AG-51_Razor

A good pilot never "slams" anything when making a control input.

I've already purchased the map so this wish wouldn't impact my decision to buy or not but it would sure be nice to see the airfield at Kitzingen, home of the 3rd Combat Aviation Battalion or, Aviation Battalion Combat, depending on when you were there. Best 2 years of my life spent there back in '77-'79.

LOL! It would appear that the old saying, "It's much easier to beg forgiveness than to get permission." isn't really true after all!

It's been wished for in here quite a few times already and I can't think of a better map to bring out for a Pacific theater than one of the Solomon Islands.

Topic is self-explanatory. I'm looking for an after-market extension for this stick.

As the addict said to the pusher, "DUDE, you rock!!" Thanks heaps Dan!

You might be correct. I just remember my Dad telling me about his time as the CO of VF-52 and always taking the Panther that had Tacan installed so he could have an easier time of leading the flight back to the boat. He was in VF-52 from '53 to '55. So, I'm pretty sure it was installed in the plane. They were flying off the Wasp (CV-18) during that time.

Unfortunately, the F4U-1D did not have a Tacan but I have high hopes that the A-1H being built by Crosstail Studios will have one installed.

I would say that all "they" would need do to bring it up to Korean War standards is to provide the ability for a mission builder to add a Tacan to the carrier. And provide a standard 1950's era gray paint scheme as well. I'm not sure whether this (the Tacan) is up to ED or M3.

I'd sell my soul for an Avenger! Hell, I'd sell Hoss' soul for one!!

Another bump for this iconic WWII carrier warrior, especially after seeing the latest newsletter from ED showing a WIP of an SBD Dauntless. The Avenger along with the Hellcat, Corsair and SBD would make the carrier deck look fairly complete with only the Helldiver missing. ED has also shown screens of the Zero, Kate and Jill, which I would be willing to bet will wind up being flyable in the future, i.e. a bit over 2 weeks.

Well, for God's sake, at least get rid of those anti sway bars, or whatever those are on the belly, and pretend that you know the Helldiver had a bomb bay in the belly that was covered by actual bomb bay doors!!

Thank you very much for your reply and advice. I will give that a try. Again, thank you very much!

Following the most recent update (or two), the advanced command to have an AI follow something seems to have been "slightly" damaged. I say slightly because it does work under some circumstances but no longer functions as it should in others. I have been using the follow command for quite some time to have the Plane Guard helicopter follow along beside the carrier during flight operations. In order to accommodate longer missions, I have been using the Switched function to launch a second helicopter from a screening destroyer close by to replace the first helo once it departs the zone associated with the carrier. The second helicopter will start (a switched command) and take up station alongside the carrier for the remainder of the mission. This has worked very well for several months until just very recently. Now, the second helicopter launches from the screening DD, and just returns to land. I am curious if this behavior has been noticed by anyone else lately. Another weird aspect of this issue is, without the "Uncontrolled" box checked for the second helo, it will launch at the beginning of the mission and fly right over to the carrier and take up its assigned station. Additionally, I have found that if I give the second helo a "late activation" (and change the trigger to "Group Activate), it will appear right on cue when the first helo departs the zone and launch and fly over to the carrier as prescribed. It seems like the problem is caused by the "uncontrolled" box being checked. Any comments, advice or information would be much appreciated. Advanced Command_Follow_Test.zip