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Offline Getback

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Holy Moly I made it back!
« on: April 13, 2011, 04:09:08 PM »
Suffered some major damage when I dive bombed a cv. At first I thought I was going down. The plane seemed to float. Then I had rudders but no elevators. So I started experimenting. Found that if I hit my flaps the nose went up and if I hit the landing gear the nose went down. So I could point with the rudder and control alt with the gear and flaps.


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Offline SmokinLoon

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Re: Holy Moly I made it back!
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2011, 04:24:26 PM »
that is always fun to do.   :aok

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Re: Holy Moly I made it back!
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2011, 04:29:29 PM »
WTG!
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Re: Holy Moly I made it back!
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2011, 04:33:07 PM »
Most of the time I make it to base with this much damage, I just flop over and hit a tree.

Must have been a white knuckle experience.
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Re: Holy Moly I made it back!
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2011, 04:35:51 PM »
Quote from: StokesAk on April 13, 2011, 04:33:07 PM
Most of the time I make it to base with this much damage, I just flop over and hit a tree.

Must have been a white knuckle experience.

It was tedious! Had keep it a slow speed to use the f6 landing gear. Couldn't get to steep either way or it was over. If I went to fast I hit flaps and rudder to slow down. Then would have to bring the gear down to go level again.

I flew like this for almost a full sector.
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Offline AAJagerX

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Re: Holy Moly I made it back!
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2011, 04:37:02 PM »
F-6 is a tough little bird.  Looks like a fun ride. 
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Re: Holy Moly I made it back!
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2011, 05:50:31 PM »
 Had an experience kinda like that.  Not so much hair raising as odd.     
 Was trying to help take a port and our goon was coming in. A hog saw him and dove in with me on his 6 in a mossi..   I fired off a few rounds, missed the hog and clipped the goon.   I did a 180 still chasing the hog when I noticed the plane felt a lil mushy. Looking around I saw that my vertical stabilizer was gone. "How am I still flying?" I thought to myself, expecting to slip and fall out of the air at any moment...   

  I had to be gentle but I managed to climb up and over the mountains and land safely.   :)     Gotta love the plywood plane. lol   
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Re: Holy Moly I made it back!
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2011, 05:52:50 PM »
AWESOME Get!!!!

When the game gives you lemons.....         :aok    :aok    :aok
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Re: Holy Moly I made it back!
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2011, 05:57:19 PM »
Incident a few weeks ago. Had another the other night - will ul that as well.

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Offline grizz441

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Re: Holy Moly I made it back!
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2011, 06:15:48 PM »
Nice.  :aok
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Re: Holy Moly I made it back!
« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2011, 09:22:15 PM »
Throttle controls pitch.
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Re: Holy Moly I made it back!
« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2011, 09:23:43 PM »
Quote from: B4Buster on April 13, 2011, 09:22:15 PM
Throttle controls pitch.

There was some throttle control for sure.
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Offline DREDIOCK

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Re: Holy Moly I made it back!
« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2011, 09:30:01 PM »
Nice job.

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Re: Holy Moly I made it back!
« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2011, 09:38:56 PM »
Quote from: Skuzzy on April 13, 2011, 04:29:29 PM
WTG!
skuzzinator says its good... then its good :aok

good job getback! :aok
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Re: Holy Moly I made it back!
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2011, 10:19:08 PM »
Quote from: 321BAR on April 13, 2011, 09:38:56 PM
skuzzinator says its good... then its good :aok

good job getback! :aok


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