The 2010 Sim-Outhouse Panther Award Contest [Archive]

PRB

March 30th, 2010, 09:56

Those of you who have been around the Sim-Outhouse for some time will remember that the word “Panther” became a verb around here, as in “I Panthered again”. It means to “crash in spectacular fashion”, and was named after our esteemed administrator of the same name, because he did it so often, and posted great screen shots to prove it. In that spirit, and thanks to jmig for the idea, we will hold a contest for the best “Panther!” Post pictures and write ups of your most creative/stupid crashes. The write up creativity will be a factor in determining the winner! At the end of the year the SOH Staff will nominate candidates for the award. The winners will get a prize, which is still TBA. Good luck (I think!) :icon_lol:

Roger

March 30th, 2010, 10:22

Ha ha,
Great idea Paul and John!
Just remember though to be genine " Full on Pantherization" there must be flames...just smoke no go:d

Scratch

March 30th, 2010, 13:49

Ha ha,
Great idea Paul and John!
Just remember though to be genine " Full on Pantherization" there must be flames...just smoke no go:d

Even better with lots of debris flying around too. Never figured out how he did that.:wiggle:

jmig

March 30th, 2010, 16:13

Even better with lots of debris flying around too. Never figured out how he did that.:wiggle:

You gotta be good to "Panther"! ;)

italoc

March 31st, 2010, 07:46

Hi everybody,
I will not partecipate to the contest, but I'd like to know what happen to the real Panther: not seen him anymore in here (I must have been away too long)
Italo

tigisfat

March 31st, 2010, 13:34

Hi everybody,
I will not partecipate to the contest, but I'd like to know what happen to the real Panther: not seen him anymore in here (I must have been away too long)
Italo

He's still here all the time.

tigisfat

March 31st, 2010, 13:35

Ha ha,
Great idea Paul and John!
Just remember though to be genine " Full on Pantherization" there must be flames...just smoke no go:d

How on earth has he posted crash screenshots?

Cloud9Gal

March 31st, 2010, 14:06

Great idea! I love it!

I'm really looking forward to seeing some of the "Panthers". http://freesmileyface.net/smiley/Happy/happy-116.gif (http://freesmileyface.net/Free-Happy-Smileys.html)

jmig

March 31st, 2010, 14:14

Hi everybody,
I will not partecipate to the contest, but I'd like to know what happen to the real Panther: not seen him anymore in here (I must have been away too long)
Italo

Mr. P has been very involved with his outside work. He is still around. Go to the Photography forum and you will see some of his work.

PRB

March 31st, 2010, 14:37

How on earth has he posted crash screenshots?

It's possible to "capture the moment", as it were... Some of the effects depend on the model, of course, and sometimes you can hit replay quickly, before the sim resets (as I did here), and relive your wonderful moment. This picture was taken during the Sim-Outhouse MacRoberson Air Race Event, held in 2007. This is the MAAM R4D, and this picture shows what happens when you make a perfect landing in all respects except for the step in the checklist about putting the landing gear down...

:icon_lol: :isadizzy: :redface:

DX-FMJ

March 31st, 2010, 16:25

What is panther? :mixedsmi:

boxcar

April 1st, 2010, 21:09

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http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc161/ddublu/GoldenGatemess-up.jpg

"No!! Don't touch that...." ~Boooooom!!!~

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Useta-could fly through there in the T-38 in FS8. Suddenly in ACOF it was no longer possible with crash realism on.
It caught fire right after this but didn't grab the shot, as this one was better. Nav lights are still in position, heh! Replay rocks!
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http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc161/ddublu/GoldenGateBridgefly-through.jpg

See? http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/grinser/grinning-smiley-021.gif
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FlameOut

April 2nd, 2010, 02:38

I think you win boxcar with that one! :pop4:

SkippyBing

April 2nd, 2010, 02:40

This is the MAAM R4D, and this picture shows what happens when you make a perfect landing in all respects except for the step in the checklist about putting the landing gear down...

Someone actually did that in real life without damaging the plane! As I recall it was a US Navy pilot and he suffered a gear failure during a post maintenance test flight or some such. Anyway he set himself up on finals and shut down both engines, then he used the starter to motor them round so that one blade was at the 12 o'clock position and the other two were at 4 and 8, as the main wheels on the DC-3 still stick out the bottom of the gear bay when fully retracted he was then able to land without a scratch. The rescue crew basically turned up, jacked the thing up and let the gear down before towing it to the hangar!
I did try it in FS2004 once but the crash detection seemed to treat the prop disc as a crash box even when it's stopped...

boxcar

April 2nd, 2010, 09:50

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I think you win boxcar with that one! :pop4:

Nah, just trying to set the bar high out of the gate, is all.
Besides, as Roger aptly notes, to be "Full on Pantherization" there needs to be flames! http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/grinser/grinning-smiley-028.gif

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A few more to help get the creative juices flowing...

