop until inverted. Fly inverted back over the carrier slowly gaining altitude until you're about 9000 feet. Continue at that altitude until you're about five miles away, then finish the loop. YOu should be almost perfectly lined up. Aim for the deck, and when you're about to land, chop throttle to 50%, gear down, arrestor hook down, then hit the brakes. Aim for the grey area on the deck. You should stop rather abrubtly if you hit the lines correctly. Cut your engines. You SHOULD now be qualified. Doug