What’s up forum members!
IFPM bringing you back to the “The Most…” Series. Today’s topic will be: The Most Epic Landing in IF you have managed
Go ahead and post pictures and stories below. I never managed to get a picture of it, but I was hit once with a 30knot crosswind when the weather updated. Somehow (flying at 160 knots) I managed to manually fly my aircraft in. I ended up having to increase speed to a speed normally unheard of in landings. I just remember just leaning back and sighing in relief (clapping of the passengers loud in my mind)
What are you waiting for? What’s your most Epic Landing?
(Credits to the owners)
Solo Flight: Australia: YSSY: RWY34R: Winds112°/35knots: Gusts 45 knots: Visibility 0.66km: Moderate Turbulence
(All the vitals are in the status bar at the bottom of the pics)
I know the runway is supposed to be there on that gassed area, so I try and head in that general direction. Even with Autopilot off, my speed was bouncing between 130-180 knots. It was hard enough to fly let alone keep straight and level.
With the shifts in air speed being so great, my misjudgment on thrust almost stalled the aircraft, so I had to add more thrust. In addition a gust of wind catches me from the south west resulting in a climb much too high…and I still wasn’t straight.
Over corrected, but still…I’m now at a better altitude. Even though everything else is wrong. But if I can just manage to keep off the side of the runway…don’t want to hit a taxiway at 120kts…
Looks like I’ll make it by a hairs width…but I’m too low to level out completely. This might get ugly.
Left rears touchdown first as I once again manage to be blown sideways in the 3 feet between me and then runway. But something isn’t right…I can’t drop the other tyres. Answer;
