Originally Posted by USMCFLYR

When they would come visit us at MCAS Beaufort or Iwakuni - they treated it like an emergency - not having an ILS approach available

CardioMD - the AoA of a Hornet is 8.1 for an on-speed landing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fke3t2f-9k

Is that "huge" AoA to you?
The Hornet guys are flying AoA/Ball all the way down, but I'm unsure whether the Viper guys are or not - I didn't think so but I never got a ride in one - only flew the sim.