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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: caldera on July 11, 2012, 06:57:38 PM

Title: Film of silly maneuver in formation.
Post by: caldera on July 11, 2012, 06:57:38 PM: I have no problem with this maneuver performed by a Lancaster, except that it is done while in formation. That and the drone leash holds awful tight despite being so long.

Skuzzy, you requested that films should be hosted on this bulletin board. Since this forum is the only one that you can post films on, the thread is here.

Please fix the ridiculous drone leash so that stuff like this cannot be done without consequences. It is a fairly common thing to make a tight turn and lose your drones and yet a high yo-yo and 180 degree turn keeps them? :huh
Title: Re: Film of silly maneuver in formation.
Post by: Skuzzy on July 13, 2012, 05:58:54 AM: I actually asked for films to be posted on the bulletin board in the "Films and Screenshots" forum. This does not belong there.
Title: Re: Film of silly maneuver in formation.
Post by: icepac on July 13, 2012, 07:50:52 AM: So small bits of lag can cause the drones to warp back to you when they would normally fly away and die?
Title: Re: Film of silly maneuver in formation.
Post by: Tilt on July 13, 2012, 02:13:03 PM: With the caveat that I can't see the film on an IPad..... I would observe that the start of a high yoyo (bleeding speed in turn climb) deploying full flaps and performing an e sapping combat turn/Chandelle will always keep drones attached on all bombers. It is the quickest way to turn a set of bombers around for a 2nd run on target albeit that calibration accuracy is actually worse at full flapped 125mph than a steady 300mph.
Title: Re: Film of silly maneuver in formation.
Post by: FLS on July 13, 2012, 02:25:25 PM: I can't look at the film now but your description sounds like a good low G energy saving maneuver to make a small radius turn without losing the drones.
Title: Re: Film of silly maneuver in formation.
Post by: FLS on July 13, 2012, 07:15:59 PM: OK I saw the film. A Lancaster 3K away turned at 150 mph and didn't lose it's drones. I don't see a problem.