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Offline Grayeagle

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VR/DCS and the P-51D
« on: June 29, 2026, 10:40:21 AM »
Hiyadoin! Been away for a minute.

Coupla months ago my wife Kathy allowed me to delve into VR, wandered over to the Damned on Discord and Ren pointed me at DCS and there I found the P-51.

The *only* things missing from meatspace are the G-forces and the smell of AVgas and baked tarmac. I keep wanting to rest my arm on the canopy rail on taxi. Holodeck .. check!

Been flyin outta Biggin Hill at dawn, February, 1944. Loaded for bear with mk82's and HVAR's. I grab alt while headed over to Dunkirk to give the railyards there some lovin then strafe the nearby airfield and radar sites till I am outta everything then scoot back across the Channel for home.

When I figure out how to post screenshots yer in for some eye-candy.
Presently learning the bird. Figure to spend a few months in Mustang then the Spit, Me-109, Jug, Wulf,etc. eventually to the jets. -LOL- Yanno .. I spent years on the flightline werkin the F-4 .. got into the Heat Blur F4 in DCS and did not remember how to fire it up! -shakes head-

Enjoyin every minute of it :)
« Last Edit: June 29, 2026, 11:51:07 AM by Grayeagle »
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Re: VR/DCS and the P-51D
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2026, 10:49:58 AM »
Always good to hear from you.

I saw your fascination with DCS 51. Especially since you actually flew one.

Not fond of DCS and technical learning curve and the co$t for full detail and performance.

It’s still said AH VR is top shelf, the game looks so different.

Glad to cya check in tho, have fun.

« Last Edit: June 29, 2026, 10:53:04 AM by Animl-AW »
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Re: VR/DCS and the P-51D
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2026, 10:59:35 AM »
The Phantom II delivers.

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Re: VR/DCS and the P-51D
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2026, 11:10:53 AM »
LOL, thx dood :) Dweeb alert: How the heck do ya post an image? Got a nice .jpeg, 477kb in 800x320 .. ?  hmm .. hyperlink prolly best? -off to figure it out- .. wandering, again :)
« Last Edit: June 29, 2026, 11:14:59 AM by Grayeagle »
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Re: VR/DCS and the P-51D
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2026, 11:14:06 AM »
I use this to upload and then use the forum link created there.

https://postimages.org/
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Re: VR/DCS and the P-51D
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2026, 11:20:51 AM »
https://postimg.cc/gxdhPDhP  THANKS!! -grin- AK you rock dood :)
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Re: VR/DCS and the P-51D
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2026, 11:22:39 AM »
Flood gates open
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Re: VR/DCS and the P-51D
« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2026, 11:24:44 AM »
You can paste a thumbnail or the pic directly in the forum if you want.

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Re: VR/DCS and the P-51D
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2026, 11:25:27 AM »
BTW, this place does have a junkyard dog. He barks a lot but can't bite.
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Re: VR/DCS and the P-51D
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2026, 11:29:54 AM »
You get what you beg for.

In person you’d say nothing.

The biggest bbs troll and 2nd most on ignore list.

GE obviously doesn’t know better.

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Offline AKIron

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Re: VR/DCS and the P-51D
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2026, 11:33:53 AM »
I'll save ya some time GE, he barks at everything here not AH. DCS, IL-2, etc... are not prohibited here no matter what he says.
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Re: VR/DCS and the P-51D
« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2026, 11:35:56 AM »
BYW
GE knows me better than you do
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Re: VR/DCS and the P-51D
« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2026, 11:43:38 AM »
He is a class act former player.
He doesn’t post another sim in over 2009 threads.
Ma diff in former player types.

It nver was about not posting other sims, it was about how you guys did it, AKIron
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Re: VR/DCS and the P-51D
« Reply #13 on: June 29, 2026, 11:46:40 AM »
https://postimg.cc/JtrJgKj6 -grin- Enjoy the day doods .. they *are* numbered.
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Re: VR/DCS and the P-51D
« Reply #14 on: June 29, 2026, 11:50:10 AM »
https://postimg.cc/JtrJgKj6 -grin- Enjoy the day doods .. they *are* numbered.

You’ve always had that eye for good scenes. Made your paintings rock.
Great eye and pic.
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