IMC Carrier landing... Major frustration!
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:02 pmIf you've not yet played that mission, give it a go! There is the carrier tutorial, then a carrier practise (make 5 landings in a row) and then the IMC mission....
Basically zero fuel, zero visibility, only your trusty wingman to fly you in... I was like Cougar, and he was Maverick
You follow your wingman down (tiring to stay in formation) and he flies you down to the carrier for your emergency landing. At the last moment my airspeed dropped by about 10 knots, and I overestimated my climb and shot over the cables. Boltering, when you can't see outside the window, with no orientation, is not a good thing.
I managed to find the carrier again (wingman didn't help this time, he was having a coffee break) and made a perfect landing... Right until the moment when the plane tipped forward and clipped the wing.
ARRRGGHH!!!
Basically zero fuel, zero visibility, only your trusty wingman to fly you in... I was like Cougar, and he was Maverick
You follow your wingman down (tiring to stay in formation) and he flies you down to the carrier for your emergency landing. At the last moment my airspeed dropped by about 10 knots, and I overestimated my climb and shot over the cables. Boltering, when you can't see outside the window, with no orientation, is not a good thing.
I managed to find the carrier again (wingman didn't help this time, he was having a coffee break) and made a perfect landing... Right until the moment when the plane tipped forward and clipped the wing.
ARRRGGHH!!!