MAICO

I love this A/C. Grea Job!!! p10ppy, you hit it out the park Early war planes rock. Its like a stagecoach duel. All we need now is Molotov Cocktails to throw at each other LOL.

A lot of changes have been made since I went to XP last month. I can run everything maxxed out now. The sim is beautifull. I also downloaded Mk 2's excellent VPAF campaign. Ever since I started reading Osprey's "Mig-17 an Mig-19 Units of the Vietnam War" I have been itching to reload the Flyable Migs. This time I did the reload by the book and the A/C really perform. The 17 is a Star turn & burn machine while the 19 is more of a powerhouse with the stopping power of a cinder block wall. You get it set up and a snap shot will most often disable or disassemble your foe. Of couse, read Osprey's book and you soon figure out that the Migs live happier in the weeds. I got good tips on missile evasion (I am still working on that). On the deck is where you discover that the low caliber AAA is not as forgiving as the heavy stuff. Fly over a machine gun truck and soon you will be saying "why did my engine stop?" "Am I really loosing altitude?" So earth moving missions have become really fun. Allmost as fun as tangleing with Phantoms, Thunderchiefs, Crusaders and yes, I even got F-104's in there. I love this game. Soon I will have to start tackling the inevitable ini. file configurations. But for now, I am happy as a clam.

Well, at least you got that. I downloaded it to my (new build of WinXP Pro) machine. But only two A/C's worked. The Ultralight and the Otter I was Dying To Fly The Otter. All was good untill I realized why I could not move. I tried releasing the brakes ect ect. An outside view reveald that I was on the runway on my floats Ok, I said, its just a demo and Just cause I got a 3.4 P4 and a 6800 Ultra does not mean that I can run this sim..... So Ok, I will take the Ultralight for a spin. ( I secretly dislike these contraptions). Went for a spin and quickly realized that this Sim was not for me. :stink: So many microsoft sims have now failed me in last five years. I can't beleive I was disapointed again. By the end of the week the demo was off my machine. Think I will stick to WOV FB and Lock On.