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Offline Mister Fork

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Wind sock
« on: January 11, 2010, 10:58:28 AM »
Can we please have a wind socks outside hangars and at the end of every runway?  The AvA often has cross-winds and it would be nice to know which way the wind is blowing when we land.

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Re: Wind sock
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2010, 11:18:39 AM »
Could we know A little more history on this subject, please..

How many were made? How many squadrons used them? How successful was it to the war cause? How many kills did it get credited for?


Come on man think! :furious
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Re: Wind sock
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2010, 11:41:04 AM »
LMFAO

Quote from: Flipperk on January 11, 2010, 11:18:39 AM
Could we know A little more history on this subject, please..

How many were made? How many squadrons used them? How successful was it to the war cause? How many kills did it get credited for?


Come on man think! :furious
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Re: Wind sock
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2010, 12:38:15 PM »
Quote from: Mister Fork on January 11, 2010, 10:58:28 AM
Can we please have a wind socks outside hangars and at the end of every runway?  The AvA often has cross-winds and it would be nice to know which way the wind is blowing when we land.

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Doesn't the clip board map show wind direction?


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Re: Wind sock
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2010, 12:40:05 PM »
Here's a nice one!
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Re: Wind sock
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2010, 01:14:12 PM »
It does, but the Forker is asking for a visual on the field.  It does make sense as I rarely have the e6B open for landing.

Quote from: Ack-Ack on January 11, 2010, 12:38:15 PM
Doesn't the clip board map show wind direction?


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Re: Wind sock
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2010, 01:33:03 PM »
Quote from: LLogann on January 11, 2010, 01:14:12 PM
It does, but the Forker is asking for a visual on the field.  It does make sense as I rarely have the e6B open for landing.


don't need the E6B open for landing, on the map itself the wind direction is shown by an arrow.  At least there used to be an arrow on the top right hand corner that showed wind direction. 


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Re: Wind sock
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2010, 01:35:17 PM »
Quote from: LLogann on January 11, 2010, 01:14:12 PM
It does, but the Forker is asking for a visual on the field.  It does make sense as I rarely have the e6B open for landing.

Oh, u guys are fuuuunnnniiiieee.... 



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Re: Wind sock
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2010, 02:07:08 PM »
Quote from: Ack-Ack on January 11, 2010, 01:33:03 PM
don't need the E6B open for landing, on the map itself the wind direction is shown by an arrow.  At least there used to be an arrow on the top right hand corner that showed wind direction. 


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Yep and it gets kinda cluttered when you have a few wind layers.
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Re: Wind sock
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2010, 03:39:22 PM »
Would be cool just for a visual aspect and historical accuracy...
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Re: Wind sock
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2010, 05:26:14 PM »
Quote from: Spikes on January 11, 2010, 03:39:22 PM
Would be cool just for a visual aspect and historical accuracy...

I agree.  Partly, the wind display on the CBM is difficult to use as each layer is stacked on top of the other, and it gets somewhat confusing to discern which arrow is for what.  Second, it would add a little eye candy.  Obviously not something that will get used in the MA, but the AvA and SEA would be able to take advantage of it regularly.
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Re: Wind sock
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2010, 05:38:57 PM »
Not the wind sock thing again.  Are you a spy from the RoF forums?
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Re: Wind sock
« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2010, 07:31:45 PM »
Doubt you'd be able to see it unless max zoomed in on a very tiny object in a very specific part of the field. By the time you saw it you'd already be landing (and it would be too late to help).

Remember, in real life you can see a lot of things that a mere game cannot hope to replicate. Real life you can see the swirls and sways of the grass itself as a cue, dust blowing, can "feel" the plane drift under you, etc...
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Re: Wind sock
« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2010, 07:49:17 PM »
Quote from: Ack-Ack on January 11, 2010, 01:33:03 PM
don't need the E6B open for landing, on the map itself the wind direction is shown by an arrow.  At least there used to be an arrow on the top right hand corner that showed wind direction. 


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Re: Wind sock
« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2010, 09:23:19 PM »
I think it would be cool to have Wind Socks in game.  Nice Idea  :aok
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