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Offline JoeCrip

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« on: April 05, 2002, 09:05:45 AM »
After having to land a damaged plane a few times the other night, this idea poped into my head. How about next to every feild, we have a large dirt square (roughly about 3x the size of the VH square), where you can land a damaged plane, and still "Land sucessfully". It is not always easy to land a damaged plane, and keep it stright down the whole runway.

What do ya think?
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Offline Hangtime

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« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2002, 09:30:05 AM »
score dweeb.

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« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2002, 09:31:06 AM »
Would it not be easier to just define the whole airbase area as "landed" area. A bit like V-base area is larger than just only the VH.
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Offline popeye

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« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2002, 09:53:58 AM »
Why not define bailing over enemy territory as a "successful landing".  It would be so much easier.  ;)
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Offline Widewing

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« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2002, 09:57:13 AM »
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Originally posted by BlauK
Would it not be easier to just define the whole airbase area as "landed" area. A bit like V-base area is larger than just only the VH.


This is how it should be. The other day, I land on fumes. As I turn off the runway to get on the hotpad, the engine quits. Scored as a ditch... That sucks. Moreover, it's utterly unrealistic. Especially when one considers that this criteria is also not historically accurate either. Fix it HTC, please.

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Offline MANDOBLE

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« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2002, 10:06:10 AM »
A ditch should be a ditch even in the center of your runaway, that is, more than just your gear touches the ground when landing.

In the other hand, if you land your plane correctly into the base perimeter, it should be considered as a correct landing.
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« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2002, 10:46:16 AM »
A good landing is anything you can walk away from.  A GREAT landing is any time you can re-use the aircraft.

Next thing you'll want a distinction made between a damaged/repairable aircraft and an aircraft that must be written off.

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« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2002, 10:56:13 AM »
JoeCrip: What I think is you are just asking for easyier landings?
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« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2002, 11:00:05 AM »
No HiTech, what he is asking for is just a more flexible system to get the "You have successfuly landing" message, but not an easier landing procedure.

Basically, you land your plane, taxi it and park near your runaway and you get an "ok" instead a "ditch".
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Offline Yeager

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« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2002, 11:21:08 AM »
Dunno about a big brown field to land on.  Sounds like a ditch to me.

What WOULD be cool is having a Repair Hanger (or equivalent facility) and being able to trade time or Perk points to repair damage then taxi over to the rearm pad and maybe select a different loadout (hint hint) and continue on.
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« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2002, 11:25:47 AM »
in real life dmaget planes NOT used same  runaway for landing  like undamaget planes


so some special  terain for catastrophe landing is  plus for realism
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« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2002, 11:26:42 AM »
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Originally posted by BlauK
Would it not be easier to just define the whole airbase area as "landed" area.


I agree.

If ya land anywhere on a field should count as a successfull landing, after all ya did make it back to and landed on your field.
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Offline Ripsnort

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« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2002, 11:28:14 AM »
I think all fields should be the size of a Carrier deck, and you must "trap" each landing. :D:D  Bomber fields would be far to the rear of the "front line"
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« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2002, 11:29:02 AM »
In real life... there was little to no distinction between "ditch" and "landing".  Then again... in real life pilots didn't rely on ditches to shorten their flight time.

Right now its very cut and dry.  You want a successfull landing and you put it on the runway.  So what if you get a ditch because for some reason you couldn't put it on the runway?  Its a different word in the text buffer.

Oh yea... perk planes.  Hehehehe... no pitty for someone there... sorry.

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« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2002, 11:37:30 AM »
Ya, I want more points too!
HiTech, if Joe doesn't want the easier landings I'll take em!!!


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