Good try, but not realistic...

[Doktorwzzerd]

From the Wikipedia article on War Emergency Power:

War Emergency Power (WEP) is an American term for the throttle setting on some World War II military aircraft engines. For use in emergency situations, it produced more than 100% of the engine's normal rated power for a limited amount of time, often about five minutes.[1][2] Similar systems used by non-US forces are now often referred to as WEP as well, although they may not have been at the time.

Apparently WEP actually is realistic, because whats in the game sounds remarkably like this description.

Also yeah your're sooooo much better than us for teaching stall recovery. Hope you feel like a big tough Canadian man

I'm just kidding but really? I don't fly, but its hard to believe someone could possibly get a pilot's license in the US without having been taught how to recover from a stall.

[SL83]

Originally Posted by Doktorwzzerd

From the Wikipedia article on War Emergency Power:

War Emergency Power (WEP) is an American term for the throttle setting on some World War II military aircraft engines. For use in emergency situations, it produced more than 100% of the engine's normal rated power for a limited amount of time, often about five minutes.[1][2] Similar systems used by non-US forces are now often referred to as WEP as well, although they may not have been at the time.

I'm just kidding but really? I don't fly, but its hard to believe someone could possibly get a pilot's license in the US without having been taught how to recover from a stall.

Although it has been removed from most flight test syllabuses, there are some countries that still require flight training on spin recovery. In the U.S. spin training is required only for flight instructor candidates. A spin occurs only after a stall, so the FAA emphasizes training pilots in stall recognition, prevention, and recovery as a means to reduce accidents due to unintentional stalls and/or spins.

From Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_(flight)#Spin_Kit

[SL83]

I don't know about you guys - but if I were a pilot - I think I'd rather have spin recovery training just in case I manage to get into one.

Sure - teach me stall recognition and avoidance - but why wouldn't you require spin training? Any reason they yanked it from US flight training except for instructors?

It's like teaching student drivers how to avoid needing to use their brakes - but not teaching them how to use it.

In the case that you need to use it - you won't know wtf to do.

[SEE]

Try adjusting the sensitivity down (about 40% works for me). Rarely go into a spin in Sim mode unless taken damage or made a real horses ass of it....

[SL83]

This looks scary. Hahaha.

I'll stick to skydiving instead.

[Crispus222]

Here in Canada we are taught stall recognition and spin recovery. Stall recognition in order to avoid a stall and spin recovery just in case... I think it's really stupid not to teach spin recovery. Also, spins are honestly so fun, it would have been lame to not have done them.

[SL83]

Originally Posted by Crispus222

I think it's really stupid not to teach spin recovery.

I do too, eh.

[Chips86]

War Emergency Power is very real, and definately should be included in the game....and if your really after realism maybe you should just try this:

Ahh bugger it i cant find the video. Theres this place in pricksville USA that lets you take planes up in the air and using laser technology and stuff lets you simulate real dogfights, looks pretty cool, kinda like an aerial game of laser tag.

[The_Goalie_94]

Thankfuly i plan on flying Helicopters instead. I also plan on becoming a pilot for the Canadian Coast GAurd. How i do that, i have no idea, but i plan on it.

[Ancient Seraph]

Originally Posted by Doktorwzzerd

From the Wikipedia article on War Emergency Power:

War Emergency Power (WEP) is an American term for the throttle setting on some World War II military aircraft engines. For use in emergency situations, it produced more than 100% of the engine's normal rated power for a limited amount of time, often about five minutes.[1][2] Similar systems used by non-US forces are now often referred to as WEP as well, although they may not have been at the time.

Apparently WEP actually is realistic, because whats in the game sounds remarkably like this description.

Also yeah your're sooooo much better than us for teaching stall recovery. Hope you feel like a big tough Canadian man

I'm just kidding but really? I don't fly, but its hard to believe someone could possibly get a pilot's license in the US without having been taught how to recover from a stall.

For the commercial license you need it for sure. In Europe it's not allowed, so we don't get to practice it. I did because I flew gliders, but that's it. In the gliders I flew you also had to leave ailerons neutral. So either the planes of WWII needed aileron input as well, or it's just to not make it too easy to get out of a spin. In RL it's tough enough, but in a game it seems easy just to put one joystick to the left/right, and that's it. That might be the reason. I do know you can get out of a spin in-game just using the rudder. This is easier since you won't get into another spin as fast after you've recovered.