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Youve got to love it when this happens

PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 11:10 am
by Triple_7
Well I had another day off from school due to the weather.  So I decided to take a short flight from Fort Wayne to Detroit in an AA 717-200.

This has to be the best aproch Ive had in awhile.  Perfectly lined up with the runnway and about 2 miles out :)
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Less than half a mile to go, the fuel runs out, and I'm to slow to stay in the air >:(
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Well so much for that perfect landing ::)  Runnway was only a couple hundred feet away >:(
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Re: Youve got to love it when this happens

PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:05 pm
by BeukStylez03
you can refuel by pressing ctrl x....not very realistic, but it'll help you get to where you need to go so you can practice those landings.

nice pics, btw.

Re: Youve got to love it when this happens

PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 3:28 pm
by Triple_7
Well I dont think it would have made a difference.  I was only 500 ft. above the ground when the engines quit.  I didnt have many options right then.  I didnt even know they had quit till it was to late :'(  I know I had packed enough fuel.  And it said something about reserves ???  

Oh well I can always try it again when I get my new system Thursday ;D

Re: Youve got to love it when this happens

PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 4:08 pm
by Maccers
The moral of the story... don't push the range of your aircraft to its extreme :)

Re: Youve got to love it when this happens

PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 5:21 pm
by Triple_7
Ah but I was only going 110 miles.  the max range on this bird is somewhere over 1300 miles. ::)

Re: Youve got to love it when this happens

PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 5:32 pm
by Woodlouse2002
You did remember to put the filler cap back on didn't you? :-[

Re: Youve got to love it when this happens

PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 5:43 pm
by Triple_7
You did remember to put the filler cap back on didn't you? :-[


D*mn those maintanence crews >:( I knew I should have done the fueling myself. ::)  lol

Re: Youve got to love it when this happens

PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 1:42 am
by BFMF
Buggar ain't it ;D

Re: Youve got to love it when this happens

PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 10:54 am
by FLYING_TRUCKER
That's got to be hard on the pocket book when you have to refund all those seats?

Nice pics :)


Cheers....Happy Landings....Doug