Sharia 0 Posted December 31, 2003 yes, i have a nasty habit of getting into a spin at low level and so i cant pull of the spin in time Yeah, I was training myself with the SU33, and was trying to land on a carrier. I kept spinning too fast on my turns and getting a maximum angle of attack + minimum speed. Luckily I knew just how to get out of that... Oh, and I love the MiG and SU27/33 radar system... that point and click targeting system. Sooo good. Though I don't know if it's on the F15c, because I haven't checked yet. Until I get my PC upgrade (which is soon) I have to have everything at minimum settings. This doesn't really bother me as much as it would some people, because I believe in solid gameplay over flashy graphics. But... that's not that the graphics aren't cool... cause they are. Just the water/terrain is kind of...... er... poo. :P My only letdown is that there isn't a US carrier based aircraft to use. I think they should of made the F/A-18c or F-14 tomcat flyable. I love either one of those aircraft so much... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ale2999 0 Posted January 1, 2004 lol I landed an su on the nimitz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acidcrash 0 Posted January 1, 2004 like this? or this? or perhaps this? on the other hand this should be one very dead F15 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FSPilot 0 Posted January 1, 2004 Bah, I can barely land on the carrier in the Su-33. I'm used to being able to see what I'm landing on. Don't get me wrong I can fly the ILS just fine, but it'd be a whole lot easier to be able to sit up and look over the dash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadow 6 Posted January 2, 2004 But that's why you got ILS  It is more precise than your vision  edit: no offense btw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ale2999 0 Posted January 2, 2004 even with the ils it took me a long night to get 2 succesfull landing attempt. I cant believe ppl do it at nit and in stormy weather lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FSPilot 0 Posted January 2, 2004 But that's why you got ILS  It is more precise than your vision  edit: no offense btw  None taken The only thing I don't like about the ILS is that there's no flare programmed into it so you come down onto the deck at hundreds of feet per minute.  I guess that's realistic when you think about it for carrier landings, but not when you're landing on a runway (sure hope not anyway ) Another thing is that you have to set up on a real long final to land safely.  I'd much rather just fly a quick pattern and land in a few seconds then spend 5 minutes flying an ILS approach.  Besides, even IRL we look up at a certain height rather than landing by staring at our instruments, we have to be able to see the ground to land.  They even had to be able to bend the nose of the concorde so the pilots could see on takeoff and landing. I've never flown a Su-33 or anything so I don't know whether or not they can see very well, but I'd be surprised if they didn't have some visual reference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acidcrash 0 Posted January 2, 2004 well i dont know about the Russian carrier, but the USN have a set of lights to the left of the arrester wires operated by LSO's which tell the pilot if he is too low/high etc you can just about see it here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FSPilot 0 Posted January 2, 2004 The Ruskies have one too, you can see it just about abeam the touchdown zone on their carriers. My only problem is that I can't see it. The lights aren't really operated by anyone. They're just a set of lights with lenses on them so you can only see one light from a certain location. For example it's set up so you can only see a red light when you're low on the glideslope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drewb99 0 Posted January 3, 2004 I need to practice my landings a little bit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edc 0 Posted January 3, 2004 It may not have been a wonderful landing, but those spark effects sure look cool! I think I'll have to try that out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc. Zaius 0 Posted January 3, 2004 Winter Ground Textures Looking sweet. (Even if it doesn't snow in the Crimea. ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozanzac 0 Posted January 3, 2004 He he, nice pic drewb99. Reminds me of what I used to do in F4, not crash landings, but making the landing gear fail on purpose. I used to land at 290 kts, push hard down on the stick, break the nose gear, then if I had enough runway left, push hard left or right and make one of the main gears break, (making sure the wing tip doesn't dig in) , then take off , circle the airfield, declare an emergency, Â and land on one wheel at low speed. Hoping that the aircraft holds togeather when I gently let the opposite wing tip drag. ............good times, and great fun, especially when carrying a full bombload. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadow 6 Posted January 3, 2004 Winter Ground TexturesLooking sweet. (Even if it doesn't snow in the Crimea. ) WOW That winter-terrain looks very cool. Looking forward to a dl-link. Nice Desert Strike-avatar, Doc. -I played Desert, Jungle and Urban Strike on Megadrive a couple of weeks ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadow 6 Posted January 3, 2004 Link removed (moved) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc. Zaius 0 Posted January 3, 2004 New DL link for Winter Mod here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sharia 0 Posted January 4, 2004 I'm really enjoying LOMAC now... I made this mission just to test myself against a fighter in combat. I took off from a conventional runway in an SU27 with R-73s and R-27s. An F/A-18c takes off from a carrier around 80km away, loaded with AIM-9 and AIM-7. He fired an AIM-9 and an AIM-7, both of which missed. We then got into extremely close within visual range battle... and I couldn't get the bogey off my tail, until I remembered the cobra manouver. I performed it, and aquired the target with the helmet system... fired off an R-73... ka-boom. I've also mastered landing all the aircraft on conventional runways. It's fun. Though I'm still baffled with landing the SU33 on the carriers... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozanzac 0 Posted January 4, 2004 The carriers on LOMAC, Are they stationary or moving? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadow 6 Posted January 4, 2004 The carriers on LOMAC, Are they stationary or moving? As a mission-designer you can decide. Just give the carrier some waypoints..... or not Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadow 6 Posted January 4, 2004 Since noone else have posted any more "wallpapers" I'll show two more from the session I had a couple of days ago. ScreenShot_011.jpg ScreenShot_012.jpg I've started retouching that skin (green/gray-cammo w/shark). I'm not going to show it on this board (that would be breakin §2.5) But will post a download-link when its finnished. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tex -USMC- 0 Posted January 4, 2004 shadow, just tap Y twice when youre out on one of your screenshot expeditions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadow 6 Posted January 4, 2004 I know. JAP told me a couple of pages earlier. But these two pictures were taken at the same time as the first I posted 3 pages earlier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc. Zaius 0 Posted January 4, 2004 Dave "USAFMTL" Slavens over at SimHQ has released a new 11-mission A-10 campaign, set in 1986. Download More Info Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sharia 0 Posted January 5, 2004 Here's a picture/wallpaper I took at maximum detail. Link to image And a little shot I made for a review I'm making. Link to image Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
