Olham

Seems that some people specialised on busting balloons. Maybe, once the had the knack, they were sent to do the job more often than others, or they picked those jobs. Lt. von Eschwege, the "Eagle of the Aegean", had 4 balloons among his 20 victories. And a balloon attack was his end, when the British balloon crew had enough of his returns to blow up the next one, and blew up 500 pounds of detonatives, placed in the ballon basket. The Halberstadt got torn and crashed. From Julius Buckler's 36 victories, 7 were balloons. (His book "Malaula! the battle cry of Jasta 17" is a good read).

Yes, I meant "to hug" - especially Nieuport, when shot up, have the tendency to crash into my kite. Now you guys got me worried, what that wrongly written word would mean? It must be something, that they didn't want to put into LEO Dictionary? ...

How I spotted it? I went as close as usual, when shooting someone up, plus the damaged Nupes always seem to seek to hugg my Albatros.

Elephant, yours and UncleAl's post, your last reply to it, plus the Elephant with the folded arms and the bored look - all that just made me spill my coffee.

Ahaaaaaa!.....

They were probably on leave - we Germans actually like England.

I think they are working professionally, and so they will do first, what they have decided to be most important. But they will also collect response from the users, to see if they may have over- or underestimated a point, and what the users desire. I was thinking exactly that - try to survive as an American is pretty new to me. I had once started a pilot, who even managed to kill a Fokker Dreidecker, but then he fell due to wing failure. One must first find out, where the limits are, and then develop ways to deal with it. Took me a while with the Albatros, but it is what those pilots could only do. That is a very good idea. It might be possible to create a "random generator" for that, which uses a different factor for each craft, so that the reliable ones would face that less often.

RAF_Louvert: It takes a whole lot to get me even a little miffed... Hihi, funny word: miffed! In German probably the equivalent is "muffelig" - which must also look funny to you. Good to know, that you are a "sturdy battle horse" there, and true - we often can't "see" how another expresses his sentences. I often try to imagine the face UncleAl might have been making, when he said this or that. Have a good return, Lou - take care!

Don't give up on it as it is for now, Stratos. I have once shot down a German ace in his Fokker Dr.1, me flying the N 28 - which wasn't easy. From the Albatros D.III and D.V I have learnt how to fly a fighter with a weak sopt in the wings. Find out, what the craft cannot do, and don't do that. That's what Rickenbaker and his boys had to do. When I need to eliminate height quickly in my Albatros, I bank it hard to the right and give full rudder left - I let the craft fall some hundred feet that way, without breaking the wings. Maybe that works with the N 28 too - make "Quick Combat" testflights.

Wowzers! Your pizes are first choice, Lou. Hope you didn't read my post as of having no interest in the contest. Your WW1 Quiz was top notch, Sir, and I was quite aware, that you had invested a lot of time and care into getting it right all the way through - thanks again for that, it was great. Being the winner of your fine "Pour le Merite" (which was such a wonderful idea for a prize!), I must say I loved the competition a lot - and I learnt more about our subjects here. Lou, I just like to speak honestly (saves time and worries), and I feel very hassled recently, and my experience says, it won't go away until Christmas and New Year's time. But if enough people want to do it now, I would step back, as I have been a winner already. Excuse all newbies for not answering here, as they do not know at all, what it is about. You should definitely make a kind of announcement poster for them, to get the idea. Seeing your book design, I know you would come up with something funny.

No, that's not quite right, Sir. It's only a very wrong moment for me. Too much to do, plus the gallopping Christmas at the horizon. Personally, I would much prefer the time after New Year. Also, I didn't write anything, because I had no other ideas to offer. But I'm thinking about it.

Still though, maybe the N 28 was introduced a bit hasty here, and I could well imagine, that the devs will have second looks at it. After all it is an important craft for the early American campaign.

Here's Wikipedia about the N 28: On the whole the type was not a success, however. Although very maneuverable and easy to fly, its performance turned out to be mediocre and its engine unreliable. More seriously, the mixed plywood/fabric skinning of the wings proved problematic – the fabric which covered the rear portion of the wings tending to “balloon” and become detached from the plywood leading section. Although a solution to this problem was speedily found, the operational Nieuports in American service were replaced with SPADs as soon as sufficient of the latter became available. This process was complete by the end of July 1918. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieuport_28

I love Groening's stuff! Thanks for the link - now I can watch them all!

Not ready yet, sorry, Stratos. The Nieueport 28 definitely breaks up too easy. But you may fly softer banked turns with full rudder, or hard banked turns, using elevator. But don't dive much at the same time.

Recently I have noticed several times, that some of you guys don't seem to know all of the commands to fly Over Flanders Fields. I highly recommend to all, who wonder how this or that works, to study the "OFF Tips & Cheats" a bit more. Here is the link to Homenoy's wonderful key chart for OFF commands, which you would find there too: http://combatace.com/topic/39122-command-key-card-for-off/page__view__findpost__p__268281 Have a look (and save UncleAl some time - he contributed lots of collected info there, too).

UncleAl: I honestly believe the average British Gentleman, shows a sense of distain for instruction sheets, prefering to "go it on their own", until part A5 refuses to slide into slot B. Then comes the feverous search of the contents of the carton for the instruction sheet. Sounds like the IKEA syndrom. (Do you know IKEA in the States?)

....not that I'm obsessed or anything! Noooooooooo! Of course not! No one would think of that!

I see you know your movies, Lou! And of course I picked this one - here in Europe, it may well be the best known and most liked American movie still.

In my case it also took only 12 days. But I thought it might be better to prepare him for a little wait.

In a way, it's like with movies. You find it hard to tell, why one film will really drag you into it's world completely, while another is merely looking very professional. Both are made with good actors and cameras etc., but one fails, the other is great. Even directors and producers cannot predict this. OFF is like "Casablanca" - there maybe films made with equipment a hundred times more expensive, the latest visual effects and the most expensive actors - but it's "Casablance" you will never forget. So, once you have been "Over Flanders Fields", you may find yourself murmuring to yourself: "I think, this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!"

Well, come off it, UncleAl - you are often so helpful and so quick to help; it's a joy to see. Why get upset about someone not seeing, what you find obvious? I don't think, it is a "British mindset" - I have seen such things to happen among the "efficient Germans" as well all the time. OFF can be a djungle of things to discover, things to learn and to keep in mind - and all that without a handbook.

Elephant, you should be prepared for 15 - 20 days, until the sim is in your hands. But I can assure you: every second is worth the waiting!

No, it isn't for OFF - only for the "Hat in the Ring" add-on. But use the time to check the website, the install tips and the sticky threads above. You need a late version for CFS3, or you need to update to that - it's all explained in the site: www.overflandersfields.com