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by **elkinallen** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:50 pm

I had something scary happen!! I was flying VFR on downwind to San diego's Lindburgh field and a C-172 hit me and I crashed because of it!!! I couldn't believe it! I searched through the FS9 flight scenarios to see if it was some kind of pre-programmed thing.

The only thing that would have iced the cake would be if I was flying a PSA 727 instead of a Pan Am.

by **flyboy 28** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 4:20 pm

What's so weird about it? You prolly flew into him... ::)

by **Skittles** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 8:02 pm

I've discovered that ATC (if you're checked in) does not always give traffic calls. I use Lee Hetherington's TCAS II 7.0.

I had to manually add it to every aircraft I wanted it on, but I can replace the default VSI with it, and have it in my VC.

You can change some settings to give traffic calls based on certain ranges. Default is something like 3-5nm and +/-9900 ft.

You'll get verbal alerts to approaching aircraft and it will show you on the VSI if you can move up or down to avoid.

I think it's great.

Joe

by gw » Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:11 pm

You have to be very alert at busy airports like LAX. ATC does next to nothing to separate aircraft. They'll clear you and other planes to land on the same runway at the same time.

Many times I have had other aircraft cut in front of me and sometimes I just couldn't get out of the way in time.

gw

by **Billerator** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 8:31 am

Yup, FS likes to throw some strange things at you.

by **elkinallen** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 3:52 pm

I said that it was strange because something like this happened in 1978 in San diego. A PSA 727 and a 172 collided.
The,,, both planes crashed. The 727 wiped out about 7 houses. I knew a little bit about the story, but after what happened to me, I REALLY read up on it.

WhooooF! Kinda chilled me.

by **elkinallen** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 4:03 pm

There is also a frightening photo of the 727 going down, on fire!

I looked up online; fotos and CVR recordings of the accident.

In FS9, ATC can get you all screwed up. It is pretty impressive though.
I was holding short at an intersection when a Baron landed, jammed on the brakes to make the turn onto the taxiway where I was. The 'pilot' stopped, did a 180 and back taxied. That was pretty cool. Like real!!