"Operation Husky"

[MACADEMIC]

Originally Posted by JOED70

Landing accident the result of training deficency???
How about landing accident due to it not being a real airstrip just a light colored ridge in the terrain.

But what shoyuld that matter any ways you can pretend all you want about no hud cockpit only views no map etc etc . People are still going to use those features . I will no longer be wasting my time.

Hi Joe,

I wasn't on your team but I'm pretty sure your team didn't have to go and land in a field? If you mean the airfield inland (sorry forgot its name), it's true it's not very big and might pose a problem for larger teams to tuck everyone safely away from the runway. But I have landed there many times without problems with the P-51, without brakes (custom layout) and never had a problem. True, you have to touch down not far from the threshold, but this is where training comes in. This is something everyone can (and should) have practiced before going on this mission.

I noticed last week on the first historic mission in Britain that my team had huge problems landing in Hawkinge in Spitfires. Again this can be trained, if the spitfire's too hard then better take the Hurricane. And the approaches were usually too chaotic, low level turns and just unstable, touchdowns half way down the runway, coming in too fast. What can you expect?

I'm not saying it's anyone's fault that there are training deficiencies, it's just a fact and can be worked on. Perhaps I'll make a little tutorial on landing patterns and stabilized approaches and post on the forum to make it a bit easier.

And about your comment, well you're right it can't be verified. The only verification is if you trust the people you fly with because you go way back together. I don't have a problem with that.

MAC

[P-51]

Originally Posted by MACADEMIC

I'm not saying it's anyone's fault that there are training deficiencies, it's just a fact and can be worked on. Perhaps I'll make a little tutorial on landing patterns and stabilized approaches and post on the forum to make it a bit easier.

If you need a guy online that can hoast a room and teach how to land then I'll hapily do that. Send me a mail (on here, preferably) if you want some landing practice. I have a mic and can talk people down if you want?

If they would like I could fly along side in, say, a Po-2 to make sure they are doing it right.

I do think landing is my main skill, I can land anything from any angle!