Olham

If I climb to an altitude, that is higher than were the sim would have set me; and I press "warp" then, will my plane remain at that altitude; or will it come out of warp at the sim chosen alt. again? Does anyone know?

Maybe, because it didn't happen like this in the earlier versions? I am no real pilot. So I don't know, how hard these clear air turbulences can get. I can only report, that in two occasions, short after one another, my plane broke up in mid air, when I flew into the outer haze of a cloud. If you now say, that this could well happen; that a craft like the Albatros is getting thrown and whirled around in such a heavy manner, that it breaks up - from flying only through a veil of haze - then I'll have to accept it.

Although the restauration documentation of this plane, from the National Air and Space Museum, shows the plane with Lozenge wings, I followed Dan San Abbott from The Aerodrome, who is said to have seen almost every photo showing wartime Albatros. He believes, the plane rather had Darkgreen/Mauve camouflage on the upper wing surfaces. I may though add the other version later, too.

View File Albatros D Va Stropp Skin created from original OFF skins made by OvS/James Romano and Paarma/Arto Karttunen. Here's the first downloadable Version of the Albatros D Va "Stropp" now. Whilst the National Air and Space Museum gave her Lozenge pattern wings at the restauration, Dan San Abbott from The Aerodrome believes, she rather had DarkGreen/Mauve camouflage upper wing surfaces. As that also fitted the colour design of the plane better (IMHO), I completed the work with these wings. I may add the other version later, too. Submitter Olham Submitted 04/15/2009 Category Aircraft Skins

What? 15 kills, 20 hours - in a Pfalz??? I must be a real looser... (Lol!)

It amazes me, that just you, Siggi, approach BHaH this way. I had thought, you were rather the opposite character. The way you do it, is very grown up and serious; and I wish for you, that at least one of your pilots will make it really long; cause then he will have a real chance to make a good kill tally (like Ernst Udet, who must have had roughly 1 kill on 15 sorties!) I wish, I could be more like that; but each time, I'm up there, I feel a tremendous freedome, and almost invincible. I don't fear any opponent. I never feel outnumbered; take on every fight, and often even search them. But when I wrote the above, earlier on, I was just in a depressed mood. I will carry on later today, and try to survive a little longer this time...

Hi, Simon Sorry to hear that. Be careful, old boy - as far as I know, Tetanus should be three injections. Not sure, if yours is still strong enough? If it helps you: I won't do any skinning today or tomorrow. Lots of work to do, and tomorrow, I'll buy balcony flowers with Dorina (step by step...Lol!)...

Siggi, I'm doing more skinning than flying - could really do with that monitor. But that's not the only reason. I lost three pilots of my new pilot (there aren't any old) to cloud turbulences (even by flying through a veil of haze); never had that before last patch; two got killed by ground fire; and three by breaking up craft in mid air. I must admit, that I'm fed up a bit at the moment, of constantly getting killed by all these incidents. I just can't seem to get anywere...

So, you're really into it now, Lou? Great (but like a drug - can't stopp. Disregard work, washing up, etc.) Well, you know that now, don't you? Atmospheric shots, Jimko!

Additional info to the "Stropp" Albatros. No one seems to know, who really flew it, and how he died; as the plane fell into Allied hands intakt. Also, the name "Stropp" confuses people. But it has two meanings (if it was not the name of the pilot): Wikipedia: Ein Stropp (von ursprünglich Strupf = „Knoten, Schlinge“, verwandt: Strippe) bezeichnet seemännisch ein kurzes Stück Tauwerk mit Augen oder Haken an meist beiden Enden. Stropps dienen unter anderem zum Befestigen von Segeln an Bootsbeschlägen oder an anderen Teilen der Takelage, zum Fixieren oder Verbinden von Gegenständen an oder unter Deck oder als Schlinge um Stückgut, das per Kran verladen werden soll. Je nach Anforderung werden Stropps dabei aus Faser- oder Drahttauwerk gefertigt und die Augenden gespleißt oder, bei Drahttauwerk, industriell gepresst. Mit Gummistropps werden Segel auf Booten und Yachten nach dem Gebrauch festgezurrt, damit sich der Wind nicht in ihnen fängt und sie ausweht. Früher gehörte das sogenannte „Stropp-Spiel“ zu den beliebten Freizeitbeschäftigungen der Matrosen auf See. Dabei nahmen zwei Matrosen je ein Ende der Stropp hinter den Nacken, gewonnen hatte, wer den anderen damit über ein aufgezeichnete Markierungslinie ziehen konnte. Im Rheinland wird ein kleiner Junge mundartlich als Stropp bezeichnet. Can't translate it all, but it is 1. a salilor's bend 2. in the Rhineland area: a little boy

Well, they couldn't either. But I think, it doesn't need too much data. Next time, I'll set up a clock with takeoff time, and look at that. And write only things like "north of Arras" or "west of waypoint 1". Perhaps enough...

Thank you, Rooster, and Paarma You have done so many already, Paarma - are you still hungry? I've seen ,that you (?) had even made the blue-white Alb before, that is now in the download section, by Deadhead. Come to Berlin for a year, and we do them all together (Lol!!!) Cheers; Olham

Albatros D Va "Stropp" from Jasta 46 Since a gentle pilot around here sent me a documentary from the National Air and Space Museum, about the restauration of the Jasta 46 Albatros D Va "Stropp", I wanted to do this skin. It may not look it, but it was so far the longest working process on a skin for me. As the restored plane has a very light, bright plywood tone, I had to get that done first. Then I had to get a good green painting, without covering up the structures and material from our skinners' original work. Getting the tail stripes right, took most of the time, and I see, they are not yet correct. I scanned the weight writing, and the "Stropp", and had to clean it before tracing. And, and, and... as I said, a lot of work. But I'm quite happy now already! Enjoy! PS: as far as I saw, little seems to be known about it's pilot. Also, there are debates, wehter the fabric on the wings was Lozenge or Green / Mauve camouflage. Perhaps I do both versions.

Don't know what's going on - I can't seem to get it into "Screenshots"! Sorry -wrong again!

Why dont you fly Dshermann side, no? Zee pilots are orderly trained officers, who follow der leader blind (...?...Heard that before ?) werever your orders send zem - and if to hell! Mmmuahahahaaa!!!

If my memory don't fail me, Canada took 14 - 20 days for two people, I read posts from.

Ooops - wrong theater. This was meant to go to "Screenshots" - were it will be in a miunute.

1. Do one round at your airfield to collect them all. 2. Warp only at 70% throttle or less. 3. Press "R" more often. At every turn/waypoint, they can easily loose touch.

With thanks to the sender of the documentary about the Albatros D Va "Stropp" from Jasta 46. I did my best to get everything as close as possible. But the rudder of the plane in the docu is a late, longer and rounded version, all of wood as it seems; that I didn't find in BHaH. Also, we don't have a Jasta 46 yet. But maybe one day...?

Yes, alright - thank you, Paarma. I will follow the Aerodrome people, and give it Mauve/Green wings. That fits good witn the yellow/green design. Here is a first screenshot - I must do some fine adjustments still.

Fill in 150% - 200% of what the mission needs; and reduce throttle to 60 - 70 % before warp.

So, I won't have a cable from head to rig? It's Bluetooth then, and much more fefficient/precise? In that case, I may get it.

Change your behaviour, GAW - fly FOR your wingmen. Watch them, guard them, help them out, and bring them back home with you. It will be rewarded - with a good feeling, and with confirmations!

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