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Title: Who's flying what?
Post by: nonaste on August 24, 2008, 06:49:19 PM
Is there a way to tell what  aircraft the other pilots are flying in an online arena?  I like to know what I'm up against prior to an engagement.
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: Yenny on August 24, 2008, 06:50:25 PM
Usually, NO!
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: Motherland on August 24, 2008, 06:58:47 PM
Only if you ask them.
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: Masherbrum on August 24, 2008, 07:09:05 PM
Is there a way to tell what  aircraft the other pilots are flying in an online arena?  I like to know what I'm up against prior to an engagement.

Eight times out of 10 I know who I am up against.   
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: dedalos on August 24, 2008, 07:24:46 PM
Eight times out of 10 I know who I am up against.   

That means you are very familiar with the stiles of about 4,000 to 5,000 people  ;)
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: BMathis on August 24, 2008, 07:45:01 PM
Is there a way to tell what  aircraft the other pilots are flying in an online arena?  I like to know what I'm up against prior to an engagement.
If you're not seeing a red ICON that says "F4U" or "TYPH" etc, then press Alt+I and cycle through icons... Watch out for the ones that say "FLAK"; They bite  :aok
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: Masherbrum on August 24, 2008, 08:22:43 PM
That means you are very familiar with the stiles of about 4,000 to 5,000 people  ;)

Probably that in 6 years of playing.   Even folks that don't play anymore, now I know why my wife hates my photographic memory.   
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: killnu on August 24, 2008, 09:05:28 PM
I will be in a 109.
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: Banshee7 on August 24, 2008, 09:14:21 PM
You'll never know what i'm in...i change up frequently....but 7/10 times im in a P38
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: Monty405 on August 24, 2008, 09:15:02 PM
other then icons when your in range no, thought the majoring tend to gravitate towards spitXVI, la7s, n1ks, p51s
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: Redlegs on August 24, 2008, 09:17:18 PM
I fly a lot of different things. Basically it's whatever I'm in the mood for. But I always come back to the P47, P38, P51.
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: crockett on August 24, 2008, 09:31:06 PM
Is there a way to tell what  aircraft the other pilots are flying in an online arena?  I like to know what I'm up against prior to an engagement.

Soon as you see their icon you know what they are flying.  :D
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: scot12b on August 24, 2008, 09:41:00 PM
(http://personal.inet.fi/cool/goauldqueen/how/stargate6.gif) that`s me
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: Masherbrum on August 24, 2008, 09:41:37 PM
But I'm usually in a Ki-61.
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: Monty405 on August 24, 2008, 09:50:31 PM
109f, represent!!
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: Zazen13 on August 24, 2008, 10:39:11 PM
Film your fights, especially when you see the person doing something you'd like to review later or to review your own performance more objectively. If you're not filming and someone did something interesting always ask who he was either on 200 or the guy who killed him or was killed by him. Pretty soon, if you do those things, you'll get a good idea of who's in what, the dangerous ones anyway. I can recognize most of the better sticks by their behavior, style and plane after the first turn or so.
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: killrDan on August 24, 2008, 10:41:41 PM
im in the A6mb5 at about 15 outa 20 times  :lol
               
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: BoilerDown on August 24, 2008, 10:42:30 PM
When you see this, you're about to shoot me down:

http://www.wowfashion.org/images/BoilYak.jpg
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: nonaste on August 24, 2008, 11:06:03 PM
Film your fights, especially when you see the person doing something you'd like to review later or to review your own performance more objectively. If you're not filming and someone did something interesting always ask who he was either on 200 or the guy who killed him or was killed by him. Pretty soon, if you do those things, you'll get a good idea of who's in what, the dangerous ones anyway. I can recognize most of the better sticks by their behavior, style and plane after the first turn or so.

200?  New to game.  Know that's some kinda channel.  Please clarify. Thanks.
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: Zazen13 on August 24, 2008, 11:14:21 PM
200?  New to game.  Know that's some kinda channel.  Please clarify. Thanks.

Channel 200 is the common chat channel, you can chat with all players tuned to it, no matter which country they are on they can hear you and talk to you. You will have to use one of your radio "dials" and type it in there to see everyone's chat on it.

So, if you just had an interesting fight with a Pony you can say on channel 200, "Who was the low Knight Pony at A1 that was fighting a SpitIX".
Title: Re: Who's flying what?
Post by: nonaste on August 25, 2008, 07:07:50 AM
Thanks.