New Guy with boiling oil and a leaky rad
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New Guy with boiling oil and a leaky rad
Hello all,
New guy looking to ruin more perfectly good Hurricanes. Got hooked watching your videos. I'm presently blowing up my engine on a pretty persistent basis and kangaroo-ing across the airfield. Track IR is coming Tuesday, says the UPS delivery man, which should help my situational awareness. Anyway, I'd very much like to join in if I could, and provide the Luftwaffe with some cannon fodder.
btw, my real world name is John, I live in Ottawa, Canada, and I'm somewhat ancient, my dad having taken me to see Battle of Britain the week it came out.
Cheers,
John.
New guy looking to ruin more perfectly good Hurricanes. Got hooked watching your videos. I'm presently blowing up my engine on a pretty persistent basis and kangaroo-ing across the airfield. Track IR is coming Tuesday, says the UPS delivery man, which should help my situational awareness. Anyway, I'd very much like to join in if I could, and provide the Luftwaffe with some cannon fodder.
btw, my real world name is John, I live in Ottawa, Canada, and I'm somewhat ancient, my dad having taken me to see Battle of Britain the week it came out.
Cheers,
John.
Re: New Guy with boiling oil and a leaky rad
Welcome Mooch and thanks for checking out ACG.
Sounds like you want to join the RAF, too bad. You would have loved 1./JG26, we enjoy ruining perfectly good Hurricanes as well. No worries though, some RAF chaps should be here shortly to get you squared away. Welcome to the club and have fun.
DS
Sounds like you want to join the RAF, too bad. You would have loved 1./JG26, we enjoy ruining perfectly good Hurricanes as well. No worries though, some RAF chaps should be here shortly to get you squared away. Welcome to the club and have fun.
DS
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Re: New Guy with boiling oil and a leaky rad
Welcome to ACG, sir! Everyone knows Hurribus pilots have the biggest goolies. Apparently.
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Re: New Guy with boiling oil and a leaky rad
Hi Mooch , drop on TS when you get a chance and someone will sort you out.
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Re: New Guy with boiling oil and a leaky rad
Don't care which side you're on, that right there is pretty funnyDouble wrote:You would have loved 1./JG26, we enjoy ruining perfectly good Hurricanes as well
Anyway, welcome to ACG, Mooch. You're clearly a man of taste and distinction who recognises the Hurricane for the beauty that she is. If you hop onto TeamSpeak you'll no doubt find plenty of advice on keeping your Merlin from going phoom (quick tips - make sure you've opened your radiator, reduce rpm to 2700 or thereabouts after takeoff, and keep your airspeed over 150 if you're using full throttle ).
We have a campaign flight tonight at 7pm UK time, and really the only requirement for new players is to be able to take off We have several pilots who fly without headtracking so you don't have to wait if you'd like to join in, and we have several excellent* Hurricane squadrons who would no doubt love to have you along. Pop along about 6pm if you fancy it and there should be time to meet a few folks before the briefing starts...
[* Disclaimer - 'Excellent' is an average score reached by combining the 'near perfect' rating of No.501 squadron with the 'bloody marvellous' ratings of No.615, No.111(F) and No.32 squadron.]
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Re: New Guy with boiling oil and a leaky rad
That's why we fly lower and slower - all that extra drag Pariah says you can get an extra 10mph IAS if you shave them, but then where would we keep the spare beer?!!Woop wrote:Welcome to ACG, sir! Everyone knows Hurribus pilots have the biggest goolies. Apparently.
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Re: New Guy with boiling oil and a leaky rad
Thanks for all your replies and the kind reception. I was thinking of dying with you Thursday (fascinating, I could swear I typed 'flying' with u. Not sure if that's spell check or a Freudian slip.). But I suppose I could just dive into the deep end today. I'll sign on to Teamspeak in a bit and say hi.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Re: New Guy with boiling oil and a leaky rad
Thanks to everyone, particularly the guys from 111 for letting me "fly" with them. It's off to the Thursday training sessions for me! Cheers.
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Re: New Guy with boiling oil and a leaky rad
FYI my squadron mate Baron is in his 80's, so you likely have a way to go to. E the oldest member
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Re: New Guy with boiling oil and a leaky rad
Hi Mooch, I saw you in TS the other day. Just to let you know you aren't limited to No.111, jump in with any crew.
Enjoy
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