Olham

Hey, flyboys! In between two f(l)ights: ditto to all! Isn't it great?? [Mercedes engine sound, increasing] See you over the lines!! [Mercedes engine really loud, leaving]

Test Pilot - the WW1 pilots DID trims, but couldn't do it in mid air. It was done with the ground crew. Now, why should you fly untrimmed? As you don't have a ground crew, you can only do it in mid air, by pressing a related button, until your trim is right. Not perfectly historical then, but the result is more like those pilots could have it. So don't be ashamed to use it, I'd say.

Thank you, Tamper We tried the direct connection with a crossover, but no connection. Maybe due to VISTA. Now, I'll get me a new router and try, what you described. Sounds plain easy. If I have success, I'll tell you on Thursday. Thakns again!

May I make this serious suggestion to the devels: Could and would you get in touch with WomenFly2 and other pilots, who have flown specific aircraft, which also appear in BHaH - for the exchange of information about their characteristics? Wouldn't this be a great expanding of the models. At least for future versions? I just assumed freshly, that you would exchange your knowledge with the team, WomenFly2, Todt von oben and other pilots, and you would - wouldn't you?

Have you checked all the pilot data? There might be some elsewere (forgot the name - pilot.xml or uisel something).

This is developing to a nice "pilot's banter and chatter" here - great stuff! Although being a non-pilot, I personally thought, when I saw the tip down of the right wing: Well, so what? The whole plane is dancing on these wings in the air, and at sudden, vast pull-ups or tight turns, an enormous power must work on these wings. So, what should this little touchin daisies do to them?

Hey, Rick - thank you and the investigators for trying to find out reasons for the early death of Gunther. But it was just nothing else but stupidity. The wheels are both orange on the outside, and light blue on the inside. But thanks anyway. Dej - the colour camera is a special development by a secret WW1 air combat service, called "OFF". No one knows, for whom they really work; they have an incredible knowledge about WW1 air combat, but don't seem to make much money with it yet. Perhaps with their new power package called "BHaH" - the camera is included there. Sure worth buying! LMFAO ??? NTSB ??? What's that all - my English isn't yet good enough, I'm afraid. Rick and Widow - are you having fun? You don't expect me flying a pink Dr.1, do you? Rather the plane for Major Liebling. And that's not pink, that's magenta, by the way! Brrrr - that would be one of the worst colour choices to make... The Dr.1 skin above was changed rather subtly, by making the grey-green a bit different, adding the colour stripes and the angle on the wing, a black cowling, and orange wheel caps. Now I'm thinking of a black one, with orange or yellow bits - I'll send it, when ready.

Tch, UncleAl! Always encouraging the newbies with the nice tone of your words...

Test Pilot - did you put "elevator trim" on an axis of a stick (I understood so)? You could better put it on two knobs or keys; and to trim, you either press the key several times, or keep it pressed, until it's right. A good help therefor is the "horizon" instrument. (I forgot, how they get activated - see: controls menue).

Well, the Dr.1 and the D VII are probably the most dangerous birds round here. But about the D VII, wouldn't say "beautiful" - she's rather edgy and bulky like a box. But if I had to put a Jasta together, I would choose a mix of these two! (Sorry, my Lady Albatros - you are off course the most beautiful!)

Hey, MJ Thank you for your kind words. But I think, the war pilots, for example, had mostly already respect for each other in the actual wars. When one pilot shot another down, and he survived, they shared knowledge, brandy and cigarettes - and discovered: that bloke might as well be one from our squadron. The opponents, the real competitors in the big wars were not the common people (who mostly had to fight them). The opponents were rather Mercedes Benz vs Rolls Royce, Messerschmidt vs Hawker, Fokker vs Sopwith, and so on... Haven't seen you here yet, so: welcome. Hope you enjoy our banter and chatter. Are you already airborne in BHaH? Best regards. Olham

Well, the RNAS-1 are a great pack. No reason to be ashamed, when you loose against them. By the time I arrived, they had already killed most of flight 1; and they were still 5 - 6 Camels. No, it's alright - I went into that like mad, trying to save some of them. Honorable, maybe - but stupid.

Wow! Seeing, you're not a candidate for the "king of flattery", Siggi, my head is now size one cubic metre; and I float ten inches above the ground (Lol!) I like your contributions here a lot, as you always speak straight from the heart.

