Testing the beta version of @komemiute’s German C-101 skin
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Gorgeous little bird, looks very good. Takes me right back to 1985!
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Bwahahaha going gunzo on a sam site, that’s the spirit!
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That one missile that detonated next to us flew right past our tail on the client end, somehow knocked out my VDI, HUD pitch ladder, and digital compass. Getting back to the boat with nothing but the SAI and the analog compass working in pitch black, my RIO had enough and punched us out behind the boat 
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Wimp! I’ve landed with the wings locked back and a hydraulic failure, instrument failure is nothing compared to that!
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That’s the perk of having no hearing Huh. Whole navy screaming at you to eject, get the frak out of that wreck, but you blithely plonk it on the deck, just in time for tea and medals.
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“What you should have done was NOT land your plane. You don’t own that plane, King Neptune owns that plane. Son, your ego is writing checks your body can’t cash.”
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Intercom was busted and the 159 was out too, so even if my hearing did work…
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Part One: A Story
So keeping in with our recent WWII discussions - this one is for @BeachAV8R. Having taken off with my Spitfire, I promptly put the throttle to the firewall to get myself speeding along to the AO. Well, I didn't make it much further than having gone wheels up as a few moments later my engine lost most of its power and then continued to lose power until I was essentially a glider with a powered spinner on the nose. Having no nearby fields large enough to land in, my only hope was to stall into a belly landing and hope for the best. I managed to slow down, but still being heavy from takeoff I didn't make it to my intended field and instead fell short into a tree. Usually an instant death by fiery explosion, I simply snapped off a bit of wing and fell to the ground below with a bit of a fire from the broken wing. It was like flying a beginner's RC plane into a large tree.Part Two: Semi- Pointless Techniques
The other night I decided to try some different techniques to make flying the A-10C a bit more fun again without going crazy with the guided munitions. This first screenshot outlines a nice feature of night flying - using the IR pointer of the TGP along with the NVG to give yourself a pointer for a CCIP bombing attack. You also have the SPI marker, which is quite useful.
This also works in combination with a key feature tucked away in the IFFCC menu, which can allow or disallow other HUD symbology from overlaying the CCIP pipper. By default, the CCIP pipper overrides any other symbol by creating a box that clears any other symbols from appearing. This can be a bit of a pain when trying to place it over a SPI, which at night or low light - is a target you can’t pick out by eye. With the default occlusion, the SPI marker disappears, so your final aim is somewhat blind when the target cannot be discerned.
Turning off the occlusion fixes this but does not apply to the gun pipper in GUN master mode. However it does apply to the gun pipper in CCIP master mode, making the same low-light and night conditions a breeze for gun strafing. You can see that ease of use in the image above. Setting the HUD to the Orange Night mode is also helpful.
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If that was Arma, you could go find a truck to repair yourself… 
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I thought you were going to use the A-10 to bomb the Spitfire to make sure it didn’t fall into German hands…
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Perhaps to you - that photo for me would be saw (rotor) meets nail (lamp pole), and the uncomfortable kickback that ensues.
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Absolutely.
You can get into trouble with the Huey if you try but mostly she can be thrown around with gay abandon (within reason) once you learn the dangerous areas.
I find that slowing down through ETL when you’re OGE can be a delicate business (need to keep rate of descent in check and ideally know where the wind is blowing from) but if you get down to ground effect before slowing down, life is fairly easy.
VRS is fairly easy to get out of too in the Huey, as long as you don’t let it develop fully and have a bit of altitude to spare - either drop the nose or slip out sideways and you’re generally fine.
The Hip, on the other hand…I haven’t yet spent much time flying it, but it sure feels like you need to be a lot more careful and stay well further ahead of what you’re about to do in comparison. I’ve had a few dreadful VRS deaths in that bird.
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That is one of the easiest take-offs I ever had. What a sweet bird. She likes to go flying!
Puttering along. Time to put the radio on. Perhaps a nice podcast? Yeah 
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That’s why I really hope we get to see a P-39 or P-63 one day. A tricycle warbird would be really nice
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