Simviation Forum - Bumpy landing (It has been a while since I've flown!)

Jan 26^th, 2012 at 12:30pm

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Wow, I don't think I've played on Flight Simulator properly in ages and ages. I haven't taken a screenshot in donkey's years either. So here's one... A landing at Yellowknife, NWT.

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Reply #1 - Jan 26^th, 2012 at 12:41pm

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You handled that crosswind right on machineman9...well done... Wink

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Reply #2 - Jan 28^th, 2012 at 5:06pm

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Very dramatic, nice one!

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Reply #3 - Jan 28^th, 2012 at 5:09pm

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i fly the dc-3 nearly every week and i STILL can't make it land withouth bouncing in bad weather. Grin

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Reply #4 - Jan 28^th, 2012 at 5:12pm

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jetprop wrote on Jan 28^th, 2012 at 5:09pm:

i fly the dc-3 nearly every week and i STILL can't make it land withouth bouncing in bad weather. Grin

It's the rubber in the tires

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Reply #5 - Jan 28^th, 2012 at 5:15pm

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krigl wrote on Jan 28^th, 2012 at 5:12pm:

jetprop wrote on Jan 28^th, 2012 at 5:09pm:

i fly the dc-3 nearly every week and i STILL can't make it land withouth bouncing in bad weather. Grin

It's the rubber in the tires

realy?i thought it was my kai tak style aproaches i use everywhere. Grin

a REALY bad habbit of mine. Grin

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Reply #6 - Jan 28^th, 2012 at 5:18pm

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If your landing in Yellowknife then shouldn't you be flying a buffalo DC3?

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Reply #7 - Jan 28^th, 2012 at 6:07pm

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RUddddderrrrr!! as my flight instructor would say.
I was flying the default dc3 recently, i noticed its very hard to handle in weather, especially in the air and with wind, i found myself on approach with a 15-20kt wind and needed almost full opposite aileron to keep it level.

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Reply #8 - Jan 28^th, 2012 at 10:03pm

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EricFSX92 wrote on Jan 28^th, 2012 at 6:07pm:

RUddddderrrrr!! as my flight instructor would say.
I was flying the default dc3 recently, i noticed its very hard to handle in weather, especially in the air and with wind, i found myself on approach with a 15-20kt wind and needed almost full opposite aileron to keep it level.

I hear that is the way the real one handles. That big vertical stab and of course its a tail dragger. Perfect recipe for nasty cross wind characteristics!

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Reply #9 - Jan 28^th, 2012 at 10:46pm

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Awesome shot!!! Shocked

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Reply #10 - Jan 29^th, 2012 at 8:10am

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I Have learned that ww2 aircraft could flare until the rear wheels were almost touching the ground.(Thanks Red tails) so you can do a really, REALLY REALLY soft anding even in the toughest of weather.

jetprop wrote on Jan 28^th, 2012 at 5:15pm:

realy?i thought it was my kai tak style aproaches i use everywhere. Grin

a REALY bad habbit of mine. Grin

I do a mixture of Kai Tak and Lukla approaches everywhere Grin

.(And By Lukla I mean landing on runway 24 Grin

.) It NEVER ends well and there's no way it ever will. Grin

But that's reallly when I want to give the passengers the ~~last~~ Ride of their lives Smiley

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Reply #11 - Jan 29^th, 2012 at 8:52am

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hyperpep111 wrote on Jan 29^th, 2012 at 8:10am:

I Have learned that ww2 aircraft could flare until the rear wheels were almost touching the ground.(Thanks Red tails) so you can do a really, REALLY REALLY soft anding even in the toughest of weather.

Not just WWII aircraft. It's called a three-point landing.* That's the beauty of a taildragger. You might like to check out my photos from the link in my sig sometime.

*Not normally used on larger taildraggers like the DC-3.

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Reply #12 - Jan 29^th, 2012 at 9:19am

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i figured the horizontal stabilizer contributed , i read a book about a pilot that described the C46 being the same way saying the tail was like a Billboard.

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Reply #13 - Jan 31^st, 2012 at 8:16pm

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andy190 wrote on Jan 28^th, 2012 at 5:18pm:

If your landing in Yellowknife then shouldn't you be flying a buffalo DC3?

Stealing from the competition, maybe? Wink

Thanks, everyone. It's not too bad to land in still weather, but low visibility and a lot of wind makes it rather bumpy here. I had flown for about 50 miles hands-on (trim was very useful though) before landing it. I think I prefer autopilot and sitting down with a cup of tea Grin

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