BF2S Forums Landing a plane

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Ya, landings a piece of cake, as long as you know when to start slwoing down.  I do end up crashing sometimes because I'll get .5 seconds of lag at the wrong time and nose dive into the runway, and then the whole team will call me a noob

also u can land a plane in a field on tarraba quary and take off, did it with the mec bomber

not hard. and i play with the keyboard. lol

landing isnt the hard part.  try flyin straight up in the air, then slow down to like 180kh and jump outta ur playn
float around it for a while then jump back in and pull ur self outta the stall.

ive done this a couple times now.  its fun.  lol

How hard can it be to land a jet? Got in on the third time

Quoted from my post in "the aviator guide"

"Learn how to land a jet! Something every pilot must be capable of - especially in the days of 1.21 when a missle can (still, although it's less likely :p) slam into your rear end at any time. Don't do what most players do, flying over an airfield 5 times, slowly, putting themselves at great risk. My advice: In the beginning, approach the airfield from far away, and make sure you're properly lined up. Start braking early, so that you're around 500-600 kp/h and about 1 1/2 height of one those jet hangers when you reach the start of the runway.  You must be LOSING speed at this point, instead of just starting to brake. Do not approach the runway from a high angle, but try to fly low and straight instead. The secret to not exploding on contact with the runway is simple - do not let your nose touch it. Therefore, aim your nose upwards, while your jet slows down and loses altitude. keep braking once you've landed, fix your jet, reverse so you have enough room to take off, and fly away again.

Note: The F-35Bs have different ways of landing. My personal favourite is to hit reverse to hover at a speed of around 800, fly low over the water, then pull up just before the carrier . Flying up will slow you down, so if you time this right you'll be hovering right over the main deck, fixed in a sec, and you can fly off again.

You don't have to land your jet at a runway. The best classes you can be in a jet are engineer and support. You can land your jet anywhere as long as you follow the rule of not touching the ground with anything other than the wheels. Handy if your team has lost your only airfield, for example, as you can either repair or resupply your jet."

SmilingBuddha wrote:

Has anyone ever successfully landed a plane before?

yea it is piss easy, i do it whenever i need bad repairs, or am bored of the jet, it just takes ages for the engine to slow down enough, you gotta have about half a map of run up space for it to be succesful!

Tetrino wrote:

It's even easier with those VTOL planes (I don't remember the name). Just press S.

Thats the F-35B

SargeV1.4 wrote:

Quoted from my post in "the aviator guide"...
... You don't have to land your jet at a runway. The best classes you can be in a jet are engineer and support. ... Handy if your team has lost your only airfield, for example, as you can either repair or resupply your jet."

Thanks Sarge! This was a useful and constructive post.
QFE (thanks Chuy for the new acronym - new for me anyway)

Coolbeano wrote:

noobmurderer wrote:

i can land is easy but it takes so much space thats its not worth it

it takes like 20 meters max.

yea if ur landing gear is down u can jump out and it stops right away
but ull probably get killed by the wing unless ur in a bomber and switch to second seat before jumping out

i was pointing out that if u want to land in 20 meters u have to bail while ur landing gear is out
even at 400kmh ur wings kill u

what do u know about planes anyway noob
1.24 ratio

noobmurderer wrote:

what do u know about planes anyway noob
1.24 ratio

He knows not to kill teamates to get the plane. With a 0.86 kill / team kill ratio, what are you talking about other peoples stats for? I was upset for the 0.04 k / tk ratio I had.

Do you kill your neighbours pets for fun too?

I would have thought you would have been banned more than 31 times by now. Lazy server admins I guess.

Ok, now you (some of you) can land the plane in good weather, no sidewind, daylight :
try land it without using VSTOL on the carrier in fog, hard rain, and 20 knots sidewind on the carrier, while carrier is moving with 10 knots an hour. In a Harrier jet this time.

switch your hud from ARM to NAV, line up your flightpath with ILS, get your speed at 150 knots,  call-the-ball, and if the approach officer doest wave you off via radio, or you didnt catch the hook,  bolter and not plunge into the water !

If you can do that, you are a good pilot.

And remember, 1 crashed plane goes on your record, 3 crashed planes is no more carrier flying duty.

Last edited by MajorHoulahan_MASH (2006-03-22 13:18:27)