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Offline acetnt

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How did you lose your 262
« on: June 27, 2003, 02:28:39 PM »
It takes so long to build up perk points for the less skilled pilots like me...........then you get enough to up a fast jet - the infamous 262. You fly with real care --- so you don't loose it but even then you can find yourself going down in flames :D
I have lost two, really expensive, 262s. Both due to stupidity. The first one I lost --- was diving to straff a VH (yup going after ack in a 262 :D ) Went in too fast and pulled up too hard and lost my wings

Second time - last night - went in for an easy kill. Lots of enemy fighters were attacking a nearby base, and they were pretty unconcerned because of their superior numbers. So I up a 262, and did a little BnZ. Well after missing a few times, I decided to go the distance. So I dived on a low fighter, and grinned ear to ear when I noticed he wasn't turning. I decided that I would go as close as possible to him so I wouldn't miss. Well I approached so fast that when I shot him, I also flew into him. Perk points gone :eek:  

Well that was me.

So how did you lose your 262

Offline Charon

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« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2003, 02:35:14 PM »
Wife came downstairs while landing, started to talk to me (actually asking questions and expecting answers, so I couldn't just ignore her and go ... uh huh), ran off the runway and crashed.

Charon

Offline FlameBoy

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« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2003, 02:41:49 PM »
Lol, i flew around for ages being careful, missed a couple of easy chances, looked at my fuel, and noticed it was real low, so i decide to rtb, approached the runway at about 200mph and didnt even put my gear down, DUH DUH, and hit the deck.

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« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2003, 02:44:43 PM »
jeez.. which one? LOL

i can count @ least 10 i lost to running into pieces of planes i shot down. :(

another 10 to pulling too many positive or negative G's

countless to some HO dweeb that i could not avoid.

LOL :D




i still remember my first 262 lost though. was on Mindanao map in the north east. i was about 28k and chasing a pony. for some reason i couldnt catch him. he was headed towards our HQ i believe and seemed to be the only enemy deep in our territory. after about 10 min chasing him at that alt i got bored and broke off (i never got within 4.5k of the pony)

i reversed my direction to south towards enemy territory to find something to kill. all of a sudden i see tracers going past my cockpit :eek: i immedatly dove an started rolling. looked back to see an f4u about d600 back and closing :eek: :eek:

i saw him get to about d450 and i was in the tower. :( :mad: i never found out where he came from but that pony was like 2.5k behind him and obviously had called the f4u in to help clear him.



the lesson i learned? NEVER fly the 262 above 20k unless you have to. toooooo many planes up there can match your speed. also if you dive out you risk pulling the wings off alot more than they do (they wont lose perks).

ever since i have tried to keep the 262 below 15k if i can. se REALLY shines down there :D (watch fester fly it... he barely gets above 5k LOL)
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Offline JB73

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« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2003, 02:46:18 PM »
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Originally posted by Charon
Wife came downstairs while landing, started to talk to me (actually asking questions and expecting answers, so I couldn't just ignore her and go ... uh huh), ran off the runway and crashed.

Charon
so what kind of alimony did she get inthe divorse? :D
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« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2003, 02:55:55 PM »
First time:

Cockpit: "That Mustang is too far away and I'm in a 262.  He'll never catch me."


Second time:

Cockpit: "Hey, this thing is really picking up speed..."
Auto Alarm: "Exceeding airframe tolerances. Reduce speed."
Auto Alarm: "Proximity ground alert. Pull up.  Pull up."

Cockpit: "What the...."

Another time:

Tower: "GoFaster Air, you are cleared for final approach."
Cockpit: "Tower, GoFaster Air, I'm too fast.  Will have to abort landing.  Requesting clearance for go around."

Tower: "Roger, GoFaster Air.  You are clear.  Beware of mountain at end of runway."

Automatic proximity alarm: "Pull up. Pull up."
Cockpit: "C'mon baby, c'mon baby."


Most recently:

Tower: "GoFaster Air, you are cleared for final."
Cockpit: "Roger, Tower, GoFaster Air on final."

Tower: "Looking good, GoFaster Air. Speed and altitude favorable.  Approach is off-center. Please correct."
Cockpit: "Huh? Ok, bringing her in on final."

Cockpit: "Aw, no! Ok, maybe I can save this."





Tower: "Welcome to A76, GoFaster Air. Proceed to Terminal B."
Cockpit: "Roger, Tower."

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Offline Charon

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« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2003, 03:20:28 PM »
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so what kind of alimony did she get inthe divorse?


