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Rufus

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(Msg. 16) Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 11:05 pm
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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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(Msg. 17) Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 8:27 am
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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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Michael Emrys

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(Msg. 18) Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 8:27 am
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in article dano45-672533.21271012112003 DeleteThis @news.verizon.net, dano at
dano45 DeleteThis @spamcop.net wrote on 11/12/03 9:27 PM:

 > 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...?

Sorry? Come again?

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Tom Cervo

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(Msg. 19) Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 6:13 pm
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 >Despite Graphsim's rather eccentric flight and missile dynamics model,
 >and this games' rather tasteless subject Hornet was a lot of fun. I'm
 >rather looking forward to its release - at last, a fast jet combat
 >simulator for OS X.

Speaking from the dark side, it's HK with a graphics upgrade. It looks great.
The pdf manual essentially reprints "Pooch" Putze's Handbook, no bad thing
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Michael Emrys

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(Msg. 20) Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 6:13 pm
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in article 20031128101327.05208.00000813.DeleteThis@mb-m21.aol.com, Tom Cervo at
tomcervo.DeleteThis@aol.com wrote on 11/28/03 7:13 AM:

 > ...it's HK with a graphics upgrade.

Anything improved besides the graphics? If not, I doubt I'll bother.

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