Author Topic: The co E merge (Read 7836 times)

hblair · « **Reply #30 on:** July 10, 2000, 05:13:00 PM »

All this ACM talk has me ready to get back in the Aces High H2H Ladder.

Lots of great discussion here. I think we can try our best to explain to the newbies what they need to know to do well in a co-altitude merge situation, but unfortunately a small number of them are going to "get it".

For myself, I knew zero about ACM when I downloaded WB's in November of '98. What I have learned since then has come from thousands of sorties in WB's and AH and evaluating what in the heck I did to die that last time.

The best possible way to show a newbie how to merge is have the guy ride with you, as you explain on RW (typing is too difficult) the ACM maneuvers, and why you are doing them.

Actually the best way is to have him sitting next to your PC, but thats obviously not possible here.

BTW, Nice site Andy.

Andy Bush · « **Reply #31 on:** July 10, 2000, 06:27:00 PM »

-ammo-

It's a D model from the 497th TFS, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand...picture taken during the war so I'm not nearly as sleek and svelte as in the picture...or have as much hair anymore!!

Never flew the Gs...only Cs, Ds, and Es in CONUS, SEA, and USAFE.

Andy

-ammo- · « **Reply #32 on:** July 10, 2000, 07:00:00 PM »

RGR that Andy. A big snappy salute from ammo. You guys didnt get near what you deserved. When I got back from DS, people were falling all over us to give us free stuff, from beer, haircuts, tickets to Texas Rangers Games....etc....

I am an enlisted guy. and I am an "ammo" troop or munitions troop.

Andy Bush · « **Reply #33 on:** July 10, 2000, 08:09:00 PM »

-ammo-

Many thanks. If you guys didn't hang it or load it, I couldn't puke it on the gomers.

Good luck out there and make sure those weenies keep their hands on the canopy rails!

Andy

Jekyll · « **Reply #34 on:** July 11, 2000, 02:42:00 AM »

Andy, don't get me wrong, I wasn't trying to argue the point with you re drag effects of out-of-trim conditions, far from it

Like just about all the other purely 'virtual' pilots here, I just wanna learn more about the hobby I love so much.

P.S. I still think your series at simhq is the best thing I've ever read (including Shaw). Your article "It's all a matter of perspective" is brilliant!

Keep up the good work

Jekyll