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This game would be amazing with multi-player!

I'm a bit confused then I guess... The flight plan given at the start of the mission wanted me to fly at 390 KTS and 1600 FT. Is it worth following their flight plan for missions, or scrap it and go in at whatever altitude / speed you like?

Once you have pressed "E" to get a visual on the target, try pressing the "Insert" key, or "Shift + Insert". Not sure but I think that will make the radar grab what you have visually targeted and put a radar lock on it.

Okay, third mission in the Rolling Thunder campaign and guess what... shot down by AAA again! I was flying the F4B. Does anyone have or know where there's a video showing someone flying successfully through AAA / Flak? I would love to see it, as well as use it as a learning tool. This is getting ridiculous...

I would, but I'm a broke sob who's saving up for some Track IR 5 action. I'm going to assume that the list is in install order as well?

Great, thank you very much!

Just wondering, how do you tell if you have a heat seeking or radar guided missile tracking you? Usually I just drop a mixture of chaff and flares, but I'm just wondering if there is a way to determine specifically so I can use only one or the other at a time.

Very nice! Thanks for the heads up and list!

Looks a bit confusing... I'm assuming "NATO Fighters IV+" is the same as "NATO Fighters 4+"? Lots to download, and I hit my limit for the day.

Are there any night missions that take place in the stock SF2 campaigns? I only seem to get daylight missions...

Wowsa... that looks like a ton of additional content! I see quite a few files for NATO Fighters 4+... where would I start installing, or is there an installing order list? I'd like to give it a try!

Ah, thanks for the heads up Gr.Viper!

Great, thank you all so much for the help! I'm willing to try anything at this point, so I'll giver 'er a go at increased altitudes and see what happens. I don't have any mods installed, is there any that are recommended as mandatory?

It wasn't me! It was DODGE 1-2!

I think it shows "AAA" followed by some sort of name with a "Z" in it. I can't remember the exact name, sorry. I can see tracers firing when it shoots, not puffs of smoke like flack. So I can add additional A-10's to the mission, or can I add other types of planes? What load up would you take to equip them for AA cover? Also, is there a way I can fly the A-10 in another conflict or campaign? I can only seem to select it in the "Red Lightening" campaign. Historical campaigns would be preferable.

Ah okay, that's a shame, had a good campaign going on there. It certainly adds another level of realism for sure! Not sure who fired it, could it have been a friendly? I'm not knowledgable enough about the game yet to know if the enemy AI fires Pythons or not, but I do know my wingmen were loaded up with them...

So I was flying an IDF/Air Force campaign in the F-15A Baz. Everything is routine, and on the way to the objective we engage some bogies. During the ensuing air to air combat, I'm hit by a Python 3. It destroys my right starboard vetical fin, and makes me look like a cigar (lots of smoke). I manage to keep control of the plane and get back to my airbase, where I successfully touch down, drive to a hangar, and turn off my engine. I exit the mission, and the AAR comes up saying I was KIA! Is it assumed I was hit by some shrapnel and died of my injuries later, or is something wonkey here?

Wow... still getting my behind handed to me. Tried flying low to the target, and I got totalled by AA fire again. Next try, I'm sent on a CAS... with no fighter support! What am I supposed to do in that situation, fly back to base? I called for backup, but was denied anything as all assets were in use. Only when I was engaged by fighters was I given support, but by then the enemy had scrambled about 12 planes. Me and my wing were destroyed in a most brutal fashion. Can anyone help me, give me some sort of walkthrough from take off to landing? What am I doing wrong with this A-10?! I think I'll just call the A-10 a pile of junk death trap and go back to my F-15 if this keeps up...

After a bit of brainstorming, I'm begining to think that all my F1 use in game is somehow still occuring on the desktop, and when I exit the game it's messing up somehow. Maybe there is a memory issue?

I'm running a fully up to date version of Avast! Antivirus. I've also scanned with Combofix, and both reported everything was fine. A virus / spyware / malware was my first though as well, but nothing is coming up. I only notice the problem when I exit SF2. I never have an issue after any other game, or any other time for that matter.

I have a problem once in awhile when I exit SF2. There will be a Windows Help and Support window pop up on my desktop. This popup will always take precedence over any other window I open. In addition, if I try to click on anything, another window will pop up. All I can do is restart my computer through CTRL+ALT+DEL. I'm using Windows 7 64 bit. Is anyone else having this problem, or aware of it at least?

Great tips, thanks again guys. I'll stay as low as possible and try again... as soon as I finish up my F-15 campaign that I've been playing in the meantime.

Thanks for the prompt replies! I was maintaining an altitude of 1600 feet, going about 280 knots on the first attempt. During the second attempt I was maxing my speed out and jinking as well, but I was fatally hit all the same. What would be a good height? As far as NOE goes, should I be lower, maybe around 200 - 300 feet? I'm guessing speed is life here as well, so I'll keep the speed up on future attempts. Also, the flight plan has a set altitude and speed in SF2. How closely should this flight plan be followed?

Hello everyone! This is my first post here, the site looks great! I've played flight sims a long time ago, back in the '80's and took some time off to work. When I came back to game I noticed the level of detail and difficulty was incredible. I'm really looking forward to getting back into the genre, and I chose SF2 as my begining platform. As for the questions, I have a couple. I hope I can get some help with the following: 1) What is the best way to avoid AA with the A-10? I follow my flight path, and successfully drop my bombs on target. On the way back to base I'm getting shot down by AA fire. I've tried jinking / speed changes but to no use. Am I just unlucky? 2) The ECM in SF2 is useful for spoofing Radar Guided Missiles, or for making it harder for enemies to get a lock on? 3) Is there any difference in the many .exe's that come with the game, or will running any of them open up all of the campaigns / planes? Thanks so much for the help, and I look forward to using this site and the knowledge of the community within to get back into ace form!