Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:24 pmSorry for breaking the 'based on NZ' screenie rule, but after seeing Craig's awesome Kai Tak video, I decided it was time to give the infamous landing another try, this time with the aide of IGS, the famous checkerboard, and approach lights.
I took the POSKY 737NG off from VHHX, flew an extended circuit around the bay and attempted a runway 13 landing, three times... on try 1) I thought I had made it down perfectly from my view inside the cockpit, but on instant reply, realised I had pulled the nose up too high on flare and 'brushed' the tail end of the fuselage down before the main landing gear
(getting that really annoying POSKY damage sparks n' smoke effect as a result). Then, on try 2) I hit the apartment building at the end of the runway coming in a little low, and on try 3) I made it perfect, well a little off centre due to the real WX crosswinds, but down in one piece all the same. Here are 11 screenies I took along the way, more of the aircraft than the scenery:
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Cheers
I took the POSKY 737NG off from VHHX, flew an extended circuit around the bay and attempted a runway 13 landing, three times... on try 1) I thought I had made it down perfectly from my view inside the cockpit, but on instant reply, realised I had pulled the nose up too high on flare and 'brushed' the tail end of the fuselage down before the main landing gear
(getting that really annoying POSKY damage sparks n' smoke effect as a result). Then, on try 2) I hit the apartment building at the end of the runway coming in a little low, and on try 3) I made it perfect, well a little off centre due to the real WX crosswinds, but down in one piece all the same. Here are 11 screenies I took along the way, more of the aircraft than the scenery:1.
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Cheers
And worth the wait? Oh yes, yes indeed..