Michael
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Post by Michael on Feb 19, 2010 23:54:39 GMT -5
I know of some DP players that choose not to retire their pilots after they've reached maximum kills. Now I don't know about anybody else, but I think, however rarely that it would be nice to get a pilot past the big "80" and maybe all the way to 100. I'd like to know what you guys think.  |
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Post by Stephen on Feb 20, 2010 16:08:30 GMT -5
Ask Dan about this... I think they've made some sort of special arrangement to fly some of their pilots past mandatory retirement in a manner that is very acceptable to the society. Can't remember the details.
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Michael
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Post by Michael on Feb 20, 2010 17:03:00 GMT -5
I'd like to know said arrangement.
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Post by Stephen on Feb 25, 2010 11:50:54 GMT -5
You should try to reach Dan by email or something. They had a pretty good idea on how to handle that and its worth hearing. I don't have his email but someone at the society will.
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albpilot
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Post by albpilot on Feb 25, 2010 16:28:14 GMT -5
I could see it as a 'what if' sorta game. But I don't think said pilots could continue to fly as rostered.
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noski
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Post by noski on Mar 4, 2010 10:40:01 GMT -5
Michael,
The Kalamazoo Freikorps has been playing FITS for over 30 years. At first there was no limitations on kills . By the time there were, my US pilot, Capt. Buck Taylor had reached 35 kills and I had already voluntarily 'parked' him. (Selfishly, I didn't want to lose the Society's first MoH recipient) So, basically, Maj. August Ritter von Kissinger (103/95) and Maj. W.Q. Jones (5?/27) fly only in Kalamazoo. Kissinger's skills aren't any better than Jones' but it stinks that just when you get a US pilot to the 25 kill advantage level, you have to stop using him after his next kill. BTW, Kissinger has been wounded 4 times, once critically, pealed his wings in an OC spin, and been set on fire twice , once with a parachute.Just as in real combat, luck plays a part in survival.
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Michael
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Post by Michael on Mar 4, 2010 14:19:54 GMT -5
Michael, The Kalamazoo Freikorps has been playing FITS for over 30 years. At first there was no limitations on kills . By the time there were, my US pilot, Capt. Buck Taylor had reached 35 kills and I had already voluntarily 'parked' him. (Selfishly, I didn't want to lose the Society's first MoH recipient) So, basically, Maj. August Ritter von Kissinger (103/95) and Maj. W.Q. Jones (5?/27) fly only in Kalamazoo. Kissinger's skills aren't any better than Jones' but it stinks that just when you get a US pilot to the 25 kill advantage level, you have to stop using him after his next kill. BTW, Kissinger has been wounded 4 times, once critically, pealed his wings in an OC spin, and been set on fire twice , once with a parachute.Just as in real combat, luck plays a part in survival. Now this explains everything, thank you very much! |
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