Wow.
WldThing, nopoop, rafe35, Crapgame!!!!, JustJim thanks.
Cobra412: Hiya neighbor! Cc working at Edwards. Was in the 416th for 2 years and just started in the 411th. Gunther lives here around here too. We oughta get together for a few beers. I served in the 335th FS '77-'81 as a wrench on Phantoms at Seymour and Ramstein.
AKIron, Mini D: You are correct. You guys USAF? Not many folks know that acronym.
Ghosth: Thanks, I will stop by for training. I have been skiing since I was a kid but I still take a ski lesson every season. I'm afraid I will have to unlearn a few things and make some adjustments.
I've been working offline, trying to get my settings just right and getting a feel for my new ship. My first impressions are that the terrain is attractive and can be very natural looking. The cockpits and instrument panels are amazing, clear and readable. I thought I would miss the slip indicator and pitch ladder in the HUD from WB but the roll/slip gauge is perfectly usable. I like the head motions. I was delighted that I barely had to change any of my HOTAS programming (Dale's legacy is still strong in WB). The planes feel responsive and crisp in a way I had long forgotten. The Mustang is treacherous, as it should be. I was able to induce accelerated stalls that went full-term into an inverted flat spin that I could not recover. Awesome.
Anyway, thanks all and I hope to see you in the friendly skies.
-nrts-
