A different way to landing.......

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A different way to landing.......

Postby cspyro21 » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:24 am

This is the follow-up to 'a different way to Takeoff......', found here:

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=screen;action=display;num=1129326215;start=8

Today I was pratting round in a DC-3 Dakota (I've taken a new liking to it for some reason) and figured out a quick way to stop when landing:

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On an incredibly steep final. Real fast here; and a little runway. I wasn't going to make it.......or was I?



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Still too quick.....she didn't want to land, but that isn't about to stop me.......

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125 KIAS....touchdown, most of the runway used. The daunting prospect of hitting a tree or hitting the sea seemed much more real.....

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Remembering my old takeoff tactic, I decided to manipulate it into a landing. 97 KIAS...here goes nothing....

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Aha! The engines had been abruptly stopped by hitting the ground. Now it was a matter of time...

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At last, she grinded to a halt. And now, at least I had stopped, but how am I going to get the aft of the aircraft down so we can all get out??

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Re: A different way to landing.......

Postby ozzy72 » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:27 am

Your insurance company must really love you ;D ;D ;D
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Re: A different way to landing.......

Postby cspyro21 » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:28 am

Your insurance company must really love you ;D ;D ;D


So THAT's why I keep on getting letters from my insurance company!!  ;D ;D
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Re: A different way to landing.......

Postby A/SGT.Mav316 » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:36 am

Just a suggestion. Throw a peanut to the tail end of the aircraft to get the ELEPHANT weighing you down to go after it! That should help shift the balance!
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Re: A different way to landing.......

Postby The_Joker_Flyer » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:40 am

Now that's cool...  ;)
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Re: A different way to landing.......

Postby cspyro21 » Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:01 pm

Just a suggestion. Throw a peanut to the tail end of the aircraft to get the ELEPHANT weighing you down to go after it! That should help shift the balance!


Of course, I forgot about 'Stampy'. It must be real cramped for him in the forward baggage section!  ;D ;D
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Re: A different way to landing.......

Postby The_Joker_Flyer » Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:06 pm

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Of course, I forgot about 'Stampy'. It must be real cramped for him in the forward baggage section!
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Re: A different way to landing.......

Postby cspyro21 » Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:29 pm

Have you tried giving Stampy slim-fast? Before you know it he'll be sitting comfortably in economy class!!!!       (it'll save you up in fuel costs too... imagine the possibilities!!)  


Wow..... I could make millions in a new, modern elephant air transportation system!!!! Just think of it!!  ;D ;D
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Re: A different way to landing.......

Postby The_Joker_Flyer » Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:36 pm

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Wow..... I could make millions in a new, modern elephant air transportation system!!!! Just think of it!!
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Re: A different way to landing.......

Postby eno » Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:36 pm

I think you've done something more remarkable than Omag in these two posts ........ you have managed to prove that, not only can you not land ......... but you can't  take off either. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: A different way to landing.......

Postby cspyro21 » Tue Nov 15, 2005 1:04 pm

I think you've done something more remarkable than Omag in these two posts ........ you have managed to prove that, not only can you not land ......... but you can't  take off either.  


LOL!!  ;D ;D
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Re: A different way to landing.......

Postby FridayChild » Tue Nov 15, 2005 1:49 pm

Well, of course in real life you would have been surrounded by flames well before reaching a full stop  ;D
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Re: A different way to landing.......

Postby cspyro21 » Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:28 pm

Well, of course in real life you would have been surrounded by flames well before reaching a full stop  
Amazing though  


Yup, thank God for FS9 and near-realism settings!!  ;D ;D
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Re: A different way to landing.......

Postby Theis » Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:41 pm

LOL!!

Nice landing!

Could have done better self ;D ;D ;D
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Re: A different way to landing.......

Postby cspyro21 » Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:46 pm

LOL!!

Nice landing!

Could have done better self ;D ;D ;D


Thanks! Glad you liked it!  ;D

I had horrible visions of running off of the runway!
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