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Title: Carrier landing tips
Post by: Sundog on December 26, 2000, 03:31:00 PM

Just some tips for landing on the carrier.

1. Keep your touch down speed around 100.
2. Fly a very shallow angle on to the deck.

I know that may not seem like much, but it makes a huge difference. Remember, when landing in a spit or corsair (Long nosed birds) to fly the curved approach so you can see the carrier all the way down instead of hunting around both sides of the nose for it.
you can also you use the two rear ships in the convoy as a reference for where you are realtive to the carrier.

SD

Title: Carrier landing tips
Post by: Sancho on December 26, 2000, 03:40:00 PM

Seems like you really have to set em down soft on the CV deck.  Too soft in fact.  I thought CV landings were supposed to be hard.

[This message has been edited by Sancho (edited 12-26-2000).]

Title: Carrier landing tips
Post by: wolf37 on December 26, 2000, 04:45:00 PM

another tip:

dont be looking at the babes sun tanning untill you have stopped your plane.



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Title: Carrier landing tips
Post by: Replicant on December 26, 2000, 09:28:00 PM

Thanks for the tips Sundog... just one thing... how do I get this thing back up in the air?   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
 (http://www.btinternet.com/~nexx/CVB17.jpg)

Regards

Nexx

Title: Carrier landing tips
Post by: 54Ed on December 26, 2000, 10:35:00 PM

 

Quote

just one thing... how do I get this thing back up in the air?

Wait for a 100 mph wind.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Title: Carrier landing tips
Post by: marcof on December 27, 2000, 02:34:00 AM

Are there arestor hooks?

Title: Carrier landing tips
Post by: Purzel on December 27, 2000, 05:48:00 AM

Marcof:

Yes, there are arrestor-hooks, by default used by pressing shift-g.

Try setup-key-mapping press flight-keys and look for the tail-hook list-item. then assingn a key if not already done...

BTW, cool, I almost expected someone to actually manage to land a b17 on a cv...  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)



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Purzel

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