Quote from: PUP4ORD on September 01, 2010, 07:53:43 pmLet me clear a few things, I do use the autopilot and program the ILS settings during the approach; I also like to fly the plane without the autopilot from time to time making precise movements on the joystick. As for the landing, I know it might be hard to tell in the video however you DON'T see any sparks coming from the plane but what you do see is the normal smoke cloud when the landing gear touches down on runway. Oh my god...your killing me. If you insist on flying in an unrealistic manner, fine, no one is stopping you. But seeing sparks compared to smoke means nothing. You touched down hard on your nose gear. In real life, your nose gear would have been at risk of collapsing if you landed on it hard enough.DID YOU EVEN WATCH THE VIDEO I POSTED A LINK TO? THAT IS A NORMAL LANDING. WHAT YOU DID ISN'T.
Let me clear a few things, I do use the autopilot and program the ILS settings during the approach; I also like to fly the plane without the autopilot from time to time making precise movements on the joystick. As for the landing, I know it might be hard to tell in the video however you DON'T see any sparks coming from the plane but what you do see is the normal smoke cloud when the landing gear touches down on runway.
Quote from: SirIsaac726 on September 01, 2010, 08:02:35 pmQuote from: PUP4ORD on September 01, 2010, 07:53:43 pmLet me clear a few things, I do use the autopilot and program the ILS settings during the approach; I also like to fly the plane without the autopilot from time to time making precise movements on the joystick. As for the landing, I know it might be hard to tell in the video however you DON'T see any sparks coming from the plane but what you do see is the normal smoke cloud when the landing gear touches down on runway. Oh my god...your killing me. If you insist on flying in an unrealistic manner, fine, no one is stopping you. But seeing sparks compared to smoke means nothing. You touched down hard on your nose gear. In real life, your nose gear would have been at risk of collapsing if you landed on it hard enough.DID YOU EVEN WATCH THE VIDEO I POSTED A LINK TO? THAT IS A NORMAL LANDING. WHAT YOU DID ISN'T.I have now watch the video of the AIR FRANCE 777-300 landing and I have to it was very nice. By no means do I fly in a manner that just plain dangerous. I do fly other planes in particular the Lear Jet 45 which I have flown without autopilot as well. I have no problem taking advice, In the end I going to have to learn for myself.
In real life, your nose gear would have been at risk of collapsing if you landed on it hard enough.
Quote from: SirIsaac726 on September 01, 2010, 08:02:35 pmIn real life, your nose gear would have been at risk of collapsing if you landed on it hard enough.Even in the sim, if crash detection is on, a nose wheel first landing will almost always collapse.
I've done that till I know the plane will land in one piece.
Ah, alright. I don't have a lot of experience in doing that.
Also, if you use ILS, how come the plane wasn't NEARLY lined up with the centerline..
I normally do dial in the ILS course, In this case however I did the visual line up of RWY 32L. If you look at the video much closer at the top, You can see why I landed the way I did.