Hello all,
As some of you noticed, Reschke has left Aces High temporarily. Oh, he might claim that it's more than just temporary, but we all know how that goes
Anyway, he was going to shut down the doors on VF-17 "The Jolly Rogers" unless someone else wanted to take over.
The thought of a Corsair squadron that's been in Aces High since 2002 shutting down was troubling to me, especially considering how famous the squadron was in real life. Taken together with the fact that "The Jolly Rogers" is just about the best name a Corsair squadron can have, and I couldn't let it die. Therefore, I agreed to take the reigns while Reschke comes to his senses
Now, I'm not sure how VF-17 used to run, and if some of its current members take issue with my ideas, I'd be willing to compromise, but I envision a few things for this squadron.
I'd like it to be a relaxed, fun atmosphere where people are free to fly what they want, when they want, where they want. I'd like it to be a squad that continues to boast members that are respected amongst the community, and deserving of that respect. These are the two most important things to me.
With that said, I am opening the recruiting doors, but am looking for a few things in prospective members.
I'd like prospective members to at least have an interest in the Corsair. I don't care if you also fly Spitfires, La7's, or Nikis, but it would strike me as odd if you wanted to be in a historical Corsair squad yet hated the bird. If you like it, you'll be in it some of your time, and that's good enough for me.
I'd like prospective members to be agreeable to switching countries often. HTC has given us a powerful tool to help balance the arenas with the one hour time limit for switching countries, and we should use it to go to the side that has less people. If you don't want to change, that's ok, so long as you aren't upset when your CO shoots you down
If you're ok with those two things, and have an amicable attitude, by all means come fly with us. I do not care how old you are, how skilled you are, or anything like that, so long as you're a nice enough person.
If you're interested in flying the Corsair, but can't get the hang of it, I'd be more than happy to take some time with you in the TA or DA and show you a few tricks. I'm by no means a great pilot, but I feel I have a strong enough command of the bird to at least get you to the point where you can have a fun time in it and land some kills.
Well, I guess that would be about that. If anyone is interested, let me know, and if any of your friends are interested in the Corsair, feel free to direct them to this thread.
Thanks, and
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