by Frank “Dart” Giger We’ve all been there — flying in the vicinity of other friendly aircraft online when a pair of enemy fighters arrives and shoots everyone down, regardless of numerical superiority over them. How does this happen? They’re using the oldest cheat in the book… Teamwork! The object of this article is to give […]
Back To Page 2 Positioning “Loosey Deucy” The most common and effective pairing is the Wingman slightly lower and to the right or left of the Leader with about fifty to one hundred meters distance. If the pair is too close together, they represent a single target to an unseen attacker! The Wingman is lower […]
Back To Page 1 History Naturally, since I’m starting out writing that I’m going to advocate throwing historical doctrine to the wind as suitable, let’s revisit the whole concept of buddy teams. World War I Solo combat. Boelke writes that it’s wise to engage as many aircraft as one can at one time, and it’s […]
Back To Page 9 These new screenshots feature the water surfaces. As before, these are work-in-progress images. Shallow water rendering and terrain reflection. Download the full-sized image. Water interacts with terrain without restriction and as a result, all manner of coast lines are possible. Download the full-sized image. Here we have shallow and deep […]
Back To Page 8 Here are some more new screenshots showing formation flying over the Nevada terrain. These are also work-in-progress images. T-38C aircraft in formation over the Nevada barren region. The AI wingman can do simple formation maneuvers at this point. Download the full-sized image. More formation flights over the desert. Download the […]
Back To Page 7 Here are some new cockpit screenshots. All images are a work-in-progress. T-38C front / back cockpit. This is what the fully interactive cockpit for this aircraft currently looks like. Download the full-sized image. T-38C front cockpit close-up. Very detailed skinning has begun on this model. Download the full-sized image. T-38C […]
Back To Page 6 20mm: Last, I have to say I enjoyed tremendously the team’s report on your experience flying in the T-38 at Laughlin. As a writer, a flight enthusiast and plane geek, I would kill to do what you did! My first question is, was there anything about the flight, or pre-flight, that surprised […]
Back To Page 5 20mm: Another topic that the community is interested in that of third party add-ons and mods. I gather that there will be an SDK toolkit to access these add-ons, and that FO will approve and distribute them. Is that about right, or is it somewhat more complicated? Rick: When appropriate, we will […]
Back To Page 4 20mm: It is clear the Fighter Ops is a project that intends to break new ground (and the mold) in the world of computer flight simulations. From the high fidelity flight model, to systems and avionics, air frames, engine and thrust data, modeling system failures, authentic sounds, global spherical terrain, weather, detailed airports, […]
Back To Page 3 20mm: FO will be a modular release, with the initial one featuring the T-6A Texan II and the T-38C Talon aircraft in both single and multiplayer. First, if you would, comment on the modular approach. What are the benefits and the challenges of doing this from a developer’s point of view? […]
Back To Page 2 20mm: What were some of the major stumbling blocks and how were they overcome? Rick: From a personnel point of view, the enormous challenges and stumbling blocks we faced early-on were finding suitably skilled team members that were passionate and serious about the project. Many had unrealistic expectations of what they were […]
Back To Page 1 The Interview 20mm: Rick, I have to get this off my chest. Please tell me it’s okay that we messed up our E3 meeting! Rick: Hehe, it’s very amusing that you still have recurring hallucinogenic thoughts of that day. Well, I will be straightforward and honest with you. It certainly happens to the best, […]
