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#4487598 - 08/26/19 09:37 PM Night Flying Tips  
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I've started flying WOFF again after a couple years out of the cockpit, I seem to be getting a lot of night flights (RFC SQDN 20 in England 1915). I cant see a bloody thing besides glare off my monitor, I fear even if I waited til the dead of night to fly to minimize glare it wouldn't help too much. Any tips on night flying and not crashing in to something?

#4487601 - 08/26/19 10:35 PM Re: Night Flying Tips [Re: hootowl]  
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hootowl, if you can close the drapes and turn off the lights in your flying room that is the best way to go about it, (or wait until the dead of night as you've noted). You really will need it to be as dark as possible in your RL environment as the only other option is to crank up the brightness on your monitor. I personally don't like doing the latter at all. I am fortunate in that my little flying room only has two small windows on which I've install nice, thick shades. When I am assigned a night mission I simply close the shades, turn off the light, and shut the door and I am there. Love flying night missions that way, it is VERY immersive.

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#4487605 - 08/26/19 11:05 PM Re: Night Flying Tips [Re: hootowl]  
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Lou, that is an incredible flying room/Museum collection/Great War library! I feel the need to start playing to lottery so I can create a space half as amazing as that!

#4487608 - 08/26/19 11:20 PM Re: Night Flying Tips [Re: hootowl]  
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Thanks hootowl, it has been a labor of love. And only about 30 years in the making. smile2

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#4487676 - 08/27/19 05:10 PM Re: Night Flying Tips [Re: hootowl]  
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Or you can change the mission's starting time. Each time you click on this button the starting time is delayed by one hour.

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#4487684 - 08/27/19 05:58 PM Re: Night Flying Tips [Re: hootowl]  
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Or you can use Mission Editor and set take off time as you wish ;-).

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