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Oooooh darn....

PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:30 pm
by Anxyous
So here I was, in the hunt for some instrument and night hours, I had flown a trip that lasted about an hour.

I was minding my own business on the ILS approach, when evil appeared behind me... horror movie anyone?

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A little too close now...
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HOLY ****!
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To show off the low visibility
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Ok, this really sucked. I had forgotten to check my fuel before I went flying, and remembered underway. I figured I'd be okay... I was wrong. Progressive taxi on to show you just how far I was from the parking area when I ran out :P
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:)

Re: Oooooh darn....

PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:59 pm
by todayshorse
Bloody ai - they always do that to me! Even when im in a comparable jet, they come steaming past at some silly approach speed and mess everything up, go round, or i have to go round :(

Re: Oooooh darn....

PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:04 pm
by Anxyous
His speed wasn't off really, but I was in small prop, see? :P

I just went ahead and landed. He was cleared to land after me, so he was ordered on go-around.

Payback.

Re: Oooooh darn....

PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:10 pm
by BFMF
At night, you're supposed to have atleast 45 min of reserve fuel....

Re: Oooooh darn....

PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:11 pm
by Anxyous
:P

Re: Oooooh darn....

PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:11 pm
by todayshorse
His speed wasn't off really, but I was in small prop, see? :P




Yes i realise this, but even in a jet, they still come steaming past...see? :P ;D

Re: Oooooh darn....

PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:33 pm
by Anxyous
Yeah... I think there's something about that approach... (ILS runway 12 at EKCH).

The exact same thing has happened there to me before.

Hadn't I been below the glideslope in the Baron I was flying then, I'd be smoked!

Re: Oooooh darn....

PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:31 am
by Flying Mouse
I'd prolly invest into a new set of underwear if I were the pilot  ;D

Re: Oooooh darn....

PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:49 pm
by ThomasKaira
I counter dirty tactics with dirty tactics.

If they overtake me on approach, those AI planes get their booties reset.

Re: Oooooh darn....

PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:29 pm
by TRflyman01
Not too long ago I started a flight from London to my home airport in South Carolina, KGSP. I put it on auto and went to bed, woke up early the next morning and I was about 200 miles from my destination so I sleepily started flying in. About 80 miles from the airport out of nowhere an AI plane slammed right into me. I was still half asleep and it scared the daylights out of me. That is the only time that has ever happened to me out of about 1000 hrs flying. Had a few land over me though.

Re: Oooooh darn....

PostPosted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:30 am
by Anxyous
Yeah... AI and ATC don't mix...

I'm gonna dig out an awesome pic of some revenge I once got over the ATC.

Re: Oooooh darn....

PostPosted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:55 pm
by krigl
Waaah! Scary! I often have close encounters with AI too on final, but usually they're coming towards me.

Could I be doing something wrong?






;D