Thank you and What I realized while flying mission 9

[DesertDog]

Just wanted to say thanks for your campaigns.  I own three (Zone 5, Fear the Bones and Zemkes Wolfpack), and I have completed only Zone 5, and flown a couple missions in Wolfpack, and just completed mission 9 in Fear the Bones.

 

I was hip deep in trouble during this last mission in FtB, and as I was maneuvering against the Migs in mission 9 (Going for gun kills as was too close and out of Aim 9’s), I realized that, wow, I can actually fly and maneuver without stalling or ripping my wings off!  and not get shot down.  I think I learned something in Zone 5!
 

After the mission was over, I thought some more and wanted to say that these three campaigns have done more for my ability to fly in DCS than when I was doing random missions and training.

 

Wolfpack taught me how to fly in formation and keep in touch with my wingman.

 

zone 5 taught me how to fly the tomcat and some radar work,  but mainly how to look around and fly and merge and ACM against the AI.

 

FtB has taught me the following:

how to orbit a waypoint (or ship) and doing that at night really hammered out how to do it on instruments 

how to use the radar and different ranges on the TID, and how to use ground stabilization to get a better all around picture.  
how to use the Phoenix (finally getting some kills in TWS)

how to get kills with a sparrow (4 of my 6 in the last mission were kills)

how to avoid SAMs. A lot.  

 

 

there is more but this gets long.
 

 I loved learning this while enjoying great stories and campaigns.  Once I finish FtB I will finish Zemkes WP.   keep up the great work and I look forward to more campaigns from you

 

dave

[Maduce]

I haven't flown any of those campaigns. They do seem a little intimidating to me, especially in the Tomcat! But I will eventually give them a go. 

[Reflected]

Thanks for the feedback, this is what I really like to hear, that you learned something new. The idea of a campaign is to put you in a context/ situation that is more complex and realistic than anything you1ve faced before, in order for you to really  have to use the module to the maximum of its capabilities - and that's where the learning happens. It's especially true for Zone 5 that is supposed to be a training campaign, making you a more efficient fighter.

 

Stay tuned, I have some good ones around the corner!

[War_Pig]

Agreed!  Awesome campaign, and it's forced me to grow as an F-14 pilot.  Now I can not only fly the jet (and I never dabbled with the A model, why would I have when the B is there?), but actually fight in it.  Flying an 70's jet without the fancy HUD and all the bells and whistles that the F/A-18 has has actually improved my scan in real life tremendously.  Thank you for making this tremendous campaign and offering people like me the motivation to fly the F-14, and the A model specifically.  I'm loving it!