VFC_Baxter 18 Posted April 29, 2013 Gadzooks old boy! I think you got it :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
33LIMA 972 Posted April 29, 2013 Gadzooks old boy! I think you got it :-) Yes, it was 'Back to the mess for a stiff drink and a change of underpants' after that one, no doubt :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
33LIMA 972 Posted May 8, 2013 (edited) Some pics from mission #2 in a SPAD 7 campaign with No.23 Sqdn, RFC. Not my usual cup of tea but was the follow-on to an OFF-FE2 comparison post I made over on SimHQ in the thread on 'Best Current WW1 Sim?' Well it was really mission #1 in a restarted campaign as I didn't survive a forced landing the first time out. This mission went even worse. As usual it started just fine, four of us bound for the Lines in fine weather. The FE2 SPAD 7 is a fine machine and has the correct angular tipped rudder and elevators, unlike the OFF SPAD7/13 hybrid. As we approached the Lines, I could see some Hun Archie at work ahead and to my left. Closer to, over to my right, a fight was already in progress and I chose to pitch into this. The scrap had already claimed a victim, who was going down vertically, trailing smoke. The Huns turned out to be V-strutters, who came at us head on. I don't know about you, but there are definitely times when I have occasion to regret following too literally the 'Dicta Biggles', in this case the one that goes 'When meeting a Hun head-on, never turn aside. It isn't done.' This was one such occasion. At least, I head the satisfaction of knowing that the Albatros with whom I had collided had fared no better. Edited May 8, 2013 by 33LIMA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
33LIMA 972 Posted May 8, 2013 Anyway that reduced me to the role of spectator on the combat which followed. Hopefully my flight mates would have better luck. But alas no. They decided to have a go at the Rumplers that the V-strutters seemed to be covering. Result - Rumplers 2, SPADs 0. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
33LIMA 972 Posted May 8, 2013 (edited) As for the last SPAD from my flight, there was no escape. The fight I had joined had also attracted Albatri from four different Jastas and it was not a healthy environment for a solitary Englishman. They probably ALL claimed the kill Edited May 8, 2013 by 33LIMA 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VFC_Baxter 18 Posted May 9, 2013 The Spad and the Albatross, 2 of my favourite steeds. I fly on very rare occassions in Rise of Flight as a member of the Skeleton Crew (SC_Zester). We hve an ACE skinner in there called SID. Look what he did for me, note the Zester name under the cockpit and the symbol on the tail Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
33LIMA 972 Posted May 9, 2013 Pretty! And not too outlandish - I don't care much for skins which go far beyond what was seen in real life at the front (which provides enough latitude!). I don't think I have ever flown the RoF SPAD 13, tho I have many of the payware planes. Their Pfalz DIIIa is my favourite (regardless of its supposed ability to hang from the prop and pop you off) next the Albatros DV. Conversely the Pfalz is my biggest disappointment in OFF. It's a nice plane (despite the drooping tailskid) but it has a FM I find sluggish, with weird stall behaviour, tho HPW's FM mod helps. The FE (A Team) Pfalz DIII and DIIIa are firm favourites (tho I'd have preferred the saxaphone-style exhaust to the multi-stub ones), plenty of interesting schemes available too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
33LIMA 972 Posted May 12, 2013 Fighting the Hun # 53 - how NOT to conduct a head-on pass (or, 'why, sometimes, it IS a good idea to turn away at the last minute') Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heck 496 Posted May 15, 2013 The young aviator, he went a stunting... Sunday morning. Visiting Papa et Mama... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
33LIMA 972 Posted May 18, 2013 Was that first shot really the top of an attemped loop? It looks VERY low for that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heck 496 Posted May 18, 2013 Was that first shot really the top of an attemped loop? It looks VERY low for that! Oh, it was a loop, Lima. Almost brushed the wheels on the ground pulling out, but that's what stunting is for! One of my favorite stupid stunts in the sim is picking out some French ville, and then spinning down over the Church steeple, to see how low I can pull out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VFC_Baxter 18 Posted May 18, 2013 Those shots are awesome thanks. I love the Spad upside down Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heck 496 Posted May 19, 2013 I don't usually fly this bus, but I'm trying to get used to it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heck 496 Posted May 21, 2013 Many times, I fly this sim just for the fun of virtual flying. I honestly can't say that about any other sim I own. It takes a lot of control inputs just to get a decent loop, just as it was, back in the day. I know I'm a geek, but I am addicted to the flying in this sim. In a few minutes, I'll be trying to see if I can do a tail slide. But first... Out for a spin. Literally. A nice slow climb. Listening to the creak. Dangling on a prop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heck 496 Posted May 23, 2013 Turn and bite its own tail. Much prefer this without the head rest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
don246 65 Posted May 24, 2013 Acouple of Tank attacks not many ground attack shots so thought I would post a couple. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heck 496 Posted May 29, 2013 Not much photographed... I believe in close Balloon protection. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VFC_Baxter 18 Posted June 3, 2013 Nice shots. I love those French tanks too! Any chance of seeing some bombing shots, maybe a bridge hit or something equally spectacular? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Coupi 4,279 Posted August 3, 2013 Prepared for flight... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
33LIMA 972 Posted August 11, 2013 Nice B&W pics there! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+quack74 329 Posted August 20, 2013 Some ground battle shots. This is what's going on while I'm up above. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
