Author Topic: Soar like a Eagle, or Auger like a drunken Crow? (Read 429 times)

Vermillion · « **on:** February 19, 2000, 04:17:00 PM »

So how is it for you in Aces High? Do you soar like a Eagle, or do you auger like a drunken Crow?

It continues to amaze me how a game like Aces High gives you so many ups and downs, no matter how good you are, or even how inept.

I think this is what brings me back night after night.

A couple of nights ago, I was so frustrated I want to scream. It was a good night for the Rooks. We had a good vulch locked down on f23, and pilots were racking up kill after kill. But it was a bad night for the Verminator. I was flying really well, and never got shot down. heheheh But every time I went in for the vulch it turned disasterous. Twice I augered on simple vulching runs, and a third time it was so close that my crew chief spent several hours scrubbing the grass stains off the bottom of my plane

The honest fights I did fine and got several kills, but if I got greedy, the ground would rise up and smack me from the sky

Then last night, we had the great mass raid on Bish City & HQ. Easily the most fun I have had in Aces High, and I survived the fight without a ping.

So I am starting to learn, some nights I might auger like a drunken Crow, but too keep my chin up for the nights I soar like a Eagle.

Salute All!

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Vermillion
**MOL**, Men of Leisure,
"Real Men fly Radials, Nancy Boys fly Spitfires"

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Swager · « **Reply #1 on:** February 19, 2000, 04:48:00 PM »

Amen, Brother!

I hear ya!!

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JG2 "Richthofen"

"My Brother-In-Law used to work for the
telephone company"

Pilot Office Christopher Hart III
Hornet Squadron, France, May 1940
From Novel "A Piece Of Cake"

Heckel · « **Reply #2 on:** February 19, 2000, 06:03:00 PM »

I've augered more times than I care to admit.
I've written a note and pasted iT to the instrument panel. It reads: "No diving from 20k or greater!" Below, I've affixed a smaller note: "Drop tank, winkie!"

I should change my name to "Heifer"

-Heckel
THUNDERBIRDS

Heckel · « **Reply #3 on:** February 19, 2000, 06:04:00 PM »

...er, I thought you said "drunken COW."

never mind...

-Heck

Duckwing6 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2000, 08:48:00 AM »

My oppinion is that greed is about as dense as lead... as gread builds up the heavier the aircraft gets-> You blow E, dive too fast, get too low ..

S M A C K and you hit the ground

happens to me all the time LOL

Hangtime · « **Reply #5 on:** February 20, 2000, 10:42:00 AM »

I suspect I've died in more muffed landings; boneheaded 'type while taking off' miscues, ripped wings while twitching the stick UP A HAIR on high speed passes and augers on field caps than I have 'in combat'.

My #1 non-combat death was with a comfortable d3 lead on a pack of very determined spits; niks and 109's. I was typing my 'nyaaaahhh nyah; can't catch me!' refrain. ==**THUD**== I clobbered the side of a hill. On the plus side; hairball completed her first three wall conversion a few seconds later. Like 'ol Verm sez.. highs, and lows.

*sigh* The cat and I both agree.. I'm the dumbest damn pilot in the sim; without doubt, my own (and the cat's) worst enemy.

Hang

Minotaur · « **Reply #6 on:** February 20, 2000, 12:35:00 PM »

LOL

In my case it is "Drunken Cow".

Mino

Thzone · « **Reply #7 on:** February 20, 2000, 08:47:00 PM »

I have one simple phrase that many of us need to remember.

"Eagles may soar, but weasles don't get sucked into jet engines" (props in this case)

Zone

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Hangtime · « **Reply #8 on:** February 20, 2000, 11:45:00 PM »

Mino... u can punt a drunkin cow? man; I'd think you get yer foot lost in there...

Ripsnort · « **Reply #9 on:** February 21, 2000, 07:54:00 AM »

Man, I had a terrible week-end in Main, great week-end training a couple in TA...In main, I'd go to my typical 20K, and behold, I'd always run into 3 or 4 cons at 25K!! Died alot but had a blast with Roger Wilco when flying with AKWabbit, Doc, Heckle, Ram, Weaz, Niteflyr...many more than I didn't post, <S> to all you guys, hope to "talk" with ya soon online, and forgive my poor performances this week-end,for I had seemed to have 'phased' with the moon!

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Brian "Ripsnort" Nelson
++JG2++ ~Richthofen~ XO
(Formerly VF-101 Grim Reapers~Rip1~Warbirds~)

"Opfer mussen gebracht werden"
— Otto Lilienthal

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blur · « **Reply #10 on:** February 21, 2000, 08:50:00 AM »

Vermillion, your tale of woe about an off night for a gang-banging, vultching, ROOKie brings tears to my eyes. I'm thinking of putting a hankie dispenser in my cockpit.

Rude · « **Reply #11 on:** February 21, 2000, 11:09:00 AM »

Gosh Guys.....I dont have a clue as to what you are talking about.....I dont ever die a stupid death.....

If that were only true

And Hang....next time you decide to taunt your pursuers....check your 12 buddy

Rude Out!

Ripsnort · « **Reply #12 on:** February 21, 2000, 11:15:00 AM »

Rude, Easy to say for a "One-plane" Pony driver

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Brian "Ripsnort" Nelson
++JG2++ ~Richthofen~ XO
(Formerly VF-101 Grim Reapers~Rip1~Warbirds~)

"Opfer mussen gebracht werden"
— Otto Lilienthal

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eagl · « **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2000, 07:45:00 PM »

I'll stick with soaring, thx

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eagl <squealing Pigs> BYA
Oink Oink To War!!!