"You have landed successfully."

[Tupac]

I like to do wheel landings if I can, because they look purdy

[The Fugitive]

In the old days you could land wheels up at any speed. HTC changed it to 150 mph at one point and I believe thats where it still is set.

ANY landing fully ON the concrete is a successful landing. One wheel off and its a ditch.

Personally I've always played the game as a cartoon pilot flying in a war (and I use that term VERY loosely). So to that end, I try to land with my wheels down on the runway. I try to fight my way into the battle area, accomplish my mission, and return fighting my way out. All that fighting with my limited skill doesn't leave open too many chances at landing, but I do ty to do them right when I get the chance.

To me, when you land a plane, its with wheels down. In the case of the game I'd be happy to see those that land ON the concrete with wheels up get a ditch only because they didn't do it right, instead of giving a bonus to those that do it right. If you land short of the runway because you ran out of fuel, you get a ditch. The mistake you made was not saving enough fuel to land. The same should go with wheels up landing.   

[B-17]

i have landed as high as 200 but made the tail scrape the runway first to slow me down but that was unusual as it will kill you most of the time.  around 170 is more like it as long as your nose is up and tail touches ground first.  in ponyd you from the time it touches runway to the time you are back in a brand new plane it takes about 5 seconds.

semp

Gear snaps at 200, doesn't it?

[icepac]

LOL.....I just did my second gear up landing in aces high....ever.

I had a couple of kills and tried to barnstorm both fighter hangers on the same pass and hit the prop. so I lowered the gear and it snapped off right away.

After landing someone mentioned this thread on country channel.

[Pigslilspaz]

Gear snaps at 200, doesn't it?

Snaps at 375+ for the F4U 

[skorpion]

Snaps at 400+ for the F4U 

fixed.

[MK-84]

     I really do not like the idea of getting a ditch for a wheels up landing, what if my gear gets shot off?  I agree with everyone that it is "gaming" the game, but I do not see how this will improve gameplay in any way.

[B-17]

Well, if your gear is damaged, and you land on the runway, call it successful. If it is intact, and you land wheels up, call it a ditch.

Fixed.

[MarineUS]

That was the original intent to a degree.

Same idea, but even wheels up with no damage was still a landing but in the original plan if you landed wheels down you got a minor bonus in perkies.

[MK-84]

Well, if your gear is damaged, and you land on the runway, call it successful. If it is intact, and you land wheels up, call it a ditch.

Fixed.

Not really fixed, how does this really even affect gameplay?  Gears up or down doesnt make it easier/harder to land

[B-17]

Not really fixed, how does this really even affect gameplay?  Gears up or down doesnt make it easier/harder to land

That's not what I'm saying. What I'm trying to say is that if you can land with all wheels touching the ground, and you do, it should be called a "Successful landing."

Or, if you have your gear damaged, and you manage to land on the runway, it ought to count as a successful runway, because you have amazing skill. But maybe put a damage limit % on your plane or something. 

On the other hand, if they are intact, and you "ditch" Wheels up, it should be called a "ditch."

Any clearer?

[icepac]

If you ditch on the runway, it's still a ditch.

[guncrasher]

Gear snaps at 200, doesn't it?

what gear?  you dont need it to land.

semp

[Old Sport]

Land on the runway with gear up or shot away: "You have crash-landed successfully"

Land on the runway with gear down: "You have landed successfully"

Best