panarchist

@IronMike - loving the "A" so far, and looking forward to skins of the Diamondbacks and the Starfighters in the future. I have only one complaint - the intake sounds are off. The TF-30s sound completely authentic from the back, but the intake noise should have a higher pitched "whistle", and the whistle should be the dominant component of the sound. I worked as a blue shirt in V-1 Division on CV-66 for two years and stood next to the A every day we were deployed, and the intakes just don't sound right. It might be the only thing Top Gun actually got correct - the intake sounds in the on-deck scenes in Top Gun are exactly what the F-14A sounded like from the front. That said, having stood directly behind the TF-30 to warm up in the North Atlantic when they were chocked and at idle, the sound from the rear is spot-on. Kudos to your sound artists, and whoever got you the real sound samples - they did an outstanding job. Flight-wise, and the nozzles themselves - perfection. Looks exactly like what I remember, and the nozzles look just like my photos from '88-'89. Fantastic work!