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nzmigman

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carrier deck officer...is this a good idea
« on: January 20, 2014, 11:45:43 PM »
Remembering all the way back to Combat Flight Simulator 2 when landing on a carrier was done with help of deck officer with his paddles telling you whether you were too high or low.
I was thinking that it would be nice if something like that could implemented in IL2.
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SAS~Malone

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Re: carrier deck officer...is this a good idea
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2014, 05:48:10 AM »
we do have a deck officer that comes with the carrier crew mod, although he's just randomly waving the paddles about, lol, and not really doing the job he should :D
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Re: carrier deck officer...is this a good idea
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2014, 09:29:10 AM »
Lol, he's funny to watch.
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Re: carrier deck officer...is this a good idea
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2014, 09:53:10 AM »
Such features are available in FSX making carrier ops in that sim quite a nice experience, especially with fast jets, angled decks and the modern light and mirror systems used. There was also a freeware gauge that put a small window with a batsman on the corner of the screen giving you correct instructions. Maybe a talented soul here can replicate this to Il-2.
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Re: carrier deck officer...is this a good idea
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2014, 10:18:46 AM »
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Posted by: SAS~Malone
« on: Today at 05:48:10 AM »

we do have a deck officer that comes with the carrier crew mod, although he's just randomly waving the paddles about, lol, and not really doing the job he should :D

Cr*p! now you tell me - no wonder my carrier landing are always a disaster!  ;)
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Re: carrier deck officer...is this a good idea
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2014, 10:28:56 AM »
When i come down on the deck of a carrier i haven't got time for all that hand waving with ping -pong bats i'm always in far to much of panic trying the get the canopy loose so i can climb out of the inevitable fire ball when my plane makes contact.  ;D
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Re: carrier deck officer...is this a good idea
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2014, 10:10:03 PM »
i'm with Blumax, lol - i shudder to think what i've cost my virtual navy in botched carrier landings... :D
i have learned many great flying techniques since first playing this sim, but i'm still a pretty crap carrier pilot.  :P
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Re: carrier deck officer...is this a good idea
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2014, 10:11:55 PM »
know what? i think, if anyone could do such a mod, it might be our good friend benito'Pablo'muso :D
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Re: carrier deck officer...is this a good idea
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2014, 10:18:33 PM »
I will provide art content and American voice acting for a Landing Signal Officer if bentio is willing to do the coding. :)
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Re: carrier deck officer...is this a good idea
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2014, 11:19:20 PM »
yeah, he might be able to implement it as a HUD-type feature.
well, before we get ahead of ourselves, i'll ask him to check out this thread and let us know... ;)
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Re: carrier deck officer...is this a good idea
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2014, 02:13:05 PM »
I remember the CFS2 FSO.  FSO reaction time left a bit to be desired if I remember correctly (mainly due to CPU issues LOL).
I agree that Benito might be able to pull this off.  I'm not sure how the angle of approach etc could be communicated to the "LSO" though.
With a modern carrier scenario it might just be a matter of lining up certain lights similar to real life but the older scenarios (i.e. WWII) it might be a bit tougher.
Here's hoping however!!  :)
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Re: carrier deck officer...is this a good idea
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2014, 02:19:08 PM »
+1.

One comment:  this feature went back actually to Aces of the Pacific (Dynamix) ... perhaps even further.

How it was implemented in Aces of the Pacific (animated figure in window)



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