Docking certain aircraft in certain arena maps

[JOACH1M]

You and your avatar are a match made in heaven.

[coombz]

Funny that he doesn't connect #2 and #3 

[321BAR]

and now for some entertainment based on the hilarity of this thread

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMWi7CLoZ2Q

[Rino]

     There was a reason the 8th air force needed long range escort fighters. 

[earl1937]

Of all the millions of times folks complained about runways in this game ("too short!" "I should land safely anywhere!" "I got a ditch but 1 of my gear was on it!")

I don't think once has anybody ever said they are hard to spot or that they blend in with the terrain underneath them...

Are you talking about the same thing we are?

Here's a runway:

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You can pretty much see it from 30,000 feet.

One of the things no one is considering is the fact that we are looking at a 2 dimentional view, rather than a 3 dimentional view as in real life..I have been flying since 1948 and flown all over this world..yes, many military fields did not have markings, for security reasons, but that doesn't apply in AH

[earl1937]

A simple solution is to just fly a proper landing pattern. If you cross over the center of the field (at 1000 feet agl) you spot the runway you like and turn for your downwind leg.

You know, like real pilots do (and did in World War 2).

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appreciate the diagram and advice, have 22,956 hours total flight when I retired, about 5500 as CFI, IFI, MEL, Type in DC3,6 and 7, 935 hrs B29, 456 in 51K, I think I know what I am doing..Wait until your eyes are 77 years old, then lets see how good you see...Hope yours will be better than mine are now.LOL

[FLS]

Looks like two similar posts got merged.

You have some impressive hours Earl. That's a P-51K you have 456 hours in?

As others have mentioned you can't expect Allies vs Axis in the main arena. There is an AvA arena for that and the low numbers in that arena suggests that the same settings in the LWA would not be a good idea. The best place to fly historically, in my opinion, is in the scenarios. The AvA is also good if you can get enough people in there.

Runways are hard to see in certain conditions. Other than making sure your monitor is properly calibrated I don't know what else you can do except line up when you're still high enough to see the runway.