1 in 1,000,000 CV Landing

[mussie]

I whish to hell that I had the camera on for this one.

This morning, I was in the FM2, elevator missing, pilot wound one gun out and flying on vapours ie: almost no fuel.

I lined up the carrier and started to passout hit the auto level and waited.

The pilot woke up and I started to get lined up again was just about to land and blacked out again.

I had dropped below the deck so I hit the Auto climb and gunned the engine just as the screen went black, there was an awful sound and I thought bugger I crashed.

But when the pilot woke up I was on the deck and was able to EF to a successful landing.

Now that was just plain cool, its a  pity I did not have the film on....

Later All

[Furball]

...... and then the bungee cord boinked you off into the sea so you exploded?

[BTW]

If only film showed blackouts.

[Midnight]

My best CV landing ever was in P-51D. Right wingtip busted, left flap out, one elevator gone. Came down hard, snapped gear, smashed rest of the wing off and stopped with the nose under the deck so I could see inside the hanger bay. Succesful Landing

[wetrat]

I've landed a deadstick 262 with no wingtips on a CV before... aint no thang

[navajoboy]

Originally posted by mussie
I whish to hell that I had the camera on for this one.

This morning, I was in the FM2, elevator missing, pilot wound one gun out and flying on vapours ie: almost no fuel.

I lined up the carrier and started to passout hit the auto level and waited.

The pilot woke up and I started to get lined up again was just about to land and blacked out again.

I had dropped below the deck so I hit the Auto climb and gunned the engine just as the screen went black, there was an awful sound and I thought bugger I crashed.

But when the pilot woke up I was on the deck and was able to EF to a successful landing.

Now that was just plain cool, its a  pity I did not have the film on....

Later All

Nicely done,  Yeah film wouldnt been cool. i think ive tried somethign like that once but ended up getting shot back out to sea.

[Schatzi]

Yeah, i love the blackout on touchdown... must be encoaded .

Film doesnt show CV in right place anyway, so filming CV landings usually doesnt work for me .

[Yippee38]

My best CV landing was with a Goonie.  I was low on gas, so I couldn't make land.  I thought, "What the hell?" and ended up making it.  I think I trapped the first wire.  

[Furball]

i belly landed about 10 kills in a 262 on a cv once, that was sweet.

[Donzo]

Originally posted by Yippee38
My best CV landing was with a Goonie.  I was low on gas, so I couldn't make land.  I thought, "What the hell?" and ended up making it.  I think I trapped the first wire.  

Can you trap wires with your wheels?

[Furball]

i have landed a goon on cv multiple times - was circling waiting for base to be taken, refuelled, and got 2 or 3 proxies on people trying to get me through ack.

also kept rearming a b26 on cv deck, taking off and killing the SB's.

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by Donzo
Can you trap wires with your wheels?

In HERE?  Sure.

Karaya

[TrueKill]

did what furball did in lancs. base was about 25mils out i had jsut taking the FHs and VH down when a said screw it went and landed on a CV jsut oof coast rearmed took off and get the SB and some of the town.