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Offline Xasthur

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« on: October 30, 2007, 12:00:50 PM »
I was just knocking around in the MA and took a bit of damage...

I ended up losing my rudder and both elevators.

I managed to egress to another field.

This probably the most fun I've had trying to get a bird down.

Sorting out approach speeds:


I struggled to get my flaps out and gear down due to the low speed deployment on the 190s:


On my first approach I nailed it... It wasn't even a rough landing:



Post your screenies of tough landings due to battle damage or whatever, here.
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« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2007, 12:04:55 PM »
109 K4.... in the DGS scenario.

I took a radiator hit from a gaggle of P51s a long way out from a friendly field.

I just got it back to a friendly field.

Gear damaged, 1 wheel out.


Touch down just short of the field


Jusssst made it.
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« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2007, 12:19:26 PM »
Arch your one lucky S.O.B. LOL :rofl :eek:

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« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2007, 06:01:25 PM »
Nice job with the DGS landing.
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« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2007, 06:14:57 PM »
Barely:) I was just hanging on there, didn't fall, landed successfully:)


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« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2007, 06:47:58 PM »
I dont have any pictures but this happened: I was in a H2H room where and was rtb after taking a goon to a base from a cv. (h2h thing, and yes its possible)  But, i fudge up the landing and come in to far near the tower and guns. I hit my right wing and collide into it. I lose both wings and my tail. I'm sliding near the edge, I end up stopping on the elevator with about half my plane leaning offtwo sides.
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« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2007, 02:08:57 AM »
I have an old screenie of me trying to land on a CV during the Scenario "Okinawa" in 2004 where every landing was on my Prop!  :)  I think I did this like 3 times. I don't do it often now, but I still have a frantic moment on occasion! :D  
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« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2007, 01:15:40 PM »
This was probably the toughest landing I have ever made.  It was a one shot deal as I was able to maintain just enough altitude to make it home with the few control surfaces I had remaining.  During the longest 25 miles I have ever flown I tried everything to get more control out of the a/c.  Shutting engines down, feathering props, deploying flaps (but that didn’t work cause I only had em on the left wing).  Finally I came in sight of the field and was lucky enough to be set up perpendicular to the runway.  I eyeballed it and released ever so slightly on the rudders, elevator and aileron…it banked hard to the right and slipped onto the runway perfectly.  I know it doesnt look like much but that lanc did not want to stay airborne.



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« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2007, 01:26:58 PM »
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Originally posted by Xasthur
Jusssst made it.


No no no no, your prop is juusssstt off. :p

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« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2007, 01:41:55 PM »
here is a film of my friend and squad mate Cbizkit landing perfectly without elevators in a ki84.  

shows some very skilled throttle work and aircraft control.

http://www.mediafire.com/?336ygd9fscn
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« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2007, 05:06:06 PM »
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Originally posted by B@tfinkV
here is a film of my friend and squad mate Cbizkit landing perfectly without elevators in a ki84.  

shows some very skilled throttle work and aircraft control.

http://www.mediafire.com/?336ygd9fscn



How does he land on water, and does he land successfully?
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« Reply #11 on: November 19, 2007, 09:59:13 AM »
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How does he land on water, and does he land successfully?



I haven't seen it yet, so I'm just assuming....  If you don't have the map they are flying on, all you see is water.  I guess that's what the land tiles are built on.

It must be an older map that hasn't been up since you installed AHII.


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« Reply #12 on: November 19, 2007, 10:45:47 AM »
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Originally posted by B@tfinkV
here is a film of my friend and squad mate Cbizkit landing perfectly without elevators in a ki84.  

shows some very skilled throttle work and aircraft control.

http://www.mediafire.com/?336ygd9fscn


Have you got the film of Solar (I think) landing the Lanc with both outer section of its wings missing?
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« Reply #13 on: November 19, 2007, 02:21:38 PM »
not me steff, unfortunately. i think he has them hosted on his site though!
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« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2007, 12:53:26 AM »
I've landed lanc's with no wings, b26's with no wings, and a 262 with no wings. :D  No screens though.. Just thought I'd toss this in.:aok
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