All you said is ABSOLUTELY true, Carlos. But since I could not get the sim in a shop, I ordered it at "Over Flanders Fields" website. It's not AMAZON - it's their own site. And it will be sent to you from Avantgate, America; which in my case took two weeks to arrive. Not the fastest possible way, maybe, but the only. And I can assure you - I haven't regretted the buy any nano second. Nor have I heard so of anyone else. Just read a bit more here - and perhaps we can soon welcome a forthcoming ace from Portugal.

Aussie pilot: Could this be your problem or have you done this already. Didn't even know that! Thank you, Aussie, will check and change that.

Just realised, more good posts are coming up. So I looked down and copied this: 27 Members: Olham, MJmorrow, Beerthirty, Smokey, calvin, OlPaint01, Rickitycrate, Siggi, shredward, Carlos_Tex, Duce Lewis, griphos, angles1100, Cameljockey, JimBeamer#5, Aussie Pilot, WarlordATF, Todt Von Oben, deep, theseeker, grim2, Herr Prop-Wasche, gandi, mppd, British_eh, dazza100, gaw Sometimes, it's just the greatest and nicest place on earth, here with you all. (Sob!)

Maybe "Bad Bratwursts". Lol!!!

Thanks, all. I have always done it as you describe, Todt vonOben, and was pretty good on the Albatros, with a twist-stick. But when I did the same with pedals, I always "smeared away" sideways and could not regain control until the crash. Maybe, it's a question of finer feeling, less rudder on the Alb. I'll try.

Well, I just made my first campaign flight with a Dr.1 (see new thread), and it stalled very easily, when I tried to climb after a SPAD - more, than I would have expected, after all I saw and read.

Oberleutnant Eisenberg Jasta 12, 21. März 1918 This morning at 08:16 h, our flight of 3 Fokker Dr.1 started with our new leader, Hauptmann Mahlo, for a patrol flight in foggy and cloudy weather. The enemy is everywere these days. At 08:37 h, we spotted a flight of 3 SPAD XIII, tangling with our flight 1, some 2000 feet higher up. Hauptmann Mahlo climbed fast, and attacked a SPAD, that had just shot down a Triplane, burning. He made several good hits on the SPAD, big pieces came off, and finally it exploded at 08:40 h, north- west of our field at Mont St.Martin. Flight 1 had meanwhile destroyed one SPAD, the third flew off, heading east. Hauptmann Mahlo followed it, and we witnessed, when the SPAD began to attack our field at Premont. It hit and destroyed two craft on the ground; and it was so fast underway, that it took four attacking rounds, before Hauptmann Mahlo could get behind the enemy. He gave the SPAD two good bursts, and it nosed right down into the dirt behind a hangar. We now headed back for home, but we ran into more enemies. A flight of 6 Sopwith Camel from RNAS-1 was in a tight turnfight with flight 1, cloase above the trees. Our new Hauptmann went right into them and shot the first Camel down in his first turn. Later we found out, it was RNAS ace Maxwell H Findley. It soon became obvious, that there were more aces involved. Now I got worried, about how much ammunition our leader had left. But he did his best to help flight one; in vain though. They fell like the leaves in autumn. Mahlo now climbed after another Camel, and when it tried to escape in a dive, he got above it and shot a piece off the left wing. The Camel swayed and turned, but a second burst finished it off. By now, only Hauptmann Mahlo and I were left from both flights; and still three Camels with us. While I could chase one off Mahlo's tail, the other two shot at him from two angles. He had no chance. His plane was hit so hard, it drew a trail of smoke. He tried to make an emergency landing, as his engine failed out. But around him only trees. He crashed fatally, and the wreckage burnt out. With deep respect - Oberleutnant Eisenberg

No, CAMEL, the "dark knights" - dark as in "toasted by your own flamethrower in headwinds". (Lol!)

Creaghorn and Lou - as long as you take time OFF to talk about it, you're not completely lost to the world. Olham; Therapist :umnik2:

Voss definitely was beyond the fear factor. Almost in a suicidal mood, I'd say. Or was it perhaps impossible for a Dr.1 to escape 5 S.E.5a with an advantage of height?

My neighbour and I would like to connect our two rigs directly via (LAN?) cable; to fly co-op multiplayer missions. Now, I would appreciate a detailed step-by-step explanation, of how to do it. - which cable exactly do we need? - is there something special, when connecting a Win XP rig with a Win Vista? - what do we have to call up/set up, to "see" each other And, when it works: what kind of missions or campaigns can be played? Cause I saw "multiplayer" at least at two menues - which should I choose?

Hahaha! Widow - God sees it all!