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Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: rv6 on June 20, 2005, 08:55:26 AM
You ever dive into a furball, and have that "mad minute" when you must instantly assess the angles, closure speeds, distances, and TYPES of aircraft all around you?  (in a split second?)..

And then as your clicking through the view keys so fast that most non-AH flyers would just see a blur on the CRT, whil'st you are multi-processing at the speed of light?

And you often end up flying hard manuevers while looking out the rear view?  (and you've flown AH so long over the years, you can actually land a plane looking out the rear view?)

Yesterday, I'm driving through a major city intersection, with family in car..  Light turns Yellow, then RED, I stop..  instinctively glance at side-mirrors and rear view,,

Hear comes an old dude in a silver Benz barreling down while adjusting his radio dial.. (CH:200? Ha!)

I instinctively keep watching the rear-view,, and know the layout ahead.. no need to look forward (just like in AH!)

I'm in middle lane of 3, with car ahead of me..  I know that the old guy is going to look up and make his move (lock up brakes, & jink right or left).. I'll have less than a full second to tromp the gas pedal and crank the wheel.. in what ever direction he AINT going in.

In a literal blink of the eye, I see a car in rear right, slow speed, car in left, approaching hi speed,, and SCREEEEEECH!!  The guy jinks left! I go to WEP and accelerate right,, instantly jink back left, and in FRONT of the stopped car in front of me..  

The guy on the left (that I cut off) was timed perfectly NOT to hit, and the Benz, wheels smoking,, (an engine hit?), slides out into the intersection,, old fellow with his head in hands.

I did all this, while looking out the rear-view mirror!  Sheer instinct from countless wasted hours in being shot at in the hate filled skies of AH   LOL

THANK YOU HTC & ESPECIALLY ALL YOU WHO'VE HAMMERED ME IN THE 6 SO MANY TIMES BEFORE..  The training was priceless!


RV6
Title: Re: AH Saves lives..
Post by: SkyChimp on June 20, 2005, 09:04:10 AM
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Originally posted by rv6
You ever dive into a furball, and have that "mad minute" when you must instantly assess the angles, closure speeds, distances, and TYPES of aircraft all around you?  (in a split second?)..

And then as your clicking through the view keys so fast that most non-AH flyers would just see a blur on the CRT, whil'st you are multi-processing at the speed of light?

And you often end up flying hard manuevers while looking out the rear view?  (and you've flown AH so long over the years, you can actually land a plane looking out the rear view?)

Yesterday, I'm driving through a major city intersection, with family in car..  Light turns Yellow, then RED, I stop..  instinctively glance at side-mirrors and rear view,,

Hear comes an old dude in a silver Benz barreling down while adjusting his radio dial.. (CH:200? Ha!)

I instinctively keep watching the rear-view,, and know the layout ahead.. no need to look forward (just like in AH!)

I'm in middle lane of 3, with car ahead of me..  I know that the old guy is going to look up and make his move (lock up brakes, & jink right or left).. I'll have less than a full second to tromp the gas pedal and crank the wheel.. in what ever direction he AINT going in.

In a literal blink of the eye, I see a car in rear right, slow speed, car in left, approaching hi speed,, and SCREEEEEECH!!  The guy jinks left! I go to WEP and accelerate right,, instantly jink back left, and in FRONT of the stopped car in front of me..  

The guy on the left (that I cut off) was timed perfectly NOT to hit, and the Benz, wheels smoking,, (an engine hit?), slides out into the intersection,, old fellow with his head in hands.

I did all this, while looking out the rear-view mirror!  Sheer instinct from countless wasted hours in being shot at in the hate filled skies of AH   LOL

THANK YOU HTC & ESPECIALLY ALL YOU WHO'VE HAMMERED ME IN THE 6 SO MANY TIMES BEFORE..  The training was priceless!


RV6
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Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: Morpheus on June 20, 2005, 09:05:07 AM
lol

Good stuff.

Its funny. But when Mars and I were going through stalls and getting out of them, or putting a plane into a stall... It is almost exactly like it is in the game.

I will also shoot down other cars while using a dead bug or some sort of a spot on my windsheild. :D

Or lead turn the car infront of me as I get onto the highway in anticipation of the shot that will soon come.

NY City driving is also always a good furball.
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: dedalos on June 20, 2005, 09:36:20 AM
Bla bla bla bla, you are just lucky he was out of 20mm, and there is no way you would have been ablle to change your view this fast in RL :lol
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: Howitzer on June 20, 2005, 10:30:38 AM
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Originally posted by dedalos
Bla bla bla bla, you are just lucky he was out of 20mm, and there is no way you would have been ablle to change your view this fast in RL :lol


LOL, I was just going to say he should've reversed and opened up with the hispanos at d100  =P
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: Morpheus on June 20, 2005, 10:33:12 AM
At least he didnt try to HO.
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: 38ruk on June 20, 2005, 10:48:52 AM
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Originally posted by Morpheus

I will also shoot down other cars while using a dead bug or some sort of a spot on my windsheild. :D  



Thank god im not crazy , i thought i was the only one doing this LOL
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: dedalos on June 20, 2005, 11:03:24 AM
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Originally posted by 38ruk
Thank god im not crazy , i thought i was the only one doing this LOL


I keep looking for the zoom button and I am amaized at the FPS i get (with full grownd detail on)
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: slimm50 on June 20, 2005, 11:11:39 AM
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Originally posted by 38ruk
Thank god im not crazy , i thought i was the only one doing this LOL

You think just because Morph, or anyone else on this borad, does the same thing, you're NOT crazy?? lolol We're all at least a little nuts.
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: grmrpr on June 20, 2005, 11:18:32 AM
RV6-

Glad to see you and yours are safe..

