Current Events > Could you land an airplane if you had to?

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Well?

no lol

When someone tells me "go dance with the angels, mister," I do a goddamn jitterbug in those clouds.

Maybe if I was in touch with air traffic control and there's someone guiding me through the process. I've never flown a plane before, and flight sims were never my thing.

Sure, landing a plane is easy.

Landing it in one piece, though? Probably not.

K181 posted...

Sure, landing a plane is easy.

Landing it in one piece, though? Probably not.

This

of course i could. it would likely be a very unsafe landing tho

no. I had the NES Top Gun video game as a kid. I was never able to land the plane

https://youtu.be/ofM11nPzFo0

The one thing I can guarantee is that the plane is going to land.

Probably

I've played Microsoft Flight Simulator. As long as the airport isn't crowded (I don't make contact with ATC) I might get her on the ground one way or another.

With autopilot & communication with a tower sure. Without? Fuck no and lol if anyone thinks they'd be able to without any experience or knowledge at all

Zikten posted...

no. I had the NES Top Gun video game as a kid. I was never able to land the plane

https://youtu.be/ofM11nPzFo0

In his video for the Power Glove he played that game and landed the plane beautifully. His face of stunned looked amazement was a picture.

As for the topic at hand no I could not land a plane.

Fly, yes! Land? No!

Sierra November Eight Niner Charlie, vectoring for final approach, ILS runway 15 Left

Also, I have no idea how to fly this plane or what any of those words meant, so a little help would be appreciated.

Of course not. Know your limits.

Of course I can. Anyone can.

You didnt say in one piece or expressed people have to survive, or be successful at it.

I'd probably end up putting her down in the ocean, even if I was flying over Kansas.

Hell fuckin' yeah, that shit's goin' on the ground!

I once saw a flight simulator game on a store shelf. I think I can do this.

Plane's gonna be on the ground sooner or later anyway, might as well give it a shot. Not like I have much else to do while shitting my pants.

I could make contact with the ground, sure. But if we want to survive, we're better off in someone else's hands lol.

Define land.

Antifar posted...

Well?

I got my license from pilot wings and pilot wings 64

I'm unconvinced I can fit through the doorway into the cockpit

I can definitely land a plane at least once

I havent played a flight sim in a long time, but based on back then, hell no.

I played enough GTA San Andreas to do it! I got all gold medals in flight school

NeonTentacles posted...

I played enough GTA San Andreas to do it! I got all gold medals in flight school

That means you can successfully parachute out and leave everyone else to their fate.

Pfft...I wouldn't even try. I'd take my chances jumping out right before it hits.

BuckVanHammer posted...

Pfft...I wouldn't even try. I'd take me chances jumping out right before it hits.

You have a better chance inside the plane.

I can get it to the ground that's for sure

I can guarantee Ill get it on the ground.

I think i can. Flight sims on PC taught me well.

Autopilot and runway with ils = ez

I've landed planes in Ace Combat. Piece of cake

I've landed one as Leon S. Kennedy, so I'm sure that means I could do it for real.

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I'm not sure about real planes but apparently gamers who were into flight sims scored better than hobby aviators at piloting military drones in terms of both flying itself and target accuracy including not hitting the wrong targets during a study conducted by the military.

I am almost sure I could land a Cessna with ease.

TC have you played Sim Flight 2020?

lol no, not unless it's 95% automated and I have a professional talking me through it over the radio.

If the wifi is working and youtube is up, I got a better than average shot

If not, then the plane will be the shot

https://youtu.be/6BHeaEat_aI
I wager it'd be like this.

Nope. The surface is forever lost to me.

I've watched enough YouTube videos. It'll be in 2 pieces, but it'll be landed.

I'm a bit rusty on the sims, so I'd say it's like a 1 in 3 chance I'll get it right, which if it's an emergency situation, I figure is better than absolutely zero.