FA/18 - Iraqi thingy

External Since: Jun 23, 2003 Posts: 151

Michael Emrys wrote:

> in article botpeg$j9s$1@panix5.panix.com, Paul Frankenstein at X RemoveThis @x.x wrote
> on 11/12/03 9:08 AM:
>
>
>>And while we can pile as much as we want on the realism of the sim, ya gotta
>>admit that it was a barrel of fun to fly.
>
>
> I don't know about that. In the last iteration, I thought the radar was
> APITA to operate. Anyway, A-10 was more fun. Now if they had only put ABs on
> that baby...
>
> Michael
>

Just like in the real worl, you have to come up with a radar management
plan/doctrine. Havine a full HOTAS set up helps, since that's the way
it was designed to operate.

Got to fly a genuine A-10 sim during a tour at Wright-Pat once...now
THAT was a blast...

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- Rufus

External Since: Nov 25, 2003 Posts: 240

In article <BBD72B98.1A479%emrys@olypen.com>,
Michael Emrys <emrys.DeleteThis@olypen.com> wrote:

  > > Yeah - I know an F/A-18 pilot that flew an entire SAR CAP mission on a
  > > single engine over Afghanistan...with a full combat load. You can't
  > > even maintain altitude on a single engine in Hornet Korea.
>
> Right. Now I remember that was one of the things that outraged me.

-A model...?

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He took a duck in the face at two hundred and fifty knots.