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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: earl1937 on January 14, 2013, 09:54:57 AM
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:airplane: Guys, you really need to listen to what this man has to say about flying, both in real life and in Aces High! He is very experienced pilot, both in this game and real life! While there are no "seat of the pants" feelings in this game, there are a lot of visual clues, when used correctly, will enhance your experience in this great game. Having been a pilot myself from 1948 to 2012, both as a recreational pilot and professional pilot, (22,847 hours TT), I can attest to what he is saying in his posts! I have grounded myself in real life, although I have access to a Beech T-34, Beech Baron and Cessna 182, my left eye has gotten so bad, its like flying with one eye. I don't see myself as a "Wally Post",(think that was his name}, so common sense tells me, as much as I love flying, that it is time to hang it up! Listen to what Colombo is saying and I wish that AH would put him in the training corps, as he would be a great addition to this game. While,, because of the sight problem, I am not any good anymore in fighters, I am a pretty good bomber pilot and would be glad to help anyone who needs help with bombing and mission planing.
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Are you talking about 'colmbo'?
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That would ruin the fun of watching someone try to school him on planes he has flown in real life......but they haven't.
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That would ruin the fun of watching someone try to school him on planes he has flown in real life......but they haven't.
even funnier when someone will school him who has never flown :aok
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Are you talking about 'colmbo'?
:airplane: I might have gotten his AH call sign wrong, but I think everbody knows who I am talking about!
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earl,
As a noobie real life pilot, I agree with what you say about colmbo! I really enjoy reading his and your posts.
hanging up that headset for the last time must be a rough decision. You surely had some good times in 22,000 hours though. You're a good person for doing so. I know a few pilots who should no longer be flying but can't accept it.
By the way - need someone to exercise that Baron? Fun airplane! :)
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earl,
As a noobie real life pilot, I agree with what you say about colmbo! I really enjoy reading his and your posts.
hanging up that headset for the last time must be a rough decision. You surely had some good times in 22,000 hours though. You're a good person for doing so. I know a few pilots who should no longer be flying but can't accept it.
By the way - need someone to exercise that Baron? Fun airplane! :)
:airplane: All three aircraft belong to people in the health field, 2 doctors and a radiologist and I don't think they would appreciate me "bending" their aircraft on landing someday in stiff x-wind. I'll still ride along sometimes as safety pilot while working on instrument procedures, but no more PIC, solo! Besides, having a "blast" with Aces High! Just wish there was some way Hi Tech could figure out how to install clouds, thunderstorms and other weather related problems so some of these guys could "learn" about do's and don'ts around IFR conditions. I am not sure how many IFR rated pilots are in this game, not many I guess. Maybe someday they could have a arena for those type conditions, but I am a computer dumbie, so not sure what it would cost.
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The amount of credence and respect I give to colmbo's posts is inversely proportional to the amount of respect I have for posts by earl1937
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even funnier when someone will school him who has never flown :aok
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With all due respect earl, this is a game and on more than one occasion I have had discussions with Colmbo where his comparison of this game with real life suggested he fails to notice subtle but key points in those differences.
I have nothing but respect for his real life experience and he surely knows volumes more about aviation in general than I do. But we should not forget that this knowledge does not transfer into the digital realm flawlessly. Following any one proclaimed expert mindlessly is counter productive.
I will always assume that others are who they say they are until evidence otherwise starts to mount. as such, I respect your enormous aviation experience but I take issue with Colmbo's statements in the coordination thread you are referring to. Perhaps if I wanted other players to acquire faulty beliefs that capped their skill level at a point that I found abusable, I would just say nothing and not challenge the comments.
As someone so subtly pointed out as well, real life experience does not make one top dog in this game by any criteria nor is it an important issue but illustrates differences. I would love to see more players flying as Colmbo does, as if it were real. He is an accomplished professional pilot and he deserves respect for such but none of us are irreproachable.
<S> to both you and Colmbo, may you have the wisdom to have an open mind and a thick skin
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Not having read the thread being referred to(link?), Columbo was a head trainer in AW. He definitely knows sims as much as irl.
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:airplane: All three aircraft belong to people in the health field, 2 doctors and a radiologist and I don't think they would appreciate me "bending" their aircraft on landing someday in stiff x-wind. I'll still ride along sometimes as safety pilot while working on instrument procedures, but no more PIC, solo! Besides, having a "blast" with Aces High! Just wish there was some way Hi Tech could figure out how to install clouds, thunderstorms and other weather related problems so some of these guys could "learn" about do's and don'ts around IFR conditions. I am not sure how many IFR rated pilots are in this game, not many I guess. Maybe someday they could have a arena for those type conditions, but I am a computer dumbie, so not sure what it would cost.
there's a few IFR guys here -
working on the I.R. ticket myself. Having a blast with it so far...doing approaches is fun.