GrmRpr
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: john9001 on June 20, 2005, 11:33:14 AM
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Originally posted by Morpheus

I will also shoot down other cars while using a dead bug or some sort of a spot on my windsheild. :D

.


i..ahh.. would like to confess....
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: grmrpr on June 20, 2005, 11:52:08 AM
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Originally posted by Morpheus


I will also shoot down other cars while using a dead bug or some sort of a spot on my windsheild. :D


So basically you just HO all bugs?

I bet they don't have the guts for a second pass!  (ohh bad!)

GrmRpr
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: Halo on June 20, 2005, 11:54:42 AM
Heh, yeah, really, Aces High ought to be mandatory in all drivers training classes.  Unbeatable situational awareness, and I've often thought of Aces High when navigating and dodging on real roads.
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: iKo on June 20, 2005, 12:23:24 PM
Click the pic than start ;)

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Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: dedalos on June 20, 2005, 12:31:43 PM
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Originally posted by grmrpr
RV6-

Glad to see you and yours are safe..

GrmRpr


Hey, aren't you driving a silver Benz?
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: frank3 on June 20, 2005, 12:38:03 PM
I would've looped :)
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: grmrpr on June 20, 2005, 12:40:23 PM
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Originally posted by dedalos
Hey, aren't you driving a silver Benz?


No I repainted it. It's black now.
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: dedalos on June 20, 2005, 12:45:03 PM
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Originally posted by grmrpr
No I repainted it. It's black now.


Yeah, after that move I would have painted it too, :p
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: frank3 on June 20, 2005, 12:45:53 PM
No no, police customsdid that :D
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: jaxxo on June 20, 2005, 02:33:23 PM
Mt sister wont let my brother in law and me ride up front together when Im home due to excessive AH lingo and bs'ing. One day she asked me what "ack" was, i told her and she called him and yelled at him. Apparently she asked him what his problem was in the car one day and he said "Ive got some annoying ack coming from my 3 0'clock coalt. (He told her it meant some mechanical trouble :P) She shutup and was listening for the "noise"..he said "oh its gone now...huh". I dont tell her any AH lingo anymore.
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: JB66 on June 20, 2005, 02:44:01 PM
Typical LW Benz...Boom and Zoom.  Glad you came out ok!!
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: WarRaidr on June 20, 2005, 04:01:33 PM
LOL sounds like an overshot vulch pass to me :rofl

glad to hear that nobody was hurt :aok
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: airbumba on June 20, 2005, 08:05:06 PM
I HO, in the winter when doing snow removal. when I'm changing factory sites I have to go on the road for a bit. Of coarse I'm driving a front end Loader with a 5 foot high and 18 foot wide plow, hehe. All the cars move? HO chickens.

If only that Deere would fly.

Glad you're all ok, .
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: hubsonfire on June 20, 2005, 09:08:09 PM
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Originally posted by JB66
Typical LW Benz...Boom and Zoom.


Damnit, that was gonna be my line.
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: 38ruk on June 21, 2005, 12:11:11 PM
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Originally posted by slimm50
You think just because Morph, or anyone else on this borad, does the same thing, you're NOT crazy?? lolol We're all at least a little nuts.


LOL thats very true , damn, back to my meds hehe 38
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: Anchor on June 21, 2005, 02:24:48 PM
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Originally posted by jaxxo
Mt sister wont let my brother in law and me ride up front together when Im home due to excessive AH lingo and bs'ing. One day she asked me what "ack" was, i told her and she called him and yelled at him. Apparently she asked him what his problem was in the car one day and he said "Ive got some annoying ack coming from my 3 0'clock coalt. (He told her it meant some mechanical trouble :P) She shutup and was listening for the "noise"..he said "oh its gone now...huh". I dont tell her any AH lingo anymore.



Hehe..I told my wife the other night to hit enter 3 times. She just looked at me like the idiot I am.

Jax, I'm glad your not my kinfolk. heheh
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: kj714 on June 21, 2005, 02:57:58 PM
Yeah me and Duchess trade check 6's a lot, it's kinda funny the look on other peoples faces as they wonder what the hecks going on.

Some of our neighbor's mimic us a bit in fun, cuz I guess with the windows open they can hear "check 6, LA7, check 6", "Acks up", some of them know the lingo having never seen the game.

SA is good to have, in the game, in the car, on the bike, at the bar, wherever.......
Title: AH Saves lives..
Post by: iKo on June 21, 2005, 04:00:09 PM
My kids keep asking me why I am telling people to spit on them lol
Spit on you spit on you break left 8)
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Post by: frank3 on June 21, 2005, 06:49:52 PM
9 out of 10 people I ask, don't know the game here...

very enerving...