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Offline Nutzoid

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Landing at the airfield
« on: March 30, 2012, 05:41:36 PM »
I would like to be able to land safely at a friendly base and not have to land on concrete.  As it is now, slide off to one side or the other, or the end of the RR and you get a ditch. I'd like to see a pilot be able to land "successfully" at a friendly field as long as he or she puts it down within close proximity to a RR or any concrete, say maybe 10ft or so?


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Offline MachFly

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Re: Landing at the airfield
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2012, 05:44:26 PM »
I'd like that too accept if we add that people would stop using runways and that would be unrealistic.
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Re: Landing at the airfield
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2012, 06:00:23 PM »
Nope.  Gotta put it on the 'crete to see the name in lights.  Fine just the way it is. :aok
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Re: Landing at the airfield
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2012, 06:06:18 PM »
Let jeeps tow friendly planes. About to ditch? Call a friend. How is this going to work? I don't know, but HTC can always surprise us.
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Re: Landing at the airfield
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2012, 06:11:59 PM »
Quote from: Nutzoid on March 30, 2012, 05:41:36 PM
as long as he or she puts it down within close proximity to a RR or any concrete, say maybe 10ft or so?

And then...

"BUT I WAS ONLY 11ft FROM RUNWAY! SO I GET A "DITCH" FOR JUST 1FT AWAY FROM 10ft? GIMME A FRIGGIN BREAK!"  :furious
But worse, in absence of a clear, visible boundary, players won't stop claiming "THAT WASNT EVEN 10FT!!!!" ...







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Re: Landing at the airfield
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2012, 06:38:26 PM »
Quote from: waystin2 on March 30, 2012, 06:00:23 PM
Nope.  Gotta put it on the 'crete to see the name in lights.  Fine just the way it is. :aok

Ok, ok. Just remember that when you're trying to land kills in a dead stick plane missing some serious parts and part of a wing, only to put it on the RR and then just slide barely off to the side before you stop!! Then you'll wish for a little leeway!!  :D

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Re: Landing at the airfield
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2012, 07:01:14 PM »
Quote from: Lusche on March 30, 2012, 06:11:59 PM
And then...

"BUT I WAS ONLY 11ft FROM RUNWAY! SO I GET A "DITCH" FOR JUST 1FT AWAY FROM 10ft? GIMME A FRIGGIN BREAK!"  :furious
But worse, in absence of a clear, visible boundary, players won't stop claiming "THAT WASNT EVEN 10FT!!!!" ...


100% This ^







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Re: Landing at the airfield
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2012, 08:32:43 PM »
Quote from: Nutzoid on March 30, 2012, 06:38:26 PM
Ok, ok. Just remember that when you're trying to land kills in a dead stick plane missing some serious parts and part of a wing, only to put it on the RR and then just slide barely off to the side before you stop!! Then you'll wish for a little leeway!!  :D

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 be happy for the ditch and not giving someone a kill  :aok
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Offline guncrasher

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Re: Landing at the airfield
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2012, 08:38:10 PM »
I would just love to land a spit wheels down anywhere. i dont care if I have to pay perks for it.

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Re: Landing at the airfield
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2012, 09:47:58 PM »
     Free your mind from chasing score and name in lights and this problem disappears  :D
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Re: Landing at the airfield
« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2012, 10:43:28 PM »
I would love this. I can't count how many times I've glided in dead-stick, my K4 trailing smoke, only to break a gear on landing and skid just BARELY off of the runway.


Or my favorite, when you break a prop taxing to the rearm pad in scenarios. You can't land your aircraft at any active field but your 'home' field (a bit odd, considering any base that opperates K4's will have a spare prop for one), and so you HAVE to rearm if you want to stay in the fight.

And when you smash up your prop, not only do you loose a life, but you end up giving the other side points, or required fighter kills.
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Re: Landing at the airfield
« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2012, 11:29:09 PM »
Adjust your tactics. The runway or tarmac is fine.
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Re: Landing at the airfield
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2012, 01:09:48 AM »
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,326621.0.html


We've had a pretty lengthy discussion on this lol


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Offline Jayhawk

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Re: Landing at the airfield
« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2012, 01:28:30 AM »
Quote from: USAF2010 on March 31, 2012, 01:09:48 AM
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,326621.0.html


We've had a pretty lengthy discussion on this lol


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Re: Landing at the airfield
« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2012, 01:42:20 AM »
nutz is not one to care about name in lights or score.  I would like to know the percentage of grass / tarmac runways during the war. 

Personally any where in the square confines of the base should do,  the saying 'any landing you can walk away from is a good one' (except not on concrete)  just doesn't sound right.   
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