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Yup. The last OS I was able to run SF1 on was Windows 7. Given the lack of support for SF2 I worry that a future release of Windows or DirectX is going to break THAT sim. (long story short I am keeping a Windows 10 instance around just for SF2. It does not have an internet connection except when necessary............) SF2 COMPLETE sounds expensive at $100 US but what you get and what you can add on will give you many, many hours of flying pleasure.

There are plenty of SF1 mods available for download. Most should work just fine in WOV. The modders do a good job of detailing what the prerequisites are for a given download. If it won't work in WOV, they will usually tell you. Make sure you read the "How to Download Files" topic on the main Download page. That all being said..................I agree with Flanker that, if you can afford it, SF2 FULL is the way to go. It will keep you busy for a long time even without any mods.

I do. Still runs great on Win10 on my Dell G5. I have trainload of add on aircraft for that bad boy. And I can play without an internet connection. Favorite stock aircraft is the Piper Cub. Favorite payware addon is the F/A-18 by a company I can't remember at the moment. Came with NASA and Blue Angels skins.

What install of SF2 are you running? I believe the A-10 comes in with either a FULL or SF2:Europe install. If you don't have either of those you may be missing the A-10 sound files. Ravenclaw does not specify what version of SF2 is required for the cockpits but I'll take a guess they were developed them under a FULL install. I may have all this wrong. Just speculating based on your issue and what I know of SF2 installs.

I, for one, wear my badge proudly.

Wasn't there a specific restriction on ODS 30th that required a paid subscription? I remember I stumbled across that myself when it was first released. I would try some different files in the meantime. Let's see what the mods say about ODS......................

Sending good thoughts your way. Take care of yourself and your family.

Fantastic story! Thank you very much for opening up and sharing. Rock on!

We got lucky here in Omaha as well. The Northern Lights are really impressive. Thanks for sharing your pictures.

To give TK some credit, he did give us the P-51D as a flyable prop plane which gave modders a starting place for WWII aircraft and some folks here have done some amazing work for that era. You can put yourself together some very nice WWII action but you need to invest some time into researching, downloading and installing the various mods. But, yes, IL-2 and CFS3 were built as WWII sims from the ground up and have the advantages of things like multiple crew positions. I like both as well with IL-2 taking a slight advantage as it covers more theaters. CFS3 by default is a European Theater sim. The other great thing about IL-2 1946 is you can get it at GOG.COM for a song. There are some really well done mods for both IL-2 and CFS3. One of my favorites is Mediterranean Air War (MAW) for CFS3. It looks like it is still available here. http://www.mrjmaint.com/MAW1.31/ Apply your usual cautions to downloading files from anywhere. These files were good the last time I did a download but things change.

Spitfire? I see camo on the nose. (Or I'm just seeing things....a real possibility) What ever it it I don't think that's a stock cockpit for the time frame you mention.

Looks like a good time. I've been lucky enough to get ride in a Ford Trimotor. You don't see a lot of airliners these days with wood interiors.

Is this a stock A-4 and would that make any difference? What INIs did you change on the jets that work and is there a significant difference in the A-4 INIs. I'm just looking at this as an IT software tech support issue and the first thing I always checked is basic differences in configurations. It sure looks like the sim at least recognized the 3D object definition. What INI parms are used to determine object location and size? I'm assuming you don't want it to show up without some sort of animation trigger? I am NOT a 3D guy :(. Just brainstorming...............................

The truly sad thing is I think SF3 would be a day one buy for a lot of folks. Updated graphics, current generation avionics, keep the mod friendly design.......... I'm in.