Mad Ad
Member
+178|6481|England, UK
I just wanted to see how high i could really go

https://img467.imageshack.us/img467/936/screen041yw9.png


I got bored and stopped there, took (guess) about 10 minutes maybe more, my arm was aching by then.

I was expecting to go into orbit at some point but it never happened.
_NL_Lt.EngineerFox
Big Mouth Prick
+219|6501|Golf 1.8 GTI Wolfsburg Edition
wow + 1 for ur highness

Last edited by _NL_Lt.EngineerFox (2007-01-13 15:47:02)

The_Jester
Member
+52|6462|Italy
"ZOMG Photoshopped!!!1!1" reply in 3,2,1
kiteboarderni
Member
+62|6650
how come u didnt die??
commandochristian
Honda - The Power of Dreams
+293|6383|Michigan, USA

I've always wanted to try that, but I could never get it going straight up, even with a joystick
Nonetheless, that's pretty sweet you got that high!

Edit: Oh right!  Forgot about karma for a sec! +1 for good effort!

Last edited by commandochristian (2007-01-13 15:50:22)

Mad Ad
Member
+178|6481|England, UK

The_Jester wrote:

"ZOMG Photoshopped!!!1!1" reply in 3,2,1
hahaha, I knew someone would say it - nope, thats gods honest truth, I have a ton of screenshots from on the way up, just incase I crashed out at some point - dont make me bore you with them
VicktorVauhn
Member
+319|6362|Southern California

commandochristian wrote:

I've always wanted to try that, but I could never get it going straight up, even with a joystick
Nonetheless, that's pretty sweet you got that high!

Edit: Oh right!  Forgot about karma for a sec! +1 for good effort!
The best way Ive found to go straight up is to use the radar. Right as you pass vertical the plain icon with flip direction.  I just point it up as best I can then gently move the nose back and forth to make sure Im right in between the jet icon facing one way and the other.
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Squiggles
+102|6338|Cali
cool +1
MT_Androo
Banned
+122|6440|The Suburb at Karkand
LOL thats cool tho man
Mad Ad
Member
+178|6481|England, UK
https://img172.imageshack.us/img172/7498/screen040tf5.th.png

https://img297.imageshack.us/img297/7240/screen036im7.th.png

Full size shots, no fake.
OakLeaves
Banned
+70|6286|Newcastle UK
So how did you do that just face up and use the burner? Normally my jets flips back round.
TuataraDude
Member
+115|6493|Aotearoa
Isn't that like 40 miles up? (Not sure the conversion rate from feet to anything else, blimmin' imperial measurements).
brome
brap.
+244|6557|Accidental, TK

TuataraDude wrote:

Isn't that like 40 miles up? (Not sure the conversion rate from feet to anything else, blimmin' imperial measurements).

google wrote:

250 000 feet = 47.3484848 miles
Goven
/̵͇̿̿/'̿'̿ ̿
+125|6451|Purdue

brome wrote:

TuataraDude wrote:

Isn't that like 40 miles up? (Not sure the conversion rate from feet to anything else, blimmin' imperial measurements).

google wrote:

250 000 feet = 47.3484848 miles
That's a lot of miles.
(HUN)Rudebwoy
Member
+45|6725

brome wrote:

TuataraDude wrote:

Isn't that like 40 miles up? (Not sure the conversion rate from feet to anything else, blimmin' imperial measurements).

google wrote:

250 000 feet = 47.3484848 miles
47,3484848 = 76,19999992 kilometers.
about 10 kilometers away from going to outer space
brome
brap.
+244|6557|Accidental, TK

(HUN)Rudebwoy wrote:

brome wrote:

TuataraDude wrote:

Isn't that like 40 miles up? (Not sure the conversion rate from feet to anything else, blimmin' imperial measurements).

google wrote:

250 000 feet = 47.3484848 miles
47,3484848 = 76,19999992 kilometers.
about 10 kilometers away from going to outer space
ooh
I saw someones blog where they'd gone some insane height
but I couldnt find it again when i wanted to
Mad Ad
Member
+178|6481|England, UK

OakLeaves wrote:

So how did you do that just face up and use the burner? Normally my jets flips back round.
That was your mistake, dont use the burner- drops you out every time.


(HUN)Rudebwoy wrote:

about 10 kilometers away from going to outer space
damn I knew I shoulda held on, I wanted to see the space station
Nemesis-SBS-
Member
+9|6809|6,000 ft & falling......weeeee
just out of curiosity...how long does it take u to parachute back down from that height??
wah1188
You orrible caaaaaaan't
+321|6431|UK
I don't get it how do you go that high I just stall.
Inimicus_7
Member
+26|6332|England, UK
Wow, how bored were you?
RoosterCantrell
Goodbye :)
+399|6450|Somewhere else

Nemesis-SBS- wrote:

just out of curiosity...how long does it take u to parachute back down from that height??
Haha, Im curious too!

I doubt the sky would be blue at 47 miles....probably more like black.
Jello.01
Member
+46|6579|DFW, Texas
Wow, nice job, and you play at a very high resolution. I'm jealous. +1
Mad Ad
Member
+178|6481|England, UK
LOL that was a mistake actually, I usually only use 1600x1200 stretched when I fly because I dont like the way BF2 cuts a strip off the top and bottom of the full 1920x1200 (as you can see on the screenshots) making it way thinner than it should be.

It does look lush in 1920x1200 tho, great for foot pounding and helos.


Oh and as for parachuting, no way man - it would take over an hour to parachute back since the climb was over a thousand MPH (?) and that took over 10 minutes.  I dont know how fast the parachute is but its way way slower- even freefalling would take a long time.
SplinterStrike
Roamer
+250|6381|Eskimo land. AKA Canada.
I'm gonna test the freefall speed and get back to you.

EDIT-typo

Last edited by SplinterStrike (2007-01-15 06:28:19)

Mad Ad
Member
+178|6481|England, UK
your as mad as I am lol

actually, if its not in the game files, a good estimate could be had by timing how long it takes for 500ft, and 1000ft, checking they match then dividing the result into 250,000....is that what you are doing?

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