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Offline HardRock

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« Reply #420 on: February 10, 2006, 01:48:09 PM »
How did I stumble in here...  oh a link from BW by Horn..you nasty boy:)

HR here or HardRock (my original and only AW handle)

Air Warrior 1992
FR only after halftime (was there another)
CO Angels of Destruction (ret)
Aland
5761 Genie (long live genie:)

Started with SVGA Dos as one of the 10000 tadpoles as Dok called us (hya Mark:)

Actually have had an account here for a few years but rarely flew but did want to support the game in the name of all here.

Wow! I didn't realize there were so many old AW faces here.
Saw my buddy GE up and can't resist (hya Frank:)

So looks like I'll start flying in earnest.

Too many AW memories to list but they're there.
Hi all. Nice to see ya all around. Love ya all and thanks for all the memories.
Oh and putting up with me;-)

I didn't ever do macros but if you see "A kill has been recorded" it's me:)
Must hang onto something of the past yanno ;)

Now where's that tricycle :)
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Offline Gypsy Baron

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« Reply #421 on: February 10, 2006, 02:05:54 PM »
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Originally posted by HardRock
How did I stumble in here...  oh a link from BW by Horn..you nasty boy:)

HR here or HardRock (my original and only AW handle)

Air Warrior 1992
FR only after halftime (was there another)
CO Angels of Destruction (ret)
Aland
5761 Genie (long live genie:)

Started with SVGA Dos as one of the 10000 tadpoles as Dok called us (hya Mark:)

-SNIP-


Hiya Pete...it's about time you found "you're" way here :)

Hey GE...good to "see"you here. I recall my first days in AW on the
GEnie boards when you had a whole "welcome wagon" there.
I checked in there and got a good welcome and later on hooked
up with Paul "Holmes" Jordan on the training page...got a few tips
and then went off on my own, rtunning up $700+/month GEnies bills.
Talk about an addiction !! :)

Not flying here much except for scenarios but if more of the "old crowd"
continues to show up I may have to get airborne more...

Then:
 -=GB=-  4580   Aland  Angels of Destruction

 Now:
   GypsyB  Knights of Air Warrio (KAW)

    =GB=
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Offline Shaky

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« Reply #422 on: February 10, 2006, 07:18:52 PM »
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Now where's that tricycle :)


Ya gonna insist on parking that 'Cat in front of my guns here like ya did in AW, Pete? :D

How ya doing, bud?
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« Reply #423 on: February 10, 2006, 07:21:17 PM »
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Not flying here much except for scenarios but if more of the "old crowd"
continues to show up I may have to get airborne more...

    =GB=


Yo, check out the AvA arena....some good, coordinated missions happening there.

Fencer's running ops for the 4th, but he could put ya in touch with some bombing guys if ya still prefer that kinda thing  :aok
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« Reply #424 on: February 10, 2006, 09:13:45 PM »
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Ya gonna insist on parking that 'Cat in front of my guns here like ya did in AW, Pete? :D

How ya doing, bud?


OMG! I can't believe it! Look who it is!  How ya been my friend!! Still in PA?

hehe you never forget that parked plane I see :)

Lets' rock n'roll  ;-)
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Offline Grits

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« Reply #425 on: February 10, 2006, 09:34:36 PM »
Buncha old farts









Oh yeah, howdy HR. :)
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« Reply #426 on: February 10, 2006, 10:25:14 PM »
Yup, same as before, same place :)

Been here a couple of months myself...flying times a bit limited, but I'm finally feeling some of the rust come off.

Couple of tips for ya....most of these guys in here live for the T&B, and they're gonna be better at it than you for quite a bit :p  so try for some good olf fashioned E-fighting.

I aint talking about no "dive in and extend 2 sector" crap that we both hated even in AW, I mean the stuff I loved to pull on a when I was in the hawg and you in the zeke...ya know...always RIGHT over yer head and out of reach :D Most dweebs here are real suckers for that, even more than in AW. From what  I see only a few good pilots work em that way...most, like I said, grab a spit and T&B, or grab a LA-7 and dive and extend.

In other words, fly like I "tried" to, and like Ho, Killer, and a few others did so well long ago.
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Offline KayBayRay

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« Reply #427 on: February 10, 2006, 10:25:48 PM »
Hey Everybody :cool:

I flew as 8ball and 8BAL with VF-63 Hellcats in AWII, AWIII and AWIIIMV. We flew Bz in Big Pac. Really miss that game.

So, how is this game? Any good? I tried to post a bit ago but didnt seem to work so I am trying to reply again.

Later,
8ball
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Re: So this is where you all went
« Reply #428 on: February 11, 2006, 01:21:58 PM »
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Hey Everybody :cool:

I flew as 8ball and 8BAL with VF-63 Hellcats in AWII, AWIII and AWIIIMV. We flew Bz in Big Pac. Really miss that game.

So, how is this game? Any good? I tried to post a bit ago but didnt seem to work so I am trying to reply again.

