G'day all!
I cut my teeth in the sim scene with M1 Tank platoon 2 before taking to the air as a gunner in a AH-64D Longbow in Gunship!. My Sim days ended when new technology made playing M1 Tank platoon a nightmare and RTS games like Red Alert took over as my main gaming preference. Some years later, I turned back to Sims, but this time in Naval Sims such as Silent Hunter 3 and 4 as well as Dangerous Waters. Then in the last year, I turned to the FPS and have enjoyed it.
But something lacked. It wasn't until I found DCS Black Shark on IGN, that I knew what I was missing. While the AH-64 is my preferred platform, the KA-50 so far has been real fun to jump in and fly (In my case taxi around the airfield). In fact my favourite bit is when engine one starts spooling up (I hope that's the correct term) with some good music playing in the background. Love it!
While mostly playing tabletop war gaming (Warhammer 40K) these days with the better half, I have found a new joy in 'trying' to fly. I'm playing in Arcade mode at the moment, while I wait to get the money for a good set Joystick/throttle/pedals, but I'm having a blast!
Like astrospud above me, I hope to at least be able to fly the KA-50 confidently within 6-12 months, though by then, hopefully the AH-64 will be around and I can jump ship!
Cheers and I hope to see you all around.