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Umm Earl...... A Radiologist is a doctor. Just saying.
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Umm Earl...... A Radiologist is a doctor. Just saying.
Right but it's a title earned beyond MD, and ET is old-school respect styles... :salute
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there's a few IFR guys here -
working on the I.R. ticket myself. Having a blast with it so far...doing approaches is fun.
:airplane: Just remember, the first order of business in IFR is: fly first, navigate second, then talk! Do it that way and you will have an enjoyable experience as an IFR rated pilot. Second order of business in IFR flying, the three things you cannot use in flying real aircraft, runway behind you, altitude above you and fuel left in that red truck on the ramp!!!
Third order of business, always have an "out", think ahead, worst time in the world to pratice emergency procedures is during a real emergency. Fourth rule of thumb, If you encounter "freezing rain", that water is coming from warmer air above you, so climb while you can. Fifth rule of thumb, be nice to ATC controllers, they are your best friend when in the pea soup!! Last, but not least, don't do any 'SCUD' running to try to get home, its much safer going IFR and if it is a "iffy" situation, don't GO!!!
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Right but it's a title earned beyond MD, and ET is old-school respect styles... :salute
Have no idea what you actually are trying to say. Except to confirm that a Rad. is a doctor.
So thanks for confirming what I already stated, not sure how I have gotten on in the past without your knowledgeable interjections.
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Have no idea what you actually are trying to say. Except to confirm that a Rad. is a doctor.
So thanks for confirming what I already stated, not sure how I have gotten on in the past without your knowledgeable interjections.
:airplane: I don't think he meant any disrespect sir and as for how I listed the 3 aircraft owners, I always acknowledge the additional training the "Rad" has, over the training a doctor receives. Again, I don't mean any disrespect to any of my 3 Friends who own the 3 aircraft, (they were all students of mine at one time), the "Rad" was quite a bit smarter than the 2 doctors, but they all 3 are very smart people, of whom, we need more like them in real life.
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Have no idea what you actually are trying to say. Except to confirm that a Rad. is a doctor.
So thanks for confirming what I already stated, not sure how I have gotten on in the past without your knowledgeable interjections.
Alright, Pavlov... here we go...
See... you stated that a Radiologist is a doctor... and you did so in a manner that seemed to imply that ET didn't already know this.
I tried to explain to you the reasoning behind ET referring to the Radiologist specifically by title is because it is a title earned over and above D.O. or M.D.
While a General is indeed an "officer", one generally refers to him/her as "General"... not "Officer".
Thanks for playing.
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I really enjoy reading posts both by Earl and Colmbo and feel privileged that we get to fly with them in Aces High.
Both of these guys have a lot time in some of the planes that are modelled here. That's very rare, a part of history, and I feel fortunate to hear things from their perspectives.
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I really enjoy reading posts both by Earl and Colmbo and feel privileged that we get to fly with them in Aces High.
Both of these guys have a lot time in some of the planes that are modelled here. That's very rare, a part of history, and I feel fortunate to hear things from their perspectives.
:salute
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Alright, Pavlov... here we go...
See... you stated that a Radiologist is a doctor... and you did so in a manner that seemed to imply that ET didn't already know this.
I tried to explain to you the reasoning behind ET referring to the Radiologist specifically by title is because it is a title earned over and above D.O. or M.D.
While a General is indeed an "officer", one generally refers to him/her as "General"... not "Officer".
Thanks for playing.
I would like to add that in most cases "sir" will not suffice with flag rank either. However, you may refer to them by their first names.......General or Admiral
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Both of these guys have a lot time in some of the planes that are modelled here. That's very rare, a part of history, and I feel fortunate to hear things from their perspectives.
Well said!!
Badboy
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While a General is indeed an "officer", one generally refers to him/her as "General"... not "Officer".
Hate to burst your bubble, but your experience with doctors must be fairly limited.
Your comparison here isn't relevant, since doctors are referred to as 'Doctor' in a professional environment regardless of what type of doctor they are. Cardiologists, Radiologists, Pathologists, Orthopedists, etc, are all just called 'Doctor'.
But please do feel free to intergect some more foundless drivel on this BBS as you see fit.
And as always,
Thanks for playing.