It's all about reading the instruments all the way down. As a rough reference to Dale's carrier mission, cross the destroyer behind the carrier at about 550-600 ft and lined up on the final approach course. The ball should give you an "on slope" indication at that point. Your goal keep the meatball aligned with the datum light. It should look somethig like this:
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Your speed is going to vary with aircraft weight(fuel). Use your AOA indexer to the left of your HUD to assure you are at the correct speed for your approach. You are looking to maintain the yellow circle (amber donut) all the way down to touchdown. If you see the green arrow, then you need to increase your speed (or lower your AOA). If you see a red arrow, then you need decrease your speed (or increase or AOA). Be aware though that once you adjust your speed or AOA, you are going to need to re-establish your descent rate to maintain the correct glideslope or else you will start getting "too high" or "too low" indications on the meatball.
If you maintain the correct line-up, glideslope, and speed, you should do fine. The important thing (and also the hard thing...) is to maintain these three things until touchdown. With that being said, DO NOT FLARE! once you get over the deck, just hold the aircraft's posture until it whacks the deck. Consider it more of a "controlled crash" than a landing. Hope this helps and good luck!
