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yeah, but can ya hover?
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Mon Mar 15, 2004 11:18 pmby flyin
Try this for a little fun and test your skill. Turn realism setting to max. Get out the ol piper cub and sit on the end of the runway. Turn up the wind to max right down the runway. With a little practice you can hover.
Fun!
Re: yeah, but can ya hover?
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Mon Mar 15, 2004 11:39 pmby walt_stout
Yeah, I've done that. Pretty good fun. It is not that unbelievable either. I have flown a cub into head winds and it damn near does hover.
Re: yeah, but can ya hover?
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Tue Mar 16, 2004 12:06 amby VPA_KTPA
Yes i learned that trick back in fs2000 days.and can be quite fun.
Re: yeah, but can ya hover?
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Tue Mar 16, 2004 2:20 amby Delta_
Try landing on a helipad now that is fun.
Re: yeah, but can ya hover?
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Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:10 amby RIC_BARKER
Push the wind up to 200kts and see if you can hover a 744.
You can even fly it backwards if you're careful. ;)
Ric B.
Re: yeah, but can ya hover?
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Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:20 amby Hagar
Interesting. I must try that some time. There was a private owner at Shoreham when I worked there years ago with a little Aeronca C-3. They used to call it the Flying Bathtub.
http://www.airbum.com/pireps/PirepC3.htmlIts cruising speed was about 45 mph if that. I never saw him do it but they reckoned he could fly it backwards in a strong wind.
Re: yeah, but can ya hover?
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Tue Mar 16, 2004 7:13 amby ozzy72
There was a similar malarky in 2k2 about a year ago, and it ended up with people landing 747s on buildings and stuff... Hmm maybe I could get in some practice this evening....
Ozzy
