Olham

WoP is really looking good (a bit greenish thoug?). You can be glad you didn't have to suffer through the G-effects on your hell trip.

You're a good wingman to fly with I'm sure, Lou! Could you save your hunted friend?

HPW, I don't know what you can do, but the Albatros should IMHO be more like this: - in a steep dive, the lower wings would warp so much, that the part outside the V-strut might break off, if you don't stop it. In a longer steep dive, it must happen; maybe the whole wing would even come off. - high G-turns should not be a problem IMHO, until there is really a strong G-effect on the wings.

Thanks for the tips, TaillyHo. Late 1916 it will be. I will join an RNAS squadron, that will later receive the Tripe. That may compensate for the struggle against the Albatros D.II - if I survive long enough.

Good enough for me. The Albatros D.Va could hardly do anything better than its opponents. Still I shot some down. I know my weak spot is, that I can't stay away from the hot stew. So I'll never last for a whole year. But with this crate, I should be able to take some more down before my end. Damn, yeah, that poem is pretty old fashioned German - or Japanese would also fit.

Thanks for the links, Hellshade. Hard to say, what's better. CoD's FM behaviour seems to look more realistic to me; WoP looks a bit better maybe. I'll wait 'till I have my new rig (end of April), and then I'll see. Pacific would be great!

Yes, it's available at AMAZON. Don't forget to mention the Zeppelin scenes - very good the interior ones.

The film was pretty touching and disturbing - a fascinating character indeed; great acting by DiCaprio.

Well, I know it's a great fighter. I may like it's abilities. I may be able to shredder more enemy craft. But all the time, I will know I'm sitting in this ugly soap box. Ah, what the heck - für Kaiser und Vaterland!

Yeah - well, better than to die early...

Hihi - no, UncleAl, those additional stiffeners are just little rod in front bottom of the V-strut. They were supposed to prevent the lower wing, which had only one main spar, from fluttering. As early as with the D.III, Manfred von Richthofen had let his mechanics attach such struts. But they did only help a little bit - you could still not dive steeply in that craft.

My Albatros pilot, Lt. von Keltsch, had been wounded in the leg and has been reconvalescent for three weeks. Now he just made to more sorties with the Albatros D.Va, only to read on his return: the new craft has arrived. We are now equipped with the Fokker D.VII. I know I would have been glad in RL, to receive this great fighter; but for a lover of the Albatros' sleek design, the D.VII is quite a big change in style. This will be the first time in OFF Campaign, that I will fly this fighter. Don't even have an own skin for it yet.

Oh yeah, a Pacific theater! I'd love to fly there with a good sim. I wonder, which will be better: "Wings of Prey" or "Cliffs of Dover"?

Okay, that might explain it then. So, despite the inforcement, the wing may break earlier due to more fuselage weight. Seems to make sense.

I am with you for a "hardcore" DM, Creaghorn and HPW - I won't learn it any other way. As for engines: don't know how big the hit boxes are, but there should be a rest of "engine so damaged, it fails" It only need to be very small, to decrease the chance. Wings: sounds right Cables: my choice would be "very low probability of hits" Rudder, elevator and aileron: sounds right Tank: tank hits did occur - even MvR was forced down by one. Maybe "increase hit points"

Okay, thanks, HPW. To make sure, I didn't just have a rotten craft.

HPW, I was NOT talking about ALL Albatros here, but about the D.Va specificly. The D.III and the D.V are NOT like that - I have flown them before. The D.Va breaks up easier - which it shouldn't.

When I'm flying the Albatros D.III and D.V, I often eliminate altitude by taking the throttle back, banking hard, and falling sidewards. I hardly ever get stress messages that way. I can even dive pretty steeply - as long as I take back throttle, it doesn't stress the craft much. Now I tried to follow the ace Nungesser in an Albatros D.Va, performing all the same way. But whatever I tried - I got yellow stress messages all the time, and finally, the whole right lower wing came off. The Albatros D.V and D.Va had a strengthening strut at the V-strut. So, why should an Albatros D.Va break so much easier than a D.III ? That can't be right? (And right now, I am NOT using a third party DM mod, cause I had a complete re-install).

Wonderful photos, JFM! Especially, as the wings are rarely ever shown from this angle close on.

Ditto to that. There are enough settings in "Workshops", which would allow to make it easier.

Thanks but not necessary, von Paulus. "Wannseekonferenz" is on TV here every now and then.

That Nupe is an absolute keeper, Mack! Tight action there, Widowmaker! To be honest, I have not kept all my screenshots. But fortunately, there still were some good ones. Here is my choice:

I checked, and it is only coming out in the video shops here soon. I may watch it. And I am already sure, I'll have a big knot in my throat again. Thanks for the tip.

Just in case you haven't been here, in the download section "Maps, Missions & Campaigns", have a look there. You may want to fly special missions, built by other pilots here. I have enjoyed RAF_Louvert's "Olham's escort to the Thames", and there are several others. And: maps - lots of maps.