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Old 06-02-2011, 06:26 PM
335th_GRAthos 335th_GRAthos is offline
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I am very bad with tracks but I will try when I have time (usually I fly until I run out of ammo (and then I die...) )

Just a couple of things though...

Did you lower your flaps? (just checking)
(without landing flaps your wing has good aerodynamic = difficult to lose altitude)

IF you start wiggling this means you are too slow - be faster next time!
IF you bounce on the runway then you came too fast down = you were too slow, falling like a stone so, - be faster next time!

The whole trick is:
- start reasonably high, use a continous drop of altitude in order to keep your speed stable (drop of altitude compensates for the low engine power and keeps your speed constant)
- aim for the beginning of the runway
- 30m above the runway cut the throttle (remember you have fighter with a big engine - engine torque may cause your plane to roll - you may have to compensate with the stick), pull the stick a little to have the nose up AND WAIT (the scary moment...).
The plane will fly for an eternity, you see nothing (nose is up), it will gradually lose its speed and altitude and drop on the runway.

(do not do this at 100m, it will lose altitude and drop like a stone...)

Hope it helps...

The next technik will be to learn "side-slipping" (combination of rudder and ailerons (to the other direction)) the best way to lose speed, altitude and keep a nice field of view towards where you are going. Also this is the way they used to land the F4U Corsairs (because they had a huge nose, prohibiting any forward view when landing on the aircraft carriers).
Side-slipping will make your landing much faster and more controllable but it is the next step...

I hope it helps.

PS. Th Bf109 is the most difficult airplane to land because of its too narrow wheelbase so, if you have problems, learn landing using something else first and gradually switch.
In the IL2FB days we would first learn flying P-39 Aircobras (nice front field of view) and front wheel and then start the Bf109s.

Last edited by 335th_GRAthos; 06-02-2011 at 10:50 PM.
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