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    You Gents have mentioned some wonderful titles here and I've read them all with the exception of Kilduff's latest work on Berthold, (and it is on my list). I just recently added several new first editions to my WWI aviation library and am currently reading a beautiful 1920 1st of "An Explorer in the Air Service", which is Lt. Col. Hiram Bingham's memoirs of his time in the US Air Service during the Great War. I have read this work before and for those interested it is available online in my WWI book downloads here at CA as well as at the Internet Archive: http://archive.org/d...inair01binggoog

     

    Enjoy!

     

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    This is great Lou...thank you so much! Do you have a link to your downloadable books here?

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    Going back to the original post that's great you took out Albert Ball. I haven't yet had the pleasure of dueling an ace of that caliber. I had a great duel once with Werner Niethammer (6 victories) from Jasta 13 and downed him near the lines. I put some bullets in Franz Buchner (40 victories) in the same fight but he got away. Good stuff!

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    Welcome Scram!

     

    I discovered the unfriendly skies Over Flanders Fields just over two years ago and I've never regretted a moment. No sim has ever immersed me this deep, and no sim has left me with rings of sweat under my armpits and the feeling that I survived something that I probably shouldn't have.

     

    There is no better value for the money and sometimes I feel I've only just scratched the surface of this amazing sim. In the past week alone I've flown no less than 6 different craft with my 12 pilots in the rain, snow, fog, at night, in puffy white clouds, clear blue skies and the haze of the early morning. The atmosphere is amazing and you will find yourself thinking about you 'next time up' when you are doing other things.

     

    This is a great community with tons of support and I urge you to 'jump right in' and test the skies for yourself. But before you do I'll have a virtual brew as new guy's buy the rounds.

     

    Welcome and good luck!

     

    Shiloh

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    Recently purchased that book through www.bookdepository.co.uk

    They deliver free to Canada and U.S.and are very prompt

     

    The book is definitely a great read and the only one I have read from the german side other than Richthofen's book

     

    Best Regards

     

    Thanks rjw! It's good to get more opinions on stuff as it reviewed well, but I value the opinions here. I'll definitely give this one a read and report back.

     

    Cheers

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    Buckler's book got translated by Norman Franks (not sure how good though) and is released in English.

     

    At AMAZON you can get it used for 12,- $.

     

    http://www.amazon.co...Buckler Malaula

     

    Awesome! I'll have to add that to my next Amazon order. While on there I found this one. I had no idea the adversity that Rudolf Berthold faced after 6 serious crashes, and addiction to painkillers. I definitely want to give this one a read.

     

    http://www.amazon.com/IRON-MAN-Berthold-Germanys-Indomitable/dp/1908117370/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

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    The list was from RAF_Louvert. Perhaps you search the forum with key words?

    The most sympathic German books I read were those of Ernst Udet and Julius Buckler.

     

    Ernst Udet: "Ace of the Iron Cross"

     

    Julius Buckler: "Malaula! The Battlecry of Jasta 17"

     

    Thank you Olham! I searched these through my library system but they were unavailable for various reasons. The Udet one was but I think they won't release it as it must be a really old copy. Massachusetts has a great system where if they have it at any of the libraries in the state, they will deliver it to my local library within a week. I did a little more research and was able to locate "Flying Fury: Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps" by James McCudden. It rates very well and should be a good read about one of the best pilots in the war. I do want to read a book about a German pilot and I'll continue to look into those you recommended and others as well.

     

    Once again, thank you Olham.

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    Horses Dont Fly is a very good book I agree. I read it a while back I will have to get it out and read again.

     

    I'm glad you agree. I just finished for the second time and Captain Frederick Libby was not only an amazing pilot, but an even more amazing person. Somewhere on here was a list of great WWI books but I can't remember where I saw it. RAF_Louvert or Olham? Can anyone recommend a book in this style but about another pilot, perhaps a German?

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    I've decided to chime in on this discussion as it's an important one. I can see both sides of the fence as there are many valid points. Here is my take.

