Landing vs. Ditching

[SpitLead]

Currently, one must be ON the runway when exiting the aircraft to get a successful landing, otherwise, it's classified as a ditch.  I don't agree with this rule.  I would think that as long as you landed on land with wheels down (and don't groundloop and crash) it should be classified as a successful landing.  The current rules makes it especially cumbersome for vehicles and boats.  It takes forever and a day to get somewhere such that you don't want to waste time returning to your "hanger" to get the credit for a successful "landing".  One time, I exited an Ostwind on my base (maybe 100-200 yds) away from the starting point and it got classified as a ditch.  Also, I got in a PT boat and decided to exit right away. I had not moved an inch from my starting point yet it classified it as a ditch.  If I can't even exit the boat at my original starting point and get at least a successful "landing' then I'm at a loss on the boats. Above all, I enjoy bringing back a crippled airplane and if I land it just off the runway I should get full credit for a successful landing.  Anyone else have any thoughts?

[MrLars]

I landed...once  

Lars

[Fury]

If you landed on the airfield (not neccessarily the runway) without damaging your prop or gear, it would be nice to have it counted as a landing.  Instead of having to be OTR.

If you landed OTR and damaged your prop or gear, it would be nice to have it counted as a ditch.

This would mean "landing" is defined as a safe, non-damaging landing on your airfield and a "ditch" would be damaging your plane upon landing.

Fury
<not a coder>

[SpitLead]

Fury,

That sounds OK to me.  As long as one lands within the perimeter of the field and doesn't damage the prop or gear I think that would be fair.  A ditch would also be a landing (damaged or non-damaged) NOT within the field perimeter.

[TheWobble]

I managed this beauty a while ago, apparently the ground crew didnt see a problem with this landing and promptly began reloading my bird...

 

[CavemanJ]

 

Originally posted by SpitLead:
Fury,

That sounds OK to me.  As long as one lands within the perimeter of the field and doesn't damage the prop or gear I think that would be fair.  A ditch would also be a landing (damaged or non-damaged) NOT within the field perimeter.

If you land on the base and dinnae damage your prop or gear (and assuming you have a touch of fuel left) why can't you take a minute or so and taxi to the runway or taxiways to get a landing.

For vehicles, there is a "no man's land" between the VH and the main base which will give you a ditch if you're in it when you .ef.  You're not inside the main base perimeter, but you're outside the VH perimeter (they reside on different tiles).

I think I'd call the controlled crash at the end of the movie Memphis Belle a landing, not a ditch, even though they were shot to hell and outta fuel, and off the runway.  Dinnae about ya'll though  

[Weave]

As everyone knows, any landing you can walk away from is a good landing, any landing after which they can use the plane again, is a great landing.

Weave

[Beurling]

I have wanted this for many months.

I would like to see deaths and ditch's  scored differently too.


EYE

[Dowding]

What do you mean, Beurling? If you get killed, you get it counted the same as if you got shot down. If you ditch, it is not counted as a death.

[Spatula]

I reckon if you survive to get your plane down within the confines of a feild then it shouldnt count as a ditch - maybe 1/2 a landing or something if you damage it.