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I died tonight
- Thread starter jmig
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Tonight!
IM imortal
well virtually speaking
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lol.... Sounds like a scene from Highlander, the Pilot. lol..
jmig
SOH-CM-2025
No, she got the Track IR reflectors. That is all that survived the fire.
Seriously, One of the differences between FSX and real life flying is the 'seat of the pants" aspect of flying. In real life, I would have felt the airplane become unstable before the horn went off.
I am sure a modern plane like the T-6II gives you tactical warnings before stalling. I remember flying the T-38 with a slight burble in the pattern. You had to be careful on the final turn as you were on the edge of stalling, however, you had warning.
Snuffy
Happiness Consultant
Actually what I want to know is ... did the widow collect on the insurance and is she now somewhat well off???!!
jmig
SOH-CM-2025
Actually what I want to know is ... did the widow collect on the insurance and is she now somewhat well off???!!
It is my understanding, Snuffy that she got FREE upgrades for the life of FSX.lifejogger
Lost in Texas
Since I started flight simming I bet I have died a thousand times.
Not to bore with aerodynamics, but it's a good lesson to learn. Cross control stall spins on approach to landing are a big killer in real life, and they happen exactly like you said-low and slow, overshoot the runway on final, tighten the turn, apply bottom rudder, and Boom! Suddenly you're inverted with little hope of recovery. Luckily you get nine lives here
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3/7charlie
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There I was...flat on my back, ball and needle crossed and nothing on the clock but the makers name!
like granpaw Pettibone sez-" Son, some times it just 'aint your day!"
3/7charlie
like granpaw Pettibone sez-" Son, some times it just 'aint your day!"
3/7charlie
Matt Wynn
Charter Member
i'm lucky, the IRIS T-6 and PC-9 haven't resulted in my death yet... couple of gear failures but not much else.... the Capt-sim F-104 has killed me enough in FS9, mainly due to me forgetting throttle percentages needed to maintain speeds. just don't do what i did in the IRIS T-6, accidentally bailed out on a perfectly good approach.... "here comes Matt again, looks like a good appro- whats he done that for?" so to all you virtual tax payers sorry for wrecking a perfectly good T-6....
LonelyplanetXO
Charter Member
LOL!! I've flown fs for so many years now that crashes are a relatively uncommon occurrence. Don't forget that in TRW pilots have instructors who's job it is to train you avoid splattering your shiny metal ass all over the scenery. In FS, we don't have that luxury (but as stated above the consequences are somewhat less dire ).
So I split my flights into two classes - "training" ; where I'm learning to fly a new model (crashes are likely because you're pushing the envelope to see what it can do) and "sim-flying" where I enjoy trying to fly as competently as I can.
The most interesting crashes tend to be in "sim-flying" mode. Interesting because you learn from them. For the uninitiated, try climbing out of Aspen in a Light aircraft - You will crash, consistently until you learn the trick of gaining altitude in mountains (circle, fly up ridges, not valleys, etc)... Another great lesson was in a C130 in FS2002 - descending into a darkened airport in the desert, I was focusing so much on the single light at the end of the runway I didnt notice my descent angle and speed increasing dramatically....I speared downwards, crashing abruptly at threshold... lesson? Dont be fooled into attempting VFR flying if you don't have a horizon..
Finally, The Eaglesoft SR22.... read the manual before flying. Failing to do so then flying in marginal conditions with marginal fuel load overloaded me so much that I spent too much time head down, fiddling with the avionics and not enough actually flying the plane... augered into the sea, much to my surprise...
LPXO
). So I split my flights into two classes - "training" ; where I'm learning to fly a new model (crashes are likely because you're pushing the envelope to see what it can do) and "sim-flying" where I enjoy trying to fly as competently as I can.
The most interesting crashes tend to be in "sim-flying" mode. Interesting because you learn from them. For the uninitiated, try climbing out of Aspen in a Light aircraft - You will crash, consistently until you learn the trick of gaining altitude in mountains (circle, fly up ridges, not valleys, etc)... Another great lesson was in a C130 in FS2002 - descending into a darkened airport in the desert, I was focusing so much on the single light at the end of the runway I didnt notice my descent angle and speed increasing dramatically....I speared downwards, crashing abruptly at threshold... lesson? Dont be fooled into attempting VFR flying if you don't have a horizon..
Finally, The Eaglesoft SR22.... read the manual before flying. Failing to do so then flying in marginal conditions with marginal fuel load overloaded me so much that I spent too much time head down, fiddling with the avionics and not enough actually flying the plane... augered into the sea, much to my surprise...
LPXO