Right, where do I start...

[Rotary Crewman]

Finally got round to re-installing IL-2 1946 and had a few goes at trying to safely land a seafire on a carrier after a poor first attempt at a campaign. It ended in a crash as you well expected

So, with that in mind, not only do I need tips, but I also need a list of definative mods that I should be going for.

Thanks in advance

RC

[Biggles]

heh, I can't even take off from a Carrier....

anyway, no mods for IL-2. No legal once at least...(as I learned not too long ago )

[Rotary Crewman]

You're joking right?? I imagined there would be a full list of Battle Of Britain campaigns, hitting London with the Blitz, Africa campaigns, Italy...but you're telling me there is nothing??

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by Rotary Crewman

You're joking right?? I imagined there would be a full list of Battle Of Britain campaigns, hitting London with the Blitz, Africa campaigns, Italy...but you're telling me there is nothing??

There is campaigns, you were asking for mods.

Check here for campaigns:
http://www.mission4today.com/index.p...=Downloads&c=2

[CCIP]

Yup, lots of campaigns, and great ones at that

If you want some simple tips - well, firstly, watch the training tracks, they have good tips!

One rule I learned and that I think changed my thinking about landings a lot, especially on carriers - when you're on final approach, try to reverse what you might naturally be thinking about controlling speed and altitude: control your altitude by raising and lowering thrust and control your speed by pitching up or down slightly. It sounds weird but it really works. It's actually a lot more complex than that in practice, but once you wrap your mind around how that works it helps develop a feel for flying the thing at close to minimum speed. And landing too

I actually rarely screw up carrier landings these days. Of course I rarely fly these days too
(but I don't find it all that problematic when I do fly - just challenging!)

[Reaves]

Ahh the fabled carrier landing.


My advice is similar to others. Learn how to fly the seafire at minum speed, and I do mean minimum, you need to be just short of stalling the thing. Get a nice long run up so you can ensure you are just above the carrier when your about 20 meteres away, then cut the gas and let her sink onto the carrier. Careful though because you don't want to come down too hard, but even that's better than flying off the edge of the landing strip.

[FIREWALL]

Originally Posted by Dowly

There is campaigns, you were asking for mods.

Check here for campaigns:
http://www.mission4today.com/index.p...=Downloads&c=2

I went there and it stated "IL2 Forgotten Battles & Pacific Fighters"

Will these Campains work in IL2 1946 ?

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

I went there and it stated "IL2 Forgotten Battles & Pacific Fighters"

Will these Campains work in IL2 1946 ?

There's usually version number too. Like the training campaing I posted to another thread says "4.07+" meaning it works on 4.07 or newer patch.

[Chock]

I've found that a curved approach is not a bad idea with the Seafire, since it is essentially a navalised Spitfire, this is largely akin to a 'proper Spitfire' approach anyway. The Spitfire 'floats' a bit on the flare, so coming in too steep can cause problems anyway, which is another reason to try a flatter, curved approach. Like the real thing, 87mph is the speed to go for during most of the approach, (a bit more than that if the bank angle is steep - remember your stall speed increases with bank angle!). The Spitfire (and Seafire) gives up flying at about 64mph with the flaps and gear down.

I've scanned some of the pages of the real Seafire Pilot's Notes for you, the one in IL-2 flies quite a lot like the real one, so these will probably help. Enjoy:







Chock