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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Morpheus on April 15, 2004, 12:57:13 AM
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This is what happens when we have too much time on our hands...
We come up with ideas like landing planes on the cruiser.
XJ and I thought it was imposible. But after a few tries we got it:D
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/272_1082008290_ahss32a.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/272_1082008302_ahss33a.jpg)
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Well I guess its true - if you can land at Danbury you can land anywhere.
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WTG!!! :eek:
Once upon a time in Warbirds there was a homepage that collected all the stunts done... i.e flying thru the Carrier hangar etc etc...
Would be fun to have such a page for AH :)
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Dear god.......
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The Love Boat....
:D
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Try landing on top of a bomber hanger.
3 people that I know have done it successfully.
Nice job on the cruiser, will have to give that a try.
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I've done the hanger thing.
Lost my screen shots of it when I lost my old hard drive.
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ok Nice shot.
Now REALLY Wow us and take off from it :)
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....and its tickin away, tickinnnn away from me...
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is that tail number BI-323? i always knew xj was on the bottom. :P
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thats easy iv done it 2 times or more 1 time in the main to show people off as they take off
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LOL Wolf,
I am based at Danbury hahaha and your right!
Nice1 Xtrm and Morph.
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Wooot. Props to the hills of DXR.
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Morph, ask XJ where he got the idea. Poor kid running off into the sunset with my idea claiming it to be his...sigh. I was the first to show it to the lad and teach him how to do it. sigh sigh sigh
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Not that I've done it, but has someone tried landing on one of the destroyers?
:rolleyes:
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Did it, Done it, Filmed it, Screenshot it. Any assistance on hosting please?
Was rummaging through my folder and found a 262 on a bomber hangar...wish i could remember doing that! its pretty swifty.
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That is impressive...But not as impressive as this, I'll wager. Took two tries to get aboard undamaged.
(http://home.att.net/~c.c.jordan/BN5-1.jpg)
(http://home.att.net/~c.c.jordan/BN5-2.jpg)
My regards,
Widewing
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WTG Wide LOL
I thought about it but now Im gonna have to try it LOL:D
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I had to try it :D
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/272_1082074256_ahss39a.jpg)
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Ok thats not bad but lets see you take off from there!
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What is this a test?! LOL
Just thought I'd try to encourage something "constructive" after seeing several posts on how we should and should not bring Pizza Map back. (whinners)
Widewings got the right Idea;)
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I think your all a bunch of blow hards. :)
HiTech
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Originally posted by hitech
I think your all a bunch of blow hards. :)
HiTech
you're
:D
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Originally posted by hitech
I think your all a bunch of blow hards. :)
HiTech
Doh!
lol you have to admit Hitech it is funny looking:p
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Well you have to admit HT is right...
In h2h land, landing on a cruiser/destroyer is nothing special...125 mph winds on and you'll land a lanc on it's chimny :)
Well I did with a 262, and some others on the front of the cruiser
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Cool,
Something to do when the Pizza map is up! :)
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Haha, why is everyone so keen on the Pizza map? I flew it onces in my MA days, didn't think it was so special or something..
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Originally posted by Grimm
Cool,
Something to do when the Pizza map is up! :)
Exactly
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well spent time everyone.....well done :D
....*sigh* i remember spending 6-8 hours a day in MA doing stunts and whatnot....miss that alot :(
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Originally posted by frank3
Well you have to admit HT is right...
In h2h land, landing on a cruiser/destroyer is nothing special...125 mph winds on and you'll land a lanc on it's chimny :)
Well I did with a 262, and some others on the front of the cruiser
Except, this was not in an H2H room, there was no wind whatsoever.
Managed to land the B5N on the aft turret of the Cruiser today... Have screenshots too....
Like anything else with this game, its the challenge that's fun.
My regards,
Widewing
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Like anything else with this game, its the challenge that's fun.
Dead on Widewing... If there was no challenges why would anyone bother to play in the first place...
btw Frank, that screanie wasnt shot in H2H it was in the MA...
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Originally posted by Golfer
Did it, Done it, Filmed it, Screenshot it. Any assistance on hosting please?
Was rummaging through my folder and found a 262 on a bomber hangar...wish i could remember doing that! its pretty swifty.
Golfer,
Most of us use the Picture Hangar to host our pics.
www.picturehangar.com (http://www.picturehangar.com)
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You're all pansies. :D Landing little pisspot fighters on the CV is nothing. Land a bomber on the CV! I've done it - here it is. A ju88 on the carrier deck. Doh! - different game. Oh well, at least Hitech will get a chortle out of it. ;):lol
By the way, what's the big deal about landing at Danbury,CT? I've flown over that in a Socata TB9 - took a detour when flying from Duchess County/Poughkeepsie back to Westchester. Can't remember anything special about it.
(http://www.zen33071.zen.co.uk/ju88cv1.jpg)
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Ohh crap,
That means your too close for real life beet.:D
I've flown over that in a Socata TB9 - took a detour when flying from Duchess County/Poughkeepsie back to Westchester. Can't remember anything special about it.
Well you did say your SA sucks. :D
Danbury doesn't get special till your on short final. It isn't overly difficult, but being surrounded by 7 to 800 foot hills makes it different from most airports where there are no obstacles on short final. The elevation is 450 feet, but the TPA is 1700 feet, because of the obstacles.
Runway 8 has the least obstructions, but still cant afford an ILS because the approach is greater than the 3% grade needed for an ILS.
Runway 17 doesn’t have any major obstacles on short final after you clear the hill where Wester CT University WCSU sits. It does have a nice view as you pass a 100 feet or so over the mall, it's parking lot light posts and road.
