Author Topic: HT gave me a "woody" (Read 1271 times)

NUKE · « **Reply #15 on:** June 14, 2004, 09:33:12 PM »

I agree, very cool thing to do

And what a cool looking plane that is. That canopy looks so clear..... bet it gives great views.

How hot was it in the plane aflter you got up?

Octavius · « **Reply #16 on:** June 15, 2004, 12:07:05 AM »

What resolution were you flying at?

Visual range set beyond 3 miles. Sliders at max, FSAA maxed and AF 8x... Is that an ostwind vulching the runway down there?

lol, wtg HT, glad you guys had fun

Saintaw · « **Reply #17 on:** June 15, 2004, 12:42:20 AM »

Very cool!

Is this some kind of hint that we will get OpenGL support for AHII soon?

Creamo · « **Reply #18 on:** June 15, 2004, 03:06:52 AM »

Dale demonstrated some aileron rolls, a couple of lazy eights, a loop, and a couple of hammerheads. Let me tell you...this is a WHOLE lot different than flying a sim! Except for one thing... the stick forces on the RV-8 are very similar to my CH Joystick. I was amazed! Nice and stable and ever so responsive.

Great post. Im jealous.

Again, good post you lucky ^%*%'s.

WilldCrd · « **Reply #19 on:** June 15, 2004, 04:33:30 AM »

WOW cool. I talked to dale one day and he offered...I thought he was just being polite!

Mark Luper · « **Reply #20 on:** June 15, 2004, 04:43:23 AM »

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Originally posted by NUKE
I agree, very cool thing to do

And what a cool looking plane that is. That canopy looks so clear..... bet it gives great views.

How hot was it in the plane aflter you got up?

Nuke, sitting on the runway with the canopy open and the engine off was stiffling to say the least. Once he got the fan going it cooled off a lot. Canopy closed and flying was pretty warm until we got some altitude then it wasn't bad at all. Since it was a clear canopy I never felt claustrophobic. Your right, there are some great views. Saw a bug on the windscreen and immediately dismissed it as the mouse pointer .

WilldCrd · « **Reply #21 on:** June 15, 2004, 06:11:04 AM »

I think maybe we should start taking it easy on ol' Hitech.....ya see all that grey?!!

Flossy · « **Reply #22 on:** June 15, 2004, 06:22:59 AM »

Wow, what a great experience that must have been! I'm green with envy.

moose · « **Reply #23 on:** June 15, 2004, 06:27:28 AM »

incredibly cool, grats on the ride !

deSelys · « **Reply #24 on:** June 15, 2004, 06:51:06 AM »

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Originally posted by WilldCrd
WOW cool. I talked to dale one day and he offered...I thought he was just being polite!

Just admit that you were skeeeeeeeeeered!!!!

SirLoin · « **Reply #25 on:** June 15, 2004, 07:39:44 AM »

So does Hitech know you have a new Harley?...

Westy · « **Reply #26 on:** June 15, 2004, 07:54:24 AM »

Nice post Mark and thanks for sharing the experience with us all.

In the third picture down, is that one of you making taka-taka-taka machine guns sounds while HiTech homes in on other planes?

sling322 · « **Reply #27 on:** June 15, 2004, 08:05:48 AM »

Damn...he offered me a ride too but he said something about weight and not being over 250. Got a ways to go to get to that weight class.

BB Gun · « **Reply #28 on:** June 15, 2004, 09:43:15 AM »

Mark, from that walkaround pic, it looks like you aren't the ONLY one carrying around some extra baggage!

BB

Zetro · « **Reply #29 on:** June 15, 2004, 10:09:34 AM »

Hey Mark good to see your still enjoying sims and the real thing too. Just wanted to check in and say howdy

-whwk-