Simviation Forum - Landable Rooftops FS2002

Apr 9^th, 2003 at 2:44pm

Bob Egli Guest

Is there anybody out there that knows how to make the rooftops of buildings solid so i can land on them with a helicopter?

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Reply #1 - Apr 9^th, 2003 at 3:23pm

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If you hover above a suspect landing pad and see a shadow on the roof go ahead and land there. If you see no shadow go and look elsewhere cause its not gonna support anything.

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Reply #2 - Apr 9^th, 2003 at 4:41pm

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The main give away is if you can see a rotating red light on a flat rooftop, this means it can be landed upon.

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Reply #3 - Apr 9^th, 2003 at 6:47pm

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not all landable roofs have flashing beacons Wink

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Reply #4 - Apr 9^th, 2003 at 11:10pm

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1. You MUST have crash detection turned ON -- otherwise you will "fall through" all roofs.
2. The presence or absence of a beacon light is irrelevant.
3. If you fly the helicopter realistically from within the cockpit, how can you see if you make a shadow??
4. If you need assistance learning to land, visit http://members.shaw.ca/hoversafe/Hoversafe.htm

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Reply #5 - Apr 10^th, 2003 at 12:36am

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FYI... Wrigley Field.. Not solid. I sat it down on the pitchers mound and sank into the ground about 2 feet. If I remember right, Soldier's Field is a little more hardy.

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Reply #6 - Apr 10^th, 2003 at 1:00am

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A fun place to practice "roof landing" is Downtown Sydney. I often fly passagers from the Opera House to the top of the buildings. Once there you can always take off using single engine plane and feel the free fall until your speed allows a recovery.

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Reply #7 - Apr 10^th, 2003 at 1:05am

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Would I John? Watch out for photos in the raw screenshots forum..... Now how am I going to do this?

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Reply #8 - Apr 10^th, 2003 at 7:49am

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My advice, DON'T go down to the Raw Screenshots Forum to see what was going on in NY today.......

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Reply #9 - Apr 10^th, 2003 at 11:26am

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Oh Gawd....you do realise that there's only one flying 225 in the world right? And you're going to drop it off the side of an Aussie skyscraper??

That's Ozzy for you Roll Eyes

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Reply #10 - Apr 10^th, 2003 at 12:49pm

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Tell me about it John. My nose was somewhere in 5th Avenue, and my tail on Broadway. I need to find a suitably angled roof and then do the maths.... I'll keep you posted Grin

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