18-08-2005, 01:04 AM
I've had my share of crashes since using FSP, mostly due to lack of practice and/or planes with a rather erratic behavior (I'm still trying a
lot of donwloaded planes, to figure out which are the best).
But I've just had my stupidest accident so far. Flying an embraer from an airport somewhere in Utah to Hobby in Houston, 37 passengers
aboard. After checking distance and weight, I figure about 70 % of fuel load would do it.
My mistake. By the time I get to Texas and start descending, there are only 9 % left in the tanks. I thought "OK, I'm gonna get a penalty for
insufficient reserves, and that's it". My mistake again, and all the way down to Hobby I'm watching the fuel level drop. I start praying
anxiously for not having a missed aproach or a go-around. As soon as I have runway 12R in sight, I notice it's now "0%". Oh God. 8 miles
from the runway, the engines shut down. Emergency declared, plane is bouncing up and down, speed rapidly dropping. Then it stalls. I
see a Southwest Boeing flying over me, on it's way to the runway. That's the last thing I see before crashing in some street in Houston.
I left my seat in a mix of sadness and fury for my stupid reckless fuel calculations.
The good thing is: I never thought Flight Simulator could be so thrilling.
lot of donwloaded planes, to figure out which are the best).
But I've just had my stupidest accident so far. Flying an embraer from an airport somewhere in Utah to Hobby in Houston, 37 passengers
aboard. After checking distance and weight, I figure about 70 % of fuel load would do it.
My mistake. By the time I get to Texas and start descending, there are only 9 % left in the tanks. I thought "OK, I'm gonna get a penalty for
insufficient reserves, and that's it". My mistake again, and all the way down to Hobby I'm watching the fuel level drop. I start praying
anxiously for not having a missed aproach or a go-around. As soon as I have runway 12R in sight, I notice it's now "0%". Oh God. 8 miles
from the runway, the engines shut down. Emergency declared, plane is bouncing up and down, speed rapidly dropping. Then it stalls. I
see a Southwest Boeing flying over me, on it's way to the runway. That's the last thing I see before crashing in some street in Houston.
I left my seat in a mix of sadness and fury for my stupid reckless fuel calculations.
The good thing is: I never thought Flight Simulator could be so thrilling.
Flying like there's no tomorrow