Anybody else think the ground is too soft?

Sternjaeger II · #1 05-26-2011, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DB605

Here's good video to show how to land 109 (landing @ 1:00):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO9mEv5Ve54

Walter Heichhorn is THE pilot
http://www.t6-team.de/walter_eichhorn.html

DB605 · #2 05-26-2011, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

Walter Heichhorn is THE pilot
http://www.t6-team.de/walter_eichhorn.html

Yep, he's probably most experienced 109 pilot nowadays? I've read somewhere that his "109 instructor" was Erich Hartmann himself, don't know if it's true?

Sternjaeger II · #3 05-26-2011, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DB605

Yep, he's probably most experienced 109 pilot nowadays? I've read somewhere that his "109 instructor" was Erich Hartmann himself, don't know if it's true?

I think it's him and Steve Hinton, and probably Charlie Brown.

Apparently he met Hartmann before his first flight on the 109, and Bubi gave him some hints on how to tame the beast. Gosh I would have paid to sit there with them..

kimosabi · #4 05-26-2011, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

I think it's him and Steve Hinton, and probably Charlie Brown.

Apparently he met Hartmann before his first flight on the 109, and Bubi gave him some hints on how to tame the beast. Gosh I would have paid to sit there with them..

Perv.

Sternjaeger II · #5 05-26-2011, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by kimosabi

Perv.

I know!!!

ElAurens · #6 05-26-2011, 10:37 PM

Ah...

The old sim pilot's axiom: Harder must be more realistic.

Glad to see the forum getting settled in now. No need to worry about game play issues, time to get back to the old tried and true topics.

One of the better ones is: "Real pilot experiences cannot be trusted, because I'm a sim pilot, and I have books, and wiki, and stuff..."

Carry on lads.

White Owl · #7 05-27-2011, 02:00 AM

My biggest issue is I frequently don't know at exactly what point my plane touched the ground. I line up, slow down, flare... keep flaring... I wonder is it down yet... how about now... ok, I gotta be down by now... maybe... and eventually the plane seems to be rolling instead of flying. I'm missing the bump effect. Give me a noticeable bump and I'll be happy with it.

Of course I could always fix my own problem by just pounding the plane into the ground.

I'd mention again my own real-life pilot's certificate here, but that appears to have become unfashionable so I won't.

Anyway, once wind effects are modeled I trust it'll be a whole new game.