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Offline Mitchell

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Land a plane with no elevators but intact stabs.
« on: April 13, 2014, 03:21:05 PM »
Last night while bashing a town I got my elevators shot off by the ack. I was thinking about just bailing until I remembered that landing a plane without elevators was an achievement.
(I think no ailerons should be an achievement too, along with no ailerons and no elevators LOL)

But anyway I bring my bird home by rolling constantly as I'm always pulling up, make a long slow approach and manage to get my crippled jug on concrete. I click end sortie and nothing???
So I look through the achievements thinking maybe I did it already and see that the stabs have to be intact too(one of mine was missing)  :mad: REALLY?!?!?! Why the added requirement of intact stabs?

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Re: Land a plane with no elevators but intact stabs.
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2014, 05:08:48 PM »
Last night while bashing a town I got my elevators shot off by the ack. I was thinking about just bailing until I remembered that landing a plane without elevators was an achievement.
(I think no ailerons should be an achievement too, along with no ailerons and no elevators LOL)

But anyway I bring my bird home by rolling constantly as I'm always pulling up, make a long slow approach and manage to get my crippled jug on concrete. I click end sortie and nothing???
So I look through the achievements thinking maybe I did it already and see that the stabs have to be intact too(one of mine was missing)  :mad: REALLY?!?!?! Why the added requirement of intact stabs?
I should have gotten an achievement for landing a plane with no flaps, elevators or ailerons  :old:

Who runs the achievement department?  :old:
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Re: Land a plane with no elevators but intact stabs.
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2014, 09:29:46 PM »
I should have gotten an achievement for landing a plane with no flaps, elevators or ailerons  :old:

Who runs the achievement department?  :old:

I want one where you break every part of the plane (excluding the pilot) and land successfully :D
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Re: Land a plane with no elevators but intact stabs.
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2014, 04:12:43 AM »
I should have gotten an achievement for landing a plane with no flaps, elevators or ailerons  :old:

Who runs the achievement department?  :old:


- No flaps - trivial in most of cases
- No ailerons - not a big problems as well (as long as you have effective rudder)

The real challenges are:

- No elevators
- No half a wing
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Re: Land a plane with no elevators but intact stabs.
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2014, 09:24:48 AM »
Flew a B17 back 2 sectors after dealing with pickers with no ailerons, elevators and 1 flap while gunning the entire time, that's how I got the achievement  :lol I also flew a lanc back to base with no wing tips, a PW, and 1 stab left after making a low alt run on a CV. Not that should be an achievement  :D

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Re: Land a plane with no elevators but intact stabs.
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2014, 07:12:40 AM »
Flew a 262 with no left wing for 5 sectors , that should be an achievement in its self but no stabilizers on top of that ....       when rolling on landing almost to a stop I flipped it and died instantly and 20 miles an hour......

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Re: Land a plane with no elevators but intact stabs.
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2014, 06:06:43 PM »
Got this today in B-26. And it just proved how unrealistic the flight caracteristics are in the game.  Did a very long final but it was one of my best landings in the game.  W/o control surfaces the plane should be unflyable.
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Re: Land a plane with no elevators but intact stabs.
« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2014, 09:48:38 AM »
From last nights FSO:

Gear down - No Elevators or Rudder.

Hardest landing I ever pulled off.




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Re: Land a plane with no elevators but intact stabs.
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2014, 04:33:58 AM »
I can't help but notice you appear to have missed the runway...

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Re: Land a plane with no elevators but intact stabs.
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2014, 09:10:36 AM »
I can't help but notice you appear to have missed the runway...


Certainly better than missing the alarm clock, buddy!   ;)
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Re: Land a plane with no elevators but intact stabs.
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2014, 03:31:45 PM »
Certainly better than missing the alarm clock, buddy!   ;)


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Re: Land a plane with no elevators but intact stabs.
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2014, 01:43:57 AM »
lol

Offline Hetzer7

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Re: Land a plane with no elevators but intact stabs.
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2014, 12:20:27 PM »
I got mine in b29s after descending too quickly and shedding the tail feathers at 425 ias. In fact I lost the ailerons too and only had rudder and throttles to maneuver and land with. Wife wasn't impressed :P

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Re: Land a plane with no elevators but intact stabs.
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2014, 04:04:49 PM »
Try it on a turning CV.




On a related note, i got a little exuberant while chasing a porker and couldn't follow his negative G maneuver:





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Re: Land a plane with no elevators but intact stabs.
« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2014, 08:05:39 PM »
I flew a P-38 a sector and a half with no vertical stabs.  Crashed on the runway and slid into the grass, but It's a landing in my book.

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