Hello =VG= Air Force,
I'm Koga from St. Petersburg, FL. USA.
I was in the Air National Guard in my 20s and had the pleasure to work on the F-16s Hydrologic system. Mainly replacing break assemblies. Our pilots at the time were training on the Vipers and well they were not well versed in the art of Aero Breaking. I overheard one of the pilots telling another about Falcon 4.0 coming out soon and that is how I learned about Falcon.
I bought it that same day along with the cheapest joystick I could get (Student Budget)
For a while I only did AA instant action. And some training missions following along on the manual. But progress was slow. Then some one introduced me to the Firebirds VFW and their well developed training silabus. I signed up for their next flight school and learned the fundamentals. Moved on to formation flying then BFM Training. They had a good balance of mission focus and "we are all here to have fun" attitude. I flew with them from 1998 - 2006.
By then I had TrackIR 3 and the Original TM Cougar HOTAS and the plastic TM rudder pedals with no toe brks. Downloaded some plans off the forums and had a play wood "pit" made with some sofa cushions.
Even competed on the Dogfighting Ladder for a few seasons.
My son was born in 2000 and life priorities shifted away from Falcon...
... 2023 My son is grown with his own job freeing up some $$$$ for daddy to get his Sim on.
I built a new gaming PC Hydro Cooled I-9 RTX 4090. And a 43" Dell 4k gaming monitor Slapped a TM Warthog + TPR, TrackIR 5 mounted on a Next Level racing Flights sim. chair and joined VG.
Add a little bit of @=VG= Kavelenko's patience and good cheer. And some of @JudgeDredd 's determination for self improvement and always willing to jump on the pit and train. Mix it all up with a splash of everyone else that joins on TS. And here, I am back in the saddle shaking off the rust and ready willing and able to learn all that BMS 4.37.2 has to offer.
Thank you all for giving and old man (50) a chance to stretch his wings and soar the skies once again.
