Hey bud,
Welcome to Aces High.
You wrote:
"I get the plane loaded out and I'm trying to figure out how to get to a specific base and take off from there."
Press the ESCAPE (ESC) to bring up your clipboard. Use the INSERT/DELETE keys to zoom in/out on the map. You can left click and hold on the map and drag it around inside the clipboard.
Double-click(left mouse) on any green base to go there.
You can now prepare to move to the runway to flying your plane. Notice in the lower left corner of the clipboard a box containing buttons.
The box is labeled DEPLOY. The buttons in the box represent the runway and direction you will take-off from. Not all fields have runways in all directions, so only the available runways are shown.
The H in the center of the box lets you roll the plane from the hangar onto the runway, while the buttons around the H allow you to go directly to a runway.
Select one of the buttons around the H and left click on it.
You wrote:
"I clicked on bases but when I go to deploy I keep getting the same message that my plane cannot operate from that base yada yada. What am I doing wrong?"
Right-click over the map and a list of options will be displayed. Click on "Show base names (I think)".
Now the base designations will be shown on the map along with the base icons.
Base types:
Example: V20 The "V" designates that the base is a Vehicle base. You can only operate vehicles from these bases.
Example: A20 The "A" designates that the base is an Airbase. You can operate vehicles or aircraft from these bases.
I highly recommend that you check out the link I have provided below which will contain alot of usefull information.
http://www.hitechcreations.com/ahhelp/index.htmlAgain, welcome to Aces High!
Regards
Sun