Later,
8ball


8ball, all of the returning AW pilots I've talked to love Aces High, and there are more of them every month, it seems.  In Air Warrior, we loved two things:  the game itself and the community.  Aces High is a wonderful sim -- no question about that.  As for the community, I think that's excellent here as well.  You should get back into in-line flying, I think! :)
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« Reply #429 on: February 11, 2006, 03:20:29 PM »
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Yup, same as before, same place :)

Been here a couple of months myself...flying times a bit limited, but I'm finally feeling some of the rust come off.

Couple of tips for ya....most of these guys in here live for the T&B, and they're gonna be better at it than you for quite a bit :p  so try for some good olf fashioned E-fighting.

I aint talking about no "dive in and extend 2 sector" crap that we both hated even in AW, I mean the stuff I loved to pull on a when I was in the hawg and you in the zeke...ya know...always RIGHT over yer head and out of reach :D Most dweebs here are real suckers for that, even more than in AW. From what  I see only a few good pilots work em that way...most, like I said, grab a spit and T&B, or grab a LA-7 and dive and extend.

In other words, fly like I "tried" to, and like Ho, Killer, and a few others did so well long ago.


I'm up in NH now. ( I think we beat some PA teams in football nuk nuk)

Yeah..that's what I do right now..the E knife fight thing.
I can TnB alright but  these people that yo yo real slow and float give me some fits.

I can't shoot for crap. Dunno why. The lead shot isn't the same as AW and man is it hard breaking old habits. Not sure I ever will.

I can't evade the HOs either. Slightly nose left or right doesn't seem to help. Beats me.

See ya up.

Oh..I still hunt Bz ;-)
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« Reply #430 on: February 11, 2006, 03:52:08 PM »
HR, great seeing you here.

The hardest thing for me getting back into on-line flying after years off and coming from AW into AH was gunnery.

For head-ons, what works for me is first to judge if the guy is going for the head-on shot or not.  If he isn't, I just get my nose slightly off him.  If he is going for the head-on shot, I get my nose off target (right or left and generally aimed below him).  Also, as I get within guns range, I start maneuvering (turning slightly, barrel roll) -- something with not many g's (unless I'm going for the lead move), but enough to make him have to pull a decent number of g's if he wants to get the shot.

If I have a very sturdy plane or one with great firepower (especially if his doesn't have it), occasionally, if the enemy is coming to me for a head-on, I'll go for it myself.  Usually, I evade.
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« Reply #431 on: February 11, 2006, 05:26:14 PM »
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I'm up in NH now. ( I think we beat some PA teams in football nuk nuk)

Yeah..that's what I do right now..the E knife fight thing.
I can TnB alright but  these people that yo yo real slow and float give me some fits.

I can't shoot for crap. Dunno why. The lead shot isn't the same as AW and man is it hard breaking old habits. Not sure I ever will.

I can't evade the HOs either. Slightly nose left or right doesn't seem to help. Beats me.

See ya up.

Oh..I still hunt Bz ;-)


ya...the very slow float thing is something I've been trying to figure out too...what I have figured thus far is throttle management here is very important...you just don't T&B at full WEP! What I see a lot of is the throttle chop and high barrel roll to force an overshoot...if you wanna keep E a high break in the direction of their roll seems to get you out of their solution and you in a position to resaddle.

Aim will come in time. Drop the convergence of yer guns to 400 MAX (I'm at 350 and thinking of dropping to 325 for the Pony-D) and dicipline yourself to fire at that range only. Off line, bring up the target (.target xxx   where xxx is the distance the target appears from the plane) to get an idea of your gunnery pattern...the target appears north of yer plane. One thing to remember, your convergence setting is in the vertical AND the horizontal, in other words, a setting of 400 will cause your shots to fall on the pipper at 400 yards...so no need to estimate bullet drop if you are firing at your set convergence rage. Estimating lead is a bit toughe, but drill is same as AW...film it and see why ya missed :)

HO advoidence is easy...just keep some angle off...works 90% of the time, and 15 to 30 degree off is usually enough.

See ya up there :)
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« Reply #432 on: February 11, 2006, 07:21:37 PM »
Thanks Brooke!
HOs are still hard for me to avoid though. Unless you lead earlier than we did in AW. If you led to early in AW your belly was a prime time shot.

Shaky, not only is the gunnery hard but because the flight model is so wobbly its hard to aim with the thing doing a jitter bug. If anything WW2 were very stable gun platforms.

I set the convg down to 200 and 175 at the suggestions of others.
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« Reply #433 on: February 11, 2006, 07:50:23 PM »
500yrd Convergence has worked like a Beauty for me today with all the HOers that tried to get me, And that in a P51, Got 1 Spit14 in a HO and he got part of my wing, I flew to his Airfield and Got Another HOer a C205 and killed him before Ditching :O, Gotta Lover Convergence. :rofl
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« Reply #434 on: February 11, 2006, 08:02:07 PM »
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Shaky, not only is the gunnery hard but because the flight model is so wobbly its hard to aim with the thing doing a jitter bug. If anything WW2 were very stable gun platforms.


Check your stick settings.  The flight model should not be wobbly, and if you have things set up correctly, it should be extremely stable.  I think you'll find that aiming improves once you hammer down the wobbly flight issue.

Also, consider setting your convergence to 225.  That's what I do, and it seems to work for me.  :)

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