Solution to a tricky final approach

A solution to the problem of a mountain right at the end of the runway you are trying to land on demonstrated in Microsoft's Flight Simulator.
The music is "Careful with that axe Eugene" by Pink Floyd.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Pilatus
• Porter
• steep
• final
• approach

[antz6080]

I'd be surprised even with reverse pitch if you can hold this aircraft down for as long as you did without breaking Vne. Have you tried it in the real aircraft?

[Nickh2203]

No . . I'm afraid I haven't been lucky enough to get hold of a real "Porter" . . they are not easy to come by !

As far as the flight sim version is concerned I did not use reverse pitch until touchdown. I have not altered the aircraft.cfg file either so what you see is a stock aircraft from FSD.

[antz6080]

Nice approach, think you may have busted through Vne though:)

[Nickh2203]

Thanks for the comment antsz . . but check the ASI (top left of the group of six instruments) . . Vne in this thing is 151kts (174mph), way more than I was doing.

[nitrofevr]

Im in it for the Pink Floyd!!!!!

[nolhrt]

Porters, real ones do that all the time. I fly skydivers in a piston single. If I try that, it goes to VNE in no time. I want a Porter! I remember speaking to some skydivers. They told me the porter went past them landed, picked up more jumpers and passed them in the air on the way back up. Brilliant. I can usually get down before any tandems in about four minutes but can never beat solo skydivers. It still makes your ears pop though. Must video and put it up here.

[awwwwsogood]

YES Pilatus PC6 can almost do this IRL also, not 90 degrees but rather close!!!

There are real PC6 videos here in youtube:

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[dochelp1m]

@kyoshero3000 Du , he played a pilot once , he can comment on it rite smartly .

[poexxope]

The Porter is special. A normal approach can be made at 75 degree decent angle with the prop in flat pitch to a flare with no more than a 100 meter ground roll. I do this all the time and have even had it stop in 30 meters with a 16 meter per second head wind.

With the prop in reverse it would do what the animation shows no problem. The only thing is the consequenses of not having the prop come back out of reverse pitch are potentially fatal.

[7guitarihave]

i think if this were a real aircraft. there would be some serious consequences to this hahaha. probably the stupidest thing a pilot could ever do if he/she was suicidal enough to do it lol

[dfalken1]

NIckh2203, it's true you never even got close to Vne in this video but that's because the simulator is not accurate. In a real plane you wouldn't only reach Vne, you would break apart.

[cfroemming17]

@dfalken1 stole the words right out of my mouth...nice comment.

[bikevoadora]

CAREFULL WITH THAT AXE EUGEEENEEE!! (WATERS) WUUUUUAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!

[bamclarty]

@muntoniG60 sorry, but wrong, you can only go vertical for about 10 sec. then you have to go to about 45 decrees or it will come out of beta around 120 knots. Still fun though. The skydive vids you see are only the 1st part of the jump.

[Thom524230]

Cool Video, I fly FSX myself. But would you please NOTE in the title, "Flight Simm."

There ARE some Videos of Real Pilots doing Radical dives and landings in that aircraft, if you look for them. (Like dropping parachutists and diving to fall along with them.) Otherwise, any landing you can walk away from is a good one! LOL