     

    I've been flying OFF for just over 2 years so maybe I can offer the perspective of a 'newer flyer'. I've taken a few breaks as everyone needs to on any game. Yet overall I feel this sim is amazing! The graphics, the campaign engine, the incredible landscape, weather features, variety of craft and the overall feel of this sim are second-to-none in the WWI genre. I've flown the 'other' sim as many have and to me it just doesn't stack up.

     

    Despite hundreds of hours in the air flying almost every craft that OFF has to offer, I still find new things about it every time I hit the skies. In the past month I've discovered the Nieuport 11, Brisfit, the DFW C.V and just completed my first successful bombing run. It was awesome. I continue to fly the D.VII, SE5a, Dr.1 and many others. Someone could fly this sim for years and not get bored with it, or at least I could. There is so much to it.

     

    I appreciate everything about it and owe all my thanks to the few developers who have poured their hearts and souls into this project. It is a labor of love and this type of project can't be rushed. If you're losing flyers to impatience, then maybe they're just impatient people. I'm not faulting anybody. I'm simply pointing out that everyone is different.

     

    Never before in the history of gaming have there been more options. It makes my head spin to see how many great games there really are. I like to jump around a bit and play a bit of this, and a bit of that and this keeps me satisfied until the release of WOFF. I greatly look forward to the release as much as anybody I suppose. My rig is not new by any means but it's adequate and I don't have any worries about it being able to handle WOFF's requirements. It's the same game engine as OFF with some improvements. If it does happen to require more juice than I'll upgrade the components I need to. Simple right?

     

    I'm confident the developers are doing a great job behind the scenes. What reason would I have not to be confident? OFF continues to exceed my expectations of what a WWI flight sim should be. It is not fair to compare these developers and this sim with any others. We are a niche group - a fine group of passionate fliers - and I for one prefer that to a sim where everyone has to have a copy. I would rather support the small guy than the corporation.

     

    Patience is key here. I do agree with some of the posts regarding future releases. Sure, if the major changes are all completed yet there is concern that all the models don't look perfect, this is fine. I agree a release could be made and there could be a few future updates. But again, I trust the judgment of the developers. To this point they have done everything right in my opinion, so I have no reason not to.

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    I just joined 289b and flew my first mission ever in a DFW C.V. She's a nice girl and climbs like a beast! I never dropped a bomb before in OFF yet hit 3 of 3 on the enemy airfield. WooHoo!

     

    F7 does nothing though. I just lined her up, looked over the edge and let them fly. It was awesome and the scenery down there is just stunning!

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    Hey Shiloh, I assigned a button for arming second weapon, and another to "fire" second weapon.

     

    I did start a campaign with the DFW C.V., so far just recon missions. Chose FA(A) 289b, Jan. 1917, down near the Swiss mountains so I can enjoy some eye candy. So far two missions and 2 recon runs. Hope there are a few bomb runs coming

     

     

    Hasse Wind, where is the bomb sight on the DFW c.v.? When in the cockpit I've a few views.... pilot view, iron sight (forward gun), pit guages, and wing compass.

     

    I'm currently flying in the Lafayette Escadrille down that way and just love flying low over the hills and mountains. Getting shot down in that area is no treat in my experience as it's tough to find a place to land. Are you that obscure aerodrome that is way further south than any of the other Germans? I do plan on going on a rogue mission to attack it someday - for the scenery of course. I'll have to find those commands and program them into my stick - shouldn't be too difficult and I have a few buttons left.

     

    Found it...F7... for bombsight view

     

    I was having fun catching a ride in the rear gunner seat. Stupid AI pilot almost crased us into a mountain! Good thing I saw other squad planes suddenly grab air and hit F6 real fast.

     

    Me switch sides? or Shiloh?

     

    Had a "Scramble" mission, Oh Joy! Damm Nieuports!!!! Good thing the AI rear gunner is better than the AI pilot. We didn't stay in the air long....

     

    F7...good to know. I think he was talking about you as the original poster as your question pertained to German units.

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