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http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc161/ddublu/Chicagocrash.jpg

Barons don't like Chicago stadiums

Passed through clean though was given a crash... again. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/verkleidung/costumed-smiley-034.gif
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http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc161/ddublu/RiggleyFieldcrash2.jpg

Symbolic crash & burn?

Wriggley Field... what I miss the most about Chicago along with those wonderful downtown cafeterias & museums.
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http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc161/ddublu/Ouch-1.jpg

Air race practice gone bad

It was possible to fly through the Sears Towers antenna masts with crash detect on
though not so the John Hancock building as we used to do in prior FS editions. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/sauer/angry-smiley-008.gif
After that it was through the Sears antennas & close around the John Hancock's.
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These are not my entries, any of them. Just warming yawl up for the really good stuff. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-014.gif

http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/cool/cool-smiley-021.gif Let's see some of those saved-for-posterity Panther gems from the past!
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crashaz

April 2nd, 2010, 14:44

Guess I am going to have to get my ships with damage models going... me thinks there will be plenty of carrier shots.:wavey:

Cloud9Gal

April 2nd, 2010, 15:44

Boxcar~ Your first picture was awesome! It's almost like the whole plane just pulverized!

Who will be next to "Panther"??

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-signs082.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

crashaz

April 2nd, 2010, 16:14

There is Panther... then there is everyone else. Over the years I have laughed my head off! :icon_lol:

Cazzie

April 3rd, 2010, 00:10

Well, if it comes down to crash and burn, boxcar is in another league! LOL

But I think to be a true Panther, one must be landing. There must be fire and there must be smoke, damage is optional. :icon_lol:

Caz

Ken Stallings

April 3rd, 2010, 07:00

This thread is too depressing -- all those beautiful airplanes being abused! :icon_lol:

MudMarine

April 3rd, 2010, 07:13

Boxcar: "Why you should never carry frags in the pit"! BOOOOM

NoShades

April 3rd, 2010, 21:00

When I first released my (USS BELLEAU WOOD) ship --the first addon moving landable ship for FSX I was a newbie at SOH and Panther covered the whole thing with screenshots I could not believe.. Thanks Panther!! One question or 3 though.. Are you a female or a male? and is your race Black or White or other?.. You are awsome and have an imajination unexpectable and a total covert poster..I have never seen a poster like you..wierd!!

Panther_99FS

April 8th, 2010, 05:05

This brought a tear to my eye......:d

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http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc161/ddublu/GoldenGatemess-up.jpg

"No!! Don't touch that...." ~Boooooom!!!~

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Useta-could fly through there in the T-38 in FS8. Suddenly in ACOF it was no longer possible with crash realism on.
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http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc161/ddublu/GoldenGateBridgefly-through.jpg

See? http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/grinser/grinning-smiley-021.gif
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dvj

April 8th, 2010, 06:14

Ok4225, my contribution to this thread. Buring tires, Flames, Smoke. What happened next I'll leave to your imagination.

limjack

April 8th, 2010, 11:55

Ok, how does one get animation like that for aircraft to break apart?

JIm

boxcar

April 8th, 2010, 11:59

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Have sworn an oath & signed the National Secrecy Act. Am not at liberty to say. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/aetsch/cheeky-smiley-025.gif
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Lotus

April 8th, 2010, 13:21

Boxcar, I think that disintegrating Baron in the Golden Gate is the most epic screenshot I have ever seen. :) Congrats!

-Mike

Panther_99FS

April 8th, 2010, 18:09

Boxcar, I think that disintegrating Baron in the Golden Gate is the most epic screenshot I have ever seen. :) Congrats!

-Mike

Ahem!
You do know why it's called a "Panther Award" doncha' :ques: ;)

djscoo

April 8th, 2010, 19:12

Slightly edited...:d
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SolarEagle

April 8th, 2010, 21:30

Not a crash, but a major mishap. Pilot thought he would push the limits, and once he realized he had gone to far it was too late, he was stuck in orbit, regretting the decision!

I actually flew this into orbit with no tweaks to the aircraft files. All I had to do was uncheck stress causes damage, empty the tanks, and kick in the ramjets below 30,000. After that I was off like a shot.

http://sio.midco.net/111lll/space1.jpg

tigisfat

April 8th, 2010, 21:42

here we go:

http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt32/walkeramerican/screenshots/wreck%20awards/2010-4-5_20-28-32-475.jpg

http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt32/walkeramerican/screenshots/wreck%20awards/2010-4-5_20-28-40-279.jpg

No kidding, your copilot says "hang on!"

CheckSix

April 9th, 2010, 01:12

Do Videos count?

Myself and a couple of very good friends flew, for a short time, the Cloud9 F-104 as part of Virtual salute to the men and women of the RCAF based in Europe. During that time I shot a few home movies, back then the quality of playback wasn't so hot and for this my apologies. As those who have flown and love the C9 F-104 in realistic mode you will understand what an amazing product it was especially when it came to failures... The J79 wasn't always that reliable...

