Hi my Friend,

Of course a distinguished pilot like yourself is a terrible enemy to face in any aircraft, the E3 being no exception.

As far as I remember the matches that I've participated in flying the Mustang against the E3 it were fairly even matched and a thrill for both sides.

I hope that the Club will evolve to not rely on the strength of it's airplanes so much but more on team tactics and coordination between flight leader and wingman. If we do, we could consider taking on even stronger aircraft.

For now I think the E3 is a good opponent for us.

See you soon!

MAC

Tonight
 

Hello Club and Friends!

I've been away from any playing opportunity on the PS3 for a while - too long!
Hopefully I'll be able to come online tonight and meet and fly with many of you.

Looking forward!

MAC

Aerial Battles against Luftwaffe - Small Change
 

I forgot to release the FW190 F-8. They have that now too.

MAC

So I did, still though I like the challenge wrangling that D-9 on full sensitivity offers. In actual battles I'll use my normal settings the most though I think.

That's very honorable of you, I like it when people seek new challenges. In case you fly with the Pad, full sensitivity works much better with a Custom Layout. You can find a How To Guide on this thread.

I feel you'd be an ideal candidate for QBlackDeathQ 's JG26!

Cheers and see you out there!

MAC

Custom Layouts
 

Hello all,

Many of us have been flying with Custom Layout on the Pad for quite some time now. I've recently discovered how to make it even more responsive and agile, much better in my opinion.

I've reduced all the non-linearities and deadzone settings to 0.

Waiting for you to try for yourself, and your feedback!

MAC

P.S.: Mage, I hope you get a new PS3 soon, you're missing out on a lot of fun these days!:)

P.P.S.: Same goes for you kozzmo, come on get on with it, sell your old PS3 to the Air Force and get a new one!

Oh, I will buy a new one soon. Can't wait to get back to skies with you guys. I've been really busy with work lately and I think it will continue like this a while. And it's hunting season going on, so my weekends are quite full scheduled too. But i'm going to find some time for bop, thats for sure.

Hi guys. Used the custom settings with the Thrustmaster Hotas last night. Definately better than the stock Thrustmaster settings after a bit of trial and error. The P-51 seems to fly more realistically. I have a few clicks of elevator dead zone and non-linearity - everything else off.

I played with MACADEMIC a couple rounds last night. Got shot down when I kept pressing the trim instead of the map. The throttle works differently as well - working on that.

Training Exercise 1: Pair Formation Flying
 

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Fellow Mustang pilots,

I'm sure most of you are aware of the imminent threat the FW-190 D9s of the rising JG52 is posing to us. We must do all in our power to stop their relentless expansion and must take the battle to them. *

For this new situation, teamwork is of the essence. No matter how skilled we all may be as individual Mustang pilots, it means nothing if we are not able to apply our combined forces against the enemy.

Therefore, I urge you to engage in the Club's training exercises immediately.

The first of a series of excercises, which I will publish on this thread, is:

1. Pair Formation flying

Here are some critical points for the proper execution of this task:

- Good communication between the leader and his wingman are of the essence, therefore use headsets as much as possible.

- the leader must consider the wingman's location and his ability to keep up. Therefore, announce any turns, climbs, dives. Make them gentle in the beginning. Do not power ahead with full power if your wingman is already far behind. He won't have a chance to catch up.

- it's good practice for the leader to announce his power setting and configuration (flaps up or down).

- it's easiest for the wingman to follow if the leader maintains a constant power setting and does not make abrupt power changes unannounced.

- the wingman's position is on the leader's left wing, slightly behind and below. Practice assuming this position when the leader orders 'Close formation'.

- at the beginning, you will need more distance between you and the leader, but you will be able to fly closer with practice.

- a fundamental rule to formation flying is to keep your wings parallel with the leader's wings

- the secret to formation flying is that the leader's airplane becomes the sole reference point for the wingman - what the leader does, the wingman does. Stick the leader's plane in a position in your right windscreen and keep him there.

- make small and glentle adjustments continuously. Use rudder for keeping your lateral position with reference to the leader. Consider inertia and drag. Power changes take a while to have their effect on speed (acceleration/deceleration). If you are too fast and start to overshoot, consider the use of combat flaps which will decelerate you quickly. Raise them and adjust power as soon as you have stopped your plane from overshooting.

- When practicing, turn you HUD on. It is easier for both leader and wingman to accurately see their airspeeds and throttle settings. I will follow up with an explanation of the Airspeed Indicator and Manifold Pressure Gauge to enable the club to do without HUD in all circumstances.

- the maneuver may seem difficult at first but with practice you will master it. The aim for us must be that it becomes second nature to fly in formation comparable to driving your car in traffic.

- Finally, it's a lot of fun and very immersive.

Please everybody, get on with it asap. Team up with a Club member when you can. In addition I will host a series of open ended games for Club members where pairs of two can form for practice.

I look forward to seeing results soon. All pilots report back here confirming they have mastered the excercise.

MAC

This USN training video deals with three and four airplane formations. Since it provides some excellent basic information on any formation flying, I have included it here.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...2837826774725#

* Please always be mindful that our enemy's pilots are honorable and skilled airmen. Treat them with respect, and be on guard.

hello guys,

yes totally agree with teacher mac,i tried the formation pair training with him during 1 hour 2 days ago,and i must say it is a very very very good training cause learn to be cool,patient and exelent to learn how analyse the combat situation with calm!i think it it the best way to progress...if u are as me(speed,stress and nervous)the formation pair training can help u a lot!
and what a great fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!we were only two but i can imagine the big fun it must be if we are many players in formation...as in the real it is the first most important thing that a pilot must learn!!enjoy!enjoy!

i will change my old ps3 very soon (end of this month maybe or sure at the beginning of the next month)this old lady who give my so much fun is now badly tired...i bought her when it came out in europe in 2006 or 2007!
"she win the medal of honor of the congress and the purple heart of the videos game " lol!
see u guys aces