Your first good landing

cyon20 · **on:** July 16, 2008, 10:45:40 pm

How many times did it take you before landing your first good landing?

It took me about 10 tries.

StephenM · **Reply #1 on:** July 16, 2008, 10:50:00 pm

I've lost count, too many years ago.

It took a while anyway. Real life, I could get it on the ground, it was just softening the touchdown that is the skill.

nwadeltaboy · **Reply #2 on:** July 16, 2008, 10:51:46 pm

Depends on what you are talking about. My first teeny Cessna landing I think I got on the 2nd try. The jet landing took MUCH longer.

Hampo · **Reply #3 on:** July 16, 2008, 11:27:59 pm

How do you define good...

cyon20 · **Reply #4 on:** July 16, 2008, 11:56:35 pm

Quote from: "nwadeltaboy"

Depends on what you are talking about. My first teeny Cessna landing I think I got on the 2nd try. The jet landing took MUCH longer.

I meant like a jet (Airbus, Boeing)

Quote from: "Hampo"

How do you define good...

Landing on the dashed lines (about where the AI aircrafts land), not coming down too hard, not crashing(with the crash setting on)

expressair · **Reply #5 on:** July 17, 2008, 04:12:02 am

U mean in real aircraft or FS one :wink:

I still cant land properly in FS. Thankfully i'm not so bad in real life.

Jps · **Reply #6 on:** July 17, 2008, 04:30:10 am

Tutorial.. ftw.

Took me 2 tries.

cyon20 · **Reply #7 on:** July 17, 2008, 04:46:50 am

Quote from: "expressair"

U mean in real aircraft or FS one :wink:

Flight Simulator

EXTspotter · **Reply #8 on:** July 17, 2008, 08:35:01 am

FS98, a 734 into Kai Tak on the curved approach. Took me like 30 tries.

zkvac · **Reply #9 on:** July 17, 2008, 10:31:07 am

Well I thought I'd got it sorted until I bought FlyTampa's Kai Tak and tried the Rwy 13 Approach in a crosswind :S

Hampo · **Reply #10 on:** July 17, 2008, 01:33:23 pm

Define hard

'A landing you can walk away from is a good one'

Cheung Airlines · **Reply #11 on:** July 17, 2008, 01:39:12 pm

Quote from: "Hampo"

Define hard

'A landing you can walk away from is a good one'

I can walk away After my prop crashed.......

Anyway, my first good landing is in the DHC-2. (In the second trial)
First good land-based aircraft landing : Aircreation trike buggy / Beech Baron 58 ( Im not sure , but it took me 2 days)
First good jet landing: None of my attempts suceeded.... (Except CRJ-100, Challenger 604 and BAe 146-200QT)

Hampo · **Reply #12 on:** July 17, 2008, 02:27:41 pm

Personally, I'd consider anything under -150fpm a 'good landing'

Cheung Airlines · **Reply #13 on:** July 17, 2008, 03:43:22 pm

:cry: My Grumman Goose take off and sprial downwards for some reasons.....

But my landings may not be succesful everytime although it was done before. :cry: :cry: :cry:

AirHanoverInternational · **Reply #14 on:** July 17, 2008, 07:28:33 pm

FS3 did not have any Airbus/Boeing. But after I was able to fly/land the Lear it was pretty easy to fly the B737 when I bought FS98. Don't remember how many attempts it took. Just one thing you should know: I did not own a joystick until FS2000. You may try to land your aircraft only using the keyboard - and don't use the AP :wink: