ZebraUp wrote: Even teams when I entered yet the Reds shot me down twice while incoming with a bomb.. most (if not all) of the reds were bombless according to my teammates.. well on the 3rd run I punched thru & got 2 of their hangars with my 1 bomb... then you know what time it was?? CAMPING TIME! 11 kills later as I gave total cover to my team until 1/2 the reds had left & I went bingo ammo.

Yes I advocate camping! I don't approve of it in a lopsided game, but when I get nailed by reds sans bombs.. well if I DO make it thru to bomb?? Then it's ON LIKE DONKEY KONG!

Kudos to my team (our Trey was one of 'em) AND to JamieDrummer2 & St.George as a reds... they didn't whine or moan but just kept slugging it out until the end despite 1/2 their team leaving 'em! Excellent Warriors!

OK, this is just me whining, but I'm really frustrated by the new D8 confrontations. I just can't shoot them down. Yes, most of it is head to head, and I know that's difficult, but dang they are just so hard to hit. If I'm in a game where I don't have to carry a bomb, many times I can avoid them and do a dogfight. At least I have a chance then, but when doing the hanger thing, it is very hard to get into a position to do the "twists and turns" stuff. I was just in a game with Snake Pliston, who is a MORAF and a good shooter (no problem with him as an adversary) but all of us were getting shot down like rank noobs. Very frustrating. I have been trying different things but very little is working, especially while carrying a bomb. I'm flying a maxed out SE5 (except for ammo and bombs) and can still do a fair job of hitting other biplanes, but D8 is just really difficult for me. For those in our squad who have one maxed out (speed and maneuverability) , how does the D8 work for you? Did you see your kill ratio go up?

Like I said, I'm just frustrated and whining. I probably need a break for a while. I think I'll go have a beer and some chips. Yea, that will help. Maybe two beers!

If you have any tactical suggestions, please post them to our web site, not here. Top secrete squad stuff, don't ya know. Very hush, hush. Yep, two glasses of wine was helpful ( there was no cold beer, so I has to improvise. Wine is good!).

big 100 kills game for moondog!! extra extra read all about it!





great job bud! you are one tough competitor.

I Dont Even Fly My Allied SeA5 Right Now, Full Upgrade, Saving For Top tierSOP. All DV8 Till Then Muahhhhahhh

OK, Trebien, I'll mark you down as a "like" for your Fokker D8. I'll continue to use the SE5 and the Albatross D5 and work at saving up points to get the D8 myself. I may have to buy some points along the way. I figure it will cost a bit more than 700,000 to get the plane and upgrade the speed and maneuverability to the max. That's a lot of points!!

Yes Don it could. I had a glitch? When I bought upgrade the coins would disappear but would come back next mission? So I kept playing and upgrading. Try it. I hope it works.

£afayette £scadrille, wingmen, 87,88,89

ha thanks for the pic and post Horriblebrest! Was an intence game an is awesome fying with you better in blues

Congrats to RT, ZebraUp and Trebien for making it into the top 100. It is not an easy task and involves many, many, many (more than they probably want to remember) hours playing Dogfight. Good job you guys. Only 10 million hours until you all are 1, 2, 3 on the list!

Did an experiment. Purchased 250,000 points and with what I already had got a Fokker D8. The glitch happened to me too and I was able to upgrade a little. It made a big difference on my KDR! I'm usually about 1:1 KDR, but was running 4:1 at times with the new plane. I was at the top of the score board in the three games I played, it was amazing. I did start a game using my SE5 and my KDR dropped, but I only played that game for a short time because I lost connection. All in all,very interesting. I can see why the D8 is so popular.

WOW yall all one after other
thtz wierd lol

#87
#88
#89!!!!!

Thanks for that photo shot khans dragon we had awesome game!

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Moondog, what does that mean?

Hey Don...think that was supposed to be a graphic image that got messed up somehow. What is our squadron website address again...getting old...can't remember!!!

RT, our web site is -- lafayetteescadrille.webs.com

you will need to remember your signon and password, so I can't help you there

If you do have any problems, ZebraUp can help you.

Those things I remember...wrote'em down somewhere :-0

I'll find them.

RT

Yep, I have problems with passwords too. I have them all on my old Palm TX PDA (yes, I still use it everyday) and it never connects to the internet so no exposure to ID theft. I must have about 10 or 15 different passwords and I try to change them about every 6 months for security reasons. It gets difficult after a while to keep track.

If you can't find your password, I've got a copy of it somewhere around here. Just kidding, I'm a kidder!

Means wolf they dont hawl at moon but they are always associated with it and i like dogs so i figure moondog! Dog of the moon / do you like wine ? What's barnstormer? I used to work at a winery and got involved in it so much i want to make my own later!

Moondog, Barnstormer is a person who use to do air shows and stunts back in the 1920's and 30's. Here is the definition from Wikipedia - Barnstorming was a popular form of entertainment in the USA in the 1920s, in which stunt pilots would perform tricks with airplanes, either individually or in groups called a flying circus. Barnstorming was the first major form of civil aviation in the history of flight. The term barnstormer was also applied to pilots who flew throughout the country selling airplane rides, usually operating from a farmer's field for a day or two before moving on. "Barnstorming season" ran from early spring until after the harvest and county fairs in the fall.

As for wine, yes I do make my own, usually about 10 gallons (about 38 liters) at a time. I have a vineyard where people can come out and pick muscadine grapes (the only marketable grape that grows in the south eastern U.S.). Here is the web site for the vineyard -- www.loftusfamilyfarm.com It is a small vineyard, only 296 vines on 1.5 acres, but it keeps me busy now that I'm retired. Just to keep this aviation oriented, the vineyard is on 12 acres and I keep thinking I would like to turn part of it into a runway so I could fly something off the property. My wife HATES the idea. So far, she is winning. :lol:

If you have any questions about wine making, send me an e-mail from my website and we won't bother other people with a topic not related to Dogfight.

Just made lvl 30 and am going to relax with the movie Flyboys (2006) now!

=£= DonFlix wrote: Just made lvl 30 and am going to relax with the movie Flyboys (2006) now!

Congrats Flix..

btw.. Flyboys is mandatory watching for ALL Lafayette Escadrille pilots..!

Congrats Don!

Kestrel. I need to ask u a question. My pms arent working. We can either go by pms or by the thread. Either way is fine. Its nothibg bad. Just a question.

I NEVER go to the sit-down movies. Don't like crowds and they cost too much. But, when Flyboys came out I just had to see it on the big screen. It was the first time back in a movie house in about 20 years. Haven't been back since. With the 100th anniversary of WW1 coming up, maybe we will see a few more flying movies. One can only hope!

O that would be great!

Flyboys is good. Alittle historically incorrect with the plane paint schemes but a good movie none the less. My fav ww1 movie is The Red Baron. Thats a great movie with great accuracy and heart. It shows who the red baron really was. Not just a stone cold killer. Im my opinion he was and is the greatest and most honorable pilot to have ever fought for his country

Dragon Mercenary? You changed your name again tKes? I guess Chameleon is a more fitting name for you than any other.. you should issue press releases so we can keep up with what your current name is lol!

Lol naa. My name is changed cause I joined the Dragons. Ill be changing it again soon. Next time I fly, in about a week or so.

I dont fly often anymore, but when I do, im usually looking for someone. When I get a tip on a bad player, I nail him to the ground. I fly by my own rules now, new tactics and everything. I dont fly by a false code of honor any more. My honor is taking down the scums of the air.