Overview

Welcome aboard the first Studio-Level Functional Aircraft Carrier Pack for MSFS.

At Miltech Simulations, we have been developing the necessary tech for functional Aircraft Carriers for the past three years. This product is the result of extensive research and development of proprietary tech to enable all the real-life systems and operations that you may find in US and in international Aircraft Carriers.

Check our Guide for a quick introduction to the Carriers

Get Started

We've put together some helpful guides for you to get set up with our product quickly and easily.

Welcome aboard the first Studio-Level Functional Aircraft Carrier Pack for MSFS.

At Miltech Simulations, we have been developing the necessary tech for functional Aircraft Carriers for the past three years. This product is the result of extensive research and development of proprietary tech to enable all the real-life systems and operations that you may find in US and in international Aircraft Carriers.

• Beautifully Modeled Ships: four ships included on initial release, Ford-Class CVN-78, Nimitz-Class CVN-76, Arleigh-Burke Destroyers and Ticonderoga Cruisers. Great attention of detail, both on the deck area, as well as the hangar.

• Roadmap: Additional ships, such as Independence-Class Ships and French Carrier Charles de Gaulle planned for free future updates. Other ship packs may be released as expansions.

• Moving and Static Ships: A total of 14 moving locations and 14 static (anchored) locations are included.

• Miltech Simulations Supercarrier Pro Toolbar: In-sim toolbar for full control of the carriers

• Universally-compatible Arrestor Cables and Catapults: This product was developed in in such a way that any aircraft, stock or 3rd party, can use the catapults and arrestor cables without any modification, and regardless if the aircraft has a tailhook or not.

• Full Xbox Support: All features are fully supported on Xbox. Carriers have been optimized for excellent performance on Xbox.

• FLOLS and LRLS: Functional Optical Landing Systems to safely guide your aircraft to the deck - follow “the Ball”

• Landing Signal Officer: Fully-functional Landing Signal Officer, with functional audio callouts to guide the aircraft on landing and feedback scoring based on real naval operations.

• Animated Crew, Jet Blast Deflectors Flags and Elevators

• Fully Accessible Hangar (moving and static ships)

• Navaids: ILS and TACAN are available on static carriers

• Exclusive Discord Community to foster group flights, events and interaction among players. Invite is available on the Toolbar

• Carrier Comms: UNICOM and ATIS are available on static carriers. Carrier ATC Voice channels available over Discord for all locations.

• Full Multiplayer Support: Both moving and static carriers are fully compatible over multiplayer.

• Full VR Support: The entire product is self-contained within the game.

• Extensive Documentation covering equipment, systems and procedures.

• Teleport (Experimental Feature): teleport your aircraft to the carrier hangar, approach or deck using the teleport feature. Aircraft will change state according to where is teleported to.

We hope you enjoy our product,

Miltech Simulations

This issue seems to be related to Navigraph and similar software that replaces the stock Navigation data. It seems that Navigraph and similar apps that replace the default nav data will also override any custom TACANs and ILS for airports not in the database.

A solution/Workaround is under investigation.

All support for this product will be handled initially by Miltech Simulations. Support is available via our support forum: https://miltechsimulations.talkyard.net/latest

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Description

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are a formidable class of warships in the U.S. Navy. These vessels, measuring approximately 500 feet in length and weighing thousands of tons, play a crucial role in protecting larger ships like aircraft carriers and conducting a wide range of missions. They are equipped with advanced missile systems and guns for defense, making them a formidable force in naval combat. Additionally, they excel in anti-submarine warfare and air defense, thanks to their cutting-edge technology. With their high speed and versatility, Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are vital assets for the Navy's global operations, ensuring maritime security and deterrence.

App Overview

Landing Tab

Controls Tab

Settings Tab

A PDF Version of this manual is available for download here:

This generally occurs when Supercarrier Pro has not loaded correctly. Closing and restarting the simulations should fix the issue.

