I was returning home from the Moon when I catastrophically lost both of my elevons!
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I thought my mission would end in an uncontrollable spin in the atmosphere before crashing in a field somewhere in the Canadian north. But then, I was hit with a thought: I still have working rudders and engines! Maybe I have enough control to get back to Quebec! So, I tried it, and did a sick drift in the atmosphere.
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I will return home in hover mode if I have to!
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GAS GAS GAS! After turning around at Gaspé, I'm heading toward Quebec!
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Airport in sight! :O
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The hover engines are the only thing keeping me in the air. The RCS thrusters barely keep the DG leveled with the ground.
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I'm going to land on a patch of asphalt with no airplanes! (Not counting the about ten aircrafts there).
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Oops! Sorry for the damage!
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And landed! At 35m/s. But still, I'm on the ground!
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These elevons didn't put quite enough dirt over me!