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9:02 am
January 26, 2012
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Jupes
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 Sorry for the long delay in updates and posts. Had a bit of a scare late last fall that I am still recovering from. What was supposed to be a routine appendectomy turned out to be almost a month-long stay in the hospital, over a week of which was spent in a coma.
I could barely walk and get around once I came to and am still recovering my atrophied muscles. Needless to say, I've been grounded for quite a bit (as other priorities have taken over), but am starting to get back in the cockpit again and also hope to start painting our aircraft again shortly as well.
S! Jupes
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2:43 pm
January 28, 2012
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Dumbo
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Wow…that is scary! Glad to hear you're back on your feet!
My new job has had me super busy with very little time to fly. I basically spend my entire day on the road selling, then spend a couple of hours each night doing paperwork. And my weekends are precious.
The little bit I do fly is a Quick Mission every now and then, and I haven't flown on line in well over a year. I'm trying my best to get the hang of the Camel, although I suck at the Allied rigs in general. Sure wish I could become proficient in the S.E.5.a, because I've always loved that bird. My favorite Hun crates are the DRI, the Albatross DVa, the Fokker DVIIF, and the Pfalz DIII (occasionally).
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LW_Dumbo
Member of the Lone Wulffe Squadron
System specs:
Intel Core2Duo E6600 2.40GHz processor
Asus P5W-DX mobo
2.0 GB DDR-2 Samsung RAM
NVidia 7950GTKO 512MB PCI-E
SoundBlaster Audigy2
24" Sony LCD monitor
CH Fighterstick/ProPedals
TrackIR 3-Pro
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12:20 pm
February 6, 2012
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Jupes
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Yeah, it was scary – more so for Susan than for myself though.
The Camel is a beast to fly. If you can become proficient with it, there is nothing you won't be able to handle in this sim. Most pilots fly it with 10 to 20% fuel at most.
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8:56 pm
February 7, 2012
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Dumbo
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It's spin recovery that's the worst. Even after watching Requiem's excellent training videos (he makes everything look SO simple), I still crash 99.99% of the time once I go into a spin in the Camel. Still, I am able to fly and fight in it…somewhat.
BTW…more often than not my flights (both Allied and Hun) get cut short by oil splattering all over my goggles (shortly followed by the engine cutting out). Is this caused by excessive stick handling (i.e., pulling too many G's) or taking a bullet in the engine? Is it just a rotary thing?
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LW_Dumbo
Member of the Lone Wulffe Squadron
System specs:
Intel Core2Duo E6600 2.40GHz processor
Asus P5W-DX mobo
2.0 GB DDR-2 Samsung RAM
NVidia 7950GTKO 512MB PCI-E
SoundBlaster Audigy2
24" Sony LCD monitor
CH Fighterstick/ProPedals
TrackIR 3-Pro
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2:05 am
February 14, 2012
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Jupes
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Very odd – sounds like your engine is overheating. Check your settings to see if engine management is automated for you (mixture, radiator shutters) or not. I've been practicing with engine management being taken care of for me (I have my hands full staying in the air it seems), but once I get a few dozen more practice flights in, I should start using manual controls on the engine as well. It's not supposed to be very hard – shutters closed until engine warm, then open fully (the only deviation from this is that some engines then "overcool" in a dive, so you need to close shutters by 50% in steep dives (or something like that – will check).
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