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So he was....inverted.....I'm so sorry. I'll see myself out......:D Thanks for the read Vic!

Oh come one Father Cool, lasing in a Tomcat or any plane for that matter is for rookies. :D Load up some Snakeyes, hit the deck screaming at 550kts, dump them off and get the hell out of dodge.....fighter pilots make movies, bomber pilots make history. :)

I think we need to start a new thread called Scotch and whisky or whiskey.....

I saw thing movie once with F-14s.....and...Ill shut up. I couldn't resist. :D

Off to do some research....thanks.

But the B didn't have that system correct?

I had RIO on the brain when I should of said NFO Homefries. I was too busy chuckling about the pilot abuse....:D

Most excellent choice as well.

Must be the former RIO in Homefries coming out. :D

So you're officially retired for the last time? Fridays are Glenmorangie 18 for me. Break break.....the gloves vanes are irrelevant so let it the **** go everyone....its the throttles on the starboard side I'm concerned about.....:D

Son of a........:)

I wish I could do VR....eyes are to ****ed up. So Track IR works well. But I do envy you guys who can do it.

Well duh....it always works with the chicks and you must wear a leather jacket with a Hawaiian shirt under. Aviator glasses are absolutely mandatory. :D

Well I can appreciate you not revealing all the secrets to this beast. I have a list of questions I have been wanting to ask in regards to flying the Tomcat but in the end I have been reading your posts, watching videos and figuring it out for myself. I am having more fun doing it that way. I do appreciate the time you spend here. So basically as you said about learning, I'm being quiet, listening and keeping the questions to a minimum. :)

Victory205 your post reminded me of something. I did 20 years in the Air Force, 4 different AFSCs (what you call rates) one of them had me working in AWACS for a time. We were talking intercepts with some fighter jocks on a simming forum and sure enough the armchair simming "experts" where telling us how to run them "correctly". We were dumbfounded. I had to ask "Have any of you actually seen or been in an E-3?" Their answer was, no....at that point Flip (retired albino driver) just said he was done and left the conversation. Most of these back room simmers haven't even seen most of these planes they are "experts" on. To take it one step further we had a guy who was a huge F-4 fan. A walking encyclopedia of F-4 knowledge, and he had the audacity to tell a former F-4 pilot who flew in Vietnam, that he was flying it wrong. It is great if they have passion for their hobby. I'm an aviation nut....and yes I love the Tomcat....even though I was Air Force. But I would never have the unmitigated gaul to tell an actual fighter pilot his job.

Which can happen from an unscheduled air to ground interface.... :D

Hey Boresight and Flying V, I do remember you guys. Glad to see you around. Hope all is well with you two.

Yep I have been done with the SF series for sometime. DCS takes care of my combat simming itch now. Were you at the CombatAce forums?

Its funny you say that about the A-6, because you were the first person I thought of. As far a MP goes, my installs are so heavily modded they would never pass an IC.

With the A model and some of the early Migs make for some great late 70s and early/mid 80s match ups. Especially with the Syria terrain. Also since the Iranians flew the A we can have some proper what if dogfights.

I havent touched A2G in the Tomcat, I use it for A2A only. I will explore it eventually but I love playing the fleet defender role.

Long time no speak my friend. How have you been? With the Cat, no matter what I jump into, I fly for a few minutes and then I am right back in the Tomcat pit. Then with all my Tomcat books I can see clearly why the pilots loved it. When I get the A I may never go back to the B.....I'm full of it, I will be in both. :)

On a TSR80? I went TDY to Great Mistakes....once....and it was a freaking cold place to have basic training. I am very glad I had the heat of San Antonio to train troops as opposed to Great Lakes. Basic training sucks enough and to fight the cold with it.....my hats off to you.

This module has been the absolute best simming experience I have ever had. And I can see why the crews loved her so.

I have been flight simming longer than a lot of you been alive. Pick a sim and I can probably go into my basement and get it out for you and post you a picture of it. Having said that I have been simming with this series since the Flanker days. Fast forward to the DCS beginnings and it was all about the A-10. I took a break and came back for the Hornet and I love it. I couldnt wait to fly the Viper either. I got the Harrier and what a ground pounder. In fact I have just about every module. The F-14 though always brings me back to her. I fell in love with the F-14 in 1986 when I saw Top Gun and at the airshow that summer at Hanscom AFB. I had F-14 pics and F-8 (my other favorite) pics in my room. I just cant stop flying the F-14. Its like the other moduels are the girls I left behind. Well done Heatblur, she is just golden. I cant wait for the A model.