LOL. I didn't even let on, except I got a bit short with my answers. I didn't want her laughing at me for getting all worked up over crashing my little computer plane :)

Charon

Offline Tabasco

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« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2003, 03:34:47 PM »
Last couple times I upped a 262 I fell victim to what I can only assume were broken airframes, except I was going under 400mph - an easy flat turn in one instance - and I know I wasn't pulling high G's.  No explosion, no looking out the cockpit at my missing wingtips, not even a prox kill for enemies that were close by.  Just right back to the tower and 'You have crashed.'  I haven't taken up a 262 in quite a while because of this.

Offline Karnak

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« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2003, 03:41:50 PM »
The last one I lost I was coming around with flaps out and gear down on one engine and the inbalanced thrust pushed me over into a stall and I went into the ocean.

The most embarassing was when I compressed and augered while going for a C-47A.  Fortunately for my stated record somebody else was closer and the C-47 didn't get a proximity kill on my 262.
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Offline trolla

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« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2003, 04:04:52 PM »
LOL many good stories here :D

Mine is about the same lost about 20 262s in augering, landing speed to high cause having to do it quick, coming in on target to fast and collides, break wings in to hard manouvers lol the list is long.
But yet not never been shoot down in it :D

The only good sorties i had is when perk is low and i didnt bother if i lost it or not, flying low and fast and goon hunting.

Offline Rutilant

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« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2003, 04:37:07 PM »
I'm 4 for 4 landing, i still have a story tho (Edit) meaning i havent lost one in ma yet.


Was Pizza, i upped a 262 to buzz the conga line streaming into a base, while iw was harrassing the planes otw there, i guess i missed a goon, field got taken.. so i stayed around hoping to pick off some more unawares, 15 some minutes later, 2 more bases were taken, putting me a good 2 and a half sectors behind nme lines, so i started to make my way home (had to go over the wrinkle in the slice) So i was going about 475, only main fuel tank left, and i come across a Temp, 5k above me.. I started sweatin at that point, this Temp obviously having seen me, begins his dive at me, i go full throttle, hoping to escape, but he closes quickly, must've been going 550 and still diving.. I'm almost to the wrinkle, a canyon a mile or two ahead, Temp D1.6 and closing.

My heart's racing now, this is my first 262 you see, Temp closing, D800.. I finally make it to the canyon and dive in, hitting 600mph as i GENTLY turn near the bottom of the crevasse, speeding along it.. I look back and see the temp smack into the canyon wall.. I go NOE, calming down and grinnin' wider than i ever had in the game, still had 3 sectors to go, unbeknownst to me at the time, perk hunters goin to wait at my base. tank 75%, lasting much longer than i expected it to. I make it out the otherisde of the wrinkle without a scratch, see the dar so i end up going 2 bases back behind friendly lines, apply full rudder, full flaps, no dar in my area, touchdown rather roughly halfway down the runway and 180 mph, deathgrip on the stick applying full brakes, stop about a yard from the end of the runway - and a cliff.

You have landed successfully.

I logged immediately after to take a cold shower.

:D

Never has a game been more exciting for me!
« Last Edit: June 27, 2003, 06:47:14 PM by Rutilant »

Offline Montezuma

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Re: How did you lose your 262
« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2003, 04:46:45 PM »
I spot lower 38.

'I go diving down'

I zoom right past the guy for a near-supersonic dirt nap.

Offline Slash27

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« Reply #12 on: June 27, 2003, 04:48:48 PM »
I was flying around looking for some one not paying attention when I saw a A6M5. I nosed it over and headed for him.. As Im closing in he spots me and turns right for me. " No way I'll lose a HO against a .........WHAM WHAM WHAM........uh oh" I look behind me expecting to see an engine trailing smoke when I noticed she aint exactly flying right anymore.  Damage check reveals that I no longer have a vertical stabilizer. I tumbled to the ground and felt the shame . I logged off and have never spoke of it again:D

Offline devious

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« Reply #13 on: June 27, 2003, 05:37:26 PM »
BigIsles, 206 area.

Bored I`m thinking, what the hell, it`s 262 time.

Fly around aimlessly going on and on on squad channel about how it`s like an angel pushing, whoever said that etc.

Arrive at angrily buzzing bish field, and in perfect style I nose down in a gentle dive, airframe cranking, 600+ mph, nail a LA7.

Immelman over - there`s a N1K chasing a countrymate. I`m in...

Hold still N1K, hold still. All your world is the friendly 190. It won`t be painful at all. Now open wide...

I plaster him with 30mms at 500yds...

why doesn`t he disintegrate ?

A wing rips off him... right in my flight path... oh my...  SCRANG there goes my left wing and 250K Reichsmark.

Offline singh7

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« Reply #14 on: June 27, 2003, 08:29:43 PM »
LOL -  I don't feel so bad now. Oh look - 262 at 160 pts now - guess I'll up another one.......................... ........