I think Ace of penguins is exactly the type of person I'd like to hire! Good man.

Haha what am I being hired for? :P Currently I pay for my sims by working in IT and fixing computers for a university.

Wholeheartedly agree. As someone in my (late) 20s, I grew up with flight sims of the early 90s (I'm thankful I was raised right) Kids today do not have the attention span for anything close to WoFF, which is really a shame; the more you put into this sim, the more it gives back. Couple short attention spans with a general lack of interest in anything history (WWI, WW2 or what have you), and it's easy to see why the Call of Dooty 10s sell like hotcakes. Mindless entertainment for the drones.

Slightly off-topic, but still relevant to what I said above:

A few years back in college I had signed up for a US Civil War history course. On the first day the professor went over the syllabus with the class. While he explained that the course would focus on the military campaigns of the North and South, a girl sitting next to me leaned over and asked, "we had a civil war?".


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Give them time - the good things with a depth like "Wings over Flanders Fields" are rather something for the more mature people;
not the sensation-junk-food for teenies, I would think. But we all get older, and so there might be a good chance...


The way time is healing all wounds, I suppose.
Unfortunately it also makes us often repeat all the mistakes that had already been made before...

Way to put a nice spin on it Olham!
I am often shocked how basic, world changing, historical events are unknown to a lot of people.
And it seems the younger they are the more "ignorant" they are about anything - from modern events to epic history - though I have seen the rare older folks who make my jaw drop when history is discussed.
Actually kind of depressing especially when I think of the lives, blood, and treasure, expended to make sure these fools are able, and willing(!) to post what they had for breakfast on Twitter/Facebook like its a big deal courtesy of the sacrifice of others. I really wonder what this country will be like in 100 years. I fear for my children frankly...

Duke, this is pretty much what an ancient Roman (forgot which one) said about the youth of Rome.
That was ca. 2000 years ago - and the world is still there.
So don't worry!


EDIT: ...though you might argue, that the Roman Empire actually DID have a deep fall...

Yes it seems it is always thus, Olham.

Just did a mission and A flight flew top cover the whole patrol,then they flew back and landed at same time as B flight.The whole time I was in landing pattern I was thinking oh dam this is notgonna go well but instead the planes alll flew nicely and landed together.The squad leader of A flight actually passed all of us in B flight in the landing pattern due to his faster EIV.WTF?

In my British Centenary DID pilot I've seen 'A' flight actually do something once and that's flying since June 1.

Maybe its best to just not say A flight will provide top cover?

As it is now "A flight " needs to be removed! In all of my years of this game ,I have NEVER seen A flight do any thing to help my flight.

All of us could use the FPS gained by A flight's removal.

Well, my Experience is otherwise...
Most of us use the "Skip-Waypoint-Function", when it comes to the Point of circling right into the Stratosphere or to avoid Waypoints, that are not in a more or less straight Line to the Target Area.
If one sticks to the Waypoints, A-Flight is usually in your direct Proximity... and the Rest is up to the individual AI-Characters. Some might help you, others won't, some may even start the Confrontation or go Hunting by themselves... and others might simply run away...

I never get support. The only way is to 'force' it when I'm 'lucky' enough to be chased by enemy and everyone else is in a landing pattern so that I can fly right through them and cause a melee!

^This. I will follow, or not follow the waypoints depending on whether I want A Flight's assistance or not.

Lederhosen, everything is going right for you because I never get help. I guess it's just sort of random whether they help or not.

Today was another good escort thingy.

I had 6 DV's as escort.
One lone Spad 13, much lower, decided to have a go. When the Spad reached co-alt one and only one DV broke off to engage.
I watched the fight and the Spad quickly got on the tail of the DV. Now here's the nice part. Another DV broke off to help his friend.
The fight was quite sharp and went all the way down to floor level. End result....no one was shot down and the 3 scouts went home. The rest of the escort stayed with me till it was bye bye time.

Great example for an interesting, "human" AI, Lederhosen!
Thanx for sharing!