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Offline Kirin

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Entered the Jet Age
« on: April 30, 2010, 09:58:23 AM »
Greetings aces

After a quick comeback AH again lost its appeal to me. Maybe much owed to the fact that my old squad was not there anymore. As I evolved through my flight simming career the daily MA furball madness just doesn't cut it anymore. 'The Final Battle' scenario was great but these kind of activities don't justify the time and effort I put into AH. So looking for alternate playgrounds I've stumbled over LOMAC again - plus the newly released Flaming Cliffs 2. I also took a leap forward and applied to the JagdBomberGeschwader 32 (http://www.virtual-jabog32.de/index.php?lang=en). I was accepted for the trial and I am now in Basic Jet Training. I wouldn't know how much fun it is *just* to fly the plane! In a couple of weeks I will have my Entry Check. So I am *learning* things I have long forgotten about aviation and working on my flying and navigational skills which weren't necessary in AH MA. My goal is to achieve combat ready status until the end of year to be ready for the next Low Land Tiger Meet!  :D (http://www.lowlandtigermeet.com/). The thrill of formation flying, take-off and landing with less than 10m of spacing is really exciting.

So after more than a century of recreating WW2 airwarfare I entered the realm of modern day jet aviation.

A teaser for the new Platinum Lock On (basically Lock On plus Flaming Cliffs 2 on 1 DVD) --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99_hoJNj3ys
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Offline gyrene81

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Re: Entered the Jet Age
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2010, 10:49:25 AM »
Quote from: Kirin on April 30, 2010, 09:58:23 AM
Greetings aces
So after more than a century of recreating WW2 airwarfare I entered the realm of modern day jet aviation.
You're more than a hundred years old? Wow...  :O
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Offline Kirin

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Re: Entered the Jet Age
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2010, 11:00:11 AM »
Quote from: gyrene81 on April 30, 2010, 10:49:25 AM
You're more than a hundred years old? Wow...  :O

 :x ... ok, I should stay away from the caffein pills... 

*decade*
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Offline bozon

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Re: Entered the Jet Age
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2010, 12:01:08 PM »
it also requires double-time recreating pace as WWII was only 65 years ago.
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Offline BoilerDown

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Re: Entered the Jet Age
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2010, 01:13:41 PM »
Nah he meant to say that he's been flight siming in non-jet aircraft since the wright bros simulator came out for the abacus back in 1910.   :airplane:
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Offline Kermit de frog

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Re: Entered the Jet Age
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2010, 03:38:57 PM »
That is freak'n awesome!

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Offline Glasses

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Re: Entered the Jet Age
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2010, 07:56:27 PM »
Quote from: Kirin on April 30, 2010, 09:58:23 AM
Greetings aces

After a quick comeback AH again lost its appeal to me. Maybe much owed to the fact that my old squad was not there anymore. As I evolved through my flight simming career the daily MA furball madness just doesn't cut it anymore. 'The Final Battle' scenario was great but these kind of activities don't justify the time and effort I put into AH. So looking for alternate playgrounds I've stumbled over LOMAC again - plus the newly released Flaming Cliffs 2. I also took a leap forward and applied to the JagdBomberGeschwader 32 (http://www.virtual-jabog32.de/index.php?lang=en). I was accepted for the trial and I am now in Basic Jet Training. I wouldn't know how much fun it is *just* to fly the plane! In a couple of weeks I will have my Entry Check. So I am *learning* things I have long forgotten about aviation and working on my flying and navigational skills which weren't necessary in AH MA. My goal is to achieve combat ready status until the end of year to be ready for the next Low Land Tiger Meet!  :D (http://www.lowlandtigermeet.com/). The thrill of formation flying, take-off and landing with less than 10m of spacing is really exciting.

So after more than a century of recreating WW2 airwarfare I entered the realm of modern day jet aviation.

A teaser for the new Platinum Lock On (basically Lock On plus Flaming Cliffs 2 on 1 DVD) --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99_hoJNj3ys


oh hi Kirin xD how are things way up there.
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Offline Maniac

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Re: Entered the Jet Age
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2010, 08:15:25 PM »
Hey Kirin.
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Offline Denholm

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Re: Entered the Jet Age
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2010, 09:19:17 PM »
Enjoy yourself.
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Re: Entered the Jet Age
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2010, 09:50:56 PM »
I wonder if that game allows customs skins for aircrafts. I've been looking to get it, and if I do, I want to take an Su-33 and make a "Yellow Squardon" skin for it from the game "Ace Combat 4"  :airplane:
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Offline Kirin

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Re: Entered the Jet Age
« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2010, 02:09:12 AM »
Quote from: Glasses on April 30, 2010, 07:56:27 PM

oh hi Kirin xD how are things way up there.


WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AHHHHH!  :x

All those freaking weeks since I've come back to AH I was looking for you - and now that I am gone again you creep out from under the carpet... tsk!

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Offline Kirin

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Re: Entered the Jet Age
« Reply #11 on: May 01, 2010, 02:57:20 AM »
Formation flying at its best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVXme3nUCo   - mind, there is friendly collision!
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Offline Kirin

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Re: Entered the Jet Age
« Reply #12 on: May 01, 2010, 03:06:53 AM »
... and this is where I wanna be next year!  :rock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ika5BY4Zqow&feature=related
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Offline Ex-jazz

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Re: Entered the Jet Age
« Reply #13 on: May 01, 2010, 03:26:00 AM »
'I wouldn't know how much fun it is *just* to fly the plane! '

I always loved that feeling in Flanker series.

Thanks for the video links. Pretty cool.
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Offline OOZ662

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Re: Entered the Jet Age
« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2010, 10:13:45 PM »
Quote from: Latrobe on April 30, 2010, 09:50:56 PM
I wonder if that game allows customs skins for aircrafts. I've been looking to get it, and if I do, I want to take an Su-33 and make a "Yellow Squardon" skin for it from the game "Ace Combat 4"  :airplane:

They flew Su-37s...
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