How's this for appreciation?

[321BAR]

Spoken like a true bait caster.

Well I ain't biting.   

Ummm, that wasnt a troll bud. Thats the truth. Like it or not.

hes right about that... you take care of your six like its your kid. make sure no one hurts it. you cant rely on others to care for it right? although many do try to help as much as they can

[RTHolmes]

check6 button is almost worthless compared to range vox calling a con when hes starting his dive 5k out, or even just calling inbound badguys when your busy.

if I get a check I always reply even if Ive seen him. that way friendlies get an idea of how good your SA is. I always thank the friendly if its a good check*, that way he might save your life the next time

people really do appreciate decent comms, and it counts for alot in a furball. nothing more annoying than flying in total radio silence when you can tell easily by the way theyre flying that the enemy are talking to each other.



* by good check I mean timely and describing the threat, or if its very late just what to do about it. anywhere from info: "headsup xxxx, coupla 190s inbound 15k ish" so the friendly can build his SA picture and decide what to do about it, to instruction when the friendly doesnt have time: "xxxx six! break! break!"

[Melvin]

So what I'm gathering from all these uber stick jockey types is that I might as well remove the check 6 function from my keyboard.

It's not my responsibility to help anyone and therefore I won't.

At least, not the ones that are on the list I've just started.

  

[RTHolmes]

I still use the check6 button sometimes. I mean if your callsign is 5xU8egs you'll be dead before Ive worked out how to pronounce it

[RufusLeaking]

* by good check I mean timely and describing the threat, or if its very late just what to do about it. anywhere from info: "headsup xxxx, coupla 190s inbound 15k ish" so the friendly can build his SA picture and decide what to do about it, to instruction when the friendly doesnt have time: "xxxx six! break! break!"

Regarding SA, along with enemy altitude (a vital piece of information,) a quick "190 down" or "190 is a Dora" is useful.

[ARSNishi]

no Iam afraid I missed it, but I remember the hate pm from the F6F pilot lol

lmao, and I didnt think it could get any better.   

  Nishi

[clerick]

I prefer a VOX shout out myself. You can give a lot more help then a generic 6 call. Friendly might see the 109 and think that's what the call was for but, if you say "n00b, check pony" he/she/it may live to keep fighting. . . Unfortunately, this is often impossible because you have a bunch of jackwagons cluttering up local with pissin' and moaning or other bs.

[MORAY37]

So what I'm gathering from all these uber stick jockey types is that I might as well remove the check 6 function from my keyboard.

It's not my responsibility to help anyone and therefore I won't.

At least, not the ones that are on the list I've just started.

  

Honestly, unless I'm around people that I know know what they are doing, I rely on my own monitoring of my situation more than anything.  I don't know how many times someone has "checked six" , then started VoXing "MORAY BREAK NOW.. P-51!!!!!!"  when the P51 in question was D200 in front of me, taking taters into his cockpit.

I know they mean well, but my own SA is primary to any "checks" given out by others.