Author Topic: Need advice on training Squadies (Read 986 times)

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #30 on:** July 24, 2003, 08:56:41 PM »

You should be thankful you have a guy in your squadron that just wants to have fun and isn't all caught up in the rank/score hype.

You should also ask him if he wants to improve or if he's just happy to do what he's doing. Don't force him into something that just might end up stopping the fun factor for him.

But if he does want to learn, have him read Fletchman's lectures on Situational Awarness since that seems to be your squad mates major hurdle to over come. Once you teach him situational awarness, everything else will become easier for him to learn.

Have him check the roster to see if I'm up and I'll be more than happy to take him to the TA or DA and teach him some stuff. But beware, he might become another P-38 dweeb afterwards.

Ack-Ack

TheManx · « **Reply #31 on:** July 25, 2003, 12:21:23 AM »

Training a squaddie so he can add to the squad rank is never a good idea. However, if you're training him so that he can better enjoy the game (ie. he wants to learn, and enjoys that aspect of the game) try and single out good players in the game who fly the planes he wants to try, and get them to send in films. In the past I've posted films of dogfights on our squad forums to show different things, and watching them is purely voluntary for squaddies. Give the guy a venue to learn, and allow him to make the decisions on how he wants to enjoy himself while playing it.

Roscoroo · « **Reply #32 on:** July 25, 2003, 01:52:42 AM »

Wide wide wide..... hey put him in a spit 9 ,its still the most forgiveable plane in the game , you grab a spit 5 . start him with the continuous turns following you til the plane stalls .. do that over and over til he learns when and how to keep it from stalling.
Them work him hard with the HO merge with the immelman in it . and have him keep your plane in site at all times . (beshure bolth of you films it , then send him your films .)
trade planes with him after he gets a good feel for the spit 9.
He should wake up in a spit 5 and really start to get the hang of it in a few weeks.
Remember your skills are 100 times what his are . so try to keep your acm moves simple and predictable for him.Teach him to use the short blast instead of the spray and pray, Turning off tracers helps alot .

I'd spend the time training him in H2H land if he wants... I cant afford the MA until all my fire bills are paid off at this time ( eta Xmas at the latest then I'll be back ) Email me at Roscoroo@hotmail.com

~~P.s im having a headache with the Ghost BBS at this time (it may work again after i go back to win98)~~

Ghosth · « **Reply #33 on:** July 25, 2003, 07:54:43 AM »

Wide This one is right up my alley.

I had a blind guy flying once who managed to take off, fly around, and do a good landing.

Course I helped talk him through it, but he had a ball.

billj69@btinet.net

mosgood · « **Reply #34 on:** July 25, 2003, 02:00:59 PM »

I don't think Wide ever said that he wants to help the guy just to make his squad score look better. It sounded to me that he mentioned the squadies score just to give an idea of what level he is at?

Maybe he just wanted advice on giving the guy a hand.....

muckmaw · « **Reply #35 on:** July 25, 2003, 03:05:18 PM »

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Originally posted by Ghosth
Wide This one is right up my alley.

I had a blind guy flying once who managed to take off, fly around, and do a good landing.

Course I helped talk him through it, but he had a ball.

billj69@btinet.net

Wide-

Trying not to hijack here.

If you need an agressor pilot to help in the TA, I'd be happy to do it.

Meanwhile, there's a great airshow in Schenectady Aug 23-24th. I'm going up with the family. Any interest?

http://www.esamairshow.com/