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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:34 am 
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So I took out the P-47 for the first time in awhile, and decided to hop around Orbx PNW airports, KORS-74S-1S2-KCMW, but as I approached 74S, I passed through a cloud (ssshhh! I was flying 'IFR' :wink: ) and when I came out, I noticed there wasn't a propellor spinning anymore, and I had a mid-air prop strike. My airspeed was dropping fast, and I was at 3,000ft and had no room for error, I pulled up the gear, flaps, closed cowl flaps, preparing myself for a LOT-style belyl landing, the flaps wouldn't retract, all I heard was escaping air pressure, but the gear did go up in time, did too teh cowl flaps. So, I landed gear-up, flaps down, on the runway, and skidded short of the VASI's, and that kinda ruined the fun of the flight...anybody experienced this before?

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 2:30 pm 
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My grandfather used to say something along the lines of "I don't fly because I don't know who left a brick in a cloud for me."

Was your prop bent backwards when you came out of the cloud, or simply not running?

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:17 pm 
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Yep, sounds like a cumulus granite cloud.

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 6:50 pm 
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First rule of VFR - All Clouds are made of Aluminum. :)

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 6:57 pm 
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CodyValkyrie wrote:
My grandfather used to say something along the lines of "I don't fly because I don't know who left a brick in a cloud for me."

Was your prop bent backwards when you came out of the cloud, or simply not running?


As seen the the screenshots, the propellor was in the crumpled up state prior to belly landing

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First rule of VFR - All Clouds are made of Aluminum. :)


I was flying IFR (I Fly by Roads)...

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:07 pm 
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Yes the FAA has done a investigation and found that it was all Pilot error lol
As they say any landing you can walk away from is a good one good pics :-)

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:18 am 
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I have experienced a similar event, to this with other airport scenery software from ORBX. My CEN4 and KORS airport has invisible/cumulo-granite taxiways. Only in certain spots.


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:00 am 
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DHR, turn off FSX crashes. As you have experienced, FSX crashes produces unexpected results. You dont need FSX to tell you when you have crashed. A bent prop would be proof enough of that. :mrgreen:


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:13 am 
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Ahh... never thought of that, good idea I will do it . Of course you must know, I rarely bend a prop.... :roll:


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:53 am 
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Is turning fsx crashes off only affecting this pause message and restart, or wouldn't i be able to for example bend my gear on hard landing ? wouldn't i bounce away from the ground?


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