Sunday, November 8, 2009

Getting Real (Part IV)

Touchdown (the crowd goes wild):

Actually, this is another tower-view image, taken shortly after touchdown. I was a little too busy to take pictures during those final moments, but I'm happy to say that even with crash detection turned on and reality set to medium, this counted as a successful landing. You can see that I'm a little to the left of the center-line, and have full flaps extended.

Satisfied with my accomplishment, I slowed down, exited the runway, and began to taxi back towards the hangers. Here's another tower-view image of my on the taxi-way:

I don't think the trees are actually that close to the airport in Dalton, but I've not been out there in a while. The runway that I've just pulled off of is at the bottom of the image.

OK, so this wasn't much of a flight, but as my first flight at medium reality and first with crash detection on, I suppose it counts as my first "real" landing. Congratulations to me on that one.

I completed the mission by returning to the hanger area, parking and turning off the engine. Here's a final exterior view of me proudly sitting in my parked plane without a scratch on it:







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