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Thanks for sharing that. More people need to be reminded of what the Canadians have done and continue to do in Afghanistan.

I've mostly flown light single engine aircraft, with only a few multi engine hours. The only War Bird that I've flown was a Stinson L-5 Sentinel observation aircraft.<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">But in each and every one of them, the rule of thumb was to take off at full rich and start to lean back at around 3,000 ft. <br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">If you run too rich, you carbon up the cylinders and valves. Too lean, and you'll overheat. You have to watched your cylinder head and oil temperatures so that you didn't get it too lean. Buy we definitely didn't run full rich up to 12,000 ft.<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">As far as propeller pitch. Each aircraft has factory recommendations for RPM (Pitch) and Manifold Pressure (Throttle) for Take Off, Climb, Cruise, Economical Cruise and Combat Power. I'm not sure how well any of this is modeled in IL2 and I've never found any guide or tutorial that helps you learn how to get the best performance out of the plane. <br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Almost everything I read is 100% pitch and 110% power. That might be what works in IL2, but you would blow up the engine of a real plane.

Sorry Friar, my job has a long track record of picking awkward dates for me to travel.

A Sheep thread COOL

~S~ Friar Unfortunately, Egypt Air only flies into Heathrow, so I guess I'll have to put up with the madness. I'd like to take you up on your kind offer of meeting over the weekend and enjoying a pint or two.

Thanks Roger, I was leaning toward Gatwick, as everyone seems to have a "Story" to tell about Heathrow.

I'm going to be in London on business the last week in April, and I have some questions that I hope one of the UK Dogz can answer. Which is the best airport to fly in and out of, Heathrow or Gatwick? Right now, I leaning toward Gatwick, because it looks like I could take the Gatwick Express directly to Victoria Station. I'll be staying at the Crowne Plaza London - St. James.

~S~ Tonar Roger on the Dogz TS. I'm going to install the AAA MODS and new DD Mod switcher gizmo this evening.

I'm very much interested in a UK server.

Great post.

~S~ Gec You are absolutely right my Friend, guns are not toys. But like sports cars and motorcycles, they can be a lot of fun when used properly and responsibly.

Oh, to be in Oklahoma and be able to smell the gun powder wafting across the fields…………….. http://g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/exclusives/64615/OFASTS-Gun-Apocalypse.html

It's never too late for any of us to not consider broadening our horizons and trying new things.

Smash mate.

As crazy as this sounds, they were most likely playing "Chicken".

Excellent article.

That's almost correct.

Happy Birthday Mate.

Happy Birthday mate.

16.

I'm sure that it was well deserved.

Welcome to the Pound Perfesser, you already sound like you'll fit in perfectly. I would like to offer you one word of advice.

~S~ Trout You're exactly right.

~S~ Trout My very limited experience is with the German cluster bombs dropped by Stukas.