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Paulus, the "Boche" comes from Bosch, I assume, one of Germany's large and early successful companies for electric technology, like AEG or SIEMENS. I assume, there was a Bosch label on many machines, so it became a name. Nothing insulting in it. Same for "Kraut". Maybe, the other nations did not eat Sauerkraut very much; I think, it's more eaten east from us. When the French and British saw it, it must have been a strong (or sour) first impression, so they made a name of it. Nothing insulting in there, too. Do you know, what "Yanky" and "Jerry" come from, Bullet?

The "flat turn" of the Dr.1 cannot be simulated in OFF. That is due to the type of flight simulation model, that was chosen for CFS3. Gremlin explained it better some time ago, but I forgot the details. You can get closer to that turn by lowering the nose below horizon, but then it's not flat anymore. Still though, I had made a successful fight against 5 S.E.5a some time ago. The Dr.1 is for me the most impressive turnfighter of all. As an instable plane, it can do almost anything you want to perform, except good speed.

Hmmm - your climate sounds like it's only fit for brewing beer. How do you ban the moisture from your rooms? You don't want mould to spread? Metal must rust much faster there, I assume?

To be honest, it sometimes touches me a bit to be called "the dark side", although, in my good moods, I even used it myself, when doing my alter ego, the Hollywood-type Bordeauxred Baron. I don't think, one side was any darker than the other. For me it seems, both sides did much the same job doing their duties, and had excellent characters as well as unpleasant ones. "Huns" is no problem for me, although it comes from a pretty nasty propaganda poster, showing a Hun-like German soldier trampeling over the world, scaring the other side with his bajonett. We must not forget, that all the other grand nations had previously also conquered other people's terrains to become as whealthy as they where: the Romans as well as the Portugese, Spanish, French and British - everyone had trampled into other people's homelands and just ruled over them, as long as they could. When Germany had developed to that strength for expansion, it was actually too late for such behaviour. It meant to fight all those, who already had their colonies, or to conquer terrain from your neighbours, who had treaties to help each other in case of war. That fight was impossible to win. The big tragedy is, that it seems it still had to be tried, to REALLY understand it's whole impossibility. The one good result of the two so terrible wars is in my eyes, that everyone understood, this could not be a way anymore - never again. The technological development today makes expansion on terrain even unnecessary for the achievement of general whealth. And I'm glad about that, and I hope it will never change again. Oh my - a small, naive article about recent history, I'm afraid. Well, as for the "Huns" - it was a saying in those days, and we "sim" those days, so it's okay for me, old chap and 'crumpet'.

Though I have SAITEK pedals, I don't use them yet. I tried them, but found they react too immediate and strong. I found it hard to do subtle rudder moves, although I tightened the big turn knob to the most. I have even thought of fixing strong rubber band to the sliders, to make them react a bit tougher. Does anyone know a solution for that?

So the German Flak can make it unpleasant, I read? Well, Red Dog, take care for your pilot then. Flak on my side seems to be deadly precise. You're right, Dej, I find out on each new machines "where the bullets go". The Pfalz is not as nice as the Albatros there - I seem to sit too low behind the guns somehow. But now I use TrackIR that way, that I duck, press "recenter", and then sit straight. So I'm a bit higher then. But after each new recenter, you have to remember doing it again.

Yes that's what I just found out and did. A good way to link yourself to good posts. Thanks, Lou!

Wow, only saw this now! Thanks, Lou! Unfortunately, I can't copy the link lines via Notepad - they appear in their short form only. This will get further and further behind - a pity! But perhaps I can copy the link to this post? Must try!

One short advice for claims: DON'T USE SEMICOLONS! For the "sim's inner eye", they stop the report at that point - and it will never get confirmed.

My god - did I accidently pop into a lyrical evening here?

Wow, Red Dog, you must be the first to begin a campaign with the Bristol Scout. Please report, how itm goes. My, Widowmaker, what dark clouds crawled over your mind? For me, you belong to Europe too (although youinsist to drive on the wrong side), and I know from visits to your south-west, that there really grow palm trees.

It may be, that you have to make all graphic settings in "workshop" identical in both systems, to make it work. That's what I read here some time ago (from Madmatt?).

That reminds me of the "Gotha" bomber in Huges"Hell's Angels" - when they shot it down and it crashed, that crash was unplanned to happen like that, and it was real. The pyrotechnician in the rear, who ignited the smoke cartridge, died in that crash.

I'm more the Udet fan really, but I must say, he seems to have got them all - except for that Iron Cross First Class, Cameljockey mentioned. Was that perhaps only for higher ranks?

No need to - remember, you fly over Flanders. Europe much benefits from the golf stream, here we have autumn now, like Indian summer.

Welcome again, Stiffy! Six days only? They have become faster then. The early European buyers waited two weeks. If you should fly German side, I'd welcome you in Jasta 1, Jasta 2, Jasta 10, Jasta 11, Jasta 12, Jasta 79b or MFJ1, depending on the time you enter the war. If you fly the other side, you better make sure not to enter anywhere near the above. Don't forget the Super-patch and the latest minipatch. You're in for a great time! And as Rickity says: save more money to get the TrackIR. An even greater experience!

Lou: You, Ras, and the rest of us who call the land of 10,000 taxes home are in for some of that white stuff on Saturday. Really? Snow over there in Minnesota? Already, in October? By the way - I thought the land of the 10.000 taxes was Germany. No, I'm sure it is!

Since I saw Hauksbee's comic avatar, I dreamt of a yellow Albatros with bold Iron Crosses on the wings. I didn't make it all that colourful, but so close, that it really looks like pop art. But didn't some of the German crates anyway?

Stiffy, you CAN shoot him down - he only won't be killed. I like to imagine, how he get's out of the wreckage and steals away, until he reaches his side of the lines.

Hornswaggle Von Goldenwulf ? He must be quite a chimera of Anglo-saxon and Teutonic blood - a Germnglish son of the devil so to say?

"Landung mit stehender Latte" hatte ich noch nicht gehört. Diese Pilotenbande. But English is probably the best of all languages for aviation (and pop music). It's shorter than German, mostly one- or two silabel words, whereas German often has three, even four.

Okay, thanks! Everything's fine again.

Update 10/06/09 07:42 Berlin time (GMT +2) appraiserfl, Florida, added. the maps are in post 1 of this thread

Dej, I remember someone wanted to check that - but that wasn't me. I will join MvR's Jasta 11 that time sooner or later, and then, if I should be in the same last flight, I'll watch him. If he goes down low after another craft, I'll follow and observe. And tell here.

Glad I could help, Red Dog. Next time I hope to see some victories in there?