Pilot Training for BoB SoW.

[yarbles]

Originally Posted by MB_Avro_UK

The training process from novice to Fighter pilot was lengthy. Should this in some way be replicated in BoB SoW?

I think it would be great for the offliners to have crafted some sort of abbreviated training campaign that midly replicates what you are talking about built into the game. The only constraint I would want is that it's not mandatory for starting a new pilot in campaign mode. Compared to the other work being done (ie nuts and bolts of the sim), crafting a short 15 or 20 mission training campaign should be a piece of cake. Heck, that's something that could easily be outsourced to some 3rd party source. I'm for it even though I know it's a one trick pony.

[leitmotiv]

If Oleg dumps the tamed FMs of IL-2, BOB will be hard. The A2A FSX 109E is a very difficult airplane to operate, far more difficult than the IL-2 E-4, as are the 109Fs, Gs, and Ks by Flight Replicas. Taking off in an Oleg airplane allows you to do a plethora of things which would kill you in a real airplane. Alas, as I understand, the FMs for BOB will be the same as the last version of IL-2---he is putting all his chips on detailed damage modeling and far better physical models of the airplanes. Oleg is a showman more than a simulator designer. He wants his users to be able to get in the air without too much trouble so they can appreciate the fireworks he has arranged.

[Robert]

I don't ever remember reading where Oleg said the 'newly incorporated FM's' of IL2 would be the definative version of BoB's FMs. I think I remember him stating that they would be the beginning point for BoB.

You're comparing an eight year old game that's had revisions to the FM about 4 years ago to today's flight sims AND their add ons. That's hardly a relevent and fair playing field for comparison.

Ahhhhhhhhhh, but finding out the reality betwixt the two will be fun.

[Skoshi Tiger]

<QUOTE>Taking off in an Oleg airplane allows you to do a plethora of things which would kill you in a real airplane. </QUOTE>

Luckily In real life we wouldn't have anyone silly enough to spin the inertial starter in our 109, or disconnect and move away the power cart (Accumulators????) if we were in the a Spitfire. I doubt we'ld actually get either of the planes moving.