Here are two... Ahem... Out takes that I like to think qualify as true "Panther" material...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqqpLvyo4sg -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXK3YUmrnWI

boxcar

April 14th, 2010, 01:43

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S'what I get for trying to land in "Locked Spot" view. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/sprachlos/speechless-smiley-036.gif

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http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc161/ddublu/Panthered.jpg

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boxcar

April 15th, 2010, 17:39

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Panther, it's really not clear if you've blessed me or cursed me. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/lachen/laughing-smiley-016.gif

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http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc161/ddublu/Panther1.jpg
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At least there was plenty of water to quench the flames! http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/aetsch/cheeky-smiley-025.gif

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Chacha

April 16th, 2010, 08:32

Eeeeks,

Almost all my flights are crashes.... (embarrassing)...

There is always a mishap on my flights... :isadizzy:

either a building pops up or a hill a tree or another aircraft...

I am not proud of.... :(

I burn my tires, burn the belly of a pink Jet, buried one wing on the ground....

smashed my nose on a huge mountain... not very nice...

Good luck on the 2010 Panther Award Contest!

boxcar

April 22nd, 2010, 04:50

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C'mon, peeps... wacha sceered of? :)

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http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc161/ddublu/be1.jpg

Ah teen Ah cooked da engine...
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http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc161/ddublu/be2.jpg

Ah teen Ah mite mayk et....
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http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc161/ddublu/be3.jpg

Ah no teen Ah mayk et so good! http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/sprachlos/speechless-smiley-002.gif
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Panther_99FS

May 1st, 2010, 19:49

Just need some part's flyin' off here & there....:d

here we go:

http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt32/walkeramerican/screenshots/wreck%20awards/2010-4-5_20-28-32-475.jpg

http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt32/walkeramerican/screenshots/wreck%20awards/2010-4-5_20-28-40-279.jpg

No kidding, your copilot says "hang on!"

tigisfat

May 1st, 2010, 21:28

Parts flying off you say my good man? I can do much better than that. How about the largest part, the fuselage, flying away from the wreck?

http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt32/walkeramerican/screenshots/Series%20shots/2010-4-26_17-47-44-380.jpg
The key is to dish hard out of the bottom of a loop and momentarily SUBMARINE the entire aircraft, but fast enough to emerge from the water and head for another loop with just enough parts to glide after you've lost literally everything.
http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt32/walkeramerican/screenshots/Series%20shots/2010-4-26_17-47-51-557.jpg

http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt32/walkeramerican/screenshots/Series%20shots/2010-4-26_17-48-0-689.jpg

What came down hard...and went back up....must..come...down..again...
http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt32/walkeramerican/screenshots/Series%20shots/2010-4-26_17-51-58-198.jpg

And that solves the question about whether she floats or not. It's very rare that you an aircraft floating miles away from it's wreck site calmly (no flames, no parts, no drama). Two crashes, on submarining and one water ditching. With Accusim, you KNOW your crew is unhappy with your skills.

SADT

May 28th, 2010, 22:35

Hi,

Is there any effects pack that will recreate the "panthers" shown here?

Or does it apply only to certain aircraft?

And finally, what settings do you need to "panther" your aircraft?

Cheers,
Craig Tatley

Cazzie

May 29th, 2010, 00:46

Geez, we are gonna have a tough choice here. Plenty of righteous Panthers being submitted! Some really good'uns gang! :icon_lol::icon_lol:

PRB

June 6th, 2010, 10:45

This is not an "award winning" Panther by any means, but it did happen, and got pics! I was attempting to land on that carrier over there, and hit really hard, bounced back up in the air, almost hit the island, and staggered away with a busted right gear that would no longer go back up. So I "bingo'd" to the beach, in this case Henderson Field on Gusdalcanal, decalered an emergency and set her down. The busted main mount didn't hold, as feared, and she swerved off the runway into the grass. No flames though!

Z-DarthVader

June 7th, 2010, 00:30

peter12213

June 10th, 2010, 14:12

Don't know how, but managed to get a pic!

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/Peter12213/2010-5-5_22-27-34-146_edited-1-1.jpg

maguireted

July 5th, 2010, 11:28

I would like just say; poor aircraft :blind: , Anna

Hanimichal

July 15th, 2010, 04:00

Landing in short airstrip

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/7601/99015950.jpg (http://img686.imageshack.us/i/99015950.jpg/)

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5066/50226493.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/i/50226493.jpg/)

PRB

November 30th, 2010, 18:58

Bump! Not sure what happened to this one. I guess the "sticky glue" wore off and it fell down. Got some super glue this time. It's not done yet. One more month in 2010!

warchild

December 8th, 2010, 02:25

So there i was on a simple test flight when i hit the guns...

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k171/urushira/2010-12-7_21-44-0-863.jpg

Bjoern

December 20th, 2010, 08:41

Not really trying to enter, but this is what happens when you forget to set your props to low idle on a wet 5700 ft runway. At least the slide was over a few feet away from the fence.

This was the worst mishap on a "normal" flight in a long while, although that MD-80 flight yesterday was a close call. Made the last exit at LAX just in time...*Shudders*

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