Hunter stalls and rolls

Hi Dan,

The manual states that deliberate stalling / spinning should not be started below 23,000ft. If you've pulled that hard into it that you enter a high-speed stall, or let the speed get too low on approach, you probably will not have the height to recover. It's that simple. The situation is worsened by the type of stall - there is a possibility in the Hunter of the nose remaining high and stick force alone not being enough to drop the nose - all documented in the PNs. If you recognise and react to the onset of stall then you will not enter the situation which results in these situations.

Regarding the effect of weather, I'm guessing you're either using default real weather or an add-on program that you have not adjusted. It is well known and commented on in many other forums that the default FS weather is way overblown in terms of winds and turbulence. This has led to massively over-damped aircraft to prevent the precise reaction you are seeing, but unfortunately it also means they tend to have the feeling of running on rails. The reason the Hunter reacts as it does: it is designed with real-world level coefficients and realistic damping, the benefit of which is a much more responsive aircraft. Unfortunately, if you are using default 'real weather' there is nothing you can do but turn off the effect of winds and turbulence on the aircraft. However, if you have one of the add-on weather programs you should adjust the winds and turbulence effects to somewhere in the 10 to 15 % range. That actually gives you a realistic weather effect and the aircraft will be much more stable but at the same time far more responsive. You will be moved about still by the winds, that is natural, but remember the aircraft always look more stable when you are watching them from the outside - just think how stable the Red Arrows look from the ground and compare it to in-cockpit videos to see the large amount of movement that actually goes on between the individual aircraft.

Here's just one of the in-cockpit vids I used during development, watch the rocking right from the moment the wheels leave the ground:
https://youtu.be/lQmnlyTQVcY?t=901

Hope that helps,
Paul.

Hi Dan

With 150kts during final approach and 120 - 130kts at touch down there should be no problems with stall during landing.
Have a look at the end of this Video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=retdSqEB_CM

The scenery should be familiar to you ;-)

Cheers
Beni