However, if the issue persists, please contact us.

Description

The Ticonderoga-class cruisers are a formidable class of warships in the U.S. Navy. These cruisers are about 567 feet long and displace thousands of tons, making them significant assets in naval operations. They are equipped with advanced missile systems and artillery, providing formidable firepower for both offensive and defensive missions. Their versatile Aegis combat system enables them to engage threats from the air, surface, and subsurface. These cruisers play a vital role in fleet protection, command and control, and anti-air and anti-missile operations. Known for their adaptability and advanced technology, Ticonderoga-class cruisers are essential components of the U.S. Navy's modern naval strategy.

Multiplayer Sync may freeze your simulator if the flight has been restarted. This is because restarting a flight does not reload all the objects again, instead, it just teleports the aircraft to the runway.

Do not restart your flight using the "Restart" button to avoid this issue. Instead, exit the flight, return to the WorldMap, select the carrier, and start a new flight.

1. Enable Modern Arrestors: Modern Arrestors enable arrestor cable functionality to any aircraft, regardless of whether the aircraft has a tailhook or not. It is recommended to use Modern arrestors, even with aircraft that do feature a tailhook, as the stock MSFS tailhook may not be effective at certain locations. For more information, check Arrestor Cables

   1. To enable modern arrestors, click the button in the Approach tab on approach. The arrestors will engage upon contact with the flight deck. Modern arrestors remain active until manually deactivated.

   2. Modern arrestors can be toggled "always on" on the settings tab. The "enable modern arrestors" button on the Landing page will disappear if "Modern arrestors always on" is enabled on the settings tab.

2. Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System (FLOLS): Type of Optical Landing System (also commonly referred as "ball") used to give glidepath information to pilots in the terminal phase of landing. This information can also be visible on the FLOLS lights on the port side of the carrier. For more information, check

3. Long Range Laser Lineup System (LRLLS): Uses color-coded lasers to provide horizontal lineup information of approaching aircraft. The color and flashing rate of the laser indicates the angle with respect of the centreline. For more information, check

4. Scoring: Provides a score from 0-5 (EASY MODE from 0-10), as well as LSO Feedback, based on the accuracy of the landing. There are two modes available: Regular and Easy, configurable on the Config Tab. For more information, check

5. Scoring Details: Opens on click of the (i) Icon. Provides details on the scoring, such as Altitude, AoA and Alignment scoring, as well as cable caught.

6. Information: Provides brief information on the functionality of the Toolbar.-

Teleporting can be used on moving ships to quickly spawn on the carrier's deck after starting a flight in the air. Teleport is currently possible to:

You may see misplaced crew, teleport may fail or quick taxi may fail if the flight has been restarted.

Do not restart your flight using the "Restart" button to avoid this issue. Instead, exit the flight, return to the WorldMap, select the carrier, and start a new flight.

We are still investigating what is the root cause of this issue.

If you have experienced a bug on moving ships in which the carrier/camera "shakes" (moving ships only) - Congrats, you have a very powerful PC.

This issue occurs when the simulator runs at a very high and unstable framerate, higher than the rate of update of the ship's position. The violent framerate deviations cause the ship to accelerate and decelerate at uneven intervals, resulting in this flickering bug.

The refresh rate of the ship is approximately 50 times a second, so to solve this issue, we must limit the framerate just under this figure:

Solution 1: VSync

If you look closely at the arresting gear, you may see these "shimmering bounding boxes" around them. This has unfortunately been a long-time MSFS bug, and has been reported to Asobo many times by us and other developers.

These are the stock Asobo arrestor cables. Any carrier ships using the stock arrestor cables have these bounding boxes that represent where the cables should be located. If you catch one of the cables (when using an aircraft with tailhook) you will see how these “bounding boxes” attach to the tailhook as the cables should.

Unfortunately, this bug has been around since the Top Gun expansion was released, and was never fixed. In general, Stock arrestors are a hit-or-miss - not only the visible texture issues, but also they can be more or less effective depending on the carrier location. For that reason we have developed the “modern arrestors”, that replace and improve upon the functionality of stock arresting gear, but decided to also keep the stock arrestors for those who prefer using them.

Luckily there is a (partial) solution to this issue - you can easily remove the stock arrestors, and get rid of the “bounding box shimmering effect”:

Description

The FrenchCDG is a carrier based on France's Nuclear Carrier Designs. As the only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier outside of the United States Navy, nuclear carriers are a key asset for France, providing it with a powerful and flexible tool for national defense, power projection, and as a deterrent in international waters.

Aircraft Jitter on Elevators This effect is most noticeable when the aircraft is positioned on static platforms. Moving carriers tend to mitigate the issue to some extent. The behavior results from a core simulator limitation: the physics engine in MSFS is not fully designed to handle this type of movement smoothly.

Aircraft Jitter in Other Conditions Outside of elevators, similar jitter can occur across MSFS 2024 due to wind effects. The updated wave simulation interacts poorly with ships, causing exaggerated sway that impacts aircraft. Reducing the wind speed usually resolves the problem. This behavior has been reported to Asobo.

This is unfortunately an MSFS limitation with VTOL aircraft. A similar situation occurs with the Harrier and possibly the F-35B as well. VTOL aircraft will only grab onto the runway at low throttle/low speeds. There is a threshold in which the gear detaches as the VTOL code takes over, and it does not account for the movement of the ship. Essentially the ship will continue moving but the aircraft does not react to inertia There are a few ways around this issue:

MILTECH SIMULATIONS OSPREY

1. Land with nacelles 60-75deg instead of VTOL landings when operating on moving carriers. This will give you some more control. After landing, throttle to IDLE and apply braking

2. Use quick taxi/taxi assist when taxiing on the deck on moving ships, OR taxi at low speed/low throttle

This issue does not occur at static ship locations.

DC DESIGNS HARRIER

Unfortunately, the Harrier Flight Model is not compatible with any moving ship at this time. We are working with DC Designs to find a solution to this issue.

Frequent Answered Questions

Known Bugs

As with any revolutionary piece of software, there will be some bugs at the beginning. We have acknowledged and fixed the following bugs:

Product Updates and Changelogs

Entire Changelog available here:

Uses color-coded lasers to provide horizontal lineup information of approaching aircraft. The color and flashing rate of the laser indicate the angle with respect of the centreline.

• Steady amber indicates aligned with the centerline

• An increasing rate of flashing indicates that the aircraft is deviating away from the centerline.

• Green indicates an angle of deviation towards the Starboard side

• Red indicates an angle of deviation towards the Port side

Static vs Moving

Static Carriers are inherently compatible with multiplayer as there are no "moving parts". This means that the carrier is static at that location on all systems on the network.

On the contrary, Moving carriers can be located at slightly different locations due to their moving nature. For that reason, moving carriers must be "synced for multiplayer" through the under the Controls tab.

• After syncing for multiplayer, the aircraft will spawn on the carrier deck automatically.

• Align to Wind cannot be used over multiplayer. All other functions are available.

• Multiplayer syncing resets every hour. A countdown is visible on the Supercarrier Toolbar. After the counter reaches 0, Multiplayer Sync will deactivate. To continue flying over multiplayer and synced with other players, click on "Multiplayer sync" again.

Limitations over Multiplayer

Unfortunately, Multiplayer on MSFS is still quite limited. We are engineering ways around these limitations, but these will only come at a future update. As of initial release, the limitations are the following:

• Multiplayer on moving carriers require syncing. Syncing restarts every hour.

• Animations do not sync over multiplayer. Eg. if an aircraft goes down on the elevator or JBDs are actioned, you will not see the animation, only the aircraft.

• It is possible that you may see aircraft floating beyond the bounds of the aircraft carrier flight deck. This is due to inaccuracies in the aircraft position synced over Multiplayer.

