Hitch-hiker vs. POW

[AWwrgwy]

Because most of what is needed already exists within the game.

The hardest part would be the scoring.

Actually, there would be lots of variables.

What if you couldn't fit two people in a plane? Spitfire, 109, Zero, no way.
In the Linked article above it states they couldn't manage to reproduce the feat in the same 38.

So, maybe yes in some planes and no in others?


You would certainly be helpless in a plane with one seat, two occupants. No hard maneuvering. No fighting.

Would flight parameters need to be remodeled due to restricted control movements? You couldn't reach the rudder pedals or you can't move your stick as far due to someone's thigh being in the way?

Would views need to be modified where you couldn't move your head so far because you are flying while sitting in someone's lap?

Ok, cool.  So this happened on rare occasions.

I agree that it isn't needed bit it actually happened, or at least was attempted, more than you think.

Interesting thread here.

Also, This was a friend of my Dad's. I met him when I was Eight and had a book with P-51's in it. He said, "I used to fly those."
Otherwise, my Dad says, he never spoke of what he did in the war.


wrongway                   

[Reaper90]

You wouldn't wanna ride in my 251?

With you? I've seen what you like to do with 'taters, sir..... um... no thanks! 

 

[Reaper90]

So, maybe yes in some planes and no in others?

Obviously NO in any single seater.

But things like A-20, 110, IL2, B-25, etc.

Why not?

Very very little would need to be done to add it, it's not like we're creating a new aircraft, only a new use for existing ones.

New aircraft could come later, but aren't required.

[icepac]

Demanding full realism from a rescue functionality is as ridiculous as spits vs spits.

[Tupac]

I think it'd be fun flying around in a goon picking up down pilots. I practice landing in the grass  with a C47 in the training arena.

[Reaper90]

Demanding full realism from a rescue functionality is as ridiculous as spits vs spits.

I know, right? Stupid game. 

[W7LPNRICK]

-1 no landing kills
+1 save pilot who maybe wounded or keep him from becoming pow, but how would you reward that? 

[Masherbrum]

+1 save pilot who maybe wounded or keep him from becoming pow, but how would you reward that? 

Wouldn't HTC have to enable a "P.O.W" status to begin with?   Geez, at least put the horse in front of the buggy.

[flakmgc]

You all have some really good points. Except for icepac and imadot should keep in mind this would ONLY BE AN OPTION TO YOU. You do not have to sit and pout in the bushes if you do not want to. For those of us who would like to lend a helping hand for points and a quick kudos it no biggy....All in all really good feedback.

 

[icepac]

WTF?


I guess you didn't read the entire thread.

I don't care whether it is implemented or not but I did offer that we already have much of the functionality required to pull this off.

[MK-84]

Has anyone thought about all the cries, and whines to "rescue me" we would be bombarded with on country channel?  

[gyrene81]

Has anyone thought about all the cries, and whines to "rescue me" we would be bombarded with on country channel?  

some people haven't...and by all appearances, they would relish it more than "anyone need a gunner" or "i need a gunner, can someone be a gunner for me?".

[Babalonian]

Here's the wikipedia entry with the skyraider rescue story.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_F._Fisher

Here's the plane but I'm pretty sure it was crashed on a different mission.

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This plane was restored and is in the dayton museum.

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Interestingly enough, both of the guys who did this previously in a p38 were also involved in the skyraider rescue.

http://www.flightjournal.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=F999E8C39FCE47DEB4CDBABBFBF37179&nm=The+Magazine&type=PubPagi&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle+Title&mid=13B2F0D0AFA04476A2ACC02ED28A405F&tier=4&id=3F13A9D82704401F820A440B3DE5D0C5

Wow, cool that your dad is friends with one of them, I remember reading about that story because it was related to some P-38 pilots that did the same thing with thier P-38s in WWII, both are great short-story reads.

[icepac]

Dad's got some pretty cool stories himself concerning the skyraider.

[olds442]

Picking up hitch hikers?

I can hear the discussion in the O'Club now....

"Where's HOWLR?"

"Didn't you hear?"

"No, what happened?"

"Oh gosh, he left out of here yesterday in his M3, and never came back. They went looking for him this morning and found his M3 abandoned at a truck stop with him bound, gagged, and ...um... violated, stuffed in the tool box in the back." 

I know enough of my fellow knits..... I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable putting many of them in my M3 or Jeep with me!