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"VF-14 Tophatters AJ200 (1999) 80th Aniversary" skin - Wrong Pilot Helmet


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noticed that in the official skin "VF-14 Tophatters AJ200 (1999) 80th Aniversary" for F-14A the pilot wears a Black Aces helmet.

 

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If you review Tomcast episodes and articles/books written by folks like "Bio" Baranek, or stories in the Tomcat Association Facebook page, pilots/RIOs did do hops with their sister squadrons. While it might not have been a daily occurrence it was not uncommon. And in some cases the CAG would be on flights, or even the ship's CO

If you're seeing things in skins that have been added by the "Rivet Counting Squad", I can assure you that there are either photos to back up the details or solid deductions from aircrew/maintainer interviews, messages, or other correspondence. In some cases they may be personal or private photos that can't be shared but anything being done on the skins that have been or will be added are at a "no stone left unturned" level. In some cases photos are missing of all sides of the jet or names are difficult to read, so where possible cruise books are used to fill the gaps or identify the names, plus other searches to help identify missing callsigns or nicknames.

As the F-14A's exterior and pilots are updated skins will of course be updated in turn to ensure they are as accurate as possible, and likely migrated to the appropriate F-14 variant's livery folder. While the latter may break some mission skin setups, it would need to be done so the older Hi-Vis and 80s Tomcat skins are on the right airframes with the right features.

 

*And should alternative/official livery management tools be created or offered, they will absolutely be explored to help reduce the drive load for folks that would like to do so. Revisions to the base textures of the F-14A and F-14B should also help reduce some of the livery sizes*


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There's also this option, using a sister squadron jet for an airshow or demo, potentially if your jet was down.

Yeovilton 1976 and Greenham Common, VF-142 jet but clearly VF-143 pilots

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Versus VF-142 crew flying the same jet at Greenham

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Other combinations include:

- One crew wearing previous cruise helmet and other with newer decoration

- Once crew with HGU-33 and the other with HGU-55/converted 33-to-55

- Carrier Air Wing staff (ie Leo the RIO in 1989 Sidra incident)

- Captain of the carrier with his old squadron helmet or one decorated/setup for them

- Fighter Wing staff/Commodore (think Snort in the 90s)

- FAM or incentive hops (if their helmet/gear is compatible with comms and O2 mask config)

- Fleet helmets when assigned to a T&E or Reserve squadron

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VF-11 and VF-31 1988 [WIP]

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That's a good eye for detail dude!  But in this case it is actually correct.  What Lance said above is correct regarding the details that get included and the methods of getting them and possible restrictions to sharing some reference material.

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Ok guys, tks for the reply!!

Now I know it should be a mix between different squadrons.


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Cool info tidbit. Could the hypothetical new to have random sister squadron RIO helmet probability? Know that's baked in right now. Would be a cool option to mix up in certain liveries did certain missions by mission creators so maybe need a special name otherwise. 

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