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So, (more) realistic flight sims are a bit of a journey.
Put some hours into DCS world and mistakenly figured flying a Frogfoot can& #39;t be that hard.
Put some hours into DCS world and mistakenly figured flying a Frogfoot can& #39;t be that hard.
Took me 20 minutes to get moving. As in, actually manage to get the plane functional and have some idea of what& #39;s happening. The startup sequence is a 3-step process. Oh well.
Add another 15 minutes before I actually find my way to the runway. This is a small, single-runway airport (Anapa). Over these 15 minutes I& #39;ve managed to burst the right rear tyre and have run into the grass while doing a u-turn twice. But I made it.
Takeoff went smooth... ish. Pulled back too early so it was a bit bouncy, but sure. Takeoff is easy enough though: go really fast and the plane does the rest. We& #39;ll just ignore that I cut in front of another plane because I couldn& #39;t brake in time, and wasn& #39;t cleared. Details.
So I figured since I had no idea how to operate... Well, anything on this plane, I figured I& #39;d better turn around and land. By some miracle I managed to find the airport again (thought I& #39;d been flying runway heading... Not quite). Commence landing, without clearance once again.
So turns out touching down at 400+km/h isn& #39;t brilliant. Doing so at the *end* of the runway isn& #39;t brilliant either. Stubbornly trying to use the wheel brakes because you& #39;re unaware the SU-25T has a chute doesn& #39;t help either.
End result: skidded sideways off the end of the runway into a truck. I might be in a burning wreck, but I& #39;m on the ground and stationary. Works according to specification, ticket closed. The burning wreck is a ground crew problem now.
Over the course of some practice I& #39;ve managed to run out of fuel, have the autopilot just about fly me into the ground, redout, blackout, stall the plane on multiple occasions, and plant myself into a mountain because I couldn& #39;t see out of the cloud I was flying in.
My landings have gotten better though. I still skid off the runway, but the last attempt only cost me my landing gear. Progress! 10/10 would recommend flying with Tamagotchi Air, only a 75% chance of horrible deadly accidents.
