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Old 08-01-07, 08:16 PM   #40
Chock
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Nothing wrong with Subsim Aviators as far as I can see. Besides which, everyone knows the Navy has 'Aviators' not 'Pilots', pilots steer your boat into a harbour!

I like that blue and yellow scheme, although I think the spinner would be better yellow, for exactly the same reason that the Luftwaffe did: Despite many Allied pilots at the time thinking the yellow markings denoted an elite squadron, i.e. the 'Abbeville Kids' of JG26 or whatever, that yellow nosed paint was applied as a high visibility scheme to reduce the likelihood of friendly fire incidents from bomber crews during the Battle of Britain, in a manner similar to the Allied 'invasion stripes' of 1944.
All of which means that on a server with icons off, and a frontal view of an aircraft with a yellow nose, you will know not to open fire on your buddy, and that might give you an edge that others don't have in a fight.

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