Description

The Independence-class littoral combat ships (LCS) are a class of small surface vessels operated by the United States Navy. Designed for operations near shore (littorals), these ships are part of the Navy's strategy to have more versatile, modular, and nimble vessels for missions including mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, and surface warfare. The Independence class is noted for its distinctive trimaran hull design, which provides exceptional stability and speed, and allows for the operation of small boats and unmanned vehicles in various conditions.

Locations

Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN)

Stock MSFS Arrestor Cables

The Miltech Supercarrier Pro features both Stock MSFS Arrestor Cables at all locations (Static and Moving).

Stock MSFS Arrestor Cables are compatible with aircraft with tailhooks (eg. the Stock F/A-18 included with the Top Gun Expansion). Stock Cables are unfortunately more or less effective depending on the location of the carrier due to a bug with the arrestors and the MSFS earth model.

For that reason, and for universal compatibility with all aircraft products (Stock and 3rd Party) we highly recommend you use "Modern Arrestors" regardless of aircraft and location.

The Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System, often referred to as the "FLOLS," is a crucial technology used for aircraft carrier operations. The primary purpose of the FLOLS is to aid pilots during the critical phase of landing on an aircraft carrier. This system provides visual cues to approaching aircraft, helping them maintain the correct glide path for a safe and precise landing. The system is typically set for a 3.5-degree glideslope targeting the wires.

1. Discord: Launches invite to the exclusive Discord server. For more information,

2. Toggle LSO On/Off: Toggles Landing Signal Officer callouts and feedback on/off

3. Toggle Marker On/Off: Toggles visible and fixed POI Marker on/off. Can be used to easily locate the carrier.

1. Quick Taxi: With Quick Taxi, you can easily reposition the plane with the joystick. Move the stick up or down to move forward or backward. Move the stick left or right to rotate left or right. Particularly useful when moving inside the Hangar, when pushback is required, or with VTOL aircraft, such as the Osprey and Harrier.

2. Align to Wind: Only available on moving carriers. Aligns the carrier with the current wind direction. Doesn't work with multiplayer auto-sync. Align to Wind should be used when the aircraft is not on deck or in the hangar. If the aircraft happens to be on the deck or hangar, it's best to immediately teleport - otherwise the aircraft will fall in the water.

Both the Nimitz-Class and Ford-Class carriers are equipped with four catapults - Catapults 1 and 2 are on the bow and catapults 3 and 4 are on the waist.

Select the desired catapult for takeoff using the Miltech Universal Carrier Toolbar under the Controls tab.

Once the catapult has been selected, it will become active and the crew will guide you to the selected catapult.

Catapult Launch Operations

Prelaunch

1. Taxi to Catapult: Apply little throttle and move carefully on the deck at low speed. Keep your wings folded (if applicable) and Nose Wheel Steering to HIGH. Use Quick Taxi if required.

2. Align yourself with the Catapult: A taxi director will guide you to the selected catapult. Follow the hand signals to turn left/right or continue forward until the Taxi Director indicates you to stop. Brake until full stop and set power to IDLE.

1. Configure Aircraft: Lower launchbar and unfold wings (if applicable). Set takeoff flaps and perform takeoff checklists. Deactivate Nose Wheel Steering. Click on the yellow checkmark to arm the catapult.

Arm the Catapult

1. Crew Checks: Green vests (catapult crew) will now secure the launchbar and set the catapult for launch. The aircraft may move slightly as its being aligned with the catapult. Jet Blast Deflectors will rise automatically. Green vests will then signal the aircraft is ready for launch.

1. Salute the Catapult Crew: Salute the catapult crew by clicking the green arrow on the Supercarrier Toolbar. This signals that you're all set for launch. Apply full throttle now. The aircraft will not move until catapulted.

