Re: [Flightgear-devel] Landing the F-16

2003-03-14 Thread Martin Spott
David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just managed to land and stop the F-16 with a 2900ft ground roll, Oh, I don't find it hard to bring the F-16 down on a short strip - the only difficulty I encounter is to place this strip somewhere so that it matches the boundaries of a runway ;-))

[Flightgear-devel] Landing the F-16

2003-03-13 Thread David Megginson
I just managed to land and stop the F-16 with a 2900ft ground roll, and that was after bringing it in a little hot (about 150kt). Here are two tips: 1. Apply full up elevator against the braking (this is a good idea for most planes, since it helps to keep from nosing over). 2. Don't apply