strollen -> (6/12/2002 4:22:22 AM)
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I second this. There are a number of exploits which are making hestitate to start a PBEM game and this is one of them. As pilot (albeit inactive) it seems to me that the you gain pretty minimal experience making supply runs. 2 landings, 2 take offs, cross-country navigation to a location which is known. All the stuff that you learned in the AAF or Navy in basic or primary flight training. In contrast if you are engaged in training operations, you are practicing bombing, formation flying, possibly aerial gunnery, and learning new skills like skip bombing. I know that the present day Air Force has complained that patroling the new fly zone in Iraq, despite it being a semi-combat environment, is hurting their skills cause they aren't doing any more varied training. In "Fire in the Sky" there is a large section devoted to the differences in training between US and Japanese pilots, one of the factors was that US generally did training after pilots arrive in theater. I think the game should make training as the best way of gaining experience other than actual combat.
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