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Awsome!! Well played!

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Lee

You have no idea what you're missing out on if you're planning on this being your FIRST Accusim aircraft.

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Real Life: Airman First Class (E-3) 140th AMXS; Buckley AFB, CO

Only takes one to become addicted to Accusim, the others will quickly follow.

I'll second that!

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That's why I'm waiting for the P-51. If I buy another one, I will sure buy the P-51, and then I won't have money for anything else =p

I second that emotion.

Might be good to release the operator's manaul too. FYI, for the record, I have no AAF manuals for the 51 since a search for it online is turning up all sorts of FBI crackdowns on former sources for the PDFs. As old as the Mustang is, it seems some folks are getting in copyright trouble with the Feds over warbird manuals. The only sources seem to be Chinese - same nice people (gov) who steal US and Foreign Patents outright. Seems ridiculous, but I'd be careful when getting or trading aircraft manual PDFs.

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Try this site: ww2aircraft.net. My link will take you directly to the Mustang manuals forum; you'll have to register to download.

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120th Fighter Wing, Montana Air National Guard

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Real Life: Airman First Class (E-3) 140th AMXS; Buckley AFB, CO

Classic. That was a great LOL you got from me.

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We have to get through a pre-beta checklist, that pretty much does an initial check that everything is working. Then the beta group tears it to pieces.

Once it is in beta, we'll let you know. It won't be too long.

Scott.

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Thank you Scott for the news. I for sure understand you guys who like the aircraft to be released now, I will also have this aircraft very much. But one realy good thing with A2A simulation and the released aircrafts is that they do not release a half finished product and put their trust in a patch or an update(something I think other's are doing to longer the interest for their product, casue everyone have to wait for the product to be finished). It is maybe oldschool, but a way I realy like, and even if I can't or do not like to talk for other so do I know that their are many other's who also like that A2A not take easy on the beta testing period, the attitude that the beta testers should do the beta testing and not the customers is a real great attitude.

Appreciate the feedback, Scott. I figured the meme was the best way to get a straight forward answer since it was humorous but on point.

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Real Life: Airman First Class (E-3) 140th AMXS; Buckley AFB, CO

This is great news...can't wait

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Aww. I actually AM going down to Stallion 51 sometime this spring, and was hoping to be able to get some practice in using y'all's P-51. Oh well.

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Good news. Our Accu-Sim P-51D has been in beta for a few days. Now, we have sustained a massive barrage from the testers, which is normal when we kick beta off, but I just read this comment from our own resident Spitfire crew chief, Darryl. I'm just going to post what he said here:

"Overwhelming impression...WOW.
I am never going to divorce the Spitfire but I am seriously considering cheating on her with the P-51!!
A couple or three questions for Dudley, mainly because I have never found a P-51 model that I even remotely liked..until now...Darryl"


So far, it has survived for 48 hours without any major issues, so that is a very good sign. However, we have a lot of work ahead still with bug fixes, testing, manuals, etc.

For those P-40 flyers, this is going to be a very different experience. You have a throttle in the P-51 that automatically maintains power for you, whereas in the P-40, your hand is directly connected to the throttle on the engine, meaning, you can easily over-boost the P-40. You also have a mechanical 2-speed supercharger in the P-51. When it switches, it's basically a different engine so you have to respect the point at which this switch happens. The Mustang also does a nice job automatically keeping the engine cool, so you will find you are not glued to the temperature gauges like you are when flying the early Spit or P-40. And in general, we have some next generation stuff happening under the hood with Accu-Sim, that will again carry our Spitfire and P-40 ahead. When this P-51 comes out, we will have three aircraft living in the same world, simultaneously. This is important because, the P-40 represents the raw Warbirds at the outbreak, whereas the P-51 represents the heavy, fast, automatic systems in later years. This means Accu-Sim has covered the entire span of WWII combustion engine technology. You P-40 pilots will appreciate these advancements, but what a contrast these aircraft represent. I can see why some pilots see the P-40 as their favorite, and others the P-51. It really comes down to what type of aircraft you prefer.

Scott.

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