Hello from the new guy!

[_RAAF_Stupot]

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The Real Aussie Air Force (RAAFSquad) would love to have you as a new member, and we can teach you heaps of stuff! We have a couple of US members who fly regularly, so you wouldn't be all by yourself with regard to timezones. We have regular training sessions (Thursday nights), and also have matches against other squads (Flew against RAF662 a month or so ago, and have a match against AusSquad this Sunday). We also have a persistent server running in Hyperlobby. It is called _UGN_OGN_RAAF ....

http://www.raafsquad.com/

http://www.raafsquad.com/msgbrd/

http://www.youtube.com/user/RealAussieAirForce

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Seriously though if you have enjoyed flying online, then joining a squad is the only way to go.

[_RAAF_Smouch]

Originally Posted by _RAAF_Stupot

<Spruiking mode on>

The Real Aussie Air Force (RAAFSquad) would love to have you as a new member, and we can teach you heaps of stuff! We have a couple of US members who fly regularly, so you wouldn't be all by yourself with regard to timezones. We have regular training sessions (Thursday nights), and also have matches against other squads (Flew against RAF662 a month or so ago, and have a match against AusSquad this Sunday). We also have a persistent server running in Hyperlobby. It is called _UGN_OGN_RAAF ....

http://www.raafsquad.com/

http://www.raafsquad.com/msgbrd/

http://www.youtube.com/user/RealAussieAirForce

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Seriously though if you have enjoyed flying online, then joining a squad is the only way to go.

Wot he said!!!!

Hope to see online soon mate

[BadAim]

One thing I'd recommend is to fly the hell out of one plane and really get the feel of it, buy a book on the plane and learn about it's inner workings, and how it was flown by the Original pilots, get so you can takeoff and land smoothly, climb at maximum rate, fly in formation, do aerobatics, etc., all while operating the engine controls and such by instinct. Studying the aircraft is helpful, and personal instruction great (sometimes a casual tip will turn out to be invaluable), but there is no substitute for sticktime.

It'll take some time, but you'll learn more faster and you'll be able to really get the basics down that way. Once your comfortable in "your" plane, then you can start expanding into other planes, and you'll find it's just a matter of small adjustments to adapt each planes "style" to yours. Before you know it you'll be hopping from plane to plane with wild abandon.

[hellbomber]

might as well start flying early model spits or early model 109's.. it will maybe get you ready for SOW