Oleg's Russian Interview Translated

[nearmiss]

Originally Posted by vanderstok

Nice article. I find this quote interesting:

"All the (veteran) pilots do agree on one other thing, that a table-mounted joystick feels very different from a floor-mounted control stick."

That's exactly why I started building a simpit. I don't really want to build a huge cockpit in my room, but it was the only way to implement a proper floor-mounted stick.

And this:
"The same will be the case with BoB. We won’t balance anything to keep the sides equal online. Anyway, it’s not the plane, it’s the pilot. You win by working together in a group, using superior tactics, and knowing your plane’s capabilities."

Very well said!

Don' know how you can stand all the remarks people make. I put my JS, Pedals, Throttle, Headset and tracker in the cabinet when I'm not using them.

It is common practice for my wife to show friends around the house, and my office is not off-limits in her little escapades.

My wife chortles 'giggles noisily" when she trys to explain to other persons of her ilk (non-simmers)that I fly the computer with that stuff. You'd be surprised at the response of people. They do strange things like...roll their eyes, turn-a-way shaking their head. They also make that noise where they press their tongue on the back of their upper front teeth and suck their tongue and make a little tsk tsk sound.

Just put my stuff (the good stuff) in a cabinet, until I'm ready to do some damage to my little neighbors (the AI or online enemy).

Oleg is on target. This IL2 raised my awareness for the first time about the Soviet airwar. Americans have been in information blackout on Russia and still are for the most part. I have bought up every Russian air war book I found for these past years.

Hope everyone has a great day. It was excellent getting a good update from Oleg... Ahhhh! nowfor another cup o' coffee.

[Abbeville-Boy]

great! thanks! all very good to hear

[vanderstok]

Originally Posted by nearmiss

Don' know how you can stand all the remarks people make. I put my JS, Pedals, Throttle, Headset and tracker in the cabinet when I'm not using them.

It is common practice for my wife to show friends around the house, and my office is not off-limits in her little escapades.

My wife chortles 'giggles noisily" when she trys to explain to other persons of her ilk (non-simmers)that I fly the computer with that stuff. You'd be surprised at the response of people. They do strange things like...roll their eyes, turn-a-way shaking their head. They also make that noise where they press their tongue on the back of their upper front teeth and suck their tongue and make a little tsk tsk sound...

LOL! I have to admit that is the reason why I made it compact and modular, so I can take it apart very quickly without any tools. However, I have it set up on the second floor and we don't get many visitors there

[ElAurens]

Thank you Luthier for the translation.

And thank you Oleg for providing us with a wonderful update.

[Feuerfalke]

Originally Posted by vanderstok

LOL! I have to admit that is the reason why I made it compact and modular, so I can take it apart very quickly without any tools. However, I have it set up on the second floor and we don't get many visitors there

A picture would be nice =) - Still planning my own pit, but I do play other games as well, which would make a removable pit quite useful.

@ nearmiss:

I'm glad my wife, my family and my friends are pretty interested in my hobby, though they don't share the patience to dig into this genre.

[VMF-214_HaVoK]

WoW! That is probably the most detailed information Oleg has shared with us thus far. Sure a lot of it he mentioned before but not this detailed.

Amazing stuff and the combat flightsim genre could not look any brighter IMHO!

Thanks for sharing!

[Skoshi Tiger]

I guess with M$ Flight Sim out of the way SOW may fill the void for all those third party developers making expansion packs. It all looks good!

[Codex]

@nearmiss ... LOL mate, I know exactly where you're coming from.

When the "naive" come over to my house and give me the "your an adult for goodness sake!?" look, I can guarantee that 99% of time after I sit them down and let them at the controls, they have new a respect for why I enjoy it so much.

As Bearcat once said ... this is my hobby. Be proud as a simmer!

@Luthier thanks for the translation!!

[Robert]

I hear you Codex.

Long long ago (mid 90's?) my friend told me about some WW1 dogfighting he would do at work. I don't remember the name of the game because I THINK this may have even been before Red Baron series. He was playing against a friend either on line or on a lan. He was so excited telling me about it. Of course my interest wa s highly kindled. I wasn't into computers at the time, but was still enthralled thinking of downing my own Albatros.

Flash forward until about 4 years ago. I have a full HOTAS set up, Track IR etc etc AND IL2FB/PF. My friend comes for a visit and sees all this paraphenalia om my computer desk. He surprisingly scoffed when I told him what it was. I got the old rolling of the eyes when I told him about Track IR (good thing I had the hat instead of the stickers I put on the bridge of my glasses ).

I told him to sit down. I turned on the surround sound. Put on the hat and reflector. Showed him a few controls and fired up a QMB. He's always had a fascination with Russia so I set him up in a MiG over Moscow.

For someone who just looked at me rather askance when viewing my sim set up I couldn't get him away from the computer. 3:30 in the morning and he's now in a Wildcat with no sign of getting out. It was fun watching him try taking off in the MiG with the opposiye torque. He was amazed at that little detail, while being frustrated. LOL We've all been there I said.

Yeah, I think he found a new respect for the hobby.

[csThor]

3:30 a.m. ? I guess he's taken it ... hook, line and sinker.