Launch

1. Shooter Checks: The shooter will perform final checks and indicate the launch. Aircraft will accelerate along the catapult and reach takeoff speed in less than 3 seconds - do not move the ailerons, elevators, or rudder until the aircraft has vacated the deck.

1. Rotate: Rotate the nose and establish a positive rate of climb. Retract gear and flaps as required. Fly parallel to the carrier until you have reached 500ft and proceed to the desired course.

Moving vs Static Locations

The pack features both moving and static carrier locations. For more information on the differences:

Description

The Ford-class aircraft carriers are the newest and most advanced class of aircraft carriers in the United States Navy. They are designed to be more efficient, capable, and powerful than any other carrier in service. The Ford-class carriers have a number of new features, including an electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS), a new arresting gear system, and a new weapons handling system. They are also larger and more capable than the Nimitz-class carriers that they are replacing.

Compared to the Nimitz Class, the Ford has a larger deck and hangar. However, it has 3 elevators and 3 arrestor ables instead of 4.

Description

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier represents the pinnacle of naval power projection. These colossal vessels, measuring over 1,000 feet in length and displacing over 100,000 tons, serve as mobile airfields capable of launching and recovering a formidable array of aircraft, including fighter jets, reconnaissance planes, and helicopters. With their nuclear propulsion systems, they offer virtually unlimited operational range and endurance, enabling them to project American airpower to any corner of the globe.

Compared to the Ford Class, the Nimitz has a smaller deck and hangar. However, it has 4 elevators and 4 arrestor cables instead of 3.

We have identified that REX Real Global Airport Textures may trigger Crash to Desktops with our Supercarrier Pro product. We have been unable to identify what is the source bug resulting on these CTDs, but we are in communication with the team at REX to provide a solution to this issue.

In the meantime, please uninstall REX Real Global Airport Textures.

On AMD Graphics Cards:

We are aware of issues with AMD Graphics Cards that may result on Crash to Desktops. This issue is not unique to Supercarrier Pro, but rather a generalized MSFS Issue with stock arresting gear. This issue has been raised to Asobo for further investigation.

Luckily, we have found a workaround for those customers who own an AMD Graphics Card:

• delete reference_points.cfg on both

  • miltechsimulations-supercarrier-pro\SimObjects\Boats\Miltech CVN78

  • miltechsimulations-supercarrier-pro\SimObjects\Boats\Miltech USS76.

Do keep in mind that if you decide to do that, you must use “Modern Arrestors” on all landings - regardless if the aircraft has a tailhook or not.

For more information on Modern Arrestors, click here:

Miltech's Supercarrier Pro package features a full LSO. The Landing Signal Officer is a naval aviator trained to facilitate the safe and expeditious recovery of aircraft aboard aircraft carriers. The LSO assists the pilots by giving information via radio handsets.

LSO is always active on Miltech Supercarriers except if "LSO And Feedback" is turned off on the Supercarrier Toolbar

• The LSO will become active regardless if Supercarrier Toolbar is open or not, and regardless of which radio frequency the aircraft is set to.

• LSO activates at a distance of 0.75nm of the Carrier. The pilot automatically makes a call to the LSO when in final approach - either "BALL" or "CLARA"

Approach and Recovery Equipment

Catapults

All CATOBAR carriers are equipped with catapults for assisted take-off. CATOBAR is a system used for the launch and recovery of aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier. Under this technique, aircraft launch using a catapult-assisted take-off and land on the ship (the recovery phase) using arrestor wires.

Nimitz-class carriers are equipped with four steam catapults. Similarly, Ford-class carriers are equipped 4 more modern EMALS catapults.

For more details on launch operations, read

Selecting the Aircraft

Any aircraft, Stock or 3rd Party, from Cessnas to Fighter Jets are fully compatible with Miltech's Supercarrier Pro product. Just go for your favorite aircraft.

We recommend you practice on the Stock F/A-18 for realism.

Selecting the Carrier

Catapult Launch

Recovery and Landing