Runway 35, drops you on final between two tight hills on either side. I don't know the actual width, but they are at least 6-800 feet high. So you basically fly through a narrow trough with some interesting wind currents throughout.
Runway 26, has an 800 foot light pole in the direct path on short final, marking the hill it sits on. Once you pass over it, you drop about 600 feet on a very short final.
Takeoff on rw 8 sucks if it’s a hot day an you are close to max gross. You have to clear the 800 foot hill to get out of there.
Takeoff on 35 is nice because if you cant clear the WCSU hill, you can just bear left and follow the roadway till your high enough.
Takeoff on 17, is nice, blowing through the valley.
Takeoff on 26 is nice and easy as long as you stay on runway centerline for the first 800 feet.
Again, it's not overly difficult, but it has many pitfalls and potential dangers that make it a bit more challenging than the majority of airports where the surrounding area is flat and un-obscured.
To really understand DXR you have to land there, then do some crosswinds there. Then you will understand completely, if you can handle DXR the majority of airports will be a breez.:D
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Landing bombers on CVs is cake walk.
Done it just about every time I take up 17s on trinity... Take enough fuel to get over target turn around and shoot striaght for that CV out to sea.
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Originally posted by MoRphEuS
Landing bombers on CVs is cake walk.
Done it just about every time I take up 17s on trinity... Take enough fuel to get over target turn around and shoot striaght for that CV out to sea.
Then post the film/pics next time you do it. :D
Mars01! Thanks for taking the time to explain all that about DXR. It was 1995 when I made that flight. I remember passing Danbury, but didn't concern myself with the various landing caveats. Hehe, I enjoyed flying in the US - a very large map! - lol. On the small Euro maps there were some interesting fields... - Hinton-in-the-Hedges! Runway length 464 metres. Trees on the approach. I put a PA28 down there - was OK. My club manager wanted to relocate there. I talked him out of it - think of all the accidents...
- Propriano, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. The downwind leg takes you behind a hill, putting the airfield out of view. The French are fond of stringing wires between hills. The airport was closed, so rather than fly behind hills I went for a straight in with plenty of height!
- Popham - approach flown at 30° to runway to avoid overflight of garage/gas station - tricky for occasional visitors.
- Mountain airfields in Europe. These are fields near ski resorts. Some have a runway slope of 1-in-12. After touching down (always on the upslope direction), you had to apply full power to make it to the top of the runway. Go arounds not an option. Many accidents, some fatal. I decided not to be a hero, and avoided such fields.
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Just for you beetle (http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/272_1082322971_tooezbeetle.zip)
;)
Unlike the films you say you have... I produce mine... I made this one just for you big boy;)
Here's a pic just for you also.
I hope you feel special :aok
(http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v156/ststang2/ahss49.jpg)
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Very nice, Morpheus. Very nice indeed! I do feel special - thanks for posting. :aok
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And of course with a 17 u can rearm and takeoff again from the CV
At least I've done it with 50% fuel.
Long time agoo...
SKurj
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B-26 can turn around on the CV deck due to the nose wheel. Neat when you have landed and need to taxi back to the rear of the CV for take-off.
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NP,
Yeah I could imagine some of the airports over there. Keeps us on our toes. I would like to someday get some time in Europe. I think that would be cool to fly between the different countries, over historic battle fields etc.
I love getting PIREPS about other airports. It's always interesting to hear.
I read about an airport in Hawii, in AOPA magazine a couple months ago, supposedly has the strongest crosswinds most of the time. Sounded fun.:D
Another tricky one in the NE is Mt Snow Airport, in VT. This one is situated between two mountains and has some intersting wind currents. I was on short final there in a 152, just over the trees, when all of a sudden the nose just dropped out from under me, down and to the left. I applied power, kicked the rudder, rolled the wings back to level and got back on centerline and was on the ground 5 seconds later. Talk about pucker factor lol. I love every minute of that crap.
A fun thing to do at DXR is call for a short approach while on a left downwind for 35. You come in over the top of the hill at tree top level, drop into the valley, trees on either side, between the hills and slip it in. Alot of people will stop at the road that passes the approach end of 35 and watch. It's funny to watch the peoples faces in the car when your slipping in.
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You guys havn't LANDED until you LANDED at AFN - Jaffery NH. Had to put down there a few times because Springfield VT was fog'd under because of the river. Not only is it <2000 feet and in the mountains of NH, but its got a nice upslope and the best ****ing ice cream this side of the north east! Within a bricks hurl of the departure end of 18.
Wolfala
http://www.airnav.com/airport/KAFN
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ok ive got one somewere if i find it ill post it seen 999000 land 234 on cv :D
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bah beetle
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/picpopup.php?ImgId=5206)
Took off too with 50% fuel and full bomb load too.
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Um...do you get a successfull landing message when ending your flight on the cruiser or destroyer?
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Ditch for landin on the cruiser for me..
I tried it last night in the b5n... the cruiser moves almost at the same speed as the b5n stall speed... I landed on the cruiser while it was turning.. much easier than I expected...
SKurj
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Lanc can also land, re-arm and take off from a CV with 25% fuel thought you'll be skimming waves stall-buzzer screaming.
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WTG on those landings.
However .... I hope that future versions of
AH will do it a bit more ...... closer to real life (TM)
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However .... I hope that future versions of
AH will do it a bit more ...... closer to real life (TM)
You mean that doing stuff like this is impossible over at Warbirds or what? ;)
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I tried it, whatever. Took 3 tries. Looking for something hard, but not impossible.
(http://www.planetstupid.com/forum/uploads/post-10-1083093989.jpg)
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Landed a damaged Lance once on a cv.It wasnt reaslly all that tough to be honest.