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#4277248 - 07/08/16 02:39 PM
Re: Flying Real or Full Real
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Olham
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...some days I come home to one I don't know.
That's normal, Mark - women seem to have "tidal emotions". When there is a low tide or a spring tide, then it is the duty of us men, to try to make them feel so, that they can recognise themselves again (...and we too...). I said it's 'normal' - didn't say it's 'easy'... 
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Member of the 'Albatros Aviators Club' - "We know how to die with Style!"
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#4277419 - 07/08/16 09:47 PM
Re: Flying Real or Full Real
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Stache
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Well I have to admit, I do not fly full real.
When I first started nine (9) months ago I needed all the aids possible and was darn glad the options were there to lead me along the way.
Now I am starting to turn stuff off though I usually "cheat" somewhere along the flight.
Still I find WOFF to be extremely challenging and with more than enough immersive to suit my immediate needs.
Nice that I will still have room to grow into it...
I use TC a lot.
I use labels off / on, though starting to use dots more often.
I try to use the HUD only when landing (Speed, Compass, Altitude)
I still like that darn bracketing - though I do not use the cone.
I use the TAC when leading a mission just to keep track of everyone.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. A. Einstein
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#4278043 - 07/11/16 07:34 AM
Re: Flying Real or Full Real
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Olham
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There is one thing I really miss but unfortunately it was a "once in a lifetime experience."
I used to fly with a lot of aids - or more properly I wasn't afraid to pull them up if needed.
Then one day - after doing a lot of reading on first person pilot accounts - plus some friendly badgering from Lou and others - I decided the heck with them all (except the map) - and removed all their settings from my joystick.
I will never forget how cool that first flight was knowing I had no aids and couldn't pull them up even if I wanted too - it really felt as close as I will get to being a real WW1 pilot. Another interesting side-feeling was how "alone" I felt even in formation and that I was really "on my own here" and I better keep my head on a swivel if I wanted to avoid becoming another grim statistic.
Unfortunately as I have gotten used to no aids that feeling passed and now I am a jaded veteran I suppose.
Hehe...all sounds a little weird perhaps but it was really cool. Wish I could have that "first time" feeling on every flight!  know just what you mean. Yes, I also - well described, Duke!
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#4278073 - 07/11/16 10:57 AM
Re: Flying Real or Full Real
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Beanie
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My introduction to real flying 'DiD, was as a result of discussions between RAF, Olham and Widowmaker - as well as Siggie's DiD campaign many moons ago. It was a change that, I was please that I made. Although I will not forget the terror of my first flight - I kept telling myself it was only a sim, and yet felling that every action I took could result in the untimely death of my pilot, made me have so much more understanding and respect for those that did it for real!
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#4278234 - 07/11/16 07:16 PM
Re: Flying Real or Full Real
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MFair
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Full real here as well. I try to be very strict on not using any aids at all, even avoiding subtle cheats like switching to 'gunsight' view when shooting or 'zooming' to see a far away object.
One 'cheat' I do allow myself regards the blip switch when flying rotaries ... for me it's too annoying during cruising so I only blip when dogfighting and landing. When cruising, I cheat and use the throttle slider and just pretend I am blipping the whole time.
One amazing benefit of full real is that you don't need to memorize a lot of commands and buttons. You simply look with TrackIR and you fly with the joystick. No need for 'cntrl-alt-this' and 'cntrl-shift-that'. So simple.
Well I would not expect anything else from you Scout. Your posts were one of the main reasons I started flying that way. As others have stated, I wish we could get back that 1st time "alone and terrified" feeling again. But then again, there are a lot of 1st time experiences I wish could be relived. Some not!
Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear or a fool from either end.
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Exodus
by RedOneAlpha. 04/18/24 05:46 PM
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