airfield landings

[killnu]

any chance of gettin landing on airfield not being a ditch?  pretty sure all airfields in ww2 didnt have nice paved runways.  

[Rino]

Man you're picky Killn, I landed safely last night in a tiffy
upside down and on fire, oh yeah..the wings were gone too!

[killnu]

3 times in 2 days now, ive made it home in beat up bird, to hit runway, spin off of it for a ditch.  i mean dang, i actually put it on the airfield at least.     it stinks to return to tower looking at the runway 5 ft away.

[Raider179]

Try this one...262 engine out landed a little long. Couldnt turn around and taxi back with one engine. just spun in circles..got me a ditch.
As long as the landing doesnt kill you or total the plane it should count.

[Stang]

You could fly like a timid wuss, never have a chance of getting shot up and this problem would go away.  

[killnu]

or stang, HTC could read this gameplay request and fix it.  

[StarOfAfrica2]

What is there to "fix"?  If you didnt land,  you didnt land.  You ditched.  

Dictionary defines "ditch" as..........

To crash-land (an aircraft) on water or land.

v. intr.
To dig a ditch.
To crash-land in water. Used of an aircraft or a pilot.

Very simply, you crack up the plane, you dont get the extra points for making a landing.  Even if you land the plane, but say are out of fuel and cant keep it on the runway or come up just short, its not a landing.  Try taking somebody's Cessna up and bring it down somewhere besides a runway.  I bet they wont be too impressed with your definition of "landing".

[cobia38]

We can land ?? wow i thought runways wher just fo takeing off.

                                     

[killnu]

a cessna?  you bring up a cessna when talking about dogfighing WW2 planes?  

go away

[Ack-Ack]

Originally posted by StarOfAfrica2
What is there to "fix"?  If you didnt land,  you didnt land.  You ditched.  

Dictionary defines "ditch" as..........

To crash-land (an aircraft) on water or land.

v. intr.
To dig a ditch.
To crash-land in water. Used of an aircraft or a pilot.

Very simply, you crack up the plane, you dont get the extra points for making a landing.  Even if you land the plane, but say are out of fuel and cant keep it on the runway or come up just short, its not a landing.  Try taking somebody's Cessna up and bring it down somewhere besides a runway.  I bet they wont be too impressed with your definition of "landing".

In this game if you just have your nose wheel a hair off the runway, it will count as a ditch.  KillnU is right.  You land on your field you should get a successful landing.  

Don't argue the realism card because this game has way too many gamey features for that to be used as an argument.


ack-ack

[Murdr]

Originally posted by StarOfAfrica2
Dictionary defines "ditch" as..........

To crash-land (an aircraft) on water or land.
 ....Try taking somebody's Cessna up and bring it down somewhere besides a runway. I bet they wont be too impressed with your definition of "landing".

I missed the part where killnu said he crash landed, in fact he said he did bring it down on the runway.  He just didnt park it on the hardtop.  Try parking your Cessna on the runway, and see how long it is until someone gets upset about it.

[CavemanJ]

Originally posted by StarOfAfrica2
What is there to "fix"?  If you didnt land,  you didnt land.  You ditched.  

Dictionary defines "ditch" as..........

To crash-land (an aircraft) on water or land.

v. intr.
To dig a ditch.
To crash-land in water. Used of an aircraft or a pilot.

Very simply, you crack up the plane, you dont get the extra points for making a landing.  Even if you land the plane, but say are out of fuel and cant keep it on the runway or come up just short, its not a landing.  Try taking somebody's Cessna up and bring it down somewhere besides a runway.  I bet they wont be too impressed with your definition of "landing".

Well... in this case.. I guess when you get your main gear shot off and have to belly in they better quit counting it as a landing, even though you slide it right down the center of the runway....

Raider I hear  ya on the 262.  It seems (and always has) with multi-engine birds that if one engine dies it sets the parking brake on the wheels.  You're ok until you stop moving... if you stop you won't start moving again, you'll just pivot on the side with the dead engine.

[debuman]

Originally posted by StarOfAfrica2

Very simply, you crack up the plane, you dont get the extra points for making a landing.  Even if you land the plane, but say are out of fuel and cant keep it on the runway or come up just short, its not a landing.  Try taking somebody's Cessna up and bring it down somewhere besides a runway.  I bet they wont be too impressed with your definition of "landing".

But in AH, you can put your plane down on the runway without the gear down, slide down the runway breaking off the propeller, wings, and several other parts, and as long as it stops ON the runway - you get a "SUCCESSFUL LANDING".  On the other hand, you can do a perfect 3 point landing setting it down soft as a feather, taxi 6 inches off the runway - and get a "YOU HAVE DITCHED" message.

If I were the above mentioned Cessna owner, I'd much prefer to have my plane in one piece and able to be pushed/towed back on the runway than have to pick it up with a brrom, dustpan and a tow truck.

[straffo]

You should have the option to "push" your plane

Imagine pushing  the joystick to put your plane on the runway at the incredible speed of 2 km/hour with vulcher around

[Urchin]

AFAIK, you can land anywhere in a V-base or port and get a successful landing.. I usually try to land on one of the little roads though.