Quick Viper Challenge

[SimFreak]

Test your skills and show your airmanship!

 

Challenge is simple. Take off. Reach highest altitude that you can. Land (same airfield as T/O).

 

Just one small constraint. You only have 1,000 pounds of fuel.

 

 

 

 

Download the attached mission. Upload your trk attempts. Have some Fun!

 

Post your take off time, Altitude reached and landing time.

 

Can you reach 30,000? 40,000? 50,0000? Higher?

 

Good luck!

f16to.miz

[SimFreak]

Is everyone shy or too challenging?

 

Here’s my 1st attempt.

T/O 17:00:25

Alt reached 43,700

Land 17:04:29

 

Attached Track from Stable Release (not open beta)

1kTo43k.trk

[Diesel_Thunder]

Just got this bird yesterday myself. Very impressed at it's agility, especially compared to my Warthog. Couple questions though.

 

What are the starting conditions? Cold ramp start, takeoff from ramp, takeoff from runway? Which airfield? Just curious on this, so we can all start off the same.

[SimFreak]

Just curious on this, so we can all start off the same.

 

If you download the mission, everything will be same.

 

You start off on the runway at Creech AFB.

[Diesel_Thunder]

If you download the mission, everything will be same.

 

You start off on the runway at Creech AFB.

 

Oh sorry, didn't realize your post had a mission file. Thought it was a track. My mistake there. :doh:

 

I won't be able to do this then, I don't have the NTTR map.

Edited April 19, 2020 by Diesel_Thunder

[Deano87]

Remaking the mission for Cauc might be a good idea. Then at least ppl without NTTR can give it a try.

[SimFreak]

I won't be able to do this then, I don't have the NTTR map.

 

 

 

 

Remaking the mission for Cauc might be a good idea. Then at least ppl without NTTR can give it a try.

 

 

 

Valid. Here's the mission using Cauc map.

f16to1K_map_Cac.miz

[Diesel_Thunder]

Thank you SimFreak!

 

Just tried it and made it to 41,510 feet, and landed successfully.

 

Here’s my attempt.

T/O 08:00:23

Alt reached 41,510

Land 08:04:53

 

Open Beta

f-16 1000 lbs.trk

Edited April 24, 2020 by Diesel_Thunder
Added track

[BuzzU]

Did you glide back down?

[lobo]

Here’s my attempt.

T/O 08:00:13

Alt reached 44,257 (as read in F2 view)

Land 08:03:50

 

Stopped on runway.

lobo f16 max alt 1k fuel test .trk

[Diesel_Thunder]

Did you glide back down?

 

Yes. Engine flamed out around 37,000 feet, but had enough speed that I was able to climb another 4,000 feet before gravity took over. Within seconds of the flameout, the EPU was up and running. Turned around and dove towards the base. Leveled off around 5,000 to set up for my approach.

 

Soon after I had weight on wheels the EPU shut down. In hindsight, somewhere on the way down I should have lifted the EPU switch guard and just set it to on so I could maintain controls as I coasted down the runway.

Edited April 20, 2020 by Diesel_Thunder

[veltro2]

TakeOFF: 17:00.16

 

Landing:17:05,08

 

Altitude: 46587Ft

Veltro2.trk

[SimFreak]

Folks that are attaching trk, please mention which version you are using. ie beta or stable release.

 

 

 

So trying to figure out a way to score, I’ve created excel calculator by using standard deviations with standard normal distribution and z score. I’ve given %50 to time penalty over altitude. U = 450 for alt and 4:30 for time.

 

 

 

lobo** = 86.7

 

SimFreak = 77.1

 

Veltro2 = 75.2

 

Diesel_Thunder = 58.6

score_calculator.zip

Edited April 20, 2020 by SimFreak

[lobo]

Stable

[Stubbies2003]

Test your skills and show your airmanship!

 

Challenge is simple. Take off. Reach highest altitude that you can. Land (same airfield as T/O).

 

Just one small constraint. You only have 1,000 pounds of fuel.

 

 

BTW that is already below the minimal safe fuel for landing before you even take off.

[veltro2]

Beta for me.

[lobo]

BTW that is already below the minimal safe fuel for landing before you even take off.

 

I think that is (the main) part of the challenge.

[SimFreak]

Revealing almost all of my techniques here. I can probably go a little higher.

 

FL555 (+26 = FL581 = 100.0 points)

Total time: 5 min 41 seconds.

 

Also, difference between Mozdon and Creech is 2618 feet. So folks doing this challenge can add that value to their max altitude if you're flying from Mozdon.

 

I hoped little higher participation to keep things fun during this time.

 

Track on current stable version.

1kTo555k_offangle_cauc.trk

[lobo]

Here’s my 3rd attempt.

T/O 08:00:10

Alt reached 53,720' (as read on HUD)

Land 08:04:27

Flight time 4 min 17 sec

Stopped on runway

Stable 2.5.5

lobo f16 max alt 1k fuel test3 .trk

Edited April 23, 2020 by lobo**

[SimFreak]

Here’s my 3rd attempt.

T/O 08:00:10

Alt reached 53,720' (as read on HUD)

Land 08:04:27

Flight time 4 min 17 sec

Stopped on runway

Stable 2.5.5

 

Nicely done. My calculator says 120.2 points for you. Unfortunately, track cant replay for me. After flying in ground-effect / engine off low-level, aircraft connects with the ground and disintegrates.

[lobo]

Nicely done. My calculator says 120.2 points for you. Unfortunately, track cant replay for me. After flying in ground-effect / engine off low-level, aircraft connects with the ground and disintegrates.

 

Are you running the beta or stable? I think might be incompatibility? When I ran your track above it ended in a crash as well. :helpsmilie:

[Diesel_Thunder]

Here's my 2nd attempt:

 

Takeoff - 08:00:24

Max ALT - 47,210

Landing - 08:05:10

 

Total flight time - 4:46

 

Successful landing, though almost came up short. Touched down on the displaced threshold but kept it on the runway to a full stop.

 

*NOTE* setting the EPU to ON during the descent, does not allow it to stay running after touchdown.

 

Open Beta

f-16 1000 lbs attempt 2.trk

Edited April 24, 2020 by Diesel_Thunder

[OG84]

Second attempt:

 

Takeoff - 08:00:10

Max ALT - 57,490

Landing - 08:14:08

 

Total flight time - 13:58

 

beta

 

:smilewink:

 

trk exceeds 5mb for attachment.

But I uploaded it somewhere else: https://easyupload.io/syzuxy

Edited April 25, 2020 by OG84

[SimFreak]

Are you running the beta or stable? I think might be incompatibility? When I ran your track above it ended in a crash as well. :helpsmilie:

 

That's odd. I'm on a stable release 2.5.5.41371.1

[lobo]

That's odd. I'm on a stable release 2.5.5.41371.1

 

I'm on stable 2.5.5.41962

 

When I watch Diesel's track his a/c lawn darts miles from the airport too. :pilotfly: