Low Flyer Elite

[U474U]

Hey! I hope I'm eligible for the badge even though I'm a new forum member? The challenges brought me here, and as this is a "quick one" (excluding the hours it takes to practice flying a wickedly fast plane so low), I decided to start off with it. =)

Stock installation (v 1.0.2). I used two each, turbojets, airbrakes and drogue chutes, to maximise the full-throttle-window without overshooting the runway.

Time: 1:13

It was really nerve-wracking to manage the altitude, even with fine-control activated, because sooner or later height-corrections started to be more and more violent ... but too little or late and Valentina either overshot the height limit or started hydrobraking abruptly. Finally, after a rough but quick and non-lethal ride, she arrived at the island's airport with a surprisingly smooth touchdown.

Edited May 4, 2015 by U474U

[Deutherius]

Hey U474U, welcome to the forum If you want to embed images, use either the "Insert Image" function or add the direct link to the image inside (img)(/img) tags (just switch () for [])

The url tags can be used for text, like this.

Edited May 4, 2015 by Deutherius
spoilered the images to take less space

[U474U]

Thanks, the forum was down right after I noticed the broken links. Fixed it now. =)

[Toadstooliv]

I tried

got 1:22

video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l10xXSDVX0U&feature=youtu.be

[Triop]

This was harder as it sounded, screwed up first time not knowing the island runway was so high up !

But I did it, not fast or anything:

Alt:147

Time: 06.03

4.36 fuel used.

Maybe I will try this again and go a bit faster...

Edit, to bad, thread is closed:(

Edited June 17, 2015 by Triop

[t3hJimmer]

Wow! This challenge was a lot harder than I thought it would be!

Nothing record breaking here, but I'm satisfied to have finally completed the challenge after 20+ attempts.

Challenge stats:

Time: 2:19

Max Alt: 139 m

Max Speed: 331 m/s

"Delta Dart" Craft info:

â–º100% Stock

â–ºtwin wheesley jet engines

â–º20 parts

â–º7.0 tons

â–ºLength: 11 m

â–ºWingspan: 8.4 m

Edited June 20, 2015 by t3hJimmer

[Triop]

@t3hJimmer I like the design of your plane.

[WhiteKnuckle]

8 hours ago, Mods_o_joy said:

I might be able to beat your Record for Heavy-est Run 

Check the leaderboard on the first page, mine isn't even close to the current record holder.