Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-22 Thread leee
This is a bit of a close one http://www.crazyaviation.com/movies/porteavion.mpa quite a lot of interesting aircraft vids on that site. This one has got to be the best though... http://www.crazyaviation.com/movies/Bruchpilot.mpg LeeE ---

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-22 Thread leee
On Wednesday 21 March 2007 18:26, John Clary wrote: > On 3/21/07, leee wrote: > > For a real bad landing have a look at > > > > http://www.crazyaviation.com/movies/MD-80_hard_landing_1.mpg > > > > LeeE > > Ouch! And again Ouch! Watch it carefully and you can see the front fuselage buckle too:) Ju

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-22 Thread leee
On Thursday 22 March 2007 03:49, Jon Elson wrote: > Ampere K. Hardraade wrote: > > I mentioned FBW because I believe the plane was an A320. There should be > > two angled leading edges on vertical stabilizer for the 737, where the > > A320 has a fillet near the fuselage. > > I couldn't really disc

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-22 Thread Jon Elson
Curtis Olson wrote: > On 3/21/07, *Jon Elson* wrote: > > Wow, no flare at all, and about 60 FPS descent. Clearly blew a > couple tires on that one, especially the nosewheel. Might have > been more excitement later, as the hydraulic systems might have > run out of fluid in short o

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-21 Thread Curtis Olson
On 3/21/07, Jon Elson wrote: Wow, no flare at all, and about 60 FPS descent. Clearly blew a couple tires on that one, especially the nosewheel. Might have been more excitement later, as the hydraulic systems might have run out of fluid in short order. Technically, you aren't supposed to fla

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-21 Thread Jon Elson
Ampere K. Hardraade wrote: > > > I mentioned FBW because I believe the plane was an A320. There should be two > angled leading edges on vertical stabilizer for the 737, where the A320 has a > fillet near the fuselage. I couldn't really discern that feature, but the "heart-shaped" winglets of t

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-21 Thread Jon Elson
leee wrote: > > > I've had this video for a few years and I don't buy it as a fake. Quite > apart > from the fact that it was obviously set up for filming, I've done a lot of > photography and a lot of CGI and everything about it. from the detail and > operation of the flaps & spoilers, the

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-21 Thread Ampere K. Hardraade
On Wednesday 21 March 2007 14:19, leee wrote: > On Wednesday 21 March 2007 05:12, Ampere K. Hardraade wrote: > > On Tuesday 20 March 2007 13:23, Curtis Olson wrote: > > > I don't buy that this is an R/C airplane.  You'll have to point out > > > some incongruancy in the movie that I am missing. > >

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-21 Thread Josh Babcock
Bill Galbraith wrote: > > >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Donn L Washburn >> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 7:04 PM >> To: FlightGear user discussions >> Subject: Re: [Fli

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-21 Thread Bill Galbraith
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Donn L Washburn > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 7:04 PM > To: FlightGear user discussions > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ... > > On Thu, 22 Mar 2

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-21 Thread Donn L Washburn
On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:29:57 +1100 Nick Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Clary wrote: >> On 3/21/07, leee wrote: >>> For a real bad landing have a look at >>> >>> http://www.crazyaviation.com/movies/MD-80_hard_landing_1.mpg >>> >>> LeeE >> >> Ouch! And again Ouch! >> > I would rather be

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-21 Thread Nick Grant
John Clary wrote: > On 3/21/07, leee wrote: >> For a real bad landing have a look at >> >> http://www.crazyaviation.com/movies/MD-80_hard_landing_1.mpg >> >> LeeE > > Ouch! And again Ouch! > I would rather be in the first one. -

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-21 Thread John Clary
On 3/21/07, leee wrote: > For a real bad landing have a look at > > http://www.crazyaviation.com/movies/MD-80_hard_landing_1.mpg > > LeeE Ouch! And again Ouch! -- Opus My gas is up to $.99 a burrito, $5.99 for premium, and I'm only getting 20 miles to the regular burrito. -

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-21 Thread leee
On Wednesday 21 March 2007 05:12, Ampere K. Hardraade wrote: > On Tuesday 20 March 2007 13:23, Curtis Olson wrote: > > I don't buy that this is an R/C airplane.  You'll have to point out some > > incongruancy in the movie that I am missing. > > > > Curt. > > You could dig up tons of threads on airl

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-21 Thread leee
On Wednesday 21 March 2007 05:12, Ampere K. Hardraade wrote: > On Tuesday 20 March 2007 13:23, Curtis Olson wrote: > > I don't buy that this is an R/C airplane.  You'll have to point out some > > incongruancy in the movie that I am missing. > > > > Curt. > > You could dig up tons of threads on airl

