G B Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 Enjoy https://medium.com/@JECurtis/darkness-4588997166f2
Blood-n-Guts Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 Enjoy https://medium.com/@JECurtis/darkness-4588997166f2 Excellent read :thumbup: FORTIS FORTUNA ADIUVAT
Outlaw24 Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 It was a nice short read, thanks for sharing. Spoiler: MSI Z790 Carbon WIFI, i9 14900KF, 64GB DDR4, MSI RTX 4090, VKB STECS Mk ll throttle, VKB Gunfighter Ultimate MCG Pro w/200mm Extension, Winwing Orion Rudder Pedals W/damper, Wingwin Monitors/MFD's, UTC MK II Pro, Virpil TCS Plus Collective, MSI 34" QD-OLED @240Hz monitor, Samsung 970 Pro M2 2TB (for DCS), Playseat Air Force Seat, KW-980 Jetseat, Vaicom Pro, Tek Creations panels and controllers.
Harker Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 Good read! Makes me look really forward to some night ops. The vCVW-17 is looking for Hornet and Tomcat pilots and RIOs. Join the vCVW-17 Discord. F/A-18C, F-15E, AV-8B, F-16C, JF-17, A-10C/CII, M-2000C, F-14, AH-64D, BS2, UH-1H, P-51D, Sptifire, FC3 - i9-13900K, 64GB @6400MHz RAM, 4090 Strix OC, Samsung 990 Pro
Woody01 Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 Very cool! Thanks GB! The Flying Kiwis - Since ages ago... Find us at https://www.simcentral.co.nz
victorlima01 Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 G B, did you personally find night launches worse than night traps?
G B Posted April 28, 2020 Author Posted April 28, 2020 G B, did you personally find night launches worse than night traps? You know, there’s a bunch of people that are in that camp, just like the author. I am not one of them. In fact, I’ve never understood it. To me the pitch black, moonless cat shots were not a big deal because I pretty much was 100% sure of the outcome. The experience would be like all the other night shots. But the trap...that was downright scary and I had to do all the hard work, unlike on the catapult. What I will say regarding the article is that he is completely right about the darkness. There is no darkness like a moonless night in the middle of the ocean. You could stand in the middle of a cave at night with your eyes closed and blindfolded, and it wouldn’t approximate the darkness we’re talking about.
Stubbies2003 Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 Good read indeed. The one bit where I can agree regardless of the certainty of outcome would be the release as the front part of the ship went down. Since DCS doesn't come even close to simulating that I cannot say how hairy that would be.
victorlima01 Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 You know, there’s a bunch of people that are in that camp, just like the author. I am not one of them. In fact, I’ve never understood it. To me the pitch black, moonless cat shots were not a big deal because I pretty much was 100% sure of the outcome. The experience would be like all the other night shots. But the trap...that was downright scary and I had to do all the hard work, unlike on the catapult. What I will say regarding the article is that he is completely right about the darkness. There is no darkness like a moonless night in the middle of the ocean. You could stand in the middle of a cave at night with your eyes closed and blindfolded, and it wouldn’t approximate the darkness we’re talking about. I can imagine. To be honest, I can't. But I'll take your word for it! Thanks for the insight.
Lupus4 Posted April 29, 2020 Posted April 29, 2020 Enjoy https://medium.com/@JECurtis/darkness-4588997166f2 Thank you for sharing. That was an awesome read. “If you're in a fair fight, you didn't plan it properly.” ― Nick Lappos "If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing." ― Chuck Yeager "Anything in life worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for cowards." ― Shane Patton
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