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In early P3 I believe to have flown through a wire without result. But I often have to land dead stick, because I use "fuel management", but am very lousy in calculating it right. For escorting a recon flight, I would have to add the actual zigzag over the recon area, and I often don't get that right yet. That the tank is still half full, but engine goes out, would/should also happen through a bullet hole, cause the pressurisation would get lost, I'd think.

Very good addition, Dej! Now we only need to find a similar site for the French.

In Townshends map, I find these west-Belgian locations for Belgian Escadrilles: Les Moeres, La Panne, and Koksijde (Coxyde) Must check later, if we have those fields in OFF?

Those are indeed Belgian concordes.

Amen to that! A song like "Lili Marlene" or a day like Christmas makes the inner barriers melt away like snow in beginning spring.

PinkPanther: I've played Phase1 of OFF so know what to expect when it does arrive. Not really, PinkPanther, you don't - you may have a vague idea, memories... But you better be wide awake, when you meet the enemy- your memories may fail you here...

Ah, I see. Here is a link for all Belgian Esc. interested pilots. There is the Townshend map, that I had introduced earlier. I just revisited it to see, Where the Belgians where located. (That way I also found another map with only German Jasta.) http://forum.combatace.com/topic/51201-new-jasta-location-map/

Here are two location maps from Townshend; one of these I had introduced before. Funny he doesn't show the French, but he does show the Belgians. Mybe of interest for some of you. Jasta/Squadron/Escadrille locations: http://patriot.net/~...end/WW1AirMap2/ [unclick the national yombols you don't want to show; then choose "display type" top left.] The other site shows German Jastas only. http://patriot.net/~...send/WW1AirMap/ Choose the date there, then move cursor either over the red location dots, to get the location name highlighted in the list below; or move the cursor over the location name in the map, to get the dot highlighted.

Where are these craft exhibited, Lou? I have never seen a D VII in that camo before - wonder if that is right?

In modern Anti-Virus programs should be a "game mode", that recognises, that a game or sim is going on. If you don't have that, simply switch Anti-Virus off - shouldn't be a hassle. I think, it will even remind you, when you switch the rig on again, that it is still switched off.

With this old card, I wish you all, and all your loved ones, frohe und gemütliche Weihnachtstage* Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year 2010! * happy and comfortable Christmas days

Chimay - isn't that the place, where the monks brew that special beer?

Good idea, vschoell. I think, they'll do something like this some day, when they have done the more urgent other works. Such a sim is a helluvalot of work to get it right.

Yeah, Pol, they don't play "Fussball" in America much, which would be "football" transated, but that is a different game for them, and "Fussball" they call "soccer" - strange new world. Well, this drawing is related to the "Christmas Truce", where Entente and German soldiers left their trenches, sang and drank together, and played "Fussball".

Update 12/24/09 01:12 Berlin wintertime (= GMT + 1) captain sopwith, South Africa, added. South Africa can play Quartet now! All the maps are in post 1 of this thread

Shouldn't be lost - check "controlls". In worst case - reset CFS3 in workshop.

Beautiful craft, and great pic, UncleAl. And I can sleep well again - only ONE gun!

The text on the left reads: The French Nieuport 28 aircraft flew with the 27th, 94th, 95th and 147th American squadrons during WWI. The Museum's artifact is a factory constructed Nieuport made shortly after the war. It has been restored in the colors of James Meissner's 94th Aero Squadron airplane. And, Rickitycrate, you're right - it belonged to Cole Palen's Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome earlier.

IF it never arrives, you should beg, borrow or steal a copy - no, but mail to Avangate. Otherwise you may much later sit in the old age and hear the pilots banter about the good old OFF days - and you can't join them! You'd miss the sim of your life, boy!

Duce Lewis: Anyone torn up their top wing yet? Naw - I think, we're flying the overhauled version. The crate is really growing on me!

Pilot Cowman - you should really observe your alcohol consumption! German crates may be a bit heavy sometimes - but we don't fly with trains! (and please send me a PM with your town and country/state, for the OFF Pilots map)

Nice bird - and TWO guns??? Quite a competition for German craft!

Welcome back, Duce! Was about to search for yer. My third sortie with the N 28 was much better after early stalls. Give her a shallow dive for gaining speed, and then turn her banked steep with elevator; NO rudder. Those are the tight fast turns. Softer turns she will do with good rudder, but only banked a little.

Sure - and I would offer time to do so myself. But we don't have anything like that here.