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  On 7/1/2018 at 10:18 AM, boomchacle said:

Waiitt.. in the picture of the ramp, it shows that you are supposed to start flying upwards at the first ramp.
 

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Yes, but the bowl is on the other side of the ramp, the next picture, so you have to cross over the ramp, into the bowl, go vertical to about 3-4km then come straight back down into the bowl. Watch Mordracs run, he does it.

 

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  On 7/1/2018 at 10:25 AM, selfish_meme said:

Yes, but the bowl is on the other side of the ramp, the next picture, so you have to cross over the ramp, into the bowl, go vertical to about 3-4km then come straight back down into the bowl. Watch Mordracs run, he does it.

 

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well, if you're going to disqualify my second run, you have to disqualify my first one, because I went down at around the same place in both...  -_-

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Fair warning, Selfish Meme: I was using a gamepad for runs 3-5. So my scores ought to be 13:23 for keyboard, and 8:09 for controller.

Keyboard run: https://youtu.be/R6BovClmNu8

Controller run: https://youtu.be/56aEXxgf9Ro

I'll probably post a new keyboard run sometime soon though.

 

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  On 7/1/2018 at 12:32 PM, Mac101 said:

Sure thing! But i did splash down at the end however since i undershot the island by bleeding off too much speed. If you need a flat wheels down landing i can always re do it :D
 

 

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I am giving you a 9.30m + 1m (for splashdown) for that fantastic effort, I like how you brought drift racing to the air-race!

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  On 7/1/2018 at 4:12 PM, 5parrowhawk said:

Fair warning, Selfish Meme: I was using a gamepad for runs 3-5. So my scores ought to be 13:23 for keyboard, and 8:09 for controller.

Keyboard run: https://youtu.be/R6BovClmNu8

Controller run: https://youtu.be/56aEXxgf9Ro

I'll probably post a new keyboard run sometime soon though.

 

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Hey 5parrowwhawk, I get 13.55 for your Keyboard run, possibly because the rules here are timed to full stop, not touch down

and 8.20 on the controller run, well done, very smooth

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  On 7/2/2018 at 2:58 AM, boomchacle said:

ok I'm pretty sure this one should be legit. I followed in Mordrac's path, so yeah... But I gained a bit of time so the time was 6:34
https://youtu.be/O2pPqFhRMB8

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Is that with keyboard or controller? Either way it was a nice run!

#I will put you in controller until you confirm which it is.

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oOOH i JUST DID A 6:39! (if there were not several momentary excursions above 400m and some damage to the craft) I would enter it. I didn't expect to go that quick, was just testing some changes. With a joystick.

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6:23! Well it would be if I hadn't exceeded 400m once for a couple of seconds. And my Bowl entry and exit was borderline disqualified. The best score I could hope for would be 6:53 and I wouldn't accept that bowl exit anyway. I'll put the video up so you know it's possible, I was a hairs breadth from making it. I also hit 1500ms on the return to the island!

 

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After numerous attempts, many of which failed for breaching 400m or simply crashed, I finally managed a complete run and landed back at the starting point island.  There is a little wobble at the end of the landing run, but nothing broke or fell off.

Engines are staged at the 1:00 minute mark on the mission clock, and everything comes to a stop on the island at 9:19, so I am claiming an elapsed time for the mission of 8:18.  This is in a stock aircraft using keyboard control.  I think I could knock a few seconds off if I started slowing down for my landing a bit sooner, and didn't overshoot the island by a fair bit while still trying to slow down, but I am quite happy with this run.

The replay is at 5x times speed so as not to bore everyone with an 8 min+ video, but I can upload a replay at slower speed if required for verification.

 

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  On 7/2/2018 at 10:25 PM, Scarecrow said:

After numerous attempts, many of which failed for breaching 400m or simply crashed, I finally managed a complete run and landed back at the starting point island.  There is a little wobble at the end of the landing run, but nothing broke or fell off.

Engines are staged at the 1:00 minute mark on the mission clock, and everything comes to a stop on the island at 9:19, so I am claiming an elapsed time for the mission of 8:18.  This is in a stock aircraft using keyboard control.  I think I could knock a few seconds off if I started slowing down for my landing a bit sooner, and didn't overshoot the island by a fair bit while still trying to slow down, but I am quite happy with this run.

 

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  On 7/2/2018 at 11:17 AM, DunnoAnyThing said:

Probably the only way to know is waiting for @boomchacle to show up and answer...
BTW at least I don't think that I can do it...(due to lack of skill and cautiousness)

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My hands during those turns

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Ahhhhhh i had an 8 minute 36 second run last night in the fat boy. Well... it would have been. My chutes worked effectively but i hit the island going a smidge too fast so my wings fell off. I think i can tweak the chutes and a couple of other parts. Honestly with the way im starting to get faniliar with the 'Fat boi river runner' and the river itself, 8 minutes even doesn't seem so far off now. Welp, back to the spaceplane hanger! Can't let all the tiny jets have all the glory ;)

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