April 23, 201214 yr ... smashing the Mustang! :LMAO: There, I'm sure a lot of people would like to do that. And probably some of them will come into this thread trying to spoil my fun. So just to let you know, all the fun spoilers are on my Ignore list - I never see anything you write! :Loser: Anyway, I did break the sound barrier, got the Mach 1 Award, the Achievement, and the jubilation of living through it and not having the wings torn off when I pulled out of the dive. :LMAO: But, people are never happy, and I'm no different. This was my record: 734 kts. Not bad, but I've become obsessed with beating it, particularly since I read some comments here of others who did better - looking for a green-with-envy smiley but couldn't find it in that enormous list. So, set the Weather to Low and Threatening, because it's got good strong winds and ... they are from the right direction. Not all the weather themes have correct winds. Got the Mustang out of the hangar, and started climbing. And leaning. And leaning again. And again, and some more. Finally made it to 37 000 ft., got bored with climbing and decided to start the dive. Pointed the nose straight down! It was pretty funny because I got the Private Pilot Award just as I was about to smash the airplane into the ground. :LMAO: No pulling out of the dive this time! Dug a hole in the ground, all you can see of the airplane is the tail. So, what is my new personal record? 769 kts. Just so the fun spoilers don't accuse me of being a 15-year old gamer, I also tried to do it in the Icon, RV, Maule, and Stearman: Final tally: - Icon = 217 kts. - RV = 418 kts. - Maule = 325 kts. - Stearman = 182 kts. I imagine top speed is limited by the air file so it will be tough to do much better. But, it was fun. And since I saved the flight when I got to 37 000 feet, I can always go back up to have fun smashing airplanes into the ground at top speed! :LMAO: Best regards. Luis Hot, humid Caribbean paradise!
April 23, 201214 yr They should make a new category just for you named "Times Through Planet." :LMAO:
April 23, 201214 yr Nice Pictures Luis. Your fastest forward speed is greater than mine, I only attained 692 kts, I shall keep trying. Update Ok 749, getting closer but not there yet. Ramón. Time, is the one thing no one can buy.
April 23, 201214 yr Author Ray, you are the man! Now I have to go back up and try it again! Best regards. Luis Hot, humid Caribbean paradise!
April 23, 201214 yr Give me some time and I will try to catch up with you all guys!!!! I Love this SIM!!!!! ;-) P.S.: New Machine installed (AT LAST!!!!!) yesterday... Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
April 23, 201214 yr Ray, you are the man! Now I have to go back up and try it again! There's no "going up" involved in loading a hacked save-game file that starts you at 86,000'. Not much effort involved in "going down" for that matter, either, since you're not going to have a choice about it.
April 23, 201214 yr Author I'm a 6'5" lawn dart, Frank! And believe it or not, I don't have a lot of crashes to my credit, only about 40. There are some real pros here who have hundreds of crashes in their Pilot Profile, and I am but an infant compared to them. :LMAO: I just need to try harder. Best regards. Luis Hot, humid Caribbean paradise!
April 23, 201214 yr Don't worry, I have lots of crashes, too. I mean, I could start a new profile with the goal being to not have any crashes, but why bother?
April 23, 201214 yr Trying to beat my personal Wind Farm Challenge time has accounted probably 50 crashes. I’m down to ~48 seconds remaining. Then comes again Ford Island to beat my own time, that will probably add some 50 or more crashes. Cheers Ramón. Time, is the one thing no one can buy.
April 23, 201214 yr I’m down to ~48 seconds remaining. I think my best (so far) on that one is about 37 seconds remaining. I usually head straight down the right side when I start off, try to get all of those, then turn and pick off the one that's down in the little depression so I don't have to come back for it.
April 24, 201214 yr Hi Frank, I use the Icon + joystick on those challenges. According to some guys over at the beta site, it might be possible to finish with more than 1 minute to spare. Many times I have tried using the RV-6A, it is quite difficult to steer and seems too fast to turn tight; anyway the only time I was about to finish with about 1:08 seconds left I crashed on the last Red mark, so that one does not count. (Instead of watching the track, I was watching the stopwatch. Silly me) I use different patterns for both the Icon and the RV-6A Probably I should get the full Fraps to record these tracks at home, do you know of a better grabber? Ramón. Time, is the one thing no one can buy.
April 24, 201214 yr Ok, Wind Farm Gold Rush Previous Icon personal best: 48:16 remaining New Icon personal best time: 58:96 Resized to 640 x 480 Ramón. Time, is the one thing no one can buy.
April 24, 201214 yr Author :Hypnotized: :clapping: I'm not even close and have never finished any of these challenges with all points, much less with time left. Great work! Best regards. Luis Hot, humid Caribbean paradise!
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