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-21 Thread Vadym Kukhtin
2007/3/20, Curtis Olson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: I don't buy that this is an R/C airplane. You'll have to point out some incongruancy in the movie that I am missing. Ok, sorry, maybe I've tell lie, but I sold what read at advert-moviemakers forums and opinion my friend, TV photographer and direc

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-20 Thread Ampere K. Hardraade
On Tuesday 20 March 2007 13:23, Curtis Olson wrote: > I don't buy that this is an R/C airplane.  You'll have to point out some > incongruancy in the movie that I am missing. > > Curt. You could dig up tons of threads on airliners.net about it... it's a fake. Let's not forget the on board FBW soft

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-20 Thread Curtis Olson
Ok, so here's a *nice* landing, shot from the cockpit of an A320 as it flew it's approach into Cuzco, Peru (11,500' MSL). I've flown in here as a passenger and it is pretty spectacular and you really hope the pilots know what they are doing and where they are at at all times! We flew out of ther

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-20 Thread Durk Talsma
Curtis Olson wrote: > I don't buy that this is an R/C airplane. You'll have to point out > some incongruancy in the movie that I am missing. > > Curt. > The airport is unmistakenly Schiphol (EHAM, Amsterdam), as one can tell from the KLM heavies in the distance. I never questioned the fact that

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-20 Thread Curtis Olson
I don't buy that this is an R/C airplane. You'll have to point out some incongruancy in the movie that I am missing. Curt. On 3/20/07, Jon Elson <> wrote: Vadym Kukhtin wrote: > > > 2007/3/20, Tom Schinckel <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >: > > > Can anyone I.D. the airlin

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-20 Thread Oliver Heesakkers
Op Tuesday 20 March 2007 19:15:32 schreef Jon Elson: > Vadym Kukhtin wrote: > > 2007/3/20, Tom Schinckel <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >: > > > > > > Can anyone I.D. the airline? > > > > > > it is RC aircraft model, its wellknown > > Oh, S**T! That makes a BIG difference! Well,

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-20 Thread Jon Elson
Vadym Kukhtin wrote: > > > 2007/3/20, Tom Schinckel <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >: > > > Can anyone I.D. the airline? > > > it is RC aircraft model, its wellknown Oh, S**T! That makes a BIG difference! Well, what an incredible model, then! Sure had ME fooled! If that had

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-20 Thread Jon Elson
Bill Galbraith wrote: > > > > >I have nothing to say. > > > > >>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2307135223378952178&q=worst >> >> >&hl=en > >Josh > > > > >I thought that it was some testing of the aircraft to ensure that i

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-20 Thread Jon Elson
Tom Schinckel wrote: >Jon Elson wrote: > > >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>Wow! That was about as close to a crash as I've ever seen! What was >>the weather doing >>at the time? Must have been severe crosswind gusts, I'd guess. >> >>Jon >> >> >> >> >Or a really bad pilot. > >Can anyon

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-20 Thread Vadym Kukhtin
2007/3/20, Tom Schinckel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Can anyone I.D. the airline? it is RC aircraft model, its wellknown -- --- WBR, Vadym. - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-20 Thread Bill Galbraith
> >>> I have nothing to say. > >>> > >>> > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2307135223378952178&q=worst > >>> &hl=en > >>> > >>> Josh I thought that it was some testing of the aircraft to ensure that it was capable of surviving those nasty landings that happen once in a while. -

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-20 Thread Tom Schinckel
Jon Elson wrote: > Georg Vollnhals wrote: > > >> Josh Babcock schrieb: >> >> >> >>> I have nothing to say. >>> >>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2307135223378952178&q=worst&hl=en >>> >>> Josh >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> Hi Josh, >> I never thought I could see one of my

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-20 Thread gh.robin
On Tue 20 March 2007 02:31, Josh Babcock wrote: > I have nothing to say. > > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2307135223378952178&q=worst&hl=en > > Josh > > Hey, Whom dare to do a movie of my usual landing. :) -- Gérard --

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-20 Thread Dene
Jon Elson wrote: > Georg Vollnhals wrote: > > >> Josh Babcock schrieb: >> >> >> >>> I have nothing to say. >>> >>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2307135223378952178&q=worst&hl=en >>> >>> Josh >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> Hi Josh, >> I never thought I could see one of m

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-19 Thread Jon Elson
Georg Vollnhals wrote: >Josh Babcock schrieb: > > >>I have nothing to say. >> >>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2307135223378952178&q=worst&hl=en >> >>Josh >> >> >> >> >Hi Josh, >I never thought I could see one of my sim-landings in reality ;-) > > Wow! That was about as close

Re: [Flightgear-users] nice landing ...

2007-03-19 Thread Georg Vollnhals
Josh Babcock schrieb: > I have nothing to say. > > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2307135223378952178&q=worst&hl=en > > Josh > > Hi Josh, I never thought I could see one of my sim-landings in reality ;-) Georg EDDW --