Not sure saying 'back in the day' is the correct answer but........... I learned in MacAW..... there were guys like Ren, Fool, Columbo, Pars and others who were awesome in acm. More importantly, they would take you aside and teach you. Yep, we were really just a bunch of OLD guys who loved the history of airplanes and the ART of dogfighting. Yes, sometimes our online bills reached the 700 dollar mark and beyond per month....not mine.....just $400
. Today? the advent of eye candy bang bang shoot em up games have become the norm. The history lesson has given way to an arcade game. If you want to keep history and realism (to the best we can achieve) grab a new guy and help them..... don't be a smartass and play the typical type alt f4 crap. You old guys know who you are.... I'm guilty too of not helping enough but will try better in the future. Who's in?
My $0.02
Coach