Helper Gates, Color and Next Gate Enlargement Issues

[Captain Orso]

As basis for this experience I flew the P-51D Landing Training mission.

Much of this report is from memory, because it's been a very long time since I've flown gates.

The "next" gate used to remain large much longer. You used to practically be able to see it shrink while flying into it, almost. Now at about 200 meters distance, it's already small.

The "next" gate used to be more highlighted. It was very easy to tell which it was. Now there is very little difference.

Upon passing through a gate, if you turned your head, you could see its color snap to grayish. Flown gates used to be grayish, un-flown gates lime green, and the next, enlarged gate was bright green, almost green/yellow.

Now from a distance it is difficult to tell the difference in color between the "next" gate and other un-flown gates.

In MT the "next" gate does not enlarge at all, but I've reported that in the MT section - just mentioning it here.

Documentation in the manual is abysmal - no explanation at all for what the flag number is used for, restrictions and requirements, nor the flag value (all only known through reading other missions) - sad.

 

 

Edited April 3, 2023 by Captain Orso