Soppy, always good to see a familiar face around. Like you, real life GREATLY impedes my WOFF time. But I make up for it somewhat just by hanging out here.

I agree with you about WOFF. I still have a "throwaway" pilot running observation missions in 1915, and just flying in formation and getting back home is like, "How in God's green earth did these guys do this?" If I didn't have a flight leader I'd have a pretty slim chance of ever finding my way home - I'm trying to stay completely without aids, just me & the screen, and I have yet to print out any of RAF_Louvert's splendid maps.

I've tried a few quick combats here and there; and for the sake of my brother-in-law, I once had an impetuous and headstrong young German pilot, Rex von Schnapps, abscond with the Red Baron's triplane for a joyride ("If that idiot so much as scratches my plane, I'll break his neck!" sputtered the Baron from the ground...), but no real combat yet.

Still, as you say, it's a truly immersive environment, and very beautiful as well. I've said before here that I've never had a sim that gave me a real sense of altitude - I went into a steep bank once, looked down into the turn and drew back with a "Whoa!" And those skies! As close as I've ever been to being aloft on a 2D screen! And when I "get back" from a mission, I'm tired! I sense, to some limited degree at least, what it must have been like. At least I'm not freezing and covered with castor oil... or bleeding...

Good to "see" you again, keep plugging on that degree! (and WOFFing!)

HumanDrone, I highly recommend Lou's maps. Very detailed (as well they should be with all the work he put into them, thanx again, Lou), right down to treelines. Coupled with a few familiarization QC's at a new drome (which must have been done IRL) and then with only a basic idea of the direction you went parallel with the lines you can find your way home without aids, even as flight leader. Usually my first familiarization flight focusses on landmarks around the airfield and on a direct line to and from the front including the lines directly opposite my field. That way if I ever get "disoriented" (I never get "lost" ) I simply fly along the lines until I recognize something and I'm right back on track.

Yes, welcome back Capt'n! Long time no hear from! What ever you do, get Lou's maps from the official WOFF site and while your at it, get the JSGME mods Lou created for Boistrancourt and Bray Dunes. They will be an amazing experience once you fly over them. Also Bray Dunes has special night lighting for the runway which is worth seeing if you fly a night mission there.

Cheers mate!

I agree Capt! Great sim and I am happy to be back but must say that I am getting my ass handed to me.Two Fokker EII careers ended by death so far and I come to realize how rusty I have gotten.Where before I was in tune with the oddity of the plane itself and the focus needed for situational awareness I am now like a total rookie.Getting killed now for the one thing that I know you should never do in air combat,that being target fixation.I lost my ability to think survival and instead latch on to enemy plane situated in front of me and disregard everything else.Thank the gods I have unlimited lives and can practice this mindset of combat...LOL

Holy moly!!!! Just ended my third career by death! Enjoying being lost to the WOFF world while in the most atmospheric landing pattern with my squadron and then I was jumped by an N11. Lost aileron control and tried my hardest to keep her level but down she went.I gotta agree with OP that the challenge of just staying alive is excellent in WOFF and adds to the excitement as I love being challenged.

That said,I must say that the constant loss of control function seems off.If I remember correct the devs said that due to the Eindecker wing its very vulnerable to wing failure and hard to fix?

Wolfstriked, you need to try Oldhat's DM mod. It is supposed to adjust the Eindecker's DM.

Banjoman,I tried his DM but I still had lots of control failures.Plus it was so hard to install I gave up.Any chance Oldhat made an easy installer?

Don't know about an easy installer. I haven't tried his DM mod, but I might when my Centenary DID German pilot receives a Fokker.

I read the DM thread again last night and its still the same installer.Also,he writes that the Eindecker family have something odd where even high damage threshold and the controls still go quickly.

I do appreciate the advice! Now we have a nice 44" drafting plotter here at work... wonder what the boss will think when he sees Lou's maps rolling off of it!

Yeah, I agree, they must have taken familiarization flights. Criminee, I've flown out of Pittsburgh hundreds of times and I've lived here all my life, and and that's about the only place I'd go up on a clear day with just a compass and a road map.

Thanks again!

Capt. , I remember you from long ago. Good to have you back!

Not many here with a "03" join date!