Originally posted by DREDIOCK
I'm pretty sure there is a wind at sea level in the MA. Though I'd like to see some input from HTC & co to confirm this.
Reason being I've noticed that taking off into the the wind indicated on the clipboard is alot easier with a full loadout then taking off with the wind at your backwhich is next to impossable.
Which really is as it should be.
Wasnt it normal procedure to turn the carrier into the wind to launch planes?
That's interesting Drediock. The planes that struggled to take off or simply couldn't I tried various fuel levels, various notches of flaps and I was also using 2 fleets, one into wind, one not. When I say 100% head on wind, it was directly into the wind direction (normally north) and obviously at sea level.
Yes, it was normal procedure to turn the carrier into the wind, but even then it Auto Takeoff doesn't always work. When you watch WW2 footage of Corsairs taking off they are clearly higher than the deck after takeoff whereas in AH you nearly hit the water before climbing out.