Phil is starting to warm up nicely, looks like he is finally ready to get in the game.

Looks like Phil is getting to be a regular Daniel Boone with that Lewis.
Did some QC testing some things out (more on that maybe later) and got plenty of opportunity to watch the observer animations for a long while in multiple combats.
Pretty amazing job by OBD as they actually turn, crouch, etc trying to get a bead on the enemy.

Yeah, I'm startin' to get the hang of this two-seater business...

Shot of my SE pilot chasing a DRI with my new system. Love it



And Landing back at base.

Super pics

Fly in the right spot and you'll easily drop scores of Fokkers in that Fee

MFair, did you get a new computer? Do tell more....

Mudwasp,yes I did. My other machine would not run the enhanced shaders no matter what I did, and I did plenty! Would still get random crashes. I talked to a company, Jetline Systems, which builds flight sim computers. Made a deal with them and then sold my old machine to my brother. Came out pretty even.

The one thing I liked about Jetline is that they build the computer, install all the software, and test fly it until it is right. Once it arrived at my house, I plugged it in, programmed my stick buttons and off I went! I am a computer idiot so this was right down my alley!

Jetline Hellfire GT2
ASRock Z97 Professional
Intel Core i7 470k Quad Core CPU 4.6GHz O/C
16GB Trident X DDR3 SDRAM 2133MHz
500GB Samsung 840 EVO Solid State Drive
4GB Nvidia GForce GTX 980
650 Watt Corsair RM Power Supply
50" HD TV for monitor

If all that tells you anything, you know more than me. All I know is that it works. If I would have spent the time doing what I know how to do that I spent trying to get my old machine to work, I could have bought 10 of them. But I did learn a bit so what the hey.

That is sweet, what kind of cooling did they go with...fans, radiator...?

I built this one back in the late winter/early spring of 2013. Spent much time researching and shopping the parts. I was worried it might explode...but all went well.

I goggled it, very nice, even found youtubes.

Corsair Hydro Series H80i Liquid Cooling. That tells my dumbass its radiator.

yep, me too

It seems more appropriate that I carry over my new career pilot that starts out with 30 training hours to this thread.

Crossing the channel was not hard... it was nearly impossible!!!

Disclaimer: the pictures are dark and unclear... exactly what I was seeing while flying.

I decided to start from Dover at 6am (28 March 1917), so cranked up QC and here is what I got....



I forgot to take the screenshot while I was parked because I was confused in deciding if I should continue or restart...

Crossing the channel in these conditions with only a compass, you can imagine my relief when I finally spotted a glimpse of land.... don't tell me you can't see it, too!




Terra Nova, Hurrah!





Flew around a few times to make certain that I was actually looking at a base... and of course to spot the fences.





How do you spell relief... F U R N E S! Finally, home sweet home.

Lederhosen, where did you get that journal and how do you type entries into the journal?

I found that one way long ago. I used the paint thingy that comes with windows (I think). If you want a blank let me know.

Yes, please. That would be a wonderful way of keeping a journal.

That was a heck of a flight OldHat!
Nice work getting down in one piece.

Thanks Duke.

I've setup my missions to almost play out like it is recorded in the book A history of No 10 Squadron RNAS in WW1 by Mike Westrop. So, April - Mid May 1917 seemed to be mostly short-long training flights (11 - 45 minutes) and some Coastal Defense Patrols as far east as Zeebrugge. There were only very few escort missions mostly to bomb railyards and a couple of enemy aerodrome raids. There should not be that much going on, so, I'm hoping it stays quiet and the 5 weeks pass by quick until the squadron transfers.

Lederhosen;

Very enjoyable read Sir. Many thanks!

OldHat, get some night goggles!! Geez what a mission!

Well, my first dogfight after 40 hours...




I did manage to make his engine stop....so, I let him go.




While looking for my mates, I get ambushed by two other EA. I managed to escape and land near a town on our side, but got overspeed damage in the process.