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ALL ASSIGNED, Orders Effective 990226.
Official 907th VAC Group, VF-124 (Virtual) Gunfighters, Simulation Flight Season 1999 (Through September 1999):
Assigned Squad Members are reminded to contact their CO or Xo if they are unable to meet for squad night....failure to do so will result in disiplinary action (per order of command staff)
Air Warrior 3 - Friday Nights at 2100 PDT, connect through Gamestorm
CO Digga
XO Geo
European Air War - Friday Nights at 1900 PDT, connect through "The Zone"
CO Rainman (TAD)
XO PB (Acting CO)
Section Leader West Digga
Section Leader Central Talon
Section Leader East Turmoil
Total Air War - Section West and Section Central on Odd Saturday Nights at 1900 PDT, connect through Kali
Section East on Even Saturday Nights at 1600 PDT, connect through IBS.
Section East has declared Sunday night as their Alternate Squadron Night.
CO Talon
XO MACE
Section Leader West Densho
Section Leader Central TBD
Section Leader East Turmoil
Novalogic's F-16 MRF, MiG-29, F-22 Raptor -
Section West and Section Central on Even Saturday Nights at 1900 PDT, connect through IBS
Section East on Even Saturday Nights at 1600 PDT, connect through IBS.
Section East has declared Sunday night as their Alternate Squadron Night.
CO Talon
XO MACE
Section Leader West Densho
Section Leader Central TBD
Section Leader East Turmoil
STICKS AND THROTTLES
Thrustmaster Sticks and Throttles are perennial favorates in the flight sim community.....
THE PROS:
They are the most programmable sticks on the market
They are realistic in apperance
They are widely supported by sim companies
They are good for folks with large hands
THE CONS:
Arcane dos programming is a real drag ( get FOX2 from James Hallow to fix this)
Bad potentiotmeters can cause spiking ( read as...little doohickies inside have caused flyers fits)
They are big bad for folks with small hands
Can be pricey and hard to find
OVERALL:
I got the TQS RCS AND FLCS...whats that tell ya...good sticks steep pricing check um out further at Thrustmaster
CH Products Sticks and Throttles are perennial favorates in the flight sim community....Notice I said the same about Thrustmaster....this can be a real pain in the arse with people who feel obligated to argue about who's got the better stick.....we all know who's got the best stick don't we?
The PROS:
Better programming with Windows interface then other sticks on the market
They are widely supported by sim companies
Accomidates left handed folks a bit better than most sticks (exception is their throttles)
Sturdy and well constructed no bad potentiometers to mention
The CONS:
They don't have a lot of resistence in their movement (you'll need a light touch)
They look terrible like some bad ATARI 2600 import
OVERALL:
Good solid sticks with a proven reputation for quality and support for a more in depth albiet biased look check out the CH PRODUCTS site
SAITEK STICKS AND THROTTLES relatively new to the sim seen hit with a big splash
The PROS:
Best programming gui commercially available (Fox 2 Pro will Change this)
Great look....appear to have been yanked from some futuristic fighter
Building support online...sim companies are slowly getting on board as well
Good for folks with large hands
Reasonable pricing
The CONS:
Have had some manufacturing problems
Have had some bios compatability issues
Haven't always held up to rigourous use
No rudder peddels by Saitek yet
OVERALL:
The best thing to happen to the stick market in a while....should shake things up and if their first major foray into the serious sim market is any indication they are players check out the SAITEK site
SUNCOM
The PROS:
Good programming gui
Good construction - split throttle from SUNCOM is a great concept (with no support)
Decent support online
Reasonable pricing
The CONS:
Have had some minor quality problems
Have had some bios compatability issues
Price
OVERALL:
Good quality, nice feel to sticks...will hold multiple configurations for button press loading of sim configurations.
SCRIPTS & PATCHES
Please email your scripts to the PAO
LINKS THAT DON'T SUCK
Bill Wilsons Thrustmaster Pages
DID THE GENUISES
THAT BROUGHT YOU F22 ADF TAW
James's Fox Two
Thrustmaster Utility
RECRUITS
Aquire the following:
Contact the PAO MINDBENDER and declare your intentions...await further instructions
THE PUCKER FACTOR A.K.A NEWS AND COMMENTARY
As a regular reader of flight sim newsgroups I have a singular comment for the masses....stop whining......enough already...It's tiring reading the same crap day after day looking for a shred of new information on the latest sim....realistically that is not why we go to newsgroups anyway...we go to share our common interest in flight and flight sims....not our common interest in moaning and complaining......trust me on this I know about moaning and complaining...I'm a Red Sox fan and major in it when ever the boys of summer take the field....anyway lets raise the bar and turn the newsgroups into hubs for the exchange of ideas not forums to bash the companies that support out hobby.... or hasn't it dawned on anyone that hardcore sims don't bring in the bucks like many other games......want proof Falcon 4 the sim of the century has only sold just over 41,209units....a lot less than the 746,365units that Starcraft has.
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