good call. Do we all have to use the same aircraft though?

nope, whatever you like. They all have strengths/weaknesses

You'll have to tell me how you managed to shave off those extra few seconds. I tried all night, but my best run in the La-7 was 1:11. I tried the Spitfire Mk XVI first but was getting an extra 10 seconds.

This was a great idea. I had a lot of fun trying to get the course down. I set a lot of lighthouses on fire before finally getting it down. I plan on trying a few different airframes later and see if I can beat that 1min 9sec.

If anybody wants to get up and try this online I'd be more than happy to capture it. Might be a good way to document peoples times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r8YbY1H4JM

Well, you should definately come in more straight on your approach.

Also on the full circle, I kept WEP on. The only time I took off WEP was during the first S turn section.

I'll try a couple times right now and post back with my results.

EDIT: What was your exact time? just so I can document it.

EDIT2: Tried about 10 more times and got a new best by about .3 seconds. 1:09.217

I'm submitting a time of 1:52.461 with an I-153

The only reason I cut back on my throttle was to avoid making a huge circle, but Ill try keeping it on.

Not sure what the exact time is. I was planning on submitting a better time anyway. Guess i could always time the vid if I needed to.

can someone put up a vid of themselves doin it in a B-17 thats gota be funny to watch

if i knew how I would! I'd love to watch how i did it lol

This is a blast. I been doing it in realistic and sim mode. In the La-7, and it does very well with it. I am not that great at keeping it below the light houses yet, but getting there.. not sure what my time is, I haven't been keeping an eye on that. I want to get the course down, and keep it under the lighthouses before I start concentrating on time. But, this is really fun challenge..

Need more times people :)