Training/tips And Tricks Of The Trade

Hi all,

Being member since october and being to be up as much as possible (approx 2/3 hours per day and enjoying every second of it) i still have the feeling i am just a bulls eye up in the air.

Admitted, perhaps i do not have the talents that it takes but i am convinced that with some usefull hints/sessions to move more logic and more accurate i surely will be able to be more able to stay up than i am doing right now. Speaking for myself i hate to loose based upon lack of skills and willing to put effort in it but need help for that.

I have had several changes to go out there with some of u guys and each and every time i came out of it more confident/skillfull than i was before (given my achievements not diff but anyway .

Perhaps i am the only one with these problems but at the otherhand i have the impression that there are more people that are new to this game and would love to be more able to participate in eg. the 4 squad league or friendlies. I now take of and try to stay as close as possible without interfering with the other guy and do my utmost to figure out what he is doing and why (mostly why).

In general the result is that i am blown out of the air like a leaf of a tree in fall still now knowing what hit me and where it came from let alone that i knew how to get away from it.

In brief:

Would it be possible to set up some kind of training session on a regular base with someone that has the MOVE :!!: and is willing and able to share it with us NOOBS. I am convinced that if there is 1 way of distinguising ToW from others this might be the solid and thorough training. By doing so, matches will be more fun for everybody since guys like me are not only pulling the stats down. I myself for example in the last weeks 4 squad had the honour te be shot down 34 times which is not doing well for stats and i am sure that in case that there are more than 8 pilots presenting for 4 squad i would be the first to volunteer to step down in benefit for a more qualified pilot since i do see that playing a match means doing your utmost to win and would not be frustated or annoyed by doing so since it's the team that counts. Personally however would be so happy if i would be able to make a valid contribution to the squad by being a better pilot.

Long story but to put it short:

Can it be arranged on a scheduled base (myself flexible despite time zones)to have some training on regular base by one of u experienced guys??? I and surely other new guys, would be very gratefull,

Regards,

ToW_Etoile (Franklin)

Etoile mate itaint just you more often then not I dont have aclue whats going on and when I do like you say, I dont have a clue what to do about it. I try something it works once if I'm lucky then back to oh llok he is going to shoot me............what do i do. Even if someone with the know posted a tip each day or each week even eventually we will all get better. And with the stats. I would say you are active and willing to fly no reason you should be asked to step down for a better pilot, we can have fun without winning and as we grow as a GROUP the victories will come i am sure. If at some point to many pilots becomes a problem, Mr Tbar will no doubt come up with some elaberate solution to fix that. Whats happening sunday we still got 2 matches back to back or have the sceduals changed? i havent had chance to look yet. Etoile I am in a simular possition so dont worry about it, grab whoever you can when you can and learn as much as possible, alot of pilots out there, not just the ToW guys will be willing to show and help you.

Cheers All

Alan

Good reply Picken, I think you got it all about right.

Can it be arranged on a scheduled base (myself flexible despite time zones)to have some training on regular base by one of u experienced guys??? I and surely other new guys, would be very gratefull,

Etoile,

Yes, we have regular practice on Sundays at 130PM Wash DC time. That may or may not be good for you. Grim may also work out some practice schedule as well.. So far I have not found "pratice" a real helpfull situation for many of the new pilots on the BSS. The solution is to just get as much air time as possible and fly with the guys.

It would be a good idea to 'wing up" via TS and that way we can pair a good pilot with a newer pilots and at least give feedback like do's and don't etc.

I have made arrangement for some highly experienced TS pilots to assist our newer pilots. They will come to our TS and find out who wants the help .. or hold a mini school etc.

Pairing up with the better pilots, experienced pilots that not only can fly .. but can teach and fly at the same time is a harder order to fill within the BSS. You make think I'm an experienced and expert pilot .. but I'm not a good teacher .. but even I would be more happy to do as you ask In my case, you do have to ask because I'm not always sure what the 'guys' want to do when I"m around .. sometimes they just want to fly

Also what might help you a lot is Goslings Training manuals that he just put on line .. the are several documents and some are directed right at 'what to do in this situation" .. I"m reading them myself

also record several of your sessions .. and review them later.. then you can see the fight from many different perspectives .. f3, f7, f8 as well as move the mouse around and view..

All the other things you mention Etoile are 'great' team spirit .. tks!

Grim is CO so he calls that shots, but .. If I have any influence, I want the new pilots to fly in the matches .. even if an experienced pilot has to set. We need you guys to get as much exposure and experience as possible to the tactic's and moves made in these matches .. its just not the same as regular 'teams' or 'faa'. so far I've not seen a situation where any pilot has to sit .. I hope that day comes soon. When it does we will rotate.

Grim is just now feeling comfortable with the role of CO and starting to 'call the shots', I'm sure when he has a better handle on things he will get the 'practices' a couple times per week at different times.

Hope this all helps a little bit.

Guys,

Thanks for your feedback and do not worry, i am having a ball but being a former national (dutch that is LOL) team athlete i am still sufficient competitive to try to win (old dog looses hairs but still has the drive) and could imagine that not being in the winning league due to "clumsiness" might demovtivate. I am reassured by you all and will keep on going being "in the way" since love the game sofar and with time (hope we are all living long enough to experience it) i will get better .

Concerning reviewing matches, i allready do that and is helpfull but still can not figure out what the other guy was doing. Will talk to you guys on TS about it since as i have figuered out for me the virtiousity on both the keyboard as well as the joystick keeps on being an amazing thing to see happening. I myself find myself each time stuck upside down, nose down (at impressive speeds that i must say) while being tangled in whatever view LOL

ToW-EToile

hiya i aint very experienced i will admit that but i fell i may be able to help a lot of the fellow Noobs like me out because as i fly more and more im starting to learn normal stragergies people use and ive also been experimenting when virsusing people. i fell i may be able to help people out with most of the factors even if just a little but "every little helps" (no i dont work for tesco's,lol) yeah so anyone fell i may be able to help them a bit just contact me or catch me in the air and i will help u out as much as possible.

i also have a friend that has been playing for many many years and knows a lot of things and i have seen his flights and many whole teams target him just because he is so gd and if he is around i can contact im and hell be able to come and teach both me and u things.

ToW_Saj here to help