Sailor Steve and CaptainMattJ have nailed it IMHO.
Fighter planes attract more kids, big and little. The more mature element does run the SAS1946 site and manages a lot of activity. However, we are often so outnumbered by kids it can sometimes be like baby-sitting. Its good to see young people interested in aviation and history though. I can assure you the majority there are a very enthusiastic, yet relaxed bunch and the diversity of nationalities is also astonishing. In Admin alone we have staff from every continent representing over 15 countries. Thank goodness for Google-Translate!
The full age range of members sees many of them well into their 70s, and they can also be cranky to deal with at times! With new versions of Il2 and a great deal of modding going on, there is also a very technically dynamic atmosphere with new gear being produced and tested all the time. This encourages a great amount of debate, some arguments, but always a mature, logical approach to differing ideas.
Subsim is wonderful break from the world up top. Playing sub campaigns has re-informed my perspective on the navy and air roles in WWII. In Il2 412 we have our water looking as good as SH5 too!
Spook27 - AKA